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thursday, august 31, 1978 page ad lib 013 c Or' EVENING FRIDAY 6:00 O DICK VAN DYKE SHOW f l HOQAN'S HEROES CJOOOQ NEWS fl EMERGENCY ONE UFE AROUND US ..iddle Of Heredity' 6:30 fl ADAM 12 fl MARY TYLER MOORE fl TO TELL THE TRUTH fl CONCENTRATION f l GONG SHOW O THE JEFFERSONS George Is seeing an old Navy buddy, but is it a man or a woman? (R) MACNEIL LEHRER REPORT C3 NEWLYWED GAME 7:00 fi WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE O O COLUMBO The Con spirators' A charming Irish poet tries to sidetrack Lt. Columbo, who races against time to nail him for homicide and arms smuggling. Stars: Peter Falk, Clive Revill. (R; 2 hrs.) O O JIMMY AND KRISTY MCNICHOL PRESENT Kristy McNichol and her brother, Jimmy, star in this comedy variety special introducing the new Saturday morning children's program schedule. Guest stars: Maurice Gibb, Donny Most, Donny Osmond, Adam Rich and others. (60 mlns.) O CD THE NEW ADVENTURES OF WONDER WOMAN A former high-level NATO officer, now a turncoat, turns his awesome powers of hypnosis to a cam paign of sabotage against the U.S. Air Force. (R; 60 mlns.) AS IFJ WASHINGTON WEEK IN VIEW c I TIC TAC DOUGH 7:30 MOVIE -(COMEDY) "Daw" 1967 Harry Secombe, Ron Randell. A headline family variety act faces the crisis of one member striking out on his own. (2 hrs.) WALL STREET WEEK JOKER'S WILD O FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIE At The Earth's Core' Stars: Doug McClure, Peter Cushing. A young American and a helpless prin cess are caught In a primitive war between good and evil in a subterranean world populated by nlmaMaced soldiers and bird women who feed on human flesh. (2 hrs.) SO INCREDIBLE HULK David nner's search for a cure to the malady which turns him into a monstrous creature takes him to New York where he is unable to avoid his transformation after he gets involved In a Times Square skimming operation. (R; 60 mins.) QO FACES OF COMMUNISM 'Italy' Q MOVIE -DRAM A) " San tee" 1973 Glenn Ford, Dana Wynter. Father-son relationship develops between a bounty hunter and the son of the man he killed. (2 hrs.) 00 O BARNABY JONES The un wanted attentions of a rejected Romeo become so persistent end unbearable that the desperate girt involved comes to Barnaby for help (R; 60 mins ) C3 CBS REPORTS C J FIRING UNE 9-.30 f NEWS 10:00 fl SERGEANT BILKO flOOOQQNEWS O DtCK CAVETT SHOW Guest: Charles Schulz, creator of 'Peanuts.' Q STAR TREK "The Carbomlte Maneuver' (60 mlns.) y 10:30 O MOVIE -(COMEDY-ROMANCE) "Ten Thousand Bedrooms" 1957 Dean Martin, Anna Maria Alberghettl. A rich young American arrives in Rome to buy a hotel and stays around promoting marriages for three beautiful sisters, so he can marry the fourth. (2 hrs., 25 mins.) QQ THE TONIGHT SHOW The Best Of Carson' Guests: Alice Cooper, Joseph Wambaugh, Jay Leno. (R; 90 mins.) O O BARETTA 'The Big Hand's On Trouble' Tony Baretta tries to MORNING SATURDAY 1:00 f) FARM REPORT fl BACKYARD FARMER d CARRASCOLENDAS 6:30 f 1 TV CLASSROOM fl ADVENTURES OF MUHAMMAD AU fl SUMMER SEMESTER fl OUR LAND fl MAGIC OF MARK WILSON 7:00 fl CARTOON CAPERS flO HONG KONG PHOOEY fJO DYNOMUTT; SCHOOL. THREE ROBONtC STOOGES; IN THE NEWS C3 BRADY KIDS fl LO MEJOR DEL ONE ESPANOL O O GO GO GLOBETROT TERS: JR. HALL OF FAME Q O SUPERFRIEMDS; SCHOOL. ROCK O O SPEED BUGGY; IN THE NEWS HO SESAME STREET 7J0 f 1 MOTHER NATURE too fjQ BUGS BUNNY AND ROAD mm a SOMETHING FOR JOEY 'Something for Joey,' the critically acclaimed true-life story of the close and loving relationship between Heis man Trophy winner John Cappelletti and his younger brother Joey, stricken with leukemia, will be rebroadcast Friday, Sept. 8. Marc Singer stars as Cappelletti, who is now a running back for the Los Angeles Rams, and Jeff Lynas (pic tured with Singer) stars as Joey. Also starring are Geraldine Page and Gerald S. O'Loughlin as the boys' parents. 