Prime-time network TV listings for Friday April 9, 1976:
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Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] Sara [Reg]: Child Bride
Season 1, episode 9 With Ford Rainey (Jake Willis), Tom Skerritt (Newt Johnson), Shannon Terhune (Jenny), Gaye Nelson (Beth Willis), Nora Eckstein (Emma). Sara is dismayed when one of her favorite students, a bright 13-year-old girl, announces her impending marriage to a young ranch hand.
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| [ABC 8:00] Donny And Marie [Reg]
Season 1, episode 11 With McLean Stevenson, Minnie Pearl, Rick Hurst.
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| [NBC 8:00] The First Easter Rabbit [special]
W: Jules Bass D: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. With Burl Ives, Robert Morse, Paul Frees, Stan Freberg, Don Messick, Joan Gardner, Dina Lynn. The Easter Bunny tells the story of a stuffed bunny, chosen to be the first Easter Rabbit and creator of the symbols which will be the reminders of the true meaning of Easter.
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| [NBC 8:30] The Practice [Reg]: The Nose
Season 1, episode 9 With Stewart Moss (Dan Case), Quinn Redeker (Lindsey), Titos Vandis (Nicolas). Caught between his oldest friend and only son, Dr. Bedford's meddling almost causes him the loss of both.
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| [CBS 9:00] Spencer's Pilots [Reg]: The Air Show
Season 1, episode 0 W: Alvin Sapinsley D: Bob Sweeney With Christopher Stone (Cass Garrett), Todd Susman (Stan Lewis), Gene Evans (Spencer Parish), Margie Impert (Linda Dann), Britt Leach (Mickey Wiggins), Bill Bixby (Philo McGrew), Linda Kelsey (Cynthia McGrew), Erik Estrada (Manny), Gerald Hiken (Father Keller). Pilot for a series about charter pilots who fight forest fires, fly medical emergency cases and handle police assignments.
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| [ABC 9:00] The Story Of David, part one: David and King Saul [special]
With Timothy Bottoms, Anthony Quayle, Keith Michell, Jane Seymour, Barry Morse, Susan Hampshire. Shot on location in Israel and Spain, this two-part drama portrays the lifestyles of Kings Saul and David and their subjects during the Golden Age of the Israelite kingdom.
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| [NBC 9:00] The Rockford Files [Reg]: Gearjammers (2)
Season 2, episode 4 W: Don Carlos Dunaway D: William Wiard With Ted Gehring (Johnny Lo Salvo), Joe E. Tata (Willie Thompson), Bucklind Beery (Officer Mazurski), Jack Kruschen (John Koenig), Scott Brady (Hammel), Robert F. Hoy (Scheib). Though assassins fail to get Rocky the first time, they continue their effort while Rockford and the police zero in on a bizarre hijacking scheme. (Repeat program, originally aired 10/3/1975)
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| [CBS 10:00] Hazard's People [special]
W: Roy Huggins, Jo Swerling Jr., Heywood Gould D: Jeannot Szwarc With John Houseman, John Elerick, Michael Tolan, Hope Lange, Stefan Gierasch, James Whitmore Jr., Jesse Welles. Pilot about a renowned attorney whose style and flair set him apart from his peers in the legal profession.
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| [NBC 10:00] The Comedy In America Report [special]
With Redd Foxx, George Hamilton, Ray Charles, Don Knotts, Ray Stevens, Conrad Bain, Art Metrano. Musical comedy-variety show which takes a humorous look at the contemporary scene.
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