Prime-time network TV listings for Saturday February 24, 1979:
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Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] The White Shadow [Reg]: The Great White Dope
Season 1, episode 12 W: John Falsey D: Michael Zinberg With Carlos Palomino (Himself), Robert Costanzo (Mr. Pettrino), Jerry Fogel (Bill Donohue), Robin Pearson Rose (Katie Donohue), Jay Varela (Mr. Palomino), Chick Hearn (Announcer), Art Gilmore (Announcer), Bob Basso (Bouncer). Coach Reeves uses the values of the prize-fighting ring to pound some sense into a father-son relationship.
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| [ABC 8:00] Delta House [Reg]: The Lady In Weighting
Season 1, episode 5 W: John Hughes D: Hollingsworth Morse With Joan Shawlee (Venda). When the Delta House is condemned, the Deltas enter a weightlifting contest to win money to save their house.
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| [NBC 8:00] CHiPs [Reg]: Quarantine
Season 2, episode 20 W: Rudolph Borchert D: Harvey Laidman With Carey Wong (Lee), Jody St. Michael (Wiley), Taaffe O'Connell (Crystal), Luis Moreno (Driver), William Long Jr. (Nesset), Linda Lawrence (Lori), Danny Goldman (Dr. Bosca), Tom Poston (Bill Conner). The CHP unit is put on quarantine alert after a young man interned in their headquarters falls victim to a rare illness.
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| [ABC 8:30] Welcome Back, Kotter [Reg]: Come Back, Little Arnold
Season 4, episode 17 W: Richard Hawkins, Liz Sage D: Norman Abbott With Irene Arranga (Mary Johnson), Charles Fleischer (Carvelli), Della Reese (Mrs. Tremaine), Bob Harcum (Murray). The Sweathogs catch Arnold using alcohol as a confidence builder before a big date.
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| [CBS 9:00] TV Movie: Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story (1979)
W: Steve Gethers D: Lou Antonio With Stockard Channing, James Farentino, Colleen Dewhurst, Edward Albert, Brian Dennehy, Jim Antonio, George Petrie, Noble Willingham. A young girl overcomes her deafness to become one of the top stuntwomen in Hollywood, and the holder of the women's land-speed record for driving a rocket-powered racing car.
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| [ABC 9:00] The Love Boat [Reg]: The Decision / Poor Little Rich Girl / Love Me, Love My Dog
Season 2, episode 20 W: Barry Blitzer, Art Baer, Ben Joelson, Henry Colman D: Roger Duchowny With Fannie Flagg (Alicia Finch), Gene Rayburn (Mason Randolph), Maren Jensen (Suzanna Wells), Debbie Allen (Selena Moore), Dennis Cole (Alan Harmon), Noah Keen (Psychiatrist), Heather Menzies. A terrier "protects" its mistress from the advances of a gentleman; a waitress inherits a fortune and finds her new life, and her former fiancee's renewed interest, a big adjustment; Isaac laments his ill-fated love affairs.
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| [NBC 9:00] B.J. And The Bear [Reg]: Shine On
Season 1, episode 2 W: Frank Lupo, Chris Lucky D: Christian I. Nyby II With Kimberly Beck (Cindy Smith), Albert Salmi (Orville Rucker), Bill McKinney (Willy), Dirk Blocker (Jimmy Lee), Janet Julian (Amanda Smith), Roberta Collins (Ellen Smith), Jim B. Smith (Agent Clinton), Bill McLean (Shopkeeper). B.J. is kidnapped by three beautiful sisters, who force him to help them make moonshine in their backyard.
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| [ABC 10:00] Fantasy Island [Reg]: Spending Spree / The Hunted
Season 2, episode 19 W: Skip Webster, Herman Groves D: George McCowan With Stuart Whitman (Charles Wesley), John Myhers (Phil Collins), James Shigeta (General Lin Sun), Diana Canova (Sally Glover), Lola Falana (Esther Bolling), Khigh Dhiegh (Colonel Chan), Doodles Weaver (Blindman), Ingrid Wang (Li), Byron Morrow (Mr. Dow), Lester Fletcher (Mr. Swit), Patrick Spohn (Mr. Hudson), Sam Irvine (Mr. Pelter), Dede Howard (Lana), Laura Corn (Dana). A big-time game hunter learns what it's like to be the hunted; two girls get a chance to spend half a million dollars.
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| [NBC 10:00] The Rockford Files [Reg]: A Material Difference
Season 5, episode 18 W: Rogers Turrentine D: William Wiard With Michael McGuire (Robert Barnard), Joshua Bryant (Holt), David Tress (Brother Bert), Rod Browning (Brother Leonard), Michael Alldredge (Dobson), Donald Bishop (Brother Randolph), John Davey (Cowboy), Luis Delgado (Officer Billings). Angel poses as a high-priced hit man, but it's Rockford who must save his life when Angel collects the fee but fails to deliver the goods.
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