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SUNDAY
12/29/85
5:45
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MORNING
5:00 8 CNN News
O IB C CNN Headline News
g ( INN News
5:05 ( [HBO] Rich Littie's a Christmas Carol Rich
Little takes on the roles of many characters in
this offbeat version of Dickens" classic tale.
5:30 8 Antioch in the New World
O CNN News
Im The World Tomorrow
O C U.S. Farm Report
O Scared Heart
O Weather
O Hour of Deliverance
O l.ift for Life
() [HBO] MOVIE: "The Prince and the Pauper"
Based on Mark Twain's story of a prince and a
beggar boy who change clothes and identities in
medieval England. Mark Lester, Oliver Reed.
1977. Rated PG.
O Wall Street Journal
O For Our Times
O ( It Is Written
O ( Little Rascals
6:15 O Focus
6:30 O Tom & Jerry
Gospel Sing
Millionaire Maker
O Wild Kingdom
Insight
Worship Service
O ( Bugs Bunny and Friends
6:45 O Voice of Goodwill
7:00 O Happy Days
]D ]1 Jimmy Swaggart
7:30
8:00
8:30
8:35
9:00
9:05
9:30
O Robert Schulier
O Forward Together
Mr. Rogers" Neighborhood
Methodist Hour
!: King Kong Cartoons
O Laveme and Shirley
O Holy Mass
O Mail Order TV
Sesame Street (CC)
O Ken Copeland
The Flintstones
(D Padez-Moi
O Star Trek
] James Kennedy
O Rev. Lovelady
( [HBO] Fraggle Rock: Bells of Freggle Rock
(cc)
Jimmy Swaggart
Ken Copeland
(OCBS Sunday Morning News
Woody Woodpecker
Sesame Street (CC)
O Expect a Miracle
[HBO] Life on Earth: The Hunters and the
Hunted
0 Larry Jones Ministry
m E.J. Daniels
Bugs Bunny
Q [!) Andy Griffith
O Greatest American Hero
B Oral Roberts
1 CBS Sunday Morning News
I Dr. D. James Kennedy
tD Millionaire Maker
O James Robison
Three Stooes
(D @ Mr. Rogers Neighborhood
O Good News
O The World Tomorrow
{) [HBO] MOVIE: "Wavelength" Extrater-
restrial creatures trapped by the Air Force un-
dergo rigorous scientific experiments. Robert
Carradine, Cherie Cume, Keenan Wynn. 19B3.
Rated PG.
ID Oral Roberts
Reading Rainbow
Jerry Falwell
m Shopsmith
Q O TV (CC)
9:35 m C MOVIE: "inside Daisy Clover' A young
girl's rise to stardom in the thirties is traced
through the complications arisin 9 from her fail-
ure to adjust. Natalie Wood, Christopher Plum-
met, Robert Redford. 1966.
lO:0O IB Sunday Joun
O First Presbyterian Church
ACROSS
1 "Animal --"
5 Epithet for Hemingway
s vmyc
10 "-- -- Big Girl Now"
12 Weumlngton
Congmsnen (clue to
puzzle an,r)
15 Fall flower
18 Greek love god
20 Musical finale
21 Adjective ending
22 Later
24 Actrm Travolta
25 Daredevil Knteval
28 DMtlnguMhed service
order: abbr.
31 "The --, the Gold Watch
& EverytNng"
32 Water: Latin
34 "-- Sanctum'"
36 Cartoon dog
37 Pouch
39 Needleflsh
41 Engrave
42 Paradise
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3 Monogcam for Ito
4 Jo=mna on "Newht"
5 Type Idzs
6 Monogram for IVleadows
7 Dolly --
8 "-- of the Party: The
Story of Boetrtce"
11 Leaped
13 Min's find
14 sophla o "Golden
Girls"
16 Slander
17 Nen
19 She wu Amyon "The A-
Tewn"
23 System
26 Wine: Ft.
27 Dondrdc on "Abwolr'
Robert Behran. 1984. Rated PG- 13.
O 7th Annual American Black Achievement
Awards
O Louisiana: The State
O (: MOVIE: "The Magnificent Seven' A
gunfighter recruits six rugged men to defend a
roup of Mexican peasants from bandits. Yul
rynner, Eli Wallach. Steve McQueen. 1960.
