The 46th episode of the syndicated science fiction Science Fiction Theatre airs on stations across the U.S. Hosted by Truman Bradley, the episode stars Victor Jory.
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The 74th episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Noel Neill, and Jack Larson.
ABC airs the 18th episode of the supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. Doris Dowling guest stars.
BBC2 airs the 43rd episode of science fiction anthology series Out Of The Unknown. Written by Edward Boyd, the story stars Malcolm Tierney and Pamela Salem. This episode no longer exists in the BBC’s archives.
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The 13th episode of The Bionic Woman, starring Lindsay Wagner and Richard Anderson, airs on ABC. Herbert Jefferson Jr. (Battlestar Galactica) and Terry Kiser (Weekend At Bernie’s) guest star.
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ITV airs the ninth episode of Roald Dahl’s anthology series Tales Of The Unexpected, hosted by the author himself and adapted from his short stories. Julie Harris guest stars in the first season finale.
Apple Computer introduces the newest upgrade of its Apple II architecture, the oversized Apple III computer, aimed squarely at the business computing market that Apple has stumbled into as a result of VisiCalc‘s success. The monolithic machine suffers from technical problems from the outset, resulting in recalls and repairs to most early adopters’ Apple III units. With barely 100,000 units sold over three years, Apple pulls the Apple III off the market before 1984 is out.
The fifth episode of Richard Carpenter’s fanciful retelling of the Robin Hood legend, Robin Of Sherwood, airs on ITV, starring Michael Praed, Mark Ryan, Judi Trott, and Nickolas Grace. Peter Hutchinson (Gems) and Stephanie Tague guest star.
CBS airs the 43rd episode of Ron Koslow’s fantasy series Beauty and the Beast, starring Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, and Roy Dotrice. Richard Roundtree (Shaft), Armin Shimerman, Edward Albert, and Tony Jay guest star.
The 52nd episode of the syndicated series Superboy, starring Gerard Christopher and Stacy Haiduk, airs. Skye Aubrey guest stars in the second season finale.
The 44th episode of the science fiction crime drama Super Force is broadcast in syndication in North America, starring Ken Olandt, Larry B. Scott, and Patrick Macnee (The Avengers). Wrestler Kevin Nash guest stars.
CBS airs the fourth episode of Barney Cohen and James Parriott’s supernatural crime series Forever Knight, starring Geraint Wyn-Davies, Catherine Disher, Nigel Bennett, and John Kapelos. Torri Higginson (Stargate Atlantis) guest stars in an episode written by future Stargate SG-1/Atlantis/Universe co-creator Brad Wright; this is one of Wright’s earliest TV scripts.
Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski announces to fans on the GEnie online service that a new commander character is being created and cast for the show’s second season, following an amicable decision to part ways with actor Michael O’Hare, who played Commander Jeffrey Sinclair in the series’ first season. The possibility of O’Hare returning as a guest star to continue Sinclair’s story is also raised. Details of the new character, and the actor playing that character, are still under wraps.
Premium cable channel Showtime airs the ninth episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of Leslie Stevens’ 1960s science fiction anthology series. Len Cariou (Blue Bloods), Chris Sarandon (The Princess Bride, Fright Night), and Callum Keith Rennie (Battlestar Galactica) guest star.
The 49th episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, and Mitch Pileggi. Peter Donat (Time Trax), Nicholas Lea, and William B. Davis guest star in the second season finale.
Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off on the 77th shuttle mission, a ten-day flight to perform experiments in the cargo-bay-mounted SPACEHAB module, and a test of a free-flying inflatible antenna system. The crew also communicates with astronaut Shannon Lucid aboard Mir, though Endeavour and Mir are in different orbits. Aboard Endeavour for her 11th flight are Commander John Casper, Pilot Curtis Brown, and mission specialists Daniel Bursch, Mario Runco, Marc Garneau and Andrew Thomas.
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The 11th episode of Joss Whedon’s trend-setting supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on the WB network. Anthony Stewart Head and Alyson Hannigan also star. Armin Shimerman (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) guest stars.
The 21st and final episode of The Cape airs in syndication in North America, starring Corbin Bernsen and Adam Baldwin, presenting a fictionalized version of NASA’s shuttle program.
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Sony Pictures releases
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