Prime-time network TV listings for Sunday September 27, 1981:
Program details:
| [CBS 7:00] 60 Minutes
The season premiere is a special one-hour examination of the journalistic practices of investigative reporting.
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| [ABC 7:00] Stoned [special]
W: John Herzfeld D: John Herzfeld With Scott Baio, Vincent Bufano, John Herzfeld, Largo Woodruff, Jack Finch, Steve Monarque, Ira Elliott. A teenage boy has difficulty making friends and seeks solace in marijuana. Originally broadcast as an ABC Afterschool Special. (Repeat program)
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| [NBC 7:00] CHiPs [Reg]: Go-Cart Terror
Season 4, episode 1 W: James Schmerer D: John Florea With Ingrid Greer (Marie), Moosie Drier (Wayne), Jack Heller (Ozzie), Debra Kelly (Elizabeth), Gloria Delaney (Carol), Kevin King Cooper (Fritz), Sonny Bono (Mike), Jerry Ayres (Wells), Terri Lynn Wood (Pam), George Whiteman (Bob), Paul Tuerpe (Caspar), Larry Storch (Chub), Gammy Singer (Norma), Adam Silbar (Duffy), Juanita Merritt (Debbie). Jon and Ponch set up a go-cart track to keep young potential hoodlums off the street, and a race is arranged between a club organized by the CHP against a club organized by firefighters. (Repeat program, originally aired 9/21/1980)
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| [CBS 8:00] Archie Bunker's Place [Reg]: Custody (2)
Season 2, episode 11 W: Harriet Weiss, Patt Shea D: Joe Gannon With Celeste Holm (Estelle Harris), Lloyd Nolan (Judge McGuire), Bob Duggan (Bailiff), Colin Drake (Witness), Barbara Meek (Ellen Canby), Howard Witt (Sol Rabinowitz), Jeff Altman (Gary Bernstein). Archie fights for, and wins, legal custody of Stephanie following a challenge by her wealthy grandmother. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/11/1981)
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| [ABC 8:00] Movie: Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978)
W: W.D. Richter D: Philip Kaufman With Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright, Kevin McCarthy, Art Hindle, Leila Goldoni. In San Francisco, a group of people discover the human race is being replaced one by one, with clones devoid of emotion.
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| [NBC 8:00] Bob Hope Special [special]
With Loni Anderson, Cathy Lee Crosby, Barbara Eden, Linda Evans, Bruce Jenner, Merlin Olsen, Cheryl Tiegs. A satiric look at the upcoming television season and some of TV's most popular series.
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| [CBS 8:30] One Day At A Time [Reg]: Five Fingered Discount
Season 6, episode 12 W: Alfred Wilson D: Alan Rafkin With Nanette Fabray (Katherine Romano), Richard X. Slattery (Chief), Billy Beck (Guard), William Cort (Clerk), John Louie (Boy). An old family secret surfaces when Grandma Romano gets pinched for shoplifting. (Repeat program, originally aired 2/1/1981)
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| [CBS 9:00] Alice [Reg]: Vegas (2)
Season 5, episode 4 W: Vic Rauseo, Linda Morris D: Marc Daniels With Robert Goulet (Himself), Lou Criscuolo (Joe Capri), Michael Tucci (Dino), Michael Ballard (Mike). Mel may get his diner back if Belle can get Robert Goulet to perform for a Las Vegas casino owner, but when it seems she can't get him, Alice steps in and impersonates him. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/16/1980)
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| [NBC 9:00] Tonight Show 19th Anniversary Special [special]
Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon and Doc Severinsen mark the 19th anniversary of the late-night talk show with a two-hour retrospective featuring highlights from previous shows.
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| [CBS 9:30] The Jeffersons [Reg]: Florence's New Job (2)
Season 7, episode 19 W: Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan D: Bob Lally With Larry Linville (Lyle Block), Liz Torres (Elena Beltran), John Anderson (Mr. Claymore), Patrick Collins (Earl Bellamy), Sarina C. Grant (Angie), Philip Bruns (Leo), Ruth Brown (Betty). Florence accepts the new job at the hotel but doesn't like everything that comes with it. (Repeat program, originally aired 3/29/1981)
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| [CBS 10:00] Trapper John, M.D. [Reg]: Straight And Narrow
Season 2, episode 6 W: Barbara Avedon, Christopher Haun D: Seymour Robbie With Joseph Cali (Officer Joey Santori), Charles Hallahan (Sam), Paula Kelly (Betty Simons), Frank Marth (Timothy Calvin), Stewart Moss (Jake), Craig Russell (Judy), Harold J. Stone (Mr. Santori), Tony Lucas (Philip Todman), Barney Phillips (Dr. Baker), Janet Brandt (Mrs. Gelgood), Stepfanie Kramer (Cheryl). The near-fatal shooting of a homosexual cop at a gay rally leaves an important question -- was the gunman a demonstrator, or a police officer? (Repeat program, originally aired 1/11/1981)
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| [ABC 10:30] It's A Living [Reg]: The Intruder
Season 1, episode 2 W: Wally Dalton, Shelley Zellman D: Joel Zwick With Robert Phalen (Burglar), Ray Laska (Officer Julia). Lois' slumber party for the staff is interrupted by a burglar. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/6/1980)
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