Prime-time network TV listings for Tuesday February 17, 1981:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] That's My Line [Reg]
A 12-year-old boy who directs and anchors his own TV news show; a man who repairs cracks in Mt. Rushmore; a woman who runs a mothers' milk bank; a male "beefcake" model; a professional pickpocket; a girl who holds the world record for blowing bubble gum.
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| [ABC 8:00] Happy Days [Reg]: Bride And Gloom
Season 8, episode 13 W: Steve Granat, Mel Sherer D: Jerry Paris With Kathi Marshall (Kathi), Laurence Lau (Phil), Mallie Jackson (Arlene), Will Hunt (Captain Singer), Andrew Paris (Andy). Fonzie escorts Jenny to a masquerade ball dressed as bride and groom. They take part in a make-believe wedding -- but find out later that it might be legally binding.
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| [NBC 8:00] The Misadventures Of Sheriff Lobo [Reg]: Sex And The Single Cop
Season 2, episode 7 W: Mark Jones D: Sidney Hayers With Mark Roberts (Governor), Elaine Joyce (Beverly Davis), Edward Grover (Councilman Davis), Jay Ingram (Morgan Smith), James Mendenhall (William Townson), Anna Upstrom (Mrs. Townson), George Dickerson (Dr. Roberts), Lionel Decker (Dr. Finkel), Lorrie Mahaffey (Nurse Kristi). Lobo and Hildy pose as husband and wife at a sex-therapy clinic whose former patients are being blackmailed, with some committing suicide as a result.
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| [ABC 8:30] Laverne & Shirley [Reg]: To Tell The Truth
Season 6, episode 12 W: Al Aidekman D: Jack Winter With Ed Marinaro (Sonny St. Jacques). The gang passes a rainy night playing a game called "Truth" with a neighbor.
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| [CBS 9:00] TV Movie: Thin Ice (1981)
W: David Epstein D: Paul Aaron With Kate Jackson, Gerard Prendergast, Lillian Gish, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Mimi Kennedy, Barton Heyman, Dwight Schultz. A young high school teacher faces outrage in her community when she falls in love with one of her students during a vacation.
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| [ABC 9:00] Three's Company [Reg]: Furley vs. Furley
Season 5, episode 14 W: Kim Weiskopf, Michael S. Baser D: Dave Powers With Hamilton Camp (Bart Furley). Ralph Furley moves in with Jack, Janet and Cindy after complaints to the building owner -- Ralph's brother -- cost him his job and apartment.
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| [NBC 9:00] B.J. And The Bear [Reg]: Beauties And The Beasts
Season 3, episode 6 W: Robert McCullough, Michael Halperin, Tom Sawyer, Tom Szolossi D: Christian I. Nyby II With Bert Rosario (Manny), John Dullaghan (Nick), Steven Reisch (Deke), Nancy Harris (Mavis), Faith Minton (Patti Sue), Micki McHay (Estelle), Doug France, Cody Jones, Rick Moser, Jim Youngblood. Grant and Steiger scheme to have the seven lady truckers imprisoned in Diablo County's tough women's prison. To spring his friends, B.J. agrees to a prisoners vs. guards football game.
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| [ABC 9:30] Too Close For Comfort [Reg]: Deadline For Henry
Season 1, episode 13 W: Sam Greenbaum D: Linda Day With Hamilton Camp (Arthur Wainwright), Inga Nielsen (Regis), Ceil Cabot (Eulema Preston), Jill Jaress (Woman), Jay Gerber (Prosecutor), Claude Stroud (Judge). Henry gets an assignment that requires him to work overnight, which is a burden for Henry as he also has jury duty, so Muriel, Jackie and Monroe take turns keeping Henry from falling asleep.
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| [ABC 10:00] Hart To Hart [Reg]: Slow Boat To Murder
Season 2, episode 11 W: Mary Ann Kasica, Michael Scheff D: Leo Penn With Lee Wilkof (Stanley Friesen), Mimi Maynard (Deanne), Joanna Cassidy (Belle), Amy Madigan (Adele), John Reilly (Jess), John Calvin (Sam Henderson), Walter Brooke (Carl Stevens), John Dennis (Det. Turner), Frank Parker (Herbert Soames), Eddie Zammit (Arnold), Frank Dent (Jim). Stanley's evening at a singles bar ends with a murder, and it's up to Jonathan and Jennifer to find out who set him up.
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| [NBC 10:00] Flamingo Road [Reg]: Jealous Wife
Season 1, episode 7 W: Margaret Armen D: Fernando Lamas With Michael DeLano (Frank Coyne), Charles Robinson (Phil), John Shearin (Deputy Tyler), Michael Baseleon (Slade), Lane Binkley (Roxy), Marte Boyle Slout (Mrs. Allison). In a victory celebration following Fielding's election, Constance finds Fielding and Lane Ballou locked in a passionate embrace and asks Sheriff Titus to run Lane out of town.
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