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Thursday, Dec. 31
DAYTIME MOVIES MORNING 8:00 (7) ★★ 1 /z “The River Rat" (1984, Drama) ‘PG’ (1 hr., 34 min.) 35 ★* “The Money Pit" (1986, Comedy) PG’ (1 hr., 30 min.) 9:30 3® ** 1 /2 “Smoke" (1970, Drama) (1 hr., 38 min.) 3D **V2 "Death on the Nile” (1978, Mystery) PG’ (2 hrs., 20 min.) 10:00 CD ★★ “Heartbeeps" (1981, Comedy) Andy Kaufman, Bernadette Peters. (1 hr,., 30 min.) CD ★★★★ “Far from the Madding Crowd” (1967, Drama) PG' (2 hrs., 49 min.) ® ★* , /2 “Sweet William" (1980, Comedy) Sam Waterston, Jenny Agutter. (2 hrs.) 10:05 3D “Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze” (1963, Comedy) Three Stooges, Jay Sheffield. (2 hrs.) AFTERNOON 12:00 3D "Oliver!” (1968, Musical) G' (2 hrs., 33 min.) 12:30 3® ★** “South Pacific" (1958, Musical) (2 hrs., 51 min.) 1:00 3® +V2 “Saddle Pals” (1947, Western) Lynne Roberts, Gene Autry. (1 hr., 30 min.) 1:05 3D ★★ 1 /z “The Three Stooges in Orbit" (1962, Comedy) The Three Stooges, Carol Christensen. (2 hrs.) 2:30 (D *★ “Carson City" (1952, Western) (1 hr., 27 min.) 3D ★★ “Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation” (1986, Fantasy) G’ (1 hr., 17 min.) 3:00 © MOVIE *★★’/2 “Kitty Foyle" (1940, Drama) Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan. (2 hrs.) @ ★* “Puttin’ on the Ritz” (1930, Drama) Harry Richman, Joan Bennett. (1 hr., 30 min.) 5:00 © MOVIE "The Set-Up" (1949, Mystery) Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter. (2 hrs.) 3D ** “Electric Dreams" (1984, Comedy) PG’ (1 hr., 35 min.) @® **Vz "Follow Me, Boys!" (1966, Comedy) Fred Mac Murray, Vera Miles, d hr.) EVENING 6:00 BOffiOiaiß®©® NEWS GD SHOWBIZ TODAY © CARTOONS (1 hr.) O ® A-TEAM © ® CRAZY LIKE A FOX © MOVIE **Vz "The River Rat” (1984, Drama) 'PG' (1 hr., 34 min.) ® SPORTSLOOK © KAY O’BRIEN (35 FINDERS KEEPERS ® BIRTH OF THE BOMB The development of the atomic bomb from late 1938 to August 6, 1945, when it was dropped on Hiroshima. (1 hr.) m CROOK AND CHASE (9 VJ: ROGER ROSE (1 hr.) ® BREAKING AWAY The boys simultaneously fall in love with cars and girls. (1 hr.) ® DIAL MTV (1 hr.) QD MACNEIL / LEHRER NEWSHOUR (1 hr.) 3$ MOVIE **Vz “Charley and the Angel” (1973, Comedy) ‘G’ (1 hr., 33 min.) m FACTS OF LIFE @ GD ROBERT TILTON (1 hr.) @ © FRENCH CHEF “Salade Nicoise" GD ANDY GRIFFITH 6 m FAMILY TIES 6:05 35 ALICE 6:30 8 B ® NBC NEWS g © INSIOE POLITICS O © ABC NEWS g © WINNER’S CIRCLE HORSE RACING MAGAZINE © ® CBS NEWS (35 NICK ROCKS 8) WKRP IN CINCINNATI 3® © NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT ® TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT B ® CHEERS
