Prime-time network TV listings for Wednesday March 19, 1975:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] Tony Orlando And Dawn [Reg]
Season 1, episode 15 With Kate Smith, Buddy Ebsen. Buddy does a soft-shoe to "Stop It", "Carolina in the Morning" and "Ballin' the Jack". Tony lectures Dawn on Greek life and dances to "Dance My Troubles Away". Buddy sings "A Piece of the Past", Kate sings "As Long as He Needs Me" and Kate and Tony do a medley of "That Is Rock and Roll", "Heartbreak Hotel" and "Hound Dog". The entire cast joins in for the final production number "Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild, Wild Women".
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| [ABC 8:00] The Muppets Show [special]
With music and comedy, 70 new Muppet characters satirize American culture, films, sports, beauty pageants, rock groups, the establishment and other subjects. Characters created by Jim Henson.
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| [NBC 8:00] Hallmark Hall Of Fame: The Small Miracle [special]
W: Howard Dimsdale, John Patrick D: Jeannot Szwarc With Marco Della Cava, Vitorrio De Sica, Raf Vallone, Guidarino Guidi. An adaptation of Paul Gallico's story about an orphaned Italian boy who seeks special help for his ailing donkey.
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| [ABC 8:30] Jane Goodall And The World Of Animal Behavior: The Hyena Story [special]
The hyena, one of the most misunderstood of all creatures, is studied by animal behaviorist Jane Goodall and wildlife photographer Hugo Van Lawick. Hal Holbrook narrates.
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| [CBS 9:00] Cannon [Reg]: Tomorrow Ends At Noon
Season 4, episode 23 W: Robert C. Dennis D: William Wiard With Charles Cioffi (Mario DeMarco), Harold Gould (Mirza), Cal Bellini (Haddad), Ayn Ruymen (Fabiana), Harvey Jason (Terrorist), Zitto Kazann (Lorenzo). A wealthy industrialist's daughter has been kidnapped by a "liberation" group, and Cannon faces a 24-hour ransom deadline to save the girl's life.
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| [NBC 9:00] Lucas Tanner [Reg]: What's Wrong With Bobbie?
Season 1, episode 15 D: Walter Doniger With Ty Henderson (Bobbie Williams), Greg Morris (Spence Williams), Tom Middleton (Lloyd Ackerman), Ta-Tanisha (Jean), Marcus Smith (Officer). Lucas offers to help a black youth whose desire to attend Truman High is discouraged by his older brother, who insists the youth stay in their own neighborhood. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/29/1975)
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| [ABC 9:30] 1975 Fashion Awards [special]
Diahann Carroll and John Davidson host this program honoring designs and designers in the fields of fashion and show business. Guests Ken Berry and Juliet Prowse sing and dance in the musical production numbers presenting the award-winning designs.
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| [CBS 10:00] The Manhunter [Reg]: The Ma Gantry Gang
Season 1, episode 1 W: William Bast With Ida Lupino (Ma Gantry), Sam Elliott (Will Gantry), Don Stroud (Ira Gantry), Tim O'Connor (Ben Marks), Beverly Washburn (Doreen), Davey Davison (Cassy Flynn), Barney Phillips (Olin Thomas), Robert Mandan (Arnie Olsen), Patricia Mattick (Nancy Miller). Ken Howard stars as ex-Marine Dave Barrett who, because of the death of a close friend in a bank robbery, becomes a private investigator criss-crossing the country, bringing to justice dangerous criminals of the 1930s. In the first episode, Dave Barrett is summoned to stop a series of train robberies and goes after the gang aboard a speeding train. Filmed on location in Colorado. (Repeat program, originally aired 9/11/1974)
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| [NBC 10:00] The Law: Part 1: Complaint Amended [special]
W: Tom Greene, Joel Oliansky D: Joel Oliansky With Judd Hirsch, Eugene Roche, Val Avery, Ron Masak, Gerald McRaney, Tyne Daly, Jim Antonio, Quinn Redeker, Annazette Chase, Alex Nicol. Attorney Murray Stone tries to prove that his client's minor injury to her ex-husband couldn't have resulted in his death. This is the first of a three-part miniseries.
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