MTV's The 70s House - Goofs

Goofs

In addition to mistakes made by the contestants, several anachronisms were also made by the producers of the show.

• During the "To Tell the Truth" elimination segment, actor Christopher Atkins was brought in as a 1970s star and stated that The Blue Lagoon was released in 1979. However, the film was actually released in June 1980 (although it was shot in 1979). Atkins' only screen role in the 1970s was a bit part in "The Streets of San Francisco".
• Cell phones were one of the items banned from the house. However, cell phones became publicly available in 1977, and digital cellular telephone technology in 1979. Most people, however, used rotary and/or push button phones in the 1970s, as cellphones were luxuries.
• During the elimination round when a game of Operation is played, the game featured "Brain Freeze," which wasn't part of the game until October 2004.
• During the episode "Dodgeball", the contestants were brought in 1970s-style clothing to a dodgeball court for a contest. Their opponents were all modern day WWE wrestlers. Dawn does, however, comment on the fact that wrestling has its roots in the 1970s. The WWE itself was founded even earlier than that, in 1963.