Most Aired TV Series
These are all the individual TV episodes that appeared on HBO in the 1980s, ranked by the amount of times aired.
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| No. | Most Aired | Movies | Times Aired | Description | Rating | Runtime | Words of Caution | Metadata |
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| 1 | 1st | HBO's Remember When "Go Team, Go!" | 31 | The Story of Sports in America Host Dick Cavett examines sports-crazed America—from Babe Ruth to Bjom Borg, from the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings to the 1969 New York Mets. Other highlights: Alexander Cartwright (father of baseball); football's Knute Rockne; boxer “Gentleman Jim” Corbett; women in sports; great triumphs and great goofs. |
Dick Cavett | |||
| 2 | 2nd (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Beginnings" | 30 | Introducing the inhabitants of Fraggle Rock and intrepid Uncle Traveling Matt, the Fraggle explorer. | :25 | No director listed Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | ||
| 3 | 2nd (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "New Trash Heap in Town" | 30 | Mokey Fraggle disappears to paint a rare creature. | :30 | No director credits found Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt Karen Prell | ||
| 4 | 3rd | Flashback: Wall Street Crash 1929 Four Survivors | 28 | On October 29, 1929, the stock market crashed, setting off the Great Depression. Nobody knows exactly how it happened. This unusual show combines newsreels with dramatized stories of four “survivors”—a flapper, shoeshine boy, salesman and heiress. A fascinating account of the disasters effect on people's lives. | Documentary 1929 Crash Survivors | |||
| 5 | 4th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Grapes of Generosity" | 27 | Gobo discovers magical grapes and selfishly wants them all for himself. He learns the consequences the hard way. | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | |||
| 6 | 4th (tie) | Yesteryear: 1969 | 27 | Series. Hosted by Dick Cavett. U.S. astronauts landed on the moon. Students protested Vietnam. Woodstock became a symbol of peace in a year marked by violence. The third in HBO’s nostalgic series—with special guest, astronaut Buzz Aldrin. | Historical Documentary | |||
| 7 | 5th (tie) | Flashback: Fire at the Cocoanut Grove | 26 | SERIES Hosted by Eric Sevareid It was a festive night in 1942 when a small flame turned Boston’s Cocoanut Grove nightclub into an inferno—and 400 people died. This unique docudrama combines historical footage with dramatic reenactment in an account of one of the worst tragedies in nightclub history. Who was to blame? Could it happen again? |
Historical Documentary Boston Fire 1942 | |||
| 8 | 5th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Wembley's Egg" | 26 | When a gigantic bird's egg appears, Wembley discovers he's a mother! | Eric Till Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt Karen Prell | |||
| 9 | 6th (tie) | Flashback: The Last Voyage of the Morro Castle | 25 | SERIES HUNDREDS FEARED DEAD MYSTERIOUS DEATHS OF PLEASURE SHIP Hosted by Eric Sevareid On Sept. 8, 1934, in the midst of the Depression, the pleasure ship Morro Castle embarked on a doomed voyage. Murder, arson—both are suspected in the unexplained inferno that took 137 lives. Learn the facts and piece together the mystery of the tragic journey. |
Historical Ship Disaster Documentary | |||
| 10 | 6th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Boober and the Glob" | 25 | While trying to avoid Joke Day, Boober spots the Glob in Fraggle Rock. Cotterpin Doozer is the only one who agrees that this spells danger. | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | |||
| 11 | 7th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "The Challenge" | 24 | Gobo is suddenly challenged for leadership of the Fraggle gang by Red. | :30 | Gerry Parkes Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Karen Prell | ||
| 12 | 7th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Mokey and the Minstrels" | 24 | The mysterious Minstrels return to Fraggle Rock. | Eric Till Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt Karen Prell | |||
| 13 | 7th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "The Doozer Contest" | 24 | Doozers and Fraggles in a building competition. | Eric Till Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt Karen Prell | |||
| 14 | 8th (tie) | BrainGames # 2 | 23 | The second installment of HBO's new series will tease and delight the entire family. The challenge is on: follow clues to identify famous characters; spot the fakes among priceless art treasures; rearrange letters in a medical word scramble. The National Education Association endorses this show that you play as you watch. | :30 | Special | ||
| 15 | 8th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Marooned" | 23 | Boober is trapped in a cave-in. | :25 | Gerry Parkes Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Karen Prell | ||
| 16 | 8th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Wembley and the Gorgs" | 23 | Who will save little Wembley from the gigantic Gorgs? | :25 | Gerry Parkes Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Karen Prell | ||
| 17 | 8th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "All Work and All Play" | 23 | Little Cotterpin Doozer finds that growing up is hard to do. | Eric Till Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt Karen Prell | |||
| 18 | 8th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Doozer is as Doozer Does" | 23 | Wrench Doozer has trouble saying no to “flooping.”’ | Eric Till Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt Karen Prell | |||
| 19 | 8th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Fraggle Wars" | 23 | Mokey discovers a new tribe of Fraggles. | Eric Till Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt Karen Prell | |||
| 20 | 8th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "The Day the Music Died" | 23 | Gobo tries to write a song before the light disappears. | Eric Till Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt Karen Prell | |||
| 21 | 8th (tie) | The Survival Series: Lights! Action! Africa! |
23 | This episode of the documentary series takes a behind-the-scenes look at how wildlife films are made. Edward Asner narrates. | :52 | |||
| 22 | 9th (tie) | Babar and Father Christmas | 22 | King Babar agrees to look for the legendary Father Christmas for all the young elephants. | :25 | Laura Shepherd Writers Jean de BrunhoffLaurent de BrunhoffJ.D. Smith Stars Gordon PinsentDawn GreenhalghGavin Magrath | ||
| 23 | 9th (tie) | Flashback: The Great Plague (aka The Great Plague of 1918) | 22 | Did you know that in 1918 an epidemic claimed 20 million victims, more than double those of WWI? How did it happen? Why did it strike? Could it happen again? This HBO docudrama mixes actual footage with dramatic reenactment to take you back to those terrifying days. | Documentary 1918 Influenza Epidemic | |||
| 24 | 9th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "You Can't Do That Without a Hat" | 22 | Pessimistic Boober asks Marjory, the All-Knowing Trash Heap, for a charm to protect him. | :25 | Gerry Parkes Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Karen Prell | ||
| 25 | 9th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "A Cave of One's Own" | 22 | Sharing space isn't easy for roommates Red and Mokey. | Eric Till Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt Karen Prell | |||
| 26 | 9th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Booberock" | 22 | Boober seeks peace and quiet, but life away from pals has problems. | Eric Till Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt Karen Prell | |||
| 27 | 9th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Cavern of Lost Dreams" | 22 | Where is the original Doozers cave? | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | |||
| 28 | 9th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Red-Handed and the Invisible Thief" | 22 | Red wakes up to find her favorite radish bars are gone. Could her best friend possibly be the thief? | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | |||
| 29 | 9th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Red's Club" | 22 | Red decides to start her own club. | Eric Till Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt Karen Prell | |||
| 30 | 9th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "The Bells of Fraggle Rock" | 22 | It's time for the annual Festival of the Bells, the Fraggles’ own special winter holiday. But Gobo is beginning to doubt the reality of the old, traditional myths and legends. | Eric Till Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt Karen Prell | |||
| 31 | 9th (tie) | Yesteryear: 1942 | 22 | Series. Hosted by Dick Cavett The world was at war, and the U.S. rallied. Cavett takes you back to the home front: rationing; women in factories; victory gardens. It was '42, and the U.S. became the arsenal for democracy. | Historical Documentary | |||
| 32 | 10th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "A Friend in Need" | 21 | Sprocket gets caught in a Fraggle hole. | Eric Till Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt Karen Prell | |||
| 33 | 10th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Doomsday Soup" | 21 | Boober accidentally produces a strange chemical brew. | Eric Till Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt Karen Prell | |||
| 34 | 10th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Junior Sells the Farm" | 21 | A salesman corners Junior Gorg. | Eric Till Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt Karen Prell | |||
| 35 | 10th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Red's Sea Monster" | 21 | Red is sure she has found a mysterious beast, but no one believes it. | Eric Till Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt Karen Prell | |||
| 36 | 10th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "The Secret of Convincing John" | 21 | Wembley becomes very decisive. | Eric Till Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt Karen Prell | |||
| 37 | 10th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "The Trash Heap Doesn't Live Here Anymore" | 21 | The Gorgs decide to build a gazebo and Wembley’s mission is to save The Trash Heap. | Eric Till Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt Karen Prell | |||
| 38 | 10th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Uncle Matt Comes Home" | 21 | Gobo is excited that his uncle is coming home, but he soon has doubts. | Eric Till Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt Karen Prell | |||
| 39 | 10th (tie) | HBO's Remember When "Way Out West" | 21 | SERIES PREMIERE The Story of the American Cowboy. Remember when cowboys roamed the frontier of the Old West? Life in that fabled era is the subject of the first in HBO’s exclusive eight-part sequel to the award-winning Time Wasseries. Host Dick Cavett reviews the facts and fiction surrounding the great American legacy—the cowboys and outlaws; the frontier cities, saloons and women; the rodeos and western movies. |
Dick Cavett | |||
| 40 | 10th (tie) | The Survival Series: Wild Seas, Wild Seals | 21 | This beautifully photographed show focuses on the seals who summer in the Outer Hetrides Islands off Scotland. | :51 | |||
| 41 | 11th (tie) | BrainGames # 1 | 20 | Don't just watch it! Play it! The award-winning, original HBO series will tease your brain with word scrambles, number puzzlers and history games. Animation and humor add a delightful touch to this family show, endorsed by the National Education Association. | :28 | Special | ||
| 42 | 11th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Gobo's Discovery" | 20 | An invisible monster! | :25 | Gerry Parkes Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Karen Prell | ||
| 43 | 11th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "I Don't Care" | 20 | Boober receives a lucky charm. | :30 | Gerry Parkes Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Karen Prell | ||
| 44 | 11th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "I Want To Be You" | 20 | How wrong can a Fraggle be? | :25 | Gerry Parkes Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Karen Prell | ||
| 45 | 11th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Let The Water Run" | 20 | When Red's swimming hole dwindles to a mud puddle, the Pipe Bangers pitch in to help her out. | :25 | Gerry Parkes Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Karen Prell | ||
| 46 | 11th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "The Lost Treasure of the Fraggles" | 20 | Gobo and Red find a treasure map and set out on a dangerous quest. | :25 | Gerry Parkes Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Karen Prell | ||
| 47 | 11th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "The Preachification of Convincing John" | 20 | A Fraggle diet. | :25 | Gerry Parkes Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Karen Prell | ||
| 48 | 11th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "The Terrible Tunnel" | 20 | Only Wembley believes in a tunnel that swallows up Fraggles. | :25 | Gerry Parkes Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Karen Prell | ||
| 49 | 11th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Boober's Dream" | 20 | Boober dreams that he is two different Fraggles and his friends try to find out how many Boobers there really are! | Eric Till Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt Karen Prell | |||
| 50 | 11th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Home Is Where the Trash Is" | 20 | After arguing with Marjory the Trash Heap, Philo and Gunge decide to go home. But where is home? | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | |||
| 51 | 11th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Manny's Land of Carpets" | 20 | Fraggles seek the promised land. | Eric Till Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt Karen Prell | |||
| 52 | 11th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Sir Hubris and the Gorgs" | 20 | Adventurous Gobo may have found a way to get rid of the Gorgs forever! | Eric Till Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt Karen Prell | |||
| 53 | 11th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "The Wizard of Fraggle Rock" | 20 | A magician comes to Fraggle Rock. | Eric Till Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt Karen Prell | |||
| 54 | 11th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Wembley and the Mean Genie" | 20 | Wembley lets a Genie out of its bottle, but the Genie refuses to give him any of his rightful wishes. | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | |||
| 55 | 11th (tie) | HBO's Remember When "The Birds and the Bees" | 20 | A Sexual History of America and Americans From Puritan morality to the permissiveness of the 1970s. Host Dick Cavett takes you to an 1800s bordello, the Mustang Ranch in Nevada and a modern wedding. Other features: sex and beauty contests; the red-light district. |
:58 | Entertainment for adults. | Compilation Special | |
| 56 | 11th (tie) | Hunter's Gold Ep. 1 | 20 | HBO presents its first family adventure serial—and you'll want to catch each of the 13 episodes! En route to New Zealand's goldfields to find his missing father, young Scott Hunter encounters robbers, a band of Chinese and a magician. Like the old-time serials, each part ends in a suspenseful cliff-hanger. | :30 | New Zealand Adventure Family Serial | ||
| 57 | 11th (tie) | The Survival Series: Battle of the Bison Forest | 20 | Fifteen thousand years ago, a primeval forest stretched from France to Russia. Today, only a fragment of forest remains in Poland. This episode explores this extraordinary preserve. | :49 | |||
| 58 | 11th (tie) | The Survival Series: Killers of the Plains | 20 | The delicate—and dangerous—interplay between predators and their prey is the subject of this documentary. | :49 | |||
| 59 | 11th (tie) | The Survival Series: The Last Roundup of the Elephants | 20 | Can Asian elephants be saved from extinction? Scientists in Sri Lanka capture a herd of elephants to relocate them. | :44 | |||
| 60 | 11th (tie) | Yesteryear: 1927 | 20 | Hosted by Dick Cavett Series The economy was booming. Jobs were abundant. The times were good. Flappers, speakeasies and jazz. This final show takes you back to when Babe Ruth, Al Capone and Charles Lindbergh made the headlines. Special guest: Janet Gaynor, the first Oscar winner. |
Historical Documentary | |||
| 61 | 11th (tie) | Yesteryear: 1947 | 20 | SPECIAL Hosted by Dick Cavett The boys were home from the war, gas was 23¢ a gallon and TV was big news. Join Dick Cavett as he captures the “boom-and-build” spirit of a growing nation. Also: birth of the suburbs. With special guest Richard Widmark. |
Historical Documentary | |||
| 62 | 12th (tie) | 1st & Ten THE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 19 | O.J. Simpson The California Bulls charge back in the first episode of a four-part sequel to HBO's summer hit, Training Camp comedy with a realistic edge. |
:30 | AS, AL | ||
| 63 | 12th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Catch The Tail By The Tiger" | 19 | Gobo braves the outside world. | :25 | Gerry Parkes Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Karen Prell | ||
| 64 | 12th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "The Beast of Bluerock" | 19 | Wembley has a falling out with Gobo, but has to follow him to the lair of a fearsome beast. | :30 | Gerry Parkes Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Karen Prell | ||
| 65 | 12th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "The Finger of Light" | 19 | Fraggles learn a dangerous game. | :25 | Gerry Parkes Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Karen Prell | ||
| 66 | 12th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "The Garden Plot" | 19 | Junior Gorg has to get back in Dad's good graces. | :25 | Gerry Parkes Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Karen Prell | ||
| 67 | 12th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "The Great Radish Famine" | 19 | Money leads Junior Gorg on a false mission while the Fraggles steal his prize radish. | :25 | Gerry Parkes Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Karen Prell | ||
| 68 | 12th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Thirty Minute Work Week" | 19 | Wembley's job dilemma. | :25 | Gerry Parkes Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Karen Prell | ||
| 69 | 12th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "We Love You, Wembley" | 19 | Wembley falls in love with Lou. | :30 | Gerry Parkes Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Karen Prell | ||
| 70 | 12th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Boober's Quiet Day" | 19 | A peaceful day is shattered. | Eric Till Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt Karen Prell | |||
| 71 | 12th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Wembley and the Great Race" | 19 | Tough competition tests a close friendship. | Eric Till Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt Karen Prell | |||
| 72 | 12th (tie) | HBO's Remember When "It'll Never Fly" | 19 | The Story of American Inventors Dick Cavett hosts HBO's exclusive series exploring our national identity. The story of inventors who changed the face of America and inventions that revolutionized our life as well as the gizmos that failed to find any practical use (an automatic hat tipper?). Featured are Thomas Edison, the Wright brothers and other giants. |
Dick Cavett | |||
| 73 | 12th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News June Edition (1984) | 19 | COMEDY SERIESIrreverent, topical and hilariously funny.(N.Y. Daily News) Look for the hit comedy series every Saturday night. (And at other times, too.) All new edition for June. 18th Edition |
Anne Bloom Rich Hall Danny Breen Mitchell Laurance Stuart Pankin Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 74 | 12th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News October Edition (1983) | 19 | COMEDY SERIES “If you’re an HBO subscriber, count your pay cable blessings. You get a half-dozen shots a month at TV’s lone series entirely devoted to topical satire…appropriately called ‘Not Necessarily the News.’” (L.A. Herald Examiner) 10th Edition |
Anne Bloom Rich Hall Danny Breen Mitchell Laurance Stuart Pankin Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 75 | 12th (tie) | The Movie Makers Episode 3 | 19 | Meet the people behind the camera. This month: composer Jerry Goldsmith, film editor Sheldon Kahn. | :27 | Interview | ||
| 76 | 12th (tie) | Video Jukebox: Country Jukebox | 19 | Nonstop music videos of the tops in pop and in country. | No director listed | |||
| 77 | 13th (tie) | BrainGames # 3 | 18 | Get ready for the third installment of HBO's new series that teases and delights. Clever clues help you meet the challenges in the game you play while you watch. | :28 | Educational Special | ||
| 78 | 13th (tie) | BrainGames # 4 | 18 | Intriguing new games every month! HBO's series presents a new challenge every month! You don't watch, you play along—with games like Name That Sport (unscramble sports words), and Eyewitness (watch and remember what happens on a real case). Don't miss Edition 4. | Special | |||
| 79 | 13th (tie) | Emma and Grandpa: Winter | 18 | Travel through the seasons with six-year-old Emma and her grandfather as he helps her discover the joys of the country woods and fields. In Winter, first of four segments, Emma constructs a bird feeder and visits newborn lambs. | :30 | Joy Whitby Stars Emma HelmerAlan MansonShelley Winters | ||
| 80 | 13th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Don't Cry Over Spilt Milk" | 18 | Gobo’s locked out. | :25 | Gerry Parkes Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Karen Prell | ||
| 81 | 13th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Mokey's Funeral" | 18 | Mokey cooks up a strange plot to fool Junior Gorg. Her friends aren't too pleased. | :30 | Gerry Parkes Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Karen Prell | ||
| 82 | 13th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "A Dark and Stormy Night" | 18 | A ghost haunts Gorgs' castle | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | |||
| 83 | 13th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "The Beanbarrow, the Burden and the Bright Bouquet" | 18 | Red and Lanford are unwilling partners in a cross-cave race. | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | |||
| 84 | 13th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "The Great Radish Caper" | 18 | Mokey leads Junior Gordon on a false mission while the Fraggles steal his prize radish. | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | |||
| 85 | 13th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "The Incredible Shrinking Mokey" | 18 | Mokey tries to put on a puppet show. | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | |||
| 86 | 13th (tie) | HBO's Remember When "Page One" | 18 | The story of the American press—from hand-operated presses of Colonial America to the complex TV broadcasts of today. Host Dick Cavett introduces you to the giants of journalism: Ben Franklin, William Randolph Hearst, Joseph Pulitzer and Henry Luce. Other features: yellow journalism, newsreels and comic strips. | Dick Cavett | |||
| 87 | 13th (tie) | HBO's Remember When "Wheels, Wings and Whistles" | 18 | SPECIAL The Story of Transportation in America. The paddle-wheel steamships, the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk, the golden railroad spikes, the first man on the moon—it’s the story of a nation in motion from landing at Plymouth Rock to exploring outer space. Dick Cavett recalls it all in the third episode of HBO’s exclusive eight-part series about our history and our national identity. |
Dick Cavett | |||
| 88 | 13th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News April Edition (1983) | 18 | COMEDY SERIES Wild. Witty. Wonderfully funny. The nuttiest look at what's-not-news you'll ever see. 4th Edition. |
Comedy Sketch HBO Anne Bloom Rich Hall Danny Breen Mitchell Laurance Stuart Pankin Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 89 | 13th (tie) | Philip Marlowe, Private Eye "The King in Yellow" | 18 | Trying to solve the murder of a jazz musician, Marlowe unearths a bizarre scheme. As his investigation begins to unravel the past, the deadly question suddenly becomes: Is the detective trailing the killer or is the killer trailing him? | Powers Boothe Noir Series | |||
| 90 | 13th (tie) | The Survival Series "Sharks" | 18 | This fascinating documentary explores the common myths and little-known facts about the most feared and misunderstood creatures of the sea. Jaws author Peter Benchley narrates. | :50 | |||
| 91 | 14th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "The Minstrels" | 17 | Red meets traveling musicians. | :25 | Gerry Parkes Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Karen Prell | ||
| 92 | 14th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Bored Stiff" | 17 | Gobo leads a surprise expedition into Gorgs’ garden. | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | |||
| 93 | 14th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Born To Wander" | 17 | The Fraggle Storyteller tells an amazing tale about Uncle Matt’s first discovery. | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | |||
| 94 | 14th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Playing Till It Hurts" | 17 | Red’s idol, Rock Hockey, Hannah, comes to see her play. | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | |||
| 95 | 14th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Scared Silly" | 17 | Wembley tries to get even with Boober for scaring him—but terrifies himself when his plan backfires. | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | |||
| 96 | 14th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "The Battle of Leaking Roof" | 17 | A hole in the roof causes big problems for Pa Gorg. Can he fix it? | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | |||
| 97 | 14th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "The Invasion of the Toe Ticklers" | 17 | The migratory Ticklers might stay on. | Eric Till Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt Karen Prell | |||
