Prime-time network TV listings for Tuesday August 25, 1981:
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Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] Universe [Reg]
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| [ABC 8:00] Happy Days [Reg]: Tall Story
Season 8, episode 17 W: Barry Rubinowitz D: Jerry Paris With Kevin Rodney Sullivan (Tommy), Happy Hairston (Mr. Barnett), Raymond Guth (Mr. Gampolo), Chris Milton (John Barnett). Roger and Chachi are thrilled when a star basketball player transfers to Jefferson High and joins the team. But the excitement changes to deep concern when the talented player suddenly leaves the team without explanation. (Repeat program, originally aired 4/7/1981)
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| [NBC 8:00] The Misadventures Of Sheriff Lobo [Reg]
(Repeat program)
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| [CBS 8:30] Rise And Shine [special]
With Christopher Daniel Barnes, Joey Green, Jonah Pesner, Scott Schutzman, Eric Schiff, Dacarla Kilpatrick, Jayne Meadows, Art Metrano, Jeannie Fitzsimmons. Comedy pilot about impish 13-year-old boarding school roommates who plot a blind date for one of their buddies, a boy who's never been kissed.
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| [ABC 8:30] Laverne & Shirley [Reg]: But Seriously, Folks
Season 6, episode 14 W: Jeff Franklin D: Penny Marshall With Marvin Braverman (Emcee), Ric Fazel (Comic), Frances Peach (Heckler). Carmine's new stand-up comedy act is going badly until he starts making jokes at his friends' expense. (Repeat program, originally aired 3/3/1981)
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| [CBS 9:00] Movie: I Never Promised You A Rose Garden (1977)
W: Gavin Lambert, Lewis John Carlino D: Anthony Page With Kathleen Quinlan, Bibi Andersson, Reni Santoni, Susan Tyrrell, Ben Piazza, Lorraine Gary, Norman Alden, Sylvia Sidney. A disturbed, institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles to free herself from her psychotic fantasies with the help of a gentle psychiatrist.
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| [ABC 9:00] Three's Company [Reg]: Dying To Meet You
Season 5, episode 20 W: Budd Grossman D: Dave Powers With Terry Kiser (Max), Pamela Brull (April). Jack fakes his own death to avoid dealing with a girl's jealous boyfriend. (Repeat program, originally aired 5/5/1981)
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| [NBC 9:00] Hill Street Blues [Reg]: Jungle Madness (2)
W: Steven Bochco, Michael Kozoll, Anthony Yerkovich D: Corey Allen With Vincent Lucchesi (Captain Fuchs), Terry Alexander (Monroe), Charles Hallahan (Charlie Weeks), Tony Carbone (George 'Pinky' Reiner), Eddie Barth (Tanner), Van Nessa Clarke (Shirret Anders), Lionel Smith (Montel Gifford), Freddye Chapman (Denise Thompson), Mimi Rogers (Sandra Paully), Jeanetta Arnette (Jennifer Cross), Opelene Bartley (Montel's Mother), Frantz Turner (Prentiss), Eddie Ryder (Wheelchair Salesman), Susan Harney (Bee Gee), Ray Oliver (Leon), Luke Andreas (Busy Baker Man), Chip Luca (Lt. Digby), Jack Andreozzi (Sal Amico). Neal continues to investigate the Weeks shooting, despite pressure from the Chief to drop it because of the bad publicity; LaRue goes from one shady scam to another as he tries to raise money; Belker's sham fence operation nets a surprise; Shirrett Anders leaves her children again; Furillo warns LaRue to get help for his drinking problem after he ruins a drug bust; Joe Coffey, Lucy's new partner, is shot. (Repeat program)
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| [ABC 9:30] Too Close For Comfort [Reg]: Que Sara, Sara
Season 1, episode 5 W: Mitch Markowitz D: Will Mackenzie Muriel moves in with Jackie and Sara after a fight with Henry over Sara's new waitress job, where her skimpy uniform draws considerable applause from the restaurant's male clientele -- but not from her father. (Repeat program, originally aired 12/2/1980)
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| [ABC 10:00] Hart To Hart [Reg]: The Murder Of Jonathan Hart
Season 2, episode 16 W: Mary Ann Kasica, Michael Scheff D: Earl Bellamy With Wynn Irwin (Lt. Grey), Lee Wilkof (Stanley Friesen), Mimi Maynard (Deanne), Peter Mark Richman (Owen Grant), Royce D. Applegate (Billy Ray Thompson), Matthew Tobin (Matthews), John Alvin (Clark), Ken Scott (Jenks), Nicholas Hormann (Vince), Wydell Hughes (Simms). The Harts' unscrupulous lawyer hires an assassin to eliminate Jonathan. Believing that his scheme has been successful, he plans to court and marry Jennifer and thus gain control of the sizeable estate. (Repeat program, originally aired 4/28/1981)
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| [NBC 10:00] Nero Wolfe [Reg]: The Murder In Question
Season 1, episode 12 W: Merwin Gerard D: George McCowan With John Reilly (David Wharton), Norman Alden (George Miller), Diane Shalet (Valerie Jenson), Lucinda Dooling (Ellen Miller), Dale Robinette (Gary Bartlett), Ted Hartley (Frank Carlson). A former prosecutor's wife and then his secretary are killed in apparent attempts on his life; the wife is burned to death in a car crash just after telling Nero that her husband's life is being threatened. (Repeat program, originally aired 4/17/1981)
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