Prime-time network TV listings for Sunday May 31, 1981:
Program details:
| [CBS 7:00] 60 Minutes
The followers of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon and their activities in Gloucester, Mass. and other fishing ports are examined by Morley Safer; Harry Reasoner reports on ivory poachers in Africa; Dan Rather profiles John Le Carre, British spy-fiction writer.
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| [ABC 7:00] Roots: The Next Generation: Part 1 [special]
W: Ernest Kinoy D: John Erman With Faye Hauser, Richard Thomas, Georg Stanford Brown, Olivia de Havilland, Henry Fonda, Paul Koslo, Avon Long, Greg Morris, Fay Hauser. A continuation of Alex Haley's saga of a black American family and their forebears. In 1882 in Henning, Tennessee, Tom Harvey's daughter Cynthia and Will Palmer marry and have a daughter, Bertha -- who will become the mother of Mr. Haley. (Repeat program)
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| [NBC 7:00] Wonderful World Of Disney: Baseball Fever
Season 26, episode 4 D: Jack Hannah, Jack Kinney Many beloved Disney characters, including Donald Duck and Goofy, are featured in an animated salute to one of America's favorite sports. (Repeat program, originally aired 10/14/1979)
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| [CBS 8:00] Archie Bunker's Place [Reg]: Archie Alone (1)
Season 2, episode 1 W: Mark Fink, Stephen Miller D: Carroll O'Connor, Gary Shimokawa With Janet MacLachlan (Polly Swanson), Renne Jarrett (Kathy Wakefield), Wil Albert (Bob), Heidi Hagman (Linda), Sandy Lipton (Arlene Schiff). Archie and Stephanie face the one situation they are totally unprepared for -- the death of Edith. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/2/1980)
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| [NBC 8:00] CHiPs [Reg]: Satan's Angels
Season 4, episode 7 W: William Douglas Lansford D: Phil Bondelli With Gwynne Gilford (Betty Getraer), Charles Dierkop (Mouse), Hans Howes (Biker), Gary Lee Davis (Biker), Bill Cross (Biker), William Smith (Stan), John Quade (Reno), Candy Azzara (Cheri), Mickey Jones (Big Daddy), Heather Locklear (Teenager). Officer Bonnie Clark is kidnapped by a gang of bikers and taken to a remote mountain cabin, and Jon and Ponch are sent to find her. (Repeat program, originally aired 12/14/1980)
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| [CBS 8:30] Archie Bunker's Place [Reg]: Archie Alone (2)
Season 2, episode 2 W: Alan Rosen, Fred Rubin D: Carroll O'Connor, Gary Shimokawa With Heidi Hagman (Linda), Wil Albert (Bob), Renne Jarrett (Kathy Wakefield), Janet MacLachlan (Polly Swanson), Sandy Lipton (Arlene Schiff). Archie's refusal to grieve over Edith's sudden death continues to take its toll on his friends and family. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/2/1980)
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| [CBS 9:00] Alice [Reg]: Bye Bye, Birdie
Season 5, episode 13 W: George Arthur Bloom D: Marc Daniels With Dave Madden (Earl Hicks), Douglas Robinson (Doug), William Bogert (Langston Birch), Lou Cutell (Customer), Catherine Paolone (Customer). Mel gets into a nose-to-beak yelling match with Vera's new pet parrot, which then drops dead. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/8/1981)
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| [ABC 9:00] TV Movie: Don't Look Back (1981)
W: Ronald Rubin D: Richard A. Colla With Lou Gossett Jr., Cleavon Little, Jim Davis, Beverly Todd, Ossie Davis, John Beradino, Taylor Lacher, Hal Williams, Ernie Barnes. A dramatization of the life of Leroy "Satchel" Paige, the baseball player who became the first black to pitch in a World Series.
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| [NBC 9:00] Movie: The Missouri Breaks (1976)
W: Thomas McGuane D: Arthur Penn With Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Randy Quaid, Kathleen Lloyd, Harry Dean Stanton, Frederic Forrest, John McLiam, Steve Franken, Richard Bradford, John P. Ryan. A flamboyant, psychotic gunman is hired by a wealthy rancher to drive off a gang of inept horse thieves, but goes well beyond the call of duty as he administers "justice".
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| [CBS 9:30] The Jeffersons [Reg]: Calendar Girl
Season 7, episode 8 W: David Silverman, Stephen Sustarsic D: Bob Lally With Karen Huie (Mrs. Wong), Susan Krebs (Receptionist). Against Lionel and Jenny's wishes, George and Louise enter Jessica in a baby contest -- and misplace her in the process. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/4/1981)
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| [CBS 10:00] Trapper John, M.D. [Reg]: Creepy Time Gal
Season 2, episode 5 W: Deborah Zoe Dawson, Victoria Johns D: Barry Crane With R.G. Armstrong (Bates), David Groh (Donnelly), William Lanteau (Simms), Madeleine Stowe (Cassie), Charles Walker (Anderson), Ned Wilson (Dr. Thornwood). Gonzo tries to heal a student who appears to be the victim of a satanic curse; the staff at the hospital prepares for a costume ball. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/4/1981)
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