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r ft: pa I COMPULOS KRVKU, MC. DIFF'RENT STROKES Despite NBC's anemic rat ings 'Diff'rent Strokes' has emerged as one of the network's newest prime time series hits. On Friday, June 22nd 'Diff'rent Strokes' will have an encore telecast. ; Conrad Bain (pictured left) in his starring role of wealthy Phillip Drummond, finds him self enamored of an attrac tive young woman (guest star Elinor Donahue, right) in The Woman' episode. Feisty Gary Coleman and cerebral Todd Bridges co star in this situation comedy series; CONSULT OUR LISTINGS FOR LAST MINUTE NETWORK CHANGES AND FOR EXACT AIR TIME. - mi FAr-iiv Black seeks self in Hollow Image by Beatrice Grow In our mobile society many of us have moved far from the places in which. ,we, were, raised and havejost touch with ' Mrldfrterids: loyalties and responsibilities (9 those, ootsJHollow, Image,' June 4 on ABCVTW explores ihal question through the story af-Harriet, a biack model who has gone far from her childhood in Harlem. -Indeed, the shadows of innocence that Harriet recalls from her childhood in the ghetto is forever lost. Her old neighborhood has disintegrated and her- old' friends reject her as she rejects them. After years of "making it," her life is so different that She feels uncomfortable in her trips to her childhood block. - . ; ..' The title of the ABG Theatre presentation was my clue that the story is primarily about perception and the dearth of inner strengths. It isn't just that the beautiful, competent heroine is merely a hollow image or that her cousin Ivv. who is midwav between the white and black "worlds belongs to neither. Nor is it that the two black lawyers attracted to the women are nonow oecause tney deny their roots. Nor is it just about the failure of Harriet's childhood friends to struggle successfully against the odds on the street, giving in to drug dependence. Nor is it merely about limited ambition or about the Harlem women who resent Harriet's return and intrusion. It is about all of these things. Because the people in this TV drama are all playing out their programmed roles, they are all, in some ways, hollow. The message seems to be that each becomes a shell as each is shaped by fears and struggles. Whether we chase after monetary success or power or good deeds, a lover or drugs, we Cease to struggle with the jnys$ry of life as a whole. We settle for a smaller "safe" space sare, out ultimately unsatisfying., v Harriet's guilt is evoked by her cousin Ivy who accuses her of having lost contact with her roots. Harriet responds by going to Harlem to ease her discomfort. On her return, she finds she is again attracted to an old boyfriend, is frightened by her new live-in lover and is repelled by her childhood friend Sweet-Talk, who is now a drug addict. As a result Harriet becomes ambivalent towards her lawyer boyfriend who warns her that getting back in touch with the black failures she left behind will lead to self-destruction. -V --' The lawyer compares the return of a middle-class black to Harlem with a crab who has scrambled to the top of a barrel of crabs, "just when he thinks he is home free the others grab his claws, drag him down to the bottom again and they all say 'welcome.' " . The metaohor is strong, but it is belied by the action of the play in which the crab image seems just another. nouow image, as you can see, your Tamny snowu uuu much to discuss, because the drama presents an engrossing story . with . many , contrasting points of view. Beatrice Gross is an author of five books and numerous articles on children and education. N y . 1 ' FRIDAY JUNE 22, 1979 EVENING lit;. .1 .. 6:00 noooQ news U ZOOM (CAPTIONED) (D J LOVE LUCY O FAMILY AFFAIR DICK VAN DYKE SHOW 6:30 nO CBS NEWS 1 1 MUSIC II O ABC NEWS GD ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW O FATHER KNOWS BEST J ILOVELUCY NBC NEWS' O PM MAGAZINE - ' U HERE'S TO YOUR HEALTH k 'The Activated Patienf Dr. Keith Sehnert Offers advice on how to take responsibility for your own health. . 8SANF0RD AND SON ODD COUPLE nO JOKER'S WILD C I GET SMART I ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW STAR TREK HBO WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS America's ' leading women gymnasts match skill and form at the 'Dial National Invitational' the gymnastic competitions that are a stepping atone to the 1980 Olympics. " - 7:30 ' 0 WILD WILD WORLD OF ANIMALS n MACNEIL-LEHRER REPORT U ADAM 12 (6 BRADY BUNCH nO TIC TAC DOUGH 1 I MY THREE SONS HOGAN'S HEROES 8:00 O O THE INCREDIBLE HULK David Banner helps a teenage disco habitue with a drinking prob lem and discovers she la a rem 1 nant of his past. (Repeat; 60 mins.) O WASHINGTON WEEK IN REVIEW OO OPERATION PETTICOAT Seaman Dobritch makes life mis erable for base commander Bork mann when the sailor tinda himself in charge of the Kaloan natives. CD IN SEARCH OF A LOST WORLD MOVIE-(SCIENCEFICTI0N) "Satan's Satellites" 1958 Judd Holdren, John Crawford. Invading rocket lands on Earth arid the In habitants meet two earthmen as sistants. (2 hrs.) OGOMERPYLE U DIFFERENT STROKES Hopelessly In love, Mr. Drummond decides to propose marriage, but Arnold. WllllaandKimberly devise a scheme to get their prospective stepmother to say 'no.' (Repeat) HBO STEVE MARTIN: FUNNIER SIDE OF EASTERN CANADA That wild and crazy guy, Steve Martin, performs the zanleat trveiog ever wnen ms nappyjeets tour 'The Funnier Side of Eastern Canada.' 