1978 was a year in the 20th century.

Events

• Sunday, April 2: The soap opera, Dallas (Which would later be among the shows presented in the Cafe 80's) premieres on CBS.
• Friday, June 16: Jaws 2 is released into theaters.
• Tuesday, September 12: The sitcom Taxi (Which would later be among the shows presented in the Cafe 80's) premieres on ABC.

Real-world

• Sunday, February 16: Erik Burnham (Co-writer of IDW Publishing's comics, Back to the Future: Untold Tales and Alternate Timelines and the Back to the Future: Citizen Brown) is born in Bemidji, Minnesota.
• Friday, May 26: Benji Gregory (Voice of Biff Tannen, Jr. in Back to the Future: The Animated Series) is born in Los Angeles, California.