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Show Page Four - The TV Section - October 26, 1978 EVENING 6:00 8m( CD NEWS 6:30 Q MUPPET SHOW Guest: James Coco. NEWLYWED GAME CROSS WITS OVER EASY '4 Girls 4' Host: Hugh Downs. Guests: Rosemary Clooney, Rose Marie, Barbara McNair and Margaret Whiting. CD MACNEIL LEHRER REPORT 7:00 0 LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE Troublemaker Harriet Oleson is hired to write a gossip column for the Walnut Grove newspaper and uses it to anger and slander nearly everyone in town. (60 mins.) B MONDAY NIGHT FOOT-LL FOOT-LL Los Angeles Rams vs Atlanta Falcons 0 IT'S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, PUM-PKIN, CHARLIE BROWN Linus, the blanket-toting Peanut intellectual, awaits that elusive, magical Jack-O-Lantern . who has become Halloween's symbol. The magical spirit of Halloween affects each Peanut per Priscilla Barnes, who plays a slick, sophisticated city girl in 'The American Girls' on CBS-TV, was born in Fort Dix. N.J. By the time she was a teenager the family had settled in Lancaster. Calif., where she attended Antelope Valley High School. 2.0 cubic . inch engine 10" guide bar and chain Automatic and manual oiling Wraparound Chain BrakeHand Guard safety feature Many other pro features All saws come assembled, checked out & ready to go! We offer complete service on McCulloch saws WIACC0T- I 1010 Swk TOTAL GARDENING ((monday) sonality in a different way. (R) O DICK CAVETT SHOW Guest: Dr. Lucien Israel, Cancer Authority. 39 OVER EASY '4 Girls 4' oil. Hugh Downs. Guests: Rosemary Clooney, Rose Marie, Barbara McNair and Margaret Whiting 0 PUFF, ' THE MAGIC DRAGON An animated special based upon Peter Yarrow's classic hit song and made famous by Peter, Paul and Mary, wherein a young boy acquires from a magic dragon the courage to face growing up. O MACNEIL LEHRER REPORT CD ONCE UPON A CLASSIC 'Dominic: The Crypt' Episode Four. Time is running out for Nick as Beever searches for him. Inadvertantly, Beever comes upon Nat who is holding the all-important watch. In the meantime, Nick is freed and begins running again. 8:00 O NBC THEATRE 'Summer Of My German Soldier' Stars: Kristy McNichol, Bruce Davison. The daughter of the only Jewish family in a Southern town during WW II 74.95 Mcculloch WITH CHAIN BRAKE 1 VISA i XL HEADQUARTERS encounters a host of un-forsaen un-forsaen problems when she befriends a German POW interred near her home. (2 hrs.) 0 M.A.S.H. A strong wind storm affects the MASH personnel in varying ways: Hawkeye and most of the unit busy themselves securing items that could blow away, while Radar prepares his animal hutch for the worst. 0 ELECTIONS '78 'California' 'Califor-nia' This first program, in a series of seven specials, covers races and issues that are important to the state of California. These programs are intended to help the American voter better understand un-derstand our political process. (D MWUSIC AND THE SPOKEN WORD 1 6'30 0 ONE DAY AT A TIME Ann finds herself treading lightly in unfamiliar territory as she tries to work up the nerve to ask out a handsome business associate. fl EVENING AT SYMPHONY eiji Ozawa and the Boston Symphony Orchestra perform 'The Fountains of Rome' by Respighi and 'The Inex-tkiguishable' Inex-tkiguishable' by Nielsen. (60 mins.) (D ECONOMICALLY SPEAKING 9:00 O LOU GRANT A woman is killed and nobody cares except ex-cept reporter Billie Newman, who finds that even Lou is reluctant to pursue the story of a 'routine murder.' (60 mins.) CD GIULINTS BEETHOVEN NINTH LIVE 'A Gift From Los Angeles' is the live performance per-formance of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Carlo Maria Giulinl. The Los Angeles Master Chorale is featured' with soloists Carol Neblett, Claudine Carlson, Robert Tier and Simon Estes. (90 mins.) 0:30' P VISIONS 'Blessings' A Jewish mother who lives on welfare decides to give her son a grand Bar Mitzvah. Her lack of practicality annoys her relatives and the synagogue elders. (90 mins.) 10:00 PPP NEWS 10:30 P THE TONIGHT SHOW Guest host: David Brenner. Guests: McLean Stevenson, Bernadette Peters, Pete Barbutti. (90 mins.) S ALIAS SMITH AND JONES ABC CAPTIONED NEWS 10:40 0 GUNSMOKE 11:00 P ECONOMICALLY SPEAKING 11:30 P ABC CAPTIONED NEWS 11:35 Q MOVIE -HORROR)"V4 'The Norllas Tapes" 1973 Roy Thinnes, Angie Dickinson. A woman's husband rises from the dead to terrorize her. (2 hrs.) 11:40 0 F.B.I. 12:00 P TOMORROW Host: Tom Snyder. Guest: Col. Michael 'Mad Mike' Hoare, legendary leader of mercenary soldiers fighting in Africa. (60 mins.) O MASTERPIECE THEATRE The Duchess of Duke Street: Honour and Obey' Episode Two. To her surprise, Louisa is surrounded by admiring gentlemen; and she is feared with an offer she can't refuse. (60 mins.) 12:40 0 MIKE DOUGLAS 2:10 0 NEWS The Alaskan brown bear is the largest meat-, eating animal that lives on land. In 1728, potatoes were outlawed in Scotland because they were not mentioned in the Bible. EVENING 6:00 0O0(D NEWS 0 ZOOM 6:30 P BONKERS Guest: Juliet Prowse. 