The Kansas City Star from Kansas City, Missouri • 46

i 4 wmmwtm Television Page 46 Friday December 15 1978 TIIK KANSAS CITY STAR TaawaJaaUli Gathering of Osmond Clan 'Everybody's Mom' Plays OnignT Followed by Fine Drama I Mother of Virgin Mary By George Maksian From Ths Star's Prow Sorvlcs NfcW It was considered a classic situation comedy of the 1950s Robert Young starred in it as the sensible head of the purportedly normal middle-class American family the Andersons Jane Wyatt was his devoted wife The series was called Knows It was an endearing program that captured the nation Then came Billy Gray who played Bud one of the three Anderson children and blew the lid off the fantasy He told reporters last year during a press tour for an NBC reunion special that the series was "all a and deceived the nation was all a big he stated Gray felt that the show projected a false image of real life and did not show a typical American family so he said ashamed that I had any part of Strong words for a fellow who owes his career to the series Does Mias Wy att who played mother feel the same way? "I loved the show and I loved doing it" she said in an interview the other morning from her home in Westwood Calif I go they still remember me from the series and greet me with warm affection I know what Billy war- saying when he made those remarks course if we did the show today things would have to be she remarked can't deal with the same problems then as we have now The whole world is different Miss Wyatt herself is the mother of two children and is a grandmother three times over Now in her early 70s she is remembered for a variety of mother roles over the years In addition to Knows she has appeared as Mr mother in and as Sissy Spacek's mom in ABC's a while back Once again she will be playing a mother This time however unlike the fictional creation of Margaret Anderson be playing a mother who really existed-4he mother of the Virgin in ABC's twtnhour produc tion of Nativity" airing at8pm (Kansas City time) Sunday "She existed but nothing is really known about said Miss Wyatt about her role Anne really mentioned in the Bible She appear in the Gospels at all but she is in all the great Da Vinci every bxiy has St so very real to us in that As the mother of Mary Miss Wyatt is the first in the movie to accept that she is carrying the Son of as true The acceptance of that possibility difficult for the actress to imagine through the Old Testament God is always speaking to people through the ail the great heroes spoke directly to she said mother grew up in that atmosphere so why she believe her experience?" mond insists on a trial not quite '-but Gary Impish Arnold is a winner "Wonder (channels 8 and 13 at 7) checks into a heroic impostor injured in a rescue and uncovers a bizarre scheme involving fashion models Former Olympic star Bob Seagren Is the guest star Watching the Kids" (channels 4 and 27 at 7:30) involves Frankie the day before his 18th birthday and a female classmate whose studies (alone) in apartment set off predictable rumors Banner works as a roustabout on a wildcat oil rig on Incredible (channels and 13 at 8) and it takes the Hulk to save him as he fights a fire set by a saboteur Pilot Doug March (Howard Platt) feuds with an old chum a fast-living girlie magazine publisher played by Robert Goulet on "Flying High" (channels 5 and 13 at over the affections of attractive women of course A zany toga party in the publisher's mansion is part of the (yawn) episode which also features the UCLA cheerleaders and the USC football team The "Dick Cavett Show" concludes an interview with author John Updike (channel 11 at 11) KCPT viewers will get both editions of the two-part show in one hour-long take (channel 19 at 10) Johnny show (channels 4 and 27 at 10:30) guests include Earl Hines Phyllis Newman and Joe Garagiola Wolf man Jack hosts the "Midnight (channels 4 and 27 at 12) which is a salute to the Beach Boys Guests include Bobby Benson the Crusaders Barbara Mandrell Peabo Bryson Marshall Chapman and Kelly Warren Comedy by Gallagher By Bernie Harrison Sarvlca of tha Warning ton star and are joined-if by their father mother seven other brothers five sisters-ln-IaW 18 nieces and nephews and the newest member I the clan new wife Debbie for their Christmas show (channels 2 and 0 at 7) so you can forget the guest stars tonight There's no room for them at this celebration Next month if you missed the ABC bulletin on midseason changes the show will become the hour and switch to Sunday nights at 6 Expect a lot of Christmas songs and production numbers Donny will sing Times a for Debbie who shows up with the other Osmond wives and their children for That's the only holly-happening but a fine upbeat movie called Journey (channels 2 and 9 at 8) with a cast headed by Stephanie Zimbalist Efrem Zimbalist's talented daughter She plays a popular teen-age girl who fights