Prime-time network TV listings for Wednesday April 9, 1980:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] TV Movie: A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)
W: Charles M. Schulz D: Bill Melendez With Peter Robbins, Pamelyn Ferdin, Glenn Gilger, Sally Dryer, Ann Altieri, Christopher DeFaria, Erin Sullivan, Andy Pforisch, Lynda Mendelson. Perennial failure Charlie Brown is dared to enter a school spelling bee and, to everyone's surprise, is a smash hit.
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| [ABC 8:00] Eight Is Enough [Reg]: A Little Triangle
Season 4, episode 26 W: David Braff, Nick Thiel D: Vincent McEveety With Michele Greene (Jill), Michael Goodrow (Ernie), Larry Breeding (Gary), Keith Coogan (Vincent), Cyndi Bain (Tami), Rori King (Wendy), Ted Noose (Rex's Owner), John McCafferty (Bobby). Nancy's relationship with a widower runs afoul of his jealous 5-year-old daughter; Ernie can't find a date for the prom.
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| [NBC 8:00] Real People
A convention for male centerfolds; a satirical offering by Mark Russell, and an interview with Fred Nielsen about his television viewing preferences. (Repeat program)
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| [CBS 9:00] TV Movie: Nurse (1980)
W: Sue Grafton D: David Lowell Rich With Michael Learned, Robert Reed, Antonio Fargas, Hattie Winston, Tom Aldredge. A recently widowed head nurse at a large metropolitan hospital tries to rebuild her personal life through a renewed devotion to her career. Pilot movie for the "Nurse" series.
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| [ABC 9:00] Charlie's Angels [Reg]: Angels Go Truckin'
Season 4, episode 2 W: Lawrence Dobkin D: Richard Carr With Joanne Linville (Maggie Brill), Royce D. Applegate (Bingo), James Carrington (Sam Willis), John Chappell (Cafe Manager), James Crittenden (Bobby Lee), Mickey Jones (Bo Mackey). The Angels pose as truck drivers to help an all-female trucking company that is being plagued by a series of hijackings. (Repeat program, originally aired 9/19/1979)
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| [NBC 9:00] Diff'rent Strokes [Reg]: Father And Son Day
Season 2, episode 8 W: Joseph Sirota, Elaine Newman D: Gerren Keith With Erik Moses (James Hamilton Jr.), Reggie Jackson (Larry), Mark Davitt (James Hamilton Sr.). Willis asks a muscular man he sees at a health club to pose as his dad for a father-son athletic competition. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/14/1979)
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| [NBC 9:30] Me And Maxx [Reg]: Maxx's Friend
Season 1, episode 3 W: George Tricker, Neil Rosen With Ronnie Scribner (Terry), Lee Bryant (Kelly). When Maxx's sleep-over pal turns out to be a boy, Norman is torn between his date for the evening and his fatherly instincts.
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| [ABC 10:00] Vega$ [Reg]: The Usurper
Season 2, episode 2 W: Valerie Allen D: Don Chaffey With Robert Reed (Johnny Roth), Sherry Jackson (Denise), Rosemary Forsyth (Elizabeth), Norman Alden (Lou Meakin), Hedley Mattingly (Oscar), Scatman Crothers (Rosey), Dean Martin, Minnesota Fats. When Roth mysteriously disappears, Dan finds himself working for a new boss with underworld connections who wants him dead. (Repeat program, originally aired 9/26/1979)
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| [NBC 10:00] Hello, Larry [Reg]: The Rock Star
Season 2, episode 19 W: Michael Endler, Al Gordon, Jack Mendelsohn D: Doug Rogers With Kipp Cochran (Security Guard), Peggy Mondo (Large Lady), Joseph V. Perry (Detective Raskin), George O'Hanlon Jr. (Rick), Joey Travolta (Curt Stone), Clyde Kusatsu (Hotel Clerk). Diane meets and falls for a rock star and runs away from home to follow him, then must decide between her new love and her family.
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