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Saf. Mar. 1 4, 1 93 1 XXTHAl HIU13 43 ABC's new witless comedy series "so padded, disjointed it's downright painful to watch' up STTIIIK Dob Schumacher A Ultca jro ftirt Ukicf, ia ternary of AECl coaetfy tbo the one thief ttat'1 to udrrsua aow Barney Mlkr ever got ooj. the It's how witk tattfflgeace. sopiutcaoa a4 wit Apparently, Lu Bust of ABCi ejou (or three oiuaiues.

btxaiu tie artwork ceruialy doeal uc thes BOft of tu Other Recent example of this are Foul PUr, whic ru for a few weeks ta the 19 pa. MoaUy base slot before being canceled, and Aloha Paradise, a juvenile series la the Ion Boat-Fantasy IsUadtnom which airs at m. Wednesdays. Now, ABC has another one for ns. The Greatest American Hero Is scheduled for a two-hour premier at I at Wednesday, then will settle into the to m.

slot the following week. Judging from a preview of the premiere. Tit Greatest American Hero (s the silliest series sine Work and Mindy. Unfortunately, it has none of the coinpensatint cleverness Robin Williams and Uork and Mindy's writers occasionally provide. If youH be tolerant, here's the premise: Ralph Hinkley (William Katt) Is a hlh school teacher who takes a group of students on a field trip ta the desert While there, he meets Bill Maiwetl (Robert Culp).

aa FBI agent who investigating the disappearance of his partner. do war! jit paiztd to match. Scenes stretch out end kssry and pointlessfy with haaat dialogs desigsed only to 11 out the two hours, which will teem more Ike four if yoevatca. This show wants to be sees as a satiric, screwball comedy, but it tacks the wit and finesse, required ia such aa effort It's full of dialogue such as this Ene from MaxweS to Davidjoa: "We're just running it past the scanner, sweetheart trying to find a little About the only humorous moment ia the two hours comes when Hinkley ia his caped supersuit and Davidson are ia her Voikswagoa convertible and he's trying to convince her he's eot kwney. As they drive, with the top down, his cape flows out behind him.

"At least sit on the cape." she says. But that's about it ABC should sit oa the whole project www Riker. CBS' eew series about aa undercover cop, premieres at 10 tonight opposite Hill Street Bluet, NBCs innovative police show which is gathering aa enthusiastic if small following. Palmerstowa, which had a short run on CBS last season as Palmerstown, USA, returns to the network's schedule at p.m. Tuesday.

Next. Hinklty and MaxweQ haw a close encounter with a space ship, from which a ghostly versioa of Maxwell's dead partner descends to give Hickky a suit that has Superman-Eke powers. The idea is that Hinkley aided by Pam Davidson (Connie SeiieccaX his lawyergirlfriend, and Maxwell is to as the suit and Its powers to foil a group of extremists plotting to take over the government Now thert's Just a chance maybe about one in a hundred that this silliness could work if it had talented comic actors and great writers who could write tight concise dialogue and sharp, incisive humor. Katt las a certain engaging charm, and aa extremely well-done versioa of this show in a half hour format might be as interesting as, say. Batman was.

But making this a one-hour series is stretching what little point there ever was. And the premiere is so padded and disjointed it's Connie Sellecca, William Katt and Robert Culp cast of Tie Greatest Amerkaa Hen' a Cable Movies Cable Movies Sports AExceDent B-Cood C-Falr D-Poor Unrated 1:30 ajn. Drums of Tahiti (17) Dennis O'Keefe. (1954) D-. II ajn Xomeo Juliet (17) Laurence Harvey.

(1954) B. 1 pjn. Dowa Argentine Way (34) Don Ameche. (1940) B. 1 pjn.

War Coda of the Deep (43) Vincent Price. (1965) C. 2 pjn. frisk tyea Art Smiting (48) June Haver. (1961) C.

2:30 pjn. Abbott Costello Meet Frankenstein (43) Abbott Costello. (1948) Ct. lewis. (1953) C.

4:30 pjn. Can-Can (34) Frank Sinatra. (1961 )C. pjn. Ten TaO Men (17) Burt Lancaster.

(1951) O. 10:30 pjn. War Between tun Tatea (14) Richard Crenna. (1977 TV movie) Average. 11 pjn.

Muscle Beach Party (4) 1:30 ajn. Jezebel (17) Henry Fonda. (1938) B. 2J0 ajn. BeOt ot tbe Ninettes (4) Mae West (1934) B.

1:20 ajn. Tbe Malt Animal (17) Henry Fonda. (1942) C. 4 aan Tot Lawless (4) Gail Russell. (1950) 11 ajn.

Bowling (4). Nooa Bob Knight: basketball (4). p.m. Wrestling (17). 11:43 p.m.

Soccer Made in Germany (48). Reagan nominates lawyer for FCC seat WASHINGTON (AP) Mark S. Fowler, a Republican lawyer who specializes in communications law. has been nominated by President Ronald Reagan to fill a seat on the Federal Communications Commission and ultimately, to become its new chairman. "Upon confirmation (by the SenateX the president intends to designate Mr.

