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* WhatIsEvil: Lainie Wiley (Donna Mills) seduces married man Mike with a speech about the meaninglessness of morality. "If it feels good, do it" is practically her {{catchphrase}}. [[spoiler:No surprise that she's the killer.]]

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* WhatIsEvil: Lainie Wiley (Donna Mills) seduces married man Mike with a speech about the meaninglessness of morality. "If it feels good, do it" is practically her {{catchphrase}}.[[CharacterCatchphrase catchphrase]]. [[spoiler:No surprise that she's the killer.]]
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* SlippingAMickey: To help her husband P.K. Jackson's (Clifton Davis) team win the Super Bowl, Sonny (Vonetta [=McGee=]) pours a powder into [=McCauley=]'s drink, which she says will leave him out of sorts for the next few days. Instead, his date Gail (Robin Mattson) drinks it, reacts badly, and ends up in the hospital.

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* SlippingAMickey: To help her husband P.K. Jackson's (Clifton Davis) team win the Super Bowl, Sonny (Vonetta [=McGee=]) (Creator/VonettaMcGee) pours a powder into [=McCauley=]'s drink, which she says will leave him out of sorts for the next few days. Instead, his date Gail (Robin Mattson) drinks it, reacts badly, and ends up in the hospital.
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In the days leading up to the Super Bowl, player Dave Walecki (Ken Howard) has a bad knee, a drug addiction, and problems with his wife Nancy (Susan Howard). Jim [=McCauley=] (Creator/TomSelleck) is being courted by a shady management firm. Meanwhile, a killer is targeting people connected to the favored Cougars, whom a gambling syndicate doesn't want to win. Now the Cougars' manager, Mike Shelly (Creator/DavidJanssen), has to find out why before the game is ruined.

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In the days leading up to the Super Bowl, player Dave Walecki (Ken Howard) (Creator/KenHoward) has a bad knee, a drug addiction, and problems with his wife Nancy (Susan Howard).(Creator/SusanHoward). Jim [=McCauley=] (Creator/TomSelleck) is being courted by a shady management firm. Meanwhile, a killer is targeting people connected to the favored Cougars, whom a gambling syndicate doesn't want to win. Now the Cougars' manager, Mike Shelly (Creator/DavidJanssen), has to find out why before the game is ruined.
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* SpecialThanks: "Grateful acknowledgement is given to the Louisiana Superdome and the HMC Management Corporation."
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* TakeMyHand: [[spoiler:Lainey freezes up from fear on the catwalk. Mike tells her to take his hand, then moves her hands along the railing until the security guards arrive.]]
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* ClimbingClimax: [[spoiler:Lainie flees onto the Superdome's catwalks, and Mike chases her.]]
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* JanitorInfiltrationImpersonation: The killer disguises as an electrician to tamper with the hot tub.

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* JanitorInfiltrationImpersonation: JanitorImpersonationInfiltration: The killer disguises as an electrician to tamper with the hot tub.

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* JanitorInfiltrationImpersonation: The killer disguises as an electrician to tamper with the hot tub.



* WhatIsEvil: Lainie Wiley (Donna Mills) seduces married man Mike with a speech about the meaninglessness of morality. "If it feels good, do it" is practically her {{catchphrase}}.

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* WhatIsEvil: Lainie Wiley (Donna Mills) seduces married man Mike with a speech about the meaninglessness of morality. "If it feels good, do it" is practically her {{catchphrase}}. [[spoiler:No surprise that she's the killer.]]
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* ElectrifiedBathtub: The killer electrifies the whirlpool tub to kill [=McCauley=].
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* ShirtlessScene: [=McCauley=] gets one, along with some of his teammates, during a locker room scene.
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* SlippingAMickey: To help her husband P.K. Jackson's (Clifton Davis) team win the Super Bowl, Sonny (Vonetta [=McGee=]) pours a powder into [=McCauley=]'s drink, which she says will leave him out of sorts for the next few days. Instead, his date Gail (Robin Mattson) drinks it, reacts badly, and ends up in the hospital.
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* WhatIsEvil: Lainie Wiley (Creator/DonnaMills) seduces married man Mike with a speech about the meaninglessness of morality. "If it feels good, do it" is practically her {{catchphrase}}.

