Prime-time network TV listings for Saturday May 26, 1979:
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Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] The Bad News Bears [Reg]: Three's A Crowd
Season 1, episode 9 W: Richard Rosenstock D: Alan Myerson With Joyce Bulifant (Alice), Dick Patterson (Peter), Doris Hess (Cecilia). Amanda and the rest of the Bears arrange a romantic candlelight dinner to rekindle a romance between her mother and Coach Buttermaker.
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| [ABC 8:00] The Love Boat [Reg]: A Good And Faithful Servant / Secret Life Of Burl Smith / Tug Of War
Season 2, episode 19 W: Bob Fraser, Ben Joelson, Barry E. Blitzer, Bruce Howard, Rob Dames D: Roger Duchowny With Juliet Mills (Millicent), David Hedison (Sherman), Celeste Holm (Estelle Castlewood), Thelma Hopkins (Cleo), Reggie Jackson (Himself), Hayley Mills (Shirl Tyson), John Mills (Bertram MacDonald), Keith Coogan (Lucas). A chauffeur takes up with his employer; an 8-year-old blames himself when his parents separate; Gopher idolizes a model; Reggie Jackson worries that his fans will recognize him and ruin his vacation, then can't get anyone to believe that he is the famous baseball star. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/17/1979)
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| [NBC 8:00] CHiPs [Reg]: Return Of The Turks
Season 2, episode 10 W: Stephen Lord D: Barry Crane With Tara Talboy (Kathy), Mark Thomas (Rudy), Dee Wallace (Angie), John Wheeler (Wally), James Houghton (Pete), Kaz Garas (Sid), Lanny Duncan (Van Driver). Two high school buddies of Ponch's cause havoc when they try to relive their hot-rodding days. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/25/1978)
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| [CBS 8:30] TV Movie: A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)
W: Charles M. Schulz D: Bill Melendez With Peter Robbins, Pamelyn Ferdin, Glenn Gilger, Sally Dryer, Ann Altieri, Christopher DeFaria, Erin Sullivan, Andy Pforisch, Lynda Mendelson. To the surprise of the Peanuts gang, Charlie Brown wins a school spelling bee and is entered in a national competition.
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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. (Repeat program, originally aired 4/28/1979)
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| [CBS 9:30] Movie: The Lords Of Flatbush (1974)
W: Stephen Verona, Gayle Gleckler, Martin Davidson D: Martin Davidson, Stephen Verona With Perry King, Sylvester Stallone, Henry Winkler, Susan Blakely, Paul Mace, Paul Jabara, Maria Smith, Renee Paris. Members of a Brooklyn street gang in the 1950s wander through life aimlessly as they try to move forward into adulthood and a world outside their neighborhood.
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| [ABC 9:30] Fantasy Island [Reg]: Pentagram / A Little Ball / Casting Director
Season 2, episode 18 W: Skip Webster, Arthur Rowe D: George McCowan With Phyllis Davis (Jean Arden), John Saxon (Jim Cowl), Lisa Hartman (Sister Mary Theresa/Mary Hoyt), Don Knotts (Felix Birdsong), Florence Henderson (Jane Garwood), Cesar Romero (Sheikh Habib), Abe Vigoda (Sid Gordon), Edward Grover (Marsh), Ben Davidson (Hammerhead Harris), Francine Gabel (Lisa), Victoria Ann Berry (Barbi Dalton), Linda Kendall (Gigi), Suzanne Copeland (Bobbi Jo), Jim Burk (Paul Kendall). An avid movie fan dreams of becoming a casting director; a famous newspaperwoman wants to be rid of a Satanic curse; a nun is not sure if she wants to take her vows because she may be in love with a man. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/17/1979)
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| [NBC 10:00] The Buffalo Soldiers [special]
A black cavalry troop draws the assignment of tracking down a band of Comanches who are holding a group of white people hostage.
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