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#19817: HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING: MUHAMMAD ALI VS, JERRY QUARRY
1970-10-26, , min.
Muhammad Ali , Jerry Quarry

In his first return bout following a three and one-half year layoff, Muhammad Ali defeats Jerry Quarry via third round technical knockout in Atlanta.        
#8231: HALLMARK HALL OF FAME, THE: "GIDEON."
1971-03-26, NBC, 90 min.
Peter Ustinov , Jose Ferrer , Arnold Moss , Eric Christmas , Little Egypt , Booth Colman , Harry Davis

A play by Paddy Chayefsky. The story of Gideon, an old testament judge.                          
#5932: HERE COMES PETER COTTONTAIL
1971-04-04, WABC, 54 min.
Danny Kaye , Vincent Price , Paul Frees , Casey Kasem , Iris Rainer , Joan Gardner , Greg Thomas , Jeffrey A. Thomas

Peter Cottontail campaigns to become the chief Easter Bunny, but his rival, Irontail, wants a contest to see who can give away the most Easter eggs in this animated musical special.
#8232: HALLMARK HALL OF FAME, THE: "ALL THE WAY HOME."
1971-12-01, NBC, 90 min.
Joanne Woodward , Pat Hingle , Fred Coe , James Agee , Tad Mosel

A deeply religious expectant woman must come to terms with the unexpected death of her husband a reformed drinker, who was charming and free-spirited.            
#18863: HELLO AGAIN: FIRST OLD TIME RADIO CONVENTION
1971-12-04, , min.
Joe Franklin , Kate Smith , House Jameson , Rosa Rio , Bill Youmann , Sal Traponi , Brett Morrison , Ron Lackmann , Dick Hayes

The first old time radio Convention is conducted in New Haven, Ct. Sixty five members attended. Remembered as the first convention of the "Golden Radio Buffs," later named "The Friends Of Old Time Radio." 
Guests attending are House Jameson, husband on "The Aldrich Family Show." Organist Rosa Rio and Bill Youmann, organizer of the conference. Also guesting Sal Traponi, and Brett Morrison.
Discussions about Arch Oboler, Joe Fanklin, and Ron Lackmann. Dick Hayes speaks about Kate Smith and plays an interview he conducted with her. 
                          
#8233: HALLMARK HALL OF FAME, THE: "HARVEY."
1972-03-22, NBC, 90 min.
James Stewart , Arlene Francis , Helen Hayes

The story of Elwood P. Dowd. A devotee of spirits (medicinal and otherwise) and his friend and companion Harvey, an invisible six-foot-tall white rabbit who causes Elwood's family much trouble.                         
#5950: HOW TO HANDLE A WOMAN
1972-10-20, WNBC, 54 min.
Jack Benny , Dinah Shore , Bob Hope , Nancy Dussault , Burt Reynolds , Cher , Sonny Bono , Martin Brill

Presented on "DINAH SHORE SPECIAL." A lighthearted salute to the female of the species via comedy sketches and music.
#17133: HOW TO HANDLE A WOMAN
1972-10-20, WNBC, min.
Jack Benny , Dinah Shore , Bob Hope , Nancy Dussault , Burt Reynolds , Cher , Sonny Bono , Martin Brill

Presented on "DINAH SHORE SPECIAL." A lighthearted salute to the female of the species via comedy sketches and music.   


Duplicate of #5950.          
#18735: HOW TO HANDLE A WOMAN
1972-10-20, WNBC, min.
Jack Benny , Dinah Shore , Bob Hope , Nancy Dussault , Burt Reynolds , Cher , Sonny Bono , Martin Brill

Presented on "DINAH SHORE SPECIAL." A lighthearted salute to the female of the species via comedy sketches and music.    

