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PACE 2* THURSDAY. DECEMBER 24 it into • fancy ski lodge. (Rated Q) (116 mins.) 3:00 0® Purity Baking Christ- mM Show 44)0 0 A Qlfl To Last Meivyn Douglas stars as a cantankerous old man who prefers to spend Christmas Day alone in his room, until his grandson gives him a present that takes them back to the old man's boyhood and revives memories of Christmases decades past that they both relive with joy EVENING 0:00 SettUBOfl News I Barney Miller Happy Days Again World Of The Sea MacNeil-Lehrer Report University Of Illinois Choir Picture Of Health I Movie-(Animation)*** "The Trolls And The Christmas Express" Holiday adventure about six trolls, disguised as elves, who infiltrate Santa's village in hopes of sabotaging Christmas. (30 mins.) Entertainment Tonight All In The Family ) Rosa DeLejoe (Continues From Daytime) 09$ The Kid From Not So Big tjntinues from daytime) SporteCenter OS John Ankerberg Show What Will They Think Of Next? 0 You Askad For It Host: Rich Little. Scheduled features are one-handed pool player; Archbishop piaystricks; Lippanzaner Horses; house made of paper; gorilla charity patient. 0 Woody Woodpecker 6:05 0NlcaPeopieQuest;Dinah Shore. 6:30 0000 Family Feud 0 You Asked For It S0 ® ® M.A.S.H. Laverne And Shirley And Company ® ® MacNelt-Lehrer Report 0 Wild Wild World Of Animals 0 PM Magazine 0 0 (3) Stableboy's Christ­ mas A Christmas tale explaining thetaleciicheof'Itisbettertogive than to receive.' Traveller's World Inside The NFL )€B MuppetShow informacion 26 1081 World Frlsbee Disc Championships Freestyle Frisbee Competition SThe Tomorrow People Entertainment Tonight Hosts: TomHallick, Dixie Whatley and Ron Hendren. 'ET' visits the singing group The Spinners. O Qllllgan's Island 6:35 69 Sanfcrd And Son 6:55 O WBBM Editorial O WLS Editorial 7:00 BOO® Magnum, P.I. An eccentric, reclusive inventor, a beautiful author, and a distraught senator's wife form the strange triangle that surrounds Magnum as he tries to unravel a situation that could lead to sudden death S, mins;) 0 0 NBC Movie Of The Week 'TheManlnTheSantaClaus Suit' 1979 Stars: Fred Astaire, Gary Burgholf, John Byner Yuletide fantasy about a costume shop owner who mysteriously changes the lives of an aspiring politician, a derelict and a shy bachelor, each of whom have come to him to rent Santa Claus suits. (Repeat; 2 hrs.) SO 0 Mork And Mlndy Movie -(Drama) ••• % "Bells OfSt.Mery's" 1945BingCroiby, Ingrid Bergman. A priest and a nun THE MAN IN THE SANTA CLAUS SUIT Fred Astaire--portraying seven dif­ ferent characters--stars in "The Man in the Santa Claus Suit," a ho|iday special about a mysterious costume shop proprietor who affects the lives of a number of people. The two-hour Yuletide fantasy, to be colorcast on "NBC Movie of the Week" THURS­ DAY. DECEMBER 24, also stars Gary Burghoff, John Byner and Bert Convy. Harold Gould is special guest star and Nanette Fabray makes a special ap­ pearance. Astaire's characterizations include a costume shop proprietor, chauffeur, policeman, jeweler, floor walker, cab driver and Santa Claus. He also makes a silent cameo appearance as a chorale director. CHECK LISTINGS FOR EXACT TIME. TV COMFUIOG SERVICES. IMC rebuild a failing parochial school by enticing a akin flint to donate landand a new building. (2 hrs.) PM Magazine Hanukkah Edward Asner narrates this historical and culturalexaminationoftheancient Jewiah festival. 0 8neak Previews Critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert review some of the newest movies in town, including: 'Neighbors,' starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd; Burt Reynold's new film Sharkey's Machine'; and 'Ghost Story,' featuring Fred Astaire and John Houseman. SNew Antiques Movie-(Comedy) ** "Oh, Qodl Book II" 1960 George Burns, Suzanne Pleshette. A young girl is asked by God tocome up with a slogan to make God' a household word (Rated PG) (2 hrs Portrait Of A Legend Bowling Game Ayudal I Movie -(Comedy) "Pardon Mon Affaire" 1977 Jean Rochefort, Victor Lanoux. (Paid Subscription Television) A middle -aged civil servant, attempting to cheat on his wife for the first time, blunders through s series of hilarious romantic misedventurea. (Rated R) (106 minsj S® Chicago Llvewlre Movie -(Comedy) *** "Desk Set" 1967 Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn. An