Prime-time network TV listings for Friday March 13, 1970:
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Program details:
[CBS 7:30] Opening Day: Japan's Expo '70 [special]
Direct from opening day at Expo '70, CBS newsman Charles Kuralt reports satellite-beamed coverage of the exhibition based on the theme of "Progress and Harmony for Mankind". Major exhibits, including the American, Russian and Australian pavilions, are scanned by 61 color TV cameras. Some of the drawbacks, faults and inconveniences of the fair, located at Osaka, Japan, are pointed out.
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[ABC 7:30] The Flying Nun [Reg]: A Gift For El Charro
Season 3, episode 23 W: Stanley Adams, George F. Slavin D: Lou Antonio With Alfred Dennis (Chef), Corinne Camacho (Maria Gonzalez), Lloyd Batista (Roma), Harvey Jason (Fernando), Gregory Sierra (Raoul), Roberto Zelaya (Dishwasher), Michael Barbera (Juan). When a rumor is circulated that Carlos is illiterate, it causes him to lose his girl friend.
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[NBC 7:30] Three Boys On A Safari [special]
Mary Yates, widow of NBC producer-correspondent Ted Yates, who died of wounds covering the 1967 Jerusalem uprising, decided to take her three sons to Kenya and Uganda to search for the unusual, offbeat places and people that are disappearing from a changing Africa. An NBC camera crew joined up for a combination travel-documentary-adventure program.
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[ABC 8:00] The Brady Bunch [Reg]: The Grass Is Always Greener
Season 1, episode 24 W: David P. Harmon D: George Cahan To settle an argument about who has the easier job, Mike and Carol decide to switch jobs.
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[CBS 8:30] Hogan's Heroes [Reg]: The Merry Widow
Season 5, episode 24 W: Harvey Bullock, R.S. Allen D: Edward H. Feldman With Barry O'Hara (Sgt. Meadows), Bill Henry (Florist), Marj Dusay (Countess Marlene). In a scheme to deliver secret documents to a glamorous underground agent, the Heroes use Col. Klink as their unwitting courier.
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[ABC 8:30] The Ghost And Mrs. Muir [Reg]: Wedding Day
Season 2, episode 24 W: Jean Holloway D: Carl Shain Mrs. Muir's folks think it might be a nice surprise to plan a wedding for her and the captain. (Last show of the series.)
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[NBC 8:30] Hallmark Hall Of Fame: Neither Are We Enemies [special]
W: Henry Denker D: David Pressman With Van Heflin, Ed Begley, J.D. Cannon, Kate Reid, Leonard Frey, Kristoffer Tabori, Harris Yulin, Madison Mason. A conflict between rebellious youngsters and the Establishment of Judea is triggered by Roman occupation during the time of Christ in Henry Denker's original drama. Van Heflin stars as a distinguished judge who relies on the law in his struggles against Roman rule.
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[CBS 9:00] Movie: Two On A Guillotine (1965)
W: John Kneubuhl, Henry Slesar D: William Conrad With Connie Stevens, Dean Jones, Cesar Romero, Parley Baer, Virginia Gregg, John Hoyt, Russell Thorson, Connie Gilchrist. The daughter of a great illusionist is notified of his death and learns she's the sole heir to his estate -- provided she spends seven consecutive nights in his macabre castle where he vowed he would "return from the dead".
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[ABC 9:00] Here Come The Brides [Reg]: Bolt Of Kilmaron
Season 2, episode 23 W: D.C. Fontana D: Nicholas Colasanto With Denver Pyle (Duncan Bolt). Duncan Bolt, head of the clan, arrives in Seattle, and when he tries to be helpful almost causes Jeremy and Candy to break up.
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[ABC 10:00] Love, American Style [Reg]
1. Love And Double Trouble W: Arnold Margolin, Jim Parker D: Harry Falk With Phyllis Davis (Maya), Steve Franken (Duke), Johnny Brown (Omar), Sean Garrison (Ali Cooper), Trish Mahoney (Dina), Pamela Mason (Ali's Mother), Joanna Phillips (Pamela), Malachi Throne (Allah Salaam). A man tries to explain to his fiancee a birthday gift -- a slave and two harem beauties. 2. Love And The Millionaires W: David Davis, Lorenzo Music D: Gary Nelson With Jonathan Harris (Mr. Benjamin), Jane Kean (Alice Bagley), Forrest Tucker (John Bagley). A pair pretending to be millionaires are taken seriously by a stockbroker. 3. Love And The Fly W: George Kirgo D: Charles R. Rondeau With James Millhollin (Grimm), Darren McGavin (Corbett), Suzanne Pleshette (Barbara), Herbert Rudley (Barney). A neglected housewife adopts a housefly as a pet.
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[NBC 10:00] Bracken's World [Reg]: Diffusion
Season 1, episode 24 With Anne Baxter (Marian Harper), Don Knight (Monty Brooks), Zooey Hall (George Patakis), Walter Pidgeon, Fred Sadoff (Wally). An aging but persuasive movie star ruins a movie by forcing a director to use techniques of another era more flattering to herself.
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