Dupe of 5950         
#18838: HAPPY TIMES ARE HERE AGAIN
1972-10-22, NBC, 60 min.
Fred and Micki Finn , Dave Garroway , Fay McKay

Nostalgia buffs, here's your show: a fast-paced hour of honky-tonk music, old-time comedy and stills recalling the good old days. Hosts Fred and Micki Finn keep it all going: Show highlights include ...a show-stopping rendition of "Some Of These Days" (Sophie Tucker Style) by Fay McKay: Dave Garroway narrating a montage of nostalgic stills.             
#6097: HALLMARK HALL OF FAME: THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER
1972-11-29, NBC, 90 min.
Don Knotts , Edward Andrews , Joan Collins , Orson Welles , Lee Remick , Peter Haskell , Harry Feldman

An engaging update of George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart's 1939 comedy play. Orson Welles stars as Sheridan Whiteside, an irascible, insulting- and completely delightful- personality. The play is set in a small-town Ohio home where he's nursing a broken hip- and offending practically everyone.
#18852A: HALLMARK HALL OF FAME: THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER
1972-11-29, NBC, 90 min.
Don Knotts , Edward Andrews , Joan Collins , Orson Welles , Lee Remick , Peter Haskell , Harry Feldman

An engaging update of George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart's 1939 comedy play. Orson Welles stars as Sheridan Whiteside, an irascible, insulting- and completely delightful- personality. The play is set in a small-town Ohio home where he's nursing a broken hip- and offending practically everyone.    

Duplicate of 6097.         
#5259: HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS POPCORN MACHINE, THE
1972-12-13, WCBS, 52 min.
The Harlem Globetrotters , Bill Cosby , Jean Stapleton , Sally Struthers , Dom DeLuise , Norm Crosby , Mama Cass Elliot , Teresa Graves , Ted Knight , Will Geer , Key Luke

Comedy-variety special, starring 18 members of the Harlem Globetrotters all-star basketball team and singer Teresa Graves, with guest performers.
#17196: HOLLYWOOD PREMIERE: "MAN OF LA MANCHA"
1972-12-20, , min.
Peter OToole , Sophia Loren , James Coco , Harry Andrews , John Castle

The Hollywood premiere of "Man Of La Mancha."      
#17235: HENRY KISSINGER PRESS CONFERENCE
1973-01-24, , min.
Henry Kissinger

Henry Kissinger holds a press conference about the Vietnam peace agreement.          
#5275: HOTEL 90
1973-03-26, WCBS, 78 min.
Diahann Carroll , Tim Conway , Alan Alda , Sally Struthers , Bread , Joyce Van Patten , Donna McKechnie

Comedy sketches, songs and dance routines set against the background of Hotel 90, a luxurious by mythical hotel.
#5978: HOTEL NINETY
1973-03-26, WCBS, 78 min.
Diahann Carroll , Tim Conway , Alan Alda , Sally Struthers , Jack Gilford , Bread , Joyce Van Patten

A special of merriment and music with Diahann Carroll, Sally Struthers and Alan Alda. A pilot for a proposed series that was never realized.
#8262: HENRY KISSINGER PRESS CONFERENCE
1973-10-23, WQBK, 00 min.
Henry Kissinger

Radio broadcast of Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's report on his talks with leaders concerning the war in the Middle East.             
#17497: HENRY KISSINGER NEWS CONFERENCE
1973-10-25, , min.
Henry Kissinger

Henry Kissinger holds a noon news conference on the crisis in the Middle East.                    
#6100: HALLMARK HALL OF FAME: LISA BRIGHT AND DARK
1973-11-28, NBC, 90 min.
John Forsythe , Anson Williams , Ann Baxter , Kaye Lenz

A sobering drama about a teenage girl in the throes of a nervous breakdown. Kaye Lenz, Ann Baxter, John Forsythe, Anson Williams, and others.
#8234: HALLMARK HALL OF FAME, THE: "THE COUNTRY GIRL."
1974-02-05, NBC, 90 min.
George Grizzard , Jason Robards , Larry Haines , Shirley Knight , John Lithgow , Christopher Murney , Lisa Pelikan

An adaptation of the Clifford Odets stage play. The story of a washed-up middle-aged actor who gets a big break to star in a play, and the relationship between the director of the play and the actor's wife.                         
#8260: HEIDI
1974-03-01, NBC, 105 min.
Walter Slezak , Jean Simmons , Michael Redgrave , Maximilian Schell , Jennifer Edwards

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.                              
#8235: HALLMARK HALL OF FAME, THE: "CROWN MATRIMONIAL."
1974-04-03, NBC, 90 min.
Greer Garson , Anne Cropper , Royce Ryton , Alan Bridges , Maxine Audley , Bernard Archard

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.                         
#17695: HOUSE IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY AGAINST PRESIDENT NIXON
1974-05-09, , min.
Richard Nixon , Sam Ervin

