Prime-time network TV listings for Sunday January 4, 1981:
Program details:
| [CBS 7:00] 60 Minutes
Mike Wallace interviews Jimmy (The Weasel) Fratianno, a 30-year veteran of the underworld, who has become a valuable government witness; Harry Reasoner profiles film director Franco Zeffirelli; Dan Rather reports on the crippling affliction of arthritis.
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| [ABC 7:00] Those Amazing Animals
A club whose members walk barefoot through a rattlesnake pit; dogs which guide the deaf.
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| [NBC 7:00] Wonderful World Of Disney: The Ghosts Of Buxley Hall (2)
Season 27, episode 7 W: Sy Gomberg D: Bruce Bilson With Dick O'Neill (General Eulace Buxley), Victor French (Sgt. Major Cheater Sweet), Louise Latham (Bettina Buxley), Monte Markham (Col. Joe Buxley), Ruta Lee (Ernestine Di Gonzini), Vito Scotti (Count Di Gonzini), Don Porter (Judge Haynes), Steve Franken (Virgil Quimby), Renne Jarrett (Emily Wakefield), John Ericson (George Ross). Ghosts join forces with students to prevent the demolition of a tradition-filled military academy.
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| [CBS 8:00] Archie Bunker's Place [Reg]: Custody (1)
Season 2, episode 10 W: Harriet Weiss, Patt Shea D: Joe Gannon With Celeste Holm (Estelle Harris), Lloyd Nolan (Judge McGuire), Ralph Wilcox (Earl Davis), Howard Witt (Sol Rabinowitz), Barbara Meek (Ellen Canby), Jeff Altman (Gary Bernstein). Stephanie's all-but-forgotten wealthy grandmother appears and sues Archie for custody.
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| [ABC 8:00] Charlie's Angels [Reg]: Waikiki Angels
Season 5, episode 6 W: B.W. Sandefur D: Dennis Donnelly With Dan Haggerty (Bo Thompson), Patrick Wayne (Steve Walters), Rex Holton (Lee Dain), Denise DuBarry (Marti), Christopher Goutman (David), Richard Anderson (Sam Knight), Edd Byrnes (Ted Burton), Soon-Teck Oh (Lt. Torres). The Angels go undercover as lifeguards to catch a gang of dune buggy drivers who are terrorizing a local beach and who are likely to be behind the disappearance of a Congressman's daughter.
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| [NBC 8:00] CHiPs [Reg]: Crash Course
Season 4, episode 9 W: John Huff, L. Ford Neale D: Phil Bondelli With Leigh French (Jackie), Fil Formicola (Mechanic), Burr DeBenning (Peter Doyle), Gino Conforti (Mr. Burns), Don Stroud (Sonny Matson), William Mims (Cliff Hanson), Tom Regan (Store Manager), Louise Fitch (Ms. Rogers). A car thief moves into the robbery business, while Ponch has some problems to sort out with his bank account.
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| [CBS 8:30] One Day At A Time [Reg]: A Shot In The Dark
Season 6, episode 8 W: Dinah Kirgo, Julie Kirgo D: Alan Rafkin With Terry Wills (Dave Wood), Gwynne Gilford (Joanne Wood). Former tenants ask Schneider to help them conceive a child through artificial insemination.
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| [CBS 9:00] Alice [Reg]: Henry's Bitter Half
Season 5, episode 9 W: Mark Egan, Mark Solomon D: Lee Lochhead With Dave Madden (Earl Hicks), Duane R. Campbell (Chuck), Ruth Buzzi (Chloe), Zale Kessler (Customer). Henry's convinced that his wife of 20 years is suddenly being nice because she's having an affair, so he tells her he's having one too -- with Alice.
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| [ABC 9:00] Movie: Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969)
W: William Goldman D: George Roy Hill With Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Strother Martin, George Furth, Henry Jones, Jeff Corey, Cloris Leachman, Ted Cassidy, Kenneth Mars, Donnelly Rhodes. A couple of legendary outlaws at the turn of the century flee the law in all parts of the country -- finally winding up in South America and still further pursuit.
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| [NBC 9:00] TV Movie: Harper Valley P.T.A. (1978)
W: George Edwards, Barry Schneider D: Richard C. Bennett With Barbara Eden, Ronny Cox, Nanette Fabray, John Fiedler, Louis Nye, Pat Paulsen, Susan Swift, Ron Masak, Audrey Christie, J.J. Barry, Amzie Strickland. Based on the song, a comedy about a woman who uncovers the hypocricies of her smug small-town neighbors after they accuse her daughter of being immoral.
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| [CBS 9:30] The Jeffersons [Reg]: Calendar Girl
Season 7, episode 8 W: David Silverman, Stephen Sustarsic D: Bob Lally With Karen Huie (Mrs. Wong), Susan Krebs (Receptionist). Against Lionel and Jenny's wishes, George and Louise enter Jessica in a baby contest -- and misplace her in the process.
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| [CBS 10:00] Trapper John, M.D. [Reg]: Creepy Time Gal
Season 2, episode 5 W: Deborah Zoe Dawson, Victoria Johns D: Barry Crane With R.G. Armstrong (Bates), David Groh (Donnelly), William Lanteau (Simms), Madeleine Stowe (Cassie), Charles Walker (Anderson), Ned Wilson (Dr. Thornwood). Gonzo tries to heal a student who appears to be the victim of a satanic curse; the staff at the hospital prepares for a costume ball.
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