Prime-time network TV listings for Wednesday November 10, 1971:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] The Carol Burnett Show [Reg]
Season 5, episode 8 With Cass Elliot, Bernadette Peters. In a spoof on soap operas, Cass plays a high-fashion model and Bernadette a tap-dancing nun. Miss Peters sings "Cherish" and "It Had to Be You".
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| [ABC 8:00] Bewitched [Reg]: A Plague On Maurice And Samantha
Season 8, episode 9 W: Ed Jurist D: Richard Michaels With J. Edward McKinley (Benson), Bernie Kopell (Apothecary), Bernard Fox (Dr. Bombay), Maurice Evans (Maurice), Susan Hathaway (Betty). A virus which Samantha passes on to her father deprives them both of witchcraft powers.
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| [NBC 8:00] Adam-12 [Reg]: Ambush
Season 4, episode 8 W: Stephen J. Cannell, Herb Purdum D: Christian Nyby With William Campbell (Charlie Shanks), Mort Mills (Luke Nathan), Julian Burton (Larry Lee), Jim B. Smith (Lt. Bayer), Marshall Reed (Capt. Edwards), Ron Pinkard (Barrett). When Reed and Malloy are transporting a prisoner through Malibu Canyon, two underworld assassins stop the squad car and kidnap one of the officers.
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| [ABC 8:30] The Courtship Of Eddie's Father [Reg]: Or Else
Season 3, episode 9 W: Stan Cutler, Martin Donovan D: Herbert F. Solow Tina thinks she deserves a raise in salary, and when Tom refuses, both she and Norman walk out.
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| [NBC 8:30] McMillan And Wife [Reg]: Husbands, Wives And Killers
Season 1, episode 3 W: Leonard Stern, Robert Lewin D: Daniel Petrie With Lorraine Gary (Connie), Cesare Danova (Alex DeSane), Paul Stewart (Chief Yeakel), Ed Flanders (Tom Benton), Tyne Daly (Janet Benton), Oscar Beregi Jr. (Joseph Corlino), Ron Masak (Policeman), John Abbott (Rochemont). A masquerade ball erupts in panic when a close friend of the McMillans is murdered in an apparent "robbery" in which nothing is taken.
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| [CBS 9:00] Medical Center [Reg]: Martyr
Season 3, episode 9 With Paul Stewart (Dr. Holmby), Jo Van Fleet (Margaret), Michael Larrain (Frank). By refusing surgery which could free her from a wheelchair, a woman executive tries to force her son to take care of her.
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| [ABC 9:00] The Smith Family [Reg]: Ambush
Season 2, episode 9 D: Herschel Daugherty With Lurene Tuttle (Edith), Richard Webb (Detective), Elvia Allman (Clara), Pamela McMyler (Barbara). The Smiths take in a girl as a houseguest who is the sole witness to the shooting of two policemen.
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| [ABC 9:30] Shirley's World [Reg]: Knightmare
Season 1, episode 9 W: T.E.B. Clarke D: Peter Sasdy With John Neville (Sir Everard), James Villiers (Morgan), Brian Blessed (Sir Nigel). Shirley steps back into medieval England to help a wealthy businessman prove he's not mentally unfit, as his brother would like to establish.
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| [CBS 10:00] Mannix [Reg]: A Choice Of Evils
Season 5, episode 9 W: James Schmerer D: Paul Krasny With Mark Stewart (Toby), Todd Mason (Doctor), Georg Stanford Brown (Dennis Thomas), Stephen McNally (Lawrence Powers), Maidie Norman (Mrs. Frost), Paul Carr (Scanlon), Robert Colbert (John Phillips). Secretary Peggy Fair is kidnapped by two men who leave a note for Mannix saying that the price for her life is the investigation of a company which is openly hostile to him.
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| [ABC 10:00] The Man And The City [Reg]: The Deadly Fountain
Season 1, episode 9 W: George Kirgo With Richard Roat (Pete Norse), William Windom, John Van Dreelen, Diana Ewing, Patricia Barry, Paul Comi, Jim McKrell. Mayor Alcala's friend, a Congressman, is fearful of losing the senatorial nomination because of the 18-year-old vote.
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| [NBC 10:00] Night Gallery [Reg]
1. The Diary W: Rod Serling D: William Hale With Virginia Mayo (Carrie Crane), Patty Duke (Holly Schaefer). A gossip columnist bent on destroying an aging star receives a diary from her in which entries begin to appear daily. 2. A Matter Of Semantics W: Gene Kearney D: Jack Laird With Cesar Romero (Count Dracula), E.J. Peaker (Nurse), Monie Ellis (Candy Striper). Count Dracula visits a blood bank. 3. Big Surprise W: Richard Matheson D: Jeannot Szwarc With John Carradine (Hawkins), Vincent Van Patten (Chris), Marc Vahanian (Jason), Eric Chase (Dan). An eccentric farmer promises a "big surprise" to a group of boys -- if they dig for it. 4. Professor Peabody's Last Lecture W: Jack Laird D: Jerrold Freedman With Larry Watson (Derleth), Carl Reiner (Professor Peabody), Richard Annis (Bloch), Johnny Collins III (Lovecraft). A lecturing professor unwisely scoffs at ancient cults.
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