6:35 (ID CAROL BURNETT AND FRIENDS 7:00 OB® WHEEL OF FORTUNE © MONEYLINE ® AIRWOLF While trying to help an agent recover from a week of tramatizing captivity, the Airwolf team uncovers a plot to sell a missing attack helicopter. (1 hr.) H O m> FACTS OF LIFE ® ® REMINGTON STEELE © MOVIE **★’/2 “Kitty Foyle" (1940, Drama) Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan. (2 hrs.) O © ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT Highlights of the year’s best in movies. (In Stereo) O m CBS NEWS © SPORTSCENTER © FAMILY (1 hr.) B ® FAMILY TIES (35 YOU CAN’T DO THAT ON TELEVISION ®NEW EXPLORERS ® REMOTE CONTROL © NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT m INSIDE THE NFL Hosts: Len Dawson, Nick Buoniconti. (In Stereo) (1 hr.) ® CHEERS 35 B 700 CLUB (1 hr.) ® © MACNEIL / LEHRER NEWSHOUR (1 hr.) © THREE’S COMPANY © 30; ROCKFORD FILES 7:05 3D ANDY GRIFFITH 7:30 B JEOPARDY! g ® CROSSFIRE O 36) THREE’S COMPANY B © WIN, LOSE OR DRAW O m HOLLYWOOD SQUARES © 1978 NCAA FINAL FOUR B ® CHEERS (35 MR. WIZARD’S WORLD ® DISCOVERING ELEGANCE © (3D SIOO,OOO PYRAMID ® FANDANGO @ BUFFALO BILL ® MONTY PYTHON’S FLYING CIRCUS B INDIANA ARTS m BARNEY MILLER © LOVE CONNECTION 7:35 © MOUSETERPIECE THEATER © SANFORD AND SON 8:00 B © ® COSBY SHOW Rudy plays her parents against one another; Cliff trys to get the sanitation department to take away his water heater. (R) (In Stereo) g © PRIMENEWS (1 hr.) © RIPTIDE O m BLUEBONNET BOWL Pittsburgh vs. Texas. From Houston. (Live) (3 hrs.) © ® HELL TOWN B © © SLEDGE HAMMER! A madwoman becomes enamored with Hammer and threatens to kill Doreau unless Sledge gives in to her advances. (R) (In Stereo) g © MOVIE **Vz "Highlander” (1986, Fantasy) R’ (1 hr., 51 min.) B 3D B ® BUGS BUNNY’S MAD WORLD OF TELEVISION (Animated) © COLLEGE BASKETBALL Vanderbilt at Kentucky. (Live) (2 hrs.) © LADY BLUE ® LIVING TOMORROW ® MILLER ON MOZART © GREAT PERFORMANCES 3® ROCK IN THE NEW YEAR The “Kids Incorporated” gang performs upbeat musical selections to help ring in the New Year. (1 hr.) W COMIC RELIEF 3D MOVIE **★ "The Four Seasons” (1981, Comedy) Alan Alda, Carol Burnett. (2 hrs.) m B LESTER SUMRALL TEACHING @ S CARMICHAEL COMPETITION (1 hr.) ® ® MOVIE ★★ “Porky’s” (1981, Comedy) Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier. (2 hrs.) 8:05 3D MOVIE “Indiscreet” (1958, Comedy) Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman. (2 hrs.) 8:30 B B ® DIFFERENT WORLD As dorm monitor, Jaleesa must enforce penalties on litterbugs - including Denise: (R) (In Stereo) g B © 6 MOVIE “The Electric
Horseman" (t979,Drama)'Robert Red-' ford, Jane Fonda. (2 hrs., 30 min.) B ® © ® ROMANCE OF BETTY BOOP The comic heroine of the '2os and 30s strives for stardom while working as a shoe clerk by day and a dancer at night. (R) g ® AMAZING YEARS OF CINEMA 35 B ABUNDANT LIFE 9:00 BIBS CHEERS Norm and Cliff lead Frasier to believe that Rebecca is lusting after him. (R) (In Stereo) g © LARRY KING LIVE (1 hr.) © WWF WRESTLING CHALLENGE (2 hrs.) ffi ® 700 CLUB (1 hr.) ® MOVIE “The Set-Up" (1949, Mystery) Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter. (1 hr., 30 min.) B m B ® MOVIE "Barnum" (1986, Drama) Burt Lancaster, Hanna Schygulla. (2 hrs.) ffi MOVIE ★* 1 /z “Joseph Andrews" (1977, Comedy) Ann-Margret, Peter Firth. (2 hrs.) ® COMMODITIES Sugar and tea. (1 hr.) ® VJ: ROGER ROSE (1 hr.) m MOVIE **'/z “Grambling's White Tiger” (1981, Drama) (1 hr., 40 min.) 35 B LESEA ALIVE (1 hr.) <S) © TO