Prime-time network TV listings for Wednesday December 23, 1970:
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Program details:
| [CBS 7:30] Storefront Lawyers [Reg]: The Electric Kid
Season 1, episode 4 W: James D. Buchanan, Ronald Austin With Leon Ames (Oscar Mazey), Joyce Van Patten (Ella Mazey), Mark Kearney (Pat Mazey), Dana Elcar (H.L. Sloane), Diana Eden (Secretary), J. Pat O'Malley (Illinois Red), William Sargent. A likeable oldtime con man puts his slickest skills at work to swindle an unprincipled apartment house owner who's trying to evict him and his family. (Repeat program, originally aired 10/7/1970)
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| [ABC 7:30] The Courtship Of Eddie's Father [Reg]: Gifts Are For Giving
Season 2, episode 13 W: Shirley Gordon D: Bill Bixby With Jodie Foster (Joey Kelly), Dave Ketchum (Joe Kelly). Norman Tinker's good luck medallion, which he gives to Tom as an expression of friendship, goes full circle.
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| [NBC 7:30] The Men From Shiloh [Reg]: The Mysterious Mr. Tate
Season 9, episode 5 W: Jean Holloway D: Abner Biberman With Dane Clark (Barton Ellis), Annette O'Toole (Lark Walters), John Rayner (Rex Phillips), Ken Renard (Endicott), Robert Webber (Jackson Reed), Shirley O'Hara (Mrs. Drew), Walter Sande (Graham), Bing Russell (Sheriff Martin). A man with a questionable past reacts heroically when pressed by a gang that attempts to kidnap the daughter of a wealthy train owner. Lee Majors debuts as a series regular in the role of Roy Tate. (Repeat program, originally aired 10/14/1970)
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| [ABC 8:00] Make Room For Granddaddy [Reg]: A Time For Living
Season 1, episode 5 With Vito Scotti (Leon), Michele Grumet (Arlene). Danny gets upset when Linda and a girlfriend imply that romance for people over 40 is somewhat ludicrous. (Repeat program, originally aired 10/21/1970)
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| [CBS 8:30] The Governor & J.J. [Reg]: P.S. I Don't Love You
Season 2, episode 12 W: Douglas Morrow D: Dan Dailey With Joanne Dru, Edward Platt (Orrin Hacker), Joi Lansing (Joan Brock). Gov. Drinkwater's opponent accuses him of indiscretion in a mysterious love tryst -- an obvious election-eve smear tactic -- but the governor has trouble disproving the charge when a "love note" turns up in his own handwriting.
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| [ABC 8:30] Room 222 [Reg]: What Would We Do Without Bobbie?
Season 2, episode 13 W: William Wood D: William Wiard With Nicole Jaffe (Bobbie Walstone), Andrew Parks (David Kane). Richie learns that the girl who has knocked herself out for the school's Generation Gap Prom doesn't have a date for it, and he tries to arrange a date for her with the popular editor of the school paper, who has broken up with his girlfriend.
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| [CBS 9:00] Medical Center [Reg]: Scream Of Silence
Season 2, episode 7 W: Robert M. Young D: Vincent Sherman With Lois Nettleton (Marian Palmer), Christina Crawford (Dr. Myles), Mia Bendixsen (Jenny Palmer), Jason Evers (Ken Palmer), Jayne Meadows (Nurse Chambers), Fred Holliday (Dr. Barnes). A little girl's abnormally active behavior leads her grandfather to urge special treatment for her despite protests from her mother. (Repeat program, originally aired 10/28/1970)
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| [ABC 9:00] The Johnny Cash Show [Reg]: Johnny Cash Christmas Show
Season 2, episode 13 With George Gobel, Minnie Pearl, The Everly Brothers and father Ike, Roy Orbison, Tommy Cash. Johnny with the Carter Family and the Statler Brothers perform "Twelve Days Of Christmas". Johnny sings "Little Drummer Boy" and "I Never Picked Cotton". Johnny and June duet on "Turn Around". The entire cast with Carrie Cash on piano join in for "Silent Night".
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| [NBC 9:00] Kraft Music Hall [Reg]
With Brenda Lee, Charley Pride, The Klowns. Eddy Arnold hosts a Christmas concert medley.
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| [CBS 10:00] Hawaii Five-O [Reg]: Trouble In Mind
Season 3, episode 2 W: Mel Goldberg, Sasha Gilien D: Danny Arnold With Nancy Wilson (Eadie Jordan), Milton Selzer (Ron), Robert Gibbons (Rags), Dave Burton (Harry), Remi Abellira (Boy), Morton Stevens (Hank), Hal Lewis (Kiley), Harry Guardino (Mike). A failing singer's attempt at a comeback is shattered by her involvement in contaminated narcotics smuggling which is being investigated by McGarrett. (Repeat program, originally aired 9/23/1970)
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| [ABC 10:00] Dan August [Reg]: The Titan
Season 1, episode 14 W: Robert C. Dennis, Richard Carr D: George McCowan With Barney Phillips (Mike Golden), Barry Sullivan (Pete Killian), Robert Fuller (Bill Britain), Nancy Malone (Doris Galvin), Sherry Lansing (Jennifer), Frank Maxwell (Henry Craig), Joan Huntington (Diana Conroy), Arell Blanton (Rocko), Lenore Stevens (Connie). August investigates the shotgun murder of a local Lothario and finds evidence of the victim's involvement with a millionaire, his glamorous wife, an ex-police officer and a drug pusher. (Repeat program)
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| [NBC 10:00] Night Gallery [Reg]
1. Room With A View W: Hal Dressner D: Jerrold Freedman With Larry Watson (Chauffeur), Joseph Wiseman (Jacob Bauman), Diane Keaton (Frances Nevins), Angel Tompkins (Lila Bauman), Morgan Farley (Butler). An invalid schemes with the unwitting aid of his nurse to revenge himself on his unfaithful wife. 2. The Little Black Bag W: Rod Serling D: Jeannot Szwarc With Burgess Meredith (Dr. William Fall), Chill Wills (Hepplewhite), George Furth (Gillings), Johnny Silver (Pawnbroker), Arthur Malet (Ennis), Robert Terry (Dr. Nodella), Eunice Suarez (Mother), E.J. Andre (Charlie Peterson). Miraculous healing -- and abrupt tragedy -- result when a 21st century medical bag falls into the hands of a discredited 20th century doctor. 3. The Nature Of The Enemy W: Rod Serling D: Allen Reisner With Joseph Campanella (Simms), James B. Sikking (Reporter), Albert Popwell (Reporter #3), Jason Wingreen (Reporter #2), Richard Van Vleet (Astronaut). Mission control scientists watch helplessly when members of a lunar expedition are mysteriously attacked.
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