Prime-time network TV listings for Saturday September 9, 1972:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] All In The Family [Reg]: Edith's Problem
Season 2, episode 15 W: Burt Styler D: John Rich With Jeannie Linero (Waitress). Edith's erratic behavior puzzles the family and puts a damper on Archie's planned trip to a new resort. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/8/1972)
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| [ABC 8:00] 1972 Olympic Games
Scheduled: Track and field, boxing, wrestling.
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| [NBC 8:00] Three Cheers For The Redskins
Documents the rags-to-riches rise of the Washington Redskins from the depths of the NFL to a playoff spot in 1971. Highlights include the team's early practice sessions in August of that year; the coaching philosophy of George Allen; the loss of veteran Sonny Jurgensen; Billy Kilmer taking over at quarterback. Burl Ives narrates.
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| [CBS 8:30] The Mary Tyler Moore Show [Reg]: Baby Sit-Com
Season 2, episode 18 W: Treva Silverman D: Jay Sandrich With Lisa Gerritsen (Bess Lindstrom), Joshua Bryant (Anton Styrakowski), Leslie Graves (Dee-Dee). Mary agrees to baby-sit with Bess for the weekend but gets a phone call from a former boy friend who'll be in town for only one night, so Lou Grant pinch-hits for Mary as Bess' sitter. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/22/1972)
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| [CBS 9:00] The New Dick Van Dyke Show [Reg]: Running Bear And Moskowitz
Season 1, episode 23 With Barry Van Dyke (Barry), Frank Adamo (Man at Counter), Tina Louise (Customer), Herbie Faye (Moskowitz), Herman Rudin (Running Bear). Jenny and Carol become partners in a boutique-delicatessen against the advice of their husbands, who predict disaster for the business as well as the girls' friendship. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/26/1972)
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| [NBC 9:00] Color Me Red, White And Blue [special]
With Michele Lee, The 5th Dimension. Fred Astaire hosts and stars in a musical-variety salute to the history, profile and people of the U.S.A. The program is labeled a "soft sell" on the American character: no message, no sermon, no flag-waving -- just entertainment.
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| [CBS 9:30] Arnie [Reg]: The Truth, The Whole Truth, And Nothing But The Truth
Season 2, episode 18 D: Roger Duchowny With Melvin Belli (Lawyer), Hank Jones (Howard Gilmore), Vaughn Taylor (Judge Wilkins), Francis Weddoe (Clark), Joe Higgins (Sheriff). A flamboyant, high-priced attorney agrees to defend his old friend Majors on a trivial traffic violation. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/29/1972)
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| [CBS 10:00] Mission: Impossible [Reg]
(Repeat program)
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| [NBC 10:00] Miss America Pageant [special]
Live from Atlantic City, the 52nd annual pageant to select the queen who will rule through 1973. Bert Parks returns for his 18th year as on-stage emcee. Phyllis George, who was Miss America of 1971, makes her debut as on-camera hostess. Laurie Lee Schafer, who will surrender her 1972 crown to the winner, heads the entertainment portion, along with dancer Toby Towson. Among the judges are Eileen Farrell, Art Fleming, Peter Lind Hayes, Mary Healy, Robert F. Levine, Vivian Della Chiesa and Trudy Haynes.
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