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-14 News Journal, Mansfield, 0. Friday, Feb. 18, 1977 Redd Foxx Makes Out His Will Redd Foxx and the entire crew get into the act in an amusing entry on Sanford and Son tonight at 8 on Channels 3, 4 and 13. The battle between feisty Fred and sullen Aunt Esther rages on, but there's an 1 unexpected twist this time around. Fred provokes Aunt Esther as usual, but when she responds by hitting him on the head with her pocketbook containing a silver-plated Bible, he's knocked unconscious.

The real fun begins when Fred wakes up with a slight case of amnesia and decides to write his will and read it to all his friends. Other highlights on TV tonight: 9 p.m. Channels 3, 4 and 13 The Rockford Files "Just Another Polish Composer-singer Isaac Hayes and star Lou Gossett this nonsensical caper worthwhile. They play Jim Rockford's prisonmate and former parole officer, respectively, who make his life a mockery once he gets them together. Both of them are conmen of the first order, and watching them try to con each other unsuccessfully, and MOVES -With an eye on the -she just had her 51st birthday--Gwen Verdon, right, the dancing star of observed "you have to move over sometime and if it's somebody as fantastic as Ann Reinking you don't Gwen left the hit Broadway musical after 22 then successfully conning Jim as a team, will keep you entertained.

Channels 8, 10 and 11 Sonny and Cher Muhammad Ali pops up for a poetry-reciting round, and Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. sing a few numbers on their own and with their hosts. Sketches include Cher interviewing Italian film director Sonny, and scenes from his picture, "Gone With the 10 p.m. Channels 8, 10 and 11 Hunter (Premiere) This series comes from Lorimar, makers of "'The Waltons." months and Ann is taking over her role. Born Jan.

13, 1926 in Culver City, Gwen will rest and spend some time with her daughter, Nicole, 13, who is a ballet student. "I'll never stop dancing." said Gwen, "but I do a play. show everybody that dancers can act," too." (UPI Photo) Sports Action Basketball Dominates TV Games Sports action once again focuses on basketball this weekend, but there are plenty of other sports such as bowling, tennis, golf and auto racing to keep the armchair fan from getting bored. "Pro bowling opens the schedule at 3 p.m. Saturday on Channels 5, 6, 12 (Mansfield) and 12 (Bucyrus) with the finals of the King Louie Open from Overland Park, Kan.

CBS Invitational Tennis Classic will be carried live from Ocean' City, at 3:30 p.m. on Channels 8, 10 and 11, with 16 of the top players in the world in the field. College basketball action begins at 4 p.m. with the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame meeting the West Virginia Mountaineers on Channels 3, 4 and 13; and the Ohio State Buckeyes going against the Fighting Illini of Illinois in a Big Ten game on Channel 6. Wide World of Sports at 4:30 p.m.

on Channels 5, 12 (Mansfield) and 12 (Bucyrus) will feature coverage of the Daytona "125" stock car race, the Champions International Track and Field Meet, and the Mr. Universe Contest. Some of the biggest stars in major HUG AND A PECK- Actor Gregory Peck hugs actress Anne Jackson after dropping backstage at the New York Public Theater following a performance of the play "Marco Polo Sings a Solo." Miss Jackson plays a leading role in the comedy. (AP Photo) Today on Television- 3 4 5 Cleveland Columbus Cleveland News News News 6:30 News News News :00 Liar's Club Tell Truth Tell Truth :30 Hollywood Sars. Gong Show Gong Sanford Son Sanford Son Donny 8:50 Chico Man Chico Man Donny Rockford Files Rockford Files Movie 9:30 Rockford Files Rockford Files Movie Quincy Movie 10:98 Quincy Quincy Movie :00 News News 11 :30 Tonight Show Tonight Show Movie Tonight, they've come up with still another secret-agent show, starring James Franciscus as the agent.

