Thursday January 1, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Prime-time network TV listings for Thursday January 1, 1981:


8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
CBS The Waltons: The Pursuit Knots Landing: Step One Space Shuttle: $14 Billion Question Mark
ABC Mork & Mindy: Mork's New Look Bosom Buddies: What Price Glory? It's A Living: Cassie's Punctured Romance NBC News Closeup: Invasion
NBC Orange Bowl


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Program details:



[CBS 8:00] The Waltons [Reg]: The Pursuit
Season 9, episode 6
W: Michael McGreevey   D: Philip Leacock

With Jordan Bennett (Norman), Lisa Harrison (Toni Hazelton), Jerry Hoffman (Lt. Saunders), Ken Michelman (Cpl. Bergstrom), Dane Witherspoon (Clint), Richard Molnar (Billy), Frank Catalano (Augie), Jennifer Jason Leigh (Kathy). Jim-Bob's ex-girlfriend comes to Walton's Mountain and claims that Jim-Bob is the father of her baby; in the Pacific, Ben is still a POW.

[ABC 8:00] Mork & Mindy [Reg]: Mork's New Look
Season 3, episode 7
W: April Kelly   D: Howard Storm

With Shelley Fabares (Cathy McConnell), Sandy Sprung (Woman), Angus Duncan (Bob Turnbow), Ilene Graff (Receptionist), Stephanie Kayano (Stephanie), Amy Tenowich (Lola). Mindy's dad wants to get plastic surgery to look younger, which inspires Mork to go to a plastic surgeon too.

[NBC 8:00] Orange Bowl Florida State vs. Oklahoma, live from Miami, Florida.

[ABC 8:30] Bosom Buddies [Reg]: What Price Glory?
Season 1, episode 5
W: Roger Garrett   D: John Bowab

With James Callahan (Dr. Leonard Bob), Patrick Quinn (Marty Bursky), Susan Ruttan (Esther Crane), Connie Chasin (Madge). Kip and Henry have to compromise their morals to compete with the office bootlicker for a prestigious new account.

[CBS 9:00] Knots Landing [Reg]: Step One
Season 2, episode 6
W: Loraine Despres   D: Kim Friedman

With Louise Vallance (Sylvie), Paul Rudd (Earl), Dan Shor (Bobby), Wendie Jo Sperber (Ellie), John Dukakis (Roger), Helen Hunt (Brenda), Rosanna Locke (Danielle), Jane Elliot (Judy). Diana feels pressure to sleep with her new boyfriend; Karen, Diana, Val and Ginger perform in an ERA benefit; with Laura preoccupied with work, Richard spends time with Abby.

[ABC 9:00] It's A Living [Reg]: Cassie's Punctured Romance
Season 1, episode 7
W: Sheldon Bull, Mark Rothman   D: Joel Zwick

With Aharon Ipale (Ricardo), Martin Azarow (Man). Cassie refuses to get serious about her latest -- and eminently eligible -- admirer because she's afraid to reveal to him that she can't cook.

[ABC 9:30] NBC News Closeup: Invasion In light of the Soviet troop buildup on the borders of Poland, this documentary mixes dramatized and actual footage of the Soviet takeover of Czechoslovakia in 1968.

[CBS 10:00] Space Shuttle: $14 Billion Question Mark An examination of the three-year delay, cost overruns and other controversies surrounding the space project.

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