'Something for Joey,' the recipient of a Christopher Award, was written and produced by Jerry McNeely and was directed by Lou Antonio. The film tefls the story of the brothers' mutual admiration and love and examines how each inspired the other. John marveled at the courage constantly displayed by Joey and Joey worshipped John for his athletic abilities and brotherly devotion. The drama traces family events during the two years prior to the Heisman Trophy dinner and John's moving tribute to his brother Joey. help an immigrant who is too honest to accept the fact that he has to pay protection to operate his business. (R) O (E) U.S. OPEN TENNIS HIGHLIGHTS Highlights of the day and night play, with Pat Summerall, Tony Trabert and Virginia Wade providing the commentary. MASTERPIECE THEATRE 'Poldark II' Episode Thirteen. Ross accepts a challenge to duel Monk Adder ley, to Demelza's dismay. They finally return to the MISS AMERICA PAGEANT Three notable personalities close ly identified with Miss America Phyllis George, Lee Meriwether and Bert Parks will be the co-hosts of the 58th annual Miss American Pageant, celebrating its 25th con secutive live telecast on NBC-TV on Saturday, Sept. 9. The longest-running and most prestigious pageant, this year's event also will present Miss America of 1978 Susan Perkins (pictured), who will perform in the musical production, with the theme title of 'One More Time,' as well as crown her successor. The 50 state representatives will travel to Atlantic City, N.J., to vie for the coveted title of Miss America of 1979. The winner will receive a $20,000 scholarship award and also earn more than $50,000 in public appearance fees during her year long reign. RUNNER; IN THE NEWS 8:30 O fl SCOOBYS LAFF-A-LYMPtCS; SCHOOL. ROCK ELECTRIC COMPANY O OUR GANG MO fl ONCE UPON A CLASSIC (CAPTIONED) What Katy Did' Episode Two. During summer vacation, Katy is overcome with curiosity about the forbidden backyard swing and suffers a terrible accident. f9 TOM AND JERRY 1 BEWITCHED CIO PINK PANTHER O BATMAN-TARZAN; IN THE NEWS C3 ZOOM 10:00 fj MOVIE -(COMEDY) Vi "Never Give A Sucker An Even Break" 1941 W.C. Fields. Gloria Jean. A zany tries to promote a movie script to a film producer. (90 mins.) O O BAGGY PANTS AND NITWITS BIG BLUE MARBLE era popeye 10-J0 fj O SPACE SENTINELS; JR. HALL OF FAME O O KROFFT SUPERSHOW; SCHOOL. ROCK OQ SECRETS OF ISIS; IN THE NEWS OO STUDIO SEE 110 flO LAND OF THE LOST O O FAT ALBERT; IN THE NEWS ULIAS. YOGA ANO YOU (J WOOD Y WOODPECKER 11J0 MOVIE -(COMEDY- ORAMA) "A Night m Paradise" 1946 Merle Oberon. Thurman Bey. Aesop wins a beautiful princess from a king and frees a captive nation. (90 mins ) as THUNDER; JR. HALL OF O O AMERICAN BANDSTAND Host: Dick Clark (60 mins.) f0 SPACE ACADEMY; IN THE " CROCKETT'S VICTORY GARDEN -Starting A New Lawn AFTERNOON simple life of Cornwall. Mor wenna and Drake find a bit of happiness, and George Warleggan loses his most treasured person, as the series concludes. (60 mins.) 10:40 THE HONEYMOONER8 Sj) CBS LATE MOVIE The Last urvlvors' Stars. Martin Sheen, Diane Baker. Alexander Holmes becomes senior officer when his captain dies In the lifeboat after their cruise ship Is sunk during a typhoon. 