Prime-time network TV listings for Thursday January 8, 1981:
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Program details:
[CBS 8:00] The Waltons [Reg]: The Last Ten Days
Season 9, episode 7 W: Marion Hargrove D: Bernard McEveety With Tony Becker (Drew Cutler), Jordan Bennett (Norman), Lisa Harrison (Toni Hazelton), James Saito (Japanese Sergeant), Lewis Arquette (J.D. Pickett), Sab Shimono (Corporal Kyomo). Ben is taken on an unexpected trip by his captor, who turns him over to Amercian forces; Toni is upset that Jason, just returned from France, doesn't want to get married before the war ends -- but the fall of atomic bombs on Japan brings an end to both the war and their fight.
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[ABC 8:00] Mork & Mindy [Reg]: Alas, Poor Mork, We Knew Him Well
Season 3, episode 8 W: Steve Kreinberg, Andrew Guerdat D: Howard Storm With William Porter (Ernest). An insurance salesman scares Mork about dying from natural disasters, so he seals himself into a glass bubble in the living room.
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[NBC 8:00] Movie: Goldengirl (1979)
W: John Kohn D: Joseph Sargent With Susan Anton, James Coburn, Robert Culp, Leslie Caron, Curt Jurgens, Harry Guardino, Michael Lerner, James A. Watson Jr. A neo-Nazi doctor tries to make a superwoman of his daughter who has been specially fed, exercised, and brutally conditioned since she was a child to run in the Olympics.
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[ABC 8:30] Bosom Buddies [Reg]: Kip And Sonny's Date
Season 1, episode 6 W: Chris Thompson D: John Bowab With Martina Finch (Cecily Dunbar), David Cooper (Waiter). Kip's date with Sonny turns into a disaster, thanks to his nervousness and Henry's date, Cecily -- Ruth's niece and a recent devotee of punk rock.
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[CBS 9:00] Magnum, P.I. [Reg]: No Need To Know
Season 1, episode 5 W: Frank Lupo D: Lawrence Doheny With Richard MacPherson (Jerry), Robin Dearden (Mandy), Ed Grover (William J. Hooker), Richard Johnson (Brigidier Gen. Alistair Ffolkes), Mariko Van Kampen (Suzie), Eugene Hamilton (Agent Dobey), David O'Malley (Dirk), John Allen (Bertie), Remi Abellira (Moki), Reri Tava Jobe (Hostess). Magnum is hired to protect a British Brigadier who is being hunted by the Irish Republican Army.
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[ABC 9:00] Barney Miller [Reg]: Resignation
Season 7, episode 7 W: Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein D: Noam Pitlik With Mario Roccuzzo (Ira Russo), Allan Rich (Leonard), Steve Franken (Edward Novak), Peter Elbling (Jordan Heath). Dietrich, stricken with guilt when he shoots a felon, tenders his resignation; a playwright assaults an incompetent actor.
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[ABC 9:30] It's A Living [Reg]: Up On The Roof
Season 1, episode 8 W: Greg Antonacci D: Jay Sandrich With Helen Page Camp (Catherine), Graham Jarvis (Rev. Worthington), Mark Lonow (Herb), Beverly Sanders (Barbara), Philip Sterling (John), Eda Zahl (Molly). The staff must set a good example when a fire alarm prompts an excruciatingly slow evacuation of the restaurant.
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[CBS 10:00] Knots Landing [Reg]: Breach Of Faith
Season 2, episode 7 W: William Hopkins D: Harvey Laidman With Paul Rudd (Earl), Jane Elliot (Judy), David Haskell (Carl). The neighbors throw a barbecue for Laura to celebrate her new success as a realtor; Laura overhears Richard and Abby planning to meet later; Ginger finds out she is pregnant and breaks up with Carl.
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[ABC 10:00] 20/20
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