1970s Inspired Pet Names

The 1970 gave us ground-breaking comedies, edgy & hilarious characters, the “Hi Bob!” drinking game, colloquialisms such as “Heeeeey”, “Dyn-O-Mite”, “Hey! Hey! Hey!” “Up your nose with a rubber hose” and “Nanu Nanu. We fell in love with Robin Williams and Betty White. And we learned important life lessons that it’s okay to step outside our comfort zone, we really can make it in spite of the odds, and sometimes it’s really okay to laugh during a funeral! Sitcoms of the 70s also provide us with inspiration for some of the most fun and endearing name choices for our dogs, cats, and furry friends!

Pet Names Inspired by 70s Sitcoms & TV Actors: A

Al (Happy Days)
Albert (Fat Albert)
Alex (Taxi)
Alice (The Brady Bunch and Alice)
Archie (Archie Bunker – All in the Family)
Arnold (Arnold Horshack – Welcome Back Kotter and Diff’rent Strokes)

Pet Names Inspired by 70s Sitcoms & TV Actors: B

Barney (Barney Miller)
Benson (SOAP)
Bentley (The Jeffersons)
Betty (Betty White – Mary Tyler Moore Show)
Bob (The Bob Newhart Show)
Bonaduce (Danny Bondaduce, The Partridge Family)
Boom Boom (J.J. “Boom Boom” Washington – Good Times)
Bunker (All in the Family)

Pet Names Inspired by 70s Sitcoms & TV Actors: C

Captain John (MASH)
Carmine (Laverne & Shirley)
Cassidy (David Cassidy, The Partridge Family)
Chachi (Happy Days)
Chico (Chico and the Man)
Chrissy (Three’s Company)
Chuckles (Chuckles the Clown – Mary Tyler Moore)

Pet Names Inspired by 70s Sitcoms & TV Actors: D

Danny (Danny Partridge, The Partridge Family)

Pet Names Inspired by 70s Sitcoms & TV Actors: E

Edith (Edith Bunker – All in the Family)
Esther (Sanford & Son)

Pet Names Inspired by 70s Sitcoms & TV Actors: F

Feeney (Shirley Feeney – Laverne & Shirley)
Felix (The Odd Couple)
Flo (Alice)
Florence (The Jeffersons)
Fonzie (Happy Days)
Franklin (Georgette Franklin – Mary Tyler Moore)
Freddie (Freddie Boom Boom Percy Washington – Welcome Back Kotter)

Pet Names Inspired by 70s Sitcoms & TV Actors: G

Gabe (Gabe Kaplan – Welcome Back Kotter)
Georgette (Mary Tyler Moore)
Grady (Sanford & Son)

Pet Names Inspired by 70s Sitcoms & TV Actors: H

Hawkeye (MASH)
Henry (MASH)
Houlihan (MASH)

Pet Names Inspired by 70s Sitcoms & TV Actors: J

Jefferson (All in the Family and The Jeffersons)
J.J. (J.J. “Boom Boom” Washington – Good Times)

Pet Names Inspired by 70s Sitcoms & TV Actors: K

Klinger (Maxwell Klinger – MASH)

Pet Names Inspired by 70s Sitcoms & TV Actors: L

Lamont (Sanford & Son)
Laverne (Laverne & Shirley)
Latka (Taxi)
Lenny (Laverne & Shirley)
Loni (Loni Anderson, WKRP in Cincinnati)

Pet Names Inspired by 70s Sitcoms & TV Actors: M

Mabel (What’s Happening)
MacIntyre (Captain John MacIntyre – MASH)
Marcia (Marcia, Marcia, Marcia – The Brady Bunch)
Marion (Happy Days)
Marlowe (Jennifer Marlowe – WKRP in Cincinnati)
Mary (Mary Tyler Moore)
Maxwell (Maxwell Klinger – MASH)
Mel (Alice)
Mindy (Mork & Mindy)
Mork (Mork & Mindy)
Murray (Mary Tyler Moore)

Pet Names Inspired by 70s Sitcoms & TV Actors: O

Oscar (The Odd Couple)
Otis (Sanford & Son)

Pet Names Inspired by 70s Sitcoms & TV Actors: P

Percy (Freddie Boom Boom Percy Washington – Welcome Back Kotter)
Phil (Les Nessman’s never-seen, but always heard growing dog)
Pinky Tuscadero (Happy Days)
Potsie (Happy Days)

Pet Names Inspired by 70s Sitcoms & TV Actors: R

Radar (MASH)
Ralph (Happy Days)
Raj (What’s Happening)
ReRun (What’s Happening)
Richie (Happy Days)
Rhoda (Mary Tyler Moore)
Romano (One Day at a Time)
Roper (Three’s Company)
Rudy (Fat Albert)
Rueben (Rueben Kincaid – The Partridge Family)

Pet Names Inspired by 70s Sitcoms & TV Actors: S

Sanford (Sanford & Son)
Schneider (One Day at a Time)
Sherman T. Potter (MASH)
Shotz (Shotz Brewery – Laverne & Shirley)
Skillet (Sanford & Son)
Sue Ann (Mary Tyler Moore)
Squiggy (Laverne & Shirley)

Pet Names Inspired by 70s Sitcoms & TV Actors: T

Ted (Ted Baxter – Mary Tyler Moore)
Tiger (The Brady Bunch)
Trapper John (MASH)
Tripper (Jack Tripper – Three’s Company)
Tuscadero (Happy Days)

Pet Names Inspired by 70s Sitcoms & TV Actors: V

Vera (Alice)

Pet Names Inspired by 70s Sitcoms & TV Actors: W

Willis (Diff’rent Strokes)

Did your favorite 70s sitcom inspired pet name make the list? If not, please add below in Comments! Want to continue researching a little further before selecting a name for your new dog or cat? Find more theme inspired pet names here!

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