| 98 | 14th (tie) | HBO's Remember When "THE IMAGE MAKERS How To Sell it in America" | 17 | Dick Cavett hosts this final episode in HBO's exclusive series. A nostalgic look at the history of advertising in America—from the early hucksters with their “all-purpose medicines" to today's consumer-crazed nation where everything is the biggest, the boldest and the best. Highlights include slogans and jingles; war and advertising; the sexual allure. | Dick Cavett | |||
| 99 | 14th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News February Edition (1985) | 17 | What's in the news? Not necessarily what you'll hear here from ... the best skit comedy company on TV(Newark Star Ledger). Winner of cable TV's 1984 ACE Award. 30th Edition |
Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman | |||
| 100 | 14th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News January Edition (1984) | 17 | HBO's hit comedy series starts its second year!Not since ‘Laugh-In,’ ‘Fridays,’ or ‘Saturday Night Live’ when it was truly funny has the television audience had access to such an ample supply of belly laughs.’(UPI) 12th Edition |
Anne Bloom Rich Hall Danny Breen Mitchell Laurance Stuart Pankin Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 101 | 14th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News July Edition (1983) | 17 | An all-new edition of HBO's hit comedy series. 7th Edition |
Anne Bloom Rich Hall Danny Breen Mitchell Laurance Stuart Pankin Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 102 | 14th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News May Edition (1983) | 17 | So what else is news? Nutty? And not necessarily sane or serious? This is! And it's not to be missed—unnecessarily. 5th Edition |
Comedy Sketch HBO Anne Bloom Rich Hall Danny Breen Mitchell Laurance Stuart Pankin Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 103 | 14th (tie) | Philip Marlowe, Private Eye "Finger Man" | 17 | When Marlowe becomes the prime suspect in the sudden death of a city official, he is forced to be on the run. A fast-action drama of big-time deals and small-time hoods. Bill Kearns plays his pal ‘‘Violets”’ McGee. | Powers Boothe Noir Series | |||
| 104 | 14th (tie) | Philip Marlowe, Private Eye "Nevada Gas" | 17 | When a big-time lawyer is found dead in his automobile, Marlowe takes the case. The wealthy, the powerful and the Mob—and the shady relationships linking them all together—form the sinister background of this complex murder mystery. | Powers Boothe Noir Series | |||
| 105 | 14th (tie) | The Survival Series "Lions of Etosha: King of the Beasts" | 17 | This documentary takes you to Africa's Etosha National Park for a fascinating look at what lions are really like. James Earl Jones narrates. | :46 | |||
| 106 | 14th (tie) | The Survival Series: Gorilla | 17 | A Fascinating documentary about a man's dedicated struggle to protect a small group of gorillas in Zaire. Narrated by David Niven, this is the second in HBO's award-winning wildlife series. | :48 | |||
| 107 | 14th (tie) | What on Earth? Answers to Questions You've Always Wondered About | 17 | Science is in the spotlight and HBO is there with this informative look at the world around us. Are killer bees a real threat? Why are dinosaurs extinct? How much sleep do you need? Host Orson Bean unearths lots of facts about the planets, stars and ourselves. | *(No director credited - educational special)* | |||
| 108 | 15th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Capture The Moon" | 16 | Can the Fraggles actually capture the full moon? | :30 | Gerry Parkes Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Karen Prell | ||
| 109 | 15th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Blanket of Snow, Blanket of Woe" | 16 | Mokey forgets to cover Marjory the Trash Heap during a snowstorm. What's to become of the beloved oracle? | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | |||
| 110 | 15th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Gobo's School for Explorers" | 16 | Gobo breaks an extremely important rule for exploring. | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | |||
| 111 | 15th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Gunge, the Great and Glorious" | 16 | Gunge is a king. | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | |||
| 112 | 15th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Pebble Pox Blues" | 16 | Can Boober get to the Cave of Shadows and find the plants to heal his friends? | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | |||
| 113 | 15th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "The Secret Society of Poohbahs" | 16 | Mokey breaks the very first rule of a secret society. | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | |||
| 114 | 15th (tie) | HBO's Remember When "On the Air" | 16 | SPECIAL The Story of Radio in America Dick Cavett hosts this exciting history of radio from Marconi to the end of big-time radio. Using newsreels, on-location footage and movie clips, Cavett highlights: Bing Crosby; Jack Dempsey’s historic title bout; FDR’s fireside chats; radio bloopers; Major Bowes Amateur Hour; the big bands; the mystery shows and much more. It was the magic of the airwaves, and it was wonderful. |
*(No director credited - TV nostalgia clip show)* | |||
| 115 | 15th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News February Edition (1984) | 16 | COMEDY SERIES You've heard about HBO's hit comedy series. Now find it Saturdays and Mondays. (And other times, too!) All new Edition 13. 13th Edition |
Anne Bloom Rich Hall Danny Breen Mitchell Laurance Stuart Pankin Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 116 | 15th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News January Edition (1985) | 16 | If you're looking for news, but not necessarily, HBO has just what you want. An offbeat news show that laughs at the major events. See it Saturday nights. (And other times, too.) All-new January edition: 29th Edition |
Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman | |||
| 117 | 15th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News March Edition (1983) | 16 | All-new episode HBO’s first comedy series. Crazy. Quick. Hilarious. Uncommon. Incongruous. Mad. You'll never see a news show like this one. 3rd Edition |
Comedy Sketch HBO Anne Bloom Rich Hall Danny Breen Mitchell Laurance Stuart Pankin Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 118 | 15th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News May Edition (1985) | 16 | Get comic relief from today's headlines with ... probably the fastest-paced comedy show ever to ignite the tube,(TV Guide) All-new May Edition. 35th Edition |
Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 119 | 15th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News November Edition (1984) | 16 | Not Necessarily the News is my favorite news show on TV.(M. Kitman, Newsday) Look for the comedy series on Saturday nights. (And other times, too.) All new Nov. edition: 26th Edition |
Special | |||
| 120 | 15th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News September Edition (1984) | 16 | COMEDY SERIESIf you're an HBO subscriber, count your pay cable blessings. You get a half-dozen shots a month at TV's lone series entirely devoted to topical satire.(L.A. Herald Examiner) Look for the comedy series on Saturday nights. (And at other times, too). All new September edition. 23rd Edition |
Special | |||
| 121 | 15th (tie) | Philip Marlowe, Private Eye "Smart-Aleck Kill" | 16 | Glamorous, very treacherous Hollywood characters challenge Marlowe when he investigates the mysterious death of a movie star. Sinister intrigue lurks behind the facade of respectability in this tale of power and decadence. | :53 | Powers Boothe Noir Series | ||
| 122 | 15th (tie) | Race for the Pennant Preview | 16 | Baseball 1980 is here and so is HBO Sports to preview all the action. Go to spring training for some in-depth interviews. Get a complete update on all the winter changes. There are lots of old faces in new places—from managers (seven are newcomers) to players (Nolan Ryan went from Angel to Astro). Hear some fearless pennant predictions, see footage from 1979 and its super World Series. Maury Wills, Len Berman host. | Baseball Preview | |||
| 123 | 15th (tie) | The Best of BrainGames | 16 | See and play the best games from HBO’s animated series. And don’t miss the winning riddles! | ||||
| 124 | 15th (tie) | The Best of Not Necessarily the News (1988) | 16 | Are you ready for the best (?) news stories from the award-winning series? From Iran to Washington, the floor of the Stock Exchange to the floor of the Senate, the news is funnier than ever! No wonder the N.Y. Daily News called it the funniest show on television. |
:57 | Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | ||
| 125 | 15th (tie) | The Survival Series: "Orangutan—Orphans of the Forest" | 16 | This absorbing documentary explores the plight of these unusual, endearing creature sas their forest homes in the South Pacific are cut down. Moving narration by Peter Ustinov. | :54 | |||
| 126 | 15th (tie) | The Survival Series: "Parents of the Wild" | 16 | This engrossing, fast-paced documentary looks at parenthood throughout the animal kingdom to see what humans might be able to learn from instintive behavior. Bob Newhart narrates. | 1:00 | |||
| 127 | 15th (tie) | Yesteryear: 1933 | 16 | Prohibition ended. Chicago hosted the World's Fair. FDR gave us fireside chats and the New Deal. Join Dick Cavett as he goes back to the year America began to recover from the Depression. | Historical Documentary | |||
| 128 | 16th (tie) | BrainGames # 5 | 15 | HBO's animated game series presents a new challenge every month with mind teasers, riddles and more. Don't miss Edition 5. | :30 | |||
| 129 | 16th (tie) | Money Matters Getting Fired Pets |
15 | How can you cut food bills as much as 70%? What home improvements can increase resale value? Can shopping by catalogue save you money? This fact-filled show produced with MONEY magazine will save you dollars. | Consumer Tips Finance Pet Advice | |||
| 130 | 16th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News April Edition (1985) | 15 | From topical satire to sketches that defy description, says TV Guide. Not Necessarilty the Newslampoons the major news events as they happen. April edition. 34th Edition |
Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 131 | 16th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News February Edition (1983) | 15 | Zany. Fresh. Offbeat. Satiric. Funny. Insane. Hilarious. Irreverent. You'll never see a news show like this one. 2nd Edition |
Comedy Sketch HBO Anne Bloom Rich Hall Danny Breen Mitchell Laurance Stuart Pankin Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 132 | 16th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News January Edition (1983) | 15 | Series Premiere! HBOnly! Don't let the title fool you. You've never seen a newsshow like this. HBO's first original comedy series uncovers the laugh angle behind the headlines. Leaders and losers, celebrities and fads get parodied in a half hour of topical send-ups and put-downs. 1st Edition |
Anne Bloom Rich Hall Danny Breen Mitchell Laurance Stuart Pankin Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 133 | 16th (tie) | Philip Marlowe, Private Eye "The Pencil" | 15 | What does it mean when a pencil arrives mysteriously in the mail? Marlowe knows. And it’s not good news for his current client as he confronts syndicate hit men while guarding a gangster marked for death. A thriller! | Powers Boothe Noir Series | |||
| 134 | 16th (tie) | Seabert "The Trio" | 15 | Eskimos give Tommy, Aura and Seabert the equipment they need to track poachers. | :23 | Diana Ellington Melissa Freeman Ron Knight | ||
| 135 | 16th (tie) | The Investigators Crusading Reporters of the Air Episode 4 | 15 | Fourth Episode. These hard-hitting reporters stop at nothing to blast the big news events in HBO's new comedy series. The crack investigative team exposes stories you won't find on any other TV news magazine show. The results are hilarious. | Special | |||
| 136 | 16th (tie) | The Survival Series "The Amazing World of Spiders" | 15 | The much maligned spider proves to be a beautiful, inventive creature in this installment of HBO's award-winning series. Peter Ustinov narrates. | :54 | |||
| 137 | 16th (tie) | The Survival Series "The Mysterious Spring—Africa's Mzima" | 15 | Clif Robertson narrates this fascinating documentary about the Mzima, one of eastern Africa's important natural springs. | :52 | |||
| 138 | 16th (tie) | Time Was... The Seventies | 15 | The final segment of HBO’s exclusive series delving into the decades past. This one zeroes in on a nation disillusioned, divided and in shock. Watergate. The resignation of a president. Vietnam. Patty Hearst, the rise of cults. Positive action toward peace in the Middle East. And lighter moments like the Bicentennial celebration, the discos, jogging and the digital boom. The CBs. Science-fiction flicks. Videotape. And it all happened…in the Seventies. | Documentary Dick Cavett | |||
| 139 | 16th (tie) | Time was...the Forties | 15 | Episode thee of HBO’s exclusive remembrance of days past dramatizes the ways an innocent nation came of age. Host Dick Cavett takes you from Pearl Harbor to Dunkirk to Hiroshima—to a stroll with General Douglas MacArthur as he wades ashore in the Philippines, D-Day, V-J Day—and Glenn Miller, Bing Crosby, Jimmy Durante, Joe DiMaggio—much more. Fast-paced, informative, entertaining and nostalgic—the “Time Was” the 1940s. | Historical Documentary | |||
| 140 | 17th (tie) | Flashback: The Hindenburg Ship of Doom | 14 | This unique HBO documentary examines the mysterious, sudden explosion of the Hindenburg airship in 1937. Come aboard, meet the passengers and share their fateful adventure, Film footage and dramatic re-enactment create a haunting picture of this voyage to destruction. | ||||
| 141 | 17th (tie) | HBO Comedy Hour: More of the Best of Not Necessarily the News (1989) | 14 | Anything that happens around the world—from a scandal in Washington to a pep rally in Mongolia—can catch the eye of the NNTN team. They can always find a fresh angle—and a good laugh—in any news story. | :56 | Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | ||
| 142 | 17th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News August Edition (1984) | 14 | COMEDY SERIES “Not since “Laugh-In” or “Saturday Night Live” has the TV audience had access to such an ample supply of belly laughs." (UPI) Look for the hit comedy series on Saturday nights. (And at other times, too). All-new August edition. 21st Edition |
Anne Bloom Rich Hall Danny Breen Mitchell Laurance Stuart Pankin Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 143 | 17th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News December Edition (1984) | 14 | The funniest show on TV is on HBO. Its title? ‘Not Necessarily the News.’(N.Y. Daily News) Find the series on Saturday nights. (And other times, too.) All-new Dec. edition. 27th Edition |
Special | |||
| 144 | 17th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News July Edition (1984) | 14 | COMEDY SERIESThe humor can score impressively.(N.Y. Times) Look for the comedy series Saturday nights. (And other times, too.) All-new July edition. 20th Edition |
Anne Bloom Rich Hall Danny Breen Mitchell Laurance Stuart Pankin Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 145 | 17th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News June Edition (1983) | 14 | An all-new edition of HBO's hit comedy series. 6th Edition |
Comedy News Parody Cast Ensemble Anne Bloom Rich Hall Danny Breen Mitchell Laurance Stuart Pankin Lucy Webb Audrie Nee | |||
| 146 | 17th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News June Edition (1985) | 14 | ... Spoofs the world we live in,says TV Guide of the timely satire you'll find on HBO's hit comedy series Not Necessarily the News. 36th Edition |
Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 147 | 17th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News March Edition (1984) | 14 | You've heard about HBO's hit comedy series. Now you can find it on Saturday nights. (And other times, too!) All new Edition. 14th Edition |
Anne Bloom Rich Hall Danny Breen Mitchell Laurance Stuart Pankin Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 148 | 17th (tie) | Not Necessarily the Olympics | 14 | EXTRA EDITION Grabbing the torch and running with it, the Not Necessarily the News team aims its zingers at the '84 Olympics—the training, competition—and even the L.A. traffic! 19th Edition |
Anne Bloom Rich Hall Danny Breen Mitchell Laurance Stuart Pankin Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 149 | 17th (tie) | Not Necessarily the Year in Review (1984) | 14 | The zany newsbreakers recall the major events of 1984 in this special year-end edition of the hit comedy series. All-new sketches are combined with actual news footage to cast new light on the significant events of the past year. 28th Edition |
Special | |||
| 150 | 17th (tie) | The Kids in the Hall #01 | 14 | Don't panic...they just want to CRUSH your head! NEW WEEKLY COMEDY SERIES A five-man troupe of comedy subversives is being turned loose in an exclusive new series! These creative kids might change the face of comedy(Rolling Stone). |
:30 | AH | (no director credited) Dave Foley Bruce McCulloch Kevin McDonald Mark McKinney Scott Thompson | |
| 151 | 17th (tie) | The Movie Makers Episode 2 | 14 | Meet the people behind the scenes who contribute to what you see on screen. Featured this month: a makeup artist, a location man and a costume designer. | :30 | Interview | ||
| 152 | 17th (tie) | The Survival Series: The Wonderful Kangaroo | 14 | Peter Ustinov narrates this look at Australia's national animal. | :47 | |||
| 153 | 17th (tie) | Time Was... The Sixties | 14 | One more piece from the picture of the past in this exclusive HBO series hosted by Dick Cavett. From the “Camelot” days of JFK to the conservatism of Nixon when policies at home were attacked and unrest was nationwide. The decade when an articulate, disillusioned and challenging young generation surfaced. Vietnam. The Bay of Pigs. Assassinations. Riots. The Beatles. Woodstock. The Twist. Women’s lib. Man's first step on the moon. And it all was…in the Sixties. | Documentary | |||
| 154 | 18th (tie) | Down at Fraggle Rock™... Behind the Scenes | 13 | How do the Doozers do their thing? And what makes the Gorgs go? Jim Henson, creator of Fraggle Rock, hosts this inside look at the award-winning HBO series. | :48 | |||
| 155 | 18th (tie) | Emma and Grandpa: Spring | 13 | Narrated by Shelley Winters. Travel through the seasons as Emma and her grandfather discover the joys of the countryside. | :31 | Joy Whitby Stars Emma HelmerAlan MansonShelley Winters | ||
| 156 | 18th (tie) | Encyclopedia (HBO Series) "The A Volume" | 13 | NEW FAMILY SERIES An HBO and Children's Television Workshop presentation. Volumes of Entertainment from A to Z! Here's a new family series that’s fastpaced, informative and fun! Encyclopedia uses comedy skits, original songs and state-of-the-art special effects to teach and entertain. This month, see Volumes A and B, covering such topics as archeology, alligators, armor, Attila the Hun, the atom, ballet, boomerangs, bagpipes, the brain and bones. Exclusively on HBO. A new episode every Monday night starting September 19! A Distinguished Productions, Inc. series. |
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| 157 | 18th (tie) | HBO Premiere Films:™ All the Rivers Run Part 1 | 13 | A four-part mini-series from HBO Premiere Films A turbulent saga of turn-of-the-century Australia Sigrid Thornton John Waters HBO's first mini-series, a powerful adventure filmed in rugged down under locations, tells of Philadelphia Gordon, a spirited woman determined to forge a place for herself in a man’s world. The hazards she faces on untamed rivers, an affair with an elegant man of the world, her tempestuous marriage to a rakish riverboat captain—all contribute to the series’ epic sweep. Sigrid Thornton (The Man From Snowy River) stars as the rebellious heroine; John Waters (Breaker Morant) is the dashing man she loves. The full saga will be shown in four parts on four successive evenings and then completely repeated as noted at right. HBOnly!™ |
1:40 | Adult situations and language, mild violence. | George Miller Sigrid Thornton John Waters Charles Tingwell | |
| 158 | 18th (tie) | HBO Premiere Films:™ All the Rivers Run Part 2 | 13 | A four-part mini-series from HBO Premiere Films A turbulent saga of turn-of-the-century Australia Sigrid Thornton John Waters HBO's first mini-series, a powerful adventure filmed in rugged down under locations, tells of Philadelphia Gordon, a spirited woman determined to forge a place for herself in a man’s world. The hazards she faces on untamed rivers, an affair with an elegant man of the world, her tempestuous marriage to a rakish riverboat captain—all contribute to the series’ epic sweep. Sigrid Thornton (The Man From Snowy River) stars as the rebellious heroine; John Waters (Breaker Morant) is the dashing man she loves. The full saga will be shown in four parts on four successive evenings and then completely repeated as noted at right. HBOnly!™ |
1:40 | Adult situations and language, mild violence. | George Miller Sigrid Thornton John Waters Charles Tingwell | |
| 159 | 18th (tie) | HBO Premiere Films:™ All the Rivers Run Part 3 | 13 | A four-part mini-series from HBO Premiere Films A turbulent saga of turn-of-the-century Australia Sigrid Thornton John Waters HBO's first mini-series, a powerful adventure filmed in rugged down under locations, tells of Philadelphia Gordon, a spirited woman determined to forge a place for herself in a man’s world. The hazards she faces on untamed rivers, an affair with an elegant man of the world, her tempestuous marriage to a rakish riverboat captain—all contribute to the series’ epic sweep. Sigrid Thornton (The Man From Snowy River) stars as the rebellious heroine; John Waters (Breaker Morant) is the dashing man she loves. The full saga will be shown in four parts on four successive evenings and then completely repeated as noted at right. HBOnly!™ |
1:40 | Adult situations and language, mild violence. | George Miller Sigrid Thornton John Waters Charles Tingwell | |
| 160 | 18th (tie) | Money Matters Telephone Savings Tag Sales Insurance Tips |
13 | SERIES How can you save money on your phone bill? What’s the best time of year for super sales? What’s the real story behind get-rick-quick schemes? Valuable tips on kids and allowances and more in this exclusive HBO series from people who believe money matters. |
Consumer Tips Finance Budgeting | |||
| 161 | 18th (tie) | Not Necessarily Politics (1984) | 13 | Get the laugh lowdown on election-year follies in this extra edition of HBO's comedy series. The crack Not Necessarily the News team takes satirical aim at everything from polls to presidents. Undecided? Cast your laugh vote for this one. 22nd Edition |
Anne Bloom Rich Hall Danny Breen Mitchell Laurance Stuart Pankin Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 162 | 18th (tie) | Not Necessarily Sniglets (1985) | 13 | Extra edition. What do you call the unpopped kernels in a popcorn cooker? Flopcorn, of course! What's the latest word? The "NNTN" comedy team tackles the dictionary along with the news in this show. 33rd Edition |
Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 163 | 18th (tie) | Not Necessarily Television (1984) | 13 | No, it's not the ordinary look at the new TV season. In this extra edition of Not Necessarily the News, America's funniest news team aims its barbed wit at television, satirizing the stars, the shows and the networks. Why, they even take a shot at HBO! 25th Edition |
No director listed | |||
| 164 | 18th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News November Edition (1983) | 13 | COMEDY SERIES “‘Saturday Night Live’ doesn't come close to being this funny...you genuinely find yourself laughing out loud in your living room.’” (New Jersey Herald News) 11th Edition |
Anne Bloom Rich Hall Danny Breen Mitchell Laurance Stuart Pankin Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 165 | 18th (tie) | Seabert "A New Friendship" | 13 | Seabert makes friends with Tommy and Aura, two children who save him from seal poachers in Greenland. | :24 | |||
| 166 | 18th (tie) | Seabert "Radio Message" | 13 | A message leads Tommy, Aura and Seabert to another poacher's camp. | :24 | Diana Ellington Melissa Freeman Ron Knight | ||
| 167 | 18th (tie) | Seabert "The Professor's Whistle" | 13 | A professor creates a whistle to lure baby seals to the hunters. | :23 | Diana Ellington Melissa Freeman Ron Knight | ||
| 168 | 18th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "And If We Dream" | 13 | Travel an eerie road with the mysterious hitchhiker in HBO's popular adult thriller anthology. In this chilling episode, a high school teacher finds himself fatefully tempted when a beautiful student enrolls in his class. | :30 | Adult situations, violence, nudity. | Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Chapelle Jaffe François-Eric Gendron Paul Popowich | |
| 169 | 18th (tie) | The Investigators Crusading Reporters of the Air Episode 1 | 13 | SERIES PREMIERE This ace reporting team stops at nothing to uncover the big stories, zeroing in on the truth (or almost) as they see it. The first episode of HBO's new comedy series parodies TV news magazines exposing stories you won't find on any other show. |
Special | |||
| 170 | 18th (tie) | The Survival Series "Leopard of the Wild" | 13 | On a game preserve in Sri Lanka, an orphaned leopard is raised by the owner, who is careful not to curb the animal's natural instincts. | :49 | |||
| 171 | 18th (tie) | The Survival Series: Caribou: The Incredible Journey | 13 | This final episode of the series shows the habits of the North American reindeer, knows as caribou, in their natural surroundings. | :49 | |||
| 172 | 18th (tie) | The Survival Series: Penguin Summer | 13 | Penguins innocently frolic in England's Falkland Islands—while threatened by environmental dangers. Narrated by Jason Robards, and only on HBO. | :49 | |||
