Geraldo videos in the 1970s archive

Geraldo shows in the 1970s

Geraldo in chair 1970s

The 1970s saw some truly momentous moments in Geraldo’s TV history. 1973 was the Willowbrook Expose, helping spur the national conversation about how the developmentally disabled were treated in this country. Additional shows, like The Littlest Junkie were part of Geraldo’s original and groundbreaking work for WABC’s 20/20.

Watch some of these historic videos below.

July 31, 1975

Soccer Legend Pele, Bruce Lee

Edson Arantes DeNascement, known to the world as 34 year old soccer star Pele plays soccer with Geraldo.

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July 30, 1975

An interview with Pele

1975 One of the world’s greatest soccer players Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele, does an on-field interview with Geraldo Rivera for his show Good Night America. We see some live action soccer tricks and practice,...

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June 18, 1975

Jaws with Roy Scheider

Clips are shown from the much talked about movie, "Jaws" and joining Geraldo in the studio is its star Roy Scheider.

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Geraldo Rivera on set of Good Night America 1975

June 15, 1975

COYOTE, Hookers Convention, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

Geraldo reports on the 2d annual hookers convention in San Francisco and speaks about some of the issues with women who attended.

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June 5, 1975

Willowbrook, Jay J Armes

Geraldo Rivera hosts Good Night America 18 talking Willowbrook and Jay J Armes.

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Geraldo Rivera with guests on Good Night America

May 22, 1975

Patty Hearst and the FBI

In the studio are Jack and Mickin Scott, sportswriters, suspected by the FBI of harboring Patty Hearst in a rented farmhouse, who went underground for five weeks rather than cooperate with the FBI.

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April 17, 1975

Birth Without Violence, IRS, South Africa

Geraldo Rivera hosts Good Night America 16 about Birth Without violence, the IRS, South Africa and more.

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March 27, 1975

Assassination of President Kennedy

An investigation into the facts and fallacies surrounding President John F Kennedy's assassination 11 years prior.

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March 6, 1975

The Bermuda Triangle

1975 A deep dive into the mysteries of the “The Devil’s Triangle”. We begin with a brief chronology of some of the more well known and unsolved disappearances. In 1975, the U.S. Navy reports about 9000 search and...