Prime-time network TV listings for Wednesday April 21, 1982:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] People Like Us
Bill Moyers tells the story of four American families who are in trouble because of the economic recession and federal budget cuts.
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| [ABC 8:00] The Greatest American Hero [Reg]: The Two-Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Fastball
Season 2, episode 1 W: Stephen J. Cannell D: Georg Stanford Brown With Markie Post (Deborah Dante), Bruce Kirby (Shorty Robinson), Carmen Argenziano (Nick Castle), Mike Douglas (Himself), Don Drysdale (Himself), Stanley Brock. Crooks needing cash to swing an arms deal bet heavily on a baseball game and beat up the star of the team they bet against. Ralph joins the underdogs to make sure they win and the gamblers lose. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/4/1981)
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| [NBC 8:00] Real People
A loveable landlord; a one-man band; a town split by the U.S.-Canadian border; a 12-year-old auctioneer. (Repeat program)
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| [CBS 9:00] WKRP In Cincinnati [Reg]: Up And Down The Dial
Season 4, episode 22 W: Dan Guntzelman D: George Gaynes With Carol Bruce (Mama Carlson), Nicholas Hormann (Charles Von Sanker), Ian Wolfe (Hirsch). Just as WKRP moves up to #6 in the ratings, Mama Carlson announces that she plans to switch the format of the station to 24 hour-a-day news. (Last show of the series.)
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| [ABC 9:00] The Fall Guy [Reg]: The Human Torch
Season 1, episode 6 W: Nick Thiel D: Daniel Haller With Severn Darden (Mr. Morton), Brianne Leary (Robin Simmons), Vincent Schiavelli (Motel Manager), Bonnie Ebsen (Sally), Peter Breck (Sheriff Owens), Gale Sondergaard (Mrs. Jackson), Richard Moll (Ethan), Dan Priest (Robert Simmons). The trail of a fugitive arsonist and a missing insurance investigator leads Colt and Howie to a small town where the locals are less than helpful. (Repeat program, originally aired 12/9/1981)
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| [NBC 9:00] The Facts Of Life [Reg]: A Baby In The House
Season 3, episode 3 W: Deidre Fay, Stuart Wolpert, Jerry Winnick D: Asaad Kelada With Heather Kerr (Alison). Blair's unwed friend Allison disappears after visiting, leaving her baby in the girls' care. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/11/1981)
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| [CBS 9:30] Baker's Dozen [Reg]: I Was Told You Were A Racetrack
Season 1, episode 5 W: Nick Arnold D: Tony Mordente With Carol Lynley, Hansford Rowe (Gifford III), Tony Devon (Buddy). Mike dreads being assigned to protect a millionaire's wife until he discovers she's very attractive.
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| [NBC 9:30] Teachers Only [Reg]: The Dreyfuss Affair
Season 1, episode 2 W: George Yanok D: Peter Baldwin With Heidi Bohay (Victoria), Leslie King (Debbie). Two female students set Dreyfuss up, claiming he made a pass at one of them.
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| [CBS 10:00] Baryshnikov In Hollywood [special]
With Shirley MacLaine, Bernadette Peters, Dom DeLuise, Gene Wilder, Orson Welles, Charles Nelson Reilly. Mikhail Baryshnikov hosts this musical-variety special which romps through Hollywood's movie studios.
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| [ABC 10:00] Fortress Israel
A look at how Israelis have handled four decades of living with a war mentality due to political and military conflicts. Marshall Frady is the correspondent. He speaks with a wide range of Israelis who voice their opinions on Israel's current political stance.
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| [NBC 10:00] Quincy, M.E. [Reg]: Bitter Pill
Season 7, episode 9 W: Sam Egan, David Chomsky D: Georg Fenady With Simon Oakland (Keith Zagner), George DelHoyo (Paramedic), William Smithers (Senator Stevenson), Peggy McCay (Irene Jordan), Michael LeClair (Ross Yates), Dana Gladstone (Coach), Garnett Smith (Austin Wooster), Robert Hooks (Sgt. LeBatt), Jeb Adams (Craig). When a high school student drops dead at basketball practice, Quincy is drawn into an investigation of the dangers of "pep" pills and legal lookalike drugs, and the problems in regulating the sales of such items. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/6/1982)
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