Thursday July 9, 1981
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Prime-time network TV listings for Thursday July 9, 1981:


8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
CBS The Waltons: The Carousel (R) Magnum, P.I.: Thank Heaven For Little Girls And Big Ones Too (R) Knots Landing: Breach Of Faith (R)
ABC Mork & Mindy: Mork And The Family Reunion (R) Bosom Buddies: Loathe Thy Neighbor (R) Barney Miller: The Librarian (R) Taxi: Thy Boss's Wife (R) 20/20
NBC NBC Magazine With David Brinkley (R) TV Movie: The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn (1981)


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Program details:



[CBS 8:00] The Waltons [Reg]: The Carousel
Season 9, episode 11
W: Robert Pirosh   D: Herbert Hirschman

With Tony Becker (Drew Cutler), Edward Bell (Mr. Nichols), Anita Dangler (Mrs. Foley), Penelope Windust (Bernadine Norris), Bill Erwin (Dr. Grover). After her father dies in a car accident, Cindy is shocked to discover she was adopted. She and Ben head to Washington in search of her real parents.
(Repeat program, originally aired 2/12/1981)

[ABC 8:00] Mork & Mindy [Reg]: Mork And The Family Reunion
Season 3, episode 17
W: April Kelly   D: Howard Storm

With Jonathan Winters (Dave McConnell), Beverly Sanders (Caroline McConnell). Fred's estranged brother comes into town for a family reunion, but something strange happens when Mindy eats an Orkan dessert the night of the party.
(Repeat program, originally aired 4/9/1981)

[NBC 8:00] NBC Magazine With David Brinkley A profile of Sophia Loren; a look at the effects of economic hard times on Anderson, Indiana; a report on surrogate mothers. (Repeat program)

[ABC 8:30] Bosom Buddies [Reg]: Loathe Thy Neighbor
Season 1, episode 3
W: David Chambers   D: Herbert Kenwith

With Bernard Behrens (Father Michaelson), Howard Honig (Rabbi Epstein), Sumant (Sri Hingorani). A fight between Sonny and Amy sparks a fight between Kip and Henry, and a swap of roommates.
(Repeat program, originally aired 12/11/1980)

[CBS 9:00] Magnum, P.I. [Reg]: Thank Heaven For Little Girls And Big Ones Too
Season 1, episode 4
W: Babs Greyhosky   D: Bruce Seth Green

With Katherine Cannon (Linda Booton), Elizabeth Hoy (Lesli), Lauri Hendler (Nancy), Al Harrington (Mano), George Fisher (Boxer), Jim Demarest (Kidnapper), Pamela Piper (Melissa), Erin Ostrem (Darlene), Shannon Brady (Carolyn). Magnum is hired by five young schoolgirls from Vermont to find their missing teacher.
(Repeat program, originally aired 12/25/1980)

[ABC 9:00] Barney Miller [Reg]: The Librarian
Season 7, episode 13
W: Tony Sheehan, Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein   D: Noam Pitlik

With Allan Miller (William Collins), Titos Vandis (Stefan Beruit), Miriam Byrd-Nethery (Louise Austin), Zachary Berger (Werner Zelinka), James Gallery (Neil Pomerantz). A serious tone pervades this episode about a gypsy and his harassment of the owner of a novelty store; on the lighter side, a librarian takes extreme measures to ensure quiet amongst the stacks.
(Repeat program, originally aired 2/19/1981)

[NBC 9:00] TV Movie: The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn (1981)
W: Tom Chapman   D: Jack Hively

With Kurt Ida, Forrest Tucker, Larry Storch, Dan Monahan, Lurene Tuttle, Brock Peters, Jack Kruschen, Cliff Osmond, Elvia Allman, Helen Kleeb. Mark Twain's classic about how Tom Sawyer's best friend, Huckleberry Finn, runs away from his drunken father and helps the runaway slave Jim to escape.

[ABC 9:30] Taxi [Reg]: Thy Boss's Wife
Season 3, episode 9
W: Ken Estin   D: James Burrows

With Stephen Elliott (Mr. McKenzie), Eileen Brennan (Mrs. McKenzie). The boss' wife invites Louie over for a quick affair as a way of getting back at her husband.
(Repeat program, originally aired 2/12/1981)

[CBS 10:00] Knots Landing [Reg]: Breach Of Faith
Season 2, episode 7
W: William Hopkins   D: Harvey Laidman

With Paul Rudd (Earl), Jane Elliot (Judy), David Haskell (Carl). The neighbors throw a barbecue for Laura to celebrate her new success as a realtor; Laura overhears Richard and Abby planning to meet later; Ginger finds out she is pregnant and breaks up with Carl.
(Repeat program, originally aired 1/8/1981)

[ABC 10:00] 20/20



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