Prime-time network TV listings for Wednesday December 16, 1981:

	8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
CBS	How The Grinch Stole Christmas! (R)	'Twas The Night Before Christmas (R)	TV Movie: Isabel's Choice (1981)
ABC	The Greatest American Hero: The Lost Diablo		The Fall Guy: The Japanese Connection		Dynasty: Viva Las Vegas
NBC	Real People		The Facts Of Life: From Russia With Love	Love, Sidney: Fiddler Under The Roof	Quincy, M.E.: Gentle Into That Good Night

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[CBS 8:00] How The Grinch Stole Christmas! [special]
W: Dr. Seuss D: Chuck Jones
With June Foray, Thurl Ravenscroft, Dal McKennon. Animated musical special about how the Grinch attempts to erase Christmas from the tiny town of Whoville by stealing all the symbols of the season. (Repeat program)

[ABC 8:00] The Greatest American Hero [Reg]: The Lost Diablo
Season 2, episode 7
W: Juanita Bartlett D: Lawrence Doheny
With John Miranda (Fletcher Casco), Gary Grubbs (Doyle Casco), Frederic Downs (Pop Casco), Bill Quinn (Harlan Blackford), Joseph Whipp (Sheriff). Bill learns of a lost gold mine and tricks Ralph and the kids into helping him search for it, only to find that it has been booby-trapped.

[NBC 8:00] Real People A toy manufacturers' convention; skateboarding in snow; a school for Santas.

[CBS 8:30] 'Twas The Night Before Christmas [special]
W: Jerome Coopersmith D: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
With Tammy Grimes, John McGiver, George Gobel. Joel Grey narrates the animated musical special adapted from the Clement Moore poem, in which Santa's feeling are hurt by a letter to the local paper denouncing him as a myth. (Repeat program)

[CBS 9:00] TV Movie: Isabel's Choice (1981)
W: Oliver Hailey D: Guy Green
With Jean Stapleton, Richard Kiley, Peter Coyote, Betsy Palmer, Mildred Dunnock, Sally Kemp, Irene Tedrow, Howard Morton, Liam Sullivan. A middle-aged executive secretary must decide between romance and an opportunity to climb the corporate ladder.

[ABC 9:00] The Fall Guy [Reg]: The Japanese Connection
Season 1, episode 7
W: Janis Hendler D: Jack Arnold
With Dennis Fimple (Bobby Rio), Bruce M. Fischer (Del Rio), Carol Wayne (Actress), Dana Lee (Oh San), Jamie Farr (Himself), James Saito (Police Officer), Don Ho (Himself). A samurai mob chieftain is looking for the two bail jumpers who are breaking in on his marijuana trade.

[NBC 9:00] The Facts Of Life [Reg]: From Russia With Love
Season 3, episode 8
W: Jerry Mayer D: Asaad Kelada
With Molly Picon (Grandma Mona). Natalie's planning a weekend of romance with her boyfriend, but when her Grandma Mona drops in unexpectedly, those romantic intentions have to be postponed.

[NBC 9:30] Love, Sidney [Reg]: Fiddler Under The Roof
Season 1, episode 7
W: Robert Van Scoyk D: Tony Mordente
With Itzhak Perlman (Himself), Tom Aldredge. Patti takes up the violin, an interest that plays on the nerves of Sidney and Laurie -- until they learn that her teacher is virtuoso Itzhak Perlman.

[ABC 10:00] Dynasty [Reg]: Viva Las Vegas
Season 2, episode 6
W: Edward DeBlasio D: Alf Kjellin
With Lance LeGault (Ray Bonning), Carol Bagdasarian (Theresa Toscanni). Desperate to pay back Cecil Colby's loan, Blake flies to Las Vegas to sell his football team and Fallon comes along for the ride; Krystle is injured when she is thrown from her horse.

[NBC 10:00] Quincy, M.E. [Reg]: Gentle Into That Good Night
Season 7, episode 7
W: Jeri Taylor D: David Moessinger
With Michael Constantine (Dr. Pendleton), Tyne Daly (Kay Silver), Spencer Milligan (Steve Silver), Alice Hirson (Mrs. Foyt), Matthew Tobin (Rigoletti), Stanley Kamel (Dave Bremerhouse), Kevin O'Brien (Brian Foyt), Mallie Jackson (Amy), Ron Max (Rasmussen), Ken Sansom (Davidson). Quincy seeks help after he tries to counsel a critically ill patient who refuses treatment.