Amazing Stories: Mr. Magic
The eighth episode of Steven Spielberg’s anthology series Amazing Stories airs on NBC. Sid Caesar and Leo Rossi guest star.
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Cosmic Creeps
Telesys releases the video game cartridge Cosmic Creeps for the Atari 2600 home video game system, just in time for the Christmas buying season. A glut of new releases for the 2600 by the end of the year, many from third-party companies like Telesys, causes some consumer confusion which has unexpected consequences for the entire industry.
Doctor Who: Creature From The Pit, Pt. 4
The 517th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Myra Frances and Geoffrey Bayldon guest star.
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The Star Wars Holiday Special
Heavily promoted and given a prime-time slot on a Friday night in a world starved for more Star Wars, The Star Wars Holiday Special unfolds on CBS, enveloping millions of viewers in the slowly-dawning horror that the promise of a new adventure for Luke, Han and friends has lured them into watching a third-rate variety show, albeit one in which the character of Boba Fett makes his first appearance. George Lucas disowns the Holiday Special almost immediately, and it is never allowed to be repeated again. 
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Star Maidens: The Hideout
The 11th episode of the British-German science fiction series Star Maidens premieres on ITV in the UK.
Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
The third TV movie in the Six Million Dollar Man series premieres on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. Maurice Evans (Planet Of The Apes) and Terry Carter (Battlestar Galactica) guest star. This is the final TV movie before The Six Million Dollar Man goes weekly in 1974.
The Starlost: Mr. Smith Of Manchester
The ninth episode of the short-lived Canadian-made science fiction series The Starlost, Mr. Smith Of Manchester, premieres.
Orson Welles’ Great Mysteries: The Ingenious Reporter
The 12th episode of Orson Welles’ Great Mysteries is broadcast on ITV licensee Anglia Television, starring David Birney (Serpico, St. Elsewhere) and Anthony Ainley (Doctor Who), with Welles providing his customary introductory and closing narration.
Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: Episode 15
NBC airs the 15th episode of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery, an anthology series of original short plays and short story adaptations hosted by Serling himself. Bob Crane, Jo Anne Worley, John Astin, Victor Buono (Batman), and Alan Napier (Batman) guest star.
Land Of The Giants: Manhunt
ABC airs the seventh episode of Irwin Allen’s sci-fi series Land Of The Giants, starring Gary Conway, Don Matheson, Deanna Lund, and Don Marshall.
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Star Trek: Journey To Babel
The 39th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek premieres on NBC. Jane Wyatt and Mark Lenard guest star as Spock’s parents in their first appearance in the Star Trek mythology (in fact, their only appearance prior to the animated series or the movies, despite the characters’ prominence), and Kirk gets into a knife fight trying to salvage interplanetary diplomacy. This episode’s depiction of Vulcan/Andorian unease would become a significant element of the later Star Trek TV spinoff Enterprise.
Out Of The Unknown: The World In Silence
BBC2 airs the 18th episode of science fiction anthology series Out Of The Unknown. Adapted by Robert Gould from a story by John Rankine, the story stars Mark Eden and Deborah Watling (Doctor Who). This episode no longer exists in the BBC’s archives.
Star Trek: The Menagerie, Part 1
The 11th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek airs on NBC. In an effort to save costs, Gene Roddenberry devises a framing story – referred to behind the scenes as “the envelope” – allowing footage from the rejected 1964 pilot episode The Cage to be used within the context of Star Trek’s current cast as a flashback to a previous crew of the Enterprise. Malachi Throne guest stars in the new footage; Jeffrey Hunter and Susan Oliver are seen in the original footage from The Cage for the first time.
Lost In Space: The Sky Is Falling
The tenth episode of Irwin Allen’s science fiction series Lost In Space premieres on CBS, starring Guy Williams, June Lockhart, and Jonathan Harris.
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The Avengers: Death Of A Great Dane
British broadcaster ABC airs the 34th episode of Sydney Newman’s spy series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman.
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The Twilight Zone: The Midnight Sun
The 75th episode of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs on CBS. Lois Nettleton and Betty Garde star in an episode written by Serling.
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One Step Beyond: Forked Lightning
ABC airs the 31st episode of the supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. Ralph Nelson and Frank Maxwell guest star.
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Science Fiction Theatre: Three Minute Mile
The 65th episode of the syndicated science fiction Science Fiction Theatre airs on stations across the U.S. Hosted by Truman Bradley, the episode stars Marshall Thompson and Martin Milner.
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Adventures Of Superman: The Secret Of Superman
The tenth episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, based on the comic by Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel. George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, and Jack Larson star.
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