Prime-time network TV listings for Wednesday December 8, 1976:
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Program details:
[CBS 8:00] Good Times [Reg]: Rich Is Better Than Poor . . . Maybe
Season 4, episode 10 W: Norman Paul, Allan Manings D: Gerren Keith With Tamu Blackwell (Edna), Shirley Hemphill (Rozzie), James Wheaton (Bank Manager). The Evans family goes wild when J.J. wins the lottery, but the celebration is cut short when they are found by two gun-toting members of a girl gang.
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[ABC 8:00] Christmas In Disneyland [special]
W: Buz Kohan D: Marty Pasetta With Art Carney, Glen Campbell, Sandy Duncan. Art Carney stars in an hour of music, variety and comedy from Disneyland in Anaheim, Cal.
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[NBC 8:00] C.P.O. Sharkey [Reg]: Shimokawa Ships Out
Season 1, episode 2 W: Gene Farmer, Aaron Ruben With John Fujioka (Mr. Shimokawa), Evan Kim (Recruit Shimokawa). An enlisted man thinks Sharkey is discriminating against him because he's Japanese.
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[CBS 8:30] The Jeffersons [Reg]: The Agreement
Season 3, episode 10 W: Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell D: Jack Shea George's suggestion of a prenuptial agreement creates turmoil between Lionel and Jenny.
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[NBC 8:30] The McLean Stevenson Show [Reg]: Oldie But Goodie
Season 1, episode 2 With Murray MacLeod (Phil), Richard Mulligan (Lloyd), Jenifer Shaw (Sherri). Mac takes steps to nip Janet's blossoming relationship with an older man in the bud.
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[CBS 9:00] Movie: Save The Tiger (1973)
W: Steve Shagan D: John G. Alvidsen With Jack Lemmon, Jack Gilford, Laurie Heineman, Norman Burton, Patricia Smith, Thayer David. An aging garment manufacturer awakens one morning to a nightmare: his business is going bankrupt, he is distraught over the emptiness of his life, and overwhelmed by a sense of loss -- of his youth, his heroes, his vitality and his values.
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[ABC 9:00] The Carpenters Very First Television Special [special]
D: Bill Davis With John Denver, Victor Borge, Howard Cosell. An hour of music and comedy starring Karen and Richard Carpenter.
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[NBC 9:00] Sirota's Court [Reg]: Sirota's Car
Season 1, episode 2 W: Jim Parker D: Mel Ferber With Edward Gallardo (Angelo), Tricia O'Neil (Sugar Hills). An assistant DA charged with marijuana possession plays both prosecutor and counsel as Sirota presides.
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[NBC 9:30] The Practice [Reg]: A Doctor's Doctor
Season 2, episode 6 W: Mark Tuttle D: Tony Mordente With Candy Azzara (Madame), Sarina Grant (Nurse Bleeker), R.J. Adams (Dr. Perry), Bill Dana (Murphy), Robert Miller Driscoll. When Dr. Jules Bedford's son David orders his father hospitalized, the elder doctor reveals himself to be a most impatient patient.
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[ABC 10:00] Charlie's Angels [Reg]: Consenting Adults
Season 1, episode 10 W: Les Carter D: George McCowan With Audrey Christie (Maggie Cunningham), Laurette Spang (Tracy Martel), Alan Manson (Bialy), Dick Dinman (Clifton Cunningham), George Sperdakos (Duran), Ward Wood (Cooley), G.W. Bailey (Mumford). A call-girl operation, with a burglary ring going on the side, makes the mistake of robbing a syndicate man.
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[NBC 10:00] The Quest [Reg]: The Longest Drive (2)
Season 1, episode 9 W: Katharyn Powers, Michael Michaelian D: Bernard McEveety With Dan O'Herlihy (Matthew Hatcher), Keenan Wynn (Cooler), Woody Strode (Tucker), Erik Estrada (Santos), John Rubinstein (Wakely), Gary Lockwood (Walter Lucas). A determined but jinxed rancher pushes his cattle drive despite the death of a drover, the threat of Indian attack, mechanical breakdowns and lack of water.
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