Prime-time network TV listings for Thursday April 26, 1973:
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Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] The Waltons [Reg]: The Literary Man
Season 1, episode 11 W: Colley Cibber D: Philip Leacock With Victor Izay (Dr. Vance), David Huddleston (A.J. Covington). John-Boy's passion to become a writer is redoubled when he meets an author who has known most of the great ones. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/30/1972)
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| [ABC 8:00] The Mod Squad [Reg]: The Connection (2)
Season 5, episode W: Rick Husky D: George McCowan With Cesar Romero (Frank Bartone), Edward Asner (Sgt. Lassiter), Stefanie Powers (Francie Drango), Robert Reed (Jerry Silver), Bradford Dillman (Charlie Drango), Barbara McNair (Marlo). Capt. Greer is seriously wounded when he and a prisoner he is escorting from Chicago are met in Los Angeles by three phony cops who help his prisoner escape. (Repeat program, originally aired 9/14/1972)
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| [NBC 8:00] The Flip Wilson Show [Reg]
Season 3, episode 9 With Burt Reynolds, Roberta Flack, Tim Conway. Geraldine becomes Burt's leading lady in a movie being directed by Conway. All three also play shipmates on a tugboat, giving Burt a chance to exhibit his expertise at his former occupation -- stuntman. Roberta sings "Suzanne" and "Mr. Magic". (Repeat program, originally aired 11/16/1972)
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| [CBS 9:00] Five Presidents On The Presidency
From television archives of interviews and discussions, the comments of the nation's last five chief executives tell of the burdens of Presidential decision-making. The observations of Presidents Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon reflect on the responsibilities, influence and power of the highest office in the world. They speak of the constitutional struggle between the office and the congress, the determination of foreign policy, their relationships with the news media, the political power inherent in the office, the personal temperament required of a President, and each expresses his most cherished hopes for America. Eric Sevareid narrates.
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| [ABC 9:00] Kung Fu [Reg]: The Third Man
Season 1, episode 14 W: Robert Lewin D: Charles S. Dubin With Ed Nelson (Sheriff Raha), Sheree North (Noreen Gallagher), Robert F. Hoy (Norris), John Alderson (Wray), Barbara Stuart (Fay), Fred Beir (Jim Gallagher), Vic Perrin (Eldon Riddle), Philip Ahn (Master Kan), Keye Luke (Master Po). A gambler on a hot streak entrusts his winnings to Caine. But the money is stolen, the gambler is killed, and Caine challenges the killer to be his own judge and the woman he loves to accept the verdict.
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| [NBC 9:00] Ironside [Reg]: Riddle Me To Death
Season 6, episode 6 W: Edward DeBlasio D: Jeffrey Hayden With William Bryant (Jake), Sian Barbara Allen (Jane Spencer), William Devane (Chambers), Anne Ramsey (Motel Manager), Steven Gravers (Jones), Ernest Harada (Shiraki). A Japanese ideograph provides Ironside with the key to a mysterious theft following the death of a construction worker. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/2/1972)
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| [CBS 10:00] You And The Commercial
An examination of the most important "tool" of the $23 billion-a-year business of selling products and ideas to the American consumer. Segments of 150 commercials - 6,000 were researched - are shown, including some costing as high as $125,000 to produce.
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| [ABC 10:00] The Streets Of San Francisco [Reg]: The Thirty-Year Pin
Season 1, episode 2 W: Robert Lewin D: Bernard L. Kowalski With Edmond O'Brien (Officer Gus Charnovski), Eileen Heckart (Stella), Tim O'Connor (Lt. Roy Devitt), Ed Lauter (Dr. Ford), David Opatoshu (Joseph Beeman), Leo Gordon (Eddie Suslow), Mary Mundy (Mrs. Detwiler), Stephen Knox (Mickey). The shooting of a soon-to-be retired cop during a jewelry store holdup causes Det. Lt. Stone to go all-out in searching for the assailant. (Repeat program, originally aired 9/23/1972)
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| [NBC 10:00] The Dean Martin Show [Reg]
Season 8, episode 18 With Petula Clark, Joey Bishop. Dean and his guests take part in a skit titled "It's a Woman's World". Dom DeLuise and Nipsey Russell welcome Dean and Joey to the barbershop for a discussion about the medical profession. Joey and Dean take part in "The Minister" skit. Petula and Dean sing "Exactly Like You" and a "Together" medley. Petula solos "Baby, I'm Yours". (Repeat program, originally aired 1/25/1973)
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