Prime-time network TV listings for Sunday September 20, 1981:
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Program details:
| [CBS 7:00] 60 Minutes
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| [ABC 7:00] Please Don't Hit Me, Mom [special]
With Patty Duke, Sean Astin. A teenage girl discovers that the 8-year-old child she babysits for is the victim of his mother's frustrations.
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| [NBC 7:00] Here's Boomer [Reg]: Boomer And Miss 21st Century
Season 1, episode 10 W: Terry Hart D: Sigmund Neufeld Jr. With Whitney Blake (Dorothy), Gene Rayburn (Emcee), Roddy McDowall (Milo), Tammy Lauren (Jenny), Raymond Singer (Lester), Katherine Moffat (Pam). Boomer begins the new season as a pup that lets us know what's on his mind. In a special one-hour episode, the usually silent star not only foils a scheme to fix a beauty pageant but also begins to "think out loud". (Repeat program, originally aired 12/7/1980)
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| [CBS 8:00] Archie Bunker's Place [Reg]: Custody (1)
Season 2, episode 10 W: Harriet Weiss, Patt Shea D: Joe Gannon With Celeste Holm (Estelle Harris), Lloyd Nolan (Judge McGuire), Ralph Wilcox (Earl Davis), Howard Witt (Sol Rabinowitz), Barbara Meek (Ellen Canby), Jeff Altman (Gary Bernstein). Stephanie's all-but-forgotten wealthy grandmother appears and sues Archie for custody. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/4/1981)
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| [ABC 8:00] TV Movie: Code Red (1981)
W: Laurence Heath D: J. Lee Thompson With Lorne Greene, Andrew Stevens, Julie Adams, Sam J. Jones, Joe Maross, Jack Lindine, Martina Deignan, Robert Alda, Burr DeBenning. A squad of firefighters battles a series of mysterious blazes and searches for the reason behind them. Pilot movie for the upcoming series.
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| [NBC 8:00] Get High On Yourself [special]
With Julius Irving, Henry Winkler, Scott Baio, Carol Burnett, Cathy Lee Crosby, Leif Garrett, Mark Hamill, Andy Gibb, Cheryl Tiegs, Tracy Austin, Dorothy Hamill, Roosevelt Grier. The initial special presentation in NBC's week-long alternative-to-drugs campaign will feature show business and sports celebrities.
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| [CBS 8:30] One Day At A Time [Reg]: Indianapolis Story
Season 6, episode 21 W: Bud Wiser, Ron Bloomberg D: Alan Rafkin With Richard Masur (David Kane). Nick and Ann finally manage to get the apartment to themselves, only to have Ann's old boyfriend David arrive at their door after a five-year absence. (Repeat program, originally aired 5/10/1981)
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| [CBS 9:00] Alice [Reg]: Vegas (1)
Season 5, episode 3 W: Mark Egan, Mark Solomon D: Marc Daniels With Robert Goulet (Himself), Lou Criscuolo (Joe Capri), Michael Tucci (Dino), Nedra Volz (Gambler). Robert Goulet makes an appearance when Vera wins a free trip to Las Vegas and Alice, Mel and Belle tag along to try their luck. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/16/1980)
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| [NBC 9:00] TV Movie: Coach Of The Year (1980)
W: Frank Abatemarco D: Don Medford With Robert Conrad, Erin Gray, Red West, Daphne Maxwell, David Hubbard. A partially paralyzed ex-pro football player volunteers to coach a team of resentful young men at a juvenile correctional facility.
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| [CBS 9:30] The Jeffersons [Reg]: Florence's New Job (1)
Season 7, episode 18 W: Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan D: Bob Lally With Larry Linville (Lyle Block), Liz Torres (Elena Beltran), John Anderson (Mr. Claymore). One of George's prospective clients offers Florence a job as executive housekeeper of his chain of hotels. As one of her first tasks, Florence has to fire one of the maids for stealing. (Repeat program, originally aired 3/29/1981)
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| [ABC 9:30] TV Movie: Our Family Business (1981)
W: Lane Slate D: Robert L. Collins With Ted Danson, Sam Wanamaker, Ray Milland, Vera Miles, James Luisi, Deborah Carney, Steve Peck, Chip Mayer, David Morse, Ann Ruymen, James O'Sullivan. An organized crime figure returns from prison determined to discover who set him up. He doesn't realize that his eldest son has been informing to the police on the family's dealings in exchange for protection.
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| [CBS 10:00] Trapper John, M.D. [Reg]: If You Can't Stand The Heat
Season 1, episode 17 W: Deborah Zoe Dawson, Victoria Johns D: Murray Golden With Peter Harrell (Pete), Edward Winter (Dr. Hanley), Molly Picon (Sally Needleman), Barry Brooks (Sullivan). Trapper is initially unconcerned when an old medical colleague starts to behave erratically, but Gonzo suspects that something is wrong, especially when the doctor freezes during an emergency. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/17/1980)
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