Top 10 TV Shows:     
                                                  
1. Laverne and Shirley                                                     
2. Three's Company                                                    
3. Mork & Mindy                                                                              
4. Happy Days                                
5. The Ropers                                                                        
6. What's Happening!!                                                
7. Alice                                                                                              
8. M*A*S*H                           
9. One Day at a Time                                                                        
10. Taxi
 
Emmy, Best Drama: The Rockford Files
Emmy, Best Drama Actor: Ed Asner, Lou Grant
Emmy, Best Drama Actress: Sada Thompson, Family
Emmy, Best Comedy Series: All in the Family
Emmy, Best Comedy Actor: Carroll O’Connor, All in the Family
Emmy, Best Comedy Actress: Jean Stapleton, All in the Family
 
Movies:
                                               
Grease                                                                        
Superman: The Movie
National Lampoon's Animal House                                      
Every Which Way But Loose   
Coming Home                                                                      
The Deer Hunter           
FM                                                                                         
Halloween
Midnight Express                                                                  
Thank God It's Friday
 
Oscar, Best Picture: The Deer Hunter
Oscar, Best Actor:  Jon Voight         
Oscar, Best Actress: Jane Fonda
       
Sports:                           
                                                                                         
Baseball: World Series winner - New York Yankees
Football: Super Bowl winner - Dallas Cowboys
Basketball: NBA Championship - Washington Bullets
Hockey: Stanley Cup - Montreal Canadiens
Tennis: Wimbledon Winners - Bjorn Borg, Martina Navratilova
Horse Racing: Triple Crown - Affirmed

1978 Prices:
 
House                          $ 64,370.00
Car                               $   4,645.00
Milk                              $          1.44
Gas                              $          0.65
Bread                           $          0.33
Postage Stamp            $          0.15
Average Income           $ 10,671.00                                                                   

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