Prime-time network TV listings for Sunday July 12, 1981:
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Program details:
| [CBS 7:00] 60 Minutes
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| [ABC 7:00] Roots: The Next Generation: Part 7 [special]
W: Ernest Kinoy D: John Erman With Dorian Harewood, James Earl Jones, Marlon Brando, Al Freeman Jr., Norman Fell, Michael Constantine, Barbara Barrie, Lee Chamberlin, James Broderick. Alex Haley retires from the Coast Guard and pursues his career as a freelance writer; a visit to Henning re-ignites his interest in discovering his roots. (Repeat program)
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| [NBC 7:00] Wonderful World Of Disney: Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1)
W: Joseph McEveety D: Robert Butler With Kurt Russell, Michael McGreevey, William Windom, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn. While trying to raise funds for their college, two science students stumble across a formula for invisibility. (Repeat program)
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| [CBS 8:00] Archie Bunker's Place [Reg]: The Wildcat Strike
Season 2, episode 5 W: Stephen Miller, Mark Fink D: Mel Ferber With Lane Binkley (Samantha), Heidi Hagman (Linda). A pushy new waitress encourages everyone to go on strike until Archie agrees to unionize. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/23/1980)
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| [NBC 8:00] CHiPs [Reg]: Home Fires Burning
Season 4, episode 12 W: Judith Dark, Rex Benson D: Chuck Bail With Jack Kruschen (Frank Higgins), David Hayward (Andy Whitman), Madeleine Fisher (Mrs. Evans), Stanley Davis Jr. (Ronnie Bell), Michael Cavanaugh (Tom Dempsey), Fred Slyter (Businessman), Beverly Sanders (Muriel Higgins), Adam Roarke (Ray Evans). Arsonists start burning down mobile homes as part of an insurance scam, causing chaos for Jon and Ponch. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/1/1981)
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| [CBS 8:30] One Day At A Time [Reg]: Sunday Father
Season 6, episode 9 W: Annie Caroline Schuler D: Alan Rafkin With K.C. Martel (Jason), Patrick Cronin (Mr. Pierson), Bobbi Jordan (Joyce), Wendell Baker (Teen Boy). Alex is fed up with Nick's plans for their father-and-son weekends, and tells Nick that he'd rather spend the time with friends his own age instead of him. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/11/1981)
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| [CBS 9:00] Alice [Reg]: Alice Locks Belle Out
Season 5, episode 10 W: Arthur Marx, Robert Fisher D: Nick Havinga With John Sylvester White (Mr. Swanson). As the new manager of her apartment building, Alice has the unenviable task of locking out a delinquent fellow tenant, Belle. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/11/1981)
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| [ABC 9:00] Movie: Nickelodeon (1976)
W: Peter Bogdanovich, W.D. Richter D: Peter Bogdanovich With Ryan O'Neal, Jack Nicholson, Tatum O'Neal, Brian Keith, Stella Stevens, John Ritter, Jane Hitchcock, Jack Perkins. In the early days of the motion picture industry, lawyer Leo Harrigan and cowboy Buck Greenway are sent to California to shut down a silent film production for a patent violation.
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| [NBC 9:00] TV Movie: Charlie And The Great Balloon Chase (1981)
W: Art Wallace D: Larry Elikann With Jack Albertson, Moosie Drier, Slim Pickens, Adrienne Barbeau, John Reilly, William Bogert, Bert Freed, Anne Seymour, Jack Knight, Laurence Haddon, Pat Cooper. A retired railroad worker fulfills his dream as he and his grandson attempt to cross the country in a hot air balloon.
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| [CBS 9:30] The Jeffersons [Reg]: Not So Dearly Beloved
Season 7, episode 17 W: David Silverman, Stephen Sustarsic D: Bob Lally With Earl Billings (Wendell Thomas), Lou Rogers III (Fred), Al Fann (Funeral Director), Frances E. Nealy (Yvonne Thomas). Just as George is firing Wendell, his rude and obnoxious employee, the man drops dead. George finds that he must give the eulogy at Wendell's funeral but has a hard time coming up with something nice to say. (Repeat program, originally aired 3/15/1981)
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| [CBS 10:00] Trapper John, M.D. [Reg]: Finders Keepers
Season 2, episode 12 W: Deborah Zoe Dawson, Victoria Johns, Jody Ann Ranney D: Seymour Robbie With Christopher Blande (Slug), Dori Brenner (Martha Bennett), Grand Bush (Treetop), Tonya Crowe (Jenny), Laurence Fishburne (Hobie), Richard Schaal (Dr. Sandler). A young girl who has been in the care of a street gang is admitted after being hit by a car, but appears to have had pre-existing problems; Gloria hides some kittens in the office of Dr. Riverside, who happens to be allergic to them. (Repeat program, originally aired 3/8/1981)
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