( Washington Week in Review (CC) Paul
Duke is joined by top Washington journalists
analyzing the week's news.
3:30 IB MOVIE: 'Luck of the Irish' A reporter meets
a lovely Irish colleen and an unpredictable lepre-
chaun. Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Cecil Keile-
way. 1947.
O Tony Brown's Journal Tony Brown dis-
cusses issues of special interest to the black
community.
O Essence
( Wall Street Week Louis Rukeyser ana-
lyzes the "80's with a weekly review of econ-
omic and investment matters.
4:00 O Bi Valley
IB
Finng Une
War of the Stars
( Adam Smith's Money World
4:30 O Can You Be Thinner
E BJ/Lobo
5:00
5:05
5:30
( McLaughlin Group
ABC News
( [HBO] Fraggle Rock: Bells of Fraggle Rock
(cc)
I Fight Back With D. Horowitz
B McLaughlin Group
Foks
B Undersea World of Jacques Cousu
OOO News
IB NBC Nightly News
C [HBO] MOVIE: "Johnny Dangerously' (CC)
In the 1930s, an honest, good-hearted man is
forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his
neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.
Michael Keaton, Joe Piscopo, Mauraen Staple-
ton. 1984. Rated PG- 13.
O Adam Smith's Money World
29 "-- Pegs" (clue to
3O --- of the Blue"
33Bem
35 Comedm Little
38 Lsef of book
38 ID for Codey
40 Commercial
I The World Tomorrow ABC News
o MOV,E: Am, ...... |
and his assistant perform experiments on cap-
tive prisoners in a eerie atmosphere. John Carra-
dine, Allison Hayes, Myron Healey. 1957. "
O James Robieon
O MOVIE: 'Doctor Who: Leisure Hive"
Power Pro Wreling
3-2-1, Contact (CC)
10:30 E This Week Wkh David Brinkiey
Fbet Bahai Church
Essence
O Face the Nation
Larry Jones Mi.niatry
g
( Timmy and I.a=de
11:00 ID O Meet the Press
C) [HBO] MOVIE: 'Kidco' An ambitious
youngster tries his hand at the world of big busi-
ness. Scott Schwartz, Cinnamon Idles. 1984.
Rated PG.
IB Inside LSU
El Geik/Church
( Incredible Hulk
I () MOVIE: 'Long John Silver" The famous
pirate finds action on The Seven Seas. Robert
Newton, Connie Gilchrist. 1953.
11:30 I Mid-South Wrestling
O I1 AFC Wildcard Playoff Game The AFC
wildcard playoff game will be aired live. Starting
times and teams were not available at press
time. (3 hrs.)
Face the Nation
This Week W'rth David BrinkkW
NFC Wildcard Game The NFC wildcerd
game will be aired live. Starting times and teams
were not available at press time. (3 hrs.)
IB Crime File
8:00
6:05
7:00
EVENING
O O Superri--The Making of tt Mov
(CC) Take a behind-the-scenes look at the crea-
tion of the movie "Supergld'. (60 min.)
O Punky Breweter (CC) In an effort to raise
Punky's Christmas spirit, Henry plays Santa
Claus for her school class. (60 rain.) (R), In
Stereo.
0 60 Minutes
Star Search
EB Owl TV (cc)
( Hollywood Reporter
O Austin City Limits: Rk:ky Scaggs / The
Judd=
8 C Beat of World Championp Wreiog
O O MOVIE: 'Superman II" (CC) Super-
man must choose between his love for Lois
Lane and his pledge to protect Earth when three
criminals take over the U.S.A. Christopher
Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman. 1980.
'O Amazing Stories: Vaneesa in the Gar-
den An impressionist painter who has lost his
wife in a carriage wreck regains her through his
art. In Stereo.
O O Murder, She Wrote A New Mexico ar-
rCha icai dig leads Jessica on the trail of mur-
a real estate scam. (60 min.)
[HBO] MOVIE: 'A Soldier's StoW" (CC) To-
wards the end of Wodd War II, a black Army
attorney's investigation into the murder of a
black sergeant at a Louisiana military base ig-
nites further racial strife. Howard E. Rollins, Jr.,
villain out to win at any cost. Jack Lemmon,
Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood. 1965.
