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The 21st episode of The Bionic Woman, starring Lindsay Wagner and Richard Anderson, airs on ABC. Vincent Price (Pit And The Pendulum, Time Express), William Windom (My World And Welcome To It, Murder She Wrote), Julie Newmar (Batman), and Abe Vigoda (Barney Miller) guest star.
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The 35th episode of Gerry Anderson’s space adventure series Space: 1999 airs on British broadcaster ITV, starring Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, and Catherine Schell. 
ABC airs the tenth episode of Electra Woman & Dyna Girl, part of the Krofft Supershow Saturday morning children’s programming block. This is part two of a two-part story, each episode lasting only around 12 minutes.
NBC airs the tenth episode of Monster Squad, a live-action Saturday morning comedy starring Fred Grandy. Geoffrey Lewis guest stars.
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ITV broadcasts the fifth episode of horror anthology Beasts, created and written by Nigel Kneale (Quatermass). Patrick Magee (A Clockwork Orange, Chariots Of Fire) stars.
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The 438th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. For the first time in the series’ history, the Doctor is seen to be traveling without a companion, and this story marks his second visit to the Time Lords’ planet Gallifrey since the beginning of the series. Much of the Time Lord mythology is derived from this story. Peter Pratt guest stars as the Master.
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CBS airs the tenth episode of Filmation’s live-action Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II. Jonathan Harris (Lost In Space) guest stars.
ABC airs the seventh episode of the sci-fi police comedy Holmes & Yoyo, starring Richard B. Shull and John Schuck (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Babylon 5). The series centers around an accident-prone police detective who takes on a robotic partner in human guise. John Astin (The Addams Family, Batman) directs.
The 11th episode of the British-German science fiction series Star Maidens premieres on ITV in the UK. (Not all regional ITV affiliates carry the show at a specific time; this episode guide reflects the dates for the broadcast premieres of each episode on Scottish TV.)
The 36th episode of Gerry Anderson’s space adventure series Space: 1999 airs on British broadcaster ITV, starring Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, and Catherine Schell.
ABC airs the 11th episode of Electra Woman & Dyna Girl, part of the Krofft Supershow Saturday morning children’s programming block. This is part one of a two-part story, each episode lasting only around 12 minutes. Peter Mark Richman and H.B. Hagerty (Buck Rogers In The 25th Century’s Tigerman) guest star.
NBC airs the 11th episode of Monster Squad, a live-action Saturday morning comedy starring Fred Grandy. Avery Schreiber guest stars.
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ITV broadcasts the sixth and final episode of horror anthology Beasts, created and written by Nigel Kneale (Quatermass). Bernard Horsfall (The Changes), Clive Swift (Excalibur, Keeping Up Appearances, Doctor Who), and Michael Sheard (The Empire Strikes Back, Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade) star.
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The 439th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. For the first time in the series’ history, the Doctor is seen to be traveling without a companion, and this story marks his second visit to the Time Lords’ planet Gallifrey since the beginning of the series. Much of the Time Lord mythology is derived from this story. Peter Pratt guest stars as the Master.
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CBS airs the 11th episode of Filmation’s live-action Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II.
The 65th episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. Henry Darrow, BarBara Luna, and Bernie Kopell (The Love Boat) guest star.
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In a pre-holiday telegram to 20th Century Fox’s distribution team, the studio’s VP of domestic distribution, Peter Myers, boldly predicts that the upcoming George Lucas film Star Wars could break all standing box office records in America. “Exceptional entertainment usually pays off,” Myers writes, “but when it is coupled with a spectacular and innovative presentation, the critics, opinion makers, and the public will be electrified, and it is quite possible Star Wars will emerge as the all-time box office champion.” Though enthusiastically championed by 20th Century Fox president Alan Ladd Jr., Star Wars has thus far been considered a risky prospect by 20th Century Fox shareholders and executives.
The 22nd episode of The Bionic Woman, starring Lindsay Wagner and Richard Anderson, airs on ABC. Kathleen Nolan (The Real McCoys) guest stars.
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The 12th episode of the British-German science fiction series Star Maidens premieres on ITV in the UK. (Not all regional ITV affiliates carry the show at a specific time; this episode guide reflects the dates for the broadcast premieres of each episode on Scottish TV.)
The 37th episode of Gerry Anderson’s space adventure series Space: 1999 airs on British broadcaster ITV, starring Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, and Catherine Schell.
ABC airs the 12th episode of Electra Woman & Dyna Girl, part of the Krofft Supershow Saturday morning children’s programming block. This is part two of a two-part story, each episode lasting only around 12 minutes. Peter Mark Richman guest stars.
NBC airs the 12th episode of Monster Squad, a live-action Saturday morning comedy starring Fred Grandy. Joseph Mascolo (Days Of Our Lives) guest stars.
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CBS airs the 12th episode of Filmation’s live-action Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II. Malachai Throne (Star Trek) guest stars.
The 66th episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson.
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RCA Records releases Isao Tomita‘s interpretation of Holst’s The Planets, a new recording of the famous orchestral suite recorded entirely with synthesizers.
Midway introduces its own first-person car racing arcade game, Datsun 280 ZZZAP! (with permission from Datsun for the product placement, a video game first).
The 23rd episode of The Bionic Woman, starring Lindsay Wagner and Richard Anderson, airs on ABC. Don Marshall (Land Of The Giants) guest stars.
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The 13th and final episode of the British-German science fiction series Star Maidens premieres on ITV in the UK. (Not all regional ITV affiliates carry the show at a specific time; this episode guide reflects the dates for the broadcast premieres of each episode on Scottish TV.)
The 38th episode of Gerry Anderson’s space adventure series Space: 1999 airs on British broadcaster ITV, starring Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, and Catherine Schell.
One of the very first first-person space games is introduced to arcades by Atari. Despite its flickery graphics, Starship 1 gives would-be space heroes the chance to take aim at the bad guys; perhaps showing the enduring power of a certain science fiction series, Starship 1’s friendly ships look suspiciously like the U.S.S. Enterprise, while its enemy targets look somewhat like Klingon ships.