Prime-time network TV listings for Saturday December 20, 1980:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] WKRP In Cincinnati [Reg]: Bah, Humbug
Season 3, episode 7 W: Lissa Levin D: Rod Daniel With Parley Baer (Mr. Armor), Don Diamond (Don Bassett), Merie Earle (Mrs. Butterworth). Mr. Carlson plans to give the staffers almost no Christmas bonuses. But in a dream brought on by eating one of Johnny Fever's brownies, the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future visit to show him the error of his ways.
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| [ABC 8:00] Breaking Away [Reg]: King Of The Quarry
Season 1, episode 4 W: Steve Pritzker D: Victor Lobl With Steve Doubet (Steve), Brian Green (Jerry), Lauri Huffer (Jennifer), Shelby Brammer (Nancy). While relaxing at their favorite swimming hole, the boys are interrupted by the hated "frat rats" with their sorority girls in tow; Stohler loses his poise when guest lecturing at the college; a Chicago job offer beckons Moocher.
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| [NBC 8:00] Barbara Mandrell & The Mandrell Sisters [Reg]
With Bobby Vinton, Andrae Crouch.
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| [CBS 8:30] The Tim Conway Show [Reg]
Season 2, episode 12
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| [CBS 9:00] Freebie And The Bean [Reg]: Pilot
Season 1, episode 3 W: Jay Folb D: Hy Averback With George Loros (Willie), Victoria Carroll (Louise), Jeanetta Arnette. The undercover team banks on the "woman scorned" theory to produce a witness against a loan shark.
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| [ABC 9:00] The Love Boat [Reg]: The Captain's Bird / That's My Dad / Captive Audience
Season 4, episode 9 W: Hudson Hickman, Alfred Monacello, Art Baer, Ben Joelson, Richard Albrecht D: Allen Baron With Beth Schaffel (Cathy Pierson), Dorothy Lamour (Lil Braddock), Dirk Benedict (Jeff Dalton), Jack Jones (Bobby Braddock), Robert Aguayo (Jose), Meeno Peluce (Scotty), Laraine Stephens (Susan Braddock), Allan Jones (Richard Braddock). A father-son singing duo hasn't spoken in years but are reunited on a Christmas cruise; Gopher guards Vicki's parrot; a youngster claims to be on board with his dad.
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| [NBC 9:00] Movie: Rollercoaster (1977)
W: Richard Levinson, William Link D: James Goldstone With George Segal, Richard Widmark, Timothy Bottoms, Henry Fonda, Harry Guardino, Susan Strasberg, Helen Hunt, Michael Bell. A young terrorist is able to blackmail a series of companies by placing homemade radio controlled bombs within the central attraction of amusement parks.
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| [CBS 10:00] Secrets Of Midland Heights [Reg]: The Searchers
Season 1, episode 3 W: David Jacobs D: Fernando Lamas With K Callan (Hilda Carroll). John Grey is abducted by Guy Millington's thugs, prompting a frantic search by Holly and Teddy.
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| [ABC 10:00] Fantasy Island [Reg]: Crescendo / Three Feathers
Season 4, episode 8 W: Worley Thorne, Larry Forrester D: Michael Preece With Hugh O'Brian (Alan Colshaw), Toni Tennille (Susan Lohman), Diane Baker (Lena Jordan), Peter Lawford (Jesse), Monte Markham (Edmond Dumont), James Wainwright (Jake Lawrie), Skip Homeier (Mike Thurwood), James Hong (Butler). A singing star risks her life to attempt a romance with the brilliant composer of her songs; a man is unjustly accused of cowardice, having abandoned his three flight mates after a plane crash, and is desperate to exonerate himself.
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