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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 19 Jun 1981, p. 24

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FRIDAY (ABC) FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIE: 9:00 PM E.D.T., P.D.T. - 8:00 PM C.D.T., M.D.T. "Cold Turkey" (1971) Dick Van Dyke, Bob Newhart Rev. Clayton Brooks urges his parishioners to quit smoking for 30 days in order to collect a $25,000,000 reward that is being offered by a major tobacco producer. To insure that the reward is not collected, the benefactor uses every possible manipulative device to fill every home with smoked-filled rooms. (R) MINI-SERIES SUNDAY (ABC) EPIC DRAMA: 7:00 PM E.D.T., P.D.T. - 6:00 PM C.D.T., M.D.T. "Roots: The Next Generation*" (1979) Dorian Harewood, Irene Cara. Part IV. In 1918 the war in Europe is raging and Simon Haley is part of the 92nd Infantry Division in the segregated army, where the enlisted men are black and the officers are all white The unit fights with distinction in France, and Simon is gassed while saving the life of a young white officer who sees his men as fellow human beings. After the war, Simon returns to find race riots and street battles more violent than those in Europe (R) (Closed-captioned) SATURDAY (CBS) SATURDAY NIGHT MOVIES: 9:00 PM E.D.T., P.D.T. - 8:00 PM C.D.T., M.D.T. "The Big Sleep" (1978) Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles. What begins as a simple blackmail case for private eye Philip Marlowe evolves into a much more dangerous and bizarre affair as the detective moves through a city hiding a mass of intrigue. (R) SUNDAY (ABC) SUNDAY NIGHT MOVIE: 9:00 PM E.D.T., P.D.T. - 8:00 PM C.D.T., M.D.T. "Bite the Bullet" (1975) Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen. Western drama with more than money at stake in a desperate 700-mile cross country horse race (R) (NBC) BIG EVENT: 9:00 PM E.D.T.. P.D.T. - 8:00 PM< C.D.T., M.D.T. "Loving You" (1957) Elvis Presley, Lizabeth Scott. A small town boy with aspirations to be a singer chances to meet a hard-boiled press agent, who, almost overnight, transforms him into the sensa­ tion of the popular music world. (R) (Closed-captioned) TUESDAY (CBS) DRAMA SPECIAL: 9:00 PM E.D.T., P.D.T. • 8:00 PM C.D.T., M.D.T. "Dummy" (1979) Paul Sorvino, LeVar Burton The dramatic true- life account of Donald Lang, a black deaf youth, illiterate and in­ capable of speech, who suffered injustice because of his severe handicaps after his arrest in connection with the murder of a Chicago prostitute (R) WEDNESDAY (CBS) WEDNESDAY NIGHT MOVIES: 9:00 PM E.D.T., P.D.T. • 8:00 PM C.D.T., M.D.T. "Mahogany" (1975) Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams. The story revolves around an ambitious young woman who is determined to fight her way to the top of the glamorous but dog-eat-dog fashion world (R) (ABC) SUMMER MOVIE: 9:00 PM E.D.T.. P.D.T. - 8:00 PM C.D.T., M.D.T. "A Small Town in Texas" (1976) Timothy Bottoms, Susan George. The scream of tires and the crunch of fenders in a series of deadly car chases tears the Texas night as a bitter young man who has just served five years for marijuana possession finds his freedom and his life threatened once again when he returns home to reclaim his son and the woman he loves from the crooked sheriff who sent him away. (R) SATURDAY, JUNK 20 ®0Vlctory Garden 0 0 American Bandstand »at: Dick Clark. (60 mini.) Mo via-(Musical)" ' Glorify­ ing The Amartcan Girl" 1020 Mary Eaton. DanHaaly. Eddy Can­ tor and othar Ziagfald stars in revue hits (2 hrs.) 0 Movie -(Comady) • W "Uaad Cara" 1MO Jack Albertson Two brothars fight ovar a ussd car lot (Rated PG) (2 hrs) 010 Big Blus Marbla 0 Tannla: 1078 Wimbledon UlitkUithta Stuff 0 Plnwhaal (Contlnuaa) 0 Mo via -(Sclanca-Flctlon) ••• "Fahrenheit 451" 1067 Julia Chriatia. Osksr Warner In an un spacifiad country, tha raading of books is strictly forbidden and raadara ara hunted down by authorities. (2 hrs.. 30 mins ) 0 AflutVAbort 11:56 000® In Tha News AFTERNOON 2:00 000® Jason Of Stsr Command 0 Baaaball Bunch 0 Kidding Around 0 America's Top 10 0 ® Movla -(Comady) ** "Blondle Goaa To College" 1042 Janet Blair. Arthur Lake Blondie and Dagwood pretend they ara not married and return to college, where they each get romantically involved with others mins.) 0 Digit Look At Ma it Fudge Man From U.N.C.L.E. Battle Of Tha Planata Carraecolendaa 700 Club Bible Bowl lMovta-(Weetern)*** "Green Qraaa Of Wyoming" 1048 Charles Coburn. Lloyd Nolan The atory of rival horaa-breeding families (2 hrs) 0 Our Man In Tha Capitol 12:26 0 In Tha Nawa 12 £0 0 30minutes 0 TNe Weak In Baaaball Camp WNdarnaaa 039 30 Minutes S Travelogue Lawmakara Amazing World WHd Kingdom Wild Fire' Part 1 Dr. Jadk Van Impa j)0 Comedy Greats 18 La Hora Da La Decision f Auto Racing '81 10 Bible Baffle 1 Duaty's Traahouae I World Tomorrow 1:00 0 Different Drummers 0 0 0 Ma|or League Ba­ aaball: An Inalda Look Host Bryant Gumbel 0 Monitor: Milwaukee <8 Movla -(Comady) "Go Waat Young Man" 1036 Mae West. Rsndolph Scott A movie stsr hss an adventure in the west on s personal appearance tour (go mins ) 0 Lead Off Man ® 0 Mlatar Rogers 0 Southbound Gravel Springs Fife and Drum and Give My Poor Heart Ease' The focus of this pro gram is on the fife and drum music of Othar Turner, and tha evolution jfthe blues I Film >91 World Of Survival ) 0 Abbott And CoataUo >3$ Club Del Nino 10 Windy City Alive Matt And Jenny The Actress' 0 Watch Your Mouth 1:15 000 Maior League Ba­ aaball Gama-Of-Tha-Week California Angels vs Boston Red Sox. or Detroit Tigers vs Chicsgo White Sox (Region will determine game to be televised in your sres ) (2 hrs , 46 mins ) 0 Baaaball Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers 1:30 0 Mario And Tha Magic #via Machine Car Cara Central Do It Your seircarcare series 000 U.S. Open Golf 0® Movla-(Horror)* 4 "Dead Man's Eyas" 1044 LonChsney. JeanParker A blind man pretends sn sye operstion is successful in order to trsp s desperate killer Bins ) Electric Company Nova Alssks The Closing Frontier' This progrsm examines proposed legislstionofsbill which hss spsrked bitter controversy between conservationists snd developers. It would incresse Americs's nstionsl psrk system by designs ting a large part of Alaa - kaas off-limits to development 0 School Of Country Uvlng 0 Movie-(Muaical)** "Theldol- maker" 1080 Ray Sharkey, Maureen McCormick The birth of Rock and Roll promoted a new breed of show business msnagement- men who created idola out of boys (Ratad PG) (2 O 0 World Championahlp a-# Wild Kingdom Sea kes of the Swains' Dlmanalona ConaultaUon Advanturaa In Rainbow

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