| 173 | 18th (tie) | The Survival Series: Tiger, Tiger | 13 | A thrilling documentary that studies the great Bengal tiger, now nearly extinct. Richard Widmark narrates. | :48 | |||
| 174 | 18th (tie) | Yesteryear: 1917 | 13 | SPECIAL Hosted by Dick Cavett. Travel back in time and relive an exciting year of American history: World War I, the Ziegfeld Follies, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. The birth of jazz and women’s suffrage. Plus special guest Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. |
Historical Documentary | |||
| 175 | 19th (tie) | Encyclopedia (HBO Series) "The B Volume" | 12 | NEW FAMILY SERIES An HBO and Children's Television Workshop presentation. Volumes of Entertainment from A to Z! Here's a new family series that’s fastpaced, informative and fun! Encyclopedia uses comedy skits, original songs and state-of-the-art special effects to teach and entertain. This month, see Volumes A and B, covering such topics as archeology, alligators, armor, Attila the Hun, the atom, ballet, boomerangs, bagpipes, the brain and bones. Exclusively on HBO. A new episode every Monday night starting September 19! A Distinguished Productions, Inc. series. |
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| 176 | 19th (tie) | Encyclopedia (HBO Series) "The C Volume" | 12 | NEW FAMILY SERIES An HBO and Children's Television Workshop presentation. Volumes of Entertainment from A to Z! New words and ideas spring to life as HBO's entertaining and informative new family series continues. This month, fast-paced comedy sketches and original songs highlight the letters C through G. Have you ever seen a Carnivore or a Chain reaction? What exactly is a Democracy and what foods are necessary for you Diet? Volumes E, F and G have fun words like Echo, Fish and Gem. Encyclopedia makes learning fun! A new episode every Monday night starting September 19! A Distinguished Productions, Inc. series. |
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| 177 | 19th (tie) | HBO Coming Attractions Family Edition April 1985 | 12 | Exciting film clips tell you about many of HBO's upcoming movies, sports and specials. Plus a special Family Edition. | ||||
| 178 | 19th (tie) | HBO Premiere Films:™ All the Rivers Run Part 4 | 12 | A four-part mini-series from HBO Premiere Films A turbulent saga of turn-of-the-century Australia Sigrid Thornton John Waters HBO's first mini-series, a powerful adventure filmed in rugged down under locations, tells of Philadelphia Gordon, a spirited woman determined to forge a place for herself in a man’s world. The hazards she faces on untamed rivers, an affair with an elegant man of the world, her tempestuous marriage to a rakish riverboat captain—all contribute to the series’ epic sweep. Sigrid Thornton (The Man From Snowy River) stars as the rebellious heroine; John Waters (Breaker Morant) is the dashing man she loves. The full saga will be shown in four parts on four successive evenings and then completely repeated as noted at right. HBOnly!™ |
1:40 | Adult situations and language, mild violence. | George Miller Sigrid Thornton John Waters Charles Tingwell | |
| 179 | 19th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Believe It or Not" | 12 | Red and Wembley discover a creature who is whatever you believe him to be. Ma Gorg starts trouble when she thinks he’s a monster! | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | |||
| 180 | 19th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "The Perfect Blue Rollie" | 12 | What happens when Boober receives a rare gift? | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | |||
| 181 | 19th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Wembley's Wonderful Whoopie Water" | 12 | Wembley has a special talent—hearing sounds—which leads him to an underground spring. | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | |||
| 182 | 19th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News April Edition (1984) | 12 | COMEDY SERIES “‘Not Necessarily the News’ is my favorite news show on TV.” (M. Kitman, Newsday) Look for HBO’s hit comedy series on Saturday nights. (And at other times, too.) 16th Edition |
Anne Bloom Rich Hall Danny Breen Mitchell Laurance Stuart Pankin Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 183 | 19th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News August Edition (1986) | 12 | All-new August edition. It's very inventive, very fresh(Chicago Sun-Times). It's the news—but not necessarily. Join the zany NNTN news team for an irreverently comic look at today's headlines that you won't find anywhere else. |
:30 | Rich Hall Mitchell Laurance Mo Gaffney Al Franken Patrika Darbo John Bloom | ||
| 184 | 19th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News February Edition (1986) | 12 | If you need some welcome and effective antidotes for the pain of today's headlines, watch probably the fastest-paced comedy show ever to ignite the tube(TV Guide). |
:30 | Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman | ||
| 185 | 19th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News Inside Washington | 12 | HBO COMEDY SPECIAL In this special, NNTN takes you into the nation's halls of power to uncover the lunacy behind the headlines. The fearless news team probes Iranscam, presidential hopefuls, Congressional hijinks and a lot more. |
1:00 | Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman | ||
| 186 | 19th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News January Edition (1987) | 12 | You know where to look for the real lowdown on what's happening in the world. Uninhibited, uncensored and unbelievably funny! | :30 | Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman | ||
| 187 | 19th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News July Edition (1985) | 12 | What makes you laugh at the news? The totally delightful nonsense(Newark Star Ledger) of HBO's comedy series. 37th Edition |
Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 188 | 19th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News July Edition (1986) | 12 | All-new July Edition. It's uncensored and unbelievably funny! Join HBO's NNTN crew for an irreverent look at today's headlines. | :30 | Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | ||
| 189 | 19th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News March Edition (1985) | 12 | This offbeat look at the newsmakers and the newsbreakers is the kind of ‘news broadcast’ we all prefer.(Newark Star Ledger) Winner of cable TV's 1984 ACE Award. March edition 31st Edition |
Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 190 | 19th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News October Edition (1984) | 12 | Irreverent, topical and hilariously funny.(New York Daily News) Look for the hit comedy series on Saturday nights (And at other times, too.) 24th Edition |
Anne Bloom Rich Hall Danny Breen Mitchell Laurance Stuart Pankin Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 191 | 19th (tie) | Ray Bradbury Theater: The Crowd | 12 | Tales beyond imagination from the master storyteller. An accident propels a man into a world where all is not what it seems. |
Ralph L. Thomas Writers Ray BradburyMark Massari Stars Ray BradburyNick MancusoR.H. Thomson | |||
| 192 | 19th (tie) | The Investigators Crusading Reporters of the Air Episode 2 | 12 | ALL NEW COMEDY SERIES The ace reporting team returns for the second episode of HBO's new comedy series. This parody of TV news magazines exposes stories you won't find on any other show. |
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| 193 | 19th (tie) | The Investigators Crusading Reporters of the Air Episode 3 | 12 | Comedy Series. With tongue firmly in cheek, the offbeat reporting team forges fearlessly ahead. Taking aim at TV news magazines, the investigators expose stories the other shows wouldn't touch. | ||||
| 194 | 19th (tie) | The Movie Makers Episode 1 | 12 | Meet the people behind the scenes who contribute to what you see on screen. Featured are an animal trainer, a costume designer and a pyrotechnician. | :28 | Interview | ||
| 195 | 19th (tie) | The Survival Series "The World of the Beaver" | 12 | Where can a male and female beaver go to begin a family? The industrious animals seek the perfect place to nest. Henry Fonda narrates this entertaining documentary. | :49 | |||
| 196 | 19th (tie) | Time was... The Fifties | 12 | Another fascinating glance back in this exclusive HBO Series. This time with full reflection—the advent of television—and how it changed the face of the world. Once again Dick Cavett is your host as we remember: SenatorJoe McCarthy —Nixon’s “Checkers” speech —the Korean War—the start of the “space race” and the beginnings of the fight for Civil Rights. Ike. M Berle. Willie Mays. Marilyn and Marlon and Elvis. Everything as it was in the Fifties. | Documentary | |||
| 197 | 19th (tie) | Video Jukebox Christmas | 12 | A bonus of the year’s outstanding videos! | Music Video Compilation Holiday Edition | |||
| 198 | 19th (tie) | What on Earth? Sleep Attacks A Gorilla Talks Seeing Pain |
12 | SERIES Have you heard about Koko, the “talking” gorilla who uses sign language to communicate? Are you aware that 250,000 Americans have a strange disorder called narcolepsy which causes sudden attacks of sleep at any time, in any place? Orson Bean hosts another fact-filled exploration of the world of science. |
Science Documentary Health Behavior | |||
| 199 | 20th (tie) | Emma and Grandpa: Summer | 11 | Narrated by Shelley Winters. Explore the seasons as Emma and her grandfather discover the joys of the countryside. | :32 | Joy Whitby Stars Emma HelmerAlan MansonShelley Winters | ||
| 200 | 20th (tie) | Encyclopedia (HBO Series) "The P Volume" | 11 | An HBO and Children's Television Workshop presentation. Volumes N through R are featured this month in the fast-paced, entertaining series. It's fun for the whole family! A Distinguished Productions, Inc. series. |
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| 201 | 20th (tie) | HBO Cinema Workshop Episode 3 | 11 | The movie directors of a tomorrow take center stage in this third sowcase for talented student filmmakers. | ||||
| 202 | 20th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News January Edition (1986) | 11 | Looking for the news—but not necessarily? Turn to a leader in the field of up-to-the-minute humor. Bold! Uncensored! Irreverent! | Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 203 | 20th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News June Edition (1986) | 11 | The irreverent NNTN crew brings you what is perhaps the funniest show on TV today(Los Angeles Times). |
:30 | Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | ||
| 204 | 20th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News March Edition (1987) | 11 | Shake off those winter doldrums with the fastest and sometimes one of the funniest half-hours on television(TV Guide). |
:30 | Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | ||
| 205 | 20th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News May Edition (1986) | 11 | All-new May Edition. See today’s headlines turned on their heads in this weird, irreverent and unblushingly funny look at the news. Bold, uncensored and up-to-the-minute! | :30 | Anne Bloom Rich Hall Stuart Pankin Anne Bloom Rich Hall Danny Breen Mitchell Laurance Stuart Pankin Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | ||
| 206 | 20th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News October Edition (1986) | 11 | All-new October edition. The news as you've never heard it. ... The fastest-paced comedy show ever to ignite the tube(TV Guide). |
:30 | Rich Hall Mitchell Laurance Mo Gaffney Al Franken Patrika Darbo John Bloom | ||
| 207 | 20th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News September Edition (1983) | 11 | COMEDY SERIES “…a sort of speeded-up ‘Laugh-In’ ...Especially clever with ‘fractured film’ bits… The humor…can score impressively.” (John J.O'Connor, N.Y. Times) 9th Edition |
Anne Bloom Rich Hall Danny Breen Mitchell Laurance Stuart Pankin Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 208 | 20th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News February Edition (1987) | 11 | Looking for the news—but not necessarily? Turn to the leader in the field of up-to-the-minute humor. | :30 | Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman | ||
| 209 | 20th (tie) | Ray Bradbury Theater: Marionettes, Inc. | 11 | Tales beyond imagination from the master storyteller. James Coco First of three stories. One of the finest writers of our time brings his eerie short stories to life in this HBO exclusive. In this tale, a computer salesman discovers a new product to end his wife's nagging. But there might be devastating strings attached. Hosted by Ray Bradbury. |
Paul Lynch Writers Ray BradburyMark Massari Stars Ray BradburyJames CocoLeslie Nielsen | |||
| 210 | 20th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "Lovesounds" | 11 | A cheating wife is forced to face the music of a deadly passion. Klaus Kinski and Belinda Bauer star. | Adult situations, violence, nudity. | Phillip Noyce Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Winston Rekert | ||
| 211 | 20th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "Petty Thieves" | 11 | A young hustler looking for easy money masterminds s drug heist. But what he scores is a big surprise when fate take a bizarre turn. Steven Railsback (The Stunt Man) stars as the selfish punk who learns the hard way. | Adult situations, violence, nudity. | Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Chapelle Jaffe François-Eric Gendron Paul Popowich | ||
| 212 | 20th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "Shattered Vows" | 11 | A young man marries a wealthy older woman; then events take a bizarre turn. | Adult language, violence, nudity, strong sexual content. | Michael MacLamure Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Winston Rekert Louise Vallance Gary Reineke | ||
| 213 | 20th (tie) | The Survival Series: Gentle Giants of the Pacific | 11 | The humpback whale winters in Hawaii and spends summers in Alaska! This series, exclusively on HBO, looks at these fascinating creatures. | :48 | |||
| 214 | 20th (tie) | The Talk Show (December 1986) | 11 | Who's hot and in the spotlight? Daryl Hall and others talk about their careers and latest projects. | :30 | |||
| 215 | 20th (tie) | Time was...the Thirties | 11 | Radio in its heyday, FDR and the New Deal, jitterbugs, America in depression, Europe at war. Dick Cavett hosts the second of HBO's exclusive six-part series. | Historical Documentary | |||
| 216 | 20th (tie) | What on Earth? Long Life Body Clocks Idiot Savants | 11 | SERIES HBO's entertaining series about the world of science and human behavior. Topics include: bodyclocks—is there a best time of the day to make love? Is it possible to be younger than your years? A blind child uses sound to find a playmate and an idiot savant outwits a computer. A fast-paced informative show. |
Science Health Documentary | |||
| 217 | 21st (tie) | An HBOriginal:™ Maximum Security Episode 1 | 10 | Behind the walls of a maximum security prison life is tense, tough and often brutal. This original drama uncovers the gritty truth, exposing relationships between inmates and officials. It creates many memorable characters, from the high-spirited optimist and the resigned lifer, to the psychiatrist who goes beyond the call of duty. More new episodes later this year. | Adult language and subject matter. | HBO Original Drama Series | ||
| 218 | 21st (tie) | Babar "Monkey Business" | 10 | Babar has trouble building a railway. | :25 | Laura Shepherd Writers Jean de BrunhoffLaurent de BrunhoffJ.D. Smith Stars Gordon PinsentDawn GreenhalghGavin Magrath | ||
| 219 | 21st (tie) | HBO Premiere Films:™ The Far Pavilions Part 1 | 10 | Ben Cross Amy Irving John Gielgud Omar Sharif A three-part mini-series from HBO Premiere Films™. An exotic love story set against the epic sweep of battle and the splendor of 19th-century colonial India. In HBO Premiere Films’ most lavish miniseries to date, Ben Cross (Chariots of Fire) stars as a British officer, born in India, who is torn between his military duties and his love for an Indian princess. Amy Irving (Yentl) plays the woman he loves in the forbidden affair. Based on M.M. Kaye's bestseller, the strikingly photographed blend of action, romance and history was filmed on location in India. The large all-star cast includes John Gielgud, Omar Sharif, Rossano Brazzi and Christopher Lee. The full drama will unfold on three successive evenings and will be repeated completely as noted below. |
1:50 | Adult situations, mild violence. | Miniseries Ben Cross Amy Irving Christopher Lee | |
| 220 | 21st (tie) | HBO Premiere Films:™ The Far Pavilions Part 2 | 10 | Ben Cross Amy Irving John Gielgud Omar Sharif A three-part mini-series from HBO Premiere Films™. An exotic love story set against the epic sweep of battle and the splendor of 19th-century colonial India. In HBO Premiere Films’ most lavish miniseries to date, Ben Cross (Chariots of Fire) stars as a British officer, born in India, who is torn between his military duties and his love for an Indian princess. Amy Irving (Yentl) plays the woman he loves in the forbidden affair. Based on M.M. Kaye's bestseller, the strikingly photographed blend of action, romance and history was filmed on location in India. The large all-star cast includes John Gielgud, Omar Sharif, Rossano Brazzi and Christopher Lee. The full drama will unfold on three successive evenings and will be repeated completely as noted below. |
1:50 | Adult situations, mild violence. | Miniseries Ben Cross Amy Irving Christopher Lee | |
| 221 | 21st (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Junior Faces the Music" | 10 | Junior Gorg is summoned to play the Royal Kazoo. | :30 | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | ||
| 222 | 21st (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Wonder Mountain" | 10 | Mokey sets out on a dangerous journey to Wonder Mountain. | :30 | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | ||
| 223 | 21st (tie) | Life on Earth: Conquest of the Waters | 10 | Episode five. In this episode, host David Attenborough traces the evolution of fish from their beginning to the first amphibians. | :50 | |||
| 224 | 21st (tie) | Not Necessarily Television Extra Edition (1986) | 10 | • EXTRA EDITION • Get ready for the most fun you can have watching TV! This look at the new season is totally off the wall and right on target. |
:30 | Rich Hall Mitchell Laurance Mo Gaffney Al Franken Patrika Darbo John Bloom | ||
| 225 | 21st (tie) | Not Necessarily the Media | 10 | Watch out...the fearless NNTN news team is taking on the media! Along with actress/comedian Claudette Wells, the reporters reveal just what's wrong with newspapers, magazines, radio and television. | 1:00 | Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman | ||
| 226 | 21st (tie) | Not Necessarily the Movies (1985) | 10 | America’s funniest newsmakers rip into Hollywood in this irreverent extra edition which takes some on-the-scenes potshots at tinsel town. HBO's outrageous news team reports on the movies, Academy Award nominees, directors, producers and agents—and more. It’s all about the movies…but not necessarily. 32nd Edition |
No director credited Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 227 | 21st (tie) | Not Necessarily the News Inside Entertainment | 10 | HBO COMEDY SPECIAL That intrepid NNTN team gives us the lowdown on the entertainment business. No part of the industry—from Emmys to Oscars to Broadway and rock videos, Hollywood to cable TV—goes unscathed. Would you expect anything else from America’s funniest news team? |
1:00 | No director credits found Rich Hall Buck Henry Harry Shearer Al Franken Mitchell Laurance | ||
| 228 | 21st (tie) | Not Necessarily the News April Edition (1986) | 10 | April Edition. Join HBO's wild NNTN repertory company for an irreverantly funny look at today's headlines. | :30 | Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | ||
| 229 | 21st (tie) | Not Necessarily the News August Edition (1983) | 10 | “The funniest show on television is not on commercial TV—it’s on HBO. Its title? ‘Not Necessarily the News.’” N.Y. Daily News 8th Edition |
Anne Bloom Rich Hall Danny Breen Mitchell Laurance Stuart Pankin Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 230 | 21st (tie) | Not Necessarily the News December Edition (1985) | 10 | This upbeat, offbeat look at the newsmakers and newsbreakers is everything the nightly news isn‘t! All-new December edition. 43rd Edition |
Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 231 | 21st (tie) | Not Necessarily the News November Edition (1986) | 10 | The headlines got you down? Laugh them off with perhaps the funniest show on TV(L.A. Times). |
Rich Hall Mitchell Laurance Mo Gaffney Al Franken Patrika Darbo John Bloom | |||
| 232 | 21st (tie) | Not Necessarily the News of the World (1988) | 10 | HBO COMEDY SPECIAL What's really happening in the world? The NNTN team brings you reports from almost everywhere. From Rio to Reykjavik, Moscow to Managua, and points in between, they give you the real lowdown on world events...more or less. Approx. 1:00. |
1:00 | Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | ||
| 233 | 21st (tie) | Not Necessarily the Year in Review (1988) | 10 | HBO COMEDY SPECIAL The NNTN team turns loose on the media madness that made 1988 one for the books. With heated election debates (standing vs. sitting!), celebrity auctions and the latest round Robin of Mike Tyson's sparring partners, the year is ripe for poking! ALL NEW! |
1:00 | Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | ||
| 234 | 21st (tie) | On Location:® The Kids in the Hall (Special Edition) | 10 | Is America ready for the Kids in the Hall? It's too late to worry about that now...the five Canadian comics are making their TV debut on HBO! Rolling Stone says they bring comedy into the '90s.No subject is off limits in this darkly humorous look at life in the suburbs. "We're talkin' serious comedy here |
1:00 | (no director credited) Dave Foley Bruce McCulloch Kevin McDonald Mark McKinney Scott Thompson | ||
| 235 | 21st (tie) | Philip Marlowe, Private Eye "Blackmailers Don't Shoot" | 10 | Powers Boothe He's back on the case in sex new Raymond Chandler classics. BEGINNING THIS MONTH — ALL-NEW EPISODES! The legendary tough guy stalks criminals in the dangerous back streets of Los Angeles in the 1930s. On and off the case, Marlowe (Powers Booth) is all toughness and charm, a magnetic force that men respectd and women find irresistible. In this episode, Marlowe smokes out blackmailers who are putting the heat on a sexy movie queen. |
1:00 | Boris Sagal Powers Boothe William Kearns Leigh McCloskey Gayle Hunnicutt Kathryn Leigh Scott | ||
| 236 | 21st (tie) | Philip Marlowe, Private Eye "Spanish Blood" | 10 | Marlowe has got some big surprises in store when he tries to get to the bottom of his best friend's mysterious murder. | 1:00 | Peter R Hunt Powers Boothe William Kearns Leigh McCloskey Gayle Hunnicutt Kathryn Leigh Scott | ||
| 237 | 21st (tie) | Seabert "Poached Turtle Eggs" | 10 | Tommy, Aura and Seabert convince the police to aid some turtles whose eggs are being stolen by poachers. | :24 | Diana Ellington Melissa Freeman Ron Knight | ||
| 238 | 21st (tie) | Seabert "The Ivory Hunters" | 10 | Tommy and Seabert go to Africa to help a game warden protect animals. | :24 | Diana Ellington Melissa Freeman Ron Knight | ||
| 239 | 21st (tie) | Seabert "The Kidnapping" | 10 | An evil hunter kidnaps Eskimo women and children. | :24 | Diana Ellington Melissa Freeman Ron Knight | ||
| 240 | 21st (tie) | Seabert "Twenty Feet Under Ice" | 10 | Tommy finds the seal hunters' new hideout. | :24 | |||
| 241 | 21st (tie) | Seabert "Whale Mission" | 10 | Herds of whales are threatened by hunters. | :24 | Diana Ellington Melissa Freeman Ron Knight | ||
| 242 | 21st (tie) | Tanner '88 For President For realPart 1 (aka The Dark Horse Part 2, For Real) |
10 | MICHAEL MURPHY HBO's own Presidential candidate, Jack Tanner, continues to pound the primary trail in this comedy writtenby Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Garry Trudeau and directed by Robert Altman (M*A*S*H). After Tanner makes a strong showing in the New Hampshire primary, The Washington Post puts a character cop on his trail. Another sure sign of success: death threats pick up, calling for Secret Service protection! |
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| 243 | 21st (tie) | The Hitchhiker "A Time for Rifles" | 10 | A lusty story of two Vietnam vets who go to war again, this time over the woman they love. | Adult situations, violence, nudity. | Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Chapelle Jaffe François-Eric Gendron Paul Popowich | ||
| 244 | 21st (tie) | The Hitchhiker "Face to Face" | 10 | Robert Vaughn The Hitchhiker is your mysterious guide through this tale of lust and fate. Robert Vaughn, as a selfish plastic surgeon, is obsessed by beauty—and it could cost him an ugly price. |
:30 | Adult situations, violence, nudity. | Phillip Noyce Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Winston Rekert | |
| 245 | 21st (tie) | The Hitchhiker "Remembering Melody" | 10 | A spurned lover's revenge becomes a horrifying nightmare. With Susan Blakely and David Dukes. | Adult situations, violence, nudity. | Phillip Noyce Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Winston Rekert | ||
| 246 | 21st (tie) | The Hitchhiker "Videodate" | 10 | In this eerie tale, a man preys on lonely women's desires— but who is the real victim? | Adult situations, violence, nudity. | Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Chapelle Jaffe François-Eric Gendron Paul Popowich | ||
| 247 | 21st (tie) | The Kids in the Hall #02 | 10 | Don't panic...they just want to CRUSH your head! NEW WEEKLY COMEDY SERIES A five-man troupe of comedy subversives is being turned loose in an exclusive new series! These creative kids might change the face of comedy(Rolling Stone). |
:30 | AH | (no director credited) Dave Foley Bruce McCulloch Kevin McDonald Mark McKinney Scott Thompson | |
| 248 | 21st (tie) | The Talk Show (January 1987) | 10 | O.J. Simpson (1st & Ten: The Championship) is one of the featured guests on this new behind-the-scenes interview show. | :30 | |||
