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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 16 Oct 1981, p. 34

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18 rning )iv*y And Goliath 0:30 i Day<. 10:25 0 Dear Alex And Annie 10:^0 9 Faca Tha Nation Lona Rangar City Daak Business Journal IB 09 Anlmala, Anlmala, Animals © @ Movla -(Waatarn) ** W "Montana" 1960 ErrolPlynn, AiexisSmith Sheeprancher determined to move hia herds into cattle country meeta opposition from wealthy ranchers. (90 mina.) O I Am, I Can, I Will You Are Special' MisterRogersdisucasea the ways in which people are jifferent. Nutrition Dialogue ) Old Time Qoapal Hour ) Faith For Today Monument Of Faith Rax Humbard I Day Of Dlacovary j 0 Nalll Armatrong Show i Bowling With Tha Champa i Maat Tha Praaa J Public Conference I Issues And Anawara 139 Lat'a Talk Bualnaaa I CiacoKId Behind* ® theScenes Adam alerts kids Hollywood--Adam Rich stars as Danny Blake in ABC- TV's new dramatic entertainment series that will enrich young viewers, "Code Red," which will air Sundays. In the action packed new series, Danny Blake is an Explorer Scout who will learn all about fire safety, fire prevention and life-saving techniques from his friends the Rorcheks, who are firefighters with the Los Angeles City Fire department. Although Adam is the youngest member of the • "Code Red" cast, the young dynamo also held that distinction as a member of the Bradford family on ABC's popular and long- running "Eight is Enough" series. Veteran thesp An acting veteran, Adam isn't oblivious to the profes­ sional possibilities which might well be in store for him. He realizes full well that his "grown up" plans Adam Rich could (and probably will) change according to the whims of his youthful and active imagination, but right now, at least, he works hard at becoming an accomplished artist and athlete, already displaying a natural ability in baseball, football, swimming, bowling, skateboarding and motocross Although Adam's career was launched at age five when his mother responded to an advertisement for a children's acting workshop, Adam's innate talent quickly propelled him past the scope of the school's instruction, and the youngster soon found himself in the enviable position of being a working actor. In addition to his having appeared in more than 25 television commercials, he has also made numerous guest appearances on various television series, in­ cluding "Jigsaw John," "The Six Million Dollar Man," 'The City," "Prime of Life," "Fantasy Island" and "The Love Boat." He also starred in a voice-over role in the animated TV cartoon, "Tukiki Finds Christmas." Adam lives in Chatsworth, Calif., with his parents, Francine and Robert Rich, and his younger brother, Wayne. In quiet moments away from work and school, Adam enjoys both spectator and participant sports in ad­ dition to yet another hobby, building model cars. V TV COMtUlOC USVICCI. INC SFreestyle Movie-{Comedy) "Which Way to tha Front?" 1970 Jerry Lewia, John Wood. A neurotic multi-millionaire, aeverly diaappointed to be claaalfied 4-F in World War II, get a together with aavaral other Army rejecta who form their own guerilla band and invade Europe. (2 hra.) CD Wrestling ffi Mo via-{Drama)** "BeaetOf Berlin" 1939 Alan Ladd, Steffi Ouna. Dramatic depiction of the Underground Operation during the Hitler regime. (2 hra.) ® 9 I Dream Of Jeannie «® Changed Uvea SporteCenter Plus Updated Scorea and Featurea A Pinwheel (Continues) • Robert Schuller (Captioned) m QralRoberta 11:30 if®#® TheNFLToday N F L n e w a a n d o t h e r a p o r t a featurea with Brent Muaburgar, Phyllis George, Irv Croaa and Jimmy'The Greek' Snyder. • 0 NFL '81 Hoat: Bryant Gumbel. O College Football *81 Weekly highlights of key conteats which I^LEJ Pulse CODE RED by Steve K. Walz Irwin Allen is Hollywood's plague-master. He's thrill­ ed and chilled audiences with his magnificent screen of­ ferings of floods, fires, tidal waves and earthquakes, making sure that an all-star cast is caught up in these cataclysmic events to insure breathtaking results. In this respect Allen is truly a genius. But to use his talents in an already played out theme (remember "Emergency"?) is a waste of everybody's time How many times can one torqh Los Angeles and its environs? In "Code Red," ABC's new Sunday night en­ try opposite "60 Minutes," Lome Greene stars as arson investigator Rorchek. His two sons, played by Sam Jones and Andrew Stevens, are firefighters with one of L.A.'s elite fire units, re­ splendent with helicopters, super-pumpers, a female smoke-eater and an overly curious LAFD Explorer nam­ ed Danny Blake. Andrew Stevens "Code Red" is tagged as a different kind of show because it is supposed to deal with the personal and professional lives of the Rorchek family as well. In the pilot, there was a hint of who everybody was and why they are all unique. But, there will come a point where Allen will have to decide whether this is a family drama or an arsonist's dream. In ABC's favor is a fine cast. Stevens and Jones were basically movie thesps, so getting them into a weekly of­ fering is a plus. Martina Deignan (the female firefighter) is a talented newcomer. Lome Greene is a respected ac­ tor, but I get the feeling that he's a bit too forceful with this particular character. Julie Adams, who plays his in­ dependent but loving wife, is a good actress, yet who is going to believe that she's playing a woman in her mid- forties? One look at her and you'll realize that the script­ writers were a bit too kind to her. Mid-fifties would have been more plausible. • The prognosis for this series is iffy at best. Send your comments to Tele-Pulse, do TV Com- pulog, P.O. Box 123, Lyndhurst, N.J. 07071.

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