Prime-time network TV listings for Thursday January 22, 1981:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] The Waltons [Reg]: The Whirlwind
Season 9, episode 9 W: Claire Whitaker D: Nell Cox With Richard Gilliland (Jonesy Jones), Pamela McMyler (Betty Howell). Mary Ellen agrees to marry Jonesy after a whirlwind courtship, then finds out that Curt might still be alive; Jason, wanting to go into business for himself, purchases and reopens the abandoned and rundown Dew Drop Inn.
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| [ABC 8:00] Mork & Mindy [Reg]: Mindy Gets Her Job
Season 3, episode 10 W: Ed Scharlach, Tom Tenowich D: Howard Storm With Amy Tenowich (Lola), Foster Brooks (Miles Sternhagen), Pat Cranshaw (Jake Loomis), Jessica Hoyt (Mandy McDonald), Stephanie Kayano (Stephanie). Mindy gets a job on a local TV news program, but when a blizzard keeps newscasters from getting to the station Mindy has to do the whole news show herself -- with help from Mork.
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| [NBC 8:00] Buck Rogers In The 25th Century [Reg]: Journey To Oasis
Season 2, episode 2 W: Robert Mitchell, Esther Mitchell D: Daniel Haller With Paul Carr (Lt. Devlin), Mark Lenard (Ambassador Duvoe), Len Birman (Admiral Zite), Donn Whyte (Zykarian). Hawk's first mission among the humans is to join Buck, Wilma, and Dr. Goodfellow in escorting Ambassador Duvoe to a peace conference that could avert a terrible galactic war.
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| [ABC 8:30] Bosom Buddies [Reg]: Revenge
Season 1, episode 8 W: Leonard Ripps D: John Tracy With Philip Charles MacKenzie (Walter Hardy). The girls hatch a scheme to embarass a snobby congressional aide after he dumps Amy for another woman at a costume party.
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| [CBS 9:00] Magnum, P.I. [Reg]: Never Again, Never Again
Season 1, episode 7 W: Babs Greyhosky D: Robert Loggia With Hanna Hertelendy (Lena Greenberg), Robert Ellenstein (Sol Greenberg), Todd Camenson (Karl), Robert Silva (Police Officer), Clay Wai (Miko), Glenn Cannon (Dr. Kessler), Earl Kingston (Ruben), Joslyn Suan (Nurse), Lisa Hullana (Nurse), Rick Quan (Intern). Magnum helps two elderly Jewish Holocaust survivors who are being pursued by Nazis.
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| [ABC 9:00] Barney Miller [Reg]: Movie (1)
Season 7, episode 9 W: Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein D: Noam Pitlik With George Murdock (Lt. Scanlon), Arny Freeman (Philip Helm), Dino Natali (Officer Zitelli), Dennis Howard (Jed Brinkman). Harris is assigned to direct a pornographic movie for use in an official police investigation; an old-time radio newsman assaults a vacuous television anchor.
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| [ABC 9:30] It's A Living [Reg]: Our Man Barry
Season 1, episode 10 W: Sheldon Bull D: Joel Zwick With Kale Browne (Barry), Susan Ruttan (Waitress). Vicki is on cloud nine because of the exciting new man in her life -- until she discovers he is also the exciting new man in Dot's life; Nancy imposes a crash diet on Jan and Cassie.
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| [CBS 10:00] Knots Landing [Reg]: A Family Matter
Season 2, episode 9 W: David Paulsen D: Edward Parone With Larry Hagman (J.R. Ewing), Steven Hirsch (Roy), William Boyett (Frank), Louise Vallance (Sylvie), Denise Galik-Furey (Linda), Parley Baer (Man). J.R. returns to Knots Landing, and Abby infuriates Gary by asking J.R. to lend Gary $50,000 to pay off a debt.
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| [ABC 10:00] 20/20
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| [NBC 10:00] Hill Street Blues [Reg]: Politics As Usual
Season 1, episode 3 W: Michael Kozoll, Steven Bochco D: Robert Butler With Dan Hedaya (Ralph Macafee), David Caruso (Shamrock), Bobby F. Ellerbee (Blood), Jonathan Dasteel (Lamonica), Gary Van Ormand (Sneed), John Brandon (Lt. Walsh), Bob Harders (Unger), Lou Joffred (DiCostanza). Things heat up between the gangs on the Hill as the president plans his walking tour; LaRue is tricked into accepting a cash payoff from a crooked narcotics officer.
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