Prime-time network TV listings for Monday September 27, 1982:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] Square Pegs [Reg]: Pilot
Season 1, episode 1 W: Anne Beatts D: Kim Friedman With Dawn Jeffory (Sybil Blumberg), Ben Marley (Larry Simpson), David Hubbard (Steve Griffin), Carol Androsky (Gym Teacher), The Waitresses (Themselves), David Hubbard (Steve Griffin). Debut of a series featuring two friends who venture into their first day as high school freshmen determined to become popular on campus. In the opening episode, Patty gets the chance to "click with the right clique" when she attracts the attention of a handsome senior.
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| [ABC 8:00] That's Incredible
A man outraces a horse; a woman survives being buried in an avalanche; a maintenance man becomes a millionaire five times over; the results of the scholarship contest.
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| [NBC 8:00] Little House: A New Beginning [Reg]: Times Are Changing (1)
Season 9, episode 1 W: Michael Landon D: Maury Dexter With Nicholas Pryor (Royal Wilder), Richard Lilley (Man #1). The Ingalls can't make ends meet so Charles sells his farm and the family moves to the city. A young couple buys the farm, and Laura makes room in her home for Almanzo's brother and niece.
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| [CBS 8:30] Private Benjamin [Reg]: Astro-Chimp
Season 3, episode 1 W: Bob Brunner, Ken Hecht D: Leslie H. Martinson With John Randolph (Gen. Norris), Phillip R. Allen (Bruce). An chimpanzee is brought to the base, and Judy learns the next stop for it is an experimental lab. Judy attempts to save the chimp's life, but almost finds herself court-martialed.
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| [CBS 9:00] TV Movie: Drop-Out Father (1982)
W: Bob Shanks D: Don Taylor With Dick Van Dyke, Mariette Hartley, William Daniels, Monte Markham, George Coe, George Wyner, Arthur Rosenberg, Claudia Lonow. A successful advertising man drops out of the rat race of the business world and leaves his home and family for a loft apartment in New York City.
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| [ABC 9:00] Movie: The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
W: Philip Kaufman, Sonia Chernus D: Clint Eastwood With Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George, Sondra Locke, Bill McKinney, John Vernon, Sam Bottoms, Woodrow Parfrey, Joyce Jameson, Royal Dano, Sheb Wooley. A Missouri farmer joins a Confederate guerrilla unit and winds up on the run from the Union soldiers who murdered his family.
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| [NBC 9:00] Movie: Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
W: John Binder, Carol Sobieski, William Wittliff D: Jerry Schatzberg With Willie Nelson, Dyan Cannon, Slim Pickens, Amy Irving, Priscilla Pointer, Joey Floyd, Mickey Rooney Jr., Lane Smith, Pepe Serna. While on tour, a country-western singer becomes involved with the young daughter of his longtime road companion even though he still loves his stay-at-home wife.
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