efficency expert alarms workers in the research bureau of broadcasting company. (2 hrs.) O Star Trek 7:05 0 Movie-(Comedy) ** "Christmas In Connecticut" 1945 Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan. A Sailor, recovering from eighteen days on a raft, is invited to spend Christmas st ths home of s magazine writer of recipes who csn't cook and falls in love with her. (2 hrs., 5 mins.) 7:30 0O0 Bast Of The West Msrshal Sam Best attempts to reunite his wife and father in law, whose plantation Sam burned during the Civil War and who disowned her because she married Ssm. (Repest) Program Unannounced i U.S. Chronlcleti'Hsnging On' U.S. Chronicle reports on a aegment of American labor. New York harbor tugboat workers end their views on their jobs and other contemporary issues and problems. 0 No, Honestly! 0 Gourmet 0 Movie-(Thriller)** "The Formula" 1980 George C.Scott, Marlon Brando. Documented facta concerning an international synthetic fuel conspiracy form the baaia for this dramatic look at a poasible future. (Rated R) (t 16 minsj 0 39 Movie -(Comedy) ** "Christmas In Connecticut" 1945 Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan. A Sailor, recovering from eighteen days on a raft, ia invited to apend Christmaa at the home of a magazine writer of recipes who can't cook and falls in love with her. (2 hrs.) 0 Ice Skating 1961 Ennis Cup from the Netherlands-Part I. 7:59 0 ® Newscene 6:00 O O O (8 Knots Landing 000 Taxi The Taxi gang hits the bricks in e hilarious hunt for new jobs when the Sunshine Csb Co. goes out of business, with the promise that they will meet in one month to review their exper­ iences. (Repeat; 60 mins.) (Closed-Captioned; U.S.A.) 0®Movle-(Dreme)**H "Men of Boy's Town" 1941 Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney. The founder of boys town helps an accused murderer. (116 mins.) 39) 0 Sneak Previews Critics Gene Siskel snd Roger Ebert review some of the newest movies in town, including: 'Neighbors,' starring John Beiushi and Dan Aykroyd; Burt Reynold's new film 'Shsrkey's Machine'; end 'Ghoat Story,' featuring Fred Aataire and John Housemen. 0 The Chrietmes Songs Mel Torme lesds en all-star cast in a warm and sentimental tribute to the holidays feeturing popular carols and traditional songs. (00 mins.) 0 TeleFrance-U.S.A. Cordon Bleu Cooking 2) TeleStories- TeleSeries: Lee Grands Detec­ tives: Monsieur Lecoq'3) TeleFrance Cine-Club: A Four Week Tribute To Jeen-Luc Godard: 'A Bout de Souffle' (Breethless) 3D 0 Movie-(Comedy) ** "It Happened On Fifth Avenue" 1947 Don DeFore, Gale Storm. A New York City mansion is taken over by a bum who invitee e horde of frienda and the real owner in dieguisetobehisguest.(2hrs., 16 minsj t® Noche A Noche Men'sGymnastlcs(Jotnedln Progress) Japan vs University of Oklahoma i 0 0 The Story Of Christmas 'The Chrietmes Story' in song, feeturing the Living Christmss Tree, 180 voice choir of the First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas. Host; Tenneeeee Ernie Ford. 0 A.R.T.S. There Will Always Be An England hosted by George Kennedy. 1) Royal Shakeepeere Company Workshop il. 2) The St. Peul'e Csthedral Boys Choir. 3) Birds, Bees and Storks. 4) A Real Choreographer. 0 Laverne And Shirley And Company 8:30 ® 0 Program Unannounced 0 NCAA Dlvlalon II Women's Volleyball Championship From Riverside, CA. 0 Odd Couple 8:45 0® Judy Garland Christ­ mas Show 9:00 0 O O ® Nurse Msry reeigns after an argument with Dr. Rose over a comatoae little girl whose mother refuses to vieifher. and returne for e long weekend at the home of orfe of her Scarsdale neighbors. (60 mins.) 000Hi9hHop*e:Th*G«pre Years Luielie Bell, Carl Reiner and Burt Reynolda hoat the long and distinguished csreer of Frsnk Capra, a six-time Oscar winner for producing and directing. Jemes Stewart gueat stars, snd ths specie! featurea excerpts from Cepre films such es 'it Happened One Night,' 'Arsenic snd Old Lscs,' snd 'it's A Wonderful Life.' (gOminsJ 0 0 0 20-20 Hugh Downs anchors this weekly megezine profiling noteworthy events in news, science end entertainment Imins.) Paper Chase 'The Man in the Cheit' A paraplegic law student uses his disability to take edvantage of competitive situstions. (60 mins.) 0 Movie-(Animation) ** % "Dot And 8ant« Claus" 1981 In this sequel to 'Dot and the Kangaroo,' Dot and Sante Claus are together foram.usic-filledholiday