| 249 | 21st (tie) | What on Earth? Baby cries Winning at Video Games "Tasting" Words | 10 | Did you know some people can actually “see” sounds as shapes or colors, or “taste” words? Do you know what a baby’s cries can tell you? How can you best use science to win at video games? Orson Bean hosts. | Science Learning Behavior | |||
| 250 | 21st (tie) | What on Earth? Ep. 1 | 10 | Is the first, second or third child the smartest? What are the chances of an albino birth? Can certain species be saved from extinction by cloning? Can you trust your memory? Host Orson Bean presents fascinating facts about the world of science and human behavior. Fast-paced, entertaining information for the whole family. | Educational Nature Science | |||
| 251 | 22nd (tie) | 1st & Ten "The Opener" | 9 | Can the fun-loving Bulls score all the way to the Super Bowl? Follow the football season with HBO's exclusive new limited comedy series, where the laughs are big-league and there's as much scoring off the field as on. The new owner of the California Bulls isa lady with a locker room full of comic woes. Can her team possibly win the opener? | :30 | Adult situations, nudity. | No director credited Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | |
| 252 | 22nd (tie) | Behind the Scenes (HBO Show) (September 1987) | 9 | What's going on in the ever changing world of show business? This interview show looks at who's in the spotlight right now. | :30 | |||
| 253 | 22nd (tie) | Encyclopedia (HBO Series) "The D Volume" | 9 | NEW FAMILY SERIES An HBO and Children's Television Workshop presentation. Volumes of Entertainment from A to Z! New words and ideas spring to life as HBO's entertaining and informative new family series continues. This month, fast-paced comedy sketches and original songs highlight the letters C through G. Have you ever seen a Carnivore or a Chain reaction? What exactly is a Democracy and what foods are necessary for you Diet? Volumes E, F and G have fun words like Echo, Fish and Gem. Encyclopedia makes learning fun! A new episode every Monday night starting September 19! A Distinguished Productions, Inc. series. |
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| 254 | 22nd (tie) | Encyclopedia (HBO Series) "The E Volume" | 9 | NEW FAMILY SERIES An HBO and Children's Television Workshop presentation. Volumes of Entertainment from A to Z! New words and ideas spring to life as HBO's entertaining and informative new family series continues. This month, fast-paced comedy sketches and original songs highlight the letters C through G. Have you ever seen a Carnivore or a Chain reaction? What exactly is a Democracy and what foods are necessary for you Diet? Volumes E, F and G have fun words like Echo, Fish and Gem. Encyclopedia makes learning fun! A new episode every Monday night starting September 19! A Distinguished Productions, Inc. series. |
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| 255 | 22nd (tie) | Encyclopedia (HBO Series) "The G Volume" | 9 | NEW FAMILY SERIES An HBO and Children's Television Workshop presentation. Volumes of Entertainment from A to Z! New words and ideas spring to life as HBO's entertaining and informative new family series continues. This month, fast-paced comedy sketches and original songs highlight the letters C through G. Have you ever seen a Carnivore or a Chain reaction? What exactly is a Democracy and what foods are necessary for you Diet? Volumes E, F and G have fun words like Echo, Fish and Gem. Encyclopedia makes learning fun! A new episode every Monday night starting September 19! A Distinguished Productions, Inc. series. |
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| 256 | 22nd (tie) | Encyclopedia (HBO Series) "The Q Volume" | 9 | An HBO and Children's Television Workshop presentation. Volumes N through R are featured this month in the fast-paced, entertaining series. It's fun for the whole family! A Distinguished Productions, Inc. series. |
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| 257 | 22nd (tie) | HBO Premiere Films:™ The Far Pavilions Part 3 | 9 | Ben Cross Amy Irving John Gielgud Omar Sharif A three-part mini-series from HBO Premiere Films™. An exotic love story set against the epic sweep of battle and the splendor of 19th-century colonial India. In HBO Premiere Films’ most lavish miniseries to date, Ben Cross (Chariots of Fire) stars as a British officer, born in India, who is torn between his military duties and his love for an Indian princess. Amy Irving (Yentl) plays the woman he loves in the forbidden affair. Based on M.M. Kaye's bestseller, the strikingly photographed blend of action, romance and history was filmed on location in India. The large all-star cast includes John Gielgud, Omar Sharif, Rossano Brazzi and Christopher Lee. The full drama will unfold on three successive evenings and will be repeated completely as noted below. |
1:50 | Adult situations, mild violence. | Miniseries Ben Cross Amy Irving Christopher Lee | |
| 258 | 22nd (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Red's Blue Dragon" | 9 | Red discovers a fairytale world and brings back a blue dragon. | :30 | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | ||
| 259 | 22nd (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Space Frog Follies" | 9 | Uncle Matt brings Gobo a surprise living present from "outer space." | :25 | Gerry Parkes Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Karen Prell | ||
| 260 | 22nd (tie) | Inside Boxing (December '83) | 9 | SPORTS SERIES A review of 1983, including footage from the second Pryor/Arguello bout and the Hagler/Duran battle, an update on the saga of Bobby Chacon and the low down on trainers’ suspensions. |
Boxing Commentary Special | |||
| 261 | 22nd (tie) | Inside Boxing (October '83) | 9 | SPORTS SERIES Take another ringside seat for HBO's up-to-date look at the fight game. This month, get the inside story of the upcoming Hagler/Duran middleweight title clash. Plus Larry Merchant's review of highlights of recent bouts. |
Boxing Commentary Special | |||
| 262 | 22nd (tie) | Life on Earth: The Swarming Hordes | 9 | Fourth episode. David Attenborough traces the evolution of insect life forms and plants. | :50 | |||
| 263 | 22nd (tie) | Life on Earth: Theme and Variations | 9 | Episode Ten. The fish-eating bat and other strange creatures are studied. | :50 | David Attenborough Documentary | ||
| 264 | 22nd (tie) | Money Matters Tax Tips Barter Home Improvement |
9 | You'll find expert advice on how to hang on to your money in this HBO exclusive special, produced in association with MONEY magazine. Topics include: tax savings; vacations for life; home improvements that increase resale value and whether or not to invest in gold. A lot of valuable information—and entertaining as well. | Finance Documentary Tips Special | |||
| 265 | 22nd (tie) | Not Necessarily the Movies (1986) | 9 | In just 30 side-splitting minutes, the NNTN cast tarnishes 75 years of Holywood glitter. Movieland's most sacred cows are miled for laughs, from Oscars to moguls. EXTRA EDITION |
:30 | Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | ||
| 266 | 22nd (tie) | Not Necessarily the News April Edition (1987) | 9 | It's uninhibited and unbelievably funny! Four 1986 ACE Awards, including Best Actor and Actress in a comedy series. | :30 | Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman | ||
| 267 | 22nd (tie) | Not Necessarily the News August Edition (1985) | 9 | The fastest and sometimes one of the funniest half hours on TV.(TV Guide) Aug. Edition. 38th Edition |
Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 268 | 22nd (tie) | Not Necessarily the News December Edition (1986) | 9 | Uncensored... and unbelievably funny! A look at the headlines that you won't find elsewhere. | :30 | Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman | ||
| 269 | 22nd (tie) | Not Necessarily the News March Edition (1986) | 9 | Watched the news lately? HBO's hit comedy series lampoons the major events as they really happen. | :30 | Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | ||
| 270 | 22nd (tie) | Not Necessarily the News October Edition (1985) | 9 | What's in the news today? Not necessarily what you're gonna hear here when HBO's outrageous comedy news team takes over! All-new October edition. 40th Edition |
Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 271 | 22nd (tie) | Not Necessarily the News September Edition (1985) | 9 | Keep up with the news, but not necessarily, when HBO’s comedy series lampoons the major events. Sept edition. 39th Edition |
Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 272 | 22nd (tie) | Not Necessarily the News September Edition (1986) | 9 | All-new September edition. Tune into the only news show that takes the daily headlines and turns them inside out. TV's best irreverent comedy(Des Moines Register). ... Perhaps the funniest show in TV today, and the only political satire(The Los Angeles Times). |
:30 | Rich Hall Mitchell Laurance Mo Gaffney Al Franken Patrika Darbo John Bloom | ||
| 273 | 22nd (tie) | Not Necessarily the Year in Review (1983) | 9 | SPECIAL EDITION In an hour-long special edition, the Not Necessarily the News team takes a typically irreverent look back at 1983. Nothing is sacred and everything is fair game for the newsbreakers of the hit comedy series that the New York Daily News called the funniest show on television. |
Anne Bloom Rich Hall Danny Breen Mitchell Laurance Stuart Pankin Lucy Webb Audrie Nee | |||
| 274 | 22nd (tie) | Not Necessarily the Year in Review (1986) | 9 | EXTRA EDITION Nothing is sacred in this look at the major events of 1986. You'll see it only on HBO. |
:30 | Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman | ||
| 275 | 22nd (tie) | Philip Marlowe, Private Eye "Guns at Cyrano's" | 9 | Threats on a boxer’s life shove Marlowe into the ring with a mobster, a senator and a lovely but enigmatic singer. | 1:00 | Peter R Hunt Powers Boothe William Kearns Leigh McCloskey Gayle Hunnicutt Kathryn Leigh Scott | ||
| 276 | 22nd (tie) | Ray Bradbury Theater "The Town Where No One Got Off" | 9 | Jeff Goldblum gets off a train at an unscheduled rural stop in this eerie tale. | :30 | Don McBrearty Writers Ray BradburyMark Massari Stars Jeff GoldblumEd McNamaraCec Linder | ||
| 277 | 22nd (tie) | Ray Bradbury Theater: The Playground | 9 | Tales beyond imagination from the master storyteller. William Shatner In this bizarre Bradbury story, insurance salesman Charlie Underhill is drawn toward an eerie group of children in the play area opposite his house. Something's not right, and Underhill is the only one who knows this. What will he find when he enters the playground? |
William Fruet Writers Ray BradburyMark Massari Stars Ray BradburyWilliam ShatnerKeith Dutson | |||
| 278 | 22nd (tie) | Seabert "The Fur Factory" | 9 | Tommy and Aura try to rescue Seabert and other baby seals from a fur factory. | :24 | Diana Ellington Melissa Freeman Ron Knight | ||
| 279 | 22nd (tie) | Tanner '88 For President "The Boiler Room" | 9 | HBO's own presidential candidate is still after his party's nomination. He just might be the man to run the country! A realistic, humorous look at the American political scene. | :30 | Robert Altman Michael Murphy Pamela Reed Cynthia Nixon Daniel Jenkins Kevin J O'Connor | ||
| 280 | 22nd (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "Love at First Sight" | 9 | Tom falls in love with Becky Thatcher. | :30 | |||
| 281 | 22nd (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "Tom's Wild Pig Chase" | 9 | Tom plays hookey from school with Huck. | :30 | |||
| 282 | 22nd (tie) | The Best of Encyclopedia (HBO Series) | 9 | An HBO and Children's Television Workshop Presentation | ||||
| 283 | 22nd (tie) | The Hitchhiker "The Killer" | 9 | A family mansion becomes a horror chamber for a beautiful bedridden woman. This eerie thriller stars Jenny Seagrove. | :30 | AS, AL, N | Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Chapelle Jaffe François-Eric Gendron Paul Popowich | |
| 284 | 22nd (tie) | The Talk Show (June 1987) | 9 | Actor John Lithgow is among this month's featured guests on this informative behind-the-scenes interview show. | :30 | |||
| 285 | 23rd (tie) | 1st & Ten "Super Bull Sunday" | 8 | They said she couldn't do it, but sexy Diane Barrow has led her California Bulls all the way to the Championship. But nobody seems to be thinking about football! Will they take the title? | :30 | AS, AL, N | No director credited Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | |
| 286 | 23rd (tie) | 1st & Ten GOING FOR BROKE "The Brink of Death" | 8 | Billy Cooper makes the mistake of stealing a woman from a nerdy computer whiz. And Dr. Death gives a lesson in dirty football. | :30 | AS, AL | Donald Petrie Delta Burke O J Simpson Christopher Meloni Shannon Tweed Geoffrey Blake | |
| 287 | 23rd (tie) | 1st & Ten: GOING FOR BROKE "Illegal Use of Love" (aka "Open End Around") | 8 | Will Yinessa rejoin the team? Schrader may lose his controlling interest in the Bulls. | :30 | AS, AL | Stan Lathan Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | |
| 288 | 23rd (tie) | 1st & Ten: GOING FOR BROKE "The Bulls Change Hands" | 8 | Schrader flees the country to dodge jail. Who controls the Bulls now? | :30 | AS, AL | Stan Lathan Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | |
| 289 | 23rd (tie) | 1st & Ten: THE BULLS MEAN BUSINESS "His Final Blow" | 8 | The Bulls get a new receiver. | :30 | AS, AL, AH | Stan Lathan Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | |
| 290 | 23rd (tie) | Babar "La Tour De Celesteville" | 8 | Babar enters a bike race. | :25 | Laura Shepherd Writers Jean de BrunhoffLaurent de BrunhoffJ.D. Smith Stars Gordon PinsentDawn GreenhalghGavin Magrath | ||
| 291 | 23rd (tie) | Babar "Peer Pressure" | 8 | King Babar recalls a tough decision. | :25 | Laura Shepherd Writers Jean de BrunhoffLaurent de BrunhoffJ.D. Smith Stars Gordon PinsentDawn GreenhalghGavin Magrath | ||
| 292 | 23rd (tie) | Babar "The Gift" | 8 | Babar seeks the tail feather of the Way Out Bird. |
:25 | Laura Shepherd Writers Jean de BrunhoffLaurent de BrunhoffJ.D. Smith Stars Gordon PinsentDawn GreenhalghGavin Magrath | ||
| 293 | 23rd (tie) | Behind the Scenes (HBO Show) (November 1987) | 8 | What's going on in show business? This interview show takes a look at who's hot. | :30 | |||
| 294 | 23rd (tie) | Encyclopedia (HBO Series) "The F Volume" | 8 | NEW FAMILY SERIES An HBO and Children's Television Workshop presentation. Volumes of Entertainment from A to Z! New words and ideas spring to life as HBO's entertaining and informative new family series continues. This month, fast-paced comedy sketches and original songs highlight the letters C through G. Have you ever seen a Carnivore or a Chain reaction? What exactly is a Democracy and what foods are necessary for you Diet? Volumes E, F and G have fun words like Echo, Fish and Gem. Encyclopedia makes learning fun! A new episode every Monday night starting September 19! A Distinguished Productions, Inc. series. |
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| 295 | 23rd (tie) | Encyclopedia (HBO Series) "The H Volume" | 8 | HBO SERIES An HBO and Children's Television Workshop presentation. A Distinguished Productions, Inc. series. Volumes of Entertainment from A to Z! The letters H through K are highlighted in this month's segment of the exclusive series that entertains while it teaches. Original songs and comedy sketches deomonstrate the fun you can have with works like Hieroglyphics and Hiccups. Also featured: Isects, Jellyfish and Ketchup. Join the fun! |
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| 296 | 23rd (tie) | Encyclopedia (HBO Series) "The R Volume" | 8 | An HBO and Children's Television Workshop presentation. Volumes N through R are featured this month in the fast-paced, entertaining series. It's fun for the whole family! A Distinguished Productions, Inc. series. |
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| 297 | 23rd (tie) | Encyclopedia (HBO Series) "The X-Y-Z Volume" | 8 | HBO SERIES An HBO and Children's Television Workshop presentation. A Distinguished Productions, Inc. series. The end of the alphabet is last but not least in this enertaining HBO series. Have fun with words beginning with U through Z, such as UFO and Venus's-flytrap, Walrus, Xrays and Zip code. Volumes of entertainment from A to Z! |
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| 298 | 23rd (tie) | First and Ten (pilot) - aka 1st & Ten | 8 | HBO COMEDY Her ex-husband got his freedom... but she got the team! Some divorcées take the house. Some take the car. Dianne took her husband's Bulls. A sexy socialite wins her husband's football team in a divorce settlement and pro sports will never be the same! For adults. |
Adult language, nudity. | No director listed Delta Burke Reid Shelton Bill Curran Geoffrey Scott | ||
| 299 | 23rd (tie) | HBO Cinema Workshop Episode 1 | 8 | Who will be the movie directors of tomorrow? HBO presents short films by graduate film students from Columbia University and New York University. | ||||
| 300 | 23rd (tie) | HBO Interview (October 1986) | 8 | This new show talks with the biggest names in show biz to find out what they're doing and thinking. | :30 | |||
| 301 | 23rd (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "The Trial of Cotterpin Doozer" | 8 | Is Cotterpin revealing deep, dark Doozer secrets to the Fraggles? | :30 | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | ||
| 302 | 23rd (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Uncle Matt's Discovery" | 8 | Uncle Matt returns to Fraggle Rock. | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | |||
| 303 | 23rd (tie) | Inside Boxing (August '83) | 8 | • Third in a Series • It’s the latest edition of HBO's series on today's boxing world. Larry Merchant and Sugar Ray Leonard give ringside updates and preview upcoming fights. All this and more! |
Boxing Commentary Special | |||
| 304 | 23rd (tie) | Life on Earth: Building Bodies | 8 | Second in a series. The underwater world of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef offers clues about the beginnings of marine life. | David Attenborough Documentary | |||
| 305 | 23rd (tie) | Life on Earth: Lords of the Air | 8 | Episode eight. Only birds have feathers, and they’re more useful than we imagine. Narrated by David Attenborough. | :50 | |||
| 306 | 23rd (tie) | Life on Earth: The Infinite Variety | 8 | First of a 13-part series. Life in all its myriad forms is the fascinating subject. In this installment, cameras go around the world to photograph early lifeforms. Narrated by David Attenborough. | :50 | David Attenborough Documentary | ||
| 307 | 23rd (tie) | Life on Earth: The Rise of the Mammals | 8 | Episode nine. The most enterprising reptiles were those that changed into mammals, and this episode tells how they made the change, and why. | :49 | David Attenborough Documentary | ||
| 308 | 23rd (tie) | Nature Watch "A Master of Disguise: The Octopus" | 8 | This new, exclusive wildlife documentary series takes an up-close look at nature's most fascinating creatures, from Antarctica to the Aleutian Islands. Narrated by Richard Kiley. A new episode every Monday night! |
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| 309 | 23rd (tie) | Nature Watch "Creatures of the Polar Ice" | 8 | This new, exclusive wildlife documentary series takes an up-close look at nature's most fascinating creatures, from Antarctica to the Aleutian Islands. Narrated by Richard Kiley. A new episode every Monday night! |
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| 310 | 23rd (tie) | Nature Watch "Deadly Hunters of the Sea" | 8 | This new, exclusive wildlife documentary series takes an up-close look at nature's most fascinating creatures, from Antarctica to the Aleutian Islands. Narrated by Richard Kiley. A new episode every Monday night! |
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| 311 | 23rd (tie) | Nature Watch "Inside Africa" | 8 | This new, exclusive wildlife documentary series takes an up-close look at nature's most fascinating creatures, from Antarctica to the Aleutian Islands. Narrated by Richard Kiley. A new episode every Monday night! |
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| 312 | 23rd (tie) | Nature Watch "Koko the Chimp" | 8 | This new, exclusive wildlife documentary series takes an up-close look at nature's most fascinating creatures, from Antarctica to the Aleutian Islands. Narrated by Richard Kiley. A new episode every Monday night! |
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| 313 | 23rd (tie) | Not Necessarily the News "The Reagan Legacy" | 8 | The Reagan Era is drawing to a close, and the NNTN news team can't let the event slip by unnoticed. Here's every bungle and bonehead remark! | Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 314 | 23rd (tie) | Not Necessarily the News May Edition (1989) | 8 | ALL-NEW AND EVEN FUNNIER THAN TODAY'S HEADLINES! NEW LAUGHS! EVERY WEEK! More outrageous, funnier and more timely than ever, NNTN is back! Now it's a weekly series shot before a live audience. Hosted by a new anchor team, NNTN continues to pursue all the news that's fit to spoof, all the newsmakers fit to deflate. |
:30 | Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | ||
| 315 | 23rd (tie) | Not Necessarily the Year in Review (1987) | 8 | The past year was a good one, wasn't it? That is, unless you were involved in Iranscam, or your name is Gary Hart, or you put your savings in the stock market! In their latest HBO special, the NNTN news team—and guests Edwin Newman and George Wendt—reexamine the high (?) points of 1987. | Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 316 | 23rd (tie) | Philip Marlowe, Private Eye "Pickup on Noon Street" | 8 | Marlowe tries to save a woman from an evil vice merchant in this dangerous case of murder and prostitution. | 1:00 | Peter R Hunt Powers Boothe William Kearns Leigh McCloskey Gayle Hunnicutt Kathryn Leigh Scott | ||
| 317 | 23rd (tie) | Philip Marlowe, Private Eye "Red Wind" | 8 | In this brand-new episode, Marlowe finds murder at the end of a string of pearls. They belong to a beautiful lady in white, who may or may not know the killer's identity. | 1:00 | No director credited Powers Boothe William Kearns Gayle Hunnicutt | ||
| 318 | 23rd (tie) | Philip Marlowe, Private Eye "Trouble Is My Business" | 8 | The road to riches appears to be paved with blood when Marlowe gets entangled with an uptown lady. | 1:00 | Peter R Hunt Powers Boothe William Kearns Leigh McCloskey Gayle Hunnicutt Kathryn Leigh Scott | ||
| 319 | 23rd (tie) | Race for the Pennant Preview (1982) | 8 | SPORTS SPECIAL From Arizona to Florida, spring training—and Baseball ’82—is off and running. Hear how owners, managers and players feel about the new season, the winter trades and last year’s devastating strike. Plus action footage from ’81. Tim McCarver, Barry Tompkins report. |
Baseball Season Preview 1982 | |||
| 320 | 23rd (tie) | Ray Bradbury Theater "Banshee" | 8 | Peter O'Toole plays a film director who taunts a young writer with a ghost story that comes true. | Douglas Jackson Writers Ray BradburyMark Massari Stars Peter O'TooleCharles Martin SmithJennifer Dale | |||
| 321 | 23rd (tie) | Ray Bradbury Theater "The Screaming Woman" | 8 | Drew Barrymore as a girl who claims to hear cries from a woman buried underground. | Bruce Pittman Writers Ray BradburyMark Massari Stars Drew BarrymoreJanet-Laine GreenRoger Dunn | |||
| 322 | 23rd (tie) | Really Weird Tales "All's Well That Ends Strange" | 8 | Martin Short is a singer hired to perform at a rich man's party. | AS, AL | Paul Lynch Joe Flaherty John Wildman Catherine O'Hara Martin Short Dave Thomas | ||
| 323 | 23rd (tie) | Seabert "Iceberg Ahead" | 8 | Evil hunters disguise their ships as an icerberg. Will their scheme succeed? | :24 | Diana Ellington Melissa Freeman Ron Knight | ||
| 324 | 23rd (tie) | Seabert "Leopard Smugglers" | 8 | The friends try to free captured leopards. | :23 | Diana Ellington Melissa Freeman Ron Knight | ||
| 325 | 23rd (tie) | Seabert "Rock 'n' Rescue" | 8 | Evil hunters disguise their ship as an iceberg. Will their scheme succeed? | :24 | Diana Ellington Melissa Freeman Ron Knight | ||
| 326 | 23rd (tie) | Seabert "The Hunters' Blues" | 8 | Tommy discovers a clever way to track down leopard hunters. | :24 | Diana Ellington Melissa Freeman Ron Knight | ||
| 327 | 23rd (tie) | Seabert "The Saboteur" | 8 | A hunter upsets a convention for the preservation of wildlife. | :24 | Diana Ellington Melissa Freeman Ron Knight | ||
| 328 | 23rd (tie) | Tanner '88 For President "Bagels With Bruce" | 8 | Tanner's a no-show at a Congressional hearing—and a leave-early at the screening of a new campaign spot. | :30 | Robert Altman Michael Murphy Pamela Reed Cynthia Nixon Daniel Jenkins Matt Malloy | ||
| 329 | 23rd (tie) | Tanner '88 For President "Child's Play" | 8 | MICHAEL MURPHY A realistic, humorous look at the American political scene, created by Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Garry Trudeau and directed by Robert Altman. This month, Tanner goes Hollywood. Then a scandal erupts in San Francisco. |
:30 | Robert Altman Michael Murphy Pamela Reed Cynthia Nixon Daniel Jenkins Kevin J O'Connor | ||
| 330 | 23rd (tie) | Tanner '88 For President "Something Borrowed, Something New" | 8 | MICHAEL MURPHY HBO's own Presidential candidate continues to pound the primary trail with his hopes high. Extremely insightful, painfully humorous, cutting-edge satire(USA Today). |
:30 | Robert Altman Michael Murphy Pamela Reed Cynthia Nixon Daniel Jenkins Kevin J O'Connor | ||
| 331 | 23rd (tie) | Tanner '88 For President For realPart 2 (aka The Night of the Twinkies) |
8 | For real. Part 2 Jack Tanner is still on the compaign trail—and gaining. He finished fourth in New Hampshire and third on Super Tuesday—but now the media is taking a microscopic look at his personal life! A thought-provoking and humorous look at the American political scene. |
:30 | Robert Altman Michael Murphy Pamela Reed Cynthia Nixon Kevin J O'Connor Ilana Levine | ||
