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- A former sheriff blames himself for his wife's death during a Wells Fargo robbery and vows to track down and kill the seven men responsible.
- William Grant Still's opera, which remained unperformed for over 30 years after its composition, is produced here by "Opera South", a professional company in Jackson,Mississippi with the participation of college students from Jackson State College as extras. Based on a Southern folk tale, the opera depicts a young idealist who finds himself falling in love with a mystical spirit. The Orchestra is the Jackson Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard De Paur.
- Luciano Pavarotti at his best during the 1978 Christmas concert. The first video recording of this great singer in a magnificent performance of sacred music at the historic Montreal Notre-Dame basilica.
- For a segment on Tool Time, Tim agrees to fix the furnace is Benny's aunt's basement, but disaster strikes when Benny fails to tell him that there are TWO gas leaks in the house. Benny soon wears out his welcome as Tim's house guest, as everyone struggles to repair the aunt's home while she is out of town.
- Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.
- In this program celebrating the Ford Motor Company's 75th anniversary, various expressions of creativity are honored. Arthur Miller introduces a scene from "Death of a Salesman" performed by Edward Asner and Martin Sheen; Tennessee Williams and Neil Simon also introduce scenes from their plays. Other parts of the program feature comedy and musical performances, as well as interviews with prominent figures such as astronaut Neil Armstrong.
- A dramatic incident from the American Civil War when two Union soldiers and one Confederate soldier, facing each other at a battle front, agree on an hour's truce.
- Steve Martin's third NBC special.
- An examination of the decades of urban decay that have reduced Detroit to a shadow of its former vibrancy, now standing as a crime-ridden city with a near-absent economy, a lack of public amenities and a long tradition of political corruption, leading officials to propose such drastic measures as shrinking the city boundaries and razing entire communities.
- In ancient Arabia, a beautiful slave girl chooses a youth to be her new master, then she is kidnapped and they must search for each other. Stories are told within stories: love, travel and the whims of destiny.
- Leaving the Meteor Crater in Arizona, the families head to Sedona where they enjoy a day of swimming and picknicking. They also compete in a reward/immunity challenge in which each family member is spun on a wheel, after which all the families go to the Grand Canyon; the family which completed the most spins on the wheel in a specified time gets a helicopter tour of the canyon. The remaining families then compete in an elimination challenge at the Grand Canyon Railway in which they must successfully relay a series of safe combinations.
- Documentary cataloging the life and music of the band leader and clarinetist, Artie Shaw.
- After a Detroit magazine selects Al as the city's most eligible bachelor, women begin constantly flirting with him, causing him to lose sight of his priorities and making Ilene jealous. But the reasons for the flirting may not be what they seem.
- The star and his guests perform numbers from over a dozen renowned Broadway musicals, including: Oklahoma!, Fiddler on the Roof, Can-Can, The King and I, Cabaret, Where's Charley, Hello Dolly, Ain't Misbehavin', Guys and Dolls, The Boyfriend, Kiss Me Kate, and A Chorus Line. There is also a new Kander/Ebb number.
- A group of elderly retirees join a boxing gym, and rediscover their self-worth as they repudiate expectations that they're too old to lead vigorous lives. Jack is particularly relieved to escape the tedium of his retirement home, as he advances to challenge brutish Rocco for the club championship. But Rudy, the club's operator, must battle local officials who are trying to close the club out of fear that the members are endangering themselves.
- Boris Karloff hosts a trio of horror stories concerning a stalked call girl, a vampire-like monster who preys on his family, and a nurse who is haunted by her ring's rightful owner.
- Gangster Vincent Canelli and bank robber Peter Manning escape from Death Row minutes before their execution by electric chair.
- A tribute to Bob Hope's 31 years of entertaining American troops overseas. This program includes footage - previously unreleased - which was obtained from various armed services sources, as well as excerpts from previous specials. Shown in 2 parts, the first part covers the 1940s and 1950s; part 2 covers the Vietnam era, 1964-72. Includes footage taken at over 50 military bases worldwide.
- Allison dreams of a future where an unfamiliar man is comforting her after the loss of her entire family.
- 1991–199930mTV-PG7.4 (266)TV EpisodeEveryone is stunned when Tim impulsively sells his hot rod to a pizza magnate - especially Brad, who helped him build it, so Tim and Brad try and talk the millionaire into selling it back. Meanwhile, Randy is embarrassed that Jill still goes along with him when shopping for clothes.
- The staff at Carlo's Bakery in Hoboken, N.J., led by Buddy Valastro, shows how he prepares elaborate themed cakes for various occasions.