11:00 C3 GUNSMOKE -11:15 fj CBS LATE MOVIE MASH' A wounded soldier admits an in discretion and Maj. Burns demands that Col. Blake recommend him for a dishonorable discharge. (R) 'Going Home' Stars: Robert Mltchum, BrendaVaccaro. 11:30 O ROCK CONCERT ABC CAPTIONED NEWS 11:40 f l IRONSIDE 12:00 fj O THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL Host: Helen Reddy. Guests: Eagles, Earth, Wind and Fire, Glen Campbell, Janls Ian, Neil Sedaka, and Electric Light Or chestra. (R; 90 mlns.) O SERGEANT BILKO S3 GROUCHO 1 UNO SCENE 12:30 12:40 12:45 CD NEWS 12:65 f MOVIE -(WESTERN) "The Wild Westerners" 1962 James Phllbrook, Nancy Kovack. A U.S. marshal and his bride, attempting to transport gold to the east and aid the union cause, encounter many hardships. (85 mins.) SNEWS MOVIE -(DRAMA- 1:00 MYSTERY) Sapphire" 1959 Nigel Patrick, Yvonne Mitchell. Scotland Yard investigates the murder of a girl who was passing for white, leading to racial complications. (105 mins.) Q MARY HARTMAN, MARY 1:15 HARTMAN 1:40 fl FOCUS 2.20 fj NEWS 2:45 K) MOVIE -(DRAMA) "Only One Day Left Before Tomorrow" 1971 Peter Duel, Clinton Greyn. An American and a Welshman posing as tourists in a Latin American country are out to repossess a jet from the dic tator's irresponsible playboy son. (loo mins.) 4:30 5:00 DICK VAN DYKE SHOW ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW 12:00 fl EXPRESSIONS O RALLY RACING fl CISCO KID U.S. OPEN TENNIS Bjorn Borg will be shooting for his first U.S. Open title and his quest for the grand slam of tennis when CBS Sports broadcasts the U.S. Open Championships from Flushing Meadow, New York. (4 hrs., 45 mins.) WILDER, WILDER This program presents four brief Thornton Wilder plays that ex plore religious and moral themes. They include: 'The Penny That Beauty Spent,' The Flight Into Egypt,' Now the Servant's Name Was Malchus' and And the Sea Shall Give Up Its Dead.' THREE STOOGES 1230 fl HIRING LINE fl HOLLYWOOD TEEN CI CD THIS WEEK IN BASEBALL CI INSIGHT DAMIEN We Lepers' Terence Knapp stars in this original one-man drama about Father Damten de Veuster, a heroic Roman Catholic priest who went to Hawaii in the late 1800 s to work with lepers. Father Damten later died there, a leper himself. (90 mins ) 1:00 fl HOLLYWOOD TEEN fl O MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL (PRE-GAME) O FIESTA MEXJCANA CJ movie rrrLE unan nounced) cd movie adventure WESTERN) Santa Fe Trail" 1940 Errol. Flynn. Olivia de Havtlland. Pre-Ctvil War historical fight for "Bloody Kansas" with Jeb Stuart and George Custer beginning their military careers. (2 hrs.) 1r!S O O MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1J0 fl SOUL TRAIN (J MoVrt tAMA) V "The PeWfted Foreet" 1939 Humphrey Began Bette Davis. A sensitive writer wanders into a small service station in Arizona's petrified forest, and becomes involved with romance and a dlav 1 Bob Dylan has been spending time in Minnesota pre paring a two-hour version of his Renaldo and Clara film .... Mick Jagger is reportedly scheduled to begin shoot ing Wings of Ash, a film based on the career of "Theater of Cruelty" founder Antonin Artaud. Andrea Marcovici will appear opposite him as Anis Nin . . . . S?t. Pepper screenwriter Henry Edwards is now writing a screenplay based on the life of retired guru Timothy Leary. Joe Walsh's 86-year-old grandfather, who originally came to Wichita by covered wagon, was driven