President Richard M. Nixon holds a press conference to discuss the energy situation and the Watergate investigation.            

A satirical look at life in the United States. This is a pilot set in small town American locales. Comedy skits that poke fun at everyone.           

Redd Foxx is roasted by Dean Martin, Norm Crosby, Joey Bishop, Jackie Gayle, Desmond Wilson, Slappy White, Rich Little, Nipsey Russell and John Barbour. Also on the show are impersonator Jim Bailey and Foster Brooks.             

This Special was taped on the Notre Dame campus at South Bend, Indiana.  

Dupe Of # 5123           

Redd Foxx is roasted by Dean Martin, Norm Crosby, Joey Bishop, Jackie Gayle, Desmond Wilson, Slappy White, Rich Little, Nipsey Russell and John Barbour. Also on the show are impersonator Jim Bailey and Foster Brooks. 





Dupe Of # 2111.                                                

This taped special became one of the most controversial and memorable programs in television history when NBC due to programming commitments broke away from the New York Jets-Oakland Raiders game to begin the Heidi broadcast. The Raiders went on to score two touchdowns in nine seconds to come from behind and beat the Jets 43-32.  

Heidi was an NBC made for television film version of the 1880 novel.  

Duplicate of # 8258. Originally aired 11-17-68.                              

The 16th Annual Grammy Awards from the Hollywood Palladium, in Los Angeles, California.

Host: Andy Williams.            

President Richard M. Nixon holds a press conference on energy and Watergate.        

Tennis hustler Bobby Riggs is roasted by Chuck Connors, Leo Durocher, Wayne Newton, Jack Carter, Lynn Anderson, Vincent Price, Alex Karras, Rosemary Casals, and Foster Brooks.  

      




Dupe Of # 2108.                                        

Presented on "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert" (1973-1982), a tribute to Jim Croce- the man and his songs. This tribute to the late rock star features a performance taped before his death. 
Songs include, "Time in a Bottle" and "You Don't Mess Around with Jim." Personal friend Tommy West hosts this loving retrospective. 

This was the 14th episode of "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert" 

A tribute to singer-songwriter Jim Croce, who died in a plane crash on September 20, 1973.
Jim Croce is seen in TV appearances and music videos for "Photographs and Memories" (video), "Hard Way Every Time," "You Don't Mess Around with Jim," "Workin' At The Car Wash Blues" (video), "Speedball Tucker" (video), "Rapid Roy (the Stock Car Boy)" (video), "Time in a Bottle" (video with footage of Croce with his wife and child), "Roller Derby Queen" (video), "Lover's Cross" (video), and "I Got A Name."
Photo montages accompany Croce's songs "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown," "Salon and Saloon" and "The Hard Way Every Time."
Loggins and Messina, Tommy West and Terry Cashman, The Carpenters, and Randy Newman also appear. Loggins and Messina talk about Croce, and present the video for their song "Watching the River Run." Record producers Tommy West and Terry Cashman introduce Croce's song "Dreamin' Again." Richard and Karen Carpenter share their thoughts on Croce. Randy Newman sings "God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind)" and "I Think It's Going To Rain Today," and remembers the late musician.
A clip is shown of Burt Sugarman (producer of NBC-TV's "The Midnight Special") presenting Jim Croce with a gold record for "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown."                                              

The second annual AFI life achievement salute goes to 30 year veteran film actor James Cagney. Celebrity honors come from Doris Day, Kirk Douglas, Charlton Heston, Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, California Governor Ronald Reagan, George C. Scott, John Wayne, Mae Clarke, Frank Gorshin, Bob Hope, George Segal, and Cicely Tyson. Frank Sinatra is the host. There are some commercials. 

Duplicate of #827.
             

President Nixon holds a Watergate press conference before the National Association Of Broadcasters annual convention.    

President Richard M. Nixon holds a press conference before the annual convention of the National Association of Broadcasters in Houston, Texas.           

Live radio coverage of Richard Nixon's speech about Watergate and the turning over of the White House tapes.             

Richard Nixon press conference.       

Baseball star Hank Aaron is the object of this week's roast. Pitching the barbs are Lou Rawls, Joey Bishop, Eddie Matthews, Dizzy Dean, Foster Brooks, Audrey Meadows, Norm Crosby, Lynn Anderson, Nipsey Russell, Jackie Kahane and Jeannie Burnier.             

Tribute to Academy Award-Winning songs.

 Gene Kelly is the host of this hour-ling tribute to the songs that have won Academy Awards. Singers perform the Oscar winners, beginning with "The Continental" (1934). Other favorites include "Lullaby of Broadway," "Over the Rainbow," "When you Wish Upon a Star," "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah," "The Last Time I saw Paris," "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing," "Gigi," "Moon River," "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head," "Que Sera, Sera," "Baby It's Cold Outside," "White Christmas," "The Way You Look Tonight," "Sweet Leilani," "It Might as Well Be Spring," "All the Way," "Three Coins in the Fountain," "On the Atcheson, Topeka and Santa Fe."
                                       

George Foreman defends his WBA, WBC, and Ring heavyweight championships with a second round knockout of Ken Norton in Caracus, Venezuela. This is a taped replay of the match which took place on March 26th, 1974.    
                

Concert At Carnegie Hall. Original broadcast see #5052.                        

The red carpet is rolled out as a bevy of stars are interviewed at the pre-oscar show.            

Bob Hope is the host for the 1973 Cavalcade Of Champions Sports Awards.   


Duplicate of #7792.          

The 46th annual Academy Awards presentation broadcast live from the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion in Los Angeles, California. 
Burt Reynolds, Diana Ross, David Niven, and, John Huston serve as hosts. Director George Lucas made his Academy Award debut for American Grafitti, Katherine Hepburn made her first and only appearance at the ceremony. Susan Heyward made her last public appearance before dying of brain cancer. Producer Samuel Goldwyn is honored posthumously and Groucho Marx is presented with an honorary Academy Award for his contributions to the cinema. 

Duplicate of # 7506. 
                            

The 46th annual Academy Awards presentation broadcast live from the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion in Los Angeles, California. 
Burt Reynolds, Diana Ross, David Niven, and, John Huston serve as hosts. Director George Lucas made his Academy Award debut for American Grafitti, Katherine Hepburn made her first and only appearance at the ceremony. Susan Heyward made her last public appearance before dying of brain cancer. Producer Samuel Goldwyn is honored posthumously and Groucho Marx is presented with an honorary Academy Award for his contributions to the cinema. 
               

Bob Hope is the host for the 1973 Cavalcade Of Champions Sports Awards.

Sid Caesar returns to television in this one-hour comedy special that includes a twenty-five second bit on "The Exorcist."            

The story of King Edward The VIII's abdication from the throne in 1936, giving up his crown for the woman he loved, Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson.                         

Joe Namath is roasted by: Dean Martin, Don Meredith, Weeb Eubank, Paul "Bear" Bryant, Dick Butkus, Jim Plunkett, David Janssen, Angie Dickinson, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, Foster Brooks, Charlie Callas, Joey Bishop, Rich Little and Slappy White.    

See # 2080 for details.  Duplicate.                     

Alan King's Energy Crisis, Rising Prices and Assorted Vices.    


Duplicate of # 5021.