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Show ((tuesday)) DEC. 23, 1980 Afternoon 5:00 MOVIE (8) -- (COMEDY) WHITE Q Catholic "Fish That Saved 1979 Pittsburgh" Julius Erving, Jonathan Winters. A 12 year old water boy and an astrologist pair up to take the failing Pittsburgh basketball team to tne championship 5:30 p GRIZZLY mins.) 0REPORT MACNEIL ADAMS (8) SQUARES til NATION'S CUP HORSESHOW if T ORAL ROBERTS 01) COLLEGE BASKETBALL South Carolina vs Texas (2 jl hrs.) 02PRIMENEWS-12- 7:30 O BEVERLY HILLBILLIES PM MAGAZINE FAMILY FEUD TIC TAC DOUGH -MOVIE (COMEDY) 00 Q "Vi Edward Herrman, A Kathleen Lloyd. delightful look at an school high inept wrestling team. (Rated PG) (111 mins.) 1979 (Closed-Captione- GOOD NEWS ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW 0 THE DRUMMER LITTLE An BOY Christmas animated story of an orphaned boy who goes to Bethlehem and arrives at the Christ Child's manger with nothing to give-exc- ept a song. Narrator: Greer Gar-so- n. O JOHN AND rescues 0 THE BEAR WHO SLEPT THROUGH CHRISTMAS A young bruin passes up a 9:00 THE DENVER MUPPETS Dickins' famous classic of a miserly old man and how he is brought to change on Christmas Eve. (2 hrs.) 53 9:30 extending her hospitality to a starving young author, Jennifer Hart a experiences of series terrifying near-fataccidents that force Jonathan to take drastic measures. (Repeat; 60 mins.) 7:45 (31 TBS NEWS THE MAC DAVIS 8:00 SPECIAL Mac Davis, award winning 0 compose- recording star and actor, and his guest stars, Linda Gray and Melissa Manchester, will reminisce in words and music, as they seek to capture the spirit of home, the holidays and their early years. (60 mins.) THREES COM-N- a IN BODY ESTION 'Perishable Goods' Dr. Jonathan while Miller, per- forming a post mortem, shows that it was only after death that the secrets of the body be could revealed meticulous through detective work. Y SPECIAL MOVIE ESENTATION 'Aunt Mary' 1979 Stars: Jean Martin Stapleton, An Balsam. award , (Closed-Captione- U.S A.)(60mons.) MOVIE (CLASSIC) "A Christmas -- Carol" 1951 Alastair Carolina hrs.) (13) BENNY HILL 10:30 Bert Convy, Marilyn Horne, Mighty Carson Art Players. (Repeat; 60 mins.) l'W sexual discovers identity independently. (Rated R) (2 hrs.) (13) CBS LATE MOVIE YOU GRANT: Schools' CELL Stars: Robert Grant ODD COUPLE NEWS 0O0 MOVIE (COMEDY) -- "W.W. Dixie Dance 1974 Burt And The Kings" Reynolds, Art Carney. An easy going con artist loves country music, robbing gas stations and a girl singer. (87 mins.) SOUNDSTAGE 'John Prine' U.S.A.) (60 mins.) NATION'S C9l CUP HORSESHOW O (Closed-Captione- 50 MOVIE -- (DRAMA) Marcello Laura Mastroianni, Antonelli. In the turn of the century Italy a wife and husband 53 NEWSDESK 03) -- "Wlfeml8tress'f 1979 ROSS BAGLEY SHOW (11) SPORTS CENTER 10:00 MOVIE (8) mins.) PRISONER: BLOCK H NEWS ABC SIGHTLINE MOVIE (ADVENTURE) ''None But The 5 TONIGHT 0SHOWTHE 'Best of Carson' Guests: HOLLYWOOD p After South vs Texas (2 BASKETBALL "V4 Brave" Frank Sinatra, 1965 Clint Walker. A crew of a cracked-uplane and a Japanese Army patrol to make try peace on a remote island during W.W.II. (2 hrs., 10 NIGHT GALLERY HART TO HART COLLEGE 01) SQUARES 51133 TODAY IN BIBLE PROPHECY 53 SPORTS TONIGHT INDEPENDENT 03) NETWORK NEWS THE STEVE ALLEN HOUR Loni 0 'Medical Kathleen Sim, Harrison. "Pretty Bab' 1978 Keith Carradine, Brooke Shields. Story of romance between a child raised in a bordello a and photographer. (Rated R) (2 hrs.) 53 FAITH 20 Jonathan Anderson, and Dick Winters Martin join Steve Allen for some holiday laughter, including a to a famous visit department store and an interview with Mrs. Santa Claus. (60 mins.) TO YOUR 10:40 10:50 Ed Walden. Asner, Lou an gets education about life in a ghetto school with its accompanying violence, drugs and unruly youngsters when he chooses a winner. scholarship (Repeat) CACTUS IN THE SNOW' 1972 Stars: Richard Thomas, A Lucille Benson. young soldier is legally a man but he still has some growing up to do. (Repeat) PM.A.S.H. MOVIE Young Pioneers Christmas Stars: Linda Purl, A Kern. Roger courageous young husband and wife in the 1870' s put aside personal grief to extend the gift of friendthe ship during Christmas season. 