Picks and Pans Review: Tony Orlando's First Special

UPDATED 01/08/1979 at 01:00 AM EST • Originally published 01/08/1979 at 01:00 AM EST

NBC (8 p.m. ET)

It's hard to get annoyed at Tony, but this Lake Tahoe tape is a breath of stale casino air. One of the pleasant moments is a production number with John Cassavetes and Valerie Harper (all the scenes that included Elvis' ex, Priscilla Presley, were cut except for one crowd shot).