Best and Worst of the 78 79 TV Season
Reader surveys the season highlighting best new comedy Mark and Mindy stars Robin Williams, worst new Co Ed Fever, best new drama Paper Chase, worst new drama Doctors Private Lives, most unusual hit The Dukes of Hazzard, least deserving The Ropers, best miniseries The Shakespeare Plays led by Richard I, biggest disappointment Battlestar Galactica, encouraging 60 Minutes and 20 20, and worst continuing trend PBS auctions.
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Mark
Mindy
Robin Williams
CBS
PBS
BBC
Derek Jacobi
60 Minutes
ABC
NBC
Barney Miller tribute recalls Jack Soo in special episode
ABCs Barney Miller airs a retrospective paying tribute to Jack Soo detective Nick Yemana. The cast appears as themselves in the NYPD 12th Precinct set, sharing memories and Soo’s career from Broadway to television.
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ABC
Barney Miller
Jack
Hollywood
UPI
Jack Soo
Soo
Nick Yemana
New York
Danny Arnold
Hal Linden
Max Gail
Ron Glass
Steve Landesberg
Ron Carey
Pearl Harbor
Topaz
Utah
Gora Suzuki
Cleveland
Yemana
NYPD
Wojohowicz
Gail
TV Guide Style Highlights Tonight On Channel Lineup
A dense schedule lists movies and shows across channels with titles such as Brannigan Walking Through the Fire and Gold. Casts include John Wayne Richard Attenborough and Judy Geeson along with Glenn Ford Sam Elliott Tom Selleck and Bess Armstrong.
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Brannigan
Chicago
London
John Wayne
Richard Attenborough
Judy Geeson
Mel Ferrer
Glenn Foard
Sam Elliott
Jeff Osterhage
Tom Selleck
THREE
Jack
Hodgkin’s
Bess Armstrong
Tom Mason
Richard Masur
Channel 8
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Dukes of Hazzard
Sticks
Ropers
Star Trek
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Public Broadcasting Service
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By Vernon Scott
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Sammy Fong
Tony Franciosa
Melissa Manchester
Richie Havens
Melanie
David Clayton Thomas
Frankie Valli
Dinah
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Rich Little
Elizabeth Little
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Johnny Yume
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Lalo
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Vince Edwards
Potsie
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Laverne
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Shirley
Sacketts
New Mexico Territory
TAXI
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Hutch
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Alexander Courtney
Johnny Carson
Roger Moore
Susannah York
Ray Milland
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby
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Eileen Heckart
Western Union
Robert Young
Dean Jagger
Randolph Scott
Mike Douglas
Carroll O'Conner
Laurence Olivier
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Fred Travalena
Nancy O'Conner
Terri McGinnis
Johnny Rosselli
Sylvia Scarlett
Robin Hood
Katharine Hepburn
Cary Grant
Brian Aherne
Radlow & Desantis
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E. 28Th St
Lorain
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Ankoge Wn
Volkswagen
Coerado A
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Wheel of Fortune
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WTOL
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KYC
WEWS
WJIKW
WAKR
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Akron Claval
ABC News
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CBS News
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Laverne & Laverne
Sacketts’ Company
Axi
Ite
Starsky & Starsky
Hutch Hutch
Maude
Ironside
Per Mavia
America
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Earnby Moore
Phil Donate
Praris
Ed Allen
Kaverne & Laverne
Price
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McHale's
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Racy Deanna Lugs Bunny
Adame
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Laurel Lee
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