Prime-time network TV listings for Thursday January 21, 1982:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary [special]
With Eileen Brennan, Michele Lee, John Schneider, Dean Jones, Ricky Schroeder. A tour of the Florida entertainment center.
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| [ABC 8:00] Mork & Mindy [Reg]: Metamorphosis - The TV Show
Season 4, episode 13 W: Bob Perlow, Gene Braunstein D: Bob Claver With Charles Bloom (Daniel Pierson), Pat Cranshaw (Jake Loomis), Jillian Kesner (Judi Marino), Randy Brooks (Stan Jackson), Cary Zateslo (Tommy Nesbitt). A short circuit causes Mork and Mearth to switch minds.
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| [NBC 8:00] Fame [Reg]: Tomorrow's Farewell
Season 1, episode 3 W: William Blinn D: Thomas Carter With Grand Bush (Willard Johnson), John Karlen (Detective Kessler), Vincent Milana (Mr. Tipton), Barbara Ann Grimes (Mrs. Polsdorfer). While the school administration deals with board of education inspectors, Leroy tries to get rid of a gun brought home from prison by his brother.
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| [ABC 8:30] Best Of The West [Reg]: Tillman Held For Ransom
Season 1, episode 16 W: Earl Pomerantz D: Howard Storm With Robert Carnegie (Harvey), John Dennis Johnston (Curtis). Tillman's greedy scheme to open a bank backfires when he is taken hostage by robbers -- and the citizens of Copper Creek have no intention of paying the ransom.
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| [CBS 9:00] Knots Landing [Reg]: The Three Sisters
Season 3, episode 10 W: Daniel Franklin D: Kim Friedman With Kevin Hagen (Butler). Val, Karen, Abby, Ginger and Lilimae are stranded in a supposedly haunted house where they must spend the night.
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| [ABC 9:00] Barney Miller [Reg]: The Clown
Season 8, episode 10 W: Sam Simon D: Alan Bergmann With Howard Platt (Andrew Landry), J.J. Barry (Arthur Duncan), Walter Olkewicz (Bingo the Clown), Philip Bruns (Gordon Kaiser), Michael Tucci (Gilbert Doyle), Michael Alaimo (Vincent Royer), Jed Mills (Edward Crenshaw). Street clowns fall prey to a serial mugger; due to overcrowding, numerous inmates are sneaked out of Rikers Island by prison authorities in the middle of the night.
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| [NBC 9:00] Diff'rent Strokes [Reg]: Jilted
Season 4, episode 11 W: Ed Jurist D: Gerren Keith With Janet Jackson (Charlene DuPrey), Dion Williams (Barry). When Willis takes his steady girl friend for granted, his selfishness sends her out with another guy -- but there may be hope for happiness if a self-appointed Cupid succeeds in his plan.
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| [ABC 9:30] Taxi [Reg]: Nina Loves Alex
Season 4, episode 13 W: David Lloyd D: Joan Darling With Charlayne Woodard (Nina Chambers), John Mengatti (Boy), Audrey Berindey (Girl). Alex plays hard to get when a young, upbeat new cab driver shows a romantic interest in him.
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| [NBC 9:30] Gimme A Break [Reg]: Katie The Cheat
Season 1, episode 11 W: Jerry Ross D: Will Mackenzie With Peter Schrum (Uncle Ed Kanisky), Elvia Allman (Grandma Kanisky). The Chief hopes Katie will be the first member of the Kanisky family to go to college, but Katie doesn't believe she can do well on the entrance exam so she asks Julie to take the test for her.
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| [CBS 10:00] Nurse [Reg]: A Place To Die
Season 2, episode 9 W: Joel Steiger D: Philip Leacock With Dennis Boutsikaris (Joe Calvo), James Cromwell (Paul Moore), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Helen McCall), Robert Desiderio (Randy Sweet). A self-destructive rock star upsets the staff; an aging and terminally ill social activist insists on dying at home instead of in a hospital.
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| [ABC 10:00] 20/20
John Ehrlichman's first interview since his book "Witness to Power", about the Nixon White House; a profile of Dick Clark; new information about the U.S. government's Abscam operation; a report on the potential hazards of airplane takeoffs in bad weather conditions.
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| [NBC 10:00] Hill Street Blues [Reg]: The Spy Who Came In From Delgado
Season 2, episode 10 W: Steven Bochco, Anthony Yerkovich, Jeffrey Lewis, Michael Wagner D: Georg Stanford Brown With Arnold Johnson (Drunk), Gary Miller (Ballantine), Robin Gammell (Douglas Comstock), John Karlen (Inspector Pearson), Janet DeMay (Emily Williams), Dennis Dugan (Captain Freedom), Harry Moses (Reagan), Dwayne McGee (Webster), Jerome Thor (Art Delgado), Wayne Heffley (Gerson). Hunter uses pedigreed hounds to track wild city dogs; the scam saloon begins producing results, despite Captain Freedom's help; Fay fixates on cemetery plots; Frank becomes increasingly disgusted with his lawyer and Chief Daniels over the actions of the Sullivan Commission; a suspicious Calletano learns the truth about a gorgeous new officer.
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