FRIDAY, 2/16 *The Bradys The first hour-long installment of TV's most cheerful soap opera poses the following questions: Will the famed Brady house be razed by freeway builders? Will Cindy find love with her widowed boss? Will Bobby walk again? And will anyone notice how different Marcia looks? CBS (8-9 p.m.) *Great Performances:The Margot Fonteyn Story The legendary ballerina discusses her career, and colleagues from Frederick Ashton to Rudolf Nureyev offer their thoughts. PBS (9-10:30 p.m.) *The Pat Sajak Show Will the show work better without those middle two words in the title? Comic John Mulrooney, the first in a series of Friday substitutes, sits in Sajak's chair tonight. CBS (11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.)
SATURDAY, 2/17 *Motown on Showtime: Smokey Robinson Take a good look at his face-does his smile look out of place? If yo*look closer, it's easy to trace the tracks of his career. The hour has all the songs and interviews you'll need. SHO (10:05-11:05 p.m.) *House of Style MTV fashion: It's more than leather pants and Metallica T- shirts. Model Cindy Crawford is host of a quarterly report on international couture trends. MTV (11-11:30 p.m.) SUNDAY, 2/18 *Around the World in 80 Days Unflappable circumnavigator Michael Palin races toward the finiih line in the last installment of his engaging miniseries. A&E (8-9 p.m.) *Movie: The Color Purple Steven Spielberg's inflated version of Alice Walker's novel about the struggle of an abused black woman in rural Georgia, with lushly hyperactive camera work and unsteady storytelling. CBS (8-11:15 p.m.) C *Married With Children Viva los Bundys: In the conclusion of a two-parter that qualifies as a sleaze connoisseur's dream, Al, broke in Las Vegas, must do battle with the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling to win back the family fortune. Fox (9-9:30 p.m.) *It's Garry Shandling's Show A moment you've been waiting for (unless yo*have Showtime, where it already aired): Garry proposes to Phoebe (Jessica Harper). Fox (10:30-11 p.m.) MONDAY, 2/19 *21 Jump Street The Czar of Bizarre meets the Post-Mod Squad when director John Waters makes a guest appearance as an eccentric (what else?) bus tour operator with a political agenda. Fox (8-9 p.m.) *Movie: Nasty Boys A repeat of last fall's action pilot, about to be a series, about five maverick cops on an anti-narcotics tactical force in Las Vegas. William Russ plays the squad leader tonight; Dennis Franz (Buntz from Hill Street Blues) takes over when the series begins Feb. 23. NBC (9-11 p.m.) *Newhart After Michael takes over as WPIV's programming chief, Stephanie becomes the star of her own low-budget sitcom, Seein' Double, in which she plays twins Jody and Judy. CBS (10-10:30 p.m.) TUESDAY, 2/20 *The Pillsbury Bake-Off You can almost taste the suspense: 88 women and 12 (the most ever) men vie for a $50,000 bounty. CBS (11-11:30 a.m.) *Movie: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz-50 Years of Magic A TV perennial since 1956, The Wizard of Oz returns for an anniversary showing with Angela Lansbury as host and several added attractions: a mint-condition print of the film, followed by an hour of old interviews with the stars and rare footage. CBS (8-11 p.m.) A+ WEDNESDAY, 2/21 *The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards With awards in 77 categories this year, everyone from the late Herbert on Karajan to Tone-Loc has a shot at a statuette. Count on a lot of live music in between the clunkiest acceptance speeches of any major awards show. CBS (8-11 p.m.) THURSDAY, 2/22 *L.A. Law Earl Williams was condemned to death, but the case isn't over, and neither is the season-long plot line. Tonight, Kuzak (Harry Hamlin) tries an unusual last-ditch defense before the California Supreme Court. NBC (10-11 p.m.)

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