12:20 IB 0[:) MOVIE: 'Marriage on the Rodin' A 7:30
woman persuades her husband to take a to
Mexico where they quarrel andget a quckm di-
vorce. Frank Sinatra, Deborah Kerr, Dean Mar-
tin. 1965. 8:00
12:30 O MOVIE: "The Bible" The story of man's
creation, fall, survival of the flood and indornit
bie faith in the future is told. George C. Scott,
Peter O'Toole, Ava Gardner.
1966.
I Inside LSU
1:00 ( [HBO] MOVIE: 'Oliver's Story" Oliver picks
up the pieces after his wife's death. Ryan
O'Neel, Canclice Bern.. 1978. Rated PG.
O Ethiopia: The N=ghtmere Continues
EB Great Perfomumces: Rossini at Versailles
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe and the cho-
rus of Radio France perform from the Royal Op
era House and chapel of the Palace of Versailles.
Stereo.
1:30 To En Frenceis
Be Announced 8:30
O ( Images d Monde Francoph0ne 9:00
2:00 IWoddVimt: AWica-Contine Caught in
AFTERN)91 ,, Adolph Caesar. 1984, Rated PG.
i Andersu Fde
12:00 IB MOVIE: "To Be Announced' I) AWl€a: Bleeding Cemnent
O All Creatures Great and Small ( Nature: Through Animal Eyes (CC) Spe-
This Week W'h David Brinklay ciel lenses and video techniques show how ani-
() MOVIE: "The Great" A turn-of-the- reals and insects see the world. (60 rain.) (R).
century auto race is ..cpmpl..ed by the prea- 7.'05 0 CD MOVIE: "Gidsl Girisl Gidlsl" Elvis is
ence of a lady journalist and the efforts of a chased by a bevy of beauties but can't decide
2:35
3:00
Crisis
O Cue in on Culture: Three European Fa-
shion Designers Giorgio Armeni, whose fa-
shions can be seen on "Miami Vice', is one of
three designers whose work is profiled.
O ( Fidng Une
2:30 O O Ar-C-Wiildca Plyoff Game The Arc
wildcard playoff game will be aired live. Starting
times and teams were not available at press
time.
IB O NFC W'ddcard Gamin The NFC wkrd
game will be aired live. Starting times and teams
were not available at press time. (3 hrs., 30
min.)
E) [HBO] Not Neceeaarily the Year in Review
The NNTN news team takes their annual look at
the pest twelve months.
I Washington Week in Review (CC) Paul
Duke is joined by top WaShington journalists
analyzing the week's news.
i C MOVIE: 'Kotch' An elderly man refuses
to be put out to pasture by his children. Walter
Metthau, Deborah Winters, Felicia Farr. 1971.
To Be Announced
( [HBO] MOVIE: 'Night of the Comet" (CC)
Two Valley Gids try to auwive after a comet's
radiation turns its victims into cannibeliatic zorn.
bias. Maw Catherine Stewart, Kelti Maroney,
which one he prefers. Elvis Presley, Ste Stew
ens, Laurel Goodwin. 1962.
1 O Alfred Hitoltcock Present: The Man
From the South A penniless drifter accepts a
9:06
9:30
9:35
10.'00
J
O Start of Something Big
I Alice
I America
( Solid Gold
10:35 O M*A*S*H
I ( John Ankerberg
10:45 B MOVIE: "He Walked By Night" A deter-
mined investigator leads the hunt for a calculat-
ing and elusive cop killer through the streets and
sewers of the city. Richard Basehart, Scott
Brady. 1948.
11:00 O MOVIE: "The Man" Based on Irving Was-
lace's novel about a black senator who ascends
to the Presidency of the United States through a
fluke. James Ead Jones, Martin Balsam, Burgess
Meredith. 1971.
O
Sunday
Sports
11:05 I
Keys to Success
=
11:15 O
11:30 O Tales from the Darkside
O Sports Machine
0 MOVIE: "F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last
of the Belles' Writer F. Scott Fitzgerald copes
with his marital problems by writing a fictional-
ized version of his courtship of Zelda during
World War I. Richard Chamberlain, Blythe Dan-
net, Susan Sarandon. 1974.
0 Time: Man of the Year
( Power Pro Wrestling
11:35 O Dukes of Hazzard
12:00 Entertainment This Week Interview with
Jackie Gleason. (60 min.)
