Prime-time network TV listings for Sunday December 9, 1979:
Program details:
| [CBS 7:00] 60 Minutes
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| [ABC 7:00] The Year Without A Santa Claus [special]
W: William Keenan D: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. With Shirley Booth, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, George S. Irving, Bob McFadden. Santa Claus, suffering from a severe cold, decides not to risk his health delivering gifts to people who don't believe in him anyway. (Repeat program)
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| [NBC 7:00] TV Movie: Mary And Joseph: A Story Of Faith (1979)
W: Carmen Culver D: Eric Till With Blanche Baker, Jeff East, Colleen Dewhurst, Murray Matheson. Dramatization of the early years of the woman who, after being chosen to be the mother of the Messiah, became an outcast and was sentenced to death as an adultress, and the man who overcame deep doubts and endured much abuse before marrying her.
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| [CBS 8:00] Archie Bunker's Place [Reg]: The Shabbat Dinner
Season 1, episode 13 W: Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller D: Paul Bogart With Florence Halop (Aunt Gussie), Connie Sawyer (Mama Klein), Caroline Lagerfelt (Emily). A Jewish Sabbath dinner for Stephanie appears headed for disaster when Edith invites a few too many dinner guests.
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| [ABC 8:00] Mork & Mindy [Reg]: The Mork Syndrome
Season 2, episode 13 W: April Kelly, David O'Malley D: Howard Storm With Robert Hogan (Capt. Chapman), David Haskell (Lt. Chambers), Ty Henderson (Airman Endo), Alan McRae (Airman McFarland). Thinking the Air Force is a travel club, Mork dons a uniform and becomes Lt. Mork Fromork. He then recruits Mindy to join him on a mission to the site of a nuclear accident.
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| [CBS 8:30] One Day At A Time [Reg]: Heart Attack
Season 5, episode 10 W: Bob Baublitz D: Alan Rafkin With Yvonne Wilder (Dr. Bradshaw), Fran Bennett (Nurse). Ann learns the alarming lesson that women under stress and pressure are just as susceptible to heart attacks as men.
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| [ABC 8:30] Movie: The Return Of The Pink Panther (1975)
W: Blake Edwards, Frank Waldman D: Blake Edwards With Peter Sellers, Christopher Plummer, Catherine Schell, Herbert Lom. Inspector Clouseau is put on the case when the Pink Panther diamond is stolen, with the Phantom's trademark glove the only clue.
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| [CBS 9:00] Alice [Reg]: My Cousin, Art Carney
Season 4, episode 10 W: Charles Isaacs, Tom Whedon, Arthur Marx, Robert Fisher D: Lee Lochhead With Art Carney (Himself), Alan Oppenheimer (Bernie). Mel gets more than he bargained for when he convinces Vera to get her cousin, famed actor Art Carney, to endorse his chili.
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| [CBS 9:30] The Jeffersons [Reg]: Louise vs. Florence
Season 6, episode 10 W: Jerry Perzigian, Don Seigel D: Bob Lally With Dorothy Butts (Mrs. Van Morris), Fred D. Scott (Mr. Van Morris). While George is trying to impress some important dinner guests, Louise and Florence become involved in a verbal battle with each other.
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| [CBS 10:00] Trapper John, M.D. [Reg]: Taxi In The Rain
Season 1, episode 8 W: Shimon Wincelberg D: Barry Crane With Cassandra Gaviola (O'Malley), Anita Gillette (Teresa Duvall), Frank Ashmore (Bolen), Clifton James (Bobby Joe Brady), William Windom (Harry Duvall), Paul Lambert (Willard Hornsby), Lucille Benson (Clarissa Mae Brady), Peter Brocco (Rosen), Kenia Borell (Mrs. Pizarro). Gonzo goes up against a wealthy tycoon planning on diverting his contributions from the free clinic to a luxury hospital.
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| [NBC 10:00] Prime Time Sunday
Mother Theresa, winner of the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize.
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