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#1140: THIS IS NOEL COWARD
1974-12-11, WNET, 60 min.
David Niven , John Mills , Dame Sybil Thorndike , Hermione Gingold , Yul Brynner , Noel Coward , Dame Edith Evans , Richard Burton , Sir John Gielgud

A profile of the playwright composter- actor Noel Coward, narrated by Sir John Gielgud. Among those commenting on his work are Richard Burton, Dame Edith Evans, John Mills, Hermione Gingold, Yul Brynner, Dame Sybil Thorndike, and David Niven.
#5485: TWO CHRISTMASES: AN EVENING WITH SANDLER AND YOUNG
1974-12-15, WNEW, 52 min.
Constance Towers , Jane Morgan , Sandler and Young , The St. Michael's Choir School , The Sandler and Young Chorale

Christmas music with Sandler and Young. Joining in: Jane Morgan, Constance Towers, the St. Michael's Choir School & the Sandler and Young Chorale.
#5150: TWIGS
1975-03-06, WCBS, 78 min.
Carol Burnett , Pat Hingle , Jack Gilford , Gary Burghoff , Ed Asner , Conrad Bain , Alex Rocco , Liam Dunn

Carol Burnett stars in portrayals of four female characters in the television adaptation by George Furth of his Broadway play. The first three acts are concerned with three sisters and the fourth with their mother, the roles played by Carol Burnett.
#10141: TONY AWARDS, 29TH ANNUAL, THE
1975-04-20, ABC, 120 min.
Milton Berle , Carol Channing , Jack Lemmon , Jack Haley , Carl Reiner , Fred Astaire , Eve Arden , Jean Stapleton , Alexis Smith , Buddy Ebsen , Walter Matthau , Rosalind Russell , Jack Albertson , Ray Bolger , Angela Lansbury , John Lindsay , Clifton Davis , Joe Smith , Joey Faye , Cleavon Little , Clive Baldwin , Vincente Minnelli

The 29th Annual Tony Awards are broadcast live from the Wintergarden Theatre in New York City. 

Hosts: Larry Blyden, Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence, George S. Irving, Michele Lee, Bernadette Peters, and Bobby Van.                                                  
#7439: TONY AND LENA
1975-05-22, ABC, 44 min.
Lena Horne , Tony Bennett

Repeat of original September 6, 1973 broadcast.

Tony Bennett and Lena Horne team up in this musical special. 

See ATA#7440                                      
#6297: TRAVELS WITH FLIP
1975-10-15, CBS, 60 min.
Muhammad Ali , Flip Wilson , Loretta Lynn , Geraldine

Flip Wilson hits the road in his first special on CBS. Spreading laughter as himself & as Geraldine. 

Flip barnstorms America, improvising his dialogue across the U.S.  Hawaii: Flip tries his luck t the hula, scuba diving and canoeing. San Francisco: Piloting a ferry under the Golden Gate Bridge and a cable car up San Francisco's hills is child's play compared to Geraldine's efforts to sell hats in a posh department store. Boley, Oklahoma: Riding for fun-first a horse in a rodeo; then a bike in a race with a local teen-ager. LOS ANGELES: MUHAMMAD ALI vs."KILLER" WILSON IN A AROUND OF SPARRING AND COMEDIC EXCHANGES: Opryland, U.S.A. is the setting as Loretta Lynn performs her latest hit in Nashville.                     
#5961: TINY TREE, THE
1975-12-14, WNBC, 27 min.
Johnny Marks , Buddy Ebsen , Janet Waldo , Allan Melvin , Frank Welker , Roberta Flack , Paul Winchell , Stephen Manly

A crippled farm girl is rescued in a meadow by her animal friends after falling out of her wheelchair. A little tree decides to become a Christmas tree and is decorated by the animals who move the tree to the delighted girl's window. A special animated musical for the holidays.   

Narrated by Buddy Ebsen.  

   Burl Ives is the voice of Sam the Snowman in this animated Christmas fantasy, based on the story by Robert L. May. Songs by Johnny Marks. Featuring the voices of Billie Mae Richards, as Rudolph, Stan Francis as Santa Claus, and Paul Kligman as Donner and Coach Comet. Broadcast on NBC from September 19, 1964, thru December 8, 1972.                   
#9540: TELLY SAVALAS SPECIAL, THE: WHO LOVES YA BABY."
1976-02-19, CBS, 60 min.
Diahann Carroll , Telly Savalas , Barbara Eden , Cloris Leachman

Telly Savalas welcomes his guests, Diahann Carroll, Barbara Eden, and Cloris Leachman in this variety special.          
#8203: TOURNAMENT PLAYERS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
1976-03-01, ABC, 00 min.
Frank Gifford , Keith Jackson , Dave Marr , Bob Rosburg

Final round play in the $300,990 tournament players golf championship, telecast live from the Inverrary Country Club in Lauderhill, Florida. Jack Nicklaus captures the first prize. Frank Gifford, Keith Jackson, Bob Rosburg, and Dave Marr report.          
#9551: TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD'S NASHVILLE-MOSCOW EXPRESS
1976-03-08, NBC, 60 min.
Tennessee Ernie Ford , Sandy Burnett , Bieriogka Troupe