(O America
(1_ At the Movies
12:05 I EE) The World Tomorrow
12:30 ( [HBO] MOVIE: 'Touched' Determined to
make something of himself, a mental patient es-
apes and assumes a new identity. Robert Hays,
athleen Bailer, Ned Beatty. 1983. Rated R.
Miracle Revival Hour
(: Christian Science Monitor Reports
12:35 I1 America This Week
(: Larry Jones Ministry
1:00 O Puffin' on the Hits
1:05 () Christian .Ch_ildren'$ Fund
1:30 O Music City, U,S.A,
CBS News Nightwatch Joined ,in, Progress
1:35 . ( MOVIE: "Blondie's Big Deal Dagwood
invests m a fire-proof paint and uses the boss'
house to demonstrate. Penny Singleton, Arthur
Lake, Jerome Cowan. 1949.
3:00
3:30
3:55
1:45 O Flair for Living
2:00 CBS News Nightwatoh
( ABC News
2:05 C[HBO]MOVIE: "The Seduction' ATVnews-
caster is pursued by a deranged photographer
whose obsessive devotion turns the woman's
life into a nightmare. Morgan Fairchild, Andrew
Stevens, Michael Sarrazin. 1982. Rated R.
®,Ariculture U.S.A.
:) It s Your Business
(: [HBO] MOVIE: 'The Evil That Men Do' (CC)
An assassin is called out of retirement to per-
form one final assignment. His target: a Central
American torture specialist protected by an
American agency. Charles Bronson, Theresa
Saldana. 1984. Rated R.
I ( Get Smart
I ( Beverly HillbiHi
4:00
4:30
minal illness and a painful reunion with his es- 4:30
tranged son. Jack Lemmon, Robbie Benson Lee
Remick. 1980.
O Scarecrow and Mrs. King Amanda at-
tempts to help when the leader of an environ- 5:00
mental group is framed for murder. (60 min.) (R).
C [HBO] MOVIE: "The Muppeta Take Man-
hattan' (CC) While Ken'nit and company try to
take their college variety show to Broadway,
Miss Piggy's jealousy of a friendly waitress
threatens her wedding plans for the frog. Kermit 6:00
the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear. 1984. Rated
G.
bizarre winger from a mysterious old man. In
Stereo.
O O MOVIE: "Behind Enemy Line=' (CC)
During World War II, a Harvard history profes-
¢r masterminds espionage activities of Ameri-
cans and British in the London Office of Strategic
Services. Hal Hoibrook, David McCallum, Ray
Sherkay. 1985.
0 O Crazy Like a Fox When the cousin of
Harrison's secretary is found murdered, Harry
becomes involved in a smuggling plot. (60 min.)
O Nature: Thnx Animal Eye= ICC) iat
lenses and video techniques show how animals
and insects see the world, (60 min.) (R). 1:00
I () At the Movies
( In Performance at the White House
President and Mrs. Re.. an join Leontyne Price
at Shiloh Baptist Church m Washington D. C. for
a program of gospel music. (60 min.) " 3:00
O () Tales from the Dmkside
O O Trapper John, M.D. Trapper rekindles a
wartime romance when he returns to North Ko-
rea to bring back the brother of a kidney tren- 4:00
nt patient. (60 min.)
BO] Harry Bebfonte: Don't Stop the Car-
A look at Belafonte, the man, through his
music and exclusive interviews. (60 min.)
O O ( Theatre: Bkk Hou
(CC) Port 5 of 8 Mr. Gappy questions Lady Deal- 6:00
lock about her past. (60 rain.)
t (]]) INN Yew in Review
O O O O O O O New= 6:05
(]D [HBO] Not Necessarily the Year in Review 6:30
The NNTN news team takes their annual look at
the past twelve months.
Gboat Story
8( What's Happening
0 Blake's 7
10:15 tAB(: News
( (HBo] MOVIE: "Reunion at Fairborough'
{CC) A disillusioned American hero returning to
England for an Air Corps reunion, searches for
his love of long ago. Robert Mitchum, Deborah
Kerr, Red Buttons. 1985.
O Chem wre
Billy Graham Year End Report
Great Chefs of Chicago
To Be Announced
( Wonderworks (CC) A youn 9 gid's life is
profoundly affected by the civil rights movement
that has come to her sleepy Mississippi town.
(60 rain.)
