Prime-time network TV listings for Saturday April 8, 1978:
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Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] The Jeffersons [Reg]: The Visitors
Season 4, episode 7 W: Roger Shulman, John Baskin D: Jack Shea With Jinaki (Dora Johnston), Hank Rolike (Don Johnston). George and Louise are caught in the line of fire when Florence's battling parents pay the Jefferson household an unexpected and unnerving visit. (Repeat program, originally aired 10/29/1977)
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| [ABC 8:00] Pat Boone And Family [special]
W: Burt Styler, Adele Styler D: Perry Rosemond With Dick Van Patten, Parker Stevenson, Fran Ryan, Perry Lang, Greg Lewis. Songs and skits that revolve around daily happenings in the Boone household. Dick Van Patten appears as a tennis playboy houseguest, and Parker Stevenson makes his singing debut with Debby with the song "You and Me" in a romantic dating sketch. Fran Ryan plays the Boone's housekeeper, Perry Lang is the bartender at Pat's favorite watering hole and Greg Lewis is Grady, a neighbor.
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| [NBC 8:00] CHiPs [Reg]: Undertow
Season 1, episode 2 W: Larry Alexander D: Christian I. Nyby II With William Espy (Vinnie), Jim Backus (Weitzman), Barney McFadden (DeVito), Bettye Ackerman (Mrs. Burgess), Doreen Lang (Nurse), Reb Brown (Brouillette), Paul Brinegar (Surfer). A thief and an intoxicated attorney add to the problems of the officers when Ponch is hospitalized. While off-duty, the L.A. Rams and a CHP team play basketball. (Repeat program, originally aired 9/22/1977)
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| [CBS 8:30] The Ted Knight Show [Reg]: The Strike
Season 1, episode 1 W: Barry Rubinowitz Series premiere. The girls strike when Mr. Dennis, escort service boss, refuses their demand for hazard pay to go out with the Wolves at their annual convention.
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| [CBS 9:00] Another Day [Reg]: April 8, 1978
Season 1, episode 1 W: Carl Kleinschmitt D: Gary Shimokawa With Dean Lawrence. Series premiere. A young couple and their family find humor in pursuing the American dream. Tonight, Don (David Groh) worries when his wife (Joan Hackett) is late getting home from the office. When Ginny does arrive, she obviously shows the results of an office party.
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| [ABC 9:00] The Love Boat [Reg]: Oh, Dale! / The Main Event / A Tasteful Affair
Season 1, episode 2 W: Carl Kleinschmitt, Art Baer, Rick Callahan, Ben Joelson D: Stuart Margolin, Richard Kinon, Alan Rafkin With Dennis Cole (Dennis Kingsley), Tovah Feldshuh (Susan Ridley), Sherman Hemsley (Maurice Marshall), LaWanda Page (Stella Marshall), John Ritter (Dale Riley), Jaclyn Smith (Janette Bradford), Jennifer Shaw (Joanne Dressen), Mark Thomas (Peter Pringle), Jack Perkins (Drunk), Craig Littler (Carl Daggett), Tiiu Leek (Linda Daggett), David Knapp (Lucas Bradford). A guy boards the ship in drag to pursue an ex-girlfriend who can't stand him; a middle-aged couple trying to save their marriage gets trapped in an elevator; a married woman is followed by a detective who falls in love with her. (Repeat program, originally aired 10/1/1977)
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| [NBC 9:00] Movie: McQ (1974)
W: Lawrence Roman D: John Sturges With John Wayne, Eddie Albert, Diana Muldaur, Colleen Dewhurst, Clu Gulager, David Huddleston, Roger E. Mosley, Julie Adams, Al Lettieri. A police lieutenant loses his job and risks his life in an effort to apprehend a powerful drug dealer he believes is responsible for the slaying of a fellow officer.
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| [CBS 9:30] Maude [Reg]: Maude's Big Move (1)
Season 6, episode 22 W: Richard Herlan D: Hal Cooper With James Hong (Morris Fong), Mary Louise Wilson (Rep. Irene McIlhaney). Maude plans a dinner party for her friend, U.S. Congresswoman McIlhaney, and then plans a new job as her assistant.
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| [CBS 10:00] Kojak [Reg]: A Strange Kind Of Love
Season 5, episode 2 W: Joseph Polizzi D: Sutton Roley With Raymond Singer (Medical Examiner), Carole Cook (Marie Stella), Lee Bryant (Rita McCall), James Sutorius (Lawson), Mari Gorman (Molly Lawson), Joseph V. Perry (Talbert), Juno Dawson (Hooker), Doug Hale (Bradford), Michael Alldredge (Katkoff), Lynne Topping (Charlene), Tara Buckman (Toni), Richard Sanders (Drunk). A psychotic murderer thinks that a television talk show host is subliminally brainwashing him to murder. (Repeat program, originally aired 10/9/1977)
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| [ABC 10:00] Fantasy Island [Reg]: Escape / Cinderella Girls
Season 1, episode 1 W: Steve Fisher, Michael Fisher D: Don Weis With Georgia Engel (Maxine Bender), John Saxon (Dr. Roger Sullivan), Diana Canova (Ann Dowd), Bert Convy (Gregory Udall), Reggie Nalder (Prison Commandant), Robert Clary (Ipsy Dauphin), Alan Sues (Andre Massoon), Lisa Richards (Kathy Udall), Howard Caine (Count Rudolph), William Beckley (Ian), Bernie Kuby (Harmon), Peter Mamakos (Sergeant). An escape artist seeks the ultimate challenge; two plain girls want to sample the jet-setter's life. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/28/1978)
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