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The 63rd episode of a revival of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs in syndication. David Naughton stars in an episode written by J. Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5, Jeremiah, Sense8).
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CBS airs the 38th episode of Ron Koslow’s fantasy series Beauty and the Beast, starring Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, and Roy Dotrice.
NBC airs the fourth episode of Donald Bellisario’s science fiction series Quantum Leap, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell. Lance LeGault and Marshall Teague guest star.
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The 64th and final episode of a revival of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs in syndication. Ed Marinaro stars in the concluding episode of the series; further revivals of The Twilight Zone will be attempted in the 1990s and the early 21st century.
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The 20th episode of the syndicated Alexander and Ilya Salkind-produced Superboy series, starring John Haymes Newton and Stacy Haiduk, airs. Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) guest stars.
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CBS airs the 39th episode of Ron Koslow’s fantasy series Beauty and the Beast, starring Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, and Roy Dotrice. Armin Shimerman (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) guest stars.
NBC airs the fifth episode of Donald Bellisario’s science fiction series Quantum Leap, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell. Terri Garber and Nick Cassavetes guest star.
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The 21st episode of the syndicated Alexander and Ilya Salkind-produced Superboy series, starring John Haymes Newton and Stacy Haiduk, airs.
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Tom Petty‘s solo album Full Moon Fever is released on MCA Records. (Though many of his Heartbreakers bandmates play on the album, the album is credited to Petty alone). Fellow Traveling Wilbury Jeff Lynne produces the album and co-writes some of the songs. 
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 39th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
CBS airs the 40th episode of Ron Koslow’s fantasy series Beauty and the Beast, starring Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, and Roy Dotrice. Edward Albert guest stars.
The 22nd episode of the syndicated Alexander and Ilya Salkind-produced Superboy series, starring John Haymes Newton and Stacy Haiduk, airs. Stuart Whitman, Salome Jens, and Joseph Campanella guest star.
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The 18th episode of the horror anthology series Freddy’s Nightmares is broadcast in syndication in North America, hosted by Robert Englund in character as Freddy Krueger.
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The week-long national syndication window opens for the 40th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
NBC airs the sixth episode of Donald Bellisario’s science fiction series Quantum Leap, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell. Susan French guest stars.
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Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off on a four-day mission to launch the long-delayed interplanetary probe Magellan, which is sent to Venus via an Interial Upper Stage booster module. For the first time, one of a shuttle’s five onboard computers fails and is replaced in an in-orbit repair procedure. Aboard Atlantis for this flight are Commander David Walker, Pilot Ronald Grabe, and mission specialists Norm Thagard, Mary Cleave and Mark Lee. The launch of Magellan, a mission originally conceived in 1972, marks the beginning of the first American interplanetary mission since 1977.
CBS airs the 41st episode of Ron Koslow’s fantasy series Beauty and the Beast, starring Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, and Roy Dotrice. Brian Bloom guest stars.
The 23rd episode of the syndicated Alexander and Ilya Salkind-produced Superboy series, starring John Haymes Newton and Stacy Haiduk, airs. The episode is co-written by Superman/The Flash comics writer Cary Bates.
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The 19th episode of the horror anthology series Freddy’s Nightmares is broadcast in syndication in North America, hosted by Robert Englund in character as Freddy Krueger. Timothy Bottoms (The Black Hole) guest stars.
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The 18th episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 airs on KTMA, an independent TV station in Minneapolis, starring Joel Hodgson, Trace Beaulieu, and Josh Weinstein.
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 41st episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Guest starring John de Lancie and Whoopi Goldberg, this is the episode which introduces the Borg to the Star Trek universe.
NBC airs the seventh episode of Donald Bellisario’s science fiction series Quantum Leap, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell. Jason Priestly guest stars.
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CBS airs the 42nd episode of Ron Koslow’s fantasy series Beauty and the Beast, starring Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, and Roy Dotrice. Dan Shor (Tron), Edward Albert, and Tony Jay guest star.
The 24th episode of the syndicated Alexander and Ilya Salkind-produced Superboy series, starring John Haymes Newton and Stacy Haiduk, airs. Doug McClure (Search, The Virginian) guest stars.
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The 20th episode of the horror anthology series Freddy’s Nightmares is broadcast in syndication in North America, hosted by Robert Englund in character as Freddy Krueger. Dick Miller guest stars.
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The 19th episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 airs on KTMA, an independent TV station in Minneapolis, starring Joel Hodgson, Trace Beaulieu, and Josh Weinstein.
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 42nd episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
NBC airs the eighth episode of Donald Bellisario’s science fiction series Quantum Leap, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell. Claudia Christian (Babylon 5) guest stars in the first season finale.
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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 25th episode of the syndicated Alexander and Ilya Salkind-produced Superboy series, starring John Haymes Newton and Stacy Haiduk, airs. Sybil Danning guest stars in an episode written by Superman/The Flash comics writer Cary Bates.
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