Prime-time network TV listings for Thursday November 6, 1980:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] TV Movie: Scared Straight: Another Story (1980)
W: T.S. Cook D: Richard Michaels With Cliff De Young, Stan Shaw, William Sanderson, Linden Chiles, Tony Burton, Eric Laneuville, Terri Nunn, Michael Fairman, Randy Brooks. Drama based on the documentary film about a New Jersey prison program where inmates tell juvenile offenders sobering -- and frightening -- stories of what crime and incarceration really mean.
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| [ABC 8:00] That's Incredible
A profile of a woman who lives in a house with 35 snakes; a look at a yogi who, while lying on a bed of nails, allows a motorcycle to run over him; an interview with a man who claims he was abducted by aliens; and a report on a surgical technique that may eliminate the need for eyeglasses.
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| [NBC 8:00] TV Movie: Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980), part two
W: Ernest Tidyman D: Paul Krasny With Art Carney, Telly Savalas, Michael Beck, Alex Karras, Will Sampson, Ronny Cox, John Amos, James MacArthur, Ed Lauter, Jeffrey Tambor. The story of Clarence Carnes, at 16 the youngest man ever incarcerated in Alcatraz federal prison. Now as a veteran prisoner, Carnes mounts an elaborate escape scheme.
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| [ABC 9:00] Barney Miller [Reg]: Homicide (2)
Season 7, episode 2 W: Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein D: Noam Pitlik With Jack Dodson (Henry St. Martin), Ben Piazza (David Shulton), Jack Somack (Mr. Cotterman), Harold J. Stone (Steven Haddad), Allyn Ann McLerie (Harriet Shulton), Michael Alaimo (Vincent Sykes), Tricia O'Neil (Alex Kramer). Harris woos the precinct's crime photographer, while Dietrich tracks down the hit man's intended target; Barney's frustration boils over when the new homicide-only edict results in the death of an old friend.
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| [ABC 9:30] It's A Living [Reg]: The Intruder
Season 1, episode 2 W: Wally Dalton, Shelley Zellman D: Joel Zwick With Robert Phalen (Burglar), Ray Laska (Officer Julia). Lois' slumber party for the staff is interrupted by a burglar.
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| [CBS 10:00] Dallas [Reg]: The Wheeler Dealer
Season 3, episode 24 W: Barbara Searles D: Alexander Singer With Dennis Patrick (Vaughn Leland), Ron Hayes (Hank Johnson), Jeff Cooper (Dr. Simon Elby), Stephanie Blackmore (Serena Wald), Sarah Cunningham (Aunt Maggie Monahan), Robert Ackerman (Wade Luce), Jeanna Michaels (Connie), Paul Sorenson (Andy Bradley), Lesley Woods (Amanda Lewis Ewing). Most of the family goes to Colorado to visit Jock's first wife. J.R. stays behind to rig a deal on the Asian oil wells. Pam hires a detective to look into what became of her mother. Sue Ellen has trouble with the bottle again. (Repeat program, originally aired 3/14/1980)
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| [ABC 10:00] 20/20
A profile of rock star David Bowie is scheduled, and Geraldo Rivera concludes a report on Lifespring, a controversial self-awareness program.
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| [NBC 10:00] Lassiter [special]
W: Richard Alan Simmons D: Sam Wanamaker With Burt Reynolds, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, James MacArthur, Cameron Mitchell, Sharon Farrell, Nicholas Colasanto, Lane Bradford, Jeff Morris, Lloyd Haynes. An investgative reporter's attempt to help a cop solve a murder nearly results in his own death. Pilot for a proposed series, which was originally telecast in 1968. (Repeat program)
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