Prime-time network TV listings for Wednesday September 9, 1981:

	8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
CBS	The White Seal (R)	Dr. Seuss' The Hoober-Bloob Highway (R)	TV Movie: The Boy Who Drank Too Much (1980)
ABC	The Greatest American Hero: Reseda Rose (R)		Vega$: The Black Cat Killer (R)		Dynasty: The Birthday Party (R)
NBC	Real People (R)		Diff'rent Strokes: Return Of The Gooch (R)	America: Black And White

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Program details:

[CBS 8:00] The White Seal [special]
W: Chuck Jones D: Chuck Jones
With Roddy McDowall, June Foray. Roddy McDowall narrates an animated story about a white seal that is searching for a safe island for himself and his fellow seals. Based on Rudyard Kipling's "Jungle Book". (Repeat program)

[ABC 8:00] The Greatest American Hero [Reg]: Reseda Rose
Season 1, episode 5
W: Juanita Bartlett D: Gabrielle Beaumont
With Branden Williams (Kevin Hinkley), E.J. Peaker (Rose Harris), Simone Griffeth (Alicia Hinkley), Peter White (Yuri Semenenko/Simpson), Dave Shelley (Manny), Nicholas Worth (Leonard), Stephen Kahan (Merv), Kurt Grayson (Vladimir Zorin), Jens Nowak (Submarine Seaman), Don Dolan (Technitron Guard), George Ganchev (Submarine Captain). Ralph and Bill try to unravel a case involving secret military plans, a Russian submarine and the kidnapping of Rhonda's mother. (Repeat program, originally aired 4/15/1981)

[NBC 8:00] Real People Sand castles; antique toys; pig races. (Repeat program)

[CBS 8:30] Dr. Seuss' The Hoober-Bloob Highway [special]
W: Dr. Seuss D: Alan Zaslove
With Hal Smith, Mel Blanc, Bob Holt, June Foray, Lennie Weinrib. Before they depart for the Earth, creatures witness what will happen "down there" when Hoober Bloob and his staff of Bloob-Bleepers, Grew-Grusters and a Plumpf reveal all in this animated story. (Repeat program)

[CBS 9:00] TV Movie: The Boy Who Drank Too Much (1980)
W: Edward DeBlasio D: Jerrold Freedman
With Scott Baio, Lance Kerwin, Ed Lauter, Mariclare Costello. A high school hockey player is liked and respected by his coach and teammates. What they don't know is that he has problems at home and has turned to alcohol to escape from them.

[ABC 9:00] Vega$ [Reg]: The Black Cat Killer
Season 3, episode 2
W: Herman Groves D: Ray Austin
With Erin Gray (Jennifer Stallings), Harold J. Stone (Augie Brenner), Victor Buono (Diamond Jim), Joe E. Tata (Mickey Enright), Connie Hill (Donna), Timothy Reel (Chuck), Rick Lenz (Doctor). When several people including Bea are attacked by a motorcycle rider wearing black, Dan and Binzer set out to find out who and why, and are aided by an attractive reporter. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/12/1980)

[NBC 9:00] Diff'rent Strokes [Reg]: Return Of The Gooch
Season 2, episode 17
W: Alan Rosen, Fred Rubin D: Gerren Keith
With Nedra Volz (Adelaide Brubaker), Soon-Teck Oh (Mr. Kim), Curtis Wong (Karate Assistant). The "Gooch" is back and this time he's terrorizing Arnold, but Arnold plans to be ready when the bully strikes. In building Arnold's confidence, Willis convinces him that his martial arts lesson has given him a "killer" foot. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/6/1980)

[NBC 9:30] America: Black And White An NBC White Paper report on race relations and the current political and economic status of blacks in America and the problems and challenges they face. Garrick Utley is the anchorman, Emery King is the correspondent.

[ABC 10:00] Dynasty [Reg]: The Birthday Party
Season 1, episode 10
W: Edward de Blasio, Richard Shapiro D: Burt Brinckerhoff
With Lloyd Bochner (Cecil Colby), Peter Mark Richman (Andrew Laird), Tony Mordente (Waiter), Barbara Beckley (Emily Laird), Sandra McCabe (Bethany), Curt Lowens (Lokert), Mark Withers (Ted Dinard). Michael tells Blake what Krystle did with her necklace; Fallon tells Jeff why she married him; Ted comes back into Steven's life in hopes of a reconciliation. (Repeat program, originally aired 3/16/1981)