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Battle of the Network Stars hosted by Howard Cosell..

Posted on 6/4/13 at 4:18 pm
Posted by Captain Ron
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Posted on 6/4/13 at 4:18 pm
Flipping through channels last night, I came across this old series.

For those who have never seen it, most of this series was pre-cable and the stars from the various shows of each network would get together once a year for a network HTH competition.

A lot of perky nipples being shown last night..

Erin Gray


Valerie Bertinelli


Kristy McNichol


Judy Norton


Randi Oakes
This post was edited on 6/4/13 at 4:22 pm
Posted by tracytiger
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 6/4/13 at 4:51 pm to
What channel? I vaguely remember this show.
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
Member since Jan 2007
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Posted on 6/4/13 at 6:20 pm to
Lucy from Dallas. should've seen her.

and who can forget BObby Hedges winning the tug of war while injured?
Posted by TigerMyth36
River Ridge
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Posted on 6/4/13 at 6:27 pm to
Greatest show ever. Back then the only way to see some real TV star T&A.
Posted by danfraz
San Antonio TX
Member since Apr 2008
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Posted on 6/4/13 at 6:39 pm to
Man I always loved me some battle of the network stars

Usually would be summer fare so it was always kinda cheeky and semi stupid

But that was the beauty of it. The worlds greatest sportscaster acting like these dumb kayak competition was Ali-Frazier 3

Great memory but what channel? Haven't ever seen anything other than the first runs

Eta: loved me some kristy mcnicholl, of course she became a lesbian I think
This post was edited on 6/4/13 at 6:42 pm
Posted by TigerMyth36
River Ridge
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Posted on 6/4/13 at 7:06 pm to
LINK

Good link but beware, Shatner in a speedo. Speed DON'T!
Posted by LSUAlum2001
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Posted on 6/4/13 at 9:44 pm to
I saw one of the shows the other day on ESPN Classic.

McNichol then and now..



Yep.. She switched teams.
This post was edited on 6/4/13 at 9:47 pm
Posted by Captain Ron
Location: Ted's
Member since Dec 2012
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Posted on 6/5/13 at 9:57 am to
Pics from that link..



Posted by Someone
West Monroe, LA
Member since Jan 2007
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Posted on 6/5/13 at 11:17 am to
This thread isn't complete without the Gabe Kaplan-Robert Conrad race.

LINK
Posted by danfraz
San Antonio TX
Member since Apr 2008
24550 posts
Posted on 6/5/13 at 12:20 pm to
NBC should bring this back with costas as host

I know it was a abc property but hell NBC can't do any worse than they already are
Posted by udtiger
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Posted on 6/5/13 at 1:02 pm to


Conrad was such a dick.

Cracks me up he was smoking up until the race.
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
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Posted on 6/5/13 at 1:05 pm to
Gabe Kaplan kicked Bob Conrad's arse.
Posted by Captain Ron
Location: Ted's
Member since Dec 2012
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Posted on 6/5/13 at 3:06 pm to
quote:

Gabe Kaplan kicked Bob Conrad's arse.



Those were some slow white dudes..

ETA: 14 second race.
This post was edited on 6/5/13 at 3:08 pm
Posted by JabarkusRussell
Member since Jul 2009
15825 posts
Posted on 6/9/13 at 7:42 pm to
I saw the Battle of the Network Reality Stars a few years back with The Miz and Theo Von.
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
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Posted on 7/4/13 at 8:49 pm to
Loving this show on ESPN Classic.

The introductions of the stars by Cosell alone is worth the time and energy to record this.
Posted by TigerMyth36
River Ridge
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Posted on 7/4/13 at 8:54 pm to
Posted by gthog61
Irving, TX
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 7/4/13 at 9:31 pm to
Network Battle of the T's and A's on SNL was funny, couldn't find anything but a transcript

LINK
Posted by SG_Geaux
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Posted on 7/4/13 at 9:58 pm to
Damn I loved that show as a kid
Posted by supatigah
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Posted on 7/5/13 at 12:20 am to
Randi Oakes nipples FTW!
Posted by BobABooey
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Posted on 7/5/13 at 8:05 am to
I went to see LSU play USC in 1984 (85?) and stumbled upon the filming of Battle of the Network Stars on the Sunday following the game at Pepperdine. I saw Howard C. and watched a relay race where Kim "Tootie" Fields blew a big lead and then we left for the beach.
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