7:05 ( ( MOVIE: 'Zarak' Driven from his village, a
man becomes a ruthless outlaw leader. Victor
Mature, Michael Wilding, Anita Ekberg. 1957.
7:30 lid Justin Wilson's Louisiana Cookin' (CC}
8:00 O 1 Kate 8= Allie Kate and Allie find them-
selves left alone on New Year's Eve. (R).
( Terry Fox: I Had a Dream
MOVIE: 'Julia' The friendship of two
women becomes an international incident dur-
ing the second World War. Jane Fonda, Va-
nessa Redgrave, Jason Robards. 1977.
( Golden Years of Television Christmas
Comedy
6:30 tO Newhart (CC) Michael follows Dick's ad-
wce and finally stands up to Stephanie. (R).
9:00 I O American Almanac A cover story profile
of White House Chief of Staff Donald P. Regan is
featured. (60 min.)
O 1 Cagney and Lacey
(: [HBO] Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
(: Treasure Houses of Britain: Recap-
turiog the Past (CC) Pies Newydd and Wigh-
twick Manor are explored. (60 min.)
9:05 I Billy Graham
Crusade
10:00 IB O
O I1 News
1:35
(]) [HBO] MOVIE: 'Fortress' (CC) Rachel Ward
O NewsCenter
1:45
2:00
2:30
MONDAY
12/30/85
MORNING
5:30 ()[HBO]HBOFamilyPieyhouse: BeatChriat-
ma Pageant Ever Six unruly kids muscle their
way into the church Christmas pageant. (60
min.)
7:00 (]D [HBO] MOVIE: 'Wholly Mmra' Holy Land
tourists stumble on a lost text and become
transformed into its characters. Dudley Moore,
Laraine Newman, Richard Pryor. 1980. Rated
PG.
9:00 () [HBO] MOVIE: 'Just the Way You Are"
(CC) A young lady discovers that her feelings
ano spirits are as strong as her imagination al-
lows. Michael Ontkean, Kristy McNichol. 1984.
Rated PG.
9:05 0 ( MOVIE: "Gentle Giant' A small boy be-
friends a bear cub who grows into a 65g-pound
bear and must be sold to a circus. Dennis
Weaver, Verb Miles, Ralph Meeker. 1967.
11:00 C) [HBO] MOVIE: 'Breakin' 2 Electric Booga-
log' Break dancers fight to save their community
center from the clutches of greedy developers.
Adolfo Quinones, Micheal Chambers, Lucinda 6:30
Dickey. Rated PG.
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AFTEI OQN
12:05 t MOVIE: "The UtUeat Hobo' A German 7:00
Shepherd rescues a lamb from the slaughter
house when his tearful youngownar is forced by
the orph. anageto sell him. Buddy Hart, Wendy 8:30
ttuart, London the _D. 1958.
f,_4..) [HBO] MOVIE: "Where the Boy= Are Dur-
idn Easter vacation, hordes of college kids from
all over the nation descend on Ft. Lauderdaie.
George Hamilton, Delores Hart, Yvette Mimieux.
1960.
9:05
C [H_BO] HBO Family Playhouse: Best Christ-
mas;Pa, ageant Ever Six unruly kids muscle their
way into the church Christmas pageant. (60
rain.)
. [HBO] MOVIE: 'Oliverl' A young orphan,
taken in by a wealthy benefactor, is kidnapped
_by his old gang. Mark Leater, Oliver Reed, Ron
Moody. 1968. Rated G,
EVENIN(
00OONews
NewsCanter
Entertainment Tonht 1:00
O Sanford and SUn
O O Wheel of Fortune
( [HBO] Fraggle Rock: Grapes of Generoty 1:30
C)New Newlywed Game
0 World of Survhei
eed Game
) Barney Miller
7:00 0 Gator Bowl: Florida State vs. Olda- 3:30
3:00
3:10
3:15
3:30
4:00
4:30
homa State
O O MOVIE: "Tribute" (CC) A Broadway
press agent must deal with the reality of his tar-
S Nightly Business Report
WKRP in Cincinnati
( Agony
10:05 B Portrait of America: Kentucky
10:15 O I News
10:30 O O The Best of Carson Tonight's guests are
George Segal, George Miller andBuddy Rich. (60
min.) (R), In Stereo.
