Television: The Boom Tube's Prime Time

Archie Bunker seeks sexual fulfillment with a waitress. Rhoda and Joe bust up. Charlie Haggars undergoes television's first testicle transplant. Maude's Arthur goes bankrupt. Ted Baxter has a heart attack in mid-newscast. Lionel Jefferson marries Jennie. Florida loses her husband. McMillan loses his wife, his sidekick and his housekeeper. And . . .

These are a few of the momentous developments that will engross the Great American Electronic Family with the start of the new television season this Sunday. In addition to the familiar programs, the networks will introduce 21 new shows in...

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