Prime-time network TV listings for Sunday April 19, 1981:
Program details:
| [CBS 7:00] 60 Minutes
Mike Wallace examines the disaster of the Dalkon Shield, a contraceptive that can be dangerous; Dan Rather reports on the tragic case of a severely disabled child whose parents have sued the government for medical assistance; Harry Reasoner visits the Phillipines and its autocratic leader, President Marcos.
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| [ABC 7:00] Omnibus [special]
Host Hal Holbrook introduces a range of cultural and entertainment segments in this third of a series of specials spanning the arts: David Bowie and Patricia Elliott re-create a scene from the Broadway play "The Elephant Man"; Larry Hagman on the history of the American flag; Bea Arthur saluting women's magazines through the years; and the Peking Opera Theatre Company.
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| [NBC 7:00] Wonderful World Of Disney: Lefty
Season 27, episode 2 W: Gina Rester D: James E. Thompson Documentary about Carol Johnson, who was born with only one fully developed arm but became a nationally ranked gymnast at California State University in Fullerton.
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| [CBS 8:00] Archie Bunker's Place [Reg]: The Camping Trip
Season 2, episode 8 W: Fred Rubin, Alan Rosen D: Charlotte Brown With Seven Anne MacDonald (Amy Bloom), Mark Lonow (Barry Bloom), Joyce Cohen (Diane Peachin), Barbara Meek (Ellen Canby). Archie reluctantly agrees to chaperone Stephanie's girl's club on a camping trip and proceeds to offer his World War II outdoors expertise to the less-than-enthusiastic counselor. (Repeat program, originally aired 12/14/1980)
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| [ABC 8:00] Movie: The Ten Commandments (1956)
W: Jesse Lasky Jr., Frederic Frank, et al D: Cecil B. DeMille With Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson, Yvonne DeCarlo, Debra Paget, John Derek, Nina Foch, Cedric Hardwicke, Martha Scott, Judith Anderson, Vincent Price, John Carradine. The story of Moses, from his years as a young general in the Pharaoh's Egyptian army, to his betrayal and exile and, finally, his deliverance of the Israelites and receiving God's commandments.
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| [NBC 8:00] CHiPs [Reg]: Wheels Of Justice
Season 4, episode 8 W: John Huff, L. Ford Neale D: Gordon Hessler With Christine DeLisle (Janice), Devon Ericson (Judy), John Kelly (Chris), Miki McKenzie (Pam), Rita Crafts (Judge), Joshua Bryant (Arthur), David Bowman (Administrator), Christine Belford (Denise), David Spielberg (Ted Stern), Jack Philpot (Court Clerk), Mary Linda Phillips (Hostess), Charity James (Chris), Basil Hoffman (Stan West). Ponch and Jon try to keep both a dangerous drunk driver and a habitual reckless driver off the streets; a gas main breaks at the hospital, so Central takes in an entire maternity ward until the babies can be transported. (Repeat program, originally aired 12/21/1980)
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| [CBS 8:30] One Day At A Time [Reg]: Small Wonder II
Season 6, episode 19 W: Dinah Kirgo, Julie Kirgo D: Asaad Kelada With Lee Crawford (April), Richard Kline (Roger Buckley), Keenan Wynn (Randolph Ericson), David Coburn (Ted Loomis), Lonnie Bradford (Customer), Judy Kerr (Customer), Jeff Doucette (Robert), Sally Julian (Janis). Ann, Barbara and Schneider try to help Ted Loomis, the child prodigy who once tutored Barbara, overcome age discrimination and land a job with one of Indianapolis' leading industrialists.
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| [CBS 9:00] Alice [Reg]: Mel And The Green Machine
Season 5, episode 1 W: Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo D: Lee Lochhead With Duane R. Campbell (Chuck), Raleigh Bond (Raleigh), George Wyner (Marty), John Harkins (Mr. Egan), Damu King (Police Officer). An automated bank teller accidentally spews out $24,675 to an astonished but delighted Mel, who takes the money and runs. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/2/1980)
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| [NBC 9:00] Movie: Capricorn One (1978)
W: Peter Hyams D: Peter Hyams With Elliott Gould, James Brolin, O.J. Simpson, Hal Holbrook, Brenda Vaccaro, Sam Waterston, Karen Black, Telly Savalas, David Doyle, David Huddleston. The astronauts scheduled for the first flight to Mars fight for their lives after they threaten to reveal that the mission was faked.
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| [CBS 9:30] The Jeffersons [Reg]: The Jeffersons Go To Hawaii (1)
Season 7, episode 2 W: Michael Moye D: Bob Lally With Lincoln Kilpatrick (Doctor), Sherry Bush (Girl on Beach). George's doctor tells him that his blood pressure is too high and that he needs a vacation, while Tom and Helen are in Hawaii enjoying themselves enough to extend their stay for another week. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/9/1980)
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| [CBS 10:00] Trapper John, M.D. [Reg]: Call Me Irresponsible
Season 2, episode 4 W: Charles Larson D: Robert Douglas With Candy Azzara (Sherry), Barney Phillips (Dr. Baker), Joseph Rassulo (Luigi), Victor Rendina (Chef), Leon Belasco (Head Waiter), Richard O'Brien (Construction Worker), Fredd Wayne (Pathologist), Alvin Hammer (Bedemeyer). Stanley is accused of malpractice and finds his career in jeopardy after a woman patient has a potentially lethal allergic reaction, apparently to medication mistakenly administered by him. (Repeat program, originally aired 12/21/1980)
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