Prime-time network TV listings for Thursday July 28, 1977:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] The Waltons [Reg]: The Thoroughbred
Season 3, episode 4 W: Michael Russnow, Tony Kayden D: Harry Harris With James Gammon (Zach Rosewell), Glen Gordon (Professor Foster), Brendan Burns (Carl Jensen), Kathleen Quinlan (Selena Linville), Frank Janson (Col. Linville). John-Boy has hopes of riding the family mule to victory in the annual local race until he learns that a horse descended from three derby winners is also entered. (Repeat program, originally aired 9/26/1974)
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| [ABC 8:00] Welcome Back, Kotter [Reg]: Career Day
Season 2, episode 1 W: Eric Cohen D: Bill Hobin With Pat Morita (Mr. Takahashi), George Yanok (Mr. Ferguson). Season premiere. A career day speaker causes havoc with the Sweathogs when he tries to hire Mr. Kotter for his Chicago business. (Repeat program, originally aired 9/23/1976)
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| [NBC 8:00] Instant Family [special]
With William Daniels, Lou Criscuolo. Comedy pilot. Bachelor fathers who share a home have sharply different approaches to raising their sons.
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| [ABC 8:30] What's Happening [Reg]: The Boarder
Season 1, episode 16 W: Alan Eisenstock, Larry Mintz D: Mark Warren With Bryan O'Dell (Marvin), Thalmus Rasulala (Bill Thomas), James Wheaton (Mr. Simmons), Ray Vitte (Dean). Mama develops a crush on her ex-husband when she allows him to move in as a boarder. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/17/1977)
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| [NBC 8:30] Bay City Amusement Company [special]
With Terry Kiser, June Gable. Comedy pilot about the antics of the employees of a Bay-area television station.
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| [CBS 9:00] Hawaii Five-O [Reg]: Man In A Steel Frame
Season 9, episode 14 W: Robert Stambler D: Allen Reisner With Camilla Sparv (Cathi Ryan), Jonathan Lippe (Malcolm Vaughn), Terry Plunkett (Lt. Matsuda), Kimo Kahoano (Yoshi), Danny Kamekona (Charlie Ing), Alan Naluai (Sam Wailua), Elissa Dulce Hoopai (Nali). The slugs that killed McGarrett's girlfriend are proven to have been fired from his service revolver. He is arrested for murder and has no inkling of who set him up. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/13/1977)
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| [ABC 9:00] Barney Miller [Reg]: Community Relations
Season 3, episode 13 W: Tony Sheehan, Dennis Koenig, Larry Balmagia D: Noam Pitlik With Ralph Manza (Mr. Roth), Judson Morgan (Mr. Lukather), Joseph V. Perry (Leonard K. Hauser), David Tress (Frank Pissano). An evicted tenant greets a landlord with a musket; Barney's charged with harassment when he books a blind shoplifter. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/13/1977)
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| [NBC 9:00] Movie: Eight On The Lam (1967)
W: Albert E. Lewin, Burt Styler D: George Marshall With Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, Jonathan Winters, Shirley Eaton, Jill St. John, Peter Leeds. A bank teller, a widower with seven kids, finds $10,000 in a parking lot just as his employer discovers a substantial amount missing from their books.
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| [ABC 9:30] Fish [Reg]: Fish And Roots
Season 1, episode 10 W: Sheldon Bull D: Mark Warren With Herbert Jefferson Jr. (Roger), King Errisson (Waldo). Charlie asks an African exchange student's help with Loomis, whose racial consciousness is raised after watching the TV series "Roots". (Repeat program, originally aired 4/16/1977)
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| [CBS 10:00] Barnaby Jones [Reg]
After an unhappily married man admits in group therapy that he has harbored thoughts of murdering his wife, she is found dead. (Repeat program)
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| [ABC 10:00] Barbara Walters Special [special]
With Elizabeth Taylor & John Warner; the Shah & Empress of Iran; Rep. Barbara Jordan of Texas. (Repeat program)
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