- After departing Las Vegas, the three remaining families compete in an immunity challenge in which everyone must attempt to hit targets with paint balloons while moving down a zip line. After a stop in an Arizona ghost town, the bottom two families from the immunity challenge meet in an elimination challenge in the California desert in which they must solve a physical puzzle by moving one car out of an area where several other cars block its path.
- A brief 4-episode summer comedy-variety series which brought back some cast members of Burnett's previous series a year after it went off the air, in a similar format but on a different network. There were no plans to do more episodes, only the 4 that aired.
- A newspaper editor settles in an Oklahoma boom town with his reluctant wife at the end of the nineteenth century.
- A chorus of 4th- and 5th-graders at the Brooklyn Friends School and a chorus of elderly retirees at a Brooklyn Jewish seniors' center combine to give an annual joint concert. Practicing separately for several months while communicating only as pen pals, they eventually meet for a rehearsal prior to their concert. The children's various preconceptions about older people, as well as the seniors' approach to aging and their young co-performers, are a principal focus.
- Victor and his family moved to the USSR in the mid '30's. When he refused to sign his skydiving accomplishment as a citizen of the USSR, he was not tried but simply sent to prison. His horrific imprisonment, beating and torture culminated with his being sent to the Gulag for many years. He was in the Soviet Union, according to the film, for a total of 45 years.
- Short documentary about 50 years of history of Czechoslovakia, with archive images.
- Artist David Hockney discusses his theory that artists were secretly using optical devices such as mirrors and lenses in creating their work as early as the 15th century. Examples from Flemish and Italian art are studied as he examines how famous paintings have had their noted mysteries newly solved; he also makes comparisons to modern film and digital imagery.
- A motorcycle cop buys a used car to take his family on vacation to the East Coast. Minor car trouble along the way causes him to meet first a reckless driver, and then a highway patrolman who shares stories of bad drivers with him. Various dangers of careless driving - both fictional and real - are depicted as the patrolman continues on the job, later crossing paths with the reckless driver again. When the police officer makes the return trip from his vacation, he finds that the situation has changed in a surprising way.
- A docudrama biopic of the 19th-century author Charles Dickens
- 1978–198125m7.6 (102)TV EpisodeA lonely man with punctilious habits listens to a tape cassette of ambient barroom sounds, which include the hushed tones of two men plotting to kill him; but when a policeman listens, all the sounds are there except those of the two men.
- Without warning, man can at any moment be plunged into the terror of natural or man-made catastrophe. Tragedies, and how human beings react to them are the subjects of this shocking film.
- As the final two families set out on the last leg of the journey to Los Angeles, they are each given a cube. The sides depict clues to a Los Angeles landmark where another cube can be found. Once they collect four cubes, they will be able to form a picture of the location of the final challenge. There they must race to finish a cube puzzle depicting the places they have visited. But most of the pieces show them in places they have NOT been. The first family to finish wins the $100,000 grand prize.
- Aron Ralston, who amputated his own crushed arm after being stranded in a hiking accident in Utah, recounts his ordeal. He is joined by his mother Donna, and is also reunited for the first time with two of the three Dutch tourists (Monique Meijer and her son Andy) who rescued him, as well as helicopter pilot Terry Mercer, who evacuated him from the site.
- The value of documenting one's own life is explored, with the main guest being a 39-year-old woman with Lou Gehrig's Disease who wants to make a record of her life for her 3-year-old son. Also looked at is the StoryCorps oral history project.
- After a power failure knocks out the studio cameras, lighting, microphones and editing equipment, Jimmy Kimmel broadcasts his entire show from his laptop, featuring chats with audience members and an acoustic performance from Dierks Bentley and his backup musicians.
- Terror on Trial - A discussion of the Obama administration's decision to hold civil trials for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other 9/11 conspirators, featuring several guests and an audience of 9/11 first responders and family members of victims.
- A Mafia Childhood - Gregg and Gina Hill, children of mobster Henry Hill, are interviewed about their book "On the Run: A Mafia Childhood" and growing up in the witness protection program. Their father is also heard in a pre-recorded telephone interview. Other guests include former U.S. Attorney Ed McDonald and Gerald Shur, founder of the witness protection program.
- Who Knew You Could Make a Living Doing THAT? - interviews with people who have fun and unusual occupations: Fred Newman, a voice effects artist; Ilisha Newhouse, a mystery shopper; Aaron Sneary, a master builder at Legoland; Susie Ellis, a spa evaluator; Samantha Haft, head of a company that specializes in coordinating celebrity gift bags; and John Gowdy, a sand sculptor.