Only solid fans of the genre will take to this humorless affair, as Franciscus, assisted by roommate Linda Evans, goes after a Russian named Bluebird, who's very deadly at tossing a star-like weapon. 1 a.m. Channels 3, 4 and 13 The Midnight Special The Electric Light Orchestra hosts the show, performing "'Livin' Thing" and "'Do Ya" on their own, and introducing their guests: Santana, Mary MacGregor, Don McLean and comedian George Miller. 'Hunter' Features Violence By Joan Hanauer NEW YORK (UPI) The opening episode of the new spy series, "Hunter, contains four corpses, no wit and only one beautiful who remains fully clothed at all times what kind of secret agent drama is that? From the looks of the first chapter in the new CBS series, which goes on the air tonight, "Hunter" has a better chance of making the blacklists of the -violence groups than the top of the rating lists. James Franciscus stars as James Hunter, the very model of a modern tall blond secret agent.

He goes unsmiling through the hour with the grim determination of an internal revenue agent. His fellow spy is a wholesome looking blond, played by Linda Evans with intelligence but without style. She also scores low on the laugh meter. The plot is straightforward spy stuff, with some exotic touches added but not integrated into the whole. A man is killed in the Los Angeles Zoo, stabbed to death by a four-pointed star, an Oriental weapon much favored by an Occidental Communist spy called The Bluebird who is a master of disguises and enjoys killing.

The murdered man is a who specialized in finding scientists to fill jobs in atomic industry. More bodies turn up from time to time as Franciscus tries to find Bluebird. No one knows what Bluebird looks like, but Franciscus follows the trail of "death stars" to a nuclear facility. Edward Mulhare as a former agent who specializes in solving puzzles adds British charm, and Ralph Bellamy is barely visible in the opening as he sits in shadows and gives Franciscus his orders by telephone. Those who dream about combining Sean Connery with Diana Rigg in the ultimate spy story better stick to their fantasies.

"Hunter" misses the target. ABC continues to lead the three network league in the Nielsen ratings, and it looks as though James Arness can go back in the saddle any time, if he's of a mind to. "How The West Was Won," a parter in which Arness stars with Eva Marie Saint, led the ratings list for the second week in a row, while CBS's "People's Choice Awards" knocked NBC's latest Best Seller, "Seventh Avenue," out of contention on Thursday night. The top 10 network television programs for the week ending Feb. 13, according to the A.C.

Nielsen were: 1: "How The West Was Won" Part 2: "Happy Days;" 3: "Laverne and Shirley; 4: "Charlie's Angels;" 5: (tie) "M-A-S-H" and "Six Million Dollar Man;" 7: People's Choice Awards; 8: Last Dinosaur" (ABC Friday movie); 9: "One Day at a Time;" 10: "Welcome Back, PREMIERE- Peter Fonda is a speed-crazy driver with little interest in money and even less in Susan George in "Dirty Mary Crazy Larry," a television premiere on ABC Television Network's Friday Night Movie tonight (9-11) Television Movies Lee Marvin's Oscar Performance Tonight (A-Excellent; B- Good; C-Good; 0-Fair; -Poor) Jane Fonda is a notorious female outlaw known as Cat Ballou in a funny Western spoof that features an Oscarwinning performance 'by Lee Marvin tonight at 11:30 on Channel 5. This 1965 film is well-directed by Elliott Silverstein, and there's a witty script, but Marvin steals the show as a drunken gunman who's horse even gets drunk. The fine cast includes Michael Callan, Dwayne Hickman, Arthur Hunnicutt, Jay C. Flippen and Reginald Denny. Nat King Cole and Stubby Kaye add to the film as a pair of strolling minstrels.

Other films on TV tonight: 4 p.m. Channel 10 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) Walter Pidgeon, Joan Fontaine, Barbara Eden. Entertaining tale of conflicts aboard massive submarine. Rating B. 4 p.m.

Channel 11 Back to Bataan (1945) John Wayne, Anthony Quinn. Duke leads the Yank soldiers to victory in the Philippines. Rating B. 9 p.m. Channels 5, 6, 12 (Mansfield) and 12 (Bucyrus) Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974) Peter Fonda, Susan George.

A small-time car racer robs a supermarket and spends the rest of the film running from the law. Rating plus. 9 p.m. Channel 9 Kung Fu (1972) David Carradine, Barry Sullivan. A martial-arts student goes to the Old West.

Rating plus. 11:30 p.m. Channel 8 The Black Cat (1941) Basil Rathbone, Broderick' Television 0's and A's Q. Was the big guy on "Ball Four" real athlete? What was his name and on what team did he play? L.S., San Antonio, Texas. A.