O Benson
O Barney Miller
I SCTV Network
Quincy
( Monty Python's Flying Circue
10:35 M*A*S*H
10:45 O ABC News Nightline
10:50 O M*A*S*H
11:00 O Sanford and Son
O Remington Steele (R).
Lone Star: A New Republic Texas declares
its indepedence and becomes a sovereign na-
tion. (60 rain.)
11:05 El Trapper John, M.D.
I ) MOVIE: "Breakfast at Tiffany's' A
young girl lives by her wits and charm and
chases the blues by visiting Tiffany's. Audrey
Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal. 1961.
11:15 ( Eye on Hollywood
11:20 O Bonanza
11:30 O Entertainment Tonight Interview with Mar-
tin Sheen.
O Love Beat
O ABC News Nightline
(: MOVIE: "The Maverick Queen' The
female owner of a hotel works with a notorious
outlaw gang until a Pinkerton detective arrives
on the scene. Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan,
Scott Brady. 1955.
11:35 (: [HBO] MOVIE: 'Just the Way You Are'
(CC) A young lady discovers that her feelings
and spirits are as strong as her imagination al-
lows. Michael Ontkean, Kristy McNichol. 1984.
Rated PG.
11:45 I Here's Lucy
12:00 O Late Night with David Letterman Tonight's
uests are Lisa Eilbacher and comic magicians
enn & Teller. (60 rain.) (R), In Stereo.
O Star Search
It MOVIE: 'Second-Hand Hearts' After an
evening of intoxication, a man wakes to find
himself married to a saloon singer. Robert Blake,
Barbara Harris, Collin Boone. 1980.
12:05 It Takes a Thief
12:25 O The Rockford Files
12:30 O Late Night with David Letterman Tonight's
uests are Lisa Eilbacher and comic magicians
enn & Teller. (60 rain.) (R), In Stereo.
1:00 O News
1:05 Heedline Chasers
1:15 ( [Hag] Video Jukebox
1:30 O Comedy Tonight
t CBS News Nightwatch Joined in Progress
i ( Comedy Break
News
( MOVIE: "The Fat Man" A detective, in-
vestigating a dentist's murder, learns that a
former convict's x-ray has been stolen. Julia
London, Rock Hudson, Emmett Kelly. 1951.
(: [HBO] MOVIE: "Goin" All the Way" A teen-
age couple are kept apart by their friends. Dan
Waldman, Deborah Van Rhyn. 1982. Rated R.
O Love Connection
( INN News
CBS News Nightwatch
O NewsCenter
() MOVIE: 'Sergeant York' The story of
Alvin York, a backwoods pacifist who became
one of the most decorated soldiers of World
War II, is portrayed. Gary Cooper Walter Bran-
nan, Joan Leslie. 1941.
O MOVIE: 'To Be Announced'
( World at Large
[HBO] MOVIE: Carnal Knowledge" Two
Amherst roommates compete for the affections
of a Smith co-ed. Jack Nicholson, Candice Bar-
n(, Art Garfunkel. 1971. Rated R.
Get Smart
S Bob Newhart
C Beverly Hillbillies
0 ( Gentle Ben
TUESDAY
12/31/8 5
MORNING
5:00 ( [HBO] MOVIE: 'The Lion, the Witch end
the Wardrobe" (CC) Lucy and Edmond travel to
an enchanted kingdom ruled by the evil White
Witch.
(D [HBO] For Better or for Worse: The Beslr41t
Present Micheal's plan to recover his sister's
lost bunny brings the family closer together dur-
ing the Christmas holidays.
I (H, BOJ MOVIE, "Oliver's Stow' Oliver picks
up me o=eces aner nis wne's death. Ryan
O'Nea=, t.anoice uergen. 1978. Rated PG.
(: [HBO] MOVIE: "The ' {-n9 the
famous 18th-century South Seas voyage., an of-
ficer of the English sailing ship "'Bounty "leads a
mutiny against Captain Bligh and fags in love
with a Tahitian princess. Mel Gibson, Anthony
Hopkins. 1984. Rated PG.
C MOVIE: 'Abbott and Coeilo Meet
Captain Kidd' Abbott and Costello discover
they have Captain Kidd's treasure map. Bud Ab-
bott, Lou Costelio, Chades Laughton. 1952.
