Prime-time network TV listings for Sunday August 19, 1979:
Program details:
| [CBS 7:00] 60 Minutes
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| [ABC 7:00] Battleground Washington: Politics Of Pressure
Brit Hume and William Sherman report on the uses and abuses of the system of lobbying to influence a congressman's vote.
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| [NBC 7:00] Wonderful World Of Disney: Justin Morgan Had A Horse (2)
Season 18, episode 15 W: Calvin Clements Jr., Rod Peterson D: Hollingsworth Morse With Don Murray (Justin Morgan), Lana Wood (Kathleen), R.G. Armstrong (Squire Fisk), Gary Crosby (Bob Evans), Whit Bissell (Mr. Mays), John Smith (Mr. Ames), E.W. Firestone (Matthew), James Hampton (Aaron). Justin Morgan, deeply in debt to Squire Fisk, loses his horse to him. When a pair of professional horse racers from New York challenge the horse to a race, Justin trains it. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/13/1972)
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| [CBS 8:00] All In The Family [Reg]: Stephanie And The Crime Wave
Season 9, episode 16 W: Mel Tolkin, Larry Rhine D: Paul Bogart With Davis Roberts (Mr. Ruskin). Archie and Edith are upset by a small crime wave in the Bunker household. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/28/1979)
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| [ABC 8:00] Mork & Mindy [Reg]: It's A Wonderful Mork
Season 1, episode 23 W: Ed Scharlach, Tom Tenowich D: Howard Storm With Sam Freed (Cliff), Linda Henning (Margaret). Mork, convinced he is a misfit, decides to leave Earth until Orson shows him what Mindy's life would have been like without him. (Repeat program, originally aired 5/3/1979)
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| [NBC 8:00] Movie: Loving You (1957)
W: Herbert Baker, Hal Kanter D: Hal Kanter With Elvis Presley, Lizabeth Scott, Wendell Corey, Dolores Hart, James Gleason. A woman discovers a young man and makes him a singing star.
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| [CBS 8:30] One Day At A Time [Reg]: The Married Man (3)
Season 4, episode 16 W: Bud Wiser D: Alan Rafkin With David Spielberg (Mark Harrison), Jack Dodson (Bernie). Ann comes to a critical crossroads when she discovers a great deal about herself and the man she loves. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/24/1979)
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| [ABC 8:30] The Ropers [Reg]: Friends And Neighbors
Season 1, episode 2 W: Johnnie Mortimer, Brian Cooke D: Dave Powers With Roger Bowen (James), Jean Gillespie (Margaret), Rick Garcia (Locksmith), Tom Pedi (Mover). Stanley locks himself out of his new condominium while dressed in only a robe and slippers. (Repeat program, originally aired 3/20/1979)
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| [CBS 9:00] Alice [Reg]: Mel Grows Up
Season 3, episode 17 W: Arthur Marx, Robert Fisher D: William Asher With Robert Hogan (Greg Stemple), Duane R. Campbell (Chuck), Martha Raye (Carrie Sharples). Mel's pushy mother unexpectedly drops in from Brooklyn and moves in with her son. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/5/1979)
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| [ABC 9:00] Movie: Joe Kidd (1972)
W: Elmore Leonard D: John Sturges With Clint Eastwood, Robert Duvall, John Saxon, Don Stroud, Paul Koslo, James Wainwright, Gregory Walcott, Dick Van Patten, Lynne Marta, Stella Garcia, Ron Soble. An ex-bounty hunter reluctantly helps a wealthy landowner and his henchmen track down a Mexican revolutionary leader.
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| [CBS 9:30] The Jeffersons [Reg]: Harry's House Guest
Season 5, episode 11 W: Fred S. Fox, Seaman Jacobs D: Jack Shea With Danny Wells (Charlie), Carol Swarbrick (Felicia). George's advice to Bentley on how to get rid of an unwelcome house guest causes even more problems. (Repeat program, originally aired 12/13/1978)
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| [CBS 10:00] Kaz [Reg]
Samuel Bennett's chances to win the post of attorney general are jeopardized by his employment of Kaz. (Repeat program)
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| [NBC 10:00] Prime Time Sunday
Reports on drunk driving, open heart surgery and "super huckster" Harry Geissler.
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