BE ANNOUNCED (1 hr.) 9:30 BBS NIGHT COURT Mac's millionaire grandfather disowns him for marrying an Asian woman. (R) g ® NEW COUNTRY Featured: Asleep At The Wheel. (In Stereo) 10:00 BBS KING ORANGE JAMBOREE PARADE From Miami; the 54th annual parade featuring floats, marching bands and Orange Bowl Queen Lillian Wilkoszynski. Hosts: Joe Garagiola and Leslie Uggams. (Tape Delay) (1 hr.) © CNN NEWS (1 hr.) GD ® STRAIGHT TALK © PAUL SIMON’S GRACELAND © ® © HAPPY NEW YEAR U.S.A.! Harry Anderson, Mel Torme, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Ethel Ennis, Stephane Grappelli, Diane Schuur, and the Manhattan Rhythm Kings welcome 1988. (In Stereo) (3 hrs.) @ PAUL REISER: OUT ON A WHIM ® NEWS 35 B IN TOUCH (1 hr.) © ® MOVIE “Rebel Without a Cause” (1955, Drama) James Dean, Natalie Wood. (2 hrs.) 10:05 35 MOVIE *** "That's Entertainment II" (1976, Musical) Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly. (2 hrs., 30 min.) 10:30 © ® GREAT AMERICAN OUTDOORS ® INN NEWS 10:45 3® DTV 11:00 8B3i)B©B3i)B®B® ycu/Q © MONEYLINE © MOVIE **★* "Animal Crackers” (1930, Comedy) Marx Brothers, Margaret Dumont. (2 hrs.) © ® REMINGTON STEELE © WAY OFF BROADWAY Guests: musician Meatloaf; comedian Brett Butler; Darryl Dawkins of the New Jersey Nets; the Alchemedians. (1 hr.) ® AUTOMATED FACTORY Robots of the future. ® YOU CAN BE A STAR ® VJ: BOBBY RIVERS (1 hr.) ® NEW YEAR’S EVE ROCK ’N’ ROLL BALL A countdown of the year's top ten videos, live from Times Square, plus coverage of New Year's Eve action from the Palladium in New York and Palace in Los Angeles. (3 hrs.) m MISSING ADVENTURES OF OZZIE AND HARRIET m ROSEANNE BARR SHOW Housewife / comedian Roseanne Barr delivers her views on motherhood and life in a mobile home. (In Stereo) g (1 hr.) ® JEFFERSONS 35 B PTL CLUB (1 hr.) m a HAPPY NEW YEAR U.S.A.! Harry Anderson, Mel Torme, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Ethel Ennis, Stephane Grappelli, Diane Schuur, and the Manhattan Rhythm Kings welcome 1988. (2 hrs.) © HONEYMOONERS 11:30 a B ® TONIGHT SHOW Host: Johnny Carson. Scheduled: the Smothers Brothers; also, the annual singing-dog contest. (In Stereo) (1 hr.) © SPORTS TONIGHT Anchors: Fred Hickman, Nick Charles. B m NEW YEAR’S EVE, TEXAS STYLE (2 hrs.) B © B DICK CLARK’S NEW YEAR’S
ROCKIN’ EVE Dick Clark counts down the final seconds of 1987, from Times Square in New York. Musical guests: Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, Los Lobos, Barry Manilow, Restless Heart, the Temptations, Jody Watley. Hosts: John Stamos, Heather Locklear. (Live) (1 hr., 30 min.) © ERIC CLAPTON AND FRIENDS Clapton is joined by Phil Collins, Nathan East, and Greg Phillingales for a musical performance that was taped in July 1986 at the National Exhibition Center in Birmingham, England. (In Stereo) (1 hr.) B D B ® HAPPY NEW YEAR AMERICA Hosts Gladys Knight & the Pips count down the final seconds of 1987, from the Grand Ballroom of New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel with remotes from Times Square. Musical performers to