to the Eagles' Kansas City concert by limousine. Joe dedicated his "Life's Been Good" and "Rocky Mountain Way" to his grandfather and his wife .... Steve McQueen was an unexpected backstage guest at the Rolling Stones' Anaheim concert .... David Bowie's double live Stage LP, recorded from February through May of this year in Europe and the U.S., will be led by a side of songs from his Ziggy Stadust phase. James Brown is out of Baltimore city jail on $5000 bond after an arrest for contempt of court. Brown failed to appear at a hearing concerning a $175,000 debt to a Baltimore station .... Elvis Costello showed up recently for a Delbert McClinton set at New York's Lone Star Cafe. Though Elvis seemed delighted to jump onstage with McClinton, he later told Rolling Stone that he's "never gonna tour America again." Keith Richards' heroin trial begins in Toronto in October .... All this from the current issue of Rolling Stone. wanted gang of killers. (90 mlns.) 2:00 CBSD A MENUHIN TRIBUTE TO WILLA CATHER Violinist Yehudi Menuhin and his sisters, pianists Yaltah and Hephzibah, play a memorial concert to Willa Cather, the great American poet and author. (2 hrs.) 2:30 3:00 i WILD WILD WEST i AGRICULTURE OUTLOOK CD GUNSMOKE 3:30 Q MOVIE -(MYSTERY) "Scarlet Claw" 1944 Basil Rath bone, Nigel Bruce. When a legendary monster reappears in a small Canadian village, Sherlock Holmes and Or. Watson Investigate. (90 mins.) fl RALLY RACING FEVER 4:00 f 1 THAT NASHVILLE MUSIC fj O WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS Coverage of the championship game of the Little League Baseball World Series from Williamsport, Pennsylvania. (90 mins.) 0 NFL GAME OF THE WEEK IB ffi BILL MOYERS" JOURNAL: INTERNATIONAL REPORT The Other Caribbean' This program examines the problems and promise of a newly independent Third World nation, Jamaica. (60 mins.) (CAPTIONED) fl") WAGON TRAIN 4:30 fj STAR TREK The Trouble With Tribbles' (60 mins.) O NFL GREAT TEAMS-GREAT YEARS 4:45 QQ HAMBLETONIAN Harness racing's classic race for 3-year-olds will again be run on the one mile fairgrounds track in Illinois. 9:00 fl I LOVE LUCY fl COMMON GROUND C 1 THAT NASHVILLE MUSIC CJ WASHINGTON WEEK IN REVIEW 8:30 fl MAYBERRY R.F.D. flNEWS f 1 SPEAK TO THE MANAGER fl NBC NEWS f l CBS NEWS fl ABC NEWS CJ WALL STREET WEEK The Dollar Disaster' Host: Louis Rukeyser. Guest: Julian M. Snyder, Editor of International Moneyline. Q THAT NASHVILLE MUSIC EVENING 6:00 f DICK VAN DYKE SHOW 1 1 LAWRENCE WELK SHOW CJ BIG 8 CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS OOC9 NEWS ci community connection thInews0 perspecttve w cd emergency one 6:30 f ADAM 12 f 1 SHANANA f 1 NASHVILLE ON THE ROAD f: TATTLETALES fl BRADY BUNCH fj HONEYMOONERS nO MOSAIC 7:00 fj HEE HAW Guests: Parti Page Danny Davis, Nashville Brass, Jerry Clower (60 mins. ) O O THE BIONtC WOMAN Jaime Sommers must prevent the assassination of a Middle East King during his visit to New York City. (R; 60 mlns.) O O THE LOVE BOAT Three vignettes: Parents Know Best' Start: Janls Paige, Monty Hall. 'A Selfless Love' Store: Lmii m sen. Lynda Day George. 