Prime-time network TV listings for Tuesday October 12, 1971:
Program details:
| [CBS 7:30] National Geographic Special: Monkeys, Apes And Man [special]
NGS opens its seventh season with "Monkeys, Apes and Man", an hour which delves into the complex world of the lower primates. Studying primate species in their natural habitats from Japan to Africa, the program demonstrates parallels between the human and non-human in areas such as mother-love, child-play and communication. A look at the latest work of noted scientists in the field includes the evolutionary theories of anthropologist Desmond Morris, author of "The Naked Ape".
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| [ABC 7:30] The Mod Squad [Reg]: Color Of Laughter, Color Of Tears
Season 4, episode 5 W: Edward J. Lakso D: Philip Leacock With Edward Asner (Joe Walton), Anne Archer (Jennifer Teel), Parley Baer (Koger), Michael Baseleon (Otto), Maria Grimm (Christine), Dan Ferrone (Emilio). A circus owner is plagued by a series of "accidents".
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| [NBC 7:30] Ironside [Reg]: Ring Of Prayer
Season 5, episode 5 W: Jack Morse D: Don Weis With Ray Walston (Walter), Barbara Rush (Mme. Jabez), Paul Stewart (Ben Hopkins). Ironside's investigation of the mysterious death of a man about to be paroled from prison draws him into the world of the occult.
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| [CBS 8:30] Hawaii Five-O [Reg]: Two Doves And Mr. Heron
Season 4, episode 5 W: Anthony Lawrence D: Charles S. Dubin With John Ritter (Ryan Moore), Vic Morrow (Edward Heron / Ernest Hampton), Dianne Hull (Cleo Michaels), Kerry Sherman (Brenda), Robert Witthans (Father K), Norman Reyes (Sgt. Capps), Brooks Almy (Trinity). An island visitor, after being mugged and hospitalized, refuses to press charges and disappears.
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| [ABC 8:30] TV Movie: A Taste Of Evil (1971)
W: Jimmy Sangster D: John Llewellyn Moxey With Barbara Stanwyck, Barbara Perkins, Roddy McDowall, William Windom, Arthur O'Connell. After seven years in a mental institution, a young woman returns home only to be plagued by mysterious occurrences.
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| [NBC 8:30] Sarge [Reg]: Identity Crisis
Season 1, episode 4 With Sheila Larken (Jane Doe), Pippa Scott (Dr. Windsor), Jeff Pomerantz (Steve Farrell), Bill Fletcher (Gerald MacLean), Carole Cook (Cass). A troubled "Jane Doe", hospitalized for mental observation, blurts out a strange story that sends Sarge on the trail of a murderer.
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| [CBS 9:30] Cannon [Reg]: Scream Of Silence
Season 1, episode 5 W: Robert Collins D: Jerry Jameson With Tim O'Connor (Senator Edgar Lassiter), Jason Evers (Campaign Manager Art Miller), Radames Pera (Charlie), Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. (Captain Manny Figueroa), Whit Bissell (Billingsly), Shirley O'Hara (Mrs. Billingsly). After the kidnapped son of a gubernatorial candidate mysteriously escapes and returns home, Frank Cannon is retained by the police to resolve the case.
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| [NBC 9:30] The Funny Side [Reg]: The Funny Side Of Newspapers
Season 1, episode 5 A satirical look at how the different sections of the newspaper affect us.
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| [ABC 10:00] Marcus Welby, M.D. [Reg]: This Is Max
Season 3, episode 5 D: Marc Daniels With Vincent Van Patten (Philip Grand), Claire Brennen (Leona Grand), Brian Tochi (Max Redding), Tom Helmore (Alan Redding). A Japanese-American boy is tortured by conflicting feelings for his father, an old friend of Welby's.
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