Prime-time network TV listings for Tuesday June 26, 1979:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] The High Cost Of Everything
Three aspects of inflation -- consumer borrowing, federal spending, and how Americans cope with the problem -- are examined in this documentary anchored by Ed Bradley.
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| [ABC 8:00] Happy Days [Reg]: Westward Ho (3)
Season 6, episode 3 W: Fred Fox Jr. D: Jerry Paris With Jason Evers (H.R. Buchanan), Ruth Cox (Thunder), Brad Wilkin (Phil), Jerry Young (Hank), Jeannie G. Allyson (Donna). The intense rivalry between Richie and Fonzie over the affections of wrangler girl Thunder continues, and Fonzie attempts to be the first human ever to ride Diablo, a devil Brahma bull. (Repeat program, originally aired 9/19/1978)
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| [NBC 8:00] The Runaways [Reg]: Dreams Of My Father
Season 2, episode 5 With Rosanna Arquette (Sally), Ryan MacDonald (Larry Dobson), Alan Fudge (Scott), Martin Kove (Mike), Don Calfa (Sam). A young girl has heroic fantasies about her father, not knowing that her mother is concealing the truth about him.
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| [ABC 8:30] Laverne & Shirley [Reg]: The Feminine Mistake
Season 4, episode 21 W: Chris Thompson D: Joel Zwick With Jay Leno (Joey), Jack Perkins (Man). Laverne decides she wants a more "feminine" image to attract men and turns to Shirley for help. (Repeat program, originally aired 3/6/1979)
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| [CBS 9:00] Movie: Submarine X-1 (1969)
W: Donald Sanford, Guy Elmes D: William A. Graham With James Caan, David Sumner, William Dysart, Norman Bowler, Paul Young, Brian Grellis. After losing a submarine and fifty crew in a battle with a German ship during WWII, a Royal Navy officer gets a second chance in a daring raid with midget subs.
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| [ABC 9:00] Three's Company [Reg]
Janet invites a man to the apartment, expecting to be alone, and finds Jack and Chrissy in the bedroom. (Repeat program)
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| [NBC 9:00] Emergency! [Reg]: What's A Nice Girl Like You Doing...
Season 7, episode 5 W: Michael Donovan D: Georg Fenady With John de Lancie (Dr. DeRoy), Patty McCormack, Ted Buffington (Pakula), Chris Coombs (Tom Winslow), Tom Williams (Frank Weber), Paul Sylvan (Pete Delaney), Jordan Suffin (Joe Marshall), Ed Peck (Tregartin), James Whitworth (Harvey Ludwig), Bruce Neckels (Tony), John Lawrence (Arlen McCoy), Deirdre Lenihan (Laurie Campbell), John Murphy, Chesley Uxbridge (Dominick). While in San Francisco to observe rescue operations, paramedics Gage and DeSoto become involved with two disasters and two female paramedics.
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| [ABC 9:30] Taxi [Reg]: A Full House For Christmas
Season 1, episode 13 W: Barry Kemp D: James Burrows With Darren Milton (Caroler), Richard Foronjy (Nick DePalma), The Benny Powell Singers (Carolers). The Christmas party at the garage is interrupted by a high-stakes poker game between Alex and Louie's card-shark brother. (Repeat program, originally aired 12/12/1978)
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| [ABC 10:00] Having Babies [Reg]
Julie is forced to take a stand when it is discovered that a young intern is a lesbian.
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