Prime-time network TV listings for Thursday April 30, 1981:
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Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] Checking In [Reg]: Florence And The Salesman
Season 1, episode 4 W: Lesa Kite, Cindy Begal, Bob Bendetson, Howard Bendetson D: Jack Shea Florence misunderstands and thinks an elderly salesman is coming on to her, but he's really just trying to make a sales pitch. (Last show of the series.)
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| [ABC 8:00] Mork & Mindy [Reg]: I Heard It Through The Morkvine
Season 3, episode 19 W: Jeff Reno, Ron Osborn D: Howard Storm With Foster Brooks (Miles Sternhagen), Pat Cranshaw (Jake Loomis). Mork takes Mindy's place on a TV newscast and turns into a gossip columnist, revealing some tasty but hurtful rumors about his friends.
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| [NBC 8:00] NBC Magazine With David Brinkley
Betsy Aaron examines state auto inspection systems; Douglas Kiker reports on a $111 million suit by the widow of a Mormon who was shot to death by police officers trying to arrest him for not sending his children to school; Jack Perkins looks at the latest American fad -- video games.
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| [CBS 8:30] Park Place [Reg]: Crazy Judge
Season 1, episode 4 W: Reinhold Weege D: Asaad Kelada With John Randolph, Kenneth Tigar (Hammond). A respected but overwrought judge sends the clinic's lawyers to jail for contempt of court. (Last show of the series.)
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| [ABC 8:30] Bosom Buddies [Reg]: Cahoots
Season 1, episode 19 W: Jack Carrerow, David Chambers D: Will Mackenzie With Samantha Lewes (Waitress). Kip and Amy form a pact to use their inside information to help each other win over Sonny and Henry.
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| [CBS 9:00] Magnum, P.I. [Reg]: China Doll
Season 1, episode 3 W: Donald P. Bellisario D: Donald P. Bellisario With Alice Lemon (Tourist Wife), Roland Nip (Pin Ling), Remi Abellira (Moki), Lee De Broux (Duffy), Lee Woodd (Koko), Lee Gaber (Tourist Husband), Marvin Wong (Ho Ling), Susie Elene (Mai Ling), George Cheung (Choi), Yankee Chang (Han Ling). A beautiful Chinese girl hires Magnum to protect a priceless ancient Oriental vase until it can be delivered to its owner. (Repeat program, originally aired 12/18/1980)
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| [ABC 9:00] Barney Miller [Reg]: Riot
Season 7, episode 19 W: Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein D: Noam Pitlik With Howard Platt (Bill Nelson), Nehemiah Persoff (Yacov Burger), Susan Tolsky (Wendy Nelson), Pat McNamara (Roland Kent), Victor Brandt (Mugger). Luger takes a small disturbance with the Hasidic community and turns it into a full-scale riot; the squad discovers a survivalist couple setting up housekeeping in the sewers.
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| [NBC 9:00] Academy Of Country Music Awards [special]
With Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Don Williams, George Jones, Dottie West, Mickey Gilley. Coverage of the 16th annual presentation ceremonies honoring excellence in the field of country music, live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Hosts will be Tammy Wynette, Larry Gatlin and Don Meredith.
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| [ABC 9:30] Taxi [Reg]: Bobby And The Critic
Season 3, episode 17 W: Barry Kemp D: James Burrows With John Harkins (John Bowman). After reading a nasty review of a play by a powerful critic, Bobby decides to compose a letter attacking the man but comes to regret it.
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| [CBS 10:00] Nurse [Reg]: Long Day's Journey Into Morning
Season 1, episode 5 W: Tom Egan D: Virgil W. Vogel With Antonio Fargas (Marshall Gripps), Sam Freed (Fred Bremmer), Ibbits Warriner (Eileen McGavin), Tom Brennan. A reporter doing a story on the hospital shows up on the day Mary's floor is in chaos.
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| [ABC 10:00] 20/20
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