Prime-time network TV listings for Friday August 31, 1979:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] The Incredible Hulk [Reg]: The Confession
Season 2, episode 21 W: Deborah Davis D: Barry Crane With Barry Gordon (Harold Milburn), Markie Post (Pamela Norris), Elaine Joyce (Waitress), John Armstrong Marshall (Ernie), Angus Duncan (Alan O'Neil), Fritzi Burr (Gladys), Holly Irving (Mrs. Goldsmith), Earl Colbert (Harry), Walter Janovitz (Carl). Jack McGee's pursuit of the Hulk is muddled by his new aide and a timid young man claiming to be the creature. (Repeat program, originally aired 5/4/1979)
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| [ABC 8:00] Fantasy Island [Reg]: Return / The Toughest Man Alive
Season 2, episode 8 W: Michael Fisher, James Schmerer D: Earl Bellamy With Samantha Eggar (Helena Marsh), Red Buttons (Tony Emerson), Paul John Balson (Jamie Marsh), France Nuyen (Anna), Stephen Schnetzer (Cebee Singh), Evan Kim (Sam), Angela Clarke (Nana), Bruce M. Fischer (Captain Fisk), Rick Flores (Wally), George Rado (Jean Montaigne). A beautiful woman returns to find the man she fell in love with on a previous visit -- Mr. Roarke; an ordinary man dreams of being a movie-type superhero. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/11/1978)
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| [NBC 8:00] Diff'rent Strokes [Reg]: The Fight
Season 1, episode 9 W: Sandy Veith D: Herbert Kenwith Arnold is faced with either angering Mr. Drummond by fighting the local bully, or angering Willis by not fighting. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/5/1979)
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| [NBC 8:30] The Facts Of Life [Reg]: Like Mother, Like Daughter
Season 1, episode 2 W: Jerry Mayer D: Jim Drake With Pam Huntington (Monica Warner), Donald May (Justin Branch). The dorm beauty tries to become as flirtatious as her mother until Mrs. Garrett advises her that beauty can be exhibited in many ways.
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| [CBS 9:00] The Dukes Of Hazzard [Reg]: Route 7-11
Season 1, episode 12 W: Fred Freiberger D: Bob Claver With Jo Ann Pflug (Helen Hogan), Teddy Wilson (Morgan), Paul Brinegar (Dewey Stovall), Sammy Jackson (Artie). Bo and Luke seek out Uncle Jesse, asking him to use his long-neglected gambling skills. (Repeat program, originally aired 5/4/1979)
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| [ABC 9:00] TV Movie: Leave Yesterday Behind (1978)
W: Paul Harrison D: Richard Michaels With John Ritter, Carrie Fisher, Buddy Ebsen, Ed Nelson, Robert Urich, Barbara Stuart, Carmen Zapata. A free spirited college athlete is cut down in his prime but, with the help of a young woman, learns to live again, love again and win again.
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| [NBC 9:00] The Rockford Files [Reg]: Rosendahl And Gilda Stern Are Dead
Season 5, episode 2 W: Juanita Bartlett D: William Wiard With Rita Moreno (Rita Capkovic), Abe Vigoda (Phil Gabriel), Robert Loggia (Dr. Russell Nevitt), Sharon Acker (Edie Nevitt), Robin Gammell (Donald Pilmer), John Karlen (Leo), Clint Young (Harry), Ron Gilbert (Freddie), Jo Anne Meredith (Ceil), William Joyce (Dr. Rosendahl), George Planko (Sgt. Curcio), Jason Wingreen (Earl Stagen), Rod Masterson (Oscar Weinberg), Jack Garner (Bartender), Luis Delgado (Officer Billings). Rita seeks Jim's protection after she witnesses an underworld assassination and is accused of the murder. (Repeat program, originally aired 9/29/1978)
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| [CBS 10:00] Dallas [Reg]: Call Girl
Season 2, episode 20 W: Rena Down D: Leslie H. Martinson With Barbara Babcock (Liz Craig), Claude Earl Jones (Matt Henderson), Paul Sorenson (Andy Bradley), Robert Ackerman (Wade Luce), Veronica Hamel (Leanne Rees), Fred Beir (Ben Maxwell), Mark Wheeler (Kit Mainwaring). A new friend of Pam's unwittingly gives J.R. the opportunity to ruin both Pam and her brother Cliff. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/23/1979)
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| [NBC 10:00] The Eddie Capra Mysteries [Reg]: Now You See Her...
Season 1, episode 6 With Joey Aresco, Alan Manson, Pamela Serpe (Carla Pirelli), Warren Kemmerling, Michael Cole, Lonny Chapman. A TV gossip columnist is murdered, and the prime suspect is an aging actor. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/3/1978)
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