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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 19 Dec 1980, p. 27

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Saturday other's offspring. (2 hrs.) 7:15 CD <8$ Movie -(Comedy) *** "Cheap Detective" Peter Falk, Ann-Margret. (Paid Subs­ cription Television) A sly look at the legendary private-eye thrillers of the 30s and 40s. (105 mins.) 7:30 O0O33 The Tim Conway Show Scientific studies in the African jun­ gle, designer jeans and an answer to import autos come to the fore. O In Search Of (DSD Rock Of Ages 81 (SI) Dr. John Wesley White 8:00 OOO(23) Freebie AndTheBeanFreebieand the Bean work against a deadline, in more ways than one, when the D.A.'s star witness turns up dead and they quickly have to thread the underworld to find another witness to testify against notorious loan shark Willie Scudder. (60 mins.) O0O Saturday Night At The Movies 'Rollercoaster' 1977 Stars: Timothy Bottoms, Henry Fonda. Ayoungman uses radio controlled bombs to destroy amu­ sement park rides, then demands to be paid one million dollars inblackmail money with a policeman acting as go-between. (2 hrs.) O0 The Love Boat On a Christmas cruise, a man is reunited with his father with the help of their wives after a 10-year silence, and the Captain buys a parrot for his daughter which causes much trou­ ble for Gopher when he tries to hide the bird. Quest stars: Jack Jones, Dorothy Lamour. (60 mins.) (Closed- Captioned; U.S.A.) O People To People © The Love Boat Gopher's job is on the line when he and a mild- mannered man believe that a woman is from outer space, and a beautiful model pretending to be married learns a lesson fromtwobachelors. Guest stars: Tommy Smothers, Helen Reddy. (60 mins.) (Closed-Captioned; U.S.A.) © Movie -(Comedy) *• "Muppet Movie" 1979 Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy. The amazingly lifelike puppet creations of Jim Henson take an adoring look at Holly­ wood, while spoofing every cliche from the shootout to the love scene. (Rated G) (91 mins.) QD © Lawrence Welk Show 6D NCAA Basketball Industrial National Clas­ sic - Final €D®D The Lundstroms © Big Battles €0 NHL Hockey Minnesota North Stars vs New York Rangers 8:30 O Maude © Way Of Deliverance €D<59 Herald Of Truth 9:00 OQO@ Secrets Of Midland Heights A deeply troubled Dorothy Wheeler decides to end her affair with Nathan Welsh when she dis­ covers that her daughter Hotly knows about it. (60 mins.) O©© Fantasylsland A beautiful singer risks her life on a bizarre journey to meet the mysterious but reclusive composer who's written so many songs for her, and a man accused of cowardice tries to convince his friends hedidnot abandon them after a plane crash. Guest stars: ToniTennille, Hugh O'Brian. (60 mins.) o News ©(335 Cage Basketball Classic Game IV. © Movie (Classical-Adventure) •• "Tom Sawyer" 1930 Jackie Coogan, Mitzi Green. Mark Twain's story of the life of a boy on the Mississippi River during the 1840's. (2 hrs.) (3D © Jackie Gleason Christmas Show Jackie Gleason as the Poor Soul, falls asleep and dreams that a fairy queen in­ troduces him to various fairy tale characters. The whole show is in pantomime (9 (26) Image Of Asia © (44) Movie (Drama) ••'/a "AndJusticeForAH" 1979 Al Pacino, John Forsythe. (Paid Subscrip­ tion Television) Humor is mixed withtensedrama as a lawyer fights corruption in the courtroom. (90 mins.) €D (ft) Blackwood Brothers €0 Popclips © TBS Evening News © Solid Gold Co-hosts Glen Campbell, Dionne Warwick Goldrecordwin- ners perform their hit songs. 0:30 Ql Telefrance-USA © Movie -(Musical) ••• "High Society" 1956 Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra. A woman is about to marry until her ex-huBband and two reporters arrive. (107 minsJ QD 8® Rev. W V. Grant Jr. CD ® Time Of Deliverance §D NBA Basketball AtlantaHawkavsPortland Trailblazers 10:00 SO0QMO ©(90S) News O Solid Gold Co-hosts: Glen Campbell, Dionne Warwick. Gold recordwin- ners perform their hit songs. © 09) Independent Kiou/fi (39 © Movie (Science-Fiction) •• to "Invisible Woman" 1940 John Barrymore, Virginia Bruce. A screwy profes­ sor makes a model invisi­ ble. (2 hrs.) © (2® Programming Unannounced © SportsCenter CD (3> What A Fellowship © Movie (Drama) ••• to "Sundays and Cybele" 1962 Hardy Kruger, Nicole Berger. A shell shocked man finds a source of communication with the world via an or­ phaned waif, with tragic results. (2 hrs.) 10:30 O An American City At Christmas Time ©O© Saturday Night Live © Movie -(Drama) ••• "Lilies of the Field" 1963 Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala. A black handyman helps build a chapel for a group of German nuns. (110 mins.) O ABC News PAOI1 ©(iD Movie -(Drama) ••• "Camelot" 1967 Richard Harris, Vanessa Red­ grave. King Arthur and his Queen Qulnevere are happy until Lancelot ar­ rives and falls in love with thequeen, forclngtheKIng to go to war with Lancelot. * (3 hrs.) © Movie -(Comedy) ••• "Breakfast At Tiffany's" 1961 Qeorge Peppard, Audrey Hepburn. Bored young woman visits Tif­ fany's thinking it will liven her pace. Based on TrumanCapote'snovel.(2 hrs., 5 mins.) © Eight Is.Enough When the typesetters at Tom Bradford's paper go on strike, Tom finds himself at odds with management after he sides with the typesetters. (60 mina.) (Closed-Captioned; U.S.A.) © 09) College Basketbsll © (44) Movie -(Comedy) "More American Graf fiti" Ron Howard, Cindy Williams. (Paid Subscrip­ tion Television) Sights and sounds of the 60s. Picks up where "Amer­ ican Qraffiti" left off, tak­ ing its youthful crowd to new sdventures in new places. (2 hrs. 26 mins.) © Boxing From Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles © Racing From Yonkers Raceway 10:45 O Movie -(Drama) * "Prisoner in the Middle" 1977 David Janssen, Karen Dor. Nuclear war­ head is sccidentally jetti­ soned from an American B-52 bomber, and landa in Jordon. A Colonel is as­ signed to disarm the detonator but is captured by Arab guerillas. (113 mins.) 11:00© Movie -(Drama) ••• "The Greatest Gift" Tht Affordable Alternative* GIFT WRAPPED SPIRITS I FROM $4.99 4k BELL LIQUORS 385-3200 4610 W. RTE. 120- McHENRY "YOU* CHRISTMAS STORE"

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