Prime-time network TV listings for Tuesday March 16, 1976:
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Program details:
[CBS 8:00] It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown [special]
W: Charles M. Schulz D: Phil Roman With Dylan Beach, Gail Davis, Sarah Beach, Liam Martin, Stuart Brotman, Michelle Muller, Greg Felton. Sally's lack of knowledge about Arbor Day inspires the Peanuts gang to set things right by planting seeds. They choose Charlie's baseball field for their site, including a nice tree on top of the pitcher's mound.
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[ABC 8:00] Happy Days [Reg]: Fearless Fonzarelli (2)
Season 3, episode 4 W: Bob Brunner D: Jerry Paris With Jack Smith (Himself), Peter Hobbs (Doctor), Peggy Doyle (Nun). After Fonzie is injured while attempting to jump his motorcycle over a world-record 14 garbage cans on a TV program, he proceeds to make life at the Cunningham home miserable while he is recovering. (Repeat program, originally aired 9/30/1975)
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[NBC 8:00] Movin' On [Reg]: The Stowaway
Season 2, episode 1 W: Gwen Bagni, Paul Dubov D: Corey Allen With John Rubinstein (Gershon Simenov), Roosevelt Grier (Benjy), Art Metrano (Moose), Noah Keen (Vasily Goralsky). Going into their second season, the truckers find a stowaway when a Russian concert pianist hides in the back in hopes of doing some American sightseeing. (Repeat program, originally aired 9/9/1975)
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[CBS 8:30] Good Times [Reg]: The Family Gun
Season 3, episode 2 W: Bob Peete D: Herbert Kenwith With Dave Turner (Officer Wigmore). Florida fears James' remedy protecting his family from the rash of crimes in the neighborhood could do more harm than good. (Repeat program, originally aired 9/16/1975)
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[ABC 8:30] Laverne & Shirley [Reg]: Once Upon A Rumor
Season 1, episode 7 W: Holly Mascott D: Howard Storm With Charles Frank (Jerry Callahan). Rumors spread when Lenny sees Shirley half dressed in the company locker room with Squiggy.
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[CBS 9:00] M*A*S*H [Reg]: Mail Call, Again
Season 4, episode 14 W: Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum D: George Tyne With Gary Burghoff (Mrs. O'Reilly). Mail brings a letter to Frank saying his wife has heard about Hot Lips and is divorcing him, and one to Potter telling him he's going to be a grandfather. (Repeat program, originally aired 12/9/1975)
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[ABC 9:00] S.W.A.T. [Reg]: Soldier On The Hill
Season 2, episode 20 W: Steve Fisher D: Nicholas Colasanto With Mark Slade (Corporal Ken Gillis), Marianna Hill (Kate Devers), Ivor Francis (Dr. Reston), Hoke Howell (Howard), Bennye Gatteys (Anne). A mentally unbalanced veteran touring a movie studio suddenly thinks he is back fighting in Vietnam and takes a beautiful movie star as his prisoner.
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[NBC 9:00] Police Woman [Reg]: Pattern For Evil
Season 2, episode 4 W: Edward DeBlasio D: John Newland With Stanley Brock (Press), Al Ruscio (Scott), Deborah Pratt (Kate), Charlie Brill (DiMarco), Logan Ramsey (Sanford), Harold J. Stone (Rolf), Janet Margolin (Lisa Tibbett), Rick Lenz (Nick Tibbett), Ron Soble. The West Coast garment industry becomes the target for mob infiltration, causing Sgt. Anderson to work undercover as a lingerie model, and her team attempts to break the gang. (Repeat program, originally aired 10/3/1975)
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[CBS 9:30] One Day At A Time [Reg]: Father David
Season 1, episode 13 W: Dick Bensfield, Perry Grant D: Howard Morris With David Levy (Herbie), Donald Petrie (Pete), Derek Russell (Stretch), Pat Skelton (Hank), Cheryl Robinson (Sally), Chris Eastland (Chris). David discovers there's more to fatherhood than he expected when he chaperones Julie and Barbara's "break training" party.
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[CBS 10:00] Switch [Reg]: The Girl On The Golden Strip
Season 1, episode 22 W: Glen A. Larson, David Chase D: John Peyser With Kelly Harmon (Bobbi Robbins), Wayne Newton (Paul Taylor), Michael Callan (Arnie), Jack Colvin (Det. Koehler), June Dayton (Nurse), Dave Barry (Wortheimer). Pete and Mac must protect a Las Vegas superstar from a psychotic killer.
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[ABC 10:00] Family [Reg]: Monday Is Forever
Season 1, episode 2 W: Armyan Bernstein D: Glenn Jordan With Kim Richards (Laura Richardson), Oliver Clark (Salesman), Melendy Britt (Mrs. Richardson), Liam Dunn (Mr. Howard), Al Stellone (Moving Man), Priscilla Morrill (Elaine Hogan), William Putch (Fred Hogan), Robert Sampson (Dr. Reston), Cliff Emmich (Hot Dog Vendor). Kate is told she may have breast cancer and anxiously awaits the doctor's report while trying to keep the news from her husband and children.
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[NBC 10:00] City Of Angels [Reg]: The House On Orange Grove Avenue
Season 1, episode 6 W: Steven Karpf, Elinor Karpf D: Robert Douglas With Shug Fisher (Whitney Hedges), Severn Darden (Winnie), Billy Green Bush (Charles Downing), Lara Parker (Eunice Wheeler), Susan Sullivan (Margaret Hillings), Susan Howard (Ruby Dyson). Two sisters hire Axminster to investigate an apparent suicide that occurred eight years earlier.
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