US Against the World (1977)Rod Taylor participated in this "Battle of the Network Stars" spin-off on NBC. The showed aired Sept. 7, 1977. NBC was busily promoting Rod in his new show "The Oregon Trail," which would premiere later in the month. Three teams of men and women represented their native land, competing on behalf of the United States, the United Kingdom and "the rest of the world" in a series of nine events during a two-hour TV special. Sporting events included bowling, darts, rowing, swimming and running relays, and soccer goal kicking. The U.S. squad included Linda Blair, Chevy Chase, Dan Haggerty, Kate Jackson, Gabriel Kaplan, Kristy McNichol, Jennifer O'Neill, Rob Reiner, David Soul and Flip Wilson. The U.K. team had Roger Daltrey, Richard Dawson, Marty Feldman, Susan George, Andy Gibb, Sara Miles, Roger Moore, Rod Stewart and Twiggy. Rod represented Australia on the "rest of the world" team, which also had Canadians Susan Clark, Rich Little, Michael Ontkean; German-born Levar Burton and Elke Sommer; Sergio Mendes of Brazil; and Britt Ekland of Sweden. Don Rickles, Ed McMahon and Jack Klugman provided hosting and announcing duties.
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