7 forgotten teen idols of the Seventies

Do you remember Wild, Brophy and the other Baio?

The young Boomers had icons like the Beatles, Elvis and the Mousketeers to pin on their bedroom walls. In the Seventies, a new wave of feathered-hair heartthrobs arrived for a young generation.

Spearheaded by the Bradys, the Partridges and the Jacksons, there suddenly seemed to be so many more child stars in the 1970s. Most of television had catered to adults in the prior years. Even The Flintstones began as a primetime series with a cigarette sponsor. But in this groovy new decade, young protagonists proliferated.

There were the young stars of many Krofft Brothers productions. The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries soared on the Tiger Beat-fueled popularity of Shaun Cassidy and Pamela Sue Martin. The Waltons and Little House on the Prairie kept countless tutors employed for its sprawling teen casts. John Travolta, Scott Baio, Kristy McNichol, Leif Garrett and the Osmonds became household names.

But not everyone could be Donny and Marie, who continue to appear on television to this day. Here are seven more obscure male teen idols from the 1970s.

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