Is this a '70s TV show… or the movie it was based on?
Can you tell the difference between MASH and M*A*S*H? Beyond the asterisks.
A TV show based on a movie is not inherently a bad thing. Some of the greatest TV shows of all time — Wagon Train, M*A*S*H, The Odd Couple — were adapted from successful films. Of course, some of the shows fail to live up to the original.
We gathered some memorable television series from the Seventies that were inspired or remade from movies. You probably recognize famous faces in all the scenes.
But can you tell if this is the TV show — or the movie that inspired it?
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Hey, it's our pals Radar and Henry Blake! Is this MASH (1970) or M*A*S*H (1972–83)?
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Felix and Oscar have been played by many actors. Is this The Odd Couple (1968) or The Odd Couple (1970–75)?
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Frank Serpico was a real NYPD officer. Is this Serpico (1973) or Serpico (1976-77)?
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Is this the original Planet of the Apes (1968) or Planet of the Apes (1974).
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That's Jodie Foster! Is this Paper Moon (1973) or Paper Moon (1974)?
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That's Farrah Fawcett! Is she in Logan's Run (1976) or Logan's Run (1977–78)?
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Those are the Bad News Bears. But is it The Bad News Bears (1976) or The Bad News Bears (1979–80)?
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That's Michelle Pfeiffer in the middle! Is this Animal House (1978) or its TV adaptation Delta House (1979)?
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Are these the stars of Born Free (1966) or Born Free (1974)?
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Is this a picture from Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) or Alice (1976–85)?
