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Show ((mondayj) EVENING 6:00 OOONEWS OZOOM 90 n CANDID CAMERA CI CR08S WITS O CONCENTRATION fi SEVEN 8CENE 7:00 O LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE Charles Ingalls and Doc Baker come to the aid of an ailing Indian chief, when some of Walnut Grove's citizen are incited in-cited to attack the peaceful tribe. (60 mln.) O ABC'S MONDAY NIQHT FOOTBALL Dallas Cowboys va San Francisco 49ers O A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS Charlie Brown and Linus search beyond shiny aluminum trees, tinsel and gaudy neon to find the real meaning of the Yuletlde season. O OVER EASY Quest: Harold Robblns, author. 7:30 O 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS A kindly clockmaker, a friendly family of mice and a sensitive Santa Claus loin together to add holiday cheer during the coming Yuletlde season. Narrator: Joel Orey. O MACNEIL LEHRER REPORT 8:00 O NBC MONDAY NIGHT MOVIE "Sunshine Christmas" Stars: Cliff OeYoung, Barbara Hershey, Eileen Heckart. A poignant sequel se-quel to the 1973 movie, "Sunshine." "Sun-shine." Widower Sam Hayden rekindles a childhood romance and sets a wedding date, even though It would mean giving up his music career. (2 hrs.) O HOW THE GRINCH 8TOLE CHRISTMAS The Grinch tries to erase Christmas from the tiny town of Whovllle, only to discover that the real spirit of the season Is beyond his grasp. O AGE OF UNCERTAINTY "Weekend In Vermont" Dr. Henry Kissinger, Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham, former British Prime Minister Edward Ed-ward Heath and other noted persons per-sons loin John Kenneth Galbraith In a free-swinging discussion, br- ((tuesday)) EVENING 6:00 OOONEWS U OVER EASY Guest: Frances Faye, singer. 6:30 0 ALL STAR ANYTHING GOES O CROSS WITS O CONCENTRATION fj CIVIC DIALOGUE "News On News" (60 mln.) 7:00 O MAN FROM ATLANTIS A mysterious liquid from beneath the sea changes the normally sedate C.W. Crawford Into his evil alter-ego. (60 mln.) O HAPPY DAYS Richie takes his mln.) O LOU GRANT Two Christmas stories backfire on Lou and the Tribune staff. (60 mln.) 9:00 0 POLICE WOMAN Pepper and Bill Investigate a series of ritualistic slayings that have three eerie things In common-the presence at the scene of the crime of a buttercup, a mysterious nun and the fact that all the victims were from the same Greek family. (60 mln.) O THOSE GOLDEN YEARS A documentary on American life by Swedish filmmakers Lars Ulvenstam and Tomas Dillen Is a viewpoint on what it Is like to grow old In America as a member of the working class poor. With minimal narration, older citizens tell their own life stories. (2 hrs.) 9:30 O SOAP Burt Campbell receives a dreadful shock when he goes to parenting tools: l-Mossage, Active Ac-tive Listening Feedback and No-Lose No-Lose Problem Solving are used to encourage responsibility. 6:30 O SHADES OF GREENE "Mortmain" A newlywed writer's W bliss is upset by an old flame. (60 mln.) 7:00 O THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN While Investigating possible possi-ble case of sabotage that could affect the life support system for a Mars landing, Steve helps miserly industrialist and a young family discover the true meaning of Christmas. (60 mln.) O RHODA Johnny Venture Is playing a big nightclub In New York, and Rhoda, Brenda and Gary catch his act. 7:30 O ON OUR OWN Julia's landlady raises 'her rent and when Julia complains to Maria that her salary can't stand the Increase, she discovers Maria's weekly Income Is greater than hers. O EVENING AT SYMPHONY Music Director Seljl Ozawa conducts con-ducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra Or-chestra In Stolzel's Concerto In D for Four Orchestras and Bruckner's Symphony No. 5 In B-flat. B-flat. (90 mln.) 6:00 0 THE BIG EVENT "Billboard's Number One Music Awards" Kris Kristofferson and the Bee Gees are the hosts of these ceremonies honoring the most popular recording artists in the pop, Jazz, rock and country-western country-western fields. Nominees: Barbra i Streisand, Peter Frampton, Linda B Ronstadt, George Benson, (2 r " O ABC SUNDAY NIGHT SPECIAL "It Happened One Christmas" Stars: Mario Thomas, Wayne Rogers, Orson Welles. An apprentice angel helps to prove that no human life Is without meaning and no existence has no point. (2 hrs., 30 mln.) O ALL IN THE FAMILY Another baby announcement from their old high school friend and matchmaker mat-chmaker sends Mike and Gloria's memories back nine years to their very first (and almost last) date. 630 O ALICE Flo and Mel, usually at each other's throat, become a pair of love-birds after spending a weekend together. 