be announced. (Live) (2 hrs.) © SPORTSCENTER ® PACIFIC OUTDOORS ® NASHVILLE NOW (1 hr., 30 min.) m MISSING ADVENTURES OF OZZIE AND HARRIET 35 MAGNUM. P.l. 12:00 ffi NEWSNIGHT (1 hr.) © ® BURNS AND ALLEN © BEST OF AMERICAN MUSCLE MAGAZINE © DR. RUTH SHOW Guest: urologist Steven Lowenthal. (1 hr.) ® BRIGHT BLUE SKY FOR A CEILING ® VJ: ROGER ROSE (1 hr.) ® MILLER ON MOZART Documentary featuring interviews with Jonathan Miller and cast members of “Cosi Fan Tutte". ® MOVIE *** “South Pacific” (1958, Musical) (2 hrs., 51 min.) @ 808 GOLDTHWAIT “Share the Warmth” Taped at New York's Bottom Line, this unpredictable comedian performs his off-the-wall nightclub act. (In Stereo) (1 hr.) ® B ROBERT TILTON (1 hr.) © PTL CLUB (1 hr.) a ® MOVIE “Citizen Kane" (1941, Drama) Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten. (2 hrs., 30 min.) 12:30 B B ® LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN (In Stereo) (1 hr.) ffi ® BEST OF GROUCHO ffi MOVIE "The Set-Up" (1949, Mystery) Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter. (1 hr., 30 min.) © ELTON JOHN IN AUSTRALIA Taped on his Australian tour, Elton, accompanied by his band and the 88piece Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, performs his hits including ("Daniel,") ("Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me,”) ("Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting") and ("Your Song”). (In Stereo) (1 hr., 30 min.) ffi ORANGE BOWL SPECIAL ® NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN PORTRAITS ® COSI FAN TUTTE Mozart's satiric opera commenting on 18th-centU(‘y morality in which two young men make a bet with an older cynic to test their fiancees’ faithfulness. In disguise, the young men set about seducing their female friends, with unexpected results. Stars Ashley Putnam and Anthony Rolfe Johnson. (In Stereo) (3 hrs., 30 min.) 35 MOVIE ★★★ , /z "Things to Come” (1936, Science Fiction) Raymond Massey, Ralph Richardson. (2 hrs.) 12:35 35 MOVIE ** 1 /2 “Night and Day" (1946, Musical) Cary Grant, Alexis Smith. (2 hrs., 45 min.) 1:00 © CROSSFIRE ffi MOVIE *★* "Night of the Living Dead" (1968, Horror) Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea. (2 hrs.) © ® JACK BENNY O ® 1987 POWER HITS Performances of the year's top 30 songs as selected by Radio and Records magazine. Scheduled hosts: Whitney Houston, Jeffrey Osborne, Janet Jackson and disc jockey Walt “Baby" Love. (2 hrs.) ffi POWERBOAT RACING International Outboard Grand Prix. From Minneapolis, Minn. (Taped) (1 hr.) ffi INVESTMENT ADVISORY (3 hrs.) ® ANIMALS OF THE GREAT NORTHWEST The study of plant s and animals living around mountain lakes is exercised. ® NEW COUNTRY Featured: Asleep At The Wheel. (In Stereo) ® VJ: ROGER ROSE (1 hr.) m JERRY SEINFELD: STAND-UP CONFIDENTIAL Known for his X-ray Specs, comedian Jerry Seinfeld in his