"The big guy," as you describe him is Ben Davidson; the six-foot, eightinch, 275-pound actor played football with the Green Bay Packers, the Washington Redskins and the Oakland Raiders. Davidson retired from pro ball in 1974. 4. Is Henry Winkler going to have his own show as "The Fonz" next season? Toledo. 0.

league baseball get together for a softball game at 5 p.m. on Channels 8 and 10, with Vin Scully and Frank Robinson doing the commentary. Players will include Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, Tom Seaver, Thurman Munson, Rod Carew, Buddy Bell and Rick Manning. The third round of play in the Glen Campbell Los Angeles Open will be carried live at 6 p.m. on Channels 6, 12 (Mansfield) and 12 (Bucyrus) from the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Cal.

The men's final in Superstars competition opens Sunday's action at 1 p.m. on Channels 5, 6, 12 (Mansfield) and 12 (Bucyrus). The field of 14 includes twotime winner Kyle Rote who is also defending his title. The North Carolina Tar Heels play the Virginia Cavaliers in an Atlantic Coast Conference college basketball game at 1:30 p.m. on Channels 3 and 13, live from Charlottsville, Va.

The Indiana Hoosiers take on the Purdue Boilermakers in a Big Ten Conference college basketball game at 1:30 p.m. on Channel 4, live from W. Lafayette, Ind. The Cleveland Cavaliers meet the Philadelphia 76ers in a National Basketball Assn. game at 1:45 p.m.

on Channels 8, 10 and 11, live from the Spectrum in Philadelphia. The 19th annual Daytona '500" stock car race will be carried live from the Daytona Beach, Fla. Speedway at 3 p.m. on Channels 5, 6, 12 (Mansfield) and 12 (Bucyrus). The Boston Celtics tangle with the Golden State Warriors in a National Basketball Assn.

game at 4 p.m. on Channels 8, 10 and 11, live from the Oakland Coliseum Arena. The final round of play in the Glen Campbell Los Angeles Open will be carried live from the Riviera Country Club at 5:30 p.m. on Channels 5, 6, 12 (Mansfield) and 12 (Bucyrus). A.

Henry Winkler has stated time and time again that he doesn't want to star in his own series playing The Fonz. When and if he leaves "'Happy Days," he swears that will be the end of the Fonz, once and for all. Q. I am in love with Sally Struthers, and I would love to try and make her mine. I really mean it.

Sacramento, Calif. A. Sally has been in love many times and is evidently a romanticist of the first order; she has shown a preference for robust, fairly attractive men do you quality? includes Mansfield, Shelby and Bucyrus cables 9 10 43 UHF -Cleveland Columbus Bewitched News Andy Griffith News Hogan's Heroes News Hogan's Heroes Andy Williams Star Trek Code Star Trek Code Movie Sonny Cher Movie Sonny Cher Movie Hunter Movie Hunter Love, American News American Mary Hartman Crawford. Good blend of comedy and horror, about a murder in an eerie mansion. Rating B.

11:30 p.m. Channel 11 Kiss Me, Kill Me (1976) Stella Stevens, Claude Akins. A lady D.A. tracks down the killer of a young schoolteacher. Rating plus.

12 midnight. Channel 9 The Frozen Dead (1967) Dana Andrews, Anna Palk. A scientist freezes a group of Nazi leaders, then tries to thaw them out. Rating C. 12 midnight.

Channel 10 The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967) Christopher Lee, Susanne Roquette. The Oriental tyrant sets up an international crime syndicate. Rating minus. 1:30 a.m. Channel 8 The Missing Guest (1938) Paul Kelly, Constance Moore.

Grade film about a reporter in a haunted house. Rating minus. Operas Slated The Mannheim National Theater will stage its traditional opera evenings April 17 to May 28 for which it has contracted 30 international opera stars. Eight operas have been chosen from the Mannheim music theater's repertoire. The stars include Theo Adams, Montserrat Caballe, Piero Cappuccilli, Jose Carreras, Rene Kollo, Lucia Popp and Peter Schreier.

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NBA: Atlanta vs L.A. CHANNEL 17 (Atlanta) Tonight 6:00 p.m. Beverly Hillbillies 6:30 p.m. Andy Griffith 7:00 p.m. Gomer Pyle 7:30 p.m.

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