Prime-time network TV listings for Tuesday May 16, 1978:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] Movie: It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
W: William Rose, Tania Rose D: Stanley Kramer With Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Mickey Rooney, Edie Adams, Sid Caesar, Peter Falk, Buddy Hackett, Ethel Merman, Phil Silvers, Dick Shawn, Jonathan Winters, Terry-Thomas, Dorothy Provine. The humorous story of how a group of crazy people race cross country to Santa Monica in search of hidden money.
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| [ABC 8:00] Happy Days [Reg]: Second Wind
Season 5, episode 25 W: Brian Levant D: Jerry Paris Richie and Fonzie fix Al up with a motorcycle-riding meter maid.
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| [NBC 8:00] Movie: The Lincoln Conspriacy (1977)
W: Jonathan Cobbler D: James L. Conway With Bradford Dillman, John Dehner, John Anderson, Robert Middleton, James Green, Whit Bissell, E.J. Andre, Ken Kercheval, Ben Jones, Fred Grandy, Ralph Flanders, Bill Dial. A film proposing a theory that the killer of Abe Lincoln escaped to Canada instead of being tracked down and killed soon after the assassination.
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| [ABC 8:30] Laverne & Shirley [Reg]: 2001: A Comedy Odyssey
Season 3, episode 22 W: Marc Sotkin, Chris Thompson D: Ray DeVally Jr. Laverne dreams she and Shirley are 80-year-old spinsters -- and ther only hopes for marriage are Lenny and Squiggy.
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| [ABC 9:00] Three's Company [Reg]: Coffee, Tea Or Jack
Season 2, episode 25 W: Kathy Donnell, Madeline DiMaggio Wagner D: Bill Hobin With Loni Anderson (Susan Walters), Bruce Bauer (Pilot). Chrissy tries to pry Jack from the clutches of his old flame -- for a surprise birthday party.
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| [ABC 9:30] Carter Country [Reg]: Baker Saves A Life
Season 1, episode 22 W: Mort Scharfman, Harvey Weitzman D: Peter Baldwin With John Craig (Maynard). When Jasper believes Baker saved his life after their patrol car crashed into a truck full of live chickens, Japser moves in with Baker -- determined to pay his debt.
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| [ABC 10:00] Family [Reg]: Counterpoint
Season 3, episode 23 W: Carmen Culver D: Richard Kinon With William Daniels (Dr. Taylor), Peter Fox (Brian Mulligan), Biff McGuire (Steven Bank), Diane Lander (Miss Warfield), Michael Misita (Mr. Anders). Kate is disconcerted by an arrogant professor, while Doug begins to question the value of his work.
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| [NBC 10:00] Windows, Doors & Keyholes [special]
With Telly Savalas, Lindsay Wagner, John Schuck, Bill Dana. Comedy pilot.
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