What's (Not) On TV Tonight (1973)?

The Indianapolis 500, that's what:

I'm not sure what Channel 3 is going to show now that the race is delayed, but the great news is this frees up my Memorial Day May 28, 1973, Monday evening to watch baseball on Channel 6. In some markets at least, that game is scheduled to be the Oakland A's at the Detroit Tigers.

And if that doesn't happen--the A's-Tigers game was rained out Sunday--I will settle for the Channel 12 sitcom reruns. Per the Paducah, Kentucky, Sun-Democrat, here's what we can look forward to at 8 and 8:30 Central:

Here's Lucy. Lucy lands the job when singer Petula Clark contacts the agency for a secretary who can also act as her companion.

The Doris Day Show. Doris spends so much time interviewing a rock music star that word spreads that the young singer and Doris are seriously involved.

I actually saw both of these episodes when they originally ran during the fake 1972/73 TV season that I've been enjoying, and I would be happy to watch them both again.

What's On TV Tonight (1973)?

The Doris Day Show is down to 10 new stories in its five-season/128-episode run, and I've missed almost all of the fun so far.

Tonight 1973 at 8 Central on Channel 12, it's "The Hoax." Teases the Sun-Democrat: "Andy Griffith stars as a glib operator of a Hollywood talent agency and actiing school who promises to lead Doris to a lucrative career as an actress."

At the outset of tonight's episode, we find "swinging single career woman" Doris Martin out for dinner with her friend, Jackie Parker. She is soon approached by Mitch Folger, a handsome talent scout who is in San Francisco from Hollywood, he says, to recruit attractive faces for commercial work.

Miss Martin takes up handsome Mitch on his offer to pursue the exciting opportunity--but without revealing that she is a reporter for Today's World magazine.

It suddenly becomes clear that Mitch's intentions are not all professional.

Ultimately, Mitch learns of Doris's day job and does, in fact, land her a gig, as promised. Miss Martin is left to wonder whether he would've followed through on his word had he not feared being exposed by a respected journalist, and even Mr. Folger admits he is uncertain of how far he would've gone with the hoax.

But, whatever, now Doris has shampoo to sell.

In conclusion, GO, NFL72 DOLPHINS IN SUPER BOWL VII ON JAN. 14, 1973!