Prime-time network TV listings for Tuesday April 20, 1976:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] Mr. Rooney Goes To Dinner [special]
Andrew A. Rooney takes his palate and a film crew to some of America's typical and atypical restaurants, observing how Americans eat when they eat out, where they go and why.
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| [ABC 8:00] Happy Days [Reg]: Fonzie's New Friend
Season 3, episode 12 W: Sid Arthur, Artie Laing D: Jerry Paris With Neil J. Schwartz (Bag), Vivian Bonnell (Rosemary), Jack Baker (Bill), Kathy O'Dare (Lois), Carol Williams (Meralee), Jerii Woods (Kathleen). Fonzie introduces Bill "Sticks" Downey to his friends and gets mixed reactions because Bill is "colored". (Repeat program, originally aired 11/25/1975)
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| [NBC 8:00] Movin' On [Reg]: The Big Wheel
Season 2, episode 8 W: Jimmy Sangster D: Allen Reisner With Rory Calhoun (J.C. Coombs), Jo Ann Harris (Sandy), Scott Brady (Nate Middleton), Pat Hall Jr. (Billy), Jerry Moore (Charlie), Neil Castles (Red Banning). Sonny and Will exchange their rig for stock cars in a life-or-death race for a large cash prize. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/11/1975)
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| [ABC 8:30] Laverne & Shirley [Reg]: The Society Party
Season 1, episode 1 W: Bob Brunner D: Garry Marshall With Richard Stahl (Marshall Stewart), Mary Treen (Nana Shotz), Henry Winkler (Arthur Fonzarelli), Kathryn Ish (Mrs. Stewart), Robert Ball (Butler), Lyman Ward (Tom Shotz). Series debut. Shotz brewery bottle-cappers and best friends, Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney, are invited by the boss' nephew to the Shotz formal society party. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/27/1976)
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| [CBS 9:00] M*A*S*H [Reg]: The Bus
Season 4, episode 6 W: John D. Hess D: Gene Reynolds With Soon-Teck Oh (Korean Soldier). Hawkeye and his comrades spend an uneasy 24 hours lost on the road in a broken-down bus. (Repeat program, originally aired 10/17/1975)
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| [ABC 9:00] The Rookies [Reg]
Chris and Terry try to save an emotionally shattered older policeman who has personal problems. (Repeat program)
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| [NBC 9:00] Police Woman [Reg]: Above And Beyond
Season 2, episode 8 W: Elroy Schwartz D: Alexander Singer With Robert Sampson (Eric Jorgenson), Audrey Dalton (Mrs. Hunter), Jonelle Allen (Maxine Fuller), Scott Walker (Tony Tuncelli), Richard Venture (Matt Hunter Sr.), Ian Tanza (Bonnell), Ed Rue (Jed Smith), Jeff Goldblum (Spiro), Robert Nadder (Harvey Gruber), Rafael Campos (Sanchez), David S. Cass (Red Morgan), Pat Renella (Ben Richards), Peter Brown (Paul Monarch), Andrew Parks (Matt Hunter Jr.). Romantic complications with an unreformed bank robber make Sgt. Anderson's undercover impersonation of a prison parolee more difficult. (Repeat program, originally aired 10/31/1975)
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| [CBS 9:30] One Day At A Time [Reg]: Fighting City Hall
Season 1, episode 9 W: John Hess D: John Robins With Ken Olfson (Mr. Faraday), Laurence Haddon (Clark), Ivan Bonar (Render). Ann's militancy over a mistake in her phone bill becomes serious when the Secret Service visits her. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/17/1976)
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| [CBS 10:00] Inside Public Television
Charles Kuralt explores public television, its dependence and high-minded goals, and how these conflicts are handled.
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| [ABC 10:00] Gun Control: Pro And Con
Hour-long report takes an investigative approach in seeking the answer to the question, are tighter handgun control laws a necessity or a hoax on the public?
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| [NBC 10:00] City Of Angels [Reg]: The Castle Of Dreams
Season 1, episode 10 W: Stephen J. Cannell, Philip DeGuere D: Robert Douglas With James Luisi (Carl Riccio), Veronica Hamel (Thelma), Gordon Jump (Waiter), Barry Cahill (Sgt. Pearson), Howard McGillin (Man at Beach), Pepper Martin (Reggie), Janice Heiden (Darla), Laurence Haddon (Mason Terry), Eugene Peterson (Darryl Fontaine), Jack Kruschen (Harry Kahn). Axminster's secretary is kidnapped after she tries to aid a frightened friend.
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