1978 (TITLE UNANNOUNCED) 11:00 CAVETT gowD,CK NEWS 33 JERRY 11:10 11:30 FALWELL T) PEOPLE TONIGHT 0(6) STREETS OF SAN ANCISCO NEWS PAUL SIMON IN CONCERT One of pop music's greatest superstars, Paul Simcn performs a variety of ms smash hits. ABC CAPTIONED WS 11:40 MOVIE -- (DRAMA) "Garden of the 1971 Dominque Sanda, Lino Capolicchio. The story of two Italian Jewish families living in Italy under increasing Facist before oppression W II. W 12:00 (2 hrs.) Guest: SI TOMORROW Henry, writer, director and actor. (90 mins.) handicaps to Jean Stapleton stars as Mary Dobkin, real-lif- e Baltimore woman who is determined despite her Balsam Martin and in portrays her kids for team the neighborhood, impoverished organize a sandlot baseball in AUNT MARY, a special to be rebroadcast Tuesday, December 23 on friend and neighbor, her sceptical CBS-T- EXACT TIME from enemies. COMEDY Emergencies' S CHECK LISTINGS FOR INC. URVICEt, TV COMPULOO (86 mins.) (8) MOVIE -- (ROMANCE) "Where the Red Fern Grows" 1974 James Whitmore, Beverly Garland. A two buys redbone hounds who die eventually their protecting master. (2 hrs.) R them underwater r-performer, U.S.A.) 7:00 "Water Babies" Delightful tale of playful creatures who live in the deep and a who boy young MOVIE HERE'S O HEALTH Singer Hildegard and Barbara Hoffman, health care financing specialist. Hosts: Hugh Downs Frank Blaiir. and 5M3) 03) " design, they were inspired by religious paintings and sculptures, and offer a memorable moment in the show. MOVIE -- (ANIMATED) 1979 VOIPP3 EASY favorites.. Also included are 22 new Jim Henson Muppets especially created to reenact the birth of Christ. Classic in Q UP winter's hibernation in order to search for Christmas and finds unusual adventures along the way. Tommy Barbara Smothers, Arte Feldon and Johnson provide the 'Take Down'' OVER O Guests: 1980 EUROPEAN SKATING (OLLER CHAMPIONSHIP FREEMAN REPORTS 8:30 TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT (ADVENTURE-DRAM- SEE O STUDIO BIONIC WOMAN 6:30 iNEWS 33)700 CLUB 03) best-rate- d II) America's longest running revue with offand beat risque comedy, taped live at Harrafvs Tahoe. NEWS Q0 HOLLYWOOD H holOne of last seasons iday specials, 'John Denver and the Muppets, A Christmas Together, will be repeated as a highlight of this year's Christmas offerings. It is scheduled on ABC-TTUESDAY, DECEMBER 23 The brightly tinseled entertainment package stars John Denver and his internationally famed Muppet guests Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and the full cast of Muppet U.S.A.) (60 mins.) CHAN- (9) ENGLISH LEHRER BOTTOMS JOHN DENVER AND THE MUPPETS (Closed-Captione- Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets. (2 hrs.) Evening 03) A NBA BASKETBALL CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 'Once Upon a Starry Night' 6:00 SHADOW severe ignored physical handicaps to become a sandlot baseball coach. (2 hrs.) SNOVA 'Red Deer of program follows the work of a of scientists as group they study the lives of the deer of Rhum, an island off the western coast of Scotland. boy's club and local a orphanage provide Coach Reeves and his basketball team with an unique proving ground for the true spirit of Christmas. (60 playoffs. (Rated PG) (2 nrs.) winning drama about a Baltimore woman who John Denver teams up with the unflappable Kermit the Frog, Fozzy Bear and the temperamental but ever lovable Miss Piggy-alo- ng with a trunk full of Muppet favorties, as they recount the story of the Nativity. (60 mins.) MORECAMBE AND WISE 33 NIGHTBEAT 511(1$ WORLDVIEW 01) 1980 RACQUET-BAL- L TOURNAMENT SPORTS UPDATE 12:10 12:30 0MERV GRIFFIN MOVIE (ADVENTURE) 'You Only Live Twice" 1967 Sean Connery, Donald Pleasance. James Bond, Secret goes to Japan and searches for the secret volcano-crate- r headquarters of SPECTRES leader, who is intercepting U.S. Russian and crafts. (116 space mins ) 007, Agent BENNY HILL MOVIE V4 (ADVENTURE) 'Play Dirty" 1969 Michael Caine, Nigel Davenport. During WW II a group of troops set out across African North the to desert destroy Rommels supplies, but are caught in a deadly crossfire. (2 hrs., 15 mins.) 51'33 ROSS BAGLEY SHOW (11) SPORTS CENTER OVERNIGHT DESK BIG VALLEY 1980 EUROPEAN ROLLER SKATING 01) CHAMPIONSHIP NEWS MOVIE -- (COMEDY) "I Could Never1' 1973 Carmine Caridi, Cynthia Harris. Wife swapping antics of a pair of New England couples end on a happy note when their 'hip' friends interrupt their proposed swap. (115 mins.) CBS LATE MOVIE JOINED IN (DRAMA PROGRESS) 'Cactus In 1972 The Snow' Richard Thomas, Mary Layne. 51)53700 CLUB 01) TENNIS GRAND MASTERS NIGHT 2:45 301 ALL PROGRAMMING NIGHT ALL 30) PROGRAMMING 51)H3 JESUS IS THE ANSWER Vi WORLD AT LARGE -MOVIE (COMEDY) "Mr. Blendings Builds Dream Cary Grant, Myrna Loy. The story about a family from Manhattan trying to build a home In the country. (95 mins.) ON ACCENT (11)53 His House" 1948 LIVING 33 NEWSWATCH AM FAMILY AFFAIR ROSS BAGLEY p(l3 SHOW (10 TOP O THE MORNING 5:00 (3) SUPER STATION FUN TIME (11) SPORTS CENTER 5:15 INTERNATIONAL BYLINE (JOINED IN PROGRESS) |