Prime-time network TV listings for Tuesday August 4, 1981:
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Program details:
[CBS 8:00] Universe [Reg]
A preview of Voyager 2's flyby of Saturn this month.
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[ABC 8:00] Happy Days [Reg]: Hello, Roger
Season 8, episode 4 W: William Bickley, Michael Warren D: Jerry Paris With Denis Mandel (Eugene Belvin), Harris Kal (Bobby), Teddi Siddall (Lucille Scarabatza), Sandie Newton (Adrian Scarabatza), Randy Stumpf (Spider). Roger Phillips, Marion's nephew, comes to Milwaukee to become an English teacher and the basketball coach at Jefferson High School. But he gets off on the wrong foot with Fonzie. (Repeat program, originally aired 12/2/1980)
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[NBC 8:00] The Misadventures Of Sheriff Lobo [Reg]: Bang Bang, You're Dead
Season 2, episode 10 W: Jeffrey Scott D: Sidney Hayers With Susan Powell (Margaret Anderson), Bill McKinney (Ernie Kelbow), Sam DeFazio (Norman Carlino), Gretchen Corbett (Kathleen Dixon), Frederic Downs (Judge Miller). Perkins becomes a hero when he captures one of the most notorious hitmen in the country, but feels less than heroic when the killer escapes. (Repeat program, originally aired 3/24/1981)
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[CBS 8:30] And They All Lived Happily Ever After [special]
W: Rod Parker D: Hal Cooper With Rue McClanahan, Dick Latessa, Maggie Roswell, Wendy Goldman, Larry Cedar, James Staley, Sandy Hackett, David Faustino. Comedy pilot. A middle-aged couple have to abandon their retirement plans when their three grown children move back in.
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[ABC 8:30] Laverne & Shirley [Reg]: Malibu Mansion
Season 6, episode 11 W: David Ketchum, Tony DiMarco D: Frank Alesia With Donna Ponterotto (Ebb Tide), Richard Moll (Biker), Stubby Kaye (Cowboy Bill), Ed Marinaro (Sonny St. Jacques). The girls house-sit for Cowboy Bill in Malibu and play unwilling hostesses to an outrageous party. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/10/1981)
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[CBS 9:00] TV Movie: Seizure: The Story Of Kathy Morris (1980)
W: Robet Lewin, Jack Willis, Mary Willis D: Gerald Isenberg With Leonard Nimoy, Penelope Milford, Christopher Allport, Fredric Lehne. The true story of a young singer's battle to recover from a brain tumor after the surgery turns into a nightmare.
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[ABC 9:00] Three's Company [Reg]: The Case Of The Missing Blonde
Season 5, episode 21 W: Kim Weiskopf, Michael S. Baser D: Dave Powers With Alan Manson (Mr. Snow), Toni Berrell (Policewoman), Robert Riesel (Motel Clerk). Cindy goes to meet her father while he is in town, but Jack and Janet think that she has been kidnapped. (Repeat program, originally aired 5/12/1981)
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[NBC 9:00] Hill Street Blues [Reg]: Rites Of Spring
Season 1, episode 14 W: Michael Kozoll, Steven Bochco, Anthony Yerkovich D: Gregory Hoblit With Tony Perez (Perez), Vincent Lucchesi (Captain Fuchs), Terry Alexander (Theo Monroe), Jim Tartan (Metzger), Charles Hallahan (Charlie Weeks), James Remar (Beau Gregory), Van Nessa Clarke (Shirret Anders), Mimi Rogers (Sandra Paully), Freddye Chapman (Denise Thompson), Jack Andreozzi (John 'Sal' Amico), Sam Scarber (Dr. Redman), Frantz Turner (Ralph Prentiss), Neil Brooks Cunningham (John Hurley), Jan Stratton (Dr. Rogatz). Furillo and Neal go out of their way to help clear an obnoxious, racist narcotics detective accused of shooting an unarmed black man; LaRue's drinking gets really out of hand; Hill and Renko try to help a young black woman accused of neglecting her children. (Repeat program, originally aired 5/19/1981)
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[ABC 9:30] It's A Living [Reg]: You're Not Old, You're Fired
Season 1, episode 13 W: Wally Dalton, Shelley Zellman D: Joel Zwick With Pat Cooper (Harry), Richard Milholland (Mr. Steadman), Greg Finley (Customer), Robert Lesser (Customer). Nancy's dismissal is accepted philosophically by her staff until they discover the reason behind it.
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[ABC 10:00] Hart To Hart [Reg]: Solid Gold Murder
Season 2, episode 14 W: Les Carter D: Earl Bellamy With Frank Zane (Vince Nucona), Victor Rogers (Lloyd Hillary), Cesare Danova (Noel Teppman), Lee de Broux (Harold Reese), Susie Green (Samantha Sisko), Peter Looney (Ed Snider). A master criminal smuggles a multi-million dollar gold cache into the U.S. by melting it into a 300-pound barbell and then switching it with the barbell of an internationally known body builder who carries it into the country. (Repeat program, originally aired 3/24/1981)
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[NBC 10:00] Nero Wolfe [Reg]: Death And The Dolls
Season 1, episode 11 W: Gerald Sanford D: Gerald Mayer With Christine Belford (Melanie Davidson), Marie Mayenzet (Laura Davidson), Ben Piazza (Harlan Davidson), Robert Strand (Jed Thurman), Len Birman (Neil Stryker), E.J. Andre (Maurice Koslow). The daughter of a wealthy sportsman urges Nero to investigate her father's death. (Repeat program, originally aired 4/10/1981)
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