Prime-time network TV listings for Tuesday May 15, 1979:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] The Paper Chase [Reg]: Scavenger Hunt
Season 1, episode 22 W: John Jay Osborn Jr. D: Jack Bender With Wendy Rastattar (Lisa Bell), Biff McGuire (Professor Smathers), Jack Manning (Dean Rutherford), William Dozier (Lindsay). In an effort to complete a study exercise for Kingsfield, frenzied students make a shambles of the campus library system.
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| [ABC 8:00] Happy Days [Reg]: Potsie Quits School
Season 6, episode 27 W: David Reo D: Jerry Paris With Lorrie Mahaffey (Jennifer), Allan Rich (Professor Thomas), James Millhollin (Mr. Rudi), Delight DeBruine (Bunny). Potsie, having problems with one of his professors and with his studies, decides to quit school.
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| [NBC 8:00] Greatest Heroes Of The Bible: The Tower Of Babel [special]
With Ron Palillo (Hevet), Erin Moran (Tova), Richard Basehart (Johtan), Vince Edwards (Amathar), Dana Elcar (Ranol). A young architect's idea to build a towering monument to God is corrupted by a cruel despot.
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| [ABC 8:30] Laverne & Shirley [Reg]: Shirley And The Older Man
Season 4, episode 24 W: Barry Rubinowitz D: Joel Zwick With Susan Barnes (Adelle), Robert Alda (Monroe Harrison). Carmine is shocked to learn that Shirley is going out with a wealthy and sophisticated older man.
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| [CBS 9:00] TV Movie: Walking Through The Fire (1979)
W: Sue Grafton D: Robert Day With Bess Armstrong, Tom Mason, Richard Masur, Swoosie Kurtz, Ken Kercheval, June Lockhart, J.D. Cannon, Bonnie Bedelia. A young mother battles Hodgkin's Disease, endangering both her own life and that of her unborn baby.
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| [ABC 9:00] Three's Company [Reg]: Triangle Troubles
Season 3, episode 22 W: Al Gordon, Jack Mendelsohn D: Dave Powers With Peter Mark Richman (Rev. Snow), Barrie Youngfellow (Debbie), Terence Goodman (Roger), Robert Machray (Doug), Alan McRae (Phil), Daniel Trent (Elliot). Jack falls for an old-fashioned girl, unaware that she is not quite so conservative as she appears to be.
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| [NBC 9:00] The Sacketts: Part 1 [special]
W: Jim Byrnes D: Robert Totten With Sam Elliott, Tom Selleck, Jeff Osterhage, Glenn Ford, Ben Johnson, John Vernon, Jack Elam, Gene Evans, Paul Koslo, Slim Pickens, Gilbert Roland, Pat Buttram, Ruth Roman. Three brothers head West after the Civil War to seek their fortune in the young and rough New Mexico territory.
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| [ABC 9:30] Taxi [Reg]: Substitute Father
Season 1, episode 22 W: Barry Kemp D: James Burrows With Carl Byrd (Crista's father), Tan Adams (Crista), David Knapp (Moderator), Michael Herschewe (Jason Nardo), Suzanne Carney (Marilu Hartman). The cabbies reluctanly agree to babysit for Elaine's young son while she is temporarily out of town.
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| [ABC 10:00] Starsky & Hutch [Reg]: Sweet Revenge
Season 4, episode 22 W: Steven Nalevansky D: Paul Michael Glaser With Beverly Hart (Jenny Brown), Conrad Bachmann (Doctor), Sean Griffin (Jonathan Welles), Alex Courtney (Bates), William Prince (James Marshall Gunther). While a critically wounded Starsky fights for his life, Hutch goes out on a relentless search for the person responsible. (Last show of the series.)
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