Prime-time network TV listings for Monday October 26, 1981:
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Program details:
[CBS 8:00] Private Benjamin [Reg]: So Long, Sergeant Ross
Season 2, episode 3 W: Garry Ferrier, Aubrey Tadman D: Bruce Bilson With Jerry Stiller (Sgt. Muldoon), Robert Rockwell (Gen. Grummond). Pvt. Benjamin and Capt. Lewis try to persuade Sgt. Ross to reenlist after he is offered a new career.
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[ABC 8:00] That's Incredible
The first Incredible Hero award; an air safety breakthrough; 48 water skiers behind one boat; a foam home.
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[NBC 8:00] Little House On The Prairie [Reg]: Dark Sage
Season 8, episode 4 W: Vince Gutierrez D: Maury Dexter With Don Marshall (Dr. Caleb Ledoux), Marlene Warfield (Mattie Ledoux), John Shearin (Nathan Sherman), Anne E. Curry (Jenny Sherman). Dr. Baker is enthusiastic about the new assistant he'll be getting, a young university-trained physician named Caleb LeDoux -- until he discovers LeDoux is black.
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[CBS 8:30] The Two Of Us [Reg]: Upstairs, Downstairs
Season 2, episode 3 W: Arthur Julian D: Peter Bonerz With Linda Thorson (Melissa). Reggie threatens violence against the man who stole his girl friend -- a woman suspiciously resembling the one waiting for Brentwood in his quarters.
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[CBS 9:00] M*A*S*H [Reg]: That's Show Biz
Season 10, episode 1 W: Elias Davis, David Pollock D: Charles S. Dubin With Gwen Verdon (Brandy Doyle), Gail Edwards (Marina Ryan), Danny Dayton (Fast Freddie Nichols), Karen Landry (Sarah Miller), Amanda McBroom (Ellie Carlyle), Richard Molmar (Michael Nowicki). A touring USO show brings an unexpected touch of vaudeville to the 4077th when the star showgirl requires an emergency operation.
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[ABC 9:00] Monday Night Football
Houston Oilers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers.
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[NBC 9:00] TV Movie: Splendor In The Grass (1981)
W: William Inge D: Richard C. Sarafian With Melissa Gilbert, Cyril O'Reilly, Eva Marie Saint, Ned Beatty, Michelle Pfeiffer, Macon McCalman, Richard McKenzie, Graham Jarvis, Nicholas Pryor, K Callan. Two sensitive teenagers wrestle with strict sexual mores and parental pressure when they fall in love in pre-Depression Kansas.
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[CBS 10:00] The Magic Of David Copperfield [special]
With Catherine Bach, Susan Anton. Jason Robards hosts a special featuring the illusionist.
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