Fowler as chairman," the brief White House announcement said. Fowler would replace outgoing Democrat Charles D. Ferris as the FCC's new permanent chairman. Fowler's nomination, the first of four that Reagan must make within the next four months to fill vacancies on the seven-member commission, had been widely rumored. The 39-year-old Fowler is a senior partner in the Washington law firm of Fowler Meyers.

He served as communications counsel to Citizens for Reagan In 1975 and 1976 and had a similar post with Reagan's presidential campaign committee in 1979 and 1980. Ferris has already removed himself from FCC business pending his retirement from government service April 10. Paddle wheel landmark burns WINONA. Minn. (AP) The Julius C.

Wilkie, an oak-hulled paddlewheel steamer and local landmark for 25 years, burned to the ground on the banks ot the Mississippi in what officials believed to be an arson. The ship recently was taken from the river and placed in a levee park to be prepared as a centerpiece in a Winona historical project Donn Young, director of the Winona County Historical Society, said there was no way of estimating the value of the Wilkie, which he said may have been the remaining wooden-hulled boat of its class. 3 pjn. Tropic Zone (4) Ronald Reagan. (1953) D.

4 pjn. The Caddy (43) Jerry A-Exceuent B-Good C-Fair D-Poor Unrated 1:30 ajn. Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer H) Boris Karloff, Bud Abbott Lou Costello. (1949) B. 10:30 a.m.

Cays and Dolts (17) -Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra. Marlon Brando. (1955) A. 12:30 pjn. The Mississippi Gambler (4) Tyrone Powers, Julie Adams.

(1953) C. 1 p.m. Voyager (43) Robert Bray, MacDonald Carey. (43) 1:30 pjn Tbe Molly Magvlres (17) Richard Harris, Sean Connery. (1969) C.

2 pjn. Tbe Shocking Miss Pilgrim (34) Betty Grable. (1947) C. HOME BOX OFFICE 2 pjn. My Brilliant Career.

pjn. Red Skelton's Funny Faces. pjn. The Lady Vanishes. pjn.

Vanities. :30 pjn. Meteor. 1 1:30 pjn. HBO Sports Magazine.

1 2:30 ajn. Silent Scream. 2 ajn. Pretty Maids All in a Row. 1 CINEMAX I ajn.

Tilt. tajn. Sayonara. 10:30 ajn. Tender Warrior.

Noon CH.O.MJS. 1:30 pjn. Sayonara. 4 pjn. Tender Warrior.

5:30 p.m. CH.O.M.PJS. 2:30 pjn. That Certain Feeling (4) Bob Hope, Eva Marie Saint (1956) D. 3 pjn.

One Million Years B.C (43) Raquel Welch, John Richardson. (1967) D. 4 p.m. Tbe Lemon Drop Kid (17) Bob Hope, Marilyn Maxwell. (1951) B.

4:30 pjn. Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (4) Gina Lollobrigida, Shelley Winters. (1969) B. 5 p.m.

Partners (17) Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin. (1956) C. 12:30 ajn. While the City Sleeps (17) Dana Andrews, Ida Luplno. (1956) B.

2:33 ajn. Assignment Parts (17) Dana Andrews, Marts Toren. (1952) C. 7 pjn. Tilt.

pjn. Aaron Loves Angela. 11 pjn. Sayonara. 1:30 ajn.

Tilt. 3:43 ajn. Aaron Loves Angela. SHOWTIME I ajn. Sex on the Run.

ajn. Go For It. 10 a.m. Scavenger Hunt. Noon Joan Rivers Comedy Hour.

1:30 pjn. The Best Joke I Ever Heard, Part II. Scavenger Hunt 5 pjn. Go For It. 7 pjn.

Shoeshlne Girl. 8 p.m. Joan Rivers Comedy Hour. pjn. Magnum Force.

eCable Sports ESPN 8 a.m, gymnastics, Big Eight championships; 11 ajn, hockey, Division II championship; 1:30 pjn, soccer, 2:30 p.m. Superstar Volleyball Cup, Quebec vs. Manitoba; 3 p.m, bowling, Florida Open; p.m, hockey. Division II championship, final; 8 p.m. Indoor track, Division I championship; midnight, indoor track; 3 a hockey, Division II championship, final; 5:30 ESPN ajn basketball: first-round tournament game; 11 ajn, basketball; 1 p.m, hockey, Division II championship; 3:30 p.m., professional Rodeo, Talsa vs.

Kansas; p.m, gymnastics. Big Eight championships; I pjn, basketball; 10 pjn, golf, Lee Trevino vs. Nick Faldo; 11:30 pjn, gymnastics; 1:30 ajn, golf; ajn, hockey. (Viacom: Channel 21. Continental: Channel 23, south suburbs; Channel 1 0, north suburbs.) 10:30 a.m.

High school basketball (4) Indianapolis state semifinals. 1:30 pjn. Baseball (17) Exhibition: Tokyo Giants vs. Atlanta Braves. 2 p.m.

Digger-Phetps, basketball (4). 5:30 pjn. Fishing with Roland Martin (17). 0 pjn. Wrestling (17).

8 pjn. High school basketball (4) Indianapolis state semifinals. a.m. professional team rodeo, Talsa vs. Louisiana.

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