Prime-time network TV listings for Sunday August 31, 1980:
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Program details:
| [CBS 7:00] 60 Minutes
Mike Wallace looks into an unusual church in Clearwater, Fla.; Dan Rather profiles German actress Leni Riefenstahl, a favorite of Hitler; Harry Reasoner views TV in Russia.
(Repeat program)
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| [ABC 7:00] Fantasy Island [Reg]: Amusement Park / Rock Stars
Season 2, episode 25 W: Richard Fisher, Skip Webster D: Cliff Bole With Scott Baio (Rob Collins), Jill Whelan (Jodie Collins), Jimmy Baio (Willie Collins), Joanna Barnes (Miss Ridges), Jarrod Johnson (Darius), Ted Lange (The Great Scott), Keith Coogan (Scooter Collins), Marilyn Michaels (Reporter), Vernee Watson (Andrea), Bernard Fox (Brian Lipscomb), William Boyett (Hank), Dennis Dimster (Eddie), Jennifer Hazar (Doris), Sam Hiona (Jack), Tracey Gold (Monica). A young boy wants to give his carnival stuntman father a chance at the big time; four youngsters dream of being rock stars. (Repeat program, originally aired 5/13/1979)
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| [NBC 7:00] Wonderful World Of Disney: Twister, Bull From The Sky
Season 22, episode 9 With Larry Wilcox, Willie Aames, Keith Andes. An opportunity for a prize Brahma bull to become champion of the Pendleton Roundup turns into an odyssey of danger as the cargo plane carrying the bull and his teenage owner has engine failure and is forced to crash-land in the Oregon wilderness. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/4/1976)
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| [CBS 8:00] Archie Bunker's Place [Reg]: Archie's New Partner
Season 1, episode 1 W: Patt Shea, Harriett Weiss D: Paul Bogart With Danny Dayton (Hank Pivnik), Connie Sawyer (Mama Klein), Jay Gerber (Levy), Norma Donaldson (Ms. Watson), Florence Halop (Aunt Gussie). Series premiere. Archie, in desperate need of money to expand his bar, reluctantly takes on liberal businessman Murray Klein as a partner. (Repeat program, originally aired 9/23/1979)
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| [ABC 8:00] Those Amazing Animals
Exotic birds perform at a car wash; several frogs give their all in a jumping contest; Texas snake handlers walk barefoot through rattlesnakes; chimpanzees converse with their trainers. Priscilla Presley, Jim Stafford and Burgess Meredith are the hosts.
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| [NBC 8:00] CHiPs [Reg]: High Flyer
Season 2, episode 7 W: James Schmerer D: Gordon Hessler With Vern Rowe (Mr. Carter), Ty Henderson (Tony), Harvey J. Goldenberg (Mr. Affelrod), John Ericson (Bob Patterson), Lee De Broux (Bates), David Roya (Sammy), Mary Louise Weller (Carol), Grand Bush (Paul), Cyndi Bain (Kim), Jenilee Harrison (Cheerleader). Jon and Ponch stop an overloaded minibus on the freeway and discover that the passengers are Los Angeles Rams' cheerleaders headed for the Coliseum. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/4/1978)
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| [CBS 8:30] One Day At A Time [Reg]: Endless Elliot
Season 5, episode 17 W: Joseph Bonaduce D: Alan Rafkin With Steven Anderson (Elliot Newcombe), Rene Lamart (Greg). Barbara is harassed by an overzealous suitor who chains himself in the Romano apartment. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/17/1980)
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| [CBS 9:00] Alice [Reg]: Auld Acquaintances Should Be Forgot
Season 4, episode 17 W: Arthur Marx, Robert Fisher D: Marc Daniels With Michael Alldredge (Ralph), Duane R. Campbell (Chuck), Ted Gehring (Charlie), Eddie Barth (Ernie Rockwell), Reva Rose (Mildred). Mel plays host to an old buddy whose wife has just left him. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/17/1980)
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| [ABC 9:00] Movie: Showdown (1973)
W: Theodore Taylor D: George Seaton With Rock Hudson, Dean Martin, Susan Clark, Donald Moffat. Two old friends, in love with the same woman, find themselves heading toward a deadly confontation on opposite sides of the law.
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| [NBC 9:00] TV Movie: The Courage Of Kavik, The Wolf Dog (1980)
W: George Malko D: Peter Carter With Ronny Cox, John Ireland, Chris Wiggins, Linda Sorensen, John Candy, Andrew Ian McMillan. A champion sled dog braves 2,000 miles of arctic territory to rejoin the boy who once saved his life.
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| [CBS 9:30] The Jeffersons [Reg]: The Loan
Season 6, episode 21 W: Peter Casey, David Lee D: Bob Lally With Arthur Rosenberg (Mr. Sweeney), Nancy Fox (Miss Hawkins), Eddie Quillan (Guard), Irene Dart (Customer). Lionel's loan on a new home does not go through, so George, Louise, Tom and Helen secretly go to the banker behind each other's backs to co-sign the loan. (Repeat program, originally aired 3/23/1980)
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| [CBS 10:00] Trapper John, M.D. [Reg]: 'Till Life Us Do Part
Season 1, episode 16 W: Jack Guss D: Bernard McEveety With Gary Lockwood (Augie), Lynne Marta (Donna), Jayne Meadows (Edwina Garth), Marcia Rodd (Imogene Keaton), Mark Harrison (Bruce), Abbe Kanter (Selma), Pearl Shear (Goldie), Ned Glass (Max), Norman Stuart (Shep), Fred Slyter (Leonard), Diane Summerfield (Alice). A man diagnosed with terminal cancer tries to come to terms with the fact that he only has months to live, then must deal with something almost equally disturbing -- he has gone into remission while the new friend he has made continues to get worse. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/10/1980)
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