House of Representatives proposes impeachment inquiry against President Nixon.         
#17795: HOUSE IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS
1974-07-24, , min.
Richard Nixon

House impeachment hearings to impeach President Nixon continues.                       
#17798: HOUSE IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS
1974-07-25, , min.
Richard Nixon

House impeachment hearings continue.                        
#17800: HOUSE IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS
1974-07-25, , min.
Richard Nixon

Continuing live coverage of the House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearings.     
#8314: HOUSE IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS
1974-07-26, WAMC, 00 min.
Richard Nixon

Special radio broadcast regarding impeachment proceedings against President Richard M Nixon.         
#8315: HOUSE IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS
1974-07-27, WGBK, 00 min.
Richard Nixon

Continuing special radio coverage of house impeachment hearings against President Richard M. Nixon.      
#6111: HENRY FONDA AS CLARENCE DARROW
1974-09-04, NBC, 90 min.
Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda's bravura one-man portrait of Clarence Darrow, a man who's wit was sharpened by social conscience. Adapted from the stage play.
#10018: HENRY FONDA AS CLARENCE DARROW
1974-09-04, NBC, 90 min.
Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda's bravura one-man portrait of Clarence Darrow, a man who's wit was sharpened by social conscience. Adapted from the stage play.  

Duplicate of # 6111.            
#5265: HERB ALPERT AND THE TIJUANA BRASS
1974-10-13, WABC, 52 min.
The Muppets , Herb Alpert

An hour special of music and song with Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (John Pisano, Bob Findley, Dave Frishberg, Steve Schaeffer, Lani Hall, Vince Charles and Julius Wechter).
#6098: HALLMARK HALL OF FAME: BRIEF ENCOUNTER
1974-11-12, NBC, 90 min.
Sophia Loren , Richard Burton

Richard Burton & Sophia Loren star in Noel Coward's play about two married strangers who meet by chance at an English train station.
#5271: HOLLYWOOD FREEWAY
1974-11-18, WPIX, 52 min.
Ernest Borgnine , Barbara McNair , George C. Scott , Jose Feliciano , Marty Feldman , Minnesota Fats , Charles Ashman

Charles Ashman is the host for this hour of music and comedy. A syndicated special.
#6096: HALLMARK HALL OF FAME: THE GATHERING STORM
1974-11-28, NBC, 90 min.
Richard Burton

Richard Burton stars as Winston Churchill in "The Gathering Storm." Churchill's efforts to inspire his countrymen into action against Adolph Hitler. Broadcast on the eve of the 100th anniversary of Churchill's birth.
#17977: HOLLYWOOD DEB STARS OF 1975
1975-03-05, , min.
Host

Young actresses are selected to be the next likeliest motion picture and television stars.             
#5023: HAPPY ENDINGS
1975-04-10, WABC, 52 min.
Art Carney , Alan King , Elizabeth Wilson , Robert Preston , Lauren Bacall , James Earl Jones , John Cunningham

A strong cast in a quartet of original playlets by top writers. 1) Lauren Bacall and Robert Preston star in Peter Stone's "A Commercial Break," about truth in advertising and lies in marriage. 2) Neil Simon's "Big Joe & Kansas" (Alan King and James Earl Jones) are a pair of hobos with views on the economic crunch. 3) In Jules Feiffer's "Kidnapped," Art Carney is a bewildered father wearing an earphone-tuned in to his stereo and tuned out to the squabbling sounds of his wife (Elizabeth Wilson) and kids. 4) Herb Gardner's "I'm with Ya, Duke" is about an elderly hospital patient (King), who is given to insulting his young doctor (John Cunningham) and reminiscing about the Brooklyn Dodgers.
#8295: HOLLYWOOD SQUARES
1975-11-06, NBC, 30 min.
Robert Fuller , Robert Goulet , Paul Lynde , Vincent Price , Janet Leigh , Sandy Duncan , George Gobel , McLean Stevenson , Peter Marshall , Kent McCord , Karen Valentine , Loretta Swit , Mike Connors , Edward Asner , Ruta Lee

October 17th, 1966- June 20th, 1980 (Daytime)
January 12th, 1968- September 13th, 1968 (Prime Time)
November 1st, 1971- September 1981.(Syndicated)

One of the longest-running daytime game shows on NBC television.