A rerun of Tennessee Ernie Ford's ninth and final television special originally televised on January 8th, 1975. Highlights of a series of Country and Western concerts taped in September 1974 in the USSR.             
#9561: THEATRE IN AMERICA: "THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE."
1976-03-10, PBS, 120 min.
Hal Holbrook , William Saroyan , Patti LuPone , Benjamin Hendrickson , Richard Ooms , Nicolas Surovy , Sam Tsoutsouvas , Elaine Hausman , Michael Tolaydo , Norman Snow , Robert Bacigalupi , Brooks Baldwin , Gerald Gutierrez , Glynis Bell , James Harper , Mary Lou Rosato , Roy K. Stevens , Kevin Kline , David Schramm , Cynthia Dickason , Anderson Matthews , Sandra Halperin , Mary Joan-Negro , Peter Dvorsky

Hal Holbrook is the host for this William Saroyan story about lovelorn denizens of a San Francisco bar. William Saroyan serves as the narrator.                          
#9228: THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
1976-05-27, NBC, 90 min.
David Brinkley

Special narrated by David Brinkley.            
#9195: THE PRESIDENTS: "76 YEARS ON CAMERA."
1976-05-30, WTEN, 60 min.
James Garner

Special looking at United States Presidents and their families on camera through the years. Narrated by James Garner.

Dupe of #9194. 

                        
#9194: THE PRESIDENTS: "76 YEARS ON CAMERA."
1976-06-18, , 60 min.
James Garner

Special looking at United States Presidents and their families on camera through the years. Narrated by James Garner.

Dupe of #9195. Original airdate 5-30-76. 

                        
#9749: THE TOURISTS ARE COMING.
1976-07-01, WMHT, 30 min.
Narrator

A visit to Boston's North End.             
#9752: TRIAL BY WILDERNESS
1976-09-16, NBC, 60 min.
Announcer

This documentary special won the special jury award for best network documentary.             
#6777: TED KNIGHT
1976-11-30, CBS, 52 min.
Phil Silvers , Fred MacMurray , Ethel Merman , Ted Knight , Loretta Swit , Edward Asner , Rue McClanahan

Special: Ted Knight embarks on a fictional "sentimental journey" to his home town (Terryville, Connecticut). There he rekindles memories with ... a high-school chum, now mayor (played by Fred MacMurray); an old flame (Rue McClanahan), who dances with Ted to "Cheek to Cheek" and "The Continental"; the deli owner (Edward Asner), who owns Knight's birthplace; a nervous cousin (Loretta Swit), about to be married; a schoolteacher (Ethel Merman), who sings "American, the Beautiful"; and a druggist (Phil Silvers), who is staging a party for Ted. The first and only special for Ted Knight.
#9632: TOM WOLFE'S LOS ANGELES
1977-01-10, PBS, 60 min.
Tom Wolfe , Migdia Chinea

Base on the novel by Tom Wolfe. Vignettes were written and introduced by Tom Wolfe.            
#9553: TEXACO PRESENTS: BOB HOPE SPECIAL, THE
1977-01-21, NBC, 90 min.
Bob Hope , Dean Martin , Ann-Margret , Charo , Mac Davis , Sammy Davis, Jr.

A Bob Hope special all-star spectacular from Lake Tahoe, Nevada.                        
#18140: TEXACO PRESENTS: BOB HOPE SPECIAL, THE
1977-01-21, NBC, min.
Bob Hope , Dean Martin , Ann-Margret , Charo , Mac Davis , Sammy Davis, Jr.

A Bob Hope special all-star spectacular from Lake Tahoe, Nevada.  

Duplicate of #9553.                                   
#9575: THURSDAY NIGHT SPECIAL, THE
1977-05-19, NBC, 60 min.
Rona Barrett , Penny Marshall , Cindy Williams , Kate Jackson , Toni Tennille

Host Rona Barrett interviews guests.

Hostess: Rona Barrett                          
#9748: TONY AWARDS, 31ST ANNUAL, THE
1977-06-05, ABC, 150 min.
Jonathan Winters , Leslie Uggams , Tony Randall , Robert Preston , Lauren Bacall , Jane Alexander , Jean Stapleton , Diana Ross , Jack Albertson , Lily Tomlin , Valerie Harper , Alan Arkin , Beatrice Arthur , Damon Evans

The 31st annual Tony Awards are telecast live from The Shubert Theatre in New York City.Hosted by Jonathan Winters. 

Host: Jonathan Winters. 
                       