8NEWLYWED GAME CROSS WITS 8 CIVIC DIALOGUE MACNEIL LEHRER REPORT 7:00 P GRANDPA GOES TO WASHINGTON O HAPPY DAYS The Fonz grapples with an evil force when the gang sets up the Cunningham home for an exorcism to break a little old lady's curse on Al. 0 PAPER CHASE Hart, whose embarrassing experience ex-perience the first day of Professor Kingsfield's class is well remembered, becomes the sounding board for the troubles of a married student who can't express himself in the professor's intimidating presence. (60 mins.) m OVER EASY Host: Hugh Downs. Guest: writer Howard Fast. 7:30 O LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY Laverne finds herself in a precarious position when her blind date with the Milwaukee Man of the Year turns out to be an encounter with the masher of the century. 0 MACNEIL LEHRER REPORT 0) GRIN AND REPAIR IT 8:00 P BIG EVENT MOVIE 'Stranger In Our House' Stars: Linda Blair, Carol Lawrence. Young Rachel Bryant turns to an elderly professor for advice on overcoming the evil forces that have made her life a nightmare since a terrifying encounter with witchcraft that occurred after her orphaned cousin moved in with the Bryants. (2 hrs.) O THREE'S COMPANY Jack is in hot water when best friend Larry's beautiful bride-to-be corners him on the eve of the wedding and reveals herself as a formerly homely schoolmate who still has a mad crush on him. 0 TUESDAY NIGHT MOVIE 'Devil Dog: The Hound Of Hell' Stars: Richard Crenna, Yvette Mimieux. The tale of a suburban family whose lives are unknowingly threatened by their seemingly innocent puppy-a dog actually imbued with the spirit of the devil. (2 hrs.) 0 ELECTIONS '78 'Texas' The second in a series of programs, designed to help Americans understand our political process, focuses on ((tuesdayj) the important races and issues in Texas. CD BYU FORUM 830 O TAXI Mechanic Latka Gravas faces deportation unless he marries a U.S. citizen and the taxi gang comes to his rescue by pitching pit-ching in to hire a call girl to be his bride. 0 SOUNDSTAGE 'An Evening With Jackson Browne' stars the poet-laureate poet-laureate of California rock in a continuous hour cuncert of his old favorites including 'Rock Me On the Water,' 'Before the Deluge,' 'Late For the Sky,' 'The Fuse' and 'Road and the Sky.' (60 mins.) 9:00 O STARSKY AND HUTCH Starsky finds himself entangled en-tangled with a swinging singles beauty whose other lovers have met death in a series of bizarre clashes with a possessed assailant. (60 mins.) 03 CROCKETT'S VICTORY GARDEN Forcing Bulbs Indoors: In-doors: Narcissus Blooms' 9:30 0 GREAT PERFORMANCES 'Count Dracula' This Halloween special program combines Parts I, II and III of Gerald Savory's adaptation of the classic thriller, for a complete evening of screams and terror from Transylvania. (3 hrs.) m . JULIA CHILD AND COMPANY 'Birthday Dinner' Roast duck and a big 'gooey, cake' serve as a sumptuous feast for a special celebration. 10:00 POP NEWS m MACNEIL LEHRER REPORT 10:30 P THE TONIGHT SHOW 'Best Of Carson' Guests: Steve Lawrence,' Paul Williams, Mary Kay Place, Ronnie Graham. (R; 90 mins.) 0 TUESDAY MOVIE OF THE WEEK 'The Laughing Policeman' Stars: Walter Matthau, Bruce Dern. A police detective breaks all the rules to find the man who murdered his partner and eight other people on a San Francisco bus. CD ABC CAPTIONED NEWS 10:40 0 GUNSMOKE 11:00 CD CROCKETT'S VICTORY GARDEN 'Forcing Bulbs Indoors: In-doors: Narcissus Blooms' 11:40 0 F.B.I. 12:00 0 TOMORROW 12:30 P ABC CAPTIONED NEWS 12:40 0 MIKE DOUGLAS DEVIL DOG: THE HOUND OF HELL Richard Crenna and Yvette Mimieux (pictured) star in the chilling tale of a suburban family whose lives are unknowingly threatened by their seemingly innocent puppy a dog actually imbued with the spirit of the devil in 'Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell," premiering on 'The CBS Tuesday Night Movies,' Oct. 31. Victory Jory also appears in the