Today’s TV landscape calls for a different format. Stocky dudes such as Ed Asner or Robert Conrad could be seen jogging around in their Adidas short-shorts. It was the era of “jiggle” shows such as Charlie’s Angels, Three’s Company and Wonder Woman and all eyes were on the pool or the dunk tank whenever Lynda Carter or Farrah Fawcett-Majors was competing. The original series ran from 1976 to 1988 and was pretty much a three network celebrity track meet between ABC, CBS and NBC. “They were the two things that really drove me to be a successful actor.” How many of these former network TV child stars can you identify?
“I took the family to Malibu a couple of Sundays ago and we drove past the filming site,” says Anderson.“I was looking forward to it,”The Los Angeles native also missed out – for similar scheduling reasons – on participating in the Long Beach Celebrity Grand Prix. Anderson told me he was all set to compete on the celebrity athletic showcase when a scheduling change forced him to the sidelines. Things were wrapping up when I took a chance and asked if he had also made time for the new Battle of the Network Stars. We talked about Blackish and his friendship with Jimmy Kimmel (the two are collaborating on an after-Kimmel late night talk show for ABC). The star of the ABC sitcom and the host of To Tell the Truth was at the Banff World Media Festival earlier this month when we sat down for a quick chat. “I wanted to become an actor and a star,” says Blackish’s Anthony Anderson, “so I could be on Battle of the Network Stars.” Suzanne Somers, Howard Cosell and Bruce Jenner The original Battle was non-stop fun
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