Prime-time network TV listings for Thursday November 26, 1981:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] Magnum, P.I. [Reg]: Mad Buck Gibson
Season 2, episode 8 W: Robert Hamilton D: Winrich Kolbe With Vera Miles (Joan Gibson), Darren McGavin (Mad Buck Gibson), Wally Landford (Jim), Jo Pruden (Dr. Jewell). The ex-wife of infamous adventure author and thrill-seeker 'Mad' Buck Gibson hires Magnum to protect her ex-husband who, despite his age, continues to live his life to the fullest as a hell-raiser.
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| [ABC 8:00] Mork & Mindy [Reg]: Rich Mork, Poor Mork
Season 4, episode 8 W: Richard Rosenstock, Roy Teicher D: Frank Buxton With Jennifer Wallace (Sissy). Mork turns to Exidor for financial advice, and winds up investing all the family's money in Exidor's boutique.
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| [NBC 8:00] Osmond Family Holiday Special [special]
With Anthony Geary, Lorna Patterson. Marie and Donny plus 33 other Osmonds celebrate the holiday.
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| [ABC 8:30] Best Of The West [Reg]: The New Jail
Season 1, episode 12 W: Michael Leeson D: James Burrows With Pat Cranshaw (Bob), Macon McCalman (Mayor Fletcher), Susan Ruttan (Pregnant Woman). Sam's image as a lawman quickly loses its edge after he manages to shoot himself in the leg, and the jail falling down around him doesn't help either.
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| [CBS 9:00] Knots Landing [Reg]: Aftermath
Season 3, episode 3 W: Ann Marcus, Ellis Marcus, Diana Gould D: Kim Friedman With Marcia Solomon (Marcia), Howard Witt (Dr. Parker), Peggy Pope (Mrs. Ellis), Michael Curry (Preacher), Sukie Smith (Janet), John Welsh (Ed Winters). Now facing life as a widowed mother of three following Sid's death, Karen tries to cope with her grief and the management of Sid's business.
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| [ABC 9:00] Barney Miller [Reg]: Stress Analyzer
Season 8, episode 5 W: Nat Mauldin D: Bruce Bilson With Florence Halop (Wanda LaMear), Phil Leeds (Brent LaMear), Rod Colbin (William Jessup), James Cromwell (Dr. Danworth), Ann Morgan Guilbert (Mrs. Swallock), James Murtaugh (Peace Corps Recruiter). A job fair brings out the worst in a Peace Corps recruiter; Dietrich's portable stress analyzer stops working while he's out on a call, leaving the other detectives convinced he's dead.
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| [NBC 9:00] Diff'rent Strokes [Reg]: The Big Heist
Season 4, episode 5 W: Bruce Taylor D: Gerren Keith With Robert Rockwell (Tom Bishop), Rhoda Gemignani (Mrs. Craig), Fred Pinkard (Judge Biscaye), William Lanteau (Clerk), John Brandon (Police Officer), John Moskoff (Bailiff), Nedra Volz (Adelaide Brubaker). Arnold is elated when he's accepted into an "elite" club at school, but his membership could lead to consequences when he learns he must commit a crime as part of his secret initiation.
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| [ABC 9:30] Taxi [Reg]: Fledgling
Season 4, episode 8 W: Ken Estin D: James Burrows With Paul Sand (Craig Egan). Elaine befriends a reclusive artist who is afraid to leave his apartment.
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| [NBC 9:30] Gimme A Break [Reg]: Do Or Diet
Season 1, episode 5 W: Chip Keyes, Doug Keyes D: Linda Day With George Memmoli (New Member), Nora Boland (Edna), Robert Miller Driscoll (Mr. Meyer), Mary Jo Catlett (Betty). Nell and the Chief, who have both struggled with weight problems for years, try not to think about food.
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| [CBS 10:00] Jessica Novak [Reg]: Man On The Street
Season 1, episode 4 A "fan" torments Jessica with anonymous phone calls and mysterious break-ins.
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| [ABC 10:00] Ronald Reagan: At Home On The Ranch
Barbara Walters interviews the President at his California mountain retreat.
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| [NBC 10:00] Hill Street Blues [Reg]: Fecund Hand Rose
Season 1, episode 13 W: Alan Rachins D: Gregory Hoblit With Dan Hedaya (Ralph Macafee), Barbara Babcock (Grace Gardiner), George Dickerson (Dave Swanson), Lisa Lindgren (Cindy Spooner), Michael Tucker (Mr. Heidel), Tom Calloway (Skip Fitzgerald), Gela Jacobson (Debbie Kaplan), Allen Case (Mr. Spooner), Peter White (Minister), Lynn Whitfield (Jill Thomas), Thomas Callaway (Skip Fitzgerald), Irena Du Barry (Rosa Calletano), Philip G. Schultz (Harvey), John Brandon (Detective Walsh). Esterhaus faces immense pressure as his wedding to Cindy dawns and Grace shows him what he's giving up; Furillo resents providing protection for crooked former cop Ralph Macafee, who's now a state witness; Belker busts an entertaining professional cat burglar; everyone scrambles to get ready for the wedding ceremony. (Repeat program, originally aired 3/25/1981)
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