Prime-time network TV listings for Wednesday June 17, 1981:
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Program details:
[CBS 8:00] TV Movie: Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story (1979)
W: Steve Gethers D: Lou Antonio With Stockard Channing, James Farentino, Colleen Dewhurst, Edward Albert, Brian Dennehy, Jim Antonio, George Petrie, Noble Willingham. A young girl overcomes her deafness to become one of the top stuntwomen in Hollywood, and the holder of the women's land-speed record for driving a rocket-powered racing car.
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[ABC 8:00] Charlie's Angels [Reg]: Mr. Galaxy
Season 5, episode 16 W: Mickey Rich D: Don Chaffey With Roger Callard (Ron Gates), Richard Bakalyan (Artie Weaver), Ric Drasin (Chuck Wilde), Joseph Ruskin (Danny Barr), Bonnie Keith (Selena Hansen), Floyd Levine (Norman Powers). After several strange accidents occur while Ron Gates is training for the Mr. Galaxy contest, the Angels are called in to find out who is trying to injure him; their focus is on his main competitor.
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[NBC 8:00] Real People
An artist who paints murals on security gates; a therapist who urges people to sing their troubles away; a visit to an erotic bakery in New York City.
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[ABC 9:00] Movie: Telefon (1977)
W: Peter Hyams, Stirling Silliphant D: Don Siegel With Charles Bronson, Lee Remick, Donald Pleasence, Tyne Daly, Sheree North, Frank Marth, Jacqueline Scott, Roy Jenson, John Mitchum, Helen Page Camp. American and Russian agents cooperate to stop a crazed defector from triggering human time bombs in an attempt to start World War III.
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[NBC 9:00] Diff'rent Strokes [Reg]: Where There's Hope
Season 3, episode 14 W: John Donley, Howard Meyers D: Gerren Keith With Shavar Ross (Dudley Johnson), Monika Furness (Susie Moore), Bradford English (Mr. Moore), Pat Finley (Mrs. Moore), Edward Neely (Chubby). Arnold's tenth birthday party means a lot to him, but for some reason it means a whole lot more to the one person he's determined won't be invited -- a pesky young lady who always tries too hard to be friends. (Repeat program, originally aired 3/4/1981)
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[NBC 9:30] The Facts Of Life [Reg]: Pretty Babies
Season 2, episode 14 W: Ann Gibbs, Joel Kimmel D: Bob Claver With John Mark Robinson (Jonathan Dutton), Michelle Downey (Rena). Tootie is invited to model designer jeans in New York, and winds up being lured into doing a photo shoot for a child pornographer. (Repeat program, originally aired 3/4/1981)
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[CBS 10:00] The Defense Of The United States, Part 4
Richard Threlkeld examines the military-industrial complex, that iron triangle made up of the consumer, known as the Pentagon; the banker, called Congress; and the supplier, defense contractors throughout the country who make the hardware of war.
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[NBC 10:00] Quincy, M.E. [Reg]: Jury Duty
Season 6, episode 12 W: Preston Wood D: Georg Fenady With Joe Maross (Dr. Morrissey), Morgan Stevens (Frank Munson), Joan Darling (Judge Canora), Sam Groom (Asst. D.A. Hillyer), Robert Alda (George Temple), Jim Molinda (Lt. Davis), Bob Larkin (Mr. Munson), Jim Negele (Mike Kaynor), Michael Fox (Dr. Feld), Gina Alvarado (Mrs. Hatfield), Marguerite Ray (Mrs. Timothy), John Papais (Len). While serving on a jury, Quincy finds flaws in the prosecution's case but becomes frustrated when he is unable to use his expertise to prove the innocence of an accused murderer. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/18/1981)
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