Thursday March 4, 1982
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Prime-time network TV listings for Thursday March 4, 1982:


8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
CBS Magnum, P.I.: The Last Page Knots Landing: Cricket Nurse: Where's Mary?
ABC Police Squad!: A Substantial Gift Bosom Buddies: The Way Kip And Henry Were Barney Miller: The Car (R) Taxi: Tony's Comeback 20/20
NBC Fame: But Seriously, Folks Diff'rent Strokes: The Big Heist (R) Gimme A Break: Do Or Diet (R) Hill Street Blues: Cranky Streets (R)


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Movie
Drama
News
Special
Variety
Comedy

Program details:



[CBS 8:00] Magnum, P.I. [Reg]: The Last Page
Season 2, episode 19
W: Andrew Schneider   D: Alan J. Levi

With Robert F. Lyons (Taylor Hurst), Joanna Kerns (Mary Kanfer), James Edgecomb (Ed Kanfer), Kam Fong (Kam Chung), Sonia Nilsen (Linda Greer), Tommy Fujiwara (Hiramoto), Linda Watson (Celeste Cole), West Hogan (Donny Kanfer), Elizabeth Smith (Landlady), Francine Van Den Bergh (Inger), Dave Kimura (Yo Yo). A Vietnam veteran from Seattle hires Magnum to find his girlfriend who came to Hawaii and then disappeared -- but he has an ulterior motive as well.

[ABC 8:00] Police Squad! [Reg]: A Substantial Gift
Season 1, episode 1
W: Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker, David Zucker   D: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker

With Lorne Greene (Stabbed Man), Barbara Tarbuck (Mrs. Twice), Terry Wills (Jim), Terrence Beasor (Dr. Zubatsky), Russell Shannon (Ralph Twice), Jimmy Briscoe (Cop), Kathryn Leigh Scott (Sally). Premiere of series that provides a comedy take-off on police dramas. In the opening episode, Frank investigates a murder case at a bank where a robber shot the clerk and then another staff member shot the robber. The autopsy, however, shows differently.

[NBC 8:00] Fame [Reg]: But Seriously, Folks
Season 1, episode 9
W: Parke Perine   D: Alan J. Levi

With Gregg Berger (Comedian), Stanley DeSantis (Director), Michael Thoma (Mr. Crandall), Ric Mancini (Mr. Amatullo), Lola Mason (Mrs. Amatullo). Danny starts taking caffeine pills to juggle school and his new midnight gig at a comedy club; Doris has her first screen test for a hamburger commercial; Julie falls for a teaching assistant whose interest is purely business.

[ABC 8:30] Bosom Buddies [Reg]: The Way Kip And Henry Were
Season 2, episode 15
W: Terry Hart, Lenny Ripps   D: Joel Zwick

With Alexa Hamilton (Carla). To cheer up Isabelle, Henry recounts his college days and the story of how the boys began working for Ruth.

[CBS 9:00] Knots Landing [Reg]: Cricket
Season 3, episode 14
W: Ann Marcus   D: Nicholas Sgarro

With Danny Gellis (Jason), Bobby Jacoby (Brian), Steve Shaw (Eric), Don Stroud (Rusty Daniels), Viveka Davis (Cricket), Mark Davison (Dr. Reynolds), Anita Jesse (Mrs. Wallace), Stephen Macht (Joe Cooper). A man from Valene's past drops by for a visit and leaves behind his stepdaughter, a problem child with serious issues.

[ABC 9:00] Barney Miller [Reg]: The Car
Season 8, episode 3
W: Nat Mauldin   D: Bruce Bilson

With Larry Gelman (Joseph Hilyer), Joe Regalbuto (Officer Slatic), Pat McNamara (Burt Boskin), Alice Backes (Mrs. Shawcross). A car thief's conscience gets the better of him -- after twenty-five years; Levitt saves a child from a precarious fate; an overzealous sanitation officer goes to extremes.
(Repeat program, originally aired 11/12/1981)

[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.
(Repeat program, originally aired 11/26/1981)

[ABC 9:30] Taxi [Reg]: Tony's Comeback
Season 4, episode 19
W: Sam Simon   D: Michael Lessac

With Gene LeBell (Referee), Bubba Smith (Lucius Franklin), Jimmy Lennon Sr. (Ring Announcer), John Steve (Burke), Ed. Weinberger (Boxing Fan), Naomi Stevens (Aunt Lucia). Tony is motivated to regain his boxing license by a positive-thinking ex-NFL player.

[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.
(Repeat program, originally aired 11/26/1981)

[CBS 10:00] Nurse [Reg]: Where's Mary?
Season 2, episode 13
W: Philip Rosenberg

With Dennis Boutsikaris (Joe Calvo), Josh Clark (Steve), Damien Leake (Mike), Dick Latessa (Inspector Condon). Taken hostage during a bank robbery, Mary tries to pursuade her captors to let a wounded guard be treated.

[ABC 10:00] 20/20 Reports on children of divorce and how they respond to family break-ups; a special breed of Soviet spies in America -- high-tech scientists in search of American know-how; female body builders.

[NBC 10:00] Hill Street Blues [Reg]: Cranky Streets
Season 2, episode 6
W: Robert Crais   D: Randa Haines

With Tony Perez (Perez), Vanna Salviati (Mrs. Amico), Leonard Lightfoot (Ellis), Livia Genise (Officer Sanchez), Robert Sampson (Hal Massey), Stephen McHattie (Officer Nash), Steve Peck (Guido Barbari). Hill covers for a rookie cop with personal problems who uses excessive force during an arrest; Coffey arrests a family friend during a visit to his old neighborhood; Fay introduces her fiancee; negotiations break down between the police union and the city.
(Repeat program, originally aired 12/10/1981)

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