- A look at the effects of Alzheimer's Disease, as well as breakthroughs in diagnosing and treating the affliction. Guests include the director of the Mayo Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, as well as three members of a family affected by Alzheimer's.
- Moms of the NFL - mothers of NFL players discuss the rewards and challenges of having a son at the top level of pro sports. Guests include Tiki Barber and his mother Geraldine, Grant Wistrom and his mother Kathy, Ian Gold and his mother Celia, and Brett Favre's mother Bonita.
- Canadian war correspondent Scott Taylor and his Turkish colleague Zeynep Urtugrul are interviewed about having been held hostage in Iraq for five days. Also interviewed are Mariane Pearl, whose husband Daniel was beheaded by extremists in Pakistan in January 2002, and Liz Merman, whose film The Beauty Academy of Kabul (2004) shows how women from the West are working to introduce personal amenities to the women of Afghanistan.
- Various dangers regarding teens are discussed, including drug addiction, binge drinking, online predators, sexual promiscuity and video game addiction. A major topic is the increasingly younger ages at which young people are engaging in these activities.
- Inspiring stories from high school sports: First, Billy Bob Thornton and author H.G. Bissinger discuss the new film Friday Night Lights (2004), along with four members of the 1988 Permian High School Panthers football team. Next, a look at how the residents of Punta Gorda, Florida have rallied around the Charlotte High School football team in the wake of Hurricane Charley. Finally, an interview with Bobby Plump, star of the 1954 Indiana high school basketball team that inspired the film Hoosiers (1986).
- Dreamland was a theme park at Coney Island, Brooklyn that opened in 1904. One of its major attractions was the stunt spectacular "Fighting the Flames," which simulated a major fire at a six-story hotel and featured a cast of 2000 including 120 firefighters, who had to rescue guests jumping from windows as well as 15 people trapped on the collapsing roof. Ironically, Dreamland itself was destroyed in 1911 in a massive fire.
- For a few weeks each year, in the depths of winter, senior students at the National Ballet School of Canada are treated to a style of dance that is unlike any other - flamenco.
- The only surviving sound recording of the famous band led by Daniel Joseph Jenkins features the orphans performing a lively and unique rendition of "Shoutin' Eliza".
- Isaac Stern's cultural tour of China is seen, with the master violinist performing and mentoring young Chinese musicians. He visits rehearsals of the Peking Opera, meeting with their musicians who use traditional Chinese instruments, and also visits a sports academy and other venues. The lingering effects of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), which opposed any western influences and oppressed those who introduced western approaches, are evident in the lack of skill development among many of the young musicians and the emphasis on technical skill rather than artistic interpretation.
- Married Angelenos, Italian Nick Rocco and Anglo Emily Rocco, live off of what Nick makes as a writer of fiction, which can be difficult at times because of the instability of their cash flow. They are currently overextended in recently having bought a house with the advance on Nick's latest book, and with they imminently expecting their first child. Those financial problems become even more so when unexpectedly they have to do some major structural repairs to the house. They can pay a contractor to do the work for an exorbitant fee, or ask Nick's father, stonemason Vittorio Rocco, who would probably do it for free. The issue with the latter is that overbearing and controlling Vittorio and Nick don't see eye-to-eye on anything in Vittorio's old world ways versus Nick's more modern outlook. Nick and Emily haven't even told his parents that they bought a house in Nick knowing that Papa would even be angry about its façade being stucco rather than stone. Opting for the latter in not having the money, Nick and Emily, eight months pregnant and she admitting she being a bundle of emotions in her hormones raging, travel to the Sacramento Valley to visit Nick's parents to "negotiate" with Papa to do the work for them. In their time together, that negotiation takes on multi-faceted dimensions beyond the house, from living in Los Angeles as opposed to the Sacramento Valley where Papa would build them a house next to his and Mama's, to Nick not having a steady job, about what Nick should write if he's going to write anyway, and Nick and Emily having had a civil Vegas wedding as opposed to a Catholic church ceremony in Nick being a lapsed Catholic and Emily having no religious convictions in her philosophies of life being more intellectually based, bringing up the issue of how they are going to raise not only their child but children.
- In this pre-recorded primetime show, presented in conjunction with Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Lakers and Celtics, Jimmy Kimmel welcomes comedian Russell Brand and matches NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James against a local busboy in the arcade game Pop-a-Shot.