| 332 | 23rd (tie) | The Candid Candid Camera Episode 1 | 8 | Allen Funt’s camera goes naughty but nutty in this new adult version of his long-running favorite. Wait til you catch the rhythm of the double meaning tango, take a good look at the topless window washer, visit the doctor's office and chuckle with sheer delight at (Shhh!) many other situations much too candid to mention. See what you've always wanted to see on this very Candid Candid Camera—and never could until now. An HBO exclusive, not to be missed. | Allen Funt | |||
| 333 | 23rd (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "The Whitewashing Party" | 8 | Tom has to paint a fence. | :30 | |||
| 334 | 23rd (tie) | The Hitchhiker "Man at the Window" | 8 | Edward Albert — A playwright invades people's privacy for new material. | Adult situations, violence, nudity. | Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Chapelle Jaffe François-Eric Gendron Paul Popowich | ||
| 335 | 23rd (tie) | The Hitchhiker "Out of the Night" | 8 | Elizabeth Ashley A quarrel...a gunshot…and a young man flees into the night. Seeking help at an inn, he soon finds that all is not what it seems. |
:30 | AS, V, N | Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Chapelle Jaffe François-Eric Gendron Paul Popowich | |
| 336 | 23rd (tie) | The Hitchhiker "Secret Ingredient" | 8 | A fast-talking salesman who likes to seduce his clients meets his match. | :30 | AL, V, N | Mario Azzopardi Page Fletcher Edward Edwards Alan Fawcett Marie-Josée Gauthier | |
| 337 | 23rd (tie) | The Hitchhiker "When Morning Comes" | 8 | A filmmaker's one night stand may be a murderess. | Adult language, violence, nudity, strong sexual content. | Roger Vadim Page Fletcher Monique van de Ven Winston Rekert Michael Ironside Gary Reineke | ||
| 338 | 23rd (tie) | The Talk Show (February 1987) | 8 | Burt Lancaster HBO Showcase: Control is one of the featured guests on this new interview show. | :30 | |||
| 339 | 23rd (tie) | Video Jukebox Special: Movie Clips | 8 | Exciting music videos from the movies. | ||||
| 340 | 23rd (tie) | Vietnam War Story "Home" | 8 | Three wounded soldiers undergoing rehabilitation learn that being back in the worlddoesn't mean the war is behind you. |
:30 | AS, AL | Kevin Hooks Michael Boatman Richard Lawson Kario Salem Dan Jenkins Tony Becker | |
| 341 | 23rd (tie) | Vietnam War Story "The Fragging" | 8 | Blaming their CO for heavy losses, his men plan to kill him. A look at how war can blur the distinction between killing and murder. | :29 | AS, AL | David Burton Morris Chet Bajorek Richard Chaves Kyle Chandler Michael Madsen | |
| 342 | 23rd (tie) | Vietnam War Story "The Pass" | 8 | A combat-weary soldier and a gung-ho combat advisor find out that even at Mama-San's Chicago Clubthere's no escape from the harsh realities of war. |
:30 | AS, AL | Michael Toshiyuki Uno Michael Boatman Richard Lawson Kario Salem Dan Jenkins Tony Becker | |
| 343 | 23rd (tie) | Vietnam War Story THE LAST DAYS "Dirty Work" | 8 | In Dirty Work,employees of the American Embassy face a moral dilemma during the final evacuation. |
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| 344 | 23rd (tie) | Vietnam War Story THE LAST DAYS "The Last Outpost' | 8 | In The Last Outpost,an American base is pinned down by enemy snipers. |
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| 345 | 23rd (tie) | Vietnam War Story THE LAST DAYS "The Last Soldier" | 8 | The Last Soldiershows the final siege of an American outpost as seen from a North Vietnamese point of view. I |
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| 346 | 24th (tie) | (1st & Ten) Training Camp: The Bulls are Back "The Rookies" | 7 | Young hopefuls come from all over to try out for the California Bulls—but only a few will make the final cut. | :30 | AS, AL, AH, BN | Stan Lathan Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | |
| 347 | 24th (tie) | 1st & Ten "Wine Time" | 7 | Two players land in the clink thanks to a con man. | :30 | AS, AL, N | No director credited Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | |
| 348 | 24th (tie) | 1st & Ten THE BULLS MEAN BUSINESS "Saturday, Bloody Saturday" | 7 | Clayton leads a brawl. Lawrence Taylor guests. | :30 | AS, AL | Peter H. Hunt Delta Burke Geoffrey Scott O.J. Simpson Donald Gibb Cliff Frazier | |
| 349 | 24th (tie) | 1st & Ten THE BULLS MEAN BUSINESS "Team Picture" | 7 | The Bulls in 25 years. | :30 | AS, AL, AH | Stan Lathan Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | |
| 350 | 24th (tie) | 1st & Ten: GOING FOR BROKE "The Comeback Trail" | 7 | Teddy Schrader gains more control of the team. | AS, AL, N | Stan Lathan Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | ||
| 351 | 24th (tie) | Babar "Between Friends" | 7 | Zephr and Celetste argue. | :23 | Laura Shepherd Writers Jean de BrunhoffLaurent de BrunhoffJ.D. Smith Stars Gordon PinsentDawn GreenhalghGavin Magrath | ||
| 352 | 24th (tie) | Babar "School Days" | 7 | Babar remembers being picked on by bullies. | :23 | Laura Shepherd Writers Jean de BrunhoffLaurent de BrunhoffJ.D. Smith Stars Gordon PinsentDawn GreenhalghGavin Magrath | ||
| 353 | 24th (tie) | Babar "The Intruder" | 7 | King Babar is told a story by his children. | :25 | Laura Shepherd Writers Jean de BrunhoffLaurent de BrunhoffJ.D. Smith Stars Gordon PinsentDawn GreenhalghGavin Magrath | ||
| 354 | 24th (tie) | Babar "The Missing Crown Affair" | 7 | Who stole Babar's crown? | :23 | Laura Shepherd Writers Jean de BrunhoffLaurent de BrunhoffJ.D. Smith Stars Gordon PinsentDawn GreenhalghGavin Magrath | ||
| 355 | 24th (tie) | Babar "The Phantom" | 7 | In Paris, Babar meets a mysterious man in a haunted music hall. | :23 | Laura Shepherd Writers Jean de BrunhoffLaurent de BrunhoffJ.D. Smith Stars Gordon PinsentDawn GreenhalghGavin Magrath | ||
| 356 | 24th (tie) | Behind the Scenes (HBO Show) (August 1987) | 7 | Who's in the spotlight? Find out what's going on in the exciting world of show business. | :30 | |||
| 357 | 24th (tie) | Encyclopedia (HBO Series) "The J Volume" | 7 | HBO SERIES An HBO and Children's Television Workshop presentation. A Distinguished Productions, Inc. series. Volumes of Entertainment from A to Z! The letters H through K are highlighted in this month's segment of the exclusive series that entertains while it teaches. Original songs and comedy sketches deomonstrate the fun you can have with works like Hieroglyphics and Hiccups. Also featured: Isects, Jellyfish and Ketchup. Join the fun! J is for July 4th |
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| 358 | 24th (tie) | Encyclopedia (HBO Series) "The O Volume" | 7 | HBO SERIES An HBO and Children's Television Workshop presentation. A Distinguished Productions, Inc. series. Volumes of Entertainment from A to Z! Volumes L through O are features this month in the entertaining series exclusively on HBO. You'll learn about Lava, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Memory, Napoleon and Optical Illusions from this collection of comedy sketches and original songs. SEE A NEW EPISODE EVERY MONDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY A FAMILY MOVIE |
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| 359 | 24th (tie) | Encyclopedia (HBO Series) "The S Volume" | 7 | An HBO and Children’s Television Workshop Presentation Fun with words beginning with S through W, such as Solar System, Tutankhamen, UFO, Venus’s-flytrap and Walrus. A Distinguished Productions, Inc. series. |
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| 360 | 24th (tie) | Encyclopedia (HBO Series) "The T Volume" | 7 | An HBO and Children’s Television Workshop Presentation Fun with words beginning with S through W, such as Solar System, Tutankhamen, UFO, Venus’s-flytrap and Walrus. A Distinguished Productions, Inc. series. |
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| 361 | 24th (tie) | Encyclopedia (HBO Series) "The U-V Volume" | 7 | HBO SERIES An HBO and Children's Television Workshop presentation. A Distinguished Productions, Inc. series. The end of the alphabet is last but not least in this enertaining HBO series. Have fun with words beginning with U through Z, such as UFO and Venus's-flytrap, Walrus, Xrays and Zip code. Volumes of entertainment from A to Z! |
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| 362 | 24th (tie) | Encyclopedia (HBO Series) "The W Volume" | 7 | HBO SERIES An HBO and Children's Television Workshop presentation. A Distinguished Productions, Inc. series. The end of the alphabet is last but not least in this enertaining HBO series. Have fun with words beginning with U through Z, such as UFO and Venus's-flytrap, Walrus, Xrays and Zip code. Volumes of entertainment from A to Z! |
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| 363 | 24th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "A Brush with Jealousy" | 7 | Mokey tampers with a dangerous magic paintbrush. | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | |||
| 364 | 24th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "A Tune for Two" | 7 | It's time for Fraggle Rock's annual Duelathon contest! | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | |||
| 365 | 24th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Boober Gorg" | 7 | A bump on the head causes Boober to think that he’s Junior Gorg! | :30 | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | ||
| 366 | 24th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Sidebottom Blues" | 7 | Boober's alter ego gets out. | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | |||
| 367 | 24th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Sprocket's Big Adventure" | 7 | What happens when Doc's dog, Sprocket, wanders into Fraggle Rock? | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | |||
| 368 | 24th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Wembley's Flight" | 7 | Wembley finds that the power to fly isn't as great as he had hoped. | :30 | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | ||
| 369 | 24th (tie) | Inside Boxing (June '83) | 7 | HBOnly!™ HBO's new behind-the-scenes series brings you all the news of the boxing world. Travel with Sugar Ray Leonard to the training camps and join Barry Tompkins for a revealing profile of Gerry Cooney on the comeback trail. Plus see highlights of recent ring action and previews of next month's match ups. |
Boxing Commentary Special | |||
| 370 | 24th (tie) | Life on Earth: The Compulsive Communicators | 7 | The last episode in HBO's series examines man's ability to communicate. | :50 | No director credited David Attenborough | ||
| 371 | 24th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News July 19th Edition (1989) | 7 | All new and even funnier than today's headlines! New anchors Tom Parks and Annabelle gurwitch continue coverage of gaffes, blunders, and slip-ups...LIVE! With guest commentators Harry Shearer, Merrill Markoe, Will Durst, R.D. Rosen. |
:30 | (no director credited) Rich Hall Mitchell Laurance Rich Amooi Patrika Darbo | ||
| 372 | 24th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News July 26th Edition (1989) | 7 | All new and even funnier than today's headlines! New anchors Tom Parks and Annabelle gurwitch continue coverage of gaffes, blunders, and slip-ups...LIVE! With guest commentators Harry Shearer, Merrill Markoe, Will Durst, R.D. Rosen. |
:30 | (no director credited) Rich Hall Mitchell Laurance Rich Amooi Patrika Darbo | ||
| 373 | 24th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News May Edition (1984) | 7 | COMEDY SERIESThe funniest show on television is not on commercial TV—it's on HBO. Its title? 'Not Necessarily the News.'(N.Y. Daily News) Look for the hit comedy series every Saturday night. (And at other times, too.) All new Edition 17 17th Edition |
Anne Bloom Rich Hall Danny Breen Mitchell Laurance Stuart Pankin Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 374 | 24th (tie) | Not Necessarily the Year in Review (1985) Extra Edition | 7 | Extra Edition Nothing is sacred and everybody is fair game when television's funniest news team takes its annual look at the past twelve months. 44th Edition |
Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 375 | 24th (tie) | Really Weird Tales "Cursed With Charisma" | 7 | John Candy has just the scheme to revive an economically depressed town. | AS, AL | Paul Lynch Joe Flaherty John Wildman Catherine O'Hara Martin Short Dave Thomas | ||
| 376 | 24th (tie) | Seabert "Alpine Adventure" | 7 | A ski vacation in the French Alps turns into a dangerous adventure when hunters arrive. | :24 | Diana Ellington Melissa Freeman Ron Knight | ||
| 377 | 24th (tie) | Seabert "Bungle in the Jungle" | 7 | Tommy, Aura and Seabert try to find out why all the trees have been Cutdown in a rain forest. | :24 | Diana Ellington Melissa Freeman Ron Knight | ||
| 378 | 24th (tie) | Seabert "Deadly Plans" | 7 | When Seabert eats a poisoned fish, Tommy discovers a dangerous factory nearby that causes pollution. | :24 | Diana Ellington Melissa Freeman Ron Knight | ||
| 379 | 24th (tie) | Seabert "Panda-Monium" | 7 | Tommy takes a panda to Paris. | ||||
| 380 | 24th (tie) | Seabert "Petnappers in Paris" | 7 | Seabert, Tommy and Aura go to France to look info the mysterious disappearance of pets. | :23 | Diana Ellington Melissa Freeman Ron Knight | ||
| 381 | 24th (tie) | Seabert "Photo Set-Up" | 7 | Evil poachers circulate damaging photographs of animal lovers. | ||||
| 382 | 24th (tie) | Seabert "The Land of the Mayas" | 7 | Who is capturing valuable birds in Guatemala? A boy asks Tommy, Aura and Seabert to find out. | :24 | Diana Ellington Melissa Freeman Ron Knight | ||
| 383 | 24th (tie) | Seabert "The Sea Otters" | 7 | A new submarine captures sea otters off the coast of Northern California. Will Seabert be next? | :23 | Diana Ellington Melissa Freeman Ron Knight | ||
| 384 | 24th (tie) | Seabert "The Unicorn" | 7 | Seabert, Tommy and Aura travel to Africa to help save rhinoceroses. | :24 | Diana Ellington Melissa Freeman Ron Knight | ||
| 385 | 24th (tie) | Seabert "The Yeti" | 7 | Is there an abominable snowman in Tibet? And is he eating all the snow hares? | ||||
| 386 | 24th (tie) | Tanner '88 For President "Moonwalker and Bookbag" | 7 | Tanner's aide learns some harsh truths, while Tanner learns a lesson - about making commitments. | :30 | Robert Altman Michael Murphy Pamela Reed Cynthia Nixon Daniel Jenkins Matt Malloy | ||
| 387 | 24th (tie) | Tanner '88 For President "The Girlfriend Factor" | 7 | MICHAEL MURPHY HBO's own Presidential candidate continues to pound the primary trail with his hopes high. Extremely insightful, painfully humorous, cutting-edge satire(USA Today). |
:30 | Robert Altman Michael Murphy Pamela Reed Cynthia Nixon Daniel Jenkins Kevin J O'Connor | ||
| 388 | 24th (tie) | Tanner '88 For President "The Reality Check" | 7 | HBO's own presidential candidate is still after his party's nomination. He just might be the man to run the country! A realistic, humorous look at the American political scene. | :30 | Robert Altman Michael Murphy Pamela Reed Cynthia Nixon Daniel Jenkins Kevin J O'Connor | ||
| 389 | 24th (tie) | The Candid Candid Camera (March '81) | 7 | Smile! You could be on HBO. Allen Funt is back with an all-new edition of the special HBO version of his popular show. And once again these are no-holds-barred situations that you won't find on commercial television. Highlights include a perfect way to forget the energy crunch —a topless gas station attendant; and two pen pals who meet for the first time with the help of a less than perfect interpreter. | Adult humor. | Candid Camera Comedy | ||
| 390 | 24th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "Dead Man's Curve" | 7 | The plot of a novelist's life is taking a nightmarish twist! With Susan Anspach. | :30 | AS, AL, N | Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Chapelle Jaffe John Shea (guest) | |
| 391 | 24th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "Man's Best Friend" | 7 | When he appears, strange things happen. Man’s Best Friend: Kicked out by his wife, Richard Sheppard takes in a stray dog that becomes more than just a pet. Michael O'Keefe stars. |
:30 | AS, AL, N | Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Chapelle Jaffe François-Eric Gendron Paul Popowich | |
| 392 | 24th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "Night Shift" | 7 | Margot Kidder Darren McGavin A cruel nurse at a retirement home and her boyfriend have it made, until a new patient prescribes some treatment of his own. |
:30 | AS, V, N | Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Chapelle Jaffe François-Eric Gendron Paul Popowich | |
| 393 | 24th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "Perfect Order" | 7 | Will a beautiful model pay the price for the success she craves? | :30 | AS, AL, V | Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Chapelle Jaffe François-Eric Gendron Paul Popowich | |
| 394 | 24th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "Split Decision" | 7 | A salesman meets shapely twins who share everything. | Adult situations, language. | Phillip Noyce Page Fletcher Winston Rekert Linda Smith George Touliatos | ||
| 395 | 24th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "The Curse" | 7 | A voodoo curse changes the destiny of a greedy slumlord. With Harry Hamlin (Making Love). | :30 | AS, AL, N | Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Chapelle Jaffe François-Eric Gendron Paul Popowich | |
| 396 | 24th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "W•G•O•D" | 7 | Gary Busey Geraldine Page Reverend Powers is a radio evangelist who's in the business of saving souls. But who'll save him from his own sinful past? |
:30 | AS, AL, N | Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Chapelle Jaffe François-Eric Gendron Paul Popowich | |
| 397 | 24th (tie) | The Talk Show (May 1987) | 7 | What is Howie Mandel up to these days? The Popular comedian is one of the featured guests on this interview show. | :30 | |||
| 398 | 24th (tie) | Time Was...The Twenties | 7 | Hosted by Dick Cavett HBO's award-winning, exclusive six-part series returns. Each show gives a nostalgic, entertaining look at a different decade from 1920 through 1970. This month revisit the ’20s with host Dick Cavett, who moves in and out of the past with the aid of an innovative video technique. It was a time of speakeasies, jazz, flappers and ballyhoo. |
:59 | History Culture Documentary | ||
| 399 | 24th (tie) | Vietnam War Story "An Old Ghost Walks The Earth" | 7 | In this exploration of racial tensions, a well-intentioned sergeant learns that in Vietnam even an act of kindness can have violent consequences. | :29 | Frank Corsaro Mark Moses Tom McElroy Gale Anne Hurd Pat Morita Mark Rolston | ||
| 400 | 24th (tie) | Vietnam War Story "R & R" | 7 | An emotion-charged drama about a young couple, reunited in Hawaii, whose lives are changed forever by the war. | :29 | David Burton Morris Cynthia Bain Tate Donovan Keith MacKechnie Jeris Poindexter Chris Pedersen | ||
| 401 | 24th (tie) | Vietnam War Story "The Mine" | 7 | A young corporal is tortured by guilt over a sniper attack in which four of his buddies died saving him. Will history repeat itself when he steps on a mine? | :30 | AS, AL | Jack Sholder Wesley Snipes Michael Boatman Dan Jenkins Tony Becker Stephen Shellen | |
| 402 | 25th (tie) | (1st & Ten) Training Camp: The Bulls are Back "California Freeze Out" | 6 | A wild party gets way out of hand when some uninvited guests show up. Bubba's wife teaches him a lesson he'll never forget. | :30 | Stan Lathan Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | ||
| 403 | 25th (tie) | (1st & Ten) Training Camp: The Bulls are Back "Quarterbacks Tell No Tales" | 6 | A media scandal threatens to destroy the team when Yinessa becomes the target of a story about drugs. Is it a setup? | :30 | Stan Lathan Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | ||
| 404 | 25th (tie) | (1st & Ten) Training Camp: The Bulls are Back "The Veterans" | 6 | Things look bleak for veteran quarterback T.D. Parker. Will his injuries force him off the team? | :30 | AS, AL, AH, BN | Stan Lathan Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | |
| 405 | 25th (tie) | 1st & Ten "Play Me Or Trade Me" | 6 | That’s what the quarterback says. Will playtime with the sexy Diane finally start? | :30 | AS, AL, N | No director credited Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | |
| 406 | 25th (tie) | 1st & Ten "Rona's Fling" | 6 | Hanky-panky on and off the field could foul up the division playoffs. | :30 | AS, AL, N | No director credited Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | |
| 407 | 25th (tie) | 1st & Ten "Uneasy Lies The Head" | 6 | What does Diane do when Coach Denardo’s poor health forces him to quit the team? | :30 | AS, AL, N | No director credited Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | |
| 408 | 25th (tie) | 1st & Ten "You Are Who You Eat" | 6 | The coach vows that nothing can keep him down…or can it? | :30 | AS, AL, N | No director credited Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | |
| 409 | 25th (tie) | 1st & Ten GOING FOR BROKE "A Second Chance Once Removed" | 6 | Diane's new partner, Schrader, maneuvers for control of the team. | :29 | AS, AL, N | No director credits found O.J. Simpson Christopher Murney Reid Shelton Delta Burke Geoffrey Blake Cliff Frazier | |
| 410 | 25th (tie) | 1st & Ten THE BULLS MEAN BUSINESS "Caught in the Draft" | 6 | The Bulls are oufmaneuvered and doubiecrossed at the spring draft. | :30 | AS, AL | Donald Petrie Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Christopher Meloni Shannon Tweed Geoffrey Blake | |
| 411 | 25th (tie) | 1st & Ten THE BULLS MEAN BUSINESS "Down and Out in Bulls' Stadium" | 6 | TD. hires a former allstar who's become a homeless bum. | :30 | AS, AL | Peter H. Hunt Delta Burke Geoffrey Scott O.J. Simpson Donald Gibb Cliff Frazier | |
| 412 | 25th (tie) | 1st & Ten THE BULLS MEAN BUSINESS "Injustice For All" | 6 | The coach's comments about a black player are interpreted as racist. | :30 | AS, AL | Peter H. Hunt Delta Burke Geoffrey Scott O.J. Simpson Donald Gibb Cliff Frazier | |
| 413 | 25th (tie) | 1st & Ten THE BULLS MEAN BUSINESS "The Bulls Own Up" | 6 | To avoid a takeover by a big corporation, the players buy the team. But who's the boss? | :30 | AS, AL | Donald Petrie Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Christopher Meloni Shannon Tweed Geoffrey Blake | |
| 414 | 25th (tie) | 1st & Ten THE BULLS MEAN BUSINESS "The Inmates Buy the Asylum" | 6 | Chaos reigns when squabbles develop among the player/owners over tickets, parking, concessions and player trades. | :30 | AS, AL | Donald Petrie Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Christopher Meloni Shannon Tweed Geoffrey Blake | |
| 415 | 25th (tie) | 1st & Ten THE CHAMPIONSHIPS "Easy Come, Easy Go" | 6 | Jamie Waldron is having trouble with money—and the mob. | :30 | AS, AL | No director credited Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | |
| 416 | 25th (tie) | 1st & Ten: GOING FOR BROKE "A Loaded Gun" | 6 | Yinessa meets Schrader's sexy businesswoman daughter. | :30 | AS, AL, N | Stan Lathan Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | |
| 417 | 25th (tie) | 1st & Ten: GOING FOR BROKE "A Mutiny on the Bull Team" | 6 | The coach institutes a grueling training regimen that has the team up in arms. | :30 | AS, AL | Stan Lathan Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | |
| 418 | 25th (tie) | Babar "Babar's First Step" | 6 | Young Babar takes a courageous stand. | :23 | Raymond Jafelice Gordon Pinsent Gavin Magrath Sarah Polley Elizabeth Hanna Chris Wiggins | ||
| 419 | 25th (tie) | Behind the Scenes (HBO Show) (July 1987) | 6 | Michael Caine, 1986 Best Supporting Actor Oscar® winner for Hannah and Her Sisters, is a featured guest. | :30 | |||
| 420 | 25th (tie) | Encyclopedia (HBO Series) "The I Volume" | 6 | HBO SERIES An HBO and Children's Television Workshop presentation. A Distinguished Productions, Inc. series. Volumes of Entertainment from A to Z! The letters H through K are highlighted in this month's segment of the exclusive series that entertains while it teaches. Original songs and comedy sketches deomonstrate the fun you can have with works like Hieroglyphics and Hiccups. Also featured: Isects, Jellyfish and Ketchup. Join the fun! |
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| 421 | 25th (tie) | Encyclopedia (HBO Series) "The K Volume" | 6 | HBO SERIES An HBO and Children's Television Workshop presentation. A Distinguished Productions, Inc. series. Volumes of Entertainment from A to Z! The letters H through K are highlighted in this month's segment of the exclusive series that entertains while it teaches. Original songs and comedy sketches deomonstrate the fun you can have with works like Hieroglyphics and Hiccups. Also featured: Isects, Jellyfish and Ketchup. Join the fun! K is for King Louis |
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| 422 | 25th (tie) | Encyclopedia (HBO Series) "The L Volume" | 6 | HBO SERIES An HBO and Children's Television Workshop presentation. A Distinguished Productions, Inc. series. Volumes of Entertainment from A to Z! Volumes L through O are features this month in the entertaining series exclusively on HBO. You'll learn about Lava, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Memory, Napoleon and Optical Illusions from this collection of comedy sketches and original songs. SEE A NEW EPISODE EVERY MONDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY A FAMILY MOVIE |
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| 423 | 25th (tie) | Encyclopedia (HBO Series) "The M Volume" | 6 | HBO SERIES An HBO and Children's Television Workshop presentation. A Distinguished Productions, Inc. series. Volumes of Entertainment from A to Z! Volumes L through O are features this month in the entertaining series exclusively on HBO. You'll learn about Lava, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Memory, Napoleon and Optical Illusions from this collection of comedy sketches and original songs. SEE A NEW EPISODE EVERY MONDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY A FAMILY MOVIE |
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| 424 | 25th (tie) | Encyclopedia (HBO Series) "The N Volume" | 6 | HBO SERIES An HBO and Children's Television Workshop presentation. A Distinguished Productions, Inc. series. Volumes of Entertainment from A to Z! Volumes L through O are features this month in the entertaining series exclusively on HBO. You'll learn about Lava, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Memory, Napoleon and Optical Illusions from this collection of comedy sketches and original songs. SEE A NEW EPISODE EVERY MONDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY A FAMILY MOVIE |
