Kill Now, Pay Later
Tony Roberts, Teri Keane, Bryna Raeburn, Fred Gwynne

A rich man wants to marry a poor woman, but his domineering mother, who controls the money, objects. The matron threatens to cut off her son and ends up creating a monster she can't control. This gives the young couple a marriage bond that cannot be broken.

08/20/1980
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Poor Lester
Teri Keane, Norman Rose, Joyce Gordon, Earl Hammond

A wife asks the god Zeus to allow her to change places with her recently deceased scientist husband, only to realize her error when she views his life with her best friend. She bargains with Zeus to return her life with the promise to restore his ancient religion.

08/25/1980
1112
A Feast of Death
Jada Rowland, Robert Dryden, Joan Lovejoy, Ray Owens

Historically true story: In 1917 Paris, an older man befriends a young woman and then marries her. They live in luxury. But when she finds out what he does to earn his money, she is appalled.

08/27/1980
1113
The Power of Zeus
Russell Horton, Earl Hammond, Court Benson, Tracy Ellis, Patricia Elliott

A hole in the ozone threatens to destroy Earth's food supply. Two scientists are dispatched to a remote planet called Zeus to obtain the solution to Earth's food shortage. There they encounter the arrogant and egotistical planetary leader who sounds like he is from Texas.

09/01/1980
1114
Leave Well Enough Alone
John Beal, Tracy Ellis, Court Benson

Guy de Maupassant serves as marriage counselor to a couple he knows. We find out where the famous writer got the inspiration for his most famous story.

09/03/1980
1115
Hand in Glove
Russell Horton, Diana Kirkwood, Mandel Kramer

A surgeon receives a hand transplant from a serial killer who murdered five pretty young blond nurses in a hospital. He soon finds that the hand's will is stronger than his own.

09/08/1980
1116
Ocean of Emptiness
Paul Hecht, Teri Keane, Arnold Moss

A married couple on the first manned mission to Jupiter find strange things in Jupiter's orbit. During their three day trip in space at near light speed, they find a strange object hounding them and a message from home announcing their deaths. When they return, the world is very different from when they left.

09/10/1980
1117
Number One
Larry Haines, Evie Juster, Earl Hammond

A movie company is filming on location in Central America when they are taken hostage by a local war lord. His price for their freedom: A night with the director's wife.

09/15/1980
1118
The Threshold
Fred Gwynne, Robert Dryden, Bryna Raeburn, Ian Martin

A hardware store owner and the mayor of a small town grow concerned when a married couple purchase a neighboring town that was abandoned after being the site of atom bomb tests. Invisible machinery seems to be reconstructing the town to appear as it did back on the day of those tests. But there are some things we are better off not knowing.

09/17/1980
1119
The Mysterious Rochdale Special
Ralph Bell

When an entire train disappears on route to London, along with its lone wealthy passenger, Scotland Yard is baffled. They call on a former con man to find the train.

Adaptation

09/22/1980
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