Prime-time network TV listings for Tuesday April 7, 1970:
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Program details:
| [CBS 7:30] Lancer [Reg]: Dream Of Falcons
Season 2, episode 22 W: Carey Wilber D: Don Richardson With John Beck (Chad Lancer), Harold Gould (Otto Mueller), Richard X. Slattery (Buck Fanning), Buck Young (Hostetter). A pioneer inventor with a dream of building a flying machine establishes his headquarters on the hill which could relieve the community's water shortage.
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| [ABC 7:30] The Mod Squad [Reg]: The Loser
Season 2, episode 26 W: Sheldon Stark D: Gene Nelson With Milton Selzer (Alfred Weaver), David Cassidy (Brad Johnson), Charles Aidman (George Williamson), Frank Aletter (Russ Haymen), Diana Muldaur (Claire Tragis), Marion Ross (Louise Johnson). Pete, Julie and Linc investigate a hit-and-run accident involving a stolen car after a young man arrested for the crime pleads his innocence.
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| [NBC 7:30] Pollution Is A Matter Of Choice
NBC News spans the nation to probe the environmental crisis in relation to the issue of what Americans must inevitably face if they want to clean up their country. Filmed in Maine, Florida, New York, Indiana and California, the special examines the problems of finding a balance between an advantageous technology and a sane, livable environment. Frank McGee reports.
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| [CBS 8:30] The Red Skelton Show: Stone Walls Do Not A Prison Make -- So They Added Iron Bars
Season 19, episode 28 W: Seaman Jacobs, Red Skelton With Clint Howard, Cesar Romero. Bolivar Shagnasty (Red) and his cellmate (Romero) revolt against prison food in a skit; Howard portrays the young operator of a lemonade stand that has been "sweetened" by Willie Lump Lump; Brenda Thomson of the Tom Hansen Dancers is featured in a production number; an old crossing guard (Red) spends his last day on the job in the Silent Spot. (Last show on the CBS network; the series moves to NBC in September.)
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| [ABC 8:30] The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians [special]
Animated routines of comics are accompanied by the voices of the comics themselves. Included are Jack Benny, the Smothers Brothers, Flip Wilson, George Burns, Phyllis Diller, Jack E. Leonard, George Jessel, Henny Youngman, Groucho Marx. The voices of W.C. Fields and the Marx Brothers are re-created by impressionists.
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| [NBC 8:30] Julia [Reg]: Corey For President
Season 2, episode 27 W: Al Lewis, Bucky Searles D: Hollingsworth Morse With Abigail Kanter (Mrs. Shafer), Andy Albin (Andy Gosden), Tracey Lee (Kathy). Corey and his friend Earl become opponents in a second grade election.
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| [ABC 9:00] Robert Goulet [special]
Goulet hosts a musical-variety special featuring guest stars Bob Hope, Diahann Carroll, Jo Anne Worley, Bob Denver and the Clara Ward Singers, with cameos by Godfrey Cambridge and Jimmy Durante.
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| [NBC 9:00] First Tuesday
A probe of the rising problem of drug addiction among the middle and upper classes in the Midwest; a study of daily life in prison, filmed by inmates at the Missouri State Penitentiary; a survey of the lifestyle of a fast-rising rock group called Chicago; a performance of a 35-second play by Samuel Beckett originally written for but not used in "Oh! Calcutta!".
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| [CBS 9:30] The Governor & J.J. [Reg]: Luv The Guv
Season 1, episode 19 W: Earl Barret D: George Tyne With Del Moore (Senator Brogan), Carroll O'Connor (Orrin Hacker), Bob Barend (Lindquist). Gov. Drinkwater discovers a generation gap between himself and J.J. -- but he also finds she's quite capable of being his first lady. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/3/1970)
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| [CBS 10:00] The Mystery Of Pain [special]
The program looks at some of the most common pains we suffer and at people who are trying to eliminate them. "Headaches are our most common complaint," says CBS News correspondent George Herman. Some are a symptom of a wide range of bodily fevers and illnesses. Other headaches result from the stresses of life.
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| [ABC 10:00] Academy Awards [special]
With Bob Hope, John Wayne, Ali MacGraw, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Myrna Loy, Elliott Gould, Fred Astaire, Barbra Streisand, Cliff Robertson, Jon Voight, Katharine Ross, Candice Bergen. Originating from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Los Angeles Music Center, ABC offers live coverage of the 42nd annual awards presentation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Hosting the event and presenting the awards are a roster of top personalities.
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| [CBS 10:30] You Get What You Pay For [special]
An essay on the American shopping mall.
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