Prime-time network TV listings for Tuesday July 25, 1978:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] TV Movie: Tom Sawyer (1973), part two
W: Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman D: Don Taylor With Johnny Whittaker, Celeste Holm, Warren Oates, Jeff East, Jodie Foster. Tom Sawyer and his pal Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River, pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral, and witnessing a murder.
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| [ABC 8:00] Happy Days [Reg]: Be My Valentine
Season 5, episode 20 W: Fred Maio D: Jerry Paris With Lorrie Mahaffey (Jennifer), Christopher Knight (Binky Hodges), Sally Hightower (Melissa). Joanie, thrilled to be headed for her first annual dance at Arnold's with a boyfriend, is crushed when her date cancels at the last minute. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/14/1978)
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| [NBC 8:00] Man From Atlantis [Reg]: Crystal Water, Sudden Death
Season 1, episode 11 W: Larry Alexander D: David Moessinger With Whitney Rydbeck (Click Three), Flip Reade (Click Two), Tina Lennert (Click One), Rozelle Gayle (Conrad), Rene Auberjonois (Havergal). Mark Harris finds himself threatened by strange undersea beings when the larcenous Mr. Shubert tricks him into penetrating the force field protecting their submerged habitat. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/22/1977)
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| [ABC 8:30] Laverne & Shirley [Reg]: Bus Stop
Season 3, episode 18 W: Barry Rubinowitz D: Alan Rafkin With Christopher Guest (Greg), Thomas Leopold (Larry), Peter Elbling (Bum), Carl Gottlieb (Station Master), Harry Shearer (Interviewer). Laverne and Shirley plan to spend an exciting evening in Oshkosh when they meet and make dates with two medical student dreamboats while being interviewed by a roving TV reporter. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/14/1978)
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| [CBS 9:00] Movie: Man On A Swing (1974)
W: David Zelag Goodman D: Frank Perry With Cliff Robertson, Joel Grey, Dorothy Tristan, Elizabeth Wilson, George Voskovec, Ron Weyand. A small-town police chief investigating a murder is offered help by a self-described psychic.
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| [ABC 9:00] Three's Company [Reg]: The Gift
Season 2, episode 15 W: Paul Wayne, George Burditt D: Bill Hobin With William Pierson (Dean Travers). A dilemma develops for Jack when Chrissy believes he has bought her an expensive birthday present, which is really a surprise for Roper's wife. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/3/1978)
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| [NBC 9:00] Emergency! [Reg]: Survival On Charter #220
Season 7, episode 2 W: R. A. Cinader, Hannah Shearer, Christian I. Nyby II D: Christian I. Nyby II With William Boyett (Chief McConnike), George Petrie (Dan Alden), Jason Evers (Justin Manning), Barrie Youngfellow (Christine), Rebecca York (Debbie), James A. Watson Jr. (Lenny), Randall Carver (Gene Wright), Marla Adams (Mrs. Anderson). The midair collision of a single-engine plane and a DC-8 carrying high-level politicians imperils the lives of Gage and DeSoto when the planes fall onto an apartment building where the paramedics are involved in an emergency call. (Repeat program, originally aired 3/25/1978)
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| [ABC 9:30] Carter Country [Reg]: The Chief's Dressing Down
Season 1, episode 18 W: Mort Scharfman, Harvey Weitzman D: Peter Baldwin With Bob Holt (Reverend), Alice Ghostley, Frank O'Brien. An embarrassed Chief Roy enlists Curtis' aid when he has to buy a dress for himself at a department store. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/2/1978)
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| [ABC 10:00] ABC Newsmagazine
Interview with Tandy Rice, agent for Billy Carter; report on the King Tut exhibit; Agent Orage, a potentially dangerous chemical, Hugh Downs hosts.
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