April 1979 - Nickelodeon, All in the Family

Everyone Believes in April 1979!

A number one hit on the Cash Box Top 100 list in April 1979 was 'What A Fool Believes' by The Doobie Brothers.

April 1 - Nickelodeon network debuts nationally on cable television.  Initial programming included Pinwheel, Video Comic Book, America Goes Bananaz, Nickel Flicks, and By the Way. 

April 4 – Edgar Buchanan, actor, dies. (b. 1903)

April 4 - The Champ movie premieres.

April 6 - The MacKenzies of Paradise Cove tv series debuts on ABC.

April 6 - A Perfect Couple movie premieres.

April 8 - On CBS, the final episode of All in the Family is seen by 40.2 million American viewers (it will relaunch the following season as Archie Bunker's Place).

April 9 - The 51st Academy Awards ceremony was held.  Best Picture winner was The Deer Hunter.  Best Actor was Jon Voight for Coming Home, Best Actress was Jane Fonda for Coming Home, Best Supporting Actor was Christopher Walken for The Deer Hunter and Best Supporting Actress was Maggie Smith for California Suite.

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April 10 – A tornado hits Wichita Falls, Texas, killing 42.

April 12 - Highridge Manor and Whodunnit? tv series debut on NBC.

April 13 - Love at First Bite movie premieres.

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April 18 - Real People tv series debuts on NBC.

April 20 – President Jimmy Carter is attacked by a swamp rabbit while fishing in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.

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April 22 – The Albert Einstein Memorial is unveiled at The National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC.

April 23 - Whew! game show debuts on CBS.

April 24 – John Carroll, actor, dies. (b. 1906)

April 25 - Manhattan movie premieres.

April 27 - Dreamer and Saint Jack movies premiere.

Antman comic for April:

1979 Chevrolet Camaro Z28:

Hornetroid toy (released 1979):

Playboy playmate of the month, Missy Cleveland, and Playgirl man for April, Bob Blount:

Albums released in April 1979 (album / artist):
Life in a Day / Simple Minds
Evolution / Journey
Cool for Cats / Squeeze
I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing / Barry White
Black Rose: A Rock Legend / Thin Lizzy
Gimme Some Neck / Ron Wood
Million Mile Reflections / The Charlie Daniels Band
My Father's Eyes / Amy Grant
Voulez-Vous / ABBA
Bad Girls / Donna Summer

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Top Nielsen shows for the week ending April 15th: 1 Academy Awards ABC; 2 Cheryl Ladd Special ABC; 3 Charlie Brown Easter CBS; 4 Three's Company ABC; 5 Charlie's Angels ABC; 6 60 Minutes CBS; 7 Mork and Mindy ABC; 8 Laverne and Shirley ABC; 9 All in the Family CBS; 10 Angie ABC; 11 Happy Days ABC; 12 The Love Boat ABC; 13 One Day at a Time CBS; 14 Alice CBS; 15 'Billion Dollar Threat' movie ABC.

Ebony magazine for April:

McCall's magazine for April:

Seventeen magazine for April:

'Good As Gold' by Joseph Heller is at the top of the New York Times Fiction Best Seller list.

Garfield comic strip from April 1979:

For detailed news/info on what happened each day in April 1979, check out this really good site:  ultimate70s.com