Prime-time network TV listings for Saturday December 22, 1979:
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Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] TV Movie: Orphan Train (1979)
W: Millard Lampell D: William A. Graham With Jill Eikenberry, Kevin Dobson, Glenn Close, Severn Darden, Linda Manz, Melissa Michaelsen. In 1854, orphans from the streets of New York City are taken out west to be adopted by families.
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| [ABC 8:00] The Ropers [Reg]: Days Of Beer And Rosie
Season 2, episode 2 W: Martin Rips, Joseph Staretski D: Jack Shea With Squire Fridell (Bill), Vernon Weddle (Ernest Grimes), Peggy Converse (Mrs. Hollingsworth). A young man appears at the Ropers carrying his mother's diary, which has an entry claiming that Stanley is the boy's father. (Repeat program, originally aired 9/22/1979)
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| [NBC 8:00] The Stingiest Man In Town [special]
W: Romeo Muller D: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. With Tom Bosley, Theodore Bikel, Dennis Day, Paul Frees, Robert Morse. Walter Matthau provides the voices of several characters in this animated tale based loosely on Dickens' classic "A Christmas Carol". (Repeat program)
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| [ABC 8:30] A New Kind Of Family [Reg]: Is There A Gun In The House?
Season 1, episode 8 With Telma Hopkins (Jess Ashton), Janet Jackson (Jojo Ashton), Todd Susman (Robber). After going through a robbery at work, Kit is plagued by Jess' attempt to teach her karate and by a gun in the house.
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| [ABC 9:00] The Love Boat [Reg]: Lonely At The Top / Divorce Me, Please / Silent Night
Season 1, episode 11 W: Ben Joelson, Art Baer, Bruce Howard, Gordon Farr, Lynne Farr D: Allen Baron With Florence Henderson (Audrey Baynes), Donna Mills (Lila Barton), John Gavin (Dan Barton), Shecky Greene (Paul Baynes), Dick Sargent (Father Mike), Beatrice Colen (Vera), Chanin Hale (Claire), Dean Santoro (Walter Perry), Philip Tanzini (Peanut), Tiger Williams (Tony). A lonely Yule turns into a lovely celebration with the help of an outspoken priest and 6 orphans; a couple seeks grounds for divorce; a couple are reunited after 3 years of being separated by prison walls. (Repeat program, originally aired 12/10/1977)
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| [NBC 9:00] B.J. And The Bear [Reg]: Lobo's Revenge
Season 1, episode 6 W: Michael Sloan D: Bruce Bilson With Claude Akins (Sheriff Lobo), Mills Watson (Deputy Perkins), Alex Henteloff (Louis Johnson), Dennis Burkley (Harry Cunningham), Dennis Fimple (Otis Schafer), Brion James (Patrolman), Leonard Ross (Paul Larkin), Liberty Godshall (Blonde), James Jeter (Lou), Katherine Moffat (Barbara Sue), Jimmy Weldon (Crockett). Sheriff Lobo kidnaps Bear in a plot to gain revenge on B.J. (Repeat program, originally aired 4/7/1979)
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| [ABC 10:00] Fantasy Island [Reg]: Look-Alikes / The Winemaker
Season 3, episode 14 W: Tim Maschler, Ron Friedman D: Lawrence Dobkin With Ken Berry (Harry Simpson/Vincent Brandon), Nita Talbot (Blanche), Michael V. Gazzo (Lassiter), Celeste Holm (Sister Veronica), Ross Martin (Armand Fernandel), Johnny Timko (Jimmy), Michael Altman (Benny Fernandel), John Thompson (Dealer), Fil Formicola (Clyde), April Clough (Beth), A.J. Blake (Anita), Bob K. Cummings (Guard), Jonathan Harris (Chief Wine Judge). An ordinary man gets to live the life of his swinging double, and a nun enlists Tattoo's help to win a wine-judging contest.
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| [NBC 10:00] A Man Called Sloane [Reg]: The Shangri-La Syndrome
Season 1, episode 12 W: Don Ingalls D: Lewis Teague With Jo Ann Harris (Joanna), Daphne Reid (Dr. Karla Meredith), Dennis Cole (Hans Kruger), Tony Epper (Penfold), Susanne Reed, Julio Medina (Premier Santana). Sloane must stop a cold-blooded cartel operative from kidnapping a Latin American premier and replacing him with a clone. (Last show of the series.)
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