Prime-time network TV listings for Saturday December 25, 1982:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] Kennedy Center Honors [special]
George Abbott, Lillian Gish, Benny Goodman, Gene Kelly and Eugene Ormandy are saluted for their lifetime achievements in the performing arts in a program taped earlier this month. Walter Cronkite is the host.
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| [ABC 8:00] T.J. Hooker [Reg]: Second Chance
Season 2, episode 1 W: Mark Rodgers D: Don Weis With Rebecca Holden (Lynn Hartman), Robert Davi (Paul Vardik), Victor Campos (Detective Garcia), Al Ruscio (Gino Manelli), De'voreaux White (Stevie Pine), Lynn Hallowell (Carla), Rick Fitts (Ryan), Betsy Russell (Teenager), Christine Kellogg (Joan), Peter Mamakos (Captain), Al Berry (Decker). The murder of a dancer who has had a lock of her hair cut off signifies to Hooker that a serial killer he pursed eight years previously is back in operation. (Repeat program, originally aired 9/25/1982)
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| [NBC 8:00] Diff'rent Strokes [Reg]: Shoot-Out At The O.K. Arcade
Season 5, episode 1 W: Howard Leeds, Martin Cohan D: Gerren Keith With Rosalind Chao (Miss Chung), Shavar Ross (Dudley Ramsey), Steven Mond (Robbie). Arnold is determined to defeat brother Willis at his own game and dethrone him as local video game champ, but in doing so Arnold's passion becomes a destructive addiction. (Repeat program, originally aired 10/2/1982)
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| [NBC 8:30] Silver Spoons [Reg]: Me & Mr. T
Season 1, episode 4 W: Bob Illes, James R. Stein D: Jack Shea With Mr. T (Himself), John P. Navin Jr. (Ox), Aileen Fitzpatrick (Miss Campbell), Darien Dash (Clarence). When Ricky comes home from his first day at school with a black eye, Edward hires a bodyguard to make sure the problem never happens again. (Repeat program, originally aired 10/16/1982)
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| [ABC 9:00] The Love Boat [Reg]: A Dress To Remember
Season 5, episode 24 W: Howard Albrecht, Sol Weinstein D: Robert Scheerer With Lyle Waggoner (Dr. Tucker Martin), Bob Denver (Norman Lomax), Catherine Parks (Carole Strickland), Markie Post (Donna Baker), Forrest Tucker (Tom Preston), Eleanor Parker (Rosie Strickland), Brianne Leary (Nancy Lomax), Kelly Monteith (Dr. Alfred Farney), Brian Farrell (Brad Grant). A gown finds its way into the life of a woman who is afraid to meet her daughter; a young lady goes on a diet so she can fit into the dress. (Repeat program, originally aired 5/8/1982)
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| [NBC 9:00] Gimme A Break [Reg]: Sam's Imaginary Friend
Season 2, episode 3 W: Erik Tarloff D: Jim Drake With Jane Dulo (Grandma Mildred Kanisky), Thomas Byrd (Dave), Michael O'Leary (Todd). Sam causes a stir in the household who she invents an imaginary friend. (Repeat program, originally aired 10/16/1982)
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| [NBC 9:30] Love, Sidney [Reg]
(Repeat program)
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| [CBS 10:00] Eye On The Media: Business And The Press
A symposium of 14 representatives from the business, government and media sectors discuss their relationship with each other.
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| [ABC 10:00] Fantasy Island [Reg]: The Big Bet / Nancy And The Thunderbirds
Season 5, episode 21 W: Skip Webster D: Cliff Bole With Edd Byrnes (Al Henshaw), Patrick Wayne (Major Wood), Howard Keel (Colonel), John James (Corky Daniels), Mary Ann Mobley (Nancy Carson), Lydia Cornell (Judy Moreau), Iron Eyes Cody (Chief Daniel), Tim Rossovich (Ben), Paul Cavonis (Charlie). A ladies' man makes a bet with his buddies that he can score with a sexy model, but winning turns out to be his biggest loss ever; a young American orphan, raised by an Indian tribe, risks her life to fulfill an ancient tribal prophecy for the sake of her tribal guardian. (Repeat program, originally aired 5/1/1982)
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| [NBC 10:00] The Devlin Connection [Reg]: Erica
Season 1, episode 12 W: Peter Lefcourt D: Bernard L. Kowalski With Frank Campanella (Eddie Kehoe), Pat McNamara (Sam), Irene Tedrow (Margaret Hollister), Anna Bjorn (Erica Jordan). Brian's colleagues from his days as a government agent in Cold War Germany are being murdered systematically, and the only clue is a cryptic message.
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