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* WhatIsEvil: Lainie Wiley (Creator/DonnaMills) (Donna Mills) seduces married man Mike with a speech about the meaninglessness of morality. "If it feels good, do it" is practically her {{catchphrase}}.

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* BitchSlap: Dave and Nancy both slap each other during an argument.



* WhatIsEvil: Lainie Wiley (Creator/DonnaMills) seduces married man Mike with a speech about the meaninglessness of morality.

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* WhatIsEvil: Lainie Wiley (Creator/DonnaMills) seduces married man Mike with a speech about the meaninglessness of morality. "If it feels good, do it" is practically her {{catchphrase}}.

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In the days leading up to the Super Bowl, player Dave Walecki (Ken Howard) has a bad knee, a drug addiction, and problems with his wife Nancy (Susan Howard). Jim [=McCauley=] (Creator/TomSelleck) is being courted by a shady management firm. Meanwhile, a killer is targeting people connected to the favored Cougars, whom a gambling syndicate doesn't want to win.

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In the days leading up to the Super Bowl, player Dave Walecki (Ken Howard) has a bad knee, a drug addiction, and problems with his wife Nancy (Susan Howard). Jim [=McCauley=] (Creator/TomSelleck) is being courted by a shady management firm. Meanwhile, a killer is targeting people connected to the favored Cougars, whom a gambling syndicate doesn't want to win. Now the Cougars' manager, Mike Shelly (Creator/DavidJanssen), has to find out why before the game is ruined.


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* MickeyMousing: A reverse example. The opening theme is synced up to the printing press shown in the opening credits.


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* WhatIsEvil: Lainie Wiley (Creator/DonnaMills) seduces married man Mike with a speech about the meaninglessness of morality.
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* FunctionalAddict: Dave's addiction started with painkillers for his knee, then expanded into other kinds of drugs. It doesn't stop him from playing football, but it hurts his marriage.
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''Superdome'' is a TV moie that aired on January 9, 1978 on Creator/{{ABC}} to promote Super Bowl XII.

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''Superdome'' is a TV moie movie written by Barry Oringer and Bill Svanoe and directed by Jerry Jameson that aired on January 9, 1978 on Creator/{{ABC}} to promote Super Bowl XII.

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In the days leading up to the Super Bowl, player Dave Walecki (Creator/KenHoward) has a bad knee, a drug addiction, and problems with his wife Nancy (Susan Howard). Jim [=McCauley=] (Creator/TomSelleck) is being courted by a shady management firm. Meanwhile, a killer is targeting people connected to the favored Cougars, whom a gambling syndicate doesn't want to win.

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In the days leading up to the Super Bowl, player Dave Walecki (Creator/KenHoward) (Ken Howard) has a bad knee, a drug addiction, and problems with his wife Nancy (Susan Howard). Jim [=McCauley=] (Creator/TomSelleck) is being courted by a shady management firm. Meanwhile, a killer is targeting people connected to the favored Cougars, whom a gambling syndicate doesn't want to win.
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''Superdome'' is a TV moie that aired on January 9, 1978 on Creator/{{ABC}} to promote Super Bowl XII.

In the days leading up to the Super Bowl, player Dave Walecki (Creator/KenHoward) has a bad knee, a drug addiction, and problems with his wife Nancy (Susan Howard). Jim [=McCauley=] (Creator/TomSelleck) is being courted by a shady management firm. Meanwhile, a killer is targeting people connected to the favored Cougars, whom a gambling syndicate doesn't want to win.
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!!''Superdome'' contains examples of:
* BloodlessCarnage: Nobody bleeds, no matter how many times they've been shot.
* HairpinLockpick: The killer uses this to break into [[spoiler:the stewardess Rita]]'s hotel room.
* MarriedToTheJob: Dave Walecki's wife Nancy feels that she's lost him to the world of football.
* SexlessMarriage: Dave and Nancy haven't had sex in ages. Whenever she tries to initiate, he isn't interested.
* TitleIn: Every so often words will be written on the screen with typewriter sound effects, saying how long it is until the Super Bowl.
* VorpalPillow: The killer sneaks up on [[spoiler:Rita]] in her hotel room and smothers her with a pillow.
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