Can you name celebrities on the cover of TV Guide in 1980?

Actors look a little different in ink and oil.

 

You would recognize all these actors from classic TV shows. In photographs. 

Illustrations? Those are a little harder. Artists are more subjective. Which can make identifying the stars on TV Guide a little tougher. Back in the day, the magazine loved to use paintings and drawings on the covers.

All of the following covers hit newsstands and grocery aisles in 1980. Keep that in mind as you try to match the cover with the TV show. Good luck!
  1. What show featured these porthole people?
  2. Recognize this trio?
  3. The sunglasses and hat should help.
  4. Where could you find this fellow?
  5. How about this trio?
  6. Who is the actor on the left?
  7. Recognize this duo?
  8. These two TV veterans teamed up on which show?
  9. Where could you watch these bubbly personalities?
  10. Recognize these eyebrows?
  11. What about this clan?
  12. What was the name of this 'All in the Family' spin-off?
  13. What was the name of this 'BJ and the Bear' spin-off?
  14. Do these women ring a bell?
  15. Finally, we have this drama. What was it called?

Can you name celebrities on the cover of TV Guide in 1980?

Your Result...

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13 Comments

Nightshade1972 16 months ago
14/15. Never knew BJ and the Bear had a "spinoff," never knew it was called The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo. Oh well.
Snickers 38 months ago
15 out of 15. Do they still print T.V Guide anymore?
cmurf1960 Snickers 16 months ago
They do, but it's not the same as it used to be. Now it's just another celebrity gossip rag.
JamesBrashear 51 months ago
14 out of 15. I knocked it out of the park.
jerseyguy2468 51 months ago
You got 15 out of 15
You knocked it out of the park!
DarioWiter 51 months ago
Aced it! A perfect 15! 👌👌👌👌👌 👍👍👍👍👍 😁😁😁😁😁
Rickey 62 months ago
You got 15 out of 15
You knocked it out of the park!
ndebrabant 62 months ago
You got 15 out of 15
You knocked it out of the park!
WILD 64 months ago
You got 15 out of 15
You knocked it out of the park!
Is that all you got? You must be playing softball because those were just too easy to knock out of the park.
JerryWithers 64 months ago
Should get extra credit for recognizing the illustration at the top (Richard Chamberlain, 'Shogun'). Just sayin' :D
RobWellman 64 months ago
15 out of 15. Wish we had this style of TV Guide. But back then we didn't have 500 channels all showing crap.
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