'The Nubile Nurse' Stare Joyce. (R: 60 mins.) Elaine O BOB NEWHART SHOW Or Bob Hartley gives up his psychology practice in Chicago to become a professor at a small college in Oregon. (R) O TOM OSBORNE SHOW lJOoe LOWELL THOMAS REMEMBERS John D Rockefeller and Henry Ford' C3 THAT NASHVILLE MUSIC 730 fj THE PLANT FAMILY An ex taxi dancer marries one of her best customers and settles in a run-down house in a borderline neighborhood of a Southern California suburb. Stare: Joyce Van Patten, Norman Akten (Pilot) G 9 ONCE UPON A CLASSIC What Katy Did' Episode Two During summer vacation. Katy is overcome with curiosity about the forbidden backyard swing and suffers a terrible accident O MOVIE (BIOGRAPHICAL)" random notes "Isadora" 1968 Vanessa Redgrave, Jason Robards. The story of Isadora Duncan, the tirst of modern dancers and the most prominent freethinker of her time. (2 hrs, 30 mins.) Q MISS NATIONAL TEENAGER 8:00 PAGEANT QQ NBC SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES 'Gable And Lombard' Stars: James Broiin, Jill Ctayburgh. Two of Hollywood's top stars come under intense pressure when the competing studios that have them under contract attempt to break off their secret affair before a scandal wrecks their respective careers. (2 hrs.) O O NCAA FOOTBALL ABC Sports will provide live coverage of the game between Nebraska and Alabama from Birmingham. Alabama. (2 hrs., 45 mins.) Q MOVIE -(DRAMA)! "Two People" 1973 Peter Fonda, Lindsay Wagner. American war deserter living in Marakesh and a top fashion model begin a romance. (2 hrs.) SATURDAY NIGHT MOVIE 'The Life And Times Of Judge Roy Bean' Stars: Paul Newman, Ava Gardner. The Judge, the law west of the Pecos,' assumed his title after taking over the sleepy Texas town of Vinegaroon, hanging all of Its outlaws and confiscating their property for 'court costs.' (2 hrs., 25 mins.) MOVIE "V2 -stage Door Canteen' 1943 Harpo Marx, Ray Bolger. A soldier falls In love with a canteen hostess. (2 hrs., 30 mins.) 9-.30 fl NEWS 10:00 fl SERGEANT BILKO IJCJOO NEWS 10:30 O MOVIE -(MUSICAL- COMEDY) The Bandwagon" 1953 Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse. A former Hollywood great, against his better judgement, is persuaded to do a Broadway play and it turns out to be a smash. (2 hrs., 25 mins.) O O SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Host: Rob Reiner. Guests: Penny Marshall, Andy Kaufman, The Nuns, The Lockers dance group. (R; 90 mlns.) O U.S. OPEN TENNIS HIGHLIGHTS Highlights of the day and night play, with Pat Summerall, Tony Trabert and Virginia Wade providing the commentary. Q MOVIE -(TITLE UNAN NOUNCED) THE DAVID SUSKIND SHOW O CBS LATE MOVIE Where Eagles Dare' Stars: Richard Burton, Mary Ure. A team of Allied commandos is parachuted behind enemy lines during WW II Their mission is to discover the names of the German spies that have penetrated the British forces. 10:46 fl PHIL SILVERS SHOW fl NEWS 11:00 fj MARTY ROBBINS SPOTLIGHT 11:15 MOVIE -(DRAMA) Bonnie and Clyde" 1967 Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway. The story of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, the tough, psychotic young bankrobbers who terrorized the midwest in the early 1930 s. (2 hre., 30 mins.) MOVIE -(TITLE UNAN NOUNCED) 11:30 fl ABC NEWS 11:46 f 1 PU PROGRAM 120 f MOVIE -(HORROR-DRAMAni "The Creature With Via Blue Hand" 1970 Klaus Klnski, Dian Kerner. An unjustly accused murderer escapes from a mental Institution and is blamed tor further murders, which were actually committed by a creature with a blue metallic hand. (90 mins.) BNEWS ROCK CONCERT 12J0 1246 1-00 fl 700 CLUB 1rl5 C I IRONSIDE 1:46 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 8 fl ABC NEWS 28 f l NEWS II NEWS fit MOVIE (BIOGRAPHICAL)" "Isadora" 1968 Vanessa Redgrave. Jason Robards. The story of Isadora Duncan, the first of modem dancers and the most prominent freethinker of her time. (2 hrs.)