the-steeles This was one of those "drop what you're doing and watch" kind of shows. Each week the viewer could get involved with the life of one of the '65 grads. The stores were sometimes funny, serious, heart-warming, and never boring. In the one season it was on, it made quite an impression on me. Probably because I was a '65 graduate, myself. It kind of hit home. It's too bad TV isn't like this anymore. Rather than quality shows, we're hammered with just another reality offering. If you like celebrity trout fishing, well power to you, but it's too bad people these days can't be treated to something like "What Really Happened To The Class of '65." It was great TV, and I think would hold up in re-runs. I miss this show a lot.

beachboywilly What Really Happened To The Class Of '65 was broadcast here in Holland in the summer of 1978 I believe. Such a shame there was never a re-run, I still remember the episodes fondly. I vividly remember the episode about the Vietnam veteran who went on a swimming challenge, was that character played by a young Don Johnson? Is there anyone who has this stuff on videotapes? If so, please upload them somewhere so we can see them again! About the theme song: there is a download to be found on venicecentral.com where the band Venice sings this song, but I'm not sure if it's the original recording from the series. But hearing this song sure brought back memories.

Dan Smith I was thinking if some short-lived series that I really enjoyed. I graduated in '74 and this show gave me such inspiration. I also remember the episode where a young man was trying to open a diner close to where an interstate exit would pass by. The inspector would not pass the restaurant to open because the exhaust fan was not installed yet. A deal, with his uncle? made for the young lad to lose the property to him if the restaurant did not have at least 1 paying customer by a certain time. Noon on a certain day? It was a great series and I also would like to see it brought back. It is amazing how many great actors and actresses seem to have got their start with this short lived series. If it had been allowed to continue it would have been one of those series where many well known actors would have wanted to be a part of. Please, somebody bring back the concept and please bring back this show in re-runs.

Robert Rauschenbach I remember this show so well. It was on Thursday nights after James at 15-16 which was another one I never missed. I can remember a few lines of the theme song...........we're all the class of 65, we're really glad to be alive. Every week the host who graduated from the school in 1965 and was now a teacher would have the yearbook in his hands. He would start off by showing their picture in the book and then go briefly into what they were doing now. Then the story would start. I always wondered why TV land or one of the other stations does not do a series of great but forgotten shows. The vaults are full of them. I loved anthology shows but sadly they seem to be a relic of the past.