first solo television appearance discusses family reunions, shopping and stubborn pets. (In Stereo) g (1 hr.) m PUBLIC POLICY CONFERENCE (3 hrs.) @ B LESEA ALIVE (1 hr.) 1:30 B NEWS (R) © NEWSNIGHT UPDATE (1 hr.) O 35 MOVIE z "Eagles Over London" (1972, Adventure) Van Johnson, Frederick Stafford. (2 hrs., 30 min.) ffi ® LAUREL AND HARDY ® FOLLOW THE ROSE COLORED LINE A look at the people behind the Pasadena Tournament of Roses parade. B ® NEWS ® MOVIE *Vz "Saddle Pals" (1947, Western) Lynne Roberts, Gene Autry. (1 hr., 30 min.) 2:00 ffi ® 700 CLUB (1 hr.) ffi MOVIE ***’/z “Kitty Foyle" (1940, Drama) Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan. (2 hrs., 30 min.) © VAN HALEN: LIVE WITHOUT A NET Van Halen performs songs from their '5150' album, during this 1986 concert, taped in New Haven, Conn. Included are Why Can t This Be Love’ ‘Love Walks In,’ Good Enough’ and other hits. (In Stereo) (1 hr.) ® SPORTSLOOK ® CAMERA 35 SAM KINISON Comedian Sam Kinison delivers his views on everything from sex to religion with his “primal scream" approach to comedy. Special appearance by Rodney Dangerfield. (1 hr.) 35 B CAMP MEETING USA (1 hr.) 2:30 ffi SPORTS LATENIGHT ffi SPORTSCENTER ® WHAT DO THOSE OLD FILMS MEAN? 35 MOVIE ** 1 /z "Charley and the Angel" (1973, Comedy) ‘G’ (1 hr., 33 min.) 35 BALDNESS: FACT OR FICTION Experts discuss the bare facts of Monoxidil. B 35 MOVIE ★★★ “The Pride of the Yankees" (1942, Biography) Gary Cooper, Babe Ruth. (2 hrs., 30 min.) 3:00 ffi NEWS OVERNIGHT (1 hr.) © MOVIE **Vz "Get to Know Your Rabbit” (1972, Comedy) Tom Smothers, John Astin. (2 hrs.) ffi ® MEDICAL CENTER © JULIAN LENNON: STAND BY ME Highlights from the performer’s 1985 concert tour including the songs "Day Tripper," "Jesse," “Stand by Me” and "Too Late for Goodbyes”. (In Stereo) (1 hr.) © WINNER’S CIRCLE HORSE RACING MAGAZINE ® SLOW DANCING (1 hr.) ® PAUL RODRIGUEZ: I NEED THE COUCH The star of "a.k.a. Pablo” performs before a live audience. Credits include roles in the movies "D.C. Cab” and “Quicksilver". (In Stereo) (1 hr.) 35 INN NEWS 35 B RICHARD ROBERTS (1 hr.) 3:20 35 MOVIE *★* "Penny Serenade” (1941, Drama) Cary Grant, Irene Dunne. (2 hrs., 40 min.) 3:30 ® COLLEGE BASKETBALL Vanderbilt at Kentucky. (R) (2 hrs.) 35 RHODA 4:00 ffi LARRY KING OVERNIGHT (1 hr.) O 36) MOVIE ** "Killer on Board" (1977, Mystery) Claude Akins, Beatrice Straight. (1 hr., 30 min.) ffi ® STONEY BURKE (1 hr.) © TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS ""Pack Up the Plantation’"’ In this 1985 concert, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform “Don’t Do Me Like That,” "American Girl,” “Don’t Come Around Here No More” and songs from the album “Pack Up the Plantation - Live”. (In Stereo) (1 hr.) © INVESTMENT ADVISORY (1 hr., 30 min.) ® VIDEO HITS - 1 (1 hr.) ® MOVIE "Under Capricorn” (1982, Drama) Lisa Harrow, John Hallam. (2 hrs., 30 min.) ® VIDEO DISC JOCKEY (3 hrs.) 35 MOVIE ★* 1 /z "Grambling’s White Tiger” (1981, Drama) (1 hr., 40 min.) ® WOMEN OF THE NIGHT An “On Location” tribute to female comedians 35 MOVIE "Revenge of the Gods” (1966, Science-Fiction) James Darren, Robert Colbert. (2 hrs.) @ B LESTER SUMRALL TEACHING 4:30 ® B BREAKTHROUGH
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