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Tuesday May 12, 1981
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Prime-time network TV listings for Tuesday May 12, 1981:


8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
CBS The Body Human: Breakthrough 2000 TV Movie: The Five Of Me (1981)
ABC Happy Days: Howard's Bowling Buddy Laverne & Shirley: Laverne's Broken Leg Three's Company: The Case Of The Missing Blonde Too Close For Comfort: The Return Of Rafkin Hart To Hart: Operation Murder
NBC Dean Martin's Comedy Classics TV Movie: The Star Maker (1981), part two
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[CBS 8:00] The Body Human: Breakthrough 2000 [special]
Medical technology of the next century, focusing on the projected use of lasers, bionic and computer parts within the human body to deal with conditions previously incurable. Alexander Scourby narrates.

[ABC 8:00] Happy Days [Reg]: Howard's Bowling Buddy
Season 8, episode 20
W: Bob Howard   D: Jerry Paris

With Patricia Carr (Fern Flagg).
While wife Marion recovers at home from a back injury, Howard Cunningham's temporary bowling partner -- attractive blonde Fern "Feel Good" Flagg -- targets the staunch family man as her next good time.

[NBC 8:00] Dean Martin's Comedy Classics [special]
Orson Welles, Frank Sinatra, Bob Newhart, Dom DeLuise and Goldie Hawn are among those featured in highlights from sketches on Mr. Martin's variety series. Martin and Welles are co-hosts of the program.

[ABC 8:30] Laverne & Shirley [Reg]: Laverne's Broken Leg
Season 6, episode 20
W: David Ketchum, Tony DiMarco   D: Ray DeVally Jr.

With Jeffrey Kramer (Angel), Rick Dano (Mailman / Policeman).
Feeling sorry for herself after she has to miss a party because of a broken leg, Laverne dreams about what life would be like for her friends and family if she had never been born.

[CBS 9:00] TV Movie: The Five Of Me (1981)
W: Lawrence B. Marcus   D: Paul Wendkos

With David Birney, Dee Wallace, Mitchell Ryan, James Whitmore Jr., John McLiam, Ben Piazza, Judith Chapman.
Based on the true story of Dana Hawksworth, a Korean War veteran -- who remembers nothing of the war after returning home -- is tormented by multiple personalities and seeks psychiatric help to find out who he truly is.

[ABC 9:00] Three's Company [Reg]: The Case Of The Missing Blonde
Season 5, episode 21
W: Kim Weiskopf, Michael S. Baser   D: Dave Powers

With Alan Manson (Mr. Snow), Toni Berrell (Policewoman), Robert Riesel (Motel Clerk).
Cindy goes to meet her father while he is in town, but Jack and Janet think that she has been kidnapped.

[NBC 9:00] TV Movie: The Star Maker (1981), part two
W: William Bast   D: Lou Antonio

With Rock Hudson, Suzanne Pleshette, Brenda Vaccaro, Melanie Griffith, Jeffrey Tambor, Fred Dryer, Fred Sadoff, Jim Antonio, Ed McMahon, Titos Vandis.
The story of a Hollywood director with a knack for transforming ingenues into international startlets -- and then turning the starlets into his wives.

[ABC 9:30] Too Close For Comfort [Reg]: The Return Of Rafkin
Season 1, episode 19
W: Burt Styler, Adele Styler   D: John Bowab

With Selma Diamond (Mildred Rafkin), Peggy Mondo (Miss Obler), Patrick Cronin (Clifford), Victoria Carroll (Ingrid).
The Rushes hire a medium to conduct a seance for Miss Rafkin, as she thinks her late brother is trying to communicate with her from the other side.

[ABC 10:00] Hart To Hart [Reg]: Operation Murder
Season 2, episode 18
W: Lawrence Hertzog   D: John Patterson

With David Spielberg (Thomas Crawford), Nan Martin (Nurse Tannen), Jared Martin (Dr. Kellin), Tom Tarpey (Mr. Robertson), Nancy Bleier (Nancy Winston).
Jennifer, while flying a kite in the park, falls and hits her head and is hospitalized with a slight concussion. While there, she witnesses the murder of another patient and tries to convince Jonathan that the crime is being covered up.


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