Battle of the Network Stars IX - Swimming feat. Erin Gray (NBC) 12-5-80

Erin Gray (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century) from Team NBC faces swimmers from ABC and CBS in this ninth edition of Battle of the Network Stars. Team NBC had a team of beautiful young actress like Cristina Raines, Sarah Purcell, Judy Landers, and Erin Gray.

NBC
John Beck
Erin Gray
Judy Landers
Greg Evigan

CBS
Tom Selleck
Robert Walden
Judy Norton-Taylor
Greg Harrison

ABC
Willie Aames
Donna Dixon
Max Gail
Scott Baio

Original Airdate: Friday December 5, 1980 (ABC-TV)

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Battle of the Network Stars IX (Dec. 5, 1980)

Hosts:
Howard Cosell
Cathy Lee Crosby

ABC
John Davidson (captain)
Willie Aames
Scott Baio
Phyllis Davis
Donna Dixon
Max Gail
Ann Jillian
Susan Richardson

CBS
Jamie Farr (captain)
Gregory Harrison
Diane Ladd
Donna Mills
Judy Norton Taylor
Tom Selleck
Joan Van Ark
Robert Walden

NBC
Arte Johnson (captain)
Byron Allen
John Beck
Greg Evigan
Erin Gray
Judy Landers
Sarah Purcell
Cristina Raines

[KidFresh]

I was obsessed with this show as a kid. Would love to see it come back, although there would be dozens of different teams now.

[orgonkothewildlyuntamed]

the one with Lynda Carter swimming is one of if not the best visual segment

[westfield]

I loved this era. Everything seemed so happy.

[Mik-xqco]

Back in the days when we only got 5 - 6 channels, with one of those being PBS, and had to use a large outside antenna to pick them up.

[chiefscheider]

Jamie Farr did the backstroke and people thought a shark was in the pool.

[mrlafayette]

Aames definitely practiced that turn, nailed it.

[MXB]

Title mentions Erin yet we never see her other than as a blur swimming. Donna Dixon yes. Judy Norton Taylor yes. Erin... nope. I mean happy to see the other 2...

[jarrodbarkley]

Omg, I loved watching this shite when I was a

[Dethmeister]

They mentioned Erin Gray but she's not shown in this clip.

[chachiarcola]

We used to watch this just to see Scott Baio’s muscles

[joereynolds]

Think we could have something similar with Battle of the streaming services?

[qbertprime]

Thumbs down. No Erin Gray!!! Shame on you!

[DutchVai]

If it was a battle of the networks, how was it decided on which network would air the special ?

[seaninness]

Howard Cosell": You beat off Scott Baio.
hahahahhahahahahahahaaha
Donna Dixon, Judy Norton-Taylor, and especially Erin Gray... Nice.

[yellwberry]

I guess this was before Baywatch got starred otherwise that entire cast would’ve destroy this competition

[RT-pbpp]

Lived it when sexy beautiful women were not pierced all over and tatted up.like bikers and marines😅 so sexy just skin no graffiti

[BASHEM]

It wouldn’t work in todays world. We don’t have the stars in each network like we did in the 80’s, Each network had a couple of 8 season shows that isn’t true in todays world we might have 2 at best. Maybe I’m wrong but it doesn’t seem the same in Tv as it once was.