Prime-time network TV listings for Saturday April 28, 1979:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] The Bad News Bears [Reg]: Tanner's Bird
Season 1, episode 5 W: Tom Moore, Jeremy Stevens D: William Asher With Kit McDonough (Dillman). Buttermaker faces a serious emotional crisis when his broken-down racehorse sits on Tanner's pet parakeet.
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| [ABC 8:00] What's Happening [Reg]: The Benefit Show
Season 3, episode 22 W: Joanne Pagliaro D: Mark Warren With Diane Sommerfield (Ginger), Marlene Clark (Secretary), Helen Martin (Mrs. Lloyd). Rerun promises that Sammy Davis Jr. will appear at a variety show to save the teen center. (Last show of the series.)
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| [ABC 8:00] Delta House [Reg]: The Legacy
Season 1, episode 1 W: Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenny, Chris Miller D: Alan Myerson Series debut. Jim Blutarski, the younger brother of "Animal", arrives at Faber College and promptly joins his brother's wild fraternity. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/18/1979)
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| [NBC 8:00] CHiPs [Reg]: High Flyer
Season 2, episode 7 W: James Schmerer D: Gordon Hessler With Vern Rowe (Mr. Carter), Ty Henderson (Tony), Harvey J. Goldenberg (Mr. Affelrod), John Ericson (Bob Patterson), Lee De Broux (Bates), David Roya (Sammy), Mary Louise Weller (Carol), Grand Bush (Paul), Cyndi Bain (Kim), Jenilee Harrison (Cheerleader). Jon and Ponch stop an overloaded minibus on the freeway and discover that the passengers are Los Angeles Rams' cheerleaders headed for the Coliseum. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/4/1978)
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| [CBS 8:30] Billy [Reg]: The Prize
Season 1, episode 7 With Suzanne Somers (Herself). Billy imagines himself meeting the girl of his dreams -- Suzanne Somers -- when his date to the Mortician's Ball wins two tickets to Hollywood. (Last show of the series.)
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| [CBS 9:00] TV Movie: I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings (1979)
W: Maya Angelou, Leonora Thuna D: Fielder Cook With Diahann Carroll, Ruby Dee, Esther Rolle, Roger E. Mosley, Paul Benjamin, Madge Sinclair. Based on writer Maya Angelou's childhood, this story is about a young girl in the South who is sent to live with her grandmother after her parents divorce.
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| [ABC 9:00] The Love Boat [Reg]: Julie's Dilemma / Rocky / Who's Who?
Season 2, episode 2 D: Roger Duchowny, Allen Baron With Norman Fell (Mr. McCoy), Betty Garrett (Mrs. McCoy), Melissa Gilbert (Rocky), Jimmy Baio (Norman), Ellen Travolta (Norman's Mother), Edward Winter (Rocky's Father), Marla Adams (Arlene Simpson), James Coco (Marion Atkins), Dody Goodman (Patricia Seldon). Julie is stunned when her parents announce in mid-cruise that they're getting a divorce; a 13-year-old tomboy meets a boy and experiences the initial joy of love; a pair of mature prudes fall madly in love while sharing the same cabin. (Repeat program, originally aired 9/23/1978)
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| [NBC 9:00] B.J. And The Bear [Reg]: Wheels Of Fortune
Season 1, episode 8 W: Glen A. Larson D: Bruce Bilson With Peter Isacksen (Tanker), Val Bisoglio (Cannon), Melody Anderson (Toni), Stuart Pankin (Mushroom), Dennis Erdman (Hanley), Sally Davis (Riley), Mindy Sterling, Tony Epper (Gunsel), Philece Sampler (Missy). A group of college students run an illegal gambling casino in the back of B.J.'s truck to raise money for charity.
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| [ABC 10:00] Fantasy Island [Reg]: The Appointment / Mr. Tattoo
Season 2, episode 9 W: Arthur Rowe, Ron Friedman D: Cliff Bole With Barbi Benton (Dee Dee Verona), Troy Donahue (Jack Terry), Connie Stevens (Evelyn Kastenbaum), Fred Grandy (Bernie), Trisha Noble (Denise Carlson), Nancy Kwan (Helena), Regis Toomey (Dr. Thomas), Brian Avery (Freddie), Iggie Wolfington (Rev. Mooney), Norman Bartold (Ross), Argentina Brunetti (Teresa). Tattoo tries to grant two gorgeous showgirls their dream of a lifetime; Mr. Roarke tries to fulfill a doctor's wish of money for a new health care complex. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/18/1978)
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| [NBC 10:00] Supertrain [Reg]: The Green Girl
Season 1, episode 8 W: Stephen Kandel D: Cliff Bole With Rebecca Balding (Ellen Bradford), David Huddleston (Duke), Henry Jones, Cleavon Little (Preacher Ross), Roddy McDowall (Talcott), Clyde Kusatsu. Chief Officer Randall learns that one of the players in a $500,000 poker championship being played on board is using counterfeit money.
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