Four For Friday - The 70's Monster

There was a show back in the day that was number one forever. It was must see tv. Of course with only a couple of channels and shows to choose from, it didn't take much to stand out and be number one. I remember back in the day when a President would speak, every single channel would be the President. Your only hope was that some UHF channel was showing something you could watch. Oh, or you could go out and play. Yeah, back in the day kids went outside and played. I know, I know. Shocking.

Anyway, it was back in the day that this show excelled. It was also a time when sexual assault was even reported less than it is today. Certainly on a television set it was next to none. The show had the same cast week after week, but it was unique in that there were female extras or one line actresses that rotated through every week. And make no mistake, they were rotated. One particular actor especially wanted them rotated. There was not an attractive female who ever came on that set that he did not try and have sex with. Whether they cooperated or not determined if they would get a second week on the show. Oh, or a line. He would pass out those little favors like candy. One line now on a show is no big deal. Back then, when there were a limited number of prime time shows, getting a line was a bigger deal. Getting a line one the number one show could make a career.

This actor terrorized the women that came on the show. He also terrorized the casting people to make sure the women they were sending were attractive. He would storm through their offices if they ever hired someone he thought was not attractive. One season, the actor finally went too far and caused some severe physical damage to a woman who had been trying to fight him off. The actor got booted from the show and rarely worked afterwards. He quickly went from A list to please lose his name from a list. It was all hushed up back in the day. The actress was given some money and a recurring role on another network show and she wouldn't think of reporting it or saying anything about it. Even today, she is reluctant to discuss it.

There was one actress who was a favorite of the actor. She went from extra to recurring simply because of her willingness to put up with his advances. She was so distraught after a few seasons of it that she quit the show and disappeared from acting a year or two later.