Prime-time network TV listings for Saturday May 29, 1971:
Program details:
| [CBS 7:30] Mission: Impossible [Reg]: Takeover
Season 5, episode 14 W: Jerry Thomas, Arthur Weiss D: Virgil Vogel With Tom McDonough (College Guard), Richard Kelton (Billy Walsh), Lloyd Bochner (Steve Tallman), Ken Swofford (Charles Peck), Gordon DeVol (Alec), Byron Mabe (First Officer), Russell Thorson (Chief Danby), Todd Martin (Lieutenant Ross). A political boss hires a man to stage a violent protest in a plan to discredit his state's governor and elevate his puppet, the mayor, to the state capitol. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/2/1971)
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| [ABC 7:30] The Lawrence Welk Show
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| [NBC 7:30] The Andy Williams Show [Reg]
Season 1, episode 21 W: Chris Bearde, Allan Blye With Donald O'Connor, Tony Joe White, Thelma Houston. Don and Andy do a comedy spoof on children's shows as "Ed and Fred". Don also sings "Singin' in the Rain" and does the history of dancing from cavemen to the year 2525. Andy's songs include "Raindrops Are Falling on My Head", "Walk a Mile in My Shoes", "Hello, Young Lovers" and "Born Free". In another comedy bit Andy encounters some strange people while singing "Strangers in the Night". (Repeat program, originally aired 2/21/1970)
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| [CBS 8:30] My Three Sons [Reg]: The Honeymoon
Season 11, episode 8 W: George Tibbles D: Fred De Cordova With Robert Broyles (Max), Natividad Vacio (Paco), Remo Pisani (Pepe), Bobbie Diamond (Mike Dwiggins), Rick Gates (Harold Fletcher), Veronica Cartwright (Ruth Fletcher), Pablo Lopez (Mickabito), Maria Grimm (Girl). Chip and Polly's elopement to Las Vegas is plagued by a stalled car. Later they find their honeymoon hotel is now for singles only. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/14/1970)
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| [ABC 8:30] Indianapolis 500 Auto Race
The prestigious Indy 500 is being covered for the first time on network TV. This tape-delayed telecast of today's race featuring defending champ Al Unser and the nation's top drivers, is a condensation of the classic, which normally runs approximately 3.5 hours. Chris Schenkel, Chris Economaki, Keith Jackson and Jackie Stewart report.
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| [NBC 8:30] Movie: Lady L (1965)
W: Peter Ustinov D: Peter Ustinov With Sophia Loren, Paul Newman, David Niven, Cecil Parker, Claude Dauphin. In Paris at the turn of the century, a laundress meets an escaping bank robber. He's really an anarchist who robs the rich to give to the poor, but she falls in love with him and joins his escapades.
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| [CBS 9:00] Arnie [Reg]: Feud For Thought
Season 1, episode 21 D: Jay Sandrich With Ricky Kelman (Glen). Caught up in a continuous feud with his fellow executive, Arnie is outraged when it appears the man is getting even with Arnie by punishing his daughter Andrea. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/13/1971)
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| [CBS 9:30] The Mary Tyler Moore Show [Reg]: Assistant Wanted, Female
Season 1, episode 10 W: Treva Silverman D: Peter Baldwin With John Amos (Gordy Howard). Mary is swamped by work in the newsroom and is given permission to hire an assistant, but against her better judgement she's talked into giving her nutty neighbor a crack at the job. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/21/1970)
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| [CBS 10:00] Mannix [Reg]: The Girl Who Came In With The Tide
Season 2, episode 17 W: Blake Ritchie, Don M. Mankiewicz D: Gerald Mayer With Arline Anderson (Maid), Robert Reed (Lt. Tobias), Rita D'Amico (Carol), Lloyd Bochner (Alec Ryan), Nancy Kovack (Bret Nicols), Salli Sachse (Mona), David Frank (Tom). Joe Mannix investigates the death of a girl that was ruled accidental, and suspects that a long-time enemy of his is involved. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/1/1969)
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