Prime-time network TV listings for Friday January 5, 1979:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown [special]
"Peanuts" creator Charles M. Schulz and Phyllis George are the hosts for a live-action and animated celebration of Charlie Brown's 30th anniversary. Schultz is interviewed and discusses his work.
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| [ABC 8:00] Donny And Marie [Reg]
With Cheryl Tiegs, Harvey Korman, Buddy Hackett. (Repeat program)
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| [NBC 8:00] Diff'rent Strokes [Reg]: The Fight
Season 1, episode 9 W: Sandy Veith D: Herbert Kenwith Arnold is faced with either angering Mr. Drummond by fighting the local bully, or angering Willis by not fighting.
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| [NBC 8:30] Joe & Valerie [Reg]: The Engagement
Season 2, episode 1 Joe and Valerie break the news to their respective parents that they intend to live together.
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| [CBS 9:00] People's Command Performance [special]
With Carroll O'Connor, Billy Crystal, Joan Rivers, Rod Stewart, the original Broadway cast of Ain't Misbehavin'. Alan King hosts the third annual entertainment special.
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| [ABC 9:00] Movie: Grizzly (1976)
W: Harvey Flaxman, David Sheldon D: William Girdler With Christopher George, Andrew Prine, Richard Jaeckel, Joan McCall. A forest ranger and a mother protecting her child are among the victims when an 18-foot grizzly goes crazy.
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| [NBC 9:00] The Rockford Files [Reg]: With The French Heel Back, Can The Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind?
Season 5, episode 12 W: Rudolph Borchert D: Ivan Dixon With Erin Gray (Alta Hatch), Rene Auberjonois (Masters), Marisa Pavan (Sophia), Howard Witt (Bancroft), Chris Palmer (Carol Calcoat), Albert Carrier (Monty Barucci), Margarite Ray (Margo Adams), Michael Des Barres (Keith), Frederick Castellano (Pietro), John Furlong (Dr. Bosca), W.K. Stratton (Detective Frank Dusenberg), Luis Delgado (Officer Billings), Sandra de Bruin (Nurse), Jim B. Smith (Officer Kline), Chris DeRose (Luigi). A fashion designer hires Jim to investigate the supposed suicide of one of his models.
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| [NBC 10:00] The Eddie Capra Mysteries [Reg]: Now You See Her...
Season 1, episode 6 With Joey Aresco, Alan Manson, Pamela Serpe (Carla Pirelli), Warren Kemmerling, Michael Cole, Lonny Chapman. A TV gossip columnist is murdered, and the prime suspect is an aging actor.
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