9:00 O CAROL BURNETT Guest: Rock Hudson. (80 mln.) Q MASTERPIECE THEATRE "I, Claudius" Episode Six. "Some Justice" The suspicious death of Germanicus, a popular favorite, results In a murder and treason trial In the Senate which threatens to Implicate Tiberius and Llvla. Meanwhile, Caligula shows Increasing signs- of dangerous mental instability. (60 mln.) 10:00 0 O NEWS O VISIONS "The Prison Game" In an ususual game show, three women contestants are quizzed to determine which one murdered her husband. Susan Yankowltz's television drama explores ex-plores the events leading up to the murder. (90 mln.) 10:30 0 TAKE TWO QNEWS 10:35 O CBS NEWS 10:50 O BYU COACHES SHOW ..., .i 11:00 0 MOVIE "A Dandy In Aspic" 1968 Laurence Harvey, Tom Courtnay. Russian-born agent Is asked to hunt down a Russian infiltrator who has caused the death of three British agents. (2 hrs.) O REDD FOXX Guests: Roger Miller, Penny Marshall, Penthouse Pen-thouse Pets. (60 mln.) 11:05 O IRONSIDE 11:30 0 MOVIE 12:00 O LUCY SHOW 12:05 0 NEWS 12:30 O COLLEGE FOOTBALL 77 ALL-AMERICA ALL-AMERICA TEAM Twenty five collegiate col-legiate All-Amerlcans, as selected by the Football Writers Association of America, will be presented. 1:00 O ABC NEWS good friends and tellow actors from over the years will perform for her In a cast party atmosphere, at-mosphere, Including Bob Hope, Rock Hudson, Paul Newman, Peter Lawford, Robert Blake, Michael Calne. (60 mln.) O NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC "Yukon Passage" Four young men retrace the trail of the Klondike Klon-dike gold-seekers, pitting their courage and endurance against the rugged Alaskan wilderness in a spectacular outdoor adventure. (60 mln.) 9:45 O ABC NEWS 10:00 OONEWS tl PBS MOVIE THEATRE " "Forbidden Games" 1952 Brigitte Fossey, Georges Poujouly. A little lit-tle girl Is taken in by a poor country coun-try family after her parents are killed In an air raid In World War II France. (90 mln.) 10:15 0 NEWS 10:30 O MOVIE "Moby Dick" 1956 Gregory Peck, Orson Welles. Tyrannical Captain Ahab, master o' the whaler "Pequod", becomes tragically caught In his own quest for vengence and destruction. (2 hrs.) 10:40 O TO BE ANNOUNCED 10:45 0 BETTE MIDLER SPECIAL "The Divine Miss M" headlines her first musical television special with guest stars Dustln Hoffman, Em-melt Em-melt Kelly and The Harlettes. (60 mln.) 11:40 O MOVIE "Brides of Fu Manchu" 1966 Christopher Lee, Douglas Wllner. Fu Is bent on conquering the world by forcing scientists to develop powerful ray gun. (80 mln.) 11:46 0 ADAM 12 12:15 0 SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 12:30 O LUCY SHOW 1:00 O NEWS 1:45 0 BOLD ONES (fsunday)) MORNING 6:00 0 SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE 7:00 0 HERALD OF TRUTH 0H.R. PUFNSTUF 0700 CLUB 7:30 0 SACRED HEART O BULLWINKLE 7:45 0 FROM THE CATHEDRAL 6:00 0 JERRY FALWELL O ANIMALS, ANIMALS ANIMALS; SCHOOL. ROCK O LAMP UNTO MY FEET 8:30 O JABBERJAW; SCHOOL ROCK 0 LOOK UP AND LIVE 6:00 0 REX HUMBARD O GRAPE APE Q DAY OF DISCOVERY 9:30 O ORAL ROBERTS 0 TABERNACLE CHOIR 10:00 0 MEET THE PRESS O ISSUES AND ANSWERS 0 FACE THE NATION 10:30 O EXTRA O LET'S FACE IT O NFL FOOTBALL New Yorl Giants vs Philadelphia Eagles 11:00 0 MOVIE "The Barretts Of Wlnv pole Street" 1957 Jennifer Jones John Gielgud. Story of the romance between the poet: Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett. (2 hrs.) 11:30 O WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW OLD? AFTERNOON 12:00 O OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN 12:30 O VAL DE LA O SHOW 1:00 0 I DREAM OF JEANNIE 1:30 0 BASKETBALL WITH JERRY PIMM O LUCY SHOW O NFL FOOTBALL Minnesota Vikings vs Oakland Raiders 2:00 0 NFL FOOTBALL San Diego Chargers vs Denver Broncos O MOVIE "Masquerade" Clayton Moore, Jay Sllverheels. Posing as a deaf Mexican, the Lone