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| 425 | 25th (tie) | Glory Years ACT 4 | 6 | A five-part comedy adventure series. Tuesdays in June. [1987] TIM THOMERSON What was your high school reunion like? Meet Jack, Gerald and John. It may be 20 years since they graduated, but they still haven't grown up—or lost the friendship they share, no matter how much trouble comes up. And plenty of trouble is what the three buddies get when they borrow the school scholarship fund to finance a weekend fling in Las Vegas! |
Arthur Allan Seidelman George Dzundza Tim Thomerson Tawny Kitaen Don Swayze Robert Prescott | |||
| 426 | 25th (tie) | HBO Cinema Workshop Episode 2 | 6 | The movie directors of tomorrow take center stage in this second showcase for student filmmakers. | :28 | |||
| 427 | 25th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Beyond the Pond" | 6 | Red discovers a mysterious, hidden underwater tunnel. | :25 | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | ||
| 428 | 25th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Gone But Not Forgotten" | 6 | Wembley finds a friend in a mudbunny who teaches him a moving lesson. | :25 | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | ||
| 429 | 25th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Ring Around the Rock" | 6 | Ma and Pa Gorg want to renew their wedding vows. | :25 | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Karen Prell | ||
| 430 | 25th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "The Gorg Who Would Be King" | 6 | Junior is about to become King of the Universe. | :25 | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Karen Prell | ||
| 431 | 25th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "The River of Life" | 6 | A chemical company plans to store toxic wasts in the Fraggle Caves. | :25 | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | ||
| 432 | 25th (tie) | HBO's Hollywood (April) | 6 | Is Dinah Shore really the cool Queen of talk shows? Can Redd Fox make a successful come back? Will Jacqueline Bisset combine beauty and brains to become a film producer? Unusual answers to these questions, as host David Sheehan looks at Hollywood in the final show of this year’s series. | Hollywood Documentary | |||
| 433 | 25th (tie) | HBO's Hollywood (March) | 6 | How about Donna Summer? Is she really such a “bad girl”? Host David Sheehan also explores whether Stockard Channing is situation comedy’s next Lucille Ball and asks Bo Derek’s co-star Dudley Moore, how it feels to be upstaged by a “10”. | Hollywood Documentary | |||
| 434 | 25th (tie) | Inside Boxing (July '83) | 6 | • Second in a Series • The second action-packed edition of HBO's new series keeps you up to date on all the news of the boxing world. See highlights of recent fights with host Larry Merchant. Then go into Sugar Ray Leonard's Cornerto get a preview of next month’s match-ups. |
:30 | Boxing Commentary Special | ||
| 435 | 25th (tie) | Life on Earth: Invasion of the Land | 6 | Episode Six. How did fish make the move from water to dry land? | :50 | David Attenborough Documentary | ||
| 436 | 25th (tie) | Life on Earth: Life in the Trees | 6 | David Attenborough looks at monkeys and apes from Madagascar to Japan. | :50 | |||
| 437 | 25th (tie) | Life on Earth: The First Forests | 6 | Third in a series. David Attenborough introduces this program from Iceland where he traces the evolution of plant and animal life from water to land. | David Attenborough Documentary | |||
| 438 | 25th (tie) | Life on Earth: The Hunters and the Hunted | 6 | Episode eleven. Explores the strategies of animals who must kill to survive. | :50 | David Attenborough Documentary | ||
| 439 | 25th (tie) | Life on Earth: Victors of the Dry Land | 6 | Episode seven. David Attenborough explores reptiles, the first back-boned creatures to live high and dry on land. | :50 | |||
| 440 | 25th (tie) | Not Necessarily Television Extra Edition (1985) | 6 | The irreverent NNTN news team takes its annual swipe at the fall TV season, spoofing the network's new line- ups. Uninhibited and uncensored, the show scores some real bull's-eyes! 42nd Edition |
Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 441 | 25th (tie) | Not Necessarily the Movies (1984) | 6 | Extra! The Not Necessarily the News team takes on Hollywood in a special movie edition as tinsel town gears up for its annual Oscar extravaganza. The funny side of movie making, movie promos, movie awards, and more. 15th Edition |
Anne Bloom Rich Hall Danny Breen Mitchell Laurance Stuart Pankin Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | |||
| 442 | 25th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News August 2nd Edition (1989) | 6 | Even funnier than today’s headlines! The new NNTN team of Tom Parks and Annabelle Gurwitch bring you all the news thats fit to air. And some thats not. It's all hilarious...and dangerously LIVE! Look for guest commentators such as Harry Shearer and Merill Markoe. |
(no director credited) Rich Hall Mitchell Laurance Rich Amooi Patrika Darbo | |||
| 443 | 25th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News July 12th Edition (1989) | 6 | All new and even funnier than today's headlines! New anchors Tom Parks and Annabelle gurwitch continue coverage of gaffes, blunders, and slip-ups...LIVE! With guest commentators Harry Shearer, Merrill Markoe, Will Durst, R.D. Rosen. |
:30 | (no director credited) Rich Hall Mitchell Laurance Rich Amooi Patrika Darbo | ||
| 444 | 25th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News June 21st Edition (1989) | 6 | ALL NEW AND EVEN FUNNIER THAN TODAY'S HEADLINES! WEDNESDAYS ON HBO You read it here first: NNTN, now shot in front of a live audience, brings you fast breaking news that’s faster—and funnier—than ever before! Our team tackles Washington, beats around the Bush and declares open season on Quayle! |
:30 | Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | ||
| 445 | 25th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News June 28th Edition (1989) | 6 | ALL NEW AND EVEN FUNNIER THAN TODAY'S HEADLINES! WEDNESDAYS ON HBO You read ifhere first: NNTN, now shot in front of a live audience, brings you fast breaking news that’s faster—and funnier—than ever before! Our team tackles Washington, beats around the Bush and declares open season on Quayle! |
:30 | Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | ||
| 446 | 25th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News June 2nd Edition (1989) | 6 | ALL NEW AND EVEN FUNNIER THAN TODAY'S HEADLINES! WEDNESDAYS ON HBO You read it here first: NNTN, now shot in front of a live audience, brings you fast breaking news that’s faster—and funnier—than ever before! Our team tackles Washington, beats around the Bush and declares open season on Quayle! |
:30 | Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | ||
| 447 | 25th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News June 7th Edition (1989) | 6 | ALL NEW AND EVEN FUNNIER THAN TODAY'S HEADLINES! WEDNESDAYS ON HBO You read it here first: NNTN, now shot in front of a live audience, brings you fast breaking news that’s faster—and funnier—than ever before! Our team tackles Washington, beats around the Bush and declares open season on Quayle! |
:30 | Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman Anne Bloom Danny Breen Lucy Webb Audrie Neenan | ||
| 448 | 25th (tie) | Not Necessarily the News November Edition (1985) | 6 | Cable TV's #1 news parody is new and improved. So if you liked "NNTN" before, you'll like it even more! Only on HBO. 41st Edition |
Mitchell Laurance Rich Hall Nancy Lane Stuart Pankin Barry Diamond Dan Frischman | |||
| 449 | 25th (tie) | Race for the Pennant: The Rookies | 6 | An upclose view of the rookies and what it takes to jump from the minors to the majors. Plus a look at players who blazed through their first year only to disappoint later—and some of today’s stars who never got to first base in their rookie year. | MLB Newcomers Baseball Special | |||
| 450 | 25th (tie) | Really Weird Tales "I'll Die Loving" | 6 | Watch out for Theresa Sharpe (Catherine O'Hara). If she loves you, you blow up! | AS, AL | Paul Lynch Joe Flaherty John Wildman Catherine O'Hara Martin Short Dave Thomas | ||
| 451 | 25th (tie) | Tanner '88 For President "The Dark Horse (Part I)" (aka The Dark Horse) | 6 | Starring Michael Murphy HBO's own Presidential candidate hits the primary campaign trail in this realistic, two-part comedy, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Garry Trudeau teams up with director Robert Altman (M*A*S*H) to tell the story of former Congressman Jack Tanner's plunge into the primaries. See Part II in March. | 1:00 | Robert Altman Michael Murphy Pamela Reed Cynthia Nixon Daniel Jenkins Matt Malloy | ||
| 452 | 25th (tie) | Tanner '88 For President "The Great Escape" | 6 | MICHAEL MURPHY A realistic, humorous look at the American political scene, created by Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Garry Trudeau and directed by Robert Altman. This month, Tanner goes Hollywood. Then a scandal erupts in San Francisco. |
:30 | Robert Altman Michael Murphy Pamela Reed Cynthia Nixon Daniel Jenkins Kevin J O'Connor | ||
| 453 | 25th (tie) | The Candid Candid Camera (August '80) | 6 | Smile! You could be on HBO. Have you ever thought you might be caught by Allen Funt? Well, he’s back again—with a very punchy and racy new version that pulls the covers off some of his most unsuspecting subjects. His roving eye peeps into some rather unusual places and captures some hilariously outlandish situations. Better watch out for that camera! Allen is out there, roving about. And it’s always when you least expect him. | Allen Funt | |||
| 454 | 25th (tie) | The Candid Candid Camera (Jan '81) | 6 | This is what you've always wanted to see on Candid Camera, but never have. A slick no-holds-barred, everything-bared show. Host Allen Funt introduces the outrageous (but hilarious) goings-on, including a topless female barber; a bashful lady doctor who has her male patients examine themselves for hernias; two ladies who try to convince a drugstore security guard that a streaker has passed by. Frisky, risqué adult fun. | Allen Funt | |||
| 455 | 25th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "Ghostwriter" | 6 | A struggling author fakes his own death. Barry Bostwick stars. | :30 | AS, AL, N | Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Chapelle Jaffe François-Eric Gendron Paul Popowich | |
| 456 | 25th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "Hired Help" | 6 | Karen Black — Lust becomes the boss when a beautiful, domineering factory owner meets a mysterious newcomer. | Adult situations, violence, nudity. | Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Chapelle Jaffe François-Eric Gendron Paul Popowich | ||
| 457 | 25th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "Last Scene" | 6 | A movie director (Peter Coyote) will do anything to get a good performance out of his leading lady. | :30 | V, N | Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Chapelle Jaffe François-Eric Gendron Paul Popowich | |
| 458 | 25th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "Man of Her Dreams" | 6 | Has a beautiful woman found the prfect man—or a murderer? | :30 | V, N | Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Chapelle Jaffe François-Eric Gendron Paul Popowich | |
| 459 | 25th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "Murderous Feelings" | 6 | A tale of desire and deception. Franco Nero stars. | :30 | Adult situations, violence, nudity, | Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Chapelle Jaffe François-Eric Gendron Paul Popowich | |
| 460 | 25th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "O.D. Feelin'" | 6 | A mysterious white powder leaves a trail of death. Sandra Bernhard, Gene Simmons star. | :30 | AS, AL, N | Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Chapelle Jaffe François-Eric Gendron Paul Popowich | |
| 461 | 25th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "The Joker" | 6 | Timothy Bottoms as a disturbed man who terrorizes a young woman. | AS, AL, N | Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Chapelle Jaffe François-Eric Gendron Paul Popowich | ||
| 462 | 25th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "True Believer" | 6 | A detective's past returns to haunt him as he investigates a murder. Tom Skerritt stars. | :30 | V, N | Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Chapelle Jaffe François-Eric Gendron Paul Popowich | |
| 463 | 25th (tie) | The Talk Show (March 1987) | 6 | Rock superstar Tina turner, whose new album, Break Every Rule, is climbing the charts, is one of the featured guests on this new behind-the-scenes interview show. | :30 | |||
| 464 | 25th (tie) | Video Jukebox Special Junior Edition | 6 | Special for kids. With Sean Lennon and others. | ||||
| 465 | 25th (tie) | Vietnam War Story "Dusk To Dawn" | 6 | A young soldier faces fear, family and friendship before shipping out to 'Nam. | :29 | AS, AL | Rick King Dale Destel François Chau Kieran Mulroney Lee De Broux | |
| 466 | 25th (tie) | Vietnam War Story "Separated" | 6 | During an ambush, the company goof-off is separated from his patrol. | :29 | AS, AL | Todd Holland Todd Graff Raymond Cruz Tim Guinee Stacy Edwards | |
| 467 | 25th (tie) | Vietnam War Story "The Promise" | 6 | Two nurses are bonded by the horror of war in this look at the Vietnam experience through women's eyes. | AS, AL | Michael Ray Rhodes Eric Bogosian Wesley Snipes Michael Boatman Dan Futterman Tony Becker | ||
| 468 | 25th (tie) | Vietnam War Story THE LAST DAYS | 6 | HBO's award-winning series returns with a trilogy of dramas focusing on the war's closing struggles. In The Last Outpost,an American base is pinned down by enemy snipers. The Last Soldiershows the final siege of an American outpost as seen from a North Vietnamese point of view. And in Dirty Work,employees of the American Embassy face a moral dilemma during the final evacuation. [THE LAST DAYS is a collection of 3 episodes that were shown together as one program 6 times. But in November of '89, episodes were shown individually on different days. Search THE LAST DAYS or go to the daily schedule for those November dates to see which episodes aired on which days.-JS] |
AS, AL | Michael Ray Rhodes Eric Bogosian Wesley Snipes Michael Boatman Dan Futterman Tony Becker | ||
| 469 | 26th (tie) | (1st & Ten) Training Camp: The Bulls are Back "A Second Chance" | 5 | Rookie Tom Yinessa gets another shot at the big time. | :30 | Stan Lathan Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | ||
| 470 | 26th (tie) | (1st & Ten) Training Camp: The Bulls are Back "The Unkindest Cut" | 5 | Will Diane cut star quarterback Johnny Valentine for refusing to cut out drugs? | :30 | Stan Lathan Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | ||
| 471 | 26th (tie) | 1st & Ten "All Roads Lead to Dayton" | 5 | Will her ex-husband’s scheme detour Diane? Pro football was a man’s game until sexy new owner Diane Barrow took the Bulls by the horns in this limited-run comedy story. Fran Tarkenton provides the play-by play. |
No director credited Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | |||
| 472 | 26th (tie) | 1st & Ten "I Only Read Defense" | 5 | An aging Bull reads gridiron signals—but not written words. | :30 | AS, AL, N | No director credited Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | |
| 473 | 26th (tie) | 1st & Ten "Not Quite Mr. Right" | 5 | Is Diane too much in love to concentrate on football? | :30 | AS, AL, N | No director credited Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | |
| 474 | 26th (tie) | 1st & Ten "The Sins of the Quarterback" | 5 | A player faces a big penalty for playing with a Bullette. | :30 | AS, AL, N | No director credited Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | |
| 475 | 26th (tie) | 1st & Ten "The Slump" | 5 | Diane makes two risky team changes. Pro football was a man’s game until sexy new owner Diane Barrow took the Bulls by the horns in this limited-run comedy story. Fran Tarkenton provides the play-by play. |
No director credited Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | |||
| 476 | 26th (tie) | 1st & Ten GOING FOR BROKE "Ernie's Last Quarter" | 5 | T.D. Parker (OJ. Simpson) becomes the Bulls’ General Manager. | :26 | AS, AL, N | No director credits found O.J. Simpson Christopher Murney Reid Shelton Delta Burke Geoffrey Blake Cliff Frazier | |
| 477 | 26th (tie) | 1st & Ten GOING FOR BROKE "Land of the Free (Agent)" | 5 | Seattle Seahawk Brian Bosworth. | :30 | AS, AL | Peter Levin Delta Burke Geoffrey Scott Cliff Frazier Prince Hughes John Kassir | |
| 478 | 26th (tie) | 1st & Ten GOING FOR BROKE "Of Scalpers and Superstars" | 5 | Will the Bulls finaly make it to the Championship Bowl? | :30 | AS, AL | Peter Levin Delta Burke Geoffrey Scott Cliff Frazier Prince Hughes John Kassir | |
| 479 | 26th (tie) | 1st & Ten THE BULLS MEAN BUSINESS "...The Clock Runs Out" | 5 | A rookie meets up with a real bull. | :30 | AS, AL | Peter H. Hunt Delta Burke Geoffrey Scott O.J. Simpson Donald Gibb Cliff Frazier | |
| 480 | 26th (tie) | 1st & Ten THE BULLS MEAN BUSINESS "Duty Calls" | 5 | The Bulls are on a winning streak. Will it last? When team spirit falters, can cold cash fuel their drive? |
:30 | AS, AL, AH | Stan Lathan Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | |
| 481 | 26th (tie) | 1st & Ten THE BULLS MEAN BUSINESS "Out of the Past" | 5 | T.D. must choose between love and the team. | :30 | AS, AL, AH | Stan Lathan Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | |
| 482 | 26th (tie) | 1st & Ten THE BULLS MEAN BUSINESS "The Dark Side" | 5 | An unconscious Clayton imagines the Bulls are fighting in Vietnam. | :30 | AS, AL | Peter H. Hunt Delta Burke Geoffrey Scott O.J. Simpson Donald Gibb Cliff Frazier | |
| 483 | 26th (tie) | 1st & Ten THE BULLS MEAN BUSINESS "The High and the Mighty" | 5 | The Bulls are on a winning streak. Will it last? The Bulls are on their "beast" behavior aboard a jetliner. |
:30 | AS, AL, AH | Stan Lathan Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | |
| 484 | 26th (tie) | 1st & Ten THE BULLS MEAN BUSINESS "The Irreducible Bottom Line" | 5 | The Bulls are on a winning streak. Will it last? Will the Bulls defy history and win? Joe Namath is along to find out. |
:30 | AS, AL, AH | Stan Lathan Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | |
| 485 | 26th (tie) | 1st & Ten THE CHAMPIONSHIPS "A Family Affair" | 5 | Trouble brews when T.D. Parker's son is arrested for burglary. | :30 | AS, AL | No director credited Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | |
| 486 | 26th (tie) | 1st & Ten THE CHAMPIONSHIPS "Yinessa's Interview" | 5 | A shapely reporter wants more than quotes from the vulnerable rookie. | :30 | AS, AL | No director credited Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | |
| 487 | 26th (tie) | A Dangerous Life Pt. 1 | 5 | MARCOS TAUGHT THEM FEAR. AQUINO TAUGHT THEM COURAGE. A SIX-HOUR MINI-SERIES EVENT SOME THINGS ARE WORTH DYING FOR. This epic mini-series takes you into the center of a pivotal world event—the 1986 Four-Day Revolution in the Philippines— and into the lives of the men and women who helped create it. Gary Busey stars in a drama that combines actual news-reel footage with the fictionalized story of an American newsman stationed in Manila at the time of Benigno Aquino's assassination, the fall of Ferdinand Marcos and the rise to power of the indomitable Corazon Aquino. Bristling with political controversy, high adventure and deep-felt human emotion. |
2:00 | AS | Robert Markowitz Gary Busey Rebecca Gilling Tessie Tomas Ruben Rustia Roy Alvarez Ray Ventura Johnny Delgado | |
| 488 | 26th (tie) | A Dangerous Life Pt. 2 | 5 | MARCOS TAUGHT THEM FEAR. AQUINO TAUGHT THEM COURAGE. A SIX-HOUR MINI-SERIES EVENT SOME THINGS ARE WORTH DYING FOR. This epic mini-series takes you into the center of a pivotal world event—the 1986 Four-Day Revolution in the Philippines— and into the lives of the men and women who helped create it. Gary Busey stars in a drama that combines actual news-reel footage with the fictionalized story of an American newsman stationed in Manila at the time of Benigno Aquino's assassination, the fall of Ferdinand Marcos and the rise to power of the indomitable Corazon Aquino. Bristling with political controversy, high adventure and deep-felt human emotion. |
2:00 | AS | Robert Markowitz Gary Busey Rebecca Gilling Tessie Tomas Ruben Rustia Roy Alvarez Ray Ventura Johnny Delgado | |
| 489 | 26th (tie) | A Dangerous Life Pt. 3 | 5 | MARCOS TAUGHT THEM FEAR. AQUINO TAUGHT THEM COURAGE. A SIX-HOUR MINI-SERIES EVENT SOME THINGS ARE WORTH DYING FOR. This epic mini-series takes you into the center of a pivotal world event—the 1986 Four-Day Revolution in the Philippines— and into the lives of the men and women who helped create it. Gary Busey stars in a drama that combines actual news-reel footage with the fictionalized story of an American newsman stationed in Manila at the time of Benigno Aquino's assassination, the fall of Ferdinand Marcos and the rise to power of the indomitable Corazon Aquino. Bristling with political controversy, high adventure and deep-felt human emotion. |
2:00 | AS | Robert Markowitz Gary Busey Rebecca Gilling Tessie Tomas Ruben Rustia Roy Alvarez Ray Ventura Johnny Delgado | |
| 490 | 26th (tie) | Babar "An Elephant's Best Friend" | 5 | A loveable warthog. | :23 | Laura Shepherd Writers Jean de BrunhoffLaurent de BrunhoffJ.D. Smith Stars Gordon PinsentDawn GreenhalghGavin Magrath | ||
| 491 | 26th (tie) | Babar "Babar Returns" | 5 | Babar becomes King of the Elephants. | :23 | Raymond Jafelice Gordon Pinsent Gavin Magrath Sarah Polley Elizabeth Hanna Chris Wiggins | ||
| 492 | 26th (tie) | Babar "Babar's Choice" | 5 | Babar ends up with two dates. | :23 | Laura Shepherd Writers Jean de BrunhoffLaurent de BrunhoffJ.D. Smith Stars Gordon PinsentDawn GreenhalghGavin Magrath | ||
| 493 | 26th (tie) | Babar "City Ways" | 5 | The little elephant is lost in the big city. | :23 | Raymond Jafelice Gordon Pinsent Gavin Magrath Sarah Polley Elizabeth Hanna Chris Wiggins | ||
| 494 | 26th (tie) | Babar "No Place Like Home" | 5 | A circus boy's dream. | :23 | Laura Shepherd Writers Jean de BrunhoffLaurent de BrunhoffJ.D. Smith Stars Gordon PinsentDawn GreenhalghGavin Magrath | ||
| 495 | 26th (tie) | Babar "Race to the Moon" | 5 | Arthur builds a rocket. | :23 | Laura Shepherd Writers Jean de BrunhoffLaurent de BrunhoffJ.D. Smith Stars Gordon PinsentDawn GreenhalghGavin Magrath | ||
| 496 | 26th (tie) | Babar "The City of Elephants" | 5 | Is Babar working much too hard? | :23 | Raymond Jafelice Gordon Pinsent Gavin Magrath Sarah Polley Elizabeth Hanna Chris Wiggins | ||
| 497 | 26th (tie) | Babar "The Show Must Go On" | 5 | A ballet performance turns into a disaster. | :23 | Laura Shepherd Writers Jean de BrunhoffLaurent de BrunhoffJ.D. Smith Stars Gordon PinsentDawn GreenhalghGavin Magrath | ||
| 498 | 26th (tie) | Babar "To Duet or Not to Duet" | 5 | Can Babar learn to play piano? | :23 | Laura Shepherd Writers Jean de BrunhoffLaurent de BrunhoffJ.D. Smith Stars Gordon PinsentDawn GreenhalghGavin Magrath | ||
| 499 | 26th (tie) | Behind the Scenes (HBO Show) (October 1987) | 5 | What's going on in the world of show business? This interview show takes a look at who's hot. | :30 | |||
| 500 | 26th (tie) | Emma and Grandpa: Fall | 5 | Narrated by Shelly Winters. Emma and her grandfather discover the wonders of the autumn country-side in this last charming story. |
:31 | Joy Whitby Stars Emma HelmerAlan MansonShelley Winters | ||
| 501 | 26th (tie) | Glory Years ACT 1 | 5 | A five-part comedy adventure series. Tuesdays in June. [1987] TIM THOMERSON What was your high school reunion like? Meet Jack, Gerald and John. It may be 20 years since they graduated, but they still haven't grown up—or lost the friendship they share, no matter how much trouble comes up. And plenty of trouble is what the three buddies get when they borrow the school scholarship fund to finance a weekend fling in Las Vegas! |
Arthur Allan Seidelman George Dzundza Tim Thomerson Tawny Kitaen Don Swayze Robert Prescott | |||
| 502 | 26th (tie) | Glory Years ACT 2 | 5 | A five-part comedy adventure series. Tuesdays in June. [1987] TIM THOMERSON What was your high school reunion like? Meet Jack, Gerald and John. It may be 20 years since they graduated, but they still haven't grown up—or lost the friendship they share, no matter how much trouble comes up. And plenty of trouble is what the three buddies get when they borrow the school scholarship fund to finance a weekend fling in Las Vegas! |
Arthur Allan Seidelman George Dzundza Tim Thomerson Tawny Kitaen Don Swayze Robert Prescott | |||
| 503 | 26th (tie) | Glory Years ACT 3 | 5 | A five-part comedy adventure series. Tuesdays in June. [1987] TIM THOMERSON What was your high school reunion like? Meet Jack, Gerald and John. It may be 20 years since they graduated, but they still haven't grown up—or lost the friendship they share, no matter how much trouble comes up. And plenty of trouble is what the three buddies get when they borrow the school scholarship fund to finance a weekend fling in Las Vegas! |
Arthur Allan Seidelman George Dzundza Tim Thomerson Tawny Kitaen Don Swayze Robert Prescott | |||
| 504 | 26th (tie) | Glory Years ACT 5 | 5 | A five-part comedy adventure series. Tuesdays in June. [1987] TIM THOMERSON What was your high school reunion like? Meet Jack, Gerald and John. It may be 20 years since they graduated, but they still haven't grown up—or lost the friendship they share, no matter how much trouble comes up. And plenty of trouble is what the three buddies get when they borrow the school scholarship fund to finance a weekend fling in Las Vegas! |
Arthur Allan Seidelman George Dzundza Tim Thomerson Tawny Kitaen Don Swayze Robert Prescott | |||
| 505 | 26th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Change of Address" | 5 | Gobo befriends Doc and his dog Sprocket. | :25 | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Karen Prell | ||
