Prime-time network TV listings for Thursday March 19, 1981:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] The Waltons [Reg]: The Victims
Season 9, episode 16 W: Juliet Packer D: Lawrence Dobkin With Michael McDonough (Deputy Allen), Archie Lang (Buck Vernon), John Carter (Deputy Hendrix), Ben Andrews (Kenny Ellis), Carol Jones (Laurie). The Waltons help a woman who is being beaten by her husband, who has turned to the bottle in an attempt to overcome his emotional war wounds; Jim-Bob decides he will make a fortune by investing in war surplus.
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| [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. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/1/1981)
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| [NBC 8:00] Buck Rogers In The 25th Century [Reg]: Shgoratchx!
Season 2, episode 8 W: William Keys D: Vincent McEveety With Alex Hyde-White (Ensign Moore), Tommy Madden (General Xenos), John Edward Allen (General Zoman), Tony Cox (Private Zedht), Billy Curtis (General Yoomak), Harry Monty (General Sothoz), Spencer Russell (General Towtuk), Charles Secor (General Kuzan). Buck is ordered to explore a derelict spaceship that the Searcher encounters, and finds it filled with solar bombs and crewed by seven little men.
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| [ABC 8:30] Bosom Buddies [Reg]: The Rewrite
Season 1, episode 15 W: Chris Thompson, Howard Gewirtz, Ian Praiser D: Will Mackenzie Kip tries to help Henry spice up a story documenting Ruth nearly discovering the duo's alternate identities.
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| [CBS 9:00] Magnum, P.I. [Reg]: Adelaide
Season 1, episode 14 W: Robert Hamilton D: Lawrence Doheny With Christine Belford (Adelaide Malone), Cameron Mitchell (Charles Cathcart), Don Lamond (William McDonald #1), Allan Kucin (William McDonald #2), Gray Gleason (Tony), Tremaine Tamayose (Ring Attendant), Deborah Takushi (Waitress). A woman hires Magnum to protect 'Norman', but the case takes an unexpected turn when Magnum finds that her uncle is an old Vietnam comrade who is against him being hired, and that Norman is a prized racehorse.
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| [ABC 9:00] Barney Miller [Reg]: Contempt (2)
Season 7, episode 16 W: Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein D: Noam Pitlik With George Murdock (Lt. Scanlon), J.J. Barry (Arthur Duncan), William Windom (Voice of Cellmate), Maggie Brown (Lt. Melinda Holly), John Dullaghan (Ray Brewer), Jack Murdock (Officer Perelli). While Barney spends the night in jail -- sharing a cell with a murder suspect who accuses Barney of having an affair with his wife -- the squad room is left in the natty hands of Sergeant Harris.
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| [NBC 9:00] Movie: Which Way Is Up? (1977)
W: Carl Gottlieb, Cecil Brown D: Michael Schultz With Richard Pryor, Lonette McKee, Morgan Woodward, Margaret Avery. An orange picker gets caught up in company, union and women problems in a film based on Lina Wertmuller's irreverent political movie, "The Seduction of Mimi". Richard Pryor plays three different roles.
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| [ABC 9:30] Taxi [Reg]: Zen And The Art Of Cab Driving
Season 3, episode 13 W: Glen Charles, Les Charles D: Will Mackenzie With Jim McKrell (Passenger), Nicholas Hormann (Businessman), Michael Mann (Businessman). Focusing on being the best cab driver he can be, Jim breaks company records and amasses enough wealth to achieve his secret goal.
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| [CBS 10:00] Knots Landing [Reg]: More Than Friends
Season 2, episode 16 W: Carol Roper D: Alexander Singer With Nick Angotti (Hal), Allan Miller (Scooter Warren), Paul Rudd (Earl), Kate Zentall (Margie), Charles Stewart (Eddie), Rosemary Prinz (Mrs. Warren), John Considine (Scooter Warren). Earl Trent invites Val over to work on a story, and then asks her to sleep with him to get even with Gary and Judy.
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| [ABC 10:00] Soldiers Of The Twilight
Marshall Frady reports on the life of the modern mercenary, and his role in current world conflicts.
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