Prime-time network TV listings for Tuesday April 2, 1974:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] Maude [Reg]: Walter's Problem (2)
Season 2, episode 2 W: Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller D: Hal Cooper With Brian Morrison (Phillip Traynor), Frank Campanella (Reverend George Shelton). Walter promises to stop drinking after a wild bout in which he slugged Maude. He discovers he might need professional help when trying to quit becomes too much. (Repeat program, originally aired 9/18/1973)
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| [ABC 8:00] Happy Days [Reg]: Because She's There
Season 1, episode 11 W: Jack Winter D: Peter Baldwin With Beatrice Colen (Marsha), Diana Canova (Phyllis), Gracia Lee (Hazel), Mike Monahan (Harry), Karen Duitsman (Susan), Barry Greenberg (Moose). Richie faces an awkward evening at Ralph Malph's costume party, taking a blind date who towers over him.
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| [NBC 8:00] Hamburgers [special]
With Charles Nelson Reilly, Laura Lacey, Mickey Dolenz, Bobby Vinton, Charlie Callas, Cyndi Woods, Jim Nabors. The producers of this show (a pilot for a series) describe it as "an hour of madness with generous use of sight gags, animation and audience participation". Sid Caesar is the headliner, playing a scientist with an ultra-sensitive earthquake machine and poking fun at the Oscar ceremonies and the film, "The Exorcist". Jim Nabors portrays a greedy doctor dealing with patients Reilly and Callas, and there is a spoof of "The Waltons".
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| [CBS 8:30] Hawaii Five-O [Reg]: Flash Of Color, Flash Of Death
Season 6, episode 9 W: Norman Lessing D: Alf Kjellin With Don Knight (Hobbs), E. Lynne Kimoto (Miyoshi), George Herman (Hoffmeyer), Bob Basso (Jake), Al Avalon (Webber), Raul Rojas (Lee Franks), David Simmons (Jimmy Kulaani), Kenneth Ing (Haggai). A murderous smuggler comes under McGarrett's suspicion after he is robbed of a fortune in gems. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/6/1973)
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| [ABC 8:30] TV Movie: Moon Of The Wolf (1972)
W: Alvin Sapinsley D: Daniel Petrie With David Janssen, Barbara Rush, Bradford Dillman, John Beradino, Geoffrey Lewis, Royal Dano, John Davis Chandler. A Louisiana bayou sheriff searches for a mad killer after several townspeople are savagely murdered, and becomes convinced the suspect is a modern-day werewolf.
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| [NBC 9:00] Gilette Cavalcade Of Champions Awards [special]
With Tony Randall, Carol Channing, William Holden, David Janssen, Tony Curtis, Richard Thomas, Dorothy Lamour. Winners, chosen by a public poll in seven sports categories and the Athlete of the Year, will be on hand to accept their Gillette Cavalcade of Sports-1973 Awards presented by host Bob Hope. Reggie Jackson, Bill Walton and Jack Nicklaus are among the nominees.
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| [CBS 9:30] Shaft [Reg]: Hit-Run
Season 1, episode 3 W: Ken Kolb D: Harry Harris With Howard Duff (Tom Oliver), Tony Curtis (Clifford Grayson), Don Matheson (Paul Hanson), Anthony Geary (David Oliver), Nicky Blair (Harris), Judy Pace (Ann Lowell), Percy Rodrigues (Marcus Lowell), Pat Delaney (Maria), Jason Wingreen (Jacquard). John Shaft follows a trail of murder, extortion and theft to an illegal gambling club owned by a ruthless murderer. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/20/1973)
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| [ABC 10:00] Marcus Welby, M.D. [Reg]: A Cry In The Night
Season 5, episode 12 W: Richard Fielder D: Philip Leacock With Dina Merrill (Dr. Brooks), Claude Akins (Jim Randall), Stephanie Steele (Sally Brooks), Robert Ito (Dr. Arnold), Reb Brown (Ken Norris). A dedicated marine biologist, who refuses to admit to herself that she is seriously ill, blacks out during an underwater dive. (Repeat program, originally aired 12/11/1973)
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| [NBC 10:00] 1974 Academy Awards Presentations [special]
With Yul Brynner, Susan Hayward, Linda Blair, Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Ann-Margret, Alfred Hitchcock, Debbie Reynolds. Live telecast of the 46th annual Oscar Awards of the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, emanating from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Los Angeles Music Center. George Segal, Diana Ross and Burt Reynolds will be among the emcees for the ceremonies. Leading the contenders this year are "The Exorcist" and "The Sting", with 10 nominations each.
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