In the late 1970s, Kasem portrayed an actor who imitated "Columbo" in the "Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" two-part episode "The Mystery of the Hollywood Phantom." He portrayed a golf commentator in an episode of "Charlie's Angels" titled "Winning is for Losers", and appeared on "Police Story", "Quincy, M.E." and "Switch". In 1977, Kasem was hired as the narrator for the ABC sitcom "Soap", but quit after the pilot episode because of the show's controversial content. Rod Roddy took his place on the program. In 1984, Kasem made a cameo in "Ghostbusters", reprising his role as the host of "American Top 40". For a period in the late 1970s, he was the staff announcer for the NBC television network.