back bravely after a crushing school bus accident that leaves her physically and emotionally handicapped good and so is Katy Kurtzman who plays her sister but I think remem her Cloris Leachman as the persevering mother and Mike Connors as the devoted father who is nearly destroyed by his inability to help his daughters or his wife during the crisis The TV Newsbeat For Street (channels 11 and 19 at 7:30) and what it was like in London check tonight's edition with Herve De Carmoy of Midland Bank Alex Hammond-Chambers of Ivory and Sime Ltd and Jurgen Last general manager of Deutscher Investment The Local Show Susan Wilkinson and Sandy Overbey are co-hosts of the "Marketplace" edition of City (channel 19 at 6:30) They discuss political action committees with Archie McGee chairman of the Jackson County Legislature and Barry Wilkinson president and business manager for the Heavy Construction Laborers Union Local No 663 The New Station Kansas fifth commercial television station KYFC-TV will mark its official debut tonight (channel 50 at 7) with a special three-hour celebration Dr A1 Metsk er founder and director of Youth for Christ of Greater Kansas City and the Rev David Lewis manager of the UHF station will be hosts for the premiere telecast Guests and performers during the-evening will include Miss Liz Humbard daughter of Rex Humbard Suzanne Johnson a former Miss Illinois Dino a classical pianist Jo Jo Starbuck lead skater for the Ice Capades and wife of Terry Bradshaw quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steel-ers Ken Medema a blind pianist Jim Sunderwirth vocalist the Murk Family musical group Ray Hildebrand of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes the IV official quartet of channel 50 and the Majestic Praise Trio The Fading Show Tighter writing would have helped the Capra Mysteries" (channels 4 and 27 at 8) too The series recently canceled by NBC expands clumsily to two hours to accommodate a fairly suspenseful story in which Capra is asked to clear a reformed prostitute who is accused by a policeman's of murder The Series Did Arnold put his goldfish in the bathtub on Strokes" (channels 4 and 27 at 7)? Brother Willis who has been learning about law from Mr Drum- Other Movies CONTINUE WATCHING EACH WEEK FOR For a unique television experience plus an opportunity to receive the monthly Home Bible Study Guide free of charge tune your dial to Inspiring Music by A Joyful Sound I returning after these two special programs Intriguing Guests like Myrtle Hall featured singer on the Billy Graham Crusades Shirley Cothran former Miss America and Bob Dollar a director of Days Inns of America Interesting Bible Study conducted by program Host and Bible Teache Frank Pollard KMBC Channel 9 Sunday 30 TV 00 A Bishop's WUe" 8 channel 41 (good) Loretta Young Cary Grant David Niven (1947) Christmas story of an angel coming to earth to help a bishop and his wife raise money for a new church (repeated at 1 am) (BW) 10:30 channel 5 (fair) Robert Mitchum Elsa Martinelli Jack Hawkins (1963) German game hunter is assigned to bring back some samples of rare jungle cats from the Malayan wilds (BW) the Great" 11:30 chaanel 13 (poor) David Hemmings Michael York (1969) Historical drama about events that led to the unification of England "The Secret of Blood 11:37 channel 2 (fairly good) Quentin I aw-rence Barbara Shelley Jack Hedley (1965) Woman agent parachutes into Malayan prison behind enemy lines Sponsored by the Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention THE LAW CLINIC OF Carrier 'ZZoZuvmd ZZudd cZAea SlZZen LIGHT I Offs 1 20 FILTER SERVICES AT SENSIBLE PRICES" 12:36 channel 5 (just fair) Danny Kaye Pier Angeli Robert Coote (1966) Bright musical comedy about a British teacher-archaeologist with a yen for the circus and one of its performers Dilemma" 2:45 channel 41 (fair) John Rawlins Ralph Byrd Lyle Latelle (1947) Dick Tracy becomes involved with a case that he almost can't solve (BW) half sizes Now at 5 stores antioch blue ndge landing indw springs metcalf I XiFtatataFWFtaFFNFNNFFFFN 1 MU NORTH OF 1-70 STADIUM EXIT 3302 BLUE RIDGE CUTOFF INDEPENDENCE MO' (816)461-8400 10-8 WEEKDAYS SATUR0AY CURES THE COMMON COLD with its energy etlicient Gas Furnace VI CREDIT AVAILABLE SEE OUR FEE SCHEDULE IN THIS SUNDAYS TV SCENE GARNER TED ARMSTRONG ON THE WALT BODINE SHOW! 7:30 TONIGHT ON KMBZ RADIO 980 for Warning: The Surgeon General Hat Determined That Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health 12 mg 10 mg mco'ine tv per cigarette by fIC metriod Schedule PRESIDENT SHOPS Ward Parkway Cantar Open Lots KQTV-TV (2) ABC WOAF-TV (4) NBC KCMO-TV (5) CBS BOO d) CT MovU Continue (X) TO NMM WMtfMT Tilery Tytar Moor KMBC-TV (9) ABC KTWU-TV(II) PBB W1BW-TV (13) CBB KYFC-TV (60) INO 41 Ths Joker's WHd Jfl1 Cetatoratlon" AO (D OP Movta Jountdy Bectt" I AWoridTVPnmlat! 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