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1983
The Greatest American Hero: The Newlywed Game

The Greatest American HeroABC airs the 35th episode of Stephen J. Cannell’s superhero comedy series The Greatest American Hero, starring William Katt, Connie Sellecca, and Robert Culp. Norman Alden (Electra Woman and Dyna Girl) and June Lockhart (Lost In Space) guest star.

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Voyagers!: Buffalo Bill And Annie Play The Palace

Voyagers!NBC airs the 12th episode of James D. Parriott’s time travel series Voyagers!, starring Jon-Erik Hexum and Meeno Peluce. Diane Civita (V, Alien Nation) guest stars as Annie Oakley, and Robert Donner (High Plains Drifter) guest stars as Buffalo Bill.

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Doctor Who: Arc Of Infinity, Part 3

Doctor WhoThe 582nd episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Leonard Sachs and Michael Gough guest star; for the first and only time to date in the series, the next actor to play the Doctor appears in a small guest role (Colin Baker). This episode brings back Omega, the villain of 1973’s The Three Doctors.

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Doctor Who: Arc Of Infinity, Part 4

Doctor WhoThe 583rd episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Leonard Sachs and Michael Gough guest star. This episode brings back Omega, the villain of 1973’s The Three Doctors.

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The Greatest American Hero: Heaven Is In Your Genes

The Greatest American HeroABC airs the 36th episode of Stephen J. Cannell’s superhero comedy series The Greatest American Hero, starring William Katt, Connie Sellecca, and Robert Culp. Carolyn Seymour (Survivors) guest stars.

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Voyagers!: The Trial Of Phineas Bogg

Voyagers!NBC airs the 13th episode of James D. Parriott’s time travel series Voyagers!, starring Jon-Erik Hexum and Meeno Peluce. This is primarily a clip show featuring excerpts from past episodes.

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Doctor Who: Snakedance, Part 2

Doctor WhoThe 584th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Martin Clunes (Men Behaving Badly) appears in an early TV role. This story, in keeping with the 20th season’s theme of revisiting past stories, continues the story of the Mara from the previous season’s Kinda.

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Doctor Who: Snakedance, Part 2

Doctor WhoThe 585th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Martin Clunes (Men Behaving Badly) appears in an early TV role. This story, in keeping with the 20th season’s theme of revisiting past stories, continues the story of the Mara from the previous season’s Kinda.

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Journey: Frontiers

JourneyColumbia Records releases the Journey album Frontiers, featuring the singles “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)”, “Send Her My Love” and “Faithfully”.

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The Greatest American Hero: Live At Eleven

The Greatest American HeroABC airs the 37th episode of Stephen J. Cannell’s superhero comedy series The Greatest American Hero, starring William Katt, Connie Sellecca, and Robert Culp. William Windom and Alan Fudge (Man From Atlantis) guest star.

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The Powers Of Matthew Star: Matthew Star D.O.A.

The Powers Of Matthew StarThe 13th episode of the science fiction series The Powers Of Matthew Star airs on NBC, starring Peter Barton and Louis Gossett Jr. Nicholas Pryor (Port Charles) guest stars in an episode that reformats the show slightly.

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Doctor Who: Snakedance, Part 3

Doctor WhoThe 586th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Martin Clunes (Men Behaving Badly) appears in an early TV role. This story, in keeping with the 20th season’s theme of revisiting past stories, continues the story of the Mara from the previous season’s Kinda.

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Doctor Who: Snakedance, Part 4

Doctor WhoThe 587th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Martin Clunes (Men Behaving Badly) appears in an early TV role. This story, in keeping with the 20th season’s theme of revisiting past stories, continues the story of the Mara from the previous season’s Kinda.

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The Greatest American Hero: Space Ranger

The Greatest American HeroABC airs the 38th episode of Stephen J. Cannell’s superhero comedy series The Greatest American Hero, starring William Katt, Connie Sellecca, and Robert Culp. William Zabka (The Karate Kid, Cobra Kai) guest stars in his first TV appearance.

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The Powers Of Matthew Star: The Racer’s Edge

The Powers Of Matthew StarThe 14th episode of the science fiction series The Powers Of Matthew Star airs on NBC, starring Peter Barton and Louis Gossett Jr. Joel Brooks (My Sister Sam) guest stars.

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Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead, Part 1

Doctor WhoThe 588th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. This story, in keeping with the 20th season’s theme of revisiting past stories, brings back both the Brigadier (intended to be schoolteacher Ian Chesterton in the earliest script drafts) and the Black Guardian. Mark Strickson joins the cast as new companion Turlough; Nicholas Courtney returns as the Brigadier and Valentine Dyall guest stars as the Black Guardian.

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Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead, Part 2

Doctor WhoThe 589th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. This story, in keeping with the 20th season’s theme of revisiting past stories, brings back both the Brigadier and the Black Guardian. Nicholas Courtney returns as the Brigadier and Valentine Dyall guest stars as the Black Guardian.

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The Greatest American Hero: Thirty Seconds Over Little Tokyo

The Greatest American HeroABC airs the 39th episode of Stephen J. Cannell’s superhero comedy series The Greatest American Hero, starring William Katt, Connie Sellecca, and Robert Culp. Soon-Teck Oh and Mako guest star. The series is pulled from ABC’s prime time schedule after this episode, leaving the final five episodes unaired until the series is syndicated later. The unaired episodes included guest appearances by Judson Scott (The Phoenix, Star Trek II), Rick Dees, and, in one of his earliest TV appearances, future Full House star Bog Saget.

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Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead, Part 3

Doctor WhoThe 590th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. This story brings back both the Brigadier and the Black Guardian. Nicholas Courtney returns as the Brigadier and Valentine Dyall guest stars as the Black Guardian.

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Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead, Part 4

Doctor WhoThe 591st episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. This story brings back both the Brigadier and the Black Guardian. Nicholas Courtney returns as the Brigadier and Valentine Dyall guest stars as the Black Guardian.

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The Powers Of Matthew Star: Dead Man’s Hand

The Powers Of Matthew StarThe 15th episode of the science fiction series The Powers Of Matthew Star airs on NBC, starring Peter Barton and Louis Gossett Jr. Richard Herd (V, T.J. Hooker) guest stars.

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Congo Bongo

Congo BongoSega releases the arcade game Congo Bongo in American arcades. Using the same graphical approach as Zaxxon, Congo Bongo is a 3-D take on the oddly familiar theme of a man climbing a structure to capture an ape.

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Doctor Who: Terminus, Part 1

Doctor WhoThe 592nd episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Valentine Dyall appears as the Black Guardian; Liza Goddard (The Brothers) guest stars.

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Doctor Who: Terminus, Part 2

Doctor WhoThe 593rd episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Valentine Dyall appears as the Black Guardian; Liza Goddard (The Brothers) guest stars.

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The Powers Of Matthew Star: 36 Hours

The Powers Of Matthew StarThe 16th episode of the science fiction series The Powers Of Matthew Star airs on NBC, starring Peter Barton and Louis Gossett Jr. Scott Hylands (Night Heat, V) guest stars.

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