10:00 I () Golden Year= of Television Christmas
Comedy
11:00 ( [HBO] MOVIE: "Mass Appeal" (CC) An
idealistic young deacon disrupts the peaceful
parish of a comfortable middle-aged priest. Jack
Lemmon, Chades Durning, Zeljko Ivanek. 1984.
Rated PG
AFTERNOON
12:00 ( Laurence Olivier's King Lear William
Shakespeare's tragedy is presented. (3 hrs.)
12:05 C MOVIE: "thief of Baghdad' A young
thief meets a genie in old Baghdad. Sabu, June
Duprez, Conrad Veldt. 1940.
() [HBO] Not Necessarily the Year in Review
The NNTN news team takes their annual look at
the past twelve months.
O O Peach Bowl: Army vs. Illinoia Live from
Atlanta, GA. (3 hrs., 30 min.)
( [HBO] MOVIE: 'A Soldier's Story' (CC) To-
wards the end of World War II, a black Army
attorney's investigation into the murder of a
black sergeant at a Louisiana military base ig-
nites further racial strife. Howard E. Rollins, Jr.,
Adolph Caesar. 1984. Rated PG.
( [HBO] We Are the World: The Story Behind
the Song A behind-the-scenes look at the mak-
ing of the best-selling record, "We Are the
World'. (60 rain.)
) {HBO] For Better or for Worse: The Be=test
Present Micheal's plan to recover his sister's
lost bunny brings the family closer together dur-
the Christmas holidays.
[HBO] MOVIE: 'the Bostonians" A beautiful
woman is torn between a militant feminist and a
handsome lawyer. Vanessa Redgrave, Christo-
pher Reeve, Madeleine Potter. 1984. Rated PG.
EVENING
O O O I News
0 NewsCenter
It Newsline 9
I Lassie
1_ Jeffersons
(] Timmy and Lassie
6:05
C Mary Tyler Moore
6:30 ( O Entertainment Tonight
ill Sanford and Son
O O Wheel of Fortune
O New Newlywed Game
World of Survival
I Newlywed Game
Barney Miller
1 Nightly Business Report
6:35 ( ( Sanford and Son
7:00 O O ( Who's the Boss? (CC) Mona receives
an inheritance from a mysterious benefactor.
(R).
O King Orange Jamboree Parade Barbara
Eden and Joe Garagiola host the annual parade
from Miami, FL. (60 rain.)
1 O Stir Crazy When Harry and Skip search
for an honest person to cash in a winning lottery
ticket for them, they encounter a woman with
multiple peronalities. (60 rain.)
(: [HBO] MOVIE: "The Woman in Red' (CCi
An otherwise happily married San Francisco
bureaucrat becomes obsessed with a gorgeous
model and tries desperately to initiate an affair
with her. Gene Wilder, Kelly LeBrock. 1984.
( ( () Nova: Antarctica: Earth's Last Fron-
tier (CC) Antarctica is a wilderness of ice larger
than the United States and Mexico combined.
(60 rain.) (R).
Barnaby Jones
7:05 (: All-American Bowl: Georgia Tech vs.
Michigan State Live from Birmingham, Ala. (2
hrs., 55 rain.) Live.
7:30 O 1 Growing Pains (CC} Carol's hopes to
be a writer are crushed by Maggie's honest criti-
cism of Carol's work. (R).
8:00 O O I Moonlighting (CC) Maddie seeks re-
venge on her former financial adviser and winds
in a high-stakes card game. (60 min.) (R).
O The A-Team {CC) Murdock poses as an
evangelist and leads a group of hobos in a
scheme to rescue Hannibal, who has been
marked for death by a paramilitary goon squad.
(60 rain.) (R).
1 I MOVIE: "Night Shift' A mild-mannered
supervisor runs a call gid ring from the city
morgue. Henry Winkler, Shelley Long, Michael
Keaton. 1982.
( Stephane Grappeili in New Orleans (R).
(: MOVIE: 'One on One' A basketball star
clashes head on with love while battling the col-
lege athletic establishment. Robby Benson, An-
nette O'Toole, Gad Strickland. 1977.
(: Evening at Pops Sarah Vaughan and
Wynton Marsalis join John Williams and the
Boston Pops for an evening of music. (60 rain.)
(R).
8:30 () [HBO] Not Necessarily the Year in Review
The NNTN news team takes their annual took at
the past twelve months.
