Prime-time network TV listings for Tuesday December 9, 1980:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] A Charlie Brown Christmas [special]
W: Charles M. Schulz D: Bill Melendez With Peter Robbins, Christopher Shea, Sally Dryer, Kathy Steinberg, Tracy Stratford, Chris Doran, Ann Altieri, Geoffrey Ornstein, Karen Mendelson. Charlie Brown is fed up with his friends' shallow attitude toward the holiday and goes searching for the true meanng of Christmas. (Repeat program)
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| [ABC 8:00] Happy Days [Reg]: Joanie Gets Wheels
Season 8, episode 5 W: David Ketchum, Tony DiMarco D: Jerry Paris With John Miranda (Man), Rita Crafts (Woman). After being refused permission to have a car, Joanie goes behind her parents' backs and gets one. She later finds it a very difficult secret to keep from Howard and Marion.
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| [NBC 8:00] City vs. Country Showdown [special]
With Lou Gossett Jr., Danielle Brisebois, Grant Goodeve, Melissa Gilbert, Hoyt Axton, Susan Anton, Glen Campbell, Charley Pride, Gary Collins, Catherine Bach, Ursula Andress, Tim Reid, Linda Evans, Charlene Tilton, Larry Wilcox. City folks and their country cousins face off in a series of creative athletic and semi-athletic street games. Jack Klugman hosts.
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| [CBS 8:30] Raggedy Ann & Andy [special]
W: Chuck Jones D: Chuck Jones With June Foray, Daws Butler, Les Tremayne. Raggedy Ann and Andy try to stop the evil Alexander Graham Wolf from taking over Santa's toy shop. (Repeat program)
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| [ABC 8:30] Laverne & Shirley [Reg]: Grand Opening
Season 6, episode 4 W: Ruth Bennett D: John Tracy With Ed Marinaro (Sonny St. Jacques), Becky Gonzalez (Rosita). The grand opening of Frank's eatery features Shirley tossing knives at Laverne after the knife-thrower fails to show up.
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| [CBS 9:00] TV Movie: A Christmas Without Snow (1980)
W: John Korty, Richard Beban, Judith Anne Nielsen D: John Korty With Michael Learned, John Houseman, Ramon Bieri, James Cromwell, Valerie Curtin. A recently divorced woman joins a group of choir members of varying backgrounds and vocal abilities who are struggling under the leadership of a stuffy perfectionist director to present Handel's "Messiah".
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| [ABC 9:00] Three's Company [Reg]: Room At The Bottom
Season 5, episode 6 W: Martin Rips, Joseph Staretski D: Dave Powers With Michael Lombard (Lucien), Jennifer Gay (Bonnie Chamberlain), Edmund Stoiber (Customer), Frank O'Brien (Waiter). Jack gets a job as a busboy in a fancy French restaurant, and at the same time is misrepresenting himself to his new date as the chef.
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| [ABC 9:30] Too Close For Comfort [Reg]: Tenants Anyone?
Season 1, episode 6 W: Mitch Markowitz D: Howard Storm With Selma Diamond (Mildred Rafkin), Jed Mills (Dealer). Jackie and Sara's apartment is stripped of its furniture by the late tenant's sister.
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| [ABC 10:00] Hart To Hart [Reg]: Murder Is Man's Best Friend
Season 2, episode 4 W: Donald Ross D: Tom Mankiewicz With Lee Wilkof (Stanley Friesen), Mimi Maynard (Deanne), Kenneth Mars (Dr. Cobb), Martine Beswick (Ruby Braff), John Colenback (Ken Davern), Matthew Faison (Jack), Patricia Murray (Barbara), Charles Shull (Simpson), Keith Rogers (Judy), Ben Bates (Mr. Cutshall). Freeway is chosen to star in a new dog food ad campaign, but the manufacturer has a secret ingredient and will kill to hide it.
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| [NBC 10:00] Steve Allen Comedy Hour [special]
With Martin Mull, Kaye Ballard, Donald O'Connor, Foster Brooks, Bill Saluga. Allen's guests join him for an hour of fun and song.
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