| 506 | 26th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Inspector Red" | 5 | The stone Fragglehorn is missing! | :25 | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Karen Prell | ||
| 507 | 26th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Mokey Then and Now" | 5 | Mokey, Wembley and Boober are taken back in time to the days when Fraggles were bald. | :25 | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | ||
| 508 | 26th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "The Honk of Honks" | 5 | Gobo makes an incredible discovery in outer space. | :25 | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Karen Prell | ||
| 509 | 26th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "The Voice Inside" | 5 | An exciting adventure teaches Gobo the value of his own intuition. | :30 | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | ||
| 510 | 26th (tie) | Maximum Security "I Never Ran For My Father" Part 2 | 5 | Harry won't call his ailing father. | :30 | Adult situations, strong language, violence. | No director credited Robert Desiderio George DiCenzo Bill Calvert Ramon Bieri | |
| 511 | 26th (tie) | Nature Watch "A Different Drummer: The Woodpecker" | 5 | HBO's exclusive wildlife documentary series continues. | :24 | |||
| 512 | 26th (tie) | Nature Watch "Chipmunk Family" | 5 | HBO SERIES A new episode every Monday evening. This exclusive wildlife documentary series take an in-depth look at animals, from predators to prey. |
:24 | |||
| 513 | 26th (tie) | Nature Watch "Cuckoo Birds" | 5 | A new episode every Monday evening! HBO SERIES The new wildlife documentary series continues with a lock at nature’s most fascinating creatures. |
:24 | |||
| 514 | 26th (tie) | Nature Watch "Dragonflies and Damsels" | 5 | HBO SERIES A new episode every Monday evening. This exclusive wildlife documentary series take an in-depth look at animals, from predators to prey. |
:24 | |||
| 515 | 26th (tie) | Nature Watch "Insect Predators" | 5 | HBO SERIES A new episode every Monday evening. This exclusive wildlife documentary series take an in-depth look at animals, from predators to prey. |
:24 | |||
| 516 | 26th (tie) | Nature Watch "Scavengers of the Skies" | 5 | HBO SERIES A new episode every Monday evening. This exclusive wildlife documentary series take an in-depth look at animals, from predators to prey. |
:24 | |||
| 517 | 26th (tie) | Nature Watch "The Deadly Salamander" | 5 | A new episode every Monday evening! HBO SERIES The new wildlife documentary series continues with a lock at nature’s most fascinating creatures. |
:24 | |||
| 518 | 26th (tie) | Nature Watch "Water Birds" | 5 | HBO SERIES A new episode every Monday evening. This exclusive wildlife documentary series take an in-depth look at animals, from predators to prey. |
:24 | |||
| 519 | 26th (tie) | Nature Watch "Wild Boar" | 5 | A new episode every Monday evening! HBO SERIES The new wildlife documentary series continues with a lock at nature’s most fascinating creatures. |
:24 | |||
| 520 | 26th (tie) | Seabert "Monkey Business" | 5 | With help from our heroes, gorillas in Africa make problems for poachers. | :24 | Diana Ellington Melissa Freeman Ron Knight | ||
| 521 | 26th (tie) | Tales From the Crypt "Collection Completed" | 5 | A wronged wife sews up a terrible revenge. | :30 | Strong content. Parental discretion advised. | Rowdy Herrington M. Emmet Walsh Audra Lindley | |
| 522 | 26th (tie) | Tales From the Crypt "The Man Who Was Death" | 5 | An unemployed executioner goes freelance! | :30 | Strong content. Parental discretion advised. | Walter Hill Bill Sadler | |
| 523 | 26th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "A GrandOffer" |
5 | [No information was available in the guide. -JS] | :23 | |||
| 524 | 26th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "A Christmas Dinner" | 5 | The girls of the March family. | ||||
| 525 | 26th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "A Heart-to-Heart Talk" | 5 | Aunt March reveals family secrets to Jo. | :23 | |||
| 526 | 26th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "A Home at Last" | 5 | Jo finds a house! | :23 | |||
| 527 | 26th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "A Neighbor in Need" | 5 | The girls of the March family. | ||||
| 528 | 26th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "A New Life in a New Town" | 5 | The grandson of a neighbor comes home. | :23 | |||
| 529 | 26th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "Jo Shares Her Fortune" | 5 | [No information was available in the guide. -JS] | :23 | |||
| 530 | 26th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "Lincoln's Gettysburg Address" | 5 | Jo reads the famous speech. | :23 | |||
| 531 | 26th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "Lost in the Music" | 5 | [No information was available in the guide. -JS] | :23 | |||
| 532 | 26th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "Meg's First Dance" | 5 | Meg doesn't get invited to the Kings' party. | :23 | |||
| 533 | 26th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "Nice Work if You Can Get It" | 5 | The girls try to earn money for the family. |
:23 | |||
| 534 | 26th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "One Dollar Christmas Presents" | 5 | The girls of the March family. | ||||
| 535 | 26th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "Running From the War" | 5 | A battle destroys the Marches’ home. | :23 | |||
| 536 | 26th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "The Friendship Pin" | 5 | Amy's friend leaves. | :23 | |||
| 537 | 26th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "The Gift of Freedom" | 5 | Marmee helps the deserter escape. | :23 | (unconfirmed) Kath Soucie Trina McGee-Davis Stephanie Beard Anndi McAfee Brittany Murphy Paige Gosney | ||
| 538 | 26th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "The March Family" | 5 | Two sisters await their father's return. | :23 | |||
| 539 | 26th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "The Unwelcome Mat" | 5 | A trip north. | :23 | |||
| 540 | 26th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "The Worn-out Welcome" | 5 | Will the family ever find a home? | :23 | |||
| 541 | 26th (tie) | The Candid Candid Camera (June '80) | 5 | Get set for another installment of HBO’s newest hit! Once again Allen Funt is let loose to catch people off-guard in their funniest, most adult moments. He creates the kind of outlandish situations that no one would ever want to be in. He’ll make you turn red, but mostly with laughter. Watch as Allen hides his camera in some highly unlikely spots. You'll do more than smile at the Candid Candid Camera, you'll roar. | Allen Funt | |||
| 542 | 26th (tie) | The Candid Candid Camera Episode 2 | 5 | Here’s the second of the peeping Allen Funt shows with no holds barred. A very special birthday present—a “gift girl:” chastity belts—what they are and where to buy one; “love notes” over lunch at a truck stop; and a new pill for women “when a headache is not a headache.” Be ready for a lot more surprises that will make you laugh—and be very thankful it didn’t happen to you. | Allen Funt | |||
| 543 | 26th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "A Pirate's Life for Tom" | 5 | Tom runs away to be a pirate. | :24 | |||
| 544 | 26th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "All Washed Up" | 5 | Becky admits her love for Tom. | :24 | |||
| 545 | 26th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "For the Love of Becky" | 5 | Tom protects Becky. | :22 | Laura Shepherd Writers Jean de BrunhoffLaurent de BrunhoffJ.D. Smith Stars Gordon PinsentDawn GreenhalghGavin Magrath | ||
| 546 | 26th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "Home Sweet Huck" | 5 | Can the boys finish building Huck’s cabin? | ||||
| 547 | 26th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "Huck's Unsuitable Offer" |
5 | Huck won't wear a suit! | :24 | |||
| 548 | 26th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "Mr. Dobbins Flips His Wig" | 5 | Can Tom get even with a teacher? | :24 | |||
| 549 | 26th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "No School for Pirates" | 5 | Did Tom, Huck and Ben really drown? | :23 | |||
| 550 | 26th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "No Time for Mumps" | 5 | Will a miracle drug prevent the mumps? | :24 | |||
| 551 | 26th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "The Great Frog-Leaping Contest" | 5 | Tom challenges his rival. | :24 | |||
| 552 | 26th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "The Impossible Promise" | 5 | Huck and Aunt Polly get sick. | :24 | |||
| 553 | 26th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "The Secret of the Buried Treasure" | 5 | Pirate gold! | :24 | |||
| 554 | 26th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "The Stowaways" | 5 | Tom and Huck find adventure on a riverboat. | :24 | |||
| 555 | 26th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "The Theater Comes to Town" | 5 | Tom tries to sneak in! | :24 | |||
| 556 | 26th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "Tom & Becky's Big Catch" | 5 | Can Becky help Tom catch a catfish? | :24 | |||
| 557 | 26th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "Tom Meets His Match" | 5 | A new student in school irritates Tom. | :22 | |||
| 558 | 26th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "Tom Steals Home" | 5 | The town plans a funeral for the boys. | :24 | |||
| 559 | 26th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "Tom's Bad Medicine" | 5 | Tom's special medicine makes him sick! | :24 | |||
| 560 | 26th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "Tom's Broken Engagement" | 5 | Becky says no! | :23 | |||
| 561 | 26th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "Tom's First Date" | 5 | Becky invites Tom to her house after school. | :24 | |||
| 562 | 26th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "Tom's Moment of Glory" | 5 | Tom tells of being a pirate. | :24 | |||
| 563 | 26th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "Turning on the Charm" | 5 | Tom tries a love spell on Becky. | :30 | |||
| 564 | 26th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "X Marks the Spot" | 5 | Tom and Huck dig for the gold at night. | :24 | |||
| 565 | 26th (tie) | The Edge (1989) "Professional Man" | 5 | Will he betray his girlfriend's love...or kill her? A mob hitman's loyalty to his boss is tested. | Warning: Strong content. Parental discretion advised. | |||
| 566 | 26th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "Best Shot" | 5 | Ken Olin (Hill Street Blues) plays a lawyer who pays a terrible price for an accidental killing. | AS, AL, N | Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Chapelle Jaffe François-Eric Gendron Paul Popowich | ||
| 567 | 26th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "Cabin Fever" | 5 | A gigolo meets a couple with a taste for bizarre games. | :26 | AS, AL, N | Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Chapelle Jaffe François-Eric Gendron Paul Popowich | |
| 568 | 26th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "Dead Heat" | 5 | Fred Ward (The Right Stuff) stars as a sculptor with a morbid fascination with death. | :30 | AL, V, N | Roger Vadim Page Fletcher Alan Rachins Gary Graham Joe Penny | |
| 569 | 26th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "Doctor's Orders" | 5 | A crusading, puritanical mayor's sordid past catches up with him. | :30 | AL, V, N | Mario Azzopardi Page Fletcher Barbara Stock Alan Fawcett Booth Savage | |
| 570 | 26th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "Homebodies" | 5 | Two convicts on the lam break into a supposedly empty model home. | :30 | AL, V, N | Fred Walton Page Fletcher Alan Rachins Peggy McCay Barry Primus | |
| 571 | 26th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "In the Name of Love" | 5 | A hit woman gets more than she bargained for when she falls in love. With Greg Evigan (BJ and the Bear). | :30 | AS, AL, N | Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Chapelle Jaffe François-Eric Gendron Paul Popowich | |
| 572 | 26th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "Made for Each Other" | 5 | Two killers and a hooker form an unholy trinity in this tale of love and revenge. | AS, AL, N | Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Chapelle Jaffe François-Eric Gendron Paul Popowich | ||
| 573 | 26th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "Minuteman" | 5 | Can an unexpected journey through time avert tragedy for a rich young couple? | :30 | AS, AL, V | Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Chapelle Jaffe François-Eric Gendron Paul Popowich | |
| 574 | 26th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "One Last Prayer" | 5 | A sweet pop singer adopts a new sexy image that becomes her enemy. | :30 | V, N | Paul Verhoeven Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell | |
| 575 | 26th (tie) | The Kids in the Hall #03 | 5 | Don't panic...THEY JUST WANT TO CRUSH YOUR HEAD! Four new shows featuring daring sketches and inventive short films. At last, television comedy is dangerous again! WEEKLY COMEDY SERIES |
:30 | AL, AH | (no director credited) Dave Foley Bruce McCulloch Kevin McDonald Mark McKinney Scott Thompson | |
| 576 | 26th (tie) | The Talk Show (April 1987) | 5 | Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler and Tina Turner are the guests on this behind-the-scenes interview show. | :30 | |||
| 577 | 27th (tie) | 1st & Ten DO IT AGAIN "Blood Money" | 4 | The action on and off the football field is hotter than ever! The Bulls face injuries and payoff allegations. |
:30 | AL | Donald Petrie Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Christopher Meloni Shannon Tweed Geoffrey Blake | |
| 578 | 27th (tie) | 1st & Ten DO IT AGAIN "Clean and Sober" | 4 | The action on and off the football field is hotter than ever! Problems develop with the mob and drunk driving. |
:30 | AL | Donald Petrie Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Christopher Meloni Shannon Tweed Geoffrey Blake | |
| 579 | 27th (tie) | 1st & Ten DO IT AGAIN "False Start" | 4 | The Bulls are back — with a sexy new owner (Shannon Tweed). Vince Edwards Ben Casey guests as a biker who wantw to take Dr. Death for a wild ride. NEW SEASON! NEW EPISODES! WEDNESDAY NIGHTS STARTING OCTOBER 11. [1989] |
:30 | Donald Petrie Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Christopher Meloni Shannon Tweed Geoffrey Blake | ||
| 580 | 27th (tie) | 1st & Ten DO IT AGAIN "Gunn and Bullette" | 4 | WEDNESDAY NIGHTS! The end of the Bulls' bawdy season draws near. A Bullette is blackmailed over nude photos. |
:30 | AS, AL, AH, BN | Donald Petrie Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Christopher Meloni Shannon Tweed Geoffrey Blake | |
| 581 | 27th (tie) | 1st & Ten DO IT AGAIN "Heaven Help Me" | 4 | WEDNESDAY NIGHTS! The end of the Bulls' bawdy season draws near. It's Kristy (Shannon Tweed) vs. a crooked referee. |
:30 | AS, AL, AH, BN | Donald Petrie Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Christopher Meloni Shannon Tweed Geoffrey Blake | |
| 582 | 27th (tie) | 1st & Ten DO IT AGAIN "Love and Marriage" | 4 | The action on and off the football field is hotter than ever! Zagreb gets the boot on TV's Dating Connection. |
:30 | AL | Donald Petrie Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Christopher Meloni Shannon Tweed Geoffrey Blake | |
| 583 | 27th (tie) | 1st & Ten DO IT AGAIN "Mind Games" | 4 | The action on and off the football field is hotter than ever! A hot new rookie and his medding dad make trouble. |
:30 | AL | Donald Petrie Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Christopher Meloni Shannon Tweed Geoffrey Blake | |
| 584 | 27th (tie) | 1st & Ten DO IT AGAIN "The Book According to Zagreb" | 4 | The Bulls are back — with a sexy new owner (Shannon Tweed). A tell-allbook brews scandal. Morton Downey, Jr. NEW SEASON! NEW EPISODES! WEDNESDAY NIGHTS STARTING OCTOBER 11. [1989] |
:30 | Donald Petrie Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Christopher Meloni Shannon Tweed Geoffrey Blake | ||
| 585 | 27th (tie) | 1st & Ten DO IT AGAIN "The Con" | 4 | The Bulls are back — with a sexy new owner (Shannon Tweed). A jailbird joins the team. NEW SEASON! NEW EPISODES! WEDNESDAY NIGHTS STARTING OCTOBER 11. [1989] |
:30 | Donald Petrie Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Christopher Meloni Shannon Tweed Geoffrey Blake | ||
| 586 | 27th (tie) | 1st & Ten DO IT AGAIN "Vindication" | 4 | WEDNESDAY NIGHTS! The end of the Bulls' bawdy season draws near. Quarterback Johnny Gunn is exposed as an ex-con. |
:30 | AS, AL, AH, BN | Donald Petrie Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Christopher Meloni Shannon Tweed Geoffrey Blake | |
| 587 | 27th (tie) | 1st & Ten GOING FOR BROKE "Blood on Blood" | 4 | Valuables disappear from the locker room. | :30 | AS, AL | Peter Levin Delta Burke Geoffrey Scott Cliff Frazier Prince Hughes John Kassir | |
| 588 | 27th (tie) | 1st & Ten GOING FOR BROKE "Call for the Hall" | 4 | Gritty, realistic comedy about football the way it really is. T.D. Parker is about to be inducted into the Football Hall of Fame. But who'll be his date for the ceremony? And will Jill Schrader trade Bubba Kincaid for a new running back? Catch the first 8 episodes of Going for Broke.Two each Wednesday: [1987] |
:30 | AS, AL | Peter Levin Delta Burke Geoffrey Scott Cliff Frazier Prince Hughes John Kassir | |
| 589 | 27th (tie) | 1st & Ten GOING FOR BROKE "Championship Game Jinx" | 4 | Zagreb's performane suffers. | :30 | AS, AL | Peter Levin Delta Burke Geoffrey Scott Cliff Frazier Prince Hughes John Kassir | |
| 590 | 27th (tie) | Babar "Babar's Triumph" | 4 | King Babar must settle a dispute. | :23 | Raymond Jafelice Gordon Pinsent Gavin Magrath Sarah Polley Elizabeth Hanna Chris Wiggins | ||
| 591 | 27th (tie) | Babar "Double the Guards" | 4 | Babar's plans for a quiet dinner go awry. | :30 | Laura Shepherd Writers Jean de BrunhoffLaurent de BrunhoffJ.D. Smith Stars Gordon PinsentDawn GreenhalghGavin Magrath | ||
| 592 | 27th (tie) | Babar "Elephant's Express" | 4 | A re-routed railway causes problems. | :25 | Laura Shepherd Writers Jean de BrunhoffLaurent de BrunhoffJ.D. Smith Stars Gordon PinsentDawn GreenhalghGavin Magrath | ||
| 593 | 27th (tie) | Babar "Konga the Terrible" | 4 | Babar meets a giant gorilla. | :25 | Laura Shepherd Writers Jean de BrunhoffLaurent de BrunhoffJ.D. Smith Stars Gordon PinsentDawn GreenhalghGavin Magrath | ||
| 594 | 27th (tie) | Babar "Remember When..." | 4 | A perilous balloon race is recalled. | :30 | Laura Shepherd Writers Jean de BrunhoffLaurent de BrunhoffJ.D. Smith Stars Gordon PinsentDawn GreenhalghGavin Magrath | ||
| 595 | 27th (tie) | Babar "Rhino War" | 4 | A rhino soldier declares war on Celesteville. | :25 | Laura Shepherd Writers Jean de BrunhoffLaurent de BrunhoffJ.D. Smith Stars Gordon PinsentDawn GreenhalghGavin Magrath | ||
| 596 | 27th (tie) | Behind the Scenes (HBO Show) (April 1988) | 4 | Jay McInerney tells about the making of Bright Lights, Big City, based on his novel and starring Michael J. Fox. | :30 | Documentary Bright Lights Big City | ||
| 597 | 27th (tie) | HBO Cinema Workshop (April 1989) | 4 | Who will be the movie directors of tomorrow? Short films by students. | :27 | |||
| 598 | 27th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "Mirror, Mirror" | 4 | Who is the fairest friend of all? Will Mavis, the ancient eccentric talking mirror, choose Ma Gorg or Red? | :30 | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | ||
| 599 | 27th (tie) | HBO's Fraggle Rock "The Riddle of Rhyming Rock" | 4 | Gobo accidentally puts his friend Wembley's life in danger. | :30 | Jim Henson Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Richard Hunt | ||
| 600 | 27th (tie) | Hunter's Gold Ep. 5 | 4 | HBO presents its first family adventure serial—and you'll want to catch each of the 13 episodes! En route to New Zealand's goldfields to find his missing father, young Scott Hunter encounters robbers, a band of Chinese and a magician. Like the old-time serials, each part ends in a suspenseful cliff-hanger. | :30 | Adventure Serial New Zealand | ||
| 601 | 27th (tie) | Hunter's Gold Ep. 10 | 4 | HBO presents its first family adventure serial—and you'll want to catch each of the 13 episodes! En route to New Zealand's goldfields to find his missing father, young Scott Hunter encounters robbers, a band of Chinese and a magician. Like the old-time serials, each part ends in a suspenseful cliff-hanger. | :30 | New Zealand Adventure Family Serial | ||
| 602 | 27th (tie) | Hunter's Gold Ep. 11 | 4 | HBO presents its first family adventure serial—and you'll want to catch each of the 13 episodes! En route to New Zealand's goldfields to find his missing father, young Scott Hunter encounters robbers, a band of Chinese and a magician. Like the old-time serials, each part ends in a suspenseful cliff-hanger. | :30 | New Zealand Adventure Family Serial | ||
| 603 | 27th (tie) | Hunter's Gold Ep. 12 | 4 | HBO presents its first family adventure serial—and you'll want to catch each of the 13 episodes! En route to New Zealand's goldfields to find his missing father, young Scott Hunter encounters robbers, a band of Chinese and a magician. Like the old-time serials, each part ends in a suspenseful cliff-hanger. | :30 | New Zealand Adventure Family Serial | ||
| 604 | 27th (tie) | Hunter's Gold Ep. 13 | 4 | HBO presents its first family adventure serial—and you'll want to catch each of the 13 episodes! En route to New Zealand's goldfields to find his missing father, young Scott Hunter encounters robbers, a band of Chinese and a magician. Like the old-time serials, each part ends in a suspenseful cliff-hanger. | :30 | New Zealand Adventure Family Serial | ||
| 605 | 27th (tie) | Hunter's Gold Ep. 2 | 4 | HBO presents its first family adventure serial—and you'll want to catch each of the 13 episodes! En route to New Zealand's goldfields to find his missing father, young Scott Hunter encounters robbers, a band of Chinese and a magician. Like the old-time serials, each part ends in a suspenseful cliff-hanger. | :30 | New Zealand Adventure Family Serial | ||
| 606 | 27th (tie) | Hunter's Gold Ep. 3 | 4 | HBO presents its first family adventure serial—and you'll want to catch each of the 13 episodes! En route to New Zealand's goldfields to find his missing father, young Scott Hunter encounters robbers, a band of Chinese and a magician. Like the old-time serials, each part ends in a suspenseful cliff-hanger. | :30 | New Zealand Adventure Family Serial | ||
| 607 | 27th (tie) | Hunter's Gold Ep. 4 | 4 | HBO presents its first family adventure serial—and you'll want to catch each of the 13 episodes! En route to New Zealand's goldfields to find his missing father, young Scott Hunter encounters robbers, a band of Chinese and a magician. Like the old-time serials, each part ends in a suspenseful cliff-hanger. | :30 | New Zealand Adventure Family Serial | ||
| 608 | 27th (tie) | Hunter's Gold Ep. 6 | 4 | HBO presents its first family adventure serial—and you'll want to catch each of the 13 episodes! En route to New Zealand's goldfields to find his missing father, young Scott Hunter encounters robbers, a band of Chinese and a magician. Like the old-time serials, each part ends in a suspenseful cliff-hanger. | :30 | New Zealand Adventure Family Serial | ||
| 609 | 27th (tie) | Hunter's Gold Ep. 7 | 4 | HBO presents its first family adventure serial—and you'll want to catch each of the 13 episodes! En route to New Zealand's goldfields to find his missing father, young Scott Hunter encounters robbers, a band of Chinese and a magician. Like the old-time serials, each part ends in a suspenseful cliff-hanger. | :30 | New Zealand Adventure Family Serial | ||
| 610 | 27th (tie) | Hunter's Gold Ep. 8 | 4 | HBO presents its first family adventure serial—and you'll want to catch each of the 13 episodes! En route to New Zealand's goldfields to find his missing father, young Scott Hunter encounters robbers, a band of Chinese and a magician. Like the old-time serials, each part ends in a suspenseful cliff-hanger. | :30 | New Zealand Adventure Family Serial | ||
| 611 | 27th (tie) | Hunter's Gold Ep. 9 | 4 | HBO presents its first family adventure serial—and you'll want to catch each of the 13 episodes! En route to New Zealand's goldfields to find his missing father, young Scott Hunter encounters robbers, a band of Chinese and a magician. Like the old-time serials, each part ends in a suspenseful cliff-hanger. | :30 | New Zealand Adventure Family Serial | ||
| 612 | 27th (tie) | Inside the NFL #6 | 4 | Exciting highpoint from every weekly game—plus our experts’ picks for the following week. Then take a crack at our SUPER POLL TO THE SUPER BOWL. | Special | |||
| 613 | 27th (tie) | Inside the NFL #7 | 4 | Exciting highpoint from every weekly game—plus our experts’ picks for the following week. Then take a crack at our SUPER POLL TO THE SUPER BOWL. | Special | |||
| 614 | 27th (tie) | Inside the NFL #8 | 4 | Exciting highpoint from every weekly game—plus our experts’ picks for the following week. Then take a crack at our SUPER POLL TO THE SUPER BOWL. | Special | |||
| 615 | 27th (tie) | Inside the NFL #9 | 4 | Exciting highpoint from every weekly game—plus our experts’ picks for the following week. Then take a crack at our SUPER POLL TO THE SUPER BOWL. | Special | |||
| 616 | 27th (tie) | Nature Watch "Bird of the Arctic: Rock Ptarmigan" | 4 | HBO SERIES Discover the wild beauty of exotic animals in their natural habitats in this exclusive family series. |
:24 | |||
| 617 | 27th (tie) | Nature Watch "Carnivorous Shrike" | 4 | A new episode every Monday evening! HBO SERIES The new wildlife documentary series continues with a lock at nature’s most fascinating creatures. |
:24 | |||
| 618 | 27th (tie) | Nature Watch "City Dwellers" | 4 | HBO SERIES Discover the wild beauty of exotic animals in their natural habitats in this exclusive family series. |
:24 | |||
| 619 | 27th (tie) | Nature Watch "Deer Family" | 4 | HBO's exclusive wildlife documentary series continues. | :24 | |||
| 620 | 27th (tie) | Nature Watch "Little Tern Birds" | 4 | HBO SERIES Discover the wild beauty of exotic animals in their natural habitats in this exclusive family series. |