8:30 O WALL STREET WEEK Host: Louis Rukeyser. O WELCOME BACK, KOTTER Hospital orderly Vinnie Barbarino is terror-struck when, while wheeling an unconscious Mr. Woodman to his room after sur gery, he stops to chat with a girl and accidentally misplaces the e'rtcipal. (Repeat) FAMILY FEUD DORIS DAY SHOW HELLO, LARRY It's a wild and . unpredictable evening when Larry asks Morgan Winslow's beautiful sister out for a date. (Repeat) HBO MOVIE -(COMEDY) "Crazy World Of Laurel And Hardy" 1967 Compilation film, utilizing footage of the great comedy duo. (90 mine.) 9:00 O THE DUKES OF HAZZARD TheDukesareonbothaidesolthe law after they fire up Jesse's old still to makea batch of moonshine. (Repeat; 60 mins.) n N.C. PEOPLE (JO FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIE S3 MERV GRIFFIN O THE IMMIGRANTS Part II. 700 CLUB THE ROCKFORD FILES Patricia Crowley guest stars as a former fiancee of Jim Rockford who needs his help when she becomes the target of a paid as sassin. (Repeat; 60 mins.) 9:30 O BILL MOYERS' JOURNAL 'Women Inside' 10:00 O DALLAS Ray Krebbs falls in love with an ambitious country and western singer, but finds himself faced with stiff competition from J.R. (Repeat; 60 mins.) . NEWS O TEN WHO DARED VIII. , EDDIE CAPRA MYSTERIES As Eddie Capra gathers evidence to defend an alcoholic playwright, the prime suspect in the slaying of a beautiful model, he discovers that the victim had many ex lovers, each with a motive tocom mit the orime.Guest star: Rip Torn. (Repeat-, 60 mine.) HBO MOVIE -(COMEDY) "High Anxiety'1 MelBrooka, .wWarveyKorman. A sanitarium. where you can't tell the patlenta , from the staff? (PG) (90 mins.)' . 10:30, O AUSTIN CITY LIMITS Doc Watson and his sonMerte are fea tured performers along with Gove Scrivenor. Selectiona include 'Rain Crow Bill,' and 'Will the Cir- cle Be Unbroken?' by Doc; 'Poor Howard'and'ChangePartnera'by Gove. (60 mins.) GOOD NEWS 11:00 OOOO NEWS CD ODD COUPLE 0 SOUPY SALES SHOW PETE AND GLADYS FERNWOOD 2-NIGHT 11:30 O CBS LATE MOVIE THE NIGHT STALKER: The Werewolf Kol chakis aboard a luxury cruise liner On its last voyage to write a simple nostalgia story. (Repeat) 'THE ASPHALT JUNGLE' 1950 Stars: Sterling Hayden, James Whitmore. O SOAP Mary suspects that her husband, Burt, is having an affair . when he doesn't come home one night. (Repeat) W BEDTIME STORIES O DANCE FEVER O MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW O MOVIE -(SCIENCE FICTION) Vt "The Thing" 1951 Kenneth Tobey, Margaret Sher- idan.Astrangebeingfromanother world terrorizes an Arctic U.S. re search station. (1 10 mins.) RAT PATROL THE TONIGHT SHOW Host: Johnny Carson. Guests: Chuck Mangione. Elizabeth Ashley. (90 mins.) HBO MOVIE -(SUSPENSE) "Damlen-Omenll" 1978 William Holden, Lee Grant. Demonic spell prevailsovertheteenageDamien. (Rated R) (110 mins.) 12:00 Q MOVIE -(HORROR) "The Devil Commands" 1941 Boris Karloff, Amanda Duff. A scientist invents a device to communicate with his dead wife. (2 hrs.) (B PERRY MASON O MOVIE -(MYSTERY-DRAMA) "Midnight Man" 1974 Burt Lancaster, Cameron Mitchell. Mystery drama set against the background of a small college town. (2 hrs.) MOVIE -(DRAMA) "The Ring" 1952 Gerald Mohr, RITA Moreno. The atory of the career of a losing prizefighter and how his failures affect the Uvea of those around him. (2 hrs.) 1:00 GTJ MOVIE (ADVENTURE-ROMANCE) 1 "ChlnaSeaS" 1935 CtarkGable, Jean Harlow , Crew and pas sengers on ship sailing the China Seaa search for firearms in order to protect a gold shipment. Piracy and romance become involved before the happy ending. (110 mins.) Onews :.-. ' N-"'tf..v-.-V: 1 V-D-7 " i! ' ' ' ' f ! I" ' 'V. ' ; , .( ':' : - : ' - ij - " -ji j ; , 11 inn 11111 1 1 1 i il 111 111 111 111 11 1 Pale, the greatest player in the history of soccer, wilt be demonstrating soccer techniques on all of the NORTH AMERICAN SOCCER LEAGUE GAMES which are being televised by 'ABC Sports' this summer. The remaining four regular season games will air June 10 and 24, July 7 and 29. In this sequence, Pele demonstrates the art of heading.
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