Prime-time network TV listings for Friday July 24, 1981:
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Program details:
[CBS 8:00] The Incredible Hulk [Reg]: The Harder They Fall
Season 4, episode 14 W: Nancy Faulkner D: Mike Vejar With Hugh Smith (Bernie), Alan Toy (Bobby), Ralph Strait (Bartender), Joe Dorsey (Al), William Bogert (Mr. Melton), Diane Shalet (Nurse Gray), Peter Hobbs (Dr. Hart), Denny Miller (Paul Corton). Paralyzed from the waist down following an automobile accident, David hopes that the Hulk's powers of regeneration can make him walk again. (Repeat program, originally aired 3/27/1981)
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[ABC 8:00] Benson [Reg]: Clayton, Go Home
Season 2, episode 16 W: Tom Whedon, Bob Colleary D: John Rich With Ed Peck (Capt. McDermott), James Staley (Caldwell). A representative from an airline which opposes a noise abatement bill attempts to bribe Clayton. When Clayton intends to testify against the airline he begins to receive threats, so he moves into the mansion. (Repeat program, originally aired 3/13/1981)
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[NBC 8:00] Harper Valley P.T.A. [Reg]: Bad Day At Harper Valley
Season 1, episode 12 W: Richard Freiman D: Claudio Guzman With Fred Holliday (Doug Peterson), Vic Dunlop (George Kelly), Richard Minchenberg (Eddie Lake), Kevin Scannell (Coach Powell). A bungling con man holds Stella, Cassie and all of the PTA board members hostage after a failed bank robbery attempt. (Repeat program, originally aired 4/10/1981)
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[ABC 8:30] I'm A Big Girl Now [Reg]: Cops
Season 1, episode 16 W: Barbara Benedek D: Jon Sharp With Dolph Sweet. Diana is stuck on a stakeout with an undercover police detective who can't tolerate reporters. (Repeat program, originally aired 3/20/1981)
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[NBC 8:30] The Grady Nutt Show [special]
W: Barry Adelman, John Aylesworth, Barry Silver D: Jack Shea With Grady Nutt, Elinor Donohue, Candy Azzara, Peggy Pope, Deborah Foreman, Michael Dudikoff. Comedy pilot. A small-town pastor has a sense of humor which helps him solve a variety of problems.
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[CBS 9:00] The Dukes Of Hazzard [Reg]: Double Sting
Season 1, episode 13 W: Gy Waldron D: Gy Waldron With Arte Johnson (Irving), Avery Schreiber (Wendle), Burton Gilliam (Tom Colt), Pat Cranshaw (Doc Petticord), Joseph Burke (Sheriff Ragsdale), Miriam Byrd-Nethery (Rose Ellen). While Bo, Luke and Uncle Jesse are in jail for robbing the Hazzard bank, Daisy is kidnapped. (Repeat program, originally aired 5/11/1979)
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[ABC 9:00] News Closeup: Kitty -- Return To Auschwitz
First shown on PBS in 1979, this documentary follows the journey of Kitty Felix Hart back to the site where 4 million people died, where 30 members of her own family were killed, and where she herself spent 2 years.
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[NBC 9:00] Steve Allen Comedy Hour [special]
With Lucille Ball, Steve Martin, George Kennedy, Bill Saluga. Steve hosts an hour of mirth and merriment.
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[CBS 10:00] Dallas [Reg]: Making Of A President
Season 4, episode 13 W: Arthur Bernard Lewis D: Gunnar Hellstrom With Susan Flannery (Leslie Stewart), Leigh McCloskey (Mitch Cooper), Joel Fabiani (Alex Ward), Morgan Woodward (Punk Anderson), Don Starr (Jordan Lee), Robert Ackerman (Wade Luce), Paul Sorenson (Andy Bradley), Tom Fuccello (Dave Culver), Ron Hayes (Hank Johnson), Jeff Cooper (Dr. Simon Elby), Monte Markham (Clint Ogden), Noble Willingham (Justin Carlisle), Jerry Hardin (Elroy Askew), Anne Francis (Arliss Cooper). J.R. hires a high-pressure public relations woman to improve his tarnished image as he resumes the reins of Ewing Oil; Sue Ellen discovers Pam having a rendezvous with Alex. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/30/1981)
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[ABC 10:00] Viewpoint
Correspondents for ABC News assess the media's coverage of current issues.
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[NBC 10:00] Rona Barrett Looks At Today's Super Rich [special]
Profiled are six of America's wealthiest and most powerful individuals, including insurance tycoon W. Clement Stone; Diane von Furstenburg, head of a successful fashion and cosmetics empire; and Harry Helmsley, owner of the Empire State Building and a considerable amount of prime Manhattan real estate.
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