Prime-time network TV listings for Friday March 17, 1972:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] O'Hara, U.S. Treasury [Reg]: Operation: Bribery
Season 1, episode 4 W: Robert I. Holt D: Allen Reisner With Paul Picerni (Inspector Miller), Marc Hannibal (Inspector Barner), William Stevens (Supervisor McGill), Russell Johnson (Agent Wells), Robert Patten (Inspector Smith), Victor Buono (Al Connors), John Randolph (Thomas J. Gault), Patti Heider (Amy Wells), Frank Gorshin (Little Willie), Erin Moran (Girl). A pair of small time crooks dream of striking it rich, and see their chance in an extortion plot that will sacrifice the career of a Treasury agent. (Repeat program, originally aired 10/8/1971)
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| [ABC 8:00] The Brady Bunch [Reg]: The Wheeler-Dealer
Season 3, episode 4 W: Ben Gershman, Bill Freedman D: Jack Arnold With Chris Beaumont (Eddie), Charles Martin Smith (Ronnie). Greg is stuck with a clunker when he buys his first car on his own. (Repeat program, originally aired 10/8/1971)
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| [NBC 8:00] Sanford And Son [Reg]: The Barracuda
Season 1, episode 10 W: Aaron Ruben D: Charles S. Dubin With Lynn Hamilton (Donna Harris), Slappy White (Melvin). Fred is about to remarry, despite the wishes of his son Lamont, who claims no one can take the place of his mother.
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| [ABC 8:30] The Partridge Family [Reg]: Who Is Max Ledbetter And Why Is He Saying All Those Horrible Things?
Season 2, episode 24 W: Bernie Kahn D: Christopher Morgan With John Banner (Max Ledbetter), Joe Di Reda (Coach), Greg Vigran (Peterson), Richard Bull (Thompson), Cindy Eilbacher (Annie). Keith and Danny try to raise $156 to pay an alleged psychic to prevent a disaster threatening the family.
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| [NBC 8:30] Double Play [special]
"Ghost Story": A couple move into their new house in preparation for the arrival of their baby. The woman becomes terrified as she alone senses a sinister ghostly presence. Her housekeeper and a retired librarian try to allay her fears. Stars Sebastian Cabot, Barbara Parkins, David Birney, Sam Jaffe, Jeanette Nolan. "Movin' On": A released POW returns home to hit the open road with his pal. They set out on a journey of discovery, planning to make their way by entering motorcycle and stock car races. Stars Geoffrey Deuel, Patrick Wayne, David Soul, Kate Jackson.
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| [CBS 9:00] Three Comedies [special]
"The Living End": Comedy about the life of a professional football player on and off the gridiron, and whether a case of measles will keep him out of the big game. Stars Lou Gossett Jr., Diana Sands, Dick O'Neill, Roger E. Mosely. "Oh, Nurse!: A head nurse tries to ride herd on a group of high-spirited student nurses. Stars Pat Carroll, Susan Foster, Judy Pace, Jaclyn Smith. "The Singles": Two girls who share an apartment surprise a burglar and, feeling sorry for him, hide him from the police. Stars Michele Lee, Ruth Buzzi, John Byner, Henry Jones.
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| [ABC 9:00] Room 222 [Reg]: What Is A Man?
Season 3, episode 11 W: Don Balluck D: Seymour Robbie With Ric Carrott (Mark), Frederick Herrick (Howard), Geoffrey Binney, Bart Burns, Bobby Griffin. A male student who plays a female lead in a Shakepearean play is accused of being a homosexual. (Repeat program, originally aired 12/3/1971)
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| [ABC 9:30] The Odd Couple [Reg]: Hospital Mates
Season 2, episode 3 W: Garry Marshall D: Jerry Paris With Janis Hansen (Gloria Unger), Keg Johnson (Orderly), Peggy Doyle (Nun). Felix and Oscar become roommates in the hospital where Felix has to undergo minor surgery on his nose and Oscar suffers a torn Achilles' tendon. (Repeat program, originally aired 10/1/1971)
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| [ABC 10:00] Love, American Style [Reg]
1. Love And The Happy Unhappy Couple W: Lila Garrett D: Coby Ruskin With Jo Anne Worley (Mrs. Stevens), Robert Q. Lewis (Henry), Louis Nye (Mr. Stevens). A husband and wife are quite content until they listen to advice from her psychiatrist. 2. Love And The Topless Policy W: Roy Kammerman D: Charles R. Rondeau With Dwayne Hickman (Ira), Susan Howard (Libby), Dave Madden (Howard), Elaine Shore (Gladys), Marcia Wallace (Bertha), Carol Worthington (Jenny), Marilyn Nix (Waitress). A cafe owner's fiancee has a few things to say about his trying to save the business. 3. Love And The Ski Lodge With Beth Brickell (Laura), Ron Harper, Victor Rogers. When a ski instructor and his bride go on their honeymoon, an important race threatens their idyll. 4. Love And The Security Building W: Les Colodny D: Charles R. Rondeau With Dick Gautier (Bill), Annabelle Garth (Joan), Sheila James (Agnes), Pat Paulsen (Fred). A man makes a mistake when he trusts a closed-circuit TV system's view of his blind date. 5. Love And The Big Surprise With Stefanie Powers, Soupy Sales, Jill Jaress (Wanda), Bob Hastings (Monty). A husband's gift for his wife's 30th birthday almost destroys their marriage.
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| [CBS 10:30] The Don Rickles Show [Reg]: The Dr. Rudolph Affair
Season 1, episode 9 With Dick Van Patten (David). Don's male ego takes a pounding when a doctor, a former boyfriend of Barbara's and the author of a modern sex manual, arrives for dinner.
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