Ranger foils a plot to rob a big gold shipment, aids a Mexican revolutionist and snares a gang of masked bank robbers. (90 min.) O IN PERFORMANCE AT WOLF TRAP "Benny Goodman" The "King of Swing" performs with both his sextet and big band.. Selections Include "King Porter Stomp," "Sing, Sing, Sing" and the original Gershwin version of "Rhapsody In Blue" with conductor con-ductor Morton Gould and pianist Patricia Prattls-Jennings. (60 min.) 3:00 O THEATRE IN AMERICA "Abide With Me" Cathleen Nesbltt Is featured In Julian Mitchell's dramatization of the complex relationship between a strict, lonely dowager and the young girl hired as her housekeeper. Filmed In the original Gloucestershire setting, the drama Is set In 1928 In England's Cotswold Hills. (90 mln.) 3'30 O MOVIE "Iti Terror From Beyond Space" 1958 Marshall Thompson, Shawn Smith. Story about a space ship returns to earth with a most unwelcome creature stowed away on It. (90 mln.) 4:30 O MIME DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS The worlds of fantasy fan-tasy and reality meet In this interpretation inter-pretation of Christmas scenes by the Great American Mime Experiment Experi-ment of Cleveland, which looks at Christmas through the eyes of a . child. 5:00 0 CORAL JUNGLE . O GONG SHOW 0 THE HEISMAN TROPHY AWARDS The announcement of , the winner of the Heisman Trophy , will serve as the occasion for an entertainment and awards special. Hosts: O.J. Simpson, Elliot Gould. (60 min.) O MUSIC "Music. .Is Style" The final program of the series Illustrates Il-lustrates the combinations of musical elements which are characteristic of a given culture, historical period or individual. 5:30 O CARTER COUNTRY Chief Roy falls into a trap when he treats his negotiating session with the mayor as the buslness-as-usual game they've played In the past. O ONCE UPON A CLASSIC "The Legend of Robin Hood" Episode Ten. Queen Eleanor and Sir Ken- , ' neth Implore Robin's help. Robin and his men attack Nottingham Castle, enraging Sir Guy to action. ac-tion. EVENING 6:00 0 THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY "Run Cougar, Run" A shepherd tries to save a mountain lion from being trapped and made an easy target for almost certain extinction by a hunting party led by a professional hunter. (2 hrs.) O RUDOLPH'S SHINY NEW YEAR Rudolph travels through many exotic lands as he searches for the missing Baby New Year. Voices: Red Skelton, Frank Gor-shin, Gor-shin, Morey Amsterdam. (60 mln.) 060 MINUTES O PARENT EFFECTIVENESS "Shifting Gears" The use of three EVENING 6:00 0 O O NEWS OZOOM 6:30 0 EXTRA O COSMIC CHRISTMAS O CONCENTRATION O INSIDE INSIGHTS 7:00 0 LIFE AND TIMES OF GRIZZLY ADAMS In hope of saving Its life, Grizzly tracks down a full-grown cougar that he raised as a cub but Is now believed to have gone mad. (60 mln.) O EIGHT IS ENOUGH A present hidden by Joan before her death restores the Bradford's spirit after a Christmas burglar steals their presents. (2 hrs.) O GOOD TIMES Wlllona and the Evans clan learn a precious lesson In love, life and death when J.J. presides over a most unusual wake. O OVER EASY Guest: Mllllcent Fenwlck, Congresswoman (R-N.J.) (R-N.J.) 7:30 O SZYSZNYK The guys at the Community Center try to masquerade mas-querade as a street gang to get paid for a filmed Interview. O MACNEIL LEHRER REPORT 8:00 0 MOVIE "Murderer's Row" 1966 Dean Martin, Ann-Margret. Secret agent Matt Helm helps a beautiful girl whose father has been kidnapped. kid-napped. (2 hrs.) 0 CBS WEDNESDAY NIGHT MOVIE "The Next Man" Stars: Sean Connery, Cornelia Sharpe. The Minister of State of Saudia Arabia submits a controversial plan for peace In the Middle East to the United Nations, unaware that a gang of international assassins have marked him as their next target. (2 hrs.) O NOVA "The Red Planet" traces the development of man's knowledge about ' tielghborlng ' ".planet Mars from the beginnings, ' of astronomy 'fb 'the Vfklng larider missions. As old suspicions are dispelled, biological and geological data give light to new theories. (60 mln.) 9.00 O PERRY COMO'S OLDE ENGLISH CHRISTMAS Perry Como celebrates a traditional English Christmas with guests Petula Clark, Leo Sayer and Olympic skating star John Curry. (60 mln.) 0 DANCE IN AMERICA "Choreography by Balanchlne" Part I. The first of two programs which highlight master choreographer George Balan-chine Balan-chine and his company, the New York City Ballet, features Suzanne Farrell and Peter Martins Mar-tins in a performance of "Tzigane" with music by Ravel. (60 mln.) 10:00 OOONEWS U A PORTRAIT OF A NURSE A documentary on the career of a nurse practitioner shows a typical day of activities. 