9:00 O O O Spenaer: For Hire (CC) Spenser's
search for two teenage lovers leads him into a
otentially deadly situation. (60 rain.) (R).
O Remington Steele After appearing to
wtness a tycoon's shooting, two singing-
telegram girls hire Laura and Remington for pro-
tection. (60 min.) (R), In Stereo. -
[HBO] 1st & Ten: Not Quite Mr. Right Is
Diane too much in love to concentrate on foot-
ball.
Woodchopper's Ball Wyes production of
jazz great Woody Herman in concert. (60 rain.)
( Stephane Grappeili in New Orleans (R).
9:30 (: [HBO] George Burns in Concert
10:00 O 1 O O O I News
O NewsCenter
I ) New Year's Eve Jazz Celebration
( ( MOVIE: 'The Benny Goodman Story'
Benny Goodman's life from his youth and includ-
ing his courtship of a girl who didn't like jazz is
depicted. Steve Allen, Donna Reed. 1955.
( WKRP in Cincinnati
10:30 O M*A*S*H
I10 The Tonight Show Tonight's guests are
Laura Branigan, B.B. King, and comedian Marly
Pollio. (60 min.) In Stereo.
O O Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin" Eve
"88 Dick Clark and co-hosts Emma Samms and
Ted McGinley welcome the new year with musi-
cal guests Barry Manilow, the Four Tops and the
Temptations. (90 rain.)
O Barney Miller
O () Quincy
10:35 O M*A*S*H"
11:00 O Dick Clark's New Year's Rookin' Eve '86
Dick Clark and co-hosts Emma Samms and Ted
McGinley welcome the new year with musical
guests Barry Manilow, the Four Tops and the
Temotations. 190 min.)
O To Be Announced
O Happy New Year America AI Jarreau, Ker-
mit the Frog, Sheila E. and Louise Mandrell host
this countdown to 1986 from New York City,
Times Square, Disney World and Texas. (2 hrs.)
11:05 1 Trapper John, M.O.
11:30 O Entertainment Tonight Interview with
country music's hottest duo, The Judds. (60
min.)
O Late Night with David Letterrnen Tonight's
guests are Connie Chung and comedian Emo
Phill!ps. (60 min.) (R), In Stereo.
( ( MOVIE: 'The Horn Blows at Midnight"
A second-rate trumpet player has a dream in
which he becomes an angel with a mission. Jack
Benny, Alexis Smith, Guy Kibbee. 1945.
11:35 ( [HBO] Whoopi Gofdberg Direct from
Broedw
12:00 O NeWaear's Eve Special
O MOVIE: "Bells Are Ringing' A timid girl
who works for a telphone answering servme
takes a deep personal interest in all the clients.
Judy Holliday, Dean Martin, Fred Clark. 1960.
( Miracle Revival Hour
12:05 O It Takes a Thief
12:30 O To Be Announced
O Late Night with David Letterman Tonight's
guests are Connie Churq] and comedian Emo
Phillips. (80 rain.) (R), In Stereo.
O C]D MOVIE: 'Night and Day" The life of com-
poser Cole Porter, complete with all the sophis-
ticated songwriter's music is depicted. Cary
Grant, Alexis Smith, Eve Arden. 1946.
12:40 C [HBO] Steven Wright Steven Wright offers
his laid-back observations on life. (60 min.)
1:00 OMOVIE: 'Sumddne Run' Outdoor adventure
ensues when two men and one woman look for
buried treasure in the Florida EverQlades. Chris
Robinson, David Legge, Phygis Robinson. 1977
1:05 O Headline Chasers
1:30 O Comedy Tonight
0 ( Comedy Break
1:35 Eyewitness News
1:40 I [HBO] Detroit Comedy Jam
2:00 O Love Connection
( ( INN News
2:30 O To Be Announced
O
NewsCenter
O (Y MOVIE: 'The Spiral Road' An ambitious
doctor learns the importance of faith while fight-
ing leprosy and supersition in the jungles ofln-
oonesie. Rock Hudson, Bud Ires, Gena Row-
lands. 1962.
2:45 ()[HBO]MOVIE: 'The Bounty" (CC) During the
famous ltth-century outh Seas voyage, an of-
ficer of the English sailing ship "Bounty" leads a
mutiny against Captain Bligh and fags in love
with a Tahitian princess.