Prime-time network TV listings for Tuesday May 11, 1976:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] Eagle Come Home [special]
Portrait of the American bald eagle, our national emblem, also looks at its natural history and at conservation techniques to save it from extinction. Gene Kelly narrates.
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| [ABC 8:00] Happy Days [Reg]: Football Frolics
Season 3, episode 18 W: James Ritz D: Jerry Paris With Cindy Williams (Shirley Feeney), Penny Marshall (Laverne DeFazio), Danny Butch (Spike), Kristoff St. John (Booker Brown). Fonzie finds a source for tickets to the championship football game, and Richie turns the household into a babysitting camp to earn money to buy them. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/20/1976)
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| [NBC 8:00] The World Of Magic [special]
With Gene Kelly, Julie Newmar. Doug Henning performs feats of magic, climaxing the evening with Houdini's Water Torture Escape. Bill Cosby hosts. (Repeat program)
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| [ABC 8:30] Laverne & Shirley [Reg]: From Suds To Stardom
Season 1, episode 14 W: Buz Kohan D: James Burrows With Garry Marshall (Drum Player), Joyce Aimee (Accordian Player), Leland Palmer (Gloria), Ogden Talbot (Wilbur), Jerry Belson (Mr. Wardcraft). Laverne and Shirley's determination to win a place in the brewery's annual talent show gains them a bittersweet victory.
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| [CBS 9:00] M*A*S*H [Reg]: Hey, Doc
Season 4, episode 5 W: Rick Mittleman D: William Jurgensen With Frank Marth (Col. Griswald), Bruce Kirby (Sgt. Kimble), Ted Hamilton (Lt. Chivers). The "old Army game" is at work in the surgical hospital compound, and newcomer B.J. is as adept as the old hands at manipulating one favor for another. (Repeat program, originally aired 10/10/1975)
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| [ABC 9:00] S.W.A.T. [Reg]: Ordeal
Season 2, episode 9 W: Charles Johnson D: Sutton Roley With John Brascia (Tom), Dick Davalos (Manny), Frank Gorshin (Johnny Rizi), James W. Gavin (Pilot), Alan Manson (Norman), Gary Pagett (Sergeant Connors). Hondo and a talkative dope dealer marked for execution are stranded in rugged terrain after surviving the crash of a sabotaged helicopter. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/8/1975)
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| [NBC 9:00] Police Woman [Reg]: Silence
Season 2, episode 7 W: Edward DeBlasio D: Barry Shear With Robert Webber (Julian Lord), Than Wyenn (Attorney Hall), George Murdock (Hogan), Joanna Pettet (Glenna), C. Lindsay Workman (Hodgkins), Gavin Brendan (Eric), John Sebastian (Judge), Buddy Lester (Gus), James Almanzar (Berian), Sally Sommer (Irene Wilson), Joan Lancaster (Mrs. Larkin). A woman, mute though not deaf, investigates the disappearance of her sister when her brother-in-law fails to report it to the police. (Repeat program, originally aired 10/24/1975)
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| [CBS 9:30] One Day At A Time [Reg]: Jealousy
Season 1, episode 3 W: Kevin Hopps D: Noam Pitlik With Rory Stevens (Jeff), Carla Borelli (Candy). After Julie and Barbara spend a weekend with their father, they come home enthralled with his vivacious new girlfriend. (Repeat program, originally aired 12/30/1975)
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| [CBS 10:00] Switch [Reg]: Kiss Of Death
Season 1, episode 10 W: Michael Kozoll, Glen A. Larson, Gregory S. Dinallo D: Allen Baron With Ricardo Montalban (Jean-Paul), Marc Lawrence (Don Vincenzo), Dina Merrill (Luciana), Pearl Shear (Della The Dip), Martine Beswick (Veronique), Gino Conforti (Dominic). A smooth con man makes the mistake of "borrowing" $100,000 from his fiancee, with whom Mac happens to be secretly in love. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/25/1975)
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| [ABC 10:00] Marcus Welby, M.D. [Reg]: Vanity Case (2)
Season 7, episode 23 W: Norman Hudis D: Leo Penn Dr. Welby accepts the prospect of his daughter marrying the frivolous Dr. Moran until the young doctor's ex-wife throws the engagement into turmoil. (Last show of the series.) (Repeat program, originally aired 5/4/1976)
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| [NBC 10:00] City Of Angels [Reg]: The Bloodshot Eye
Season 1, episode 12 W: Philip DeGuere D: Hy Averback With Taylor Lacher (Harlan), Geoffrey Lewis (Vickers), John McLiam (Judge Marquette), Booth Colman, Charles Tyner, Robert Donner, Gene Dynarski. An insurance company hires Axminster to provide them with proof that a man whose life insurance policy was paid off is actually still alive. The search leads Jake to a small town where he receives a very chilly reception.
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