Can you name TV characters on these illustrated covers of TV Guide from 1977?

Try not to draw a blank with these drawings.

Image: TV Guide Magazine


Sure, it's convenient to have TV listings right on your television screen, but we miss the days when you had to flip through a magazine and discover what was on the air. Besides, that info on your screen doesn't come with artistic interpretations of famous characters. 

In the 1970s, TV Guide utilized all kinds of famous illustrators to whip up covers for its weekly magazine. Here are some artful takes on TV faces from 1977. See if you can name the characters. Try to get 10 or more correct.
  1. Who is this steering the bicycle?
  2. Who is the guy on the left?
  3. Who is this fellow?
  4. Who is the woman on the left?
  5. This member of a popular musical duo was hosting a variety show.
  6. Which Sweathog is this?
  7. Who is the young man in the overalls?
  8. Who is the arrow pointing to?
  9. Who is this?
  10. Who is this in the middle of a crowded cover?
  11. Who is the guy with the mustache?
  12. This cover was promoting Patrick Duffy as the star in this superhero series.
  13. Finally, who is this?

Can you name TV characters on these illustrated covers of TV Guide from 1977?

Your Result...

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9 Comments

EllisClevenger 46 months ago
You got 13 out of 13
Looking good! You breezed right through this like a hairdryer through Farrah's bangs.
EricFuller 59 months ago
12/13. John-Boy is wearing suspenders. Not overalls.
LeeHarper 59 months ago
You got 13 out of 13. That was fairly easy
ndebrabant 59 months ago

You got 13 out of 13
Looking good! You breezed right through this like a hairdryer through Farrah's bangs.
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