Prime-time network TV listings for Thursday June 25, 1981:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] The Waltons [Reg]: The Last Ten Days
Season 9, episode 7 W: Marion Hargrove D: Bernard McEveety With Tony Becker (Drew Cutler), Jordan Bennett (Norman), Lisa Harrison (Toni Hazelton), James Saito (Japanese Sergeant), Lewis Arquette (J.D. Pickett), Sab Shimono (Corporal Kyomo). Ben is taken on an unexpected trip by his captor, who turns him over to Amercian forces; Toni is upset that Jason, just returned from France, doesn't want to get married before the war ends -- but the fall of atomic bombs on Japan brings an end to both the war and their fight. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/8/1981)
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| [ABC 8:00] Mork & Mindy [Reg]: Mindy, Mindy, Mindy
Season 3, episode 14 W: Steve Kreinberg, Andrew Guerdat D: Howard Storm With Larry Gelman (Al Klevins), Vidal Peterson (The Elder). Mindy goes away for the weekend, and Mork goes crazy missing her so he tries several times to clone Mindy, but each clone is worse than the last. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/26/1981)
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| [NBC 8:00] The Funtastic World Of Hanna-Barbera [special]
Cartoon characters from Yogi Bear to Scooby Doo appear life-size in this muscial special featuring a variety of unusual production numbers and a circus. Michael Landon is the host.
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| [ABC 8:30] Bosom Buddies [Reg]: Sonny Boy
Season 1, episode 11 W: Leonard Ripps D: Chris Thompson, Don VanAtta With Phillip R. Allen (Dr. Leon), Michael Cassidy (Punk #2), Jana Milo (Mrs. Desmond), Jeff Seymour (Jesus Salazar), Randy Stumpf (Punk #1), Patty Madigan (Waitress). Kip and Henry (as Buffy and Hildy) subdue two criminals that are robbing the hotel, drawing the attention of the media, and Henry's mother. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/12/1981)
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| [CBS 9:00] Magnum, P.I. [Reg]: Missing In Action
Season 1, episode 9 W: Craig Buck, Ken Pettus D: Robert Loggia With Lance LeGault (Agent Newton), Francisco Lagueruela (Eric Tobin), Rebecca Holden (Laura Frasier), Patrick Bishop (Pat), Remi Abellira (Moki). A new singer at the King Kamehameha Club who claims to have psychic visions hires Magnum to find her fiancee, a Marine who has been listed as MIA since the Vietnam War but who she now believes is nearby. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/5/1981)
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| [ABC 9:00] Barney Miller [Reg]: The Psychic
Season 7, episode 11 W: Tony Sheehan, Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein D: Noam Pitlik With Fred Sadoff (Ronald Hanna), Kenneth Tigar (Philip Pollock), Rod Colbin (Mr. Joyce), Larry Hankin (Earl Kelso), Robert Burgos (John Gittes). An accused mugger claims that he was answering a psychic vision; a language professor takes vandalistic umbrage to a grammatically incorrect billboard. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/5/1981)
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| [ABC 9:30] Taxi [Reg]: The Ten Percent Solution
Season 3, episode 6 W: Pat Allee D: James Burrows With Jimmy Staszkiel (Producer), Ed. Weinberger (Jerry Lowell), Sarina C. Grant (Casting Director). With Bobby's acting career going nowhere, he takes Tony under his wing and acts as his agent. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/7/1981)
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| [NBC 9:30] America Works When America Works
Lloyd Dobyns examines the changing nature of work in America, how automation and computerization are affecting the work force, and how workers are being retrained to learn tomorrow's skills if they do not want to find themsleves unemployable.
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| [CBS 10:00] Knots Landing [Reg]: Remember The Good Times
Season 2, episode 3 W: Diana Gould D: James Sheldon With Paul Rudd (Earl Trent), Diana Douglas (Dr. Kramer), Daniel Fetty (Stan Messinger), Jonathan Terry (Eddie), Jane Elliot (Judy Trent). Gary introduces fellow alcoholic Earl Trent to A.A. and becomes his sponsor -- then finds that Earl's wife has some deep hungers of her own; Karen has her first showdown with Abby. (Repeat program, originally aired 12/4/1980)
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| [ABC 10:00] When Crime Pays
Marshall Frady reports on the practice of paying, or reducing the criminal sentences of, criminals who testify against other criminals.
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