mystery-drama as a South American shaman who helps a desperate Mike Barry (Crenna) try to release his family from the unnatural influence the dog holds on the family. When the Barrys' beloved pet is mysteriously run over by an automobile, au-tomobile, the children,- Bonnie and Charlie (Kim Richards and Ike Eisen-mann), Eisen-mann), are heartbroken. But then a stranger offers them an adorable puppy but what the Barrys don't know is that the stranger is actually a member, of a devil-worshipping cult and that the evil dog was placed in the household deliberately. Mike begins to notice that his children and his wife are becoming distant and somehow changed. TV COMPULOG SERVICES. INC CONSULT OUR LISTINGS FOR LAST MINUTE NETWORK CHANGES AND FOR EXACT AIR TIME ((Wednesday)) 6:00 OD NEWS M 6:30 0 NAME THAT TUNE 8NEWLYWED GAME CROSS WITS O OVER EASY Host: Hugh Downs. Guest: actress Dina Merrill. CD MACNEIL LEHRER REPORT 7:00 P DICK CLARK'S LIVE WEDNESDAY Tonight's guests are David Brenner, Crystal Gayle, Rita Moreno and Rick James. (60 mins.) O EIGHT IS ENOUGH When Mary vents her scholastic frustration on the family and arouses her father's anger, the struggling young medical student suddenly finds herself banished from the Bradford household. (60 mins.) 0 THE JEFFERSONS George is fascinated by a highly successful-if unconventional-stockbroker, until he finds out about his unusual medical past. P DICK CAVETT SHOW CD OVER EASY Host: Hugh Downs. Guest: actress Dina Merrill. 7:30 0 IN THE BEGINNING A young drifter recuperating at the mission ignites Father Geary's ire and sparks Sister Aggie's feelings. 0 MACNEIL LEHRER REPORT CD LA COCINA MEXICAN A 'Pork-Puerco' 8:00 0 WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES 'Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery' Stars: Louise Fletcher, Robert Reed. A woman is faced with the choice of entering the world of extramarital relationships with the support of her husband who has become permanently paralyzed as the result of an auto accident. (2 hrs.) O CHARLIE'S ANGELS The Angels become pom-pom girls for a professional football team when strange threats are made by a fanatic who warns against the flaunting of wanton women. (60 mins.) 0 WEDNESDAY NIGHT MOVIE 'Gator' Stars: Burt Reynolds, Lauren Hutton. A sardonic moonshiner and a dedicated television reporter team to break up a ring of political extortionists and killers. (2 hrs., 15 mins.) 0 ELECTIONS '78 'Illinois' This program is the third in a special series of seven, directed at helping Americans to understand our political system. QD ELECTRIC '78 Utah's 2nd oongressional District candidates can-didates answer questions on major issues. (60 mins.) 8:30 P MARIE CURIE 'Marie Meets Paul Langevin' Marie's third child is born, and although Marie and Pierre continue their experiments with radium, they are reluctant to publish findings about the adverse effects of radioactivity. radioac-tivity. When Pierre is killed in an accident, a scandal develops around Marie. (60 mins.) 9:00 O VEGAS Dan falls in love with a glamorous lady who turns out to be one of the world's greatest jewel thieves, presently masterminding master-minding a multi-million dollar heist in Las Vegas. (60 mins.) 9:30 P GREAT PERFORMANCES 'Macbeth' This performance of Giuseppe Verdi's opera, in Italian, features Norman Bailey in the title role, with Patricia Johnson as Lady Macbeth. The London Philharmonic Orchestra provides the music for this production. (2 hrs. 30 mins.) 10:00 800 NEWS MACNEIL LEHRER REPORT 10:30 0 THE TONIGHT SHOW Host: Johnny Carson. Guests: Patrick Duffy, Rodney Dangerfield, Dr. Carl Sagan. (90 mins.) O POLICE WOMAN-S.W.A.T. WOMAN-S.W.A.T. Police Woman-'The Beautiful Die Young' Pepper and Crowley Investigate a school for modeling to which many young runaway girls are attracted and wind up in pornographic movies. (R) S.W.A.T.-'Hit Men' A hospital becomes a battleground as Hondo and his men attempt to thwart a second assassination on a mobster. (R; 2 hrs., 15 mins.) CD ABC CAPTIONED NEWS 10:40 0 GUNSMOKE 11:00 CD JULIA CHILD AND COMPANY 'Birthday Dinner' Roast duck and a big 'gooey cake' serve as a sumptuous feast for a special celebration. 11:40 0 F.B.I. 12:00 e TOMORROW ABC CAPTIONED NEWS 12:30 0 F.Y.I.: TAX REFORM This first program in the monthly series reports on the revolt of the American middle class, especially regarding taxes, as witnessed by the famous 'Proposition 13.' (60 mins.) 12:40 .' 0 MIKE DOUGLAS 2:10 0 NEWS |