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came to the USA and television as well... Each Friday at 8:00 P.M.
and CBS is showing reruns of Wonder Woman, while NBC is showing
reruns of CPO Sharkey, and ABC great sports events or musical
specials with Donny and Marie Osmond and such guests as Bing
Crosby. Nevertheless the competition, Wonder Woman keeps
impressive ratings in spite of being reruns. All this garanteeds a
third season. In Hollywood we met Lyle Waggoner, Major Steve
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During these days
they discussing the continuity of teh series... They're talking
about contracts or which is the same dollars... In fact the series
is getting accustomed to highs and lows. The first season was made
in association with ABC with huge success but by the end of the
year some problems arose about the reneweing of Lynda's contract
and then we moved to CBS. In fact I thought my job would end and
my character would die... The action, as you know switched from
the 40s to the 70s, so the Major would be 70 years old. But they
arranged it for me to continue on the show and the only thing they
came across with was that I woudl play the Major's son,
identically like two peas in a pod. In a word; I saved myself from
dying miraculously. Now let's see what happens... If the renew the
contract we have to shoot right away, because the new season
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Lyle Waggoner seems to be a little tired of playing a handsome
leading man... always being saved by a woman. By the figures of
his salary make him forget about those deatils. By the other hand,
he won't deny his gratitude towards Lynda, who insists to have him
as her companion. Obviously this originated some rumours in
Hollywood, but Lyle denies them: "Lynda is very happy with her
husband, Ron Smauels, and by my side with my lovely wife, Sharon
Kennedy. So let's stop all this foolishness. If Lynda insists to
have me as her companion is simply because she has steem towards
me as a friend and professionally as well." And it seem that what
he says is true. Lyle has been happily married with Sharon for ten
years and they have two sons, Jason and Beau, of 9 and 7 years
old. When it comes to work, all recall that he was the leading man
in the Carol Burnett Show, and he did a lot of stage plays and
movies. In his private life he needs no "Wonder Woman" to protect
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Date and Issue: Volume XVI / Number 780 /July 12, 1978.
