Prime-time network TV listings for Thursday December 9, 1982:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] Magnum, P.I. [Reg]: Almost Home
Season 3, episode 10 W: Robert Gilmer, Alan Cassidy D: Ivan Dixon With Gabriel Aio (Kimo), Kathleen Lloyd (Bridget Archer), Gilbert Green (Vic Stout), Stephen Elliott (Admiral Wheeler), Beulah Quo (Iko Tamura), Gillian Dobb (Agatha Chumley), Jean Bruce Scott (Maggie Poole). Magnum helps a cocktail waitress from Cleveland who wants to place her father's remains on the battleship Arizona in Pearl Harbor.
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| [ABC 8:00] Joanie Loves Chachi [Reg]: My Dinner With Chachi
Season 2, episode 10 W: Paula A. Roth D: John Tracy With Greg Finley (Doctor), John Allen (Milton). Joanie's attempt to please Chachi by making his favorite dish -- shrimp marinara -- is spoiled when it turns out the shrimp is rancid.
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| [NBC 8:00] Fame [Reg]: Homecoming
Season 2, episode 11 W: Ken Berg D: Peter Levin With Bruno Kirby (Marty Schwartz), Gerald S. O'Loughlin (Mr. Schwartz), Ann Nelson (Mrs. Berg), Madlyn Rhue (Mrs. Schwartz), Carmine Caridi (Angelo Martelli). Doris tries to reunite her father and brother after years of being apart; the students share Miss Grant's need to impress her former teacher.
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| [ABC 8:30] Star Of The Family [Reg]: Arcade Wars
Season 1, episode 10 A wild protest rally erupts when the high school kids fight for their rights against the PTA, which has threatened to close a nearby video arcade. (Last show of the series.)
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| [CBS 9:00] Simon & Simon [Reg]: The Last Time I Saw Michael
Season 2, episode 8 W: James Crocker D: Vincent McEveety With Colin Campbell (John Abbott), K.C. Winkler (Cindy), Matthew Tobin (Siggy), Don Gordon (Knapp), June Allyson (Margaret Wells), Robert Sterling (Michael Wells/Arthur Bristol), Jack Lucarelli (Earl Hickman). A friend of Cecilia's claims that she's just seen her supposedly dead husband alive.
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| [ABC 9:00] Too Close For Comfort [Reg]: Pressure's Rising
Season 3, episode 9 W: David Braff D: Lee Lochhead With Audrey Meadows (Iris Martin). Henry's womenfolk badger him to increase his life insurance after the ashes of a friend are tossed off a tuna boat by his economizing family.
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| [NBC 9:00] Cheers [Reg]: One For The Book
Season 1, episode 11 W: Katherine Green D: James Burrows With Jack Knight (Jack), Ian Wolfe (Buzz Crowder), Boyd Bodwell (Kevin), Francis X. McCarthy (Mr. Phillips). While Diane keeps notes on bar conversation, a novice comes in for one final fling before entering a monastery and a World War I doughboy shows up for a very small reunion.
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| [ABC 9:30] It Takes Two [Reg]: A Healthy Romance
Season 1, episode 8 D: Jay Sandrich With Ford Rainey (Raymond). Mama receives a marriage proposal from a man she's been dating; Molly receives a death threat from a criminal she prosecuted.
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| [NBC 9:30] Taxi [Reg]: Zena's Honeymoon
Season 5, episode 11 W: David Lloyd D: Richard Sakai With Rhea Perlman (Zena Sherman), Peter Jurasik (Tom Pelton), Robert Moberly (Waiter), Jim Pollack (Man at Table), Patrick Davis (Gramps). After initially ignoring an invitation to attend Zena's wedding, Louie has regrets so he crashes her wedding cruise.
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| [CBS 10:00] Knots Landing [Reg]: Emergency
Season 4, episode 10 W: Diana Gould D: Larry Elikann With Jon Cypher (Jeff Munson), Michael Sabatino (Chip Roberts), Bobby Jacoby (Brian), Rebecca Stanley (Patrice), Sally Kemp (Dr. Gilbert), Arthur Burghardt (Dr. Rosen). Diana's life is on the life with a sudden and mysterious illness, and Karen holds Gary and Abby responsible.
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| [ABC 10:00] 20/20
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| [NBC 10:00] Hill Street Blues [Reg]: No Body's Perfect
Season 3, episode 11 W: Michael Wagner, David Milch D: Randa Haines With Pat Corley (Wally Nydorf), Charles Levin (Eddie Gregg), Trinidad Silva (Jesus Martinez), Lynne Moody (Marty Nichols), Barbara Babcock (Grace Gardiner), George Wyner (Irwin Bernstein), Kenneth Kimmins (Mr. Anderson), Lisa Sutton (Robin Tattaglia), Helen Shaver (Teresa), Franklyn Seales (Crawford), Peter Jurasik (Sid the Snitch), Irene de Bari (Rosa Calletano), Peter Lownds (Pete Dorsey), Walter Janowitz (Old Man), Bette Raya (Esperanza), Betty McGuire (Trudy Sandler), Roy Pinkard (Judge), Gary Cervantes (Jose). The governor's dog is found; Eddie's role as an informant is revealed; Furillo tries to stop Nydorf the coroner from testifying; Crawford decides on his future course as a policeman.
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