Host: Peter Marshall.   

This was a special one-hour show.                                                                                                                                                                                   
#6347: HALLMARK HALL OF FAME: ERIC
1975-11-10, NBC, 120 min.
Mark Hamill , Patricia Neal , Claude Akins , John Savage , Nehemia Persoff

Story of an athlete who is stricken by leukemia. Eric refuses to be broken in spirit.
#8236: HALLMARK HALL OF FAME, THE: "VALLEY FORGE."
1975-12-03, NBC, 90 min.
Richard Basehart , Christopher Walken , Stuart Warmflash , William Carden , Victor Garber , Harry Andrews , Simon Ward , Lane Smith , David Dukes , Josef Sommer , Woodrow Parfrey , Michael Tolan , Paul Sparer , Barry Snider

The story of General George Washington and his troops at The Battle Of Valley Forge.        
#8237: HALLMARK HALL OF FAME, THE: "THE RIVALRY."
1975-12-12, NBC, 90 min.
Hope Lange , Arthur Hill , Stephen Manly , Charles Durning

Adaptation of the stage play by Norman Corwin that dramatizes the 1858 debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas.            
#6349: HOMECOMING, THE: A CHRISTMAS STORY
1975-12-12, CBS, 120 min.
N/A

This drama inspired the series "The Waltons" (1972-1981). Originally aired December 8, 1971. Oliver Walton and her seven children prepare for the holiday on Christmas Eve, 1933.
#8280: HOCKEY: "SUPERSERIES '76"
1976-01-11, CBS, 180 min.
Marv Albert

The Central Soviet Red Army hockey team meets the NHL Philadelphia Flyers in Superseries '76, live from the Philadelphia Spectrum. The Flyers scored in each of the three periods and posted a 4-1 victory over the Soviet team. Marv Albert reports the action.                      
#8238: HALLMARK HALL OF FAME, THE: " CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA."
1976-02-01, NBC, 90 min.
Alec Guinness , Genevieve Bujold

Sir Alec Guinness and Genevieve Bujold star in George Bernard Shaw's 1898 play set in 48 BC-Rome.            
#5270: HILL COUNTRY SOUNDS: HISTORY OF COUNTRY MUSIC
1976-02-02, WNET, 60 min.
Chet Atkins , Roger Miller , Bill Anderson , Earl Scruggs

A special PBS song-filled history of country music, featuring a cavalcade of country-western performers. Host is Bill Anderson.
#8249: HOME BOX OFFICE: COMING ATTRACTIONS
1976-03-30, HBO, 00 min.
Rodney Dangerfield , David Steinberg

Promos for the Rodney Dangerfield ("I Don't Get No Respect') and David Steinberg upcoming HBO specials.        
#8239: HALLMARK HAL OF FAME, THE: "TRUMAN AT POTSDAM."
1976-04-08, NBC, 90 min.
John Houseman , Jose Ferrer , David Schoenbrun , Ed Flanders , Barry Morse , Alexander Knox , Dennis Burgess

A dramatization of the July, 1945 summit meeting between Harry Truman, Joseph Stalin, and Clement Atlee to determine the fate of a defeated Germany, plan for the invasion of Japan and carve up Europe into two separate and mutually hostile spheres of influence.            
#8263: HERE COMES PETER COTTONTAIL
1976-04-13, NBC, 54 min.
Danny Kaye , Vincent Price , Paul Frees , Casey Kasem , Iris Rainer , Joan Gardner , Greg Thomas , Jeffrey A. Thomas

Peter Cottontail campaigns to become the chief Easter Bunny, but his rival, Irontail, wants a contest to see who can give away the most Easter eggs in this animated musical special. 

Duplicate of # 5932. Originally aired on April 4th, 1971.                                       
#18021: HENRY KISSINGER INTERVIEW
1976-04-29, , min.
Henry Kissinger

Henry Kissinger interview on Saigon evacuation.          
#18072: HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING: MUHAMMAD ALI VS. JIMMY YOUNG
1976-04-30, ABC, min.
Muhammad Ali , Howard Cosell , Jimmy Young

A live, primetime heavyweight bout between Muhammad Ali and Jimmy Young at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. Ali won by unanimous decision.

Howard Cosell calls the action from ringside.                  
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