Prime-time network TV listings for Wednesday April 16, 1980:
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Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] The Body Human: The Body Beautiful [special]
The sixth special in this series focuses on the scientific technology and creative genius which have led to sophisticated methods of reconstructive surgery, with profiles of individuals whose lives were changed by these medical advances.
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| [ABC 8:00] Eight Is Enough [Reg]: The Night They Raided Bradfords
Season 4, episode 5 W: Chris Manheim, Patricia Green D: David Moessinger With Michael Goodrow (Ernie Fields), Sondra West (Linda Mae), Howard Witt (Harris), Jeff Maxwell (Officer Caldmaris), Noel Conlon (Dilnik), Bill Smillie (Doctor), Penelope Willis (Nurse), Joe Carafello (Callaway). Tom's poker game, the girls' strip-tease routine and Abby's attempt to get rid of hiccups are all interrupted by a police raid on the Bradford house. (Repeat program, originally aired 10/3/1979)
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| [NBC 8:00] Real People
Reports on a woman who owns 135 St. Bernards, a 5-year-old pool player, hot skating lessons and an elderly cheerleader are featured.
(Repeat program)
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| [CBS 9:00] TV Movie: Guyana Tragedy: The Story Of Jim Jones (1980), part two
W: Ernest Tidyman D: William A. Graham With Powers Boothe, Ned Beatty, Irene Cara, Colleen Dewhurst, LeVar Burton, James Earl Jones, Veronica Cartwright, Rosalind Cash, Meg Foster, Brenda Vaccaro, Ed Lauter. Jones moves his People's Temple to San Francisco, where the church flourishes as does the charismatic leader's fascination with power and drugs. As pressures mount, Jones seeks a new refuge in South America and convinces a group of his followers to join him in creating a utopia in the jungle.
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| [ABC 9:00] Charlie's Angels [Reg]: Caged Angel
Season 4, episode 6 W: B.W. Sandefur D: Dennis Donnelly With Shirley Stoler (Big Aggie), Louise Sorel (Lily), Sally Kirkland (Lonnie), Rose Gregorio (Matron Wallace), Bonnie Keith (Coley), Tisha Sterling (Singer). Kris goes undercover as a prison inmate to learn who forced a model prisoner into taking part in an armed robbery. (Repeat program, originally aired 10/31/1979)
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| [NBC 9:00] Diff'rent Strokes [Reg]: Feudin' And Fussin'
Season 2, episode 2 D: Gerren Keith With McLean Stevenson (Larry Alder), Joanna Gleason (Morgan Winslow), Kim Richards (Ruthie), Bobby Herbeck (Stage Manager), Krista Errickson (Diane), Meadowlark Lemon (Himself), Bobby Ramsen (Ted Green), Gloria Carlin (Dr. Watkins). Arnold learns that Larry Alder has been offered a TV show in New York, and knowing that Ruthie would be miserable outside of Oregon, he sets out to sabotage the show. (Repeat program, originally aired 9/28/1979)
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| [ABC 10:00] Vega$ [Reg]: Design For Death
Season 2, episode 5 W: Ken Pettus D: Phil Bondelli With Eve Arden (Sarah Bancroft), Barbi Benton (Holly), Gary Crosby (Tom Bancroft), Frank Marth (George Crowley), Cliff Osmond (Henry Gates), Linda Thompson (Rita Mason), Paul Mantee (Roy), Pepper Davis (Manny). Dan is hired to protect a bevy of bathing beauties from a gang of killers who are planning to use the women in a hideous scheme. (Repeat program, originally aired 10/31/1979)
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| [NBC 10:00] The Rockford Files [Reg]: Lions, Tigers, Monkeys And Dogs (1)
Season 6, episode 2 W: Juanita Bartlett D: William Wiard With Dana Wynter (Princess Irene Rachevsky), Michael Lombard (Gus Fairfield), Lauren Bacall (Kendall Warren), Leo Gordon (Charlie Martell), Ed Nelson (Blake Stenlight), Michael Des Barres (Gordon Flack), Corinne Camacho (Linda Hassler), Christopher Thomas (Freddie Danzig), Carmine Caridi (Tommy Minette), Jack Garner (Capt. McEnroe), Charles Picerni (Richard Soderling), Julie Parrish (Donna Soderling), Abel Franco (Max Escobedo), Luis Delgado (Officer Billings). Rockford is hired by a princess to investigate several attempts on the life of her best friend. (Repeat program, originally aired 10/12/1979)
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