Prime-time network TV listings for Tuesday September 15, 1981:
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Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] The Future: What's Next? [special]
George Plimpton and Caren Kaye host a special exploring what everyday life might be like in the year 2000, thanks to present and future technological discoveries.
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| [ABC 8:00] Happy Days [Reg]: Mother And Child Reunion
Season 8, episode 21 W: Fred Fox Jr., Babaloo Mandel D: Jerry Paris With Denis Mandel (Eugene Belvin), Harris Kal (Bobby), Janis Paige (Angela), Ray Girardin (Big Harold). Fonzie takes his auto shop class to an out-of-town junkyard and meets a waitress at a diner whom he thinks may be the mother who left him when he was a child. (Repeat program, originally aired 5/19/1981)
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| [NBC 8:00] Crash Island [special]
W: Arthur Alsberg, Don Nelson D: Hollingsworth Morse With Warren Berlinger, Meadowlark Lemon, Pat Morita, Greg Mullavey. A plane full of children and young teens on the way to a swim meet crashes into the ocean, leaving them and the crew stranded on an unknown island. Pilot for a series.
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| [ABC 8:30] Laverne & Shirley [Reg]: High Priced Dates
Season 6, episode 17 W: Charlotte M. Dobbs D: Jack Winter With Neil Thompson (Steve), Jack Lukes (Ryan), Andre Landzaat (Waiter). The girls turn to Edna for advice when their blind dates expect "rewards" after paying for an expensive night out. (Repeat program, originally aired 4/7/1981)
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| [CBS 9:00] TV Movie: Portrait Of A Stripper (1979)
W: Ben Masselink D: John A. Alonzo With Lesley Ann Warren, Edward Herrmann, Vic Tayback, Sheree North, Allan Miller, Thomas Hill, K.C. Martel, Michael Cavanaugh. A young widow turns from dancing to stripping in an attempt to make an honest living for herself and her child.
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| [ABC 9:00] Three's Company [Reg]: Double Trouble
Season 5, episode 19 W: Martin Rips, Joseph Staretski, Mark Fink D: Dave Powers With Robin Eisenman (Veronica Furley). In order to date Furley's niece, Jack must pretend that he is his own twin brother, Austin. But the plan goes awry when Ralph names both Trippers as guests of honor at a special dinner party. (Repeat program, originally aired 3/24/1981)
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| [NBC 9:00] TV Movie: The Legend Of The Golden Gun (1979)
W: James D. Parriott D: Alan J. Levi With Keir Dullea, Carl Franklin, Hal Holbrook, Robert Davi, Michele Carey, R.G. Armstrong, John McLiam, Elissa Leeds. After his family is murdered, a young farmer teams up with a runaway slave to track down the legendary Confederate guerrilla William Quantrill.
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| [ABC 9:30] Too Close For Comfort [Reg]: The Return Of Rafkin
Season 1, episode 19 W: Burt Styler, Adele Styler D: John Bowab With Selma Diamond (Mildred Rafkin), Peggy Mondo (Miss Obler), Patrick Cronin (Clifford), Victoria Carroll (Ingrid). The Rushes hire a medium to conduct a seance for Miss Rafkin, as she thinks her late brother is trying to communicate with her from the other side. (Repeat program, originally aired 5/12/1981)
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| [ABC 10:00] Hart To Hart [Reg]: Murder Takes A Bow
Season 2, episode 19 W: Mary Ann Kasica, Michael Scheff D: Harry Winer With Wynn Irwin (Lt. Grey), Anthony Newley (Tony Vacarro), Bibi Besch (Estelle Vacarro), Lurene Tuttle (Millie), Larry Breeding (Frank Jordan), Jerry Stiller (Myron Finkle), Gino Conforti (Hy Stoner), Patti Jerome (Mrs. Perkins), Stephen Lee (Larry Anderson), Richard Minchenberg (Lew Elliott). When a playwright friend of the Harts' is killed and the Harts' copy of his last work is snatched, Jonathan is convinced something in the play motivated the murderer. (Repeat program, originally aired 5/19/1981)
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