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If It’s Sunday Night, It Must Be a Movie Night

TIMES STAFF WRITER

Get your VCRs warmed up for a big movie night Sunday.

Jaclyn Smith stars in the Family Channel drama “Married to a Stranger,” at 7 p.m. Smith plays a woman with amnesia who regresses to age 16.

ABC kicks off “The Wonderful World of Disney” at 7 p.m. on Channel 7 with “Toy Story.”

David Caruso and Marg Helgenberger star in the crime drama “Gold Coast” at 8 p.m. on Showtime.

Maureen McCormick stars in CBS’ bio-pic “Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story” at 9 p.m.

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In NBC’s thriller “Cloned” at 9 p.m. Elizabeth Perkins plays a woman whose dead 8-year-old has been duplicated by a fertility specialist.

Melissa Joan Hart stars in ABC’s “Two Came Back” drama at 9 p.m.

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Lifetime presents “The First Superstars,” part of the women’s sports series “Breaking Through,” at 7 p.m.: Peggy Fleming, Billie Jean King and Nadia Comaneci.

NBC premieres two new comedies: at 8:30 p.m. is “Union Square,” about diverse regulars at a New York City diner; at 9:30 p.m. is “Veronica’s Closet,” in which Kirstie Alley plays a former model who runs a Victoria’s Secret-type company.

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NBC’s “Friends” and “Seinfeld” premiere at 8 and 9 p.m. respectively.

“Promised Land” kicks off its second season at a new day and time, at 8 p.m. on Channel 2.

“ER” celebrates its fourth season premiere at 10 p.m. on Channel 4.

Friday

ABC adds two new comedies: “You Wish,” at 9 p.m. on Channel 7, is about a divorcee (Harley Jane Kozak) with two kids and a randy genie (John Ales); “Teen Angel,” at 9:30 p.m., stars Mike Damus as a teen sent back to Earth to be guardian to his best pal.

“Sabrina, the Teenage Witch” kicks off its second season with a one-hour installment at 8 p.m. on Channel 7.

Gary Owens narrates “It’s So L.A., Too” at 8 p.m. on KCOP-TV Channel 13; a special about the city’s best clubs, brunches and hangouts.

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Saturday

ABC’s kids’ series “Brand Spanking New Doug” at 7:30 a.m. examines self-esteem as Patty Mayonnaise develops an eating disorder while dieting.

KCOP-TV Channel 13 premieres “Conan” at 6 p.m.; “Soldier of Fortune Inc.” at 7 and “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” at 8.

Stacy Keach returns in the new syndicated “Mike Hammer, Private Eye,” 11 p.m. on Channel 9.

On CBS “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,” at 8 p.m., “Early Edition” at 9 p.m. and “Walker, Texas Ranger” at 10.

Richard Kiley narrates the “National Geographic” documentary, “The Sonoran Desert: A Violent Eden,” at 8 p.m. on Channel 4.

At 8 p.m. on ABC is “C-16,” an action show starring Eric Roberts as the head of an elite FBI unit, and at 9 p.m. is “Total Security,” Steven Bochco’s latest, starring James Remar and James Belushi as partners in a L.A. security company.

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Sunday

TBS airs “Cousteau: Sanctuaries for Life,” at 7 p.m.

NBC’s revamped “Men Behaving Badly” returns at 8 p.m.

Jenny McCarthy headlines the new NBC comedy, “Jenny,” at 8:30 p.m.

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