:24 | |||
| 621 | 27th (tie) | Nature Watch "The Ruddy Kingfisher" | 4 | HBO's exclusive wildlife documentary series continues. | :24 | |||
| 622 | 27th (tie) | Race for the Pennant Preview (1981) | 4 | Where are Fred Lynn, Ron Le Flore and Rollie Fingers? What’s the scoop on Dave Winfield? Can the controversial Phils win again? How do the divisions look after a winter of change? Get the answers plus interviews and reports from spring training for a look at Baseball ’81. | ||||
| 623 | 27th (tie) | Tales From the Crypt "...Only Sin Deep" | 4 | A beautiful prosititute pays a high price for going straight. | :30 | Strong content. Parental discretion advised. | Elliot Silverstein Lea Thompson | |
| 624 | 27th (tie) | Tales From the Crypt "And All Through the House..." | 4 | Santa disrupts a perfectmurder. |
:30 | Strong content. Parental discretion advised. | Robert Zemeckis Larry Drake Mary Ellen Trainor | |
| 625 | 27th (tie) | Tales From the Crypt "Dig That Cat...He's Real Gone" | 4 | Nine lives aren't enough for a bunm who "dies" for a living! | :30 | Strong content. Parental discretion advised. | Richard Donner Joe Pantoliano | |
| 626 | 27th (tie) | Tales From the Crypt "Lover Come Hack to Me" | 4 | A honeymoon is cut short—literally! | :30 | Strong content. Parental discretion advised. | Tom Holland Amanda Plummer Stephen Shellen | |
| 627 | 27th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "A Formal Affair" | 4 | The girls of the March family. | ||||
| 628 | 27th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "Invitation to the Dance" | 4 | Meg and Jo finally get to attend the party. | :30 | |||
| 629 | 27th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "It's Downright Upright" | 4 | [No information was available in the guide. -JS] | :23 | |||
| 630 | 27th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "Jo's Civil War Stories" | 4 | The family’s war time experiences are told in a newspaper. | :23 | |||
| 631 | 27th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "Living With Aunt March" (aka "Living with Aunt Martha") | 4 | Aunt March changes her mind. | :23 | |||
| 632 | 27th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "The Boy Next Door" | 4 | Is Laurie starting to neglect his homework? | :23 | |||
| 633 | 27th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "The Hidden Guest" | 4 | A deserter. | :23 | (unconfirmed) Kath Soucie Trina McGee-Davis Stephanie Beard Anndi McAfee Brittany Murphy Paige Gosney | ||
| 634 | 27th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "A Balloon With A View" | 4 | [No information was available in the guide. -JS] | ||||
| 635 | 27th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "Huck Makes a Play" | 4 | Huck learns about Lissette's past. | :24 | |||
| 636 | 27th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "Huck's Father" | 4 | Is the dead man in the river Huck's Pap? |
:24 | |||
| 637 | 27th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "It's Only Make Believe" | 4 | Huck interrupts a play. | :24 | |||
| 638 | 27th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "Lost in the Cave" | 4 | Tom and Becky go exploring in a cave. | :30 | |||
| 639 | 27th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "Out of the Blue" | 4 | Tom and Huck help a hot-air balloon. | ||||
| 640 | 27th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "Pirates at Their Own Funeral" | 4 | The boys sneak into church during their own funeral. | :24 | |||
| 641 | 27th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "Pseudo Sid" | 4 | Huck's impersonation. | :30 | |||
| 642 | 27th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "Run For Freedom" | 4 | The boys try to help an escaped slave. | ||||
| 643 | 27th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "See No Evil" | 4 | [No information was available in the guide. -JS] | ||||
| 644 | 27th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "The End of Indian Joe" | 4 | Can the boys claim their forture at last? | :24 | |||
| 645 | 27th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "The Gold Rush" | 4 | Toma nd Huck find a gold nugget in the river. | ||||
| 646 | 27th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "The Hunt for Indian Joe" | 4 | A St. Louis detective is called in for the hunt. | :24 | |||
| 647 | 27th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "The Return of Indian Joe" | 4 | The boys discover Joe's hiding place. | :30 | |||
| 648 | 27th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "The Show Must Go On" | 4 | Huck and Lissette become friends. | :24 | |||
| 649 | 27th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "The Travelling Trio" | 4 | Tom, Huck and Becky travel on a riverboat. | :30 | |||
| 650 | 27th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "Tom and Huck Strike Gold" | 4 | The boys' new fortune creates problems. | :30 | |||
| 651 | 27th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "Tom on the Range" | 4 | A wild horse is captured. | :30 | |||
| 652 | 27th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "Tom Takes a Stand" | 4 | Tom takes the witness stand. | :24 | |||
| 653 | 27th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "Tom's Guilty Conscience" | 4 | [No information was available in the guide. -JS] | ||||
| 654 | 27th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "Up In The Air" | 4 | [No description provided in the guide. -JS] | ||||
| 655 | 27th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "You Can't Tame Lightning" | 4 | Tom and Huck help free a wild horse. | :30 | |||
| 656 | 27th (tie) | The Edge (1989) "Black Pudding" | 4 | His wife's living with the man who framed him. Where does a man just out of prison go first? | Warning: Strong content. Parental discretion advised. | |||
| 657 | 27th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "Why Are You Here?" | 4 | A danger-loving TV host gets involved with a queen of the night world. | :30 | AL, V, N | Mario Azzopardi Page Fletcher Stephen McHattie Susan Anspach Eugene Clark | |
| 658 | 27th (tie) | The Kids in the Hall #04 | 4 | Don't panic...THEY JUST WANT TO CRUSH YOUR HEAD! Four new shows featuring daring sketches and inventive short films. At last, television comedy is dangerous again! WEEKLY COMEDY SERIES |
:30 | AL, AH | (no director credited) Dave Foley Bruce McCulloch Kevin McDonald Mark McKinney Scott Thompson | |
| 659 | 27th (tie) | The Kids in the Hall #09 | 4 | FRIDAY NIGHTS Don't miss the darling comics The N.Y. Times calls the funniest folks to come along since 'Saturday Night Live,' 'Monty Python,' Bugs Bunny and Buster Keaton. Don't panic...They just want to crush your head |
:30 | (no director credited) Dave Foley Bruce McCulloch Kevin McDonald Mark McKinney Scott Thompson | ||
| 660 | 27th (tie) | The Kids in the Hall #10 | 4 | FRIDAY NIGHTS Don't miss the darling comics The N.Y. Times calls the funniest folks to come along since 'Saturday Night Live,' 'Monty Python,' Bugs Bunny and Buster Keaton. Don't panic...They just want to crush your head |
:30 | (no director credited) Dave Foley Bruce McCulloch Kevin McDonald Mark McKinney Scott Thompson | ||
| 661 | 27th (tie) | The Kids in the Hall #11 | 4 | FRIDAY NIGHTS Don't miss the darling comics The N.Y. Times calls the funniest folks to come along since 'Saturday Night Live,' 'Monty Python,' Bugs Bunny and Buster Keaton. Don't panic...They just want to crush your head |
:30 | (no director credited) Dave Foley Bruce McCulloch Kevin McDonald Mark McKinney Scott Thompson | ||
| 662 | 27th (tie) | The Kids in the Hall #12 | 4 | They're daring, dangerous and downright disrespectful. Don't miss a minute of this outrageous and critically applauded comedy show! FRIDAY NIGHTS! |
:30 | (no director credited) Dave Foley Bruce McCulloch Kevin McDonald Mark McKinney Scott Thompson | ||
| 663 | 27th (tie) | The Kids in the Hall #13 | 4 | They're daring, dangerous and downright disrespectful. Don't miss a minute of this outrageous and critically applauded comedy show! FRIDAY NIGHTS! |
:30 | (no director credited) Dave Foley Bruce McCulloch Kevin McDonald Mark McKinney Scott Thompson | ||
| 664 | 27th (tie) | The Kids in the Hall #14 | 4 | They're daring, dangerous and downright disrespectful. Don't miss a minute of this outrageous and critically applauded comedy show! FRIDAY NIGHTS! |
:30 | (no director credited) Dave Foley Bruce McCulloch Kevin McDonald Mark McKinney Scott Thompson | ||
| 665 | 27th (tie) | The Kids in the Hall #15 | 4 | FRIDAY NIGHTS! They're a daring, dangerous and downright disrepectful. At last, comedy is dangerous again! |
:30 | AL, AH | (no director credited) Dave Foley Bruce McCulloch Kevin McDonald Mark McKinney Scott Thompson | |
| 666 | 27th (tie) | The Kids in the Hall #16 | 4 | FRIDAY NIGHTS! They're a daring, dangerous and downright disrepectful. At last, comedy is dangerous again! |
:30 | AL, AH | (no director credited) Dave Foley Bruce McCulloch Kevin McDonald Mark McKinney Scott Thompson | |
| 667 | 27th (tie) | The Kids in the Hall #17 | 4 | FRIDAY NIGHTS! They're a daring, dangerous and downright disrepectful. At last, comedy is dangerous again! |
:30 | AL, AH | (no director credited) Dave Foley Bruce McCulloch Kevin McDonald Mark McKinney Scott Thompson | |
| 668 | 28th (tie) | 1st & Ten DO IT AGAIN "Surprise, Surprise!" | 3 | WEDNESDAY NIGHTS! The end of the Bulls' bawdy season draws near. Can the Bulls beat Houston? |
:30 | AS, AL, AH, BN | Donald Petrie Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Christopher Meloni Shannon Tweed Geoffrey Blake | |
| 669 | 28th (tie) | 1st & Ten THE CHAMPIONSHIPS "The Big One" | 3 | Why is Bubba atthe hospital instead of on the field? Can the Bulls pull it off against the tough Chicago team? | :30 | AS, AL | No director credited Delta Burke O.J. Simpson Reid Shelton Geoffrey Scott Shannon Wilcox | |
| 670 | 28th (tie) | Brendon Chase "Bang" Ep. 6 | 3 | Three English brothers run away from home to lead an outlaw life in a vast forest. Catch all 13 installments of the live-action adventure—each with a wealth of wildlife lore plus a cliff-hanger ending. | :27 | British Youth Drama Episode 6 | ||
| 671 | 28th (tie) | Brendon Chase "Brendon" Ep. 7 | 3 | Three English brothers run away from home to lead an outlaw life in a vast forest. Catch all 13 installments of the live-action adventure—each with a wealth of wildlife lore plus a cliff-hanger ending. | :27 | British Youth Drama Episode 7 | ||
| 672 | 28th (tie) | Brendon Chase "Gone to Ground" Ep. 2 | 3 | Three English brothers run away from home to lead an outlaw life in a vast forest. Catch all 13 installments of the live-action adventure—each with a wealth of wildlife lore plus a cliff-hanger ending. | :27 | British Youth Drama Episode 2 | ||
| 673 | 28th (tie) | Brendon Chase "Retreat" Ep. 11 | 3 | Three English brothers run away from home to lead an outlaw life in a vast forest. Catch all 13 installments of the live-action adventure—each with a wealth of wildlife lore plus a cliff-hanger ending. | :27 | British Youth Drama Episode 11 | ||
| 674 | 28th (tie) | Brendon Chase "Run to Earth" Ep. 13 | 3 | Three English brothers run away from home to lead an outlaw life in a vast forest. Catch all 13 installments of the live-action adventure—each with a wealth of wildlife lore plus a cliff-hanger ending. | :27 | British Youth Drama Episode 13 | ||
| 675 | 28th (tie) | Brendon Chase "The Blind Pool" Ep. 8 | 3 | Three English brothers run away from home to lead an outlaw life in a vast forest. Catch all 13 installments of the live-action adventure—each with a wealth of wildlife lore plus a cliff-hanger ending. | :27 | British Youth Drama Episode 8 | ||
| 676 | 28th (tie) | Brendon Chase "The Getaway" Ep. 1 | 3 | Three English brothers run away from home to lead an outlaw life in a vast forest. Catch all 13 installments of the live-action adventure—each with a wealth of wildlife lore plus a cliff-hanger ending. | :27 | British Youth Drama Episode 1 | ||
| 677 | 28th (tie) | Brendon Chase "The Hunt" Ep. 4 | 3 | Three English brothers run away from home to lead an outlaw life in a vast forest. Catch all 13 installments of the live-action adventure—each with a wealth of wildlife lore plus a cliff-hanger ending. | :27 | British Youth Drama Episode 4 | ||
| 678 | 28th (tie) | Brendon Chase "The Mighty Caliban" Ep. 10 | 3 | Three English brothers run away from home to lead an outlaw life in a vast forest. Catch all 13 installments of the live-action adventure—each with a wealth of wildlife lore plus a cliff-hanger ending. | :27 | British Youth Drama Episode 10 | ||
| 679 | 28th (tie) | Brendon Chase "The Nest" Ep. 5 | 3 | Three English brothers run away from home to lead an outlaw life in a vast forest. Catch all 13 installments of the live-action adventure—each with a wealth of wildlife lore plus a cliff-hanger ending. | :27 | British Youth Drama Episode 5 | ||
| 680 | 28th (tie) | Brendon Chase "The Picnic" Ep. 9 | 3 | Three English brothers run away from home to lead an outlaw life in a vast forest. Catch all 13 installments of the live-action adventure—each with a wealth of wildlife lore plus a cliff-hanger ending. | :27 | British Youth Drama Episode 9 | ||
| 681 | 28th (tie) | Brendon Chase "The Planet" Ep. 3 | 3 | Three English brothers run away from home to lead an outlaw life in a vast forest. Catch all 13 installments of the live-action adventure—each with a wealth of wildlife lore plus a cliff-hanger ending. | :27 | British Youth Drama Episode 3 | ||
| 682 | 28th (tie) | Brendon Chase "The Storm" Ep. 12 | 3 | Three English brothers run away from home to lead an outlaw life in a vast forest. Catch all 13 installments of the live-action adventure—each with a wealth of wildlife lore plus a cliff-hanger ending. | :27 | British Youth Drama Episode 12 | ||
| 683 | 28th (tie) | HBO's Hollywood (Dec '79) | 3 | Another chance to enjoy last month's installment of HBO's exciting series about the screen world! Host David Sheehan helps you keep a finger on filmdom's pulse. | Entertainment Special | |||
| 684 | 28th (tie) | Inside the NFL Pre-Season Special (1983) | 3 | HBO's sports series takes a look at last year: how the strike affected it, the spectacular plays, the winners and the losers. | NFL Preseason Football Coverage | |||
| 685 | 28th (tie) | Inside the NFL Pre-Season Special (1984) | 3 | Get ready for kick-off time as Len Dawson and Nick Buoniconti return with their savvy sports talk. This pre-season show is an update on all the off-season happenings. Also, there's a review of last year's action and a chance to see the Super Bowl champs at work in a visit to the L.A. Raiders’ training camp. A summer preview of thrills to come. | Special | |||
| 686 | 28th (tie) | Inside the NFL Super Bowl Preview (1984) | 3 | HBO brings you dramatic high points from all post season play through SuperBow XVIII. Plus a comprehensive preview of the big game. | NFL Sports Preview | |||
| 687 | 28th (tie) | Maximum Security "Cottage Nine" | 3 | A long-termer’s demand for a visit with his wife leads to an emotional confrontation. | :30 | Adult situations, strong language. | No director credited Robert Desiderio George DiCenzo Bill Calvert Ramon Bieri | |
| 688 | 28th (tie) | Maximum Security "I Never Ran For My Father" Part 1 | 3 | Harry won't call his ailing father. | :30 | Adult situations, strong language, violence. | No director credited Robert Desiderio George DiCenzo Bill Calvert Ramon Bieri | |
| 689 | 28th (tie) | Maximum Security "Respect" | 3 | When a staff doctor is murdered, none of the prisoners is willing to talk. | :30 | Adult situations, strong language, violence. | No director credited Robert Desiderio George DiCenzo Bill Calvert Ramon Bieri | |
| 690 | 28th (tie) | Maximum Security "Sexual Politics" | 3 | A woman visits. | :30 | Adult situations, strong language. | No director credited Robert Desiderio George DiCenzo Bill Calvert Ramon Bieri | |
| 691 | 28th (tie) | Maximum Security "Sleep Tight" | 3 | “Life behind bars is tough. To survive you gotta be tougher.” — Revenge prison-style is about to erupt when an undercover cop turns the heat way up on the prison's drug traffic. Robert Desiderio stars. | :30 | Adult situations and language, violence. | No director credited Robert Desiderio George DiCenzo Bill Calvert Ramon Bieri | |
| 692 | 28th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "A Sign of Hope" | 3 | Mr. March's health begins to improve. | :30 | |||
| 693 | 28th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "A Small Price to Pay" | 3 | Jo makes a sacrifice for her mother. | :30 | |||
| 694 | 28th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "A Very Merry Christmas" | 3 | Father comes home. | :30 | |||
| 695 | 28th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "Amy's Nightmare" | 3 | Amy has a horrible dream that her friend Tom is being eaten by a giant catfish. | :30 | |||
| 696 | 28th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "Amy's Revenge" | 3 | When Jo won't take Amy to a play, Amy vows to get revenge. | :30 | |||
| 697 | 28th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "Forbidden Sweets" | 3 | Treats in school. | :30 | |||
| 698 | 28th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "Forgive and Forget" | 3 | Jo and Amy make up. | :30 | |||
| 699 | 28th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "In Search of a Dream" | 3 | Anthony gets a job in New York. | :30 | |||
| 700 | 28th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "Jo in Black and White" | 3 | Will Jo's story finally be published? | :30 | |||
| 701 | 28th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "Jo's Spoiled Plans" | 3 | Will Aunt March finally go on the vacation she's planned and leave Jo alone? | :30 | |||
| 702 | 28th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "Laurie Pays the Price" | 3 | Laurie admits to a forgery. | :30 | |||
| 703 | 28th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "Laurie's Lake Party" | 3 | A party at the lake takes a romantic turn. | :30 | |||
| 704 | 28th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "Letters From Home" | 3 | Who can write the most interesting letter? | :30 | |||
| 705 | 28th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "Marmee, Come Back!" | 3 | Beth becomes seriously ill. | :30 | |||
| 706 | 28th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "Meg Falls in Love" | 3 | Has John really won Meg's heart—or is he too poor? | :30 | |||
| 707 | 28th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "Out of Character" | 3 | Meg tries to fit in at a ball. | :30 | |||
| 708 | 28th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "Scarlet Fever" | 3 | Beth catches a virus from a child. | :30 | |||
| 709 | 28th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "Shout for Joy" | 3 | Jubilation when Beth's fragile health improves. | :30 | |||
| 710 | 28th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "Skating on Thin Ice" | 3 | Can Jo ever forgive Amy for burning her precious novel? | :30 | |||
| 711 | 28th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "The Case of the Forged Letter" | 3 | Who has forged a letter to Meg? | :30 | |||
| 712 | 28th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "The End, and a Beginning" | 3 | The war is over. | :30 | |||
| 713 | 28th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "The Proposal" | 3 | Meg and John meet opposition. | :30 | |||
| 714 | 28th (tie) | Tales of Little Women "The War Draws Closer" | 3 | Beth tries to ease the tension. | :30 | |||
| 715 | 28th (tie) | The Candid Candid Camera (Dec '81) | 3 | The camera goes naughty in this exclusive, very adult version of the hit show. | Allen Funt Candid Camera Comedy | |||
| 716 | 28th (tie) | The Candid Candid Camera (July '80) | 3 | Get set for another installment of HBO’s newest hit when Allen Funt catches people off-guard in their funniest, most adult moments. They're the kind of situations that no one would ever want to be in. | Allen Funt | |||
| 717 | 28th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "Candlestick Trick" | 3 | Huck wants to pray for his mother. | :24 | |||
| 718 | 28th (tie) | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer "The Balloon Ride" | 3 | Tom dreams of flying in the hot-air balloon. | ||||
| 719 | 28th (tie) | The Edge (1989) "Indian Poker" | 3 | PRAY YOU DON'T CROSS IT A small-town sheriff gambles he's above the law. |
:30 | Warning: Strong content. Parental discretion advised. | ||
| 720 | 28th (tie) | The Kids in the Hall #08 | 3 | FRIDAY NIGHTS Don't miss the darling comics The N.Y. Times calls the funniest folks to come along since 'Saturday Night Live,' 'Monty Python,' Bugs Bunny and Buster Keaton. Don't panic...They just want to crush your head |
:30 | (no director credited) Dave Foley Bruce McCulloch Kevin McDonald Mark McKinney Scott Thompson | ||
| 721 | 29th (tie) | HBO's Hollywood (Feb) | 2 | Visit “Flippers,” the hot new roller-disco private club; Bob Hope on tour, Walter Matthau and Peter Falk at the Celebrity Golf Tournament. | Hollywood Documentary | |||
| 722 | 29th (tie) | The Candid Candid Camera (July '81) | 2 | Allen Funt gets his camera into nutty places and very adult situations. [This is listed as the July episode, but it's most likely a repeat of an earlier one. No way to know for sure.-JS] |
Comedy Special | |||
| 723 | 30th (tie) | Babar "King Tuttle's Vote" | 1 | Rataxes "king-naps" the Tortoise King. | ::25 | Laura Shepherd Writers Jean de BrunhoffLaurent de BrunhoffJ.D. Smith Stars Gordon PinsentDawn GreenhalghGavin Magrath | ||
| 724 | 30th (tie) | Jim Hensen's Ghost of Faffner Hall™ "Anyone Can Make Music" | 1 | Catch all the merry antics of a music-loving ghost! Just when it's time for the 103rd annual Fughetta Faffner Memorial concert, nasty Farkas puts everybody to work to make money for the rent! With quest artists Michala Petri and Robin Williamson. JIM HENSON'S GHOST OF FAFFNER HALL and character names are trademarks of Henson Associates, Inc. © Henson Associates, Inc. 1989 |
:30 | |||
| 725 | 30th (tie) | Jim Hensen's Ghost of Faffner Hall™ "Delighting in Sounds" | 1 | While the Wild impresario prepares for the Fesfival of Sounds,Farkas plans to dynamite Faffner Hall! Joni Mitchell guest stars. |
:30 | |||
| 726 | 30th (tie) | Jim Hensen's Ghost of Faffner Hall™ "Discovering New Sounds" | 1 | NOW PART OF THE MONDAY PRIME-TIME LINEUP! A new episode every Monday evening! Join a ghost and famous guests for a music filled fun time. Farkas gets a robot to rid Faffner Hall of its musicians. Thomas Dolby. HBO SERIES JIM HENSON'S GHOST OF FAFFNER HALL and character names are trademarks of Hensen Asssociates, Inc. ©Henson Associated, 1989. |
:30 | |||
| 727 | 30th (tie) | Jim Hensen's Ghost of Faffner Hall™ "If You Can Play It, It's an Instrument" | 1 | Farkas destroys Faffner Hall's instruments! David Sawyer. | :30 | |||
| 728 | 30th (tie) | Jim Hensen's Ghost of Faffner Hall™ "Improvised Music" | 1 | A TV crew comes to Faffner Hall. Gil Evans Band. | :30 | |||
| 729 | 30th (tie) | Jim Hensen's Ghost of Faffner Hall™ "Music Brings Us Together" | 1 | NOW PART OF THE MONDAY PRIME-TIME LINEUP! A new episode every Monday evening! Join a ghost and famous guests for a music filled fun time. Farkas discovers a way to trap Fughetta. With guest Youssou N'Dour. HBO SERIES JIM HENSON'S GHOST OF FAFFNER HALL and character names are trademarks of Hensen Asssociates, Inc. ©Henson Associated, 1989. |
:30 | |||
| 730 | 30th (tie) | Jim Hensen's Ghost of Faffner Hall™ "Music is More Than Technique" | 1 | Piganini loses confidence. Julia Fordham guests. | :30 | |||
| 731 | 30th (tie) | Jim Hensen's Ghost of Faffner Hall™ "Notation: The Sign That Gets the Sound" | 1 | NOW PART OF THE MONDAY PRIME-TIME LINEUP! A new episode every Monday evening! Join a ghost and famous guests for a music filled fun time. Guest James Taylor shows the Wild Impresario how to notate a song. HBO SERIES JIM HENSON'S GHOST OF FAFFNER HALL and character names are trademarks of Hensen Asssociates, Inc. ©Henson Associated, 1989. |
:30 | |||
| 732 | 30th (tie) | Jim Hensen's Ghost of Faffner Hall™ "Reacting to Sounds" | 1 | Fughetta searches for other ghosts. Dizzy Gilespie, H.K. Gruber. | :30 | |||
| 733 | 30th (tie) | Jim Hensen's Ghost of Faffner Hall™ "Sounds Become Music" | 1 | A music-loving alien lands at Faffner Hal. Gutarist Mark Knopfler and others guest. | :30 | |||
| 734 | 30th (tie) | Jim Hensen's Ghost of Faffner Hall™ "The Power of Music" | 1 | NOW PART OF THE MONDAY PRIME-TIME LINEUP! A new episode every Monday evening! Join a ghost and famous guests for a music filled fun time. Farkas enlists the aid of a ghost exterminator. Los Lobos guest star. HBO SERIES JIM HENSON'S GHOST OF FAFFNER HALL and character names are trademarks of Hensen Asssociates, Inc. ©Henson Associated, 1989. |
:30 | |||
| 735 | 30th (tie) | Jim Hensen's Ghost of Faffner Hall™ "The Voice is an Instrument" | 1 | Farkas sells Faffner Hall. With Marion Montgomery. Thomas Allen. | :30 | |||
| 736 | 30th (tie) | Jim Hensen's Ghost of Faffner Hall™ "Your Body is an Instrument" | 1 | Fughetta enlists Grammy winner Bobby McFerrin to help stop greedy Farkas’evil plan. | :30 | |||
| 737 | 30th (tie) | The Candid Candid Camera (June '81) | 1 | Allen Funt and his camera peep into some very adult places! [This is labelled as the June Edition, but it is most likely a repeat of a previous episode. No way to know for sure.-JS] |
Comedy Hidden Camera Special | |||
| 738 | 30th (tie) | The Candid Candid Camera (May '80) | 1 | [No information was available in the guide. -JS] | Allen Funt | |||
| 739 | 30th (tie) | The Hitchhiker "The Legendary Billy B." | 1 | [This is something of an anomaly. Most episodes of The Hitchhiker aired several times, but for an unknown reason, this episode aired exactly once in the '80s. It also never got a description in the HBO Guide. No idea why. Fun fact, it co-stars Andy Summers from the band The Police. Also with Kirstie Alley. -JS] | Page Fletcher Nicholas Campbell Chapelle Jaffe François-Eric Gendron Paul Popowich | |||
| 740 | 30th (tie) | The Kids in the Hall #18 | 1 | FRIDAY NIGHTS! They're a daring, dangerous and downright disrepectful. At last, comedy is dangerous again! |
:30 | AL, AH | (no director credited) Dave Foley Bruce McCulloch Kevin McDonald Mark McKinney Scott Thompson |