10:30 O THE TONIGHT SHOW Host: Johnny Carson. Guests: Joan Rivers, Lawrence Welk, Dizzy Gillespie. (90 mln.) O STARSKY AND HUTCH-MYSTERY HUTCH-MYSTERY OF THE WEEK Starsky and Hutch-"Pariah" After shooting a youth, Starsky Is put under pressure when two policemen are slain by a man who warns that others will suffer unless Starsky Is punished. (R) Mystery of the Week-"Visit From A Dead Man" A man familiar with the occult world is betrayed by his wife. (R; 2hrs., 30min.) O LOWELL THOMAS REMEMBERS "Babe Ruth" 10:40 O GUNSMOKE 11:00 O DICK CAVETT SHOW Guest: Neil Simon, playwright. 11:30 O ABC CAPTIONED NEWS visit his son, Peter, to Invite him to a surprise party. O ONE DAY AT A TIME Ann, Julie and Barbara are startled when a handsome young man arrives ar-rives at their door In search of his long-lost father. 10:00 0 O O NEWS 10:30 O THE TONIGHT SHOW Host: Johnny Carson. Guests: John Byner, Doug Henning. (90 min.) O TUESDAY MOVIE OF THE WEEK "F. Scott Fitzgerald In Hollywood" Stars: Jason Miller, Tuesday Weld. The story of the brilliant, but tragic, jazz-age novelist's life, at the height of his success and in its bitter aftermath. after-math. 10:40 O GUNSMOKE 11 00 O DICK CAVETT SHOW Guest: James Levine, Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera. 11:30 O ABC CAPTIONED NEWS 11:40 O F.B.I. 12:00 0 TOMORROW Host: Tom Snyder. (60 min.) O LUCY SHOW 12:40 QNEWS ((wednes)) inglng the series to a close. (90 mln.) 8:30 O BETTY WHITE SHOW Joyce finds herself In the middle of a whirlwind romance with a race driver she met while filming a television commercial. 9:00 O SWITCH Janet Blair plays a wife who hires Pete and Mac to find her missing husband, just before she Is murdered. (60 min.) 9:30 O HOLLYWOOD TELEVISION THEATRE "Six Characters in Search of an Author" Lulgl Pirandello's drama explores the relationship between fantasy and reality, between the real personality per-sonality of an actor and the part he plays, set among the players in a television drama. (90 mln.) 10:00 0O O NEWS 10:30 O THE TONIGHT SHOW Guest host: Bill Cosby. (90 min.) O MOVIE 10:40 O GUNSMOKE 11:00 O DICK CAVETT SHOW Guest: Ntpzake Shange, poet and playwright. 11:30 O ABC CAPTIONED NEWS 11:40 O F.B.I. 12:00 0 TOMORROW Host: Tom Snyder. (60 mln.) O LUCY SHOW 12:40 QNEWS Investigative reporter assignment seriously and, aided by one of Fonzle's girlfriends, he exposes something rotten In the sanitation department. O A CONVERSATION WITH ERIC SEVAREID Filmed in the quiet of Sevareld's home In Virginia, the broadcast traces the 40-year career of the "dean of television commentators." (60 min.) 7:30 O LA VERNE AND SHIRLEY When Laverne and Shirley are laid off at Shotz Brewery, they decide to earn some cash by starting star-ting a business of their own. O MACNEIL LEHRER REPORT 8:00 0 MULLIGAN'S STEW Polly Friedman, young and very attractive, attrac-tive, has a new boyfriend who wants her to move In with him, an Idea that her uncle, Mike Mulligan, wants to nix but realizes the situation is beyond his control. con-trol. (60 min.) O THREE'S COMPANY A ruffled Helen Roper takes a cafeteria job to teach her husband a lesson, but finds It a more difficult task than she expected. O M.A.S.H. The 4077th envisions the missing Hawkeye and Hot Lips as battle casualties, and B.J. Initiates an unauthorized helicopter search for the pair. (Concluding episode) O JAMES MICHENER'S WORLD "Hawaii Revisited" From a graphic re-creation of the Islands' violent birth to a look at the high-rises dominating today's Waikikl, Michener traces the history of the Hawaiian Islands. Filmed on location loca-tion by Reader's Digest Association, Associa-tion, Inc. (60 min.) 8:30 O FAMILY Nancy's ex-husband Jeff is drawn back to the Lawrence family when his 3 year-old year-old son, Tim, becomes gravely III as Christmas approaches. (60 |