Battle VII
November 2nd, 1979
Hosts: Howard Cosell & Billy Crystal
Winner: NBC
The Teams:
ABC:
Dick Van Patten, (captain) Willie Aames, Diana Canova, Joanna Cassidy, Robert Hays. Max Gail, Kristy McNichol, Shelley Smith
CBS:
Ed Asner, (captain) Valerie Bertinelli, Gregory Harrison, Howard Hesseman, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Judy Norton Taylor, Jan Smithers, Allen Williams
NBC:
Robert Conrad, (captain) Greg Evigan, Gil Gerard, Melissa Gilbert, Erin Gray, Randi Oakes, Sarah Purcell, Patrick Wayne
One of the reasons I'm looking forward to moving this series into the 1980's, is that I think I'll know more of the celebrity competitors. Which each of the versions I've done so far, I've had to Google the names of several of the celebrities, never having heard of them before.
Of course, many I've gotten to know, like Willie Aames, who although I didn't know very well from his turn on Eight Is Enough, I did get to know after doing a post and watching his full frontal nude scene in the 1982 film Paradise. I didn't really know much about Patrick Wayne, except that I guess he was John Wayne's son. But he looks pretty hot, especially standing next to actor Gil Gerard, both donning just their red teams speedos.
Previous Editions:
Of course it's great seeing so many celebrities shirtless and in speedos. Some, like Gregory Harrison, we knew were hot. Other though, I think we're all I think a little surprised to see look so good with that little piece of polyester to clinging to their wet bodies. I never thought I'd see Lou Grant or Dr. Johnny Fever, wearing so little on a television show.
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This is the episode where Gregory Harrison's Speedo comes down during a competition and by the end of it he's showing major bush! Haha! I remember as a teen trying to catch as much as I could and at the end Howard Cosell kind of nervously comments "Hey...!" and the camera cuts away!
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