Prime-time network TV listings for Saturday December 4, 1982:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] Walt Disney: A Disney Christmas Gift
Season 29, episode 11 This episode uses clips from "Peter Pan", "The Sword in the Stone", "Cinderella" and various short cartoons, plus stop-motion footage of Disney toys and wintertime footage of theme parks, to wish viewers a merry Christmas.
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| [ABC 8:00] T.J. Hooker [Reg]: Thieves' Highway
Season 2, episode 10 W: Roger Lewis, Devorah Cutler D: Michael Preece With Guy Stockwell (Zack Pappas), Laraine Stephens (Commissioner Cooke), Taylor Lacher (Al Tanner), Karrie Emerson (Mary Pappas), Robert Miano (Vic Keller), Thomas F. Duffy (Don Morgan), Tommy Bush (Ernie), Joan Crosby (Irene), Peter Van Norden (Lenny), Tom Amundsen (Husband Trucker), Debbie Christofferson (Wife Trucker). Despite interference from a new female police commissioner, Hooker teams with an independent trucker and a pet orangutan to stop a trucking boss's attempts to start a war.
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| [NBC 8:00] Diff'rent Strokes [Reg]: Push Comes To Shove
Season 5, episode 10 W: Richard B. Eckhaus D: Gerren Keith With Edward Andrews (Mr. Sloan), William Schilling (Louis Garth), Brad Kesten (Bobby Garth). Arnold's unexpected confrontation with the new building manager's son leads to a chilling series of events that could get the entire Drummond family evicted.
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| [NBC 8:30] Silver Spoons [Reg]: A Little Magic
Season 1, episode 11 W: Neil Lebowitz D: Jack Shea With Sharon Stone (Debbie), Frank De Vol (Bernie). Convinced that Kate and Edward should be together, Ricky decides to play matchmaker.
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| [CBS 9:00] Hallmark Hall Of Fame: Witness For The Prosecution [special]
W: John Gay D: Alan Gibson With Ralph Richardson, Beau Bridges, Donald Pleasence, Deborah Kerr, Diana Rigg, Wendy Hiller. A new adaptation of Agatha Christie's suspense drama in which a shrewd London barrister is hired to defend a hapless young American accused of murdering a wealthy English lady friend.
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| [ABC 9:00] The Love Boat [Reg]: The Tomorrow Lady / Father, Dear Father / Still Life
Season 6, episode 9 W: Larry Markes, Sidney Reznick D: Richard A. Wells With Kim Darby (Sarah Curtis), Jim Stafford (Tom McDonald), Lawrence Pressman (Ken Miller), Howard Duff (Glen Leciter), Greer Garson (Alice Bailey), Sheila Frazier (Joyce Murdock). A woman with ESP is certain she's about to meet the man of her dreams; a man pretends to be the father of his friend's daughter to impress a member of a single-parents group; Isaac's romance with a beautiful woman is affected when he suffers a loss of hearing.
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| [NBC 9:00] Gimme A Break [Reg]: Sam Faces Death
Season 2, episode 9 W: Chet Dowling D: Jim Drake With Harrison Page (Hamilton Storm), Peter Schrum (Uncle Ed Kanisky), Madison Mason (News Anchor), Howard Morton (Officer Simpson), Jane Dulo (Grandma Mildred Kanisky). While Nell is away at a funeral, Officer Simpson accidentally shoots the Chief in the hand. The injuries are minor, but nonetheless Samantha worries that he's going to die.
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| [NBC 9:30] Love, Sidney [Reg]: Jan (2)
Season 2, episode 9 W: Rod Parker D: Hal Cooper With Jenny Wright (Jan/Phoebe), John Snyder. Sidney learns that he is breaking the law when he tries to rehabilitate Jan, a 14-year-old prostitute, but concludes that her returning home is not an option.
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| [ABC 10:00] Fantasy Island [Reg]: Roller Derby Dolls / Thanks A Million
Season 6, episode 7 W: Marvin Himelfarb, David Landsberg, Lorin Dreyfuss, Anne Collins D: Don Weis With Vic Tayback (Norman Atkins), Roz Kelly (Denise), Art Metrano (Eddie Kimball), Janet Leigh (Suzanne King), John Myhers (Charlton Gould), James Noble (Bradford), Kim Lankford (Sandy). The manager of a sporting goods store wishes to own and manage a professional roller derby team; a waitress from Arkansas along with an auto worker and the owner of a large appliance store arrive to compete in a contest.
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| [NBC 10:00] The Devlin Connection [Reg]: Arsenic And Old Caviar
Season 1, episode 9 W: Rudolph Borchert D: James Frawley With Clive Revill (Clement Graybridge), Alejandro Rey (Patric), Pierrino Mascarino (Bandini). A killer begins poisoning the competing chefs at the Grand Prix de Cuisine, and Brian and Nick try to discover the culprit.
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