Prime-time network TV listings for Wednesday August 20, 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". (Repeat program, originally aired 3/19/1975)
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| [ABC 8:00] That's My Mama [Reg]: The Hero
Season 1, episode 22 W: Erik Tarloff D: Norman Abbott With Hilly Hicks (Hank Craig), Roger E. Mosley (Doc Green), Ray Vitte (Freddie Hampton), Jayne Kennedy (Girl). Earl talks Clifton into sheltering his cousin Hank overnight when he returns to town for his father's funeral, even though a vengeance-bent dope gang is after Hank. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/19/1975)
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| [NBC 8:00] Little House On The Prairie [Reg]: To See The World
Season 1, episode 22 W: Gerry Day D: Michael Landon With Mitch Vogel (Johnny Johnson), James Griffith (Dandy Davis), Robert F. Hoy (Ben Slick), Hal Bokar (Hiram Johnson), Michael Ross (Squint), Jim Boles (Eldred Miller), Olan Soule (Ticket Agent), Alvin Hammer (Mr. Quint), John Hawkins (Fat John), Janice Monroe (Mimi). A farm boy leaves home to taste the excitement of city life and Mr. Edwards goes along to protect him, since it was his tall tales that prompted the boy to go. (Repeat program, originally aired 3/5/1975)
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| [ABC 8:30] TV Movie: The Trial Of Chaplain Jensen (1975)
W: Loring Mandel D: Robert Day With James Franciscus, Joanna Miles, Charles Durning, Lynda Day George, Harris Yulin, Dorothy Tristan, Howard Platt, Alan Manson. The true account of Chaplain Andrew Jensen, the only U.S. Navy officer ever to be court-martialed solely on a charge of adultery.
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| [CBS 9:00] Cannon [Reg]: Perfect Fit For A Frame
Season 4, episode 16 W: Robert Hamner D: William Wiard With Mitchell Ryan (Edgar Ferro), Kathleen Cody (Gail Dexter), Ralph Meeker (Phil Dexter), Robert Donner (Sheriff), Robert Gentry (Braden), James Sutorius (Deputy Eldon), Jay Varela (David Ortez), John Davey (Lt. Whaley), Owen Pace (Marshall). Cannon's assignment as a girl's bodyguard becomes a nightmare when he finds himself framed for the murder of the man she says has been pursuing her. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/22/1975)
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| [NBC 9:00] Lucas Tanner [Reg]: One To One
Season 1, episode 22 D: Charles S. Dubin With Andrew Duggan (Greg Warden), Mitch Vogel (Danny Warden), Jose Feliciano (Himself), Joan Prather (Connie Tracy), Eddie Quillan (Mr. Krebbs), Susan Sennett (Melissa Morgan), Jason Wingreen (Fred Tracy), Frank Farmer (Larry Morgan), Janice Carroll (Alice Tracy), Claire Brennen (Gail Morgan), Ji-Tu Cumbuka (Bouncer). Tanner gets into trouble with a father when he tries to help the man's son pursue a musical career. (Last show of the series.) (Repeat program, originally aired 4/9/1975)
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| [CBS 10:00] Mannix [Reg]: The Empty Tower
Season 8, episode 18 W: Robert Hamner D: Bill Bixby With Ron Nyman (Sergeant Charley), Pat Renella (Kirby), Maurice Hill (Alan), Eddy Donno (Mallory), R.J. O'Hara (Charley Wilcox), Bill Morey (Harper), Bill Bixby (Tony Elliott). A modern office building is the scene of a deadly cat-and-mouse game -- with Joe Mannix as the bait. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/16/1975)
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| [ABC 10:00] The Jim Stafford Show [Reg]
Season 1, episode 4 With Karen Valentine, Bill Daily. Highlights: Karen, Bill and Jim join for a skit about "The Glenn Miller Story"; Karen and Jim offer a salute to the hamburger. Jim sings his hit, "My Girl Bill".
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| [NBC 10:00] Petrocelli [Reg]: Vengeance In White
Season 1, episode 19 W: Robert Stull D: Leonard Katzman With Michael Anderson Jr. (Rev. Nathaniel Wakely), Brenda Scott (Bonnie Wakely), Elinor Donahue (Joan Hiller), Michael Bell (Glenn Hiller), Ken Swofford (Phillip Armor), David Huddleston (Lt. Ponce). The wife of an evangelist is arrested in the slaying of her husband's corrupt manager. (Repeat program, originally aired 3/5/1975)
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