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Austin American Statesman Sunday, September 16, 1984 1 1 l.i New 'Jeopardy' insults viewers 1 By MIKE DUFFY KNT Newt Service NEW YORK The new Jeopardy is a disgrace. It may get ratings, but it deserves no respect The slicked-up new version of one of television's few intelligent game shows is aimed straight at a pinhead pop culture mentality. With the new Jeopardy, a knowledge of Michael Jackson is a lot more important than a knowledge of Shakespeare, Anyone with fond memories of the original Jeopardy may well be appalled. The no-nonsense original was it The Dukes (John Schneider, Tom Wopat, Catherine Bach and Denver Pyle, from left) reminisce about building the General Lee on The Dukes of Hazzard at 7 p.m. on (SO.

your is OUR business Review straightforward, cerebral and challenging. Host Art Fleming was refreshingly unslick. And the contestants were actually intelligent human beings. Best of all, viewers who played along at home could feel pretty good about their own brain power if they answered even a fair percentage of the questions. You had to be sharp to win on the original Jeopardy.

On the new Jeopardy, you merely have to possess a quick finger on gy" -'i ii- "'ar-irftt the buzzer. There's nothing special about the knowledge required. There's no challenge. Science, literature, philosophy? Who needs 'em? If you watch a lot of TV and read People magazine, you're set What a bore, Monday night, if you were at all familiar with Plymouth Rock, Mr. Wizard, TAe Twilight Zone or Van Halen, you might have won some bucks.

This is during Double Jeopardy, mind you. The show is a pitiful echo of its former self. Whereas the old Jeopardy rewarded intelligence, the new Jeopardy merely insults it -rrw DELICATE FAK5CS 447-7542 Prime time 7:00 (DO (BO The Dukes of Hazzard (Season Premiere) Bo (John Schneider) and Luke (Tom Wopat) reminisce about building the General Lee from an old wreck paid for with money borrowed from Boss Hogg. Country singer Janie Fricke is a guest. 8 OSS Benson (Season Premiere) The governor (James Noble) fires Benson (Robert Guillaume) as part of an undercover plan to obtain evidence on the corrupt lieutenant governor.

(CO Yes, Minister Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne) tries to get Hacker to alter his Civil Service plan. 7:30 DO Webster (Season Premiere) Phillip (Ben Vereen) prepares for a legal battle with the Papadapolis' (Susan Clark, Alex Karras) for custody of Webster (Emmanuel Lewis). (Part 2 of 3) (CO (D Last of the Summer Wine Their flag caper produces problems for Foggy, Clegg and Compo. Boxing NABF Bantamweight Championship Harold Petty vs. Greg Richardson in a 12-round title bout; Dana Roston vs.

Adrian Arreola, 10 rounds, featherweights. From Las Vegas, 8:00 Hawaiian Heat Officers Riley and Senkowski investigate a bizarre case, which involves an exploding volleyball, a on-time professional athlete, a parcel of attractive women and a luxury resort. -ISO Inside Story Dateline: Moscow. American and foreign correspondents discuss the terms and conditions of their daily work in Moscow. (B Boxing Cruz vs.

Martino Lightweights Juan Ramon Cruz (14-1, 13-KOs) and Al Martino 10-0-1 battle in the scheduled 10-round main event. Prelims include: Antonio Rivera (14-3, 11-KOs) vs. Vincent Christian (12-0, 5-KOs), 10 rounds, Junior feather- m2f weights; Michael Garcia vs. Roberto Vinas, eight rounds, lightweights. From Madison Square Garden in New York.

(Tape) (D Two's Company Two politicians mislead Dorothy on a charity matter. The 700 Club Featured: a trip behind the iron curtain; abusive love partners. 1:30 CD Kelly Monteith A satirical look at health fads. 9:00 65Q52S) Matt Houston (Season Premiere) Falsely accused of two murders, fugitive Matt Houston (Lee Horsley) turns to his uncle (Buddy Ebsen), a retired criminologist, to help pin down the real killer (Andrew Prine). (CO (SO The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau The Sound of Dolphins.

The Calypso sails to the Straits of Gibralter and Africa to study the dolphin, known as the clown of the sea and legendary friend to gods. CD War Babies In a performance taped at Santa Monica, the 8-member troupe War Babies presents an evening of improvisational comedy. 9:05 GD Baseball Atlanta Braves at San Diego Padres (Live) 9:15 G) SCTV: The Second Coming Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin and Martin Short star in encores from the mythical Melonville TV channel. 10:00 ID Night Flight Highlights: a look at the contributions of rock video music pioneers featuring Michael Nesmith, David Bowie, Talking Heads and Devo. Women in Jazz 77e Vocalists: From Bessie to Billie A look at early jazz artists Bessie Smith, Helen Humes, Anita O'Day, Maxine Sullivan and Billie Holiday.

10:40 03 Arts at Sotheby's Americana Six major periods of early American furniture. 11:00 Austin City Limits Rosanne CashSteve Wariner. (Simulcast on KUT-FM, 90.7 FM) Access 6:00 (0 Stretch and Shine Hour of Truth :30 Citizens of the Fifth Millennium 7:00 Christopher Closeup 7:30 Inheritance of the Saints 8:00 83 Beginnings 8:30 Hyde Park Baptist Church 9:00 03 Break InOut 9:30 SB Mis Amigos 9:30 His Love Alive- 10:00 S3 Freedom of Peace 10:30 83 CableWatch Review (, STEAM CARPET CLEANING i EACH ROOM 3 ROOMS OR MORE Expires Sept. 22, 1984 I 1 ROOM OF SO.REPBlANT uitm sruia I I OF 2 I Coupon so a a ovm snM mai ana WMOMMMNmat no MUa ogb wmmt se mus MY GIANNG AVA1AELE FOt Look who's talking 9:00 BO Good Morning Austin Guests: Actors Jeff McCracken and Robert Ginty of Hawaiian Heat. 9:30 SO Donahue Guest: Mike Wallace.

10:30 The Tonight Show Guest: rock singer Cyndi Lauper. Texas cable network 4:00 03 One Mile Workout 4:30 03 Lone Star Tennis Texas Music at Dixie's 1:00 Proline i- b4 fH -n i.