#6779: TELL ME IF ANYTHING EVER WAS DONE
1977-06-20, PBS, 60 min.
Jacob Bronowski

Special: Paying homage to the scientific contributions of Leonardo da Vinci. Host Jacob Bronowski explores how the artist's thirst for knowledge led to discoveries in such fields as aerodynamics, anatomy and botany. The program examines the artist's notebooks, manuscripts and drawings. (Repeat)
#5466: THEY SAID IT WITH MUSIC: YANKEE DOODLE TO RAGTIME
1977-07-04, WCBS, 104 min.
Tony Randall , Jean Stapleton , Bernadette Peters , Flip Wilson , Jason Robards

A kaleidoscope of over 80 all-American tunes capturing the spirit, triumphs & trials of America. The songs range from spirituals to marches and a touch of the Civil War, civil rights, sports and dance.
#9554: TEXACO PRESENTS: "BOB HOPE'S ROAD TO HOLLYWOOD."
1977-10-28, NBC, 120 min.
Bob Hope , Bing Crosby , Lucille Ball , Dorothy Lamour

Bing Crosby, Lucille Ball, and Dorothy Lamour help Bob Hope recall his career in show business. Bob reflects on his 40-year love affair with the movies and looks back at his 45-year collaboration with Bing Crosby. Archival footage dates back to 1932. 

Dupe of #5126.             
#9556: THANKSGIVING REUNION WITH THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY AND MY THREE SONS, THE
1977-11-25, ABC, 60 min.
William Demarest , Shirley Jones , Fred MacMurray , Meredith MacRae , David Cassidy , Tina Cole , Susan Dey , Suzanne Crough , Danny Bonaduce , Beverly Garland , Tim Considine , Don Grady , Ronne Troup

A special reuniting the stars of The Partridge Family and My Three Sons.          
#5468: TINY TREE, THE
1977-12-18, WCBS, 27 min.
Roberta Flack

A story of love and loyalty in which a crippled girl befriends a tiny pine tree and its circle of animal companions. Tunes sung by Roberta Flack.
#852: TRIBUTE TO MR. TELEVISION: MILTON BERLE
1978-03-26, WFRV, 50 min.
Joey Bishop , Gene Kelly , Milton Berle , Frank Sinatra , Johnny Carson , Carl Reiner , Angie Dickinson , Gabe Kaplan , Marie Osmond , Don Rickles , George Carlin , Marlo Thomas , Flip Wilson , Donny Osmond

Celebrities pay tribute to the man who put television on the map, Milton Berle. On hand are Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, Kirk Douglas, Frank Sinatra, Flip Wilson, Lucille Ball, Don Rickles, Marlo Thomas, Angie Dickinson, Joey Bishop, Gregory Peck, George Carlin, Carl Reiner, Gene Kelly, Gabe Kaplan, Donnie Osmond and Marie Osmond.
#4887: TIM CONWAY SHOW, THE
1979-01-15, WCBS, 52 min.
Don Knotts , Carol Burnett , Tim Conway , Harvey Korman , The Village People , Dick Orkin , Miriam Flynn , Maggie Roswell , Jack Riley , Bert Berdis , Craig Richard Nelson , Eric Boardman

March 22, 1980-May 17, 1980; August 30, 1980-March 7, 1981. This broadcast was a Special. Tim Conway's second variety show. Conway's cohorts on the show included Dick Orkin, Bert Berdis, Jack Riley, Maggie Roswell, Miriam Flynn, Eric Boardman, and Harvey Korman.
#6738: THAT GREAT AMERICAN GOSPEL SOUND
1979-03-10, PBS, 90 min.
Tennessee Ernie Ford , Della Reese , The Jordanaires , The Happy Goodman Family , Micki Fuhrman , The Fisk Jubilee Singers

A SPECIAL PBS BROADCAST. A heart-lifting hand-clapping musical jubilee. 

Tennessee Ernie Ford and Della Reese headline a program that also features the Jordanaires (Elvis Presley's backup group), the Happy Goodman Family, newcomer Micki Fuhrman, and the Fisk Jubilee Singers.

Musical selections include "What a Friend We Have in Jesus," "In the Garden (Tennessee Ernie Ford); "Stop and Smell the Roses," "Bye and Bye" (Della Reese); "I Wouldn't Take Nothin' for My Journey Now (Happy Goodman Family); "Deep River," "His Name So Sweet" (Fisk Jubilee Singers); and a Gospel medley by the Jordanaires.
#5367: THE DAY THEY LANDED: JULY 20, 1969
1979-07-20, WNBC, 52 min.
John Chancellor , Roy Neal

NBC News Special recalling Apollo 11, the mission that on July 20, 1969 landed the first men on the moon.
#5469: TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON, THE
1979-08-24, NBC, 78 min.
Pat Boone , Joe Williams , Kelly Monteith , David Letterman

Substituting for Johnny Carson is David Letterman. Johnny Carson hosted "The Tonight Show" for thirty years, five-times the combined tenure of Jerry Lester, Steve Allen & Jack Paar, the first hosts of late night television. Carson hosted more total hours of network programming than anyone before him or since. Only a handful of broadcasts from 1962-1971 survive. Most were discarded in the '60s & '70s.
#18589F: TELEVISION SPECIALS ON JOHN LENNON
1980-12-09, , min.
John Lennon

Beatle John Lennon is remembered one day after his murder.            
#18680: TV GUIDE REVIEW OF 1981
1982-02-08, , min.
Walter Cronkite , Bob Hope , Dick Cavett

A review of significant TV events of 1981 with Bob Hope, Walter Cronkite, and Dick Cavett.            
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