List of TV Guide covers (1980s)
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This is a list of issue covers of TV Guide magazine from the decade of the 1980s, from January 1980 to December 1989. The entries on this table include each cover's subjects and their artists (photographer or illustrator). This list is for the regular weekly issues of TV Guide; any one-time-only special issues are not included.
1980
[edit]1981
[edit]| Issue date | Cover subject | Type of cover | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-1-3 | Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Ted Knight and Lydia Cornell of Too Close for Comfort | Photograph | Jim Britt |
| 1981-1-10 | David Hartman of Good Morning America | Photograph | |
| 1981-1-17 | The Presidential Inauguration of Ronald Reagan | Illustration | Bob Peak |
| 1981-1-24 | "Super Bowl '81: The Inside Story" | Illustration | Brad Holland |
| 1981-1-31 | Bob Hope, Johnny Carson and George Burns of A Love Letter to Jack Benny | Photograph-Illustration | Gene Trindl; background illustration of Jack Benny is by René Bouché |
| 1981-2-7 | Jane Seymour of East of Eden | Photograph | Peter Kredenser |
| 1981-2-14 | The cast of WKRP in Cincinnati | Illustration | Jack Davis |
| 1981-2-21 | Faye Dunaway of Evita Peron | Photograph | |
| 1981-2-28 | "Hollywood's Cocaine Connection" | Illustration | Milton Glaser |
| 1981-3-7 | Tom Wopat, John Schneider, Sorrell Booke and Catherine Bach of The Dukes of Hazzard | Photograph | |
| 1981-3-14 | Suzanne Somers | Photograph | Jim Britt |
| 1981-3-21 | Wayne Rogers and Lynn Redgrave of House Calls | Photograph | |
| 1981-3-28 | Johnny Carson of The Tonight Show | Illustration | Richard Amsel |
| 1981-4-4 | Baseball Preview | Illustration | David Wilcox |
| 1981-4-11 | Ed Asner of Lou Grant | Photograph | |
| 1981-4-18 | Ted Koppel of ABC News | Photograph | David Hume Kennerly |
| 1981-4-25 | Alan Alda of M*A*S*H | Illustration | Al Hirschfeld |
| 1981-5-2 | John Davidson, Cathy Lee Crosby and Fran Tarkenton of That's Incredible! | Photograph | |
| 1981-5-9 | Patrick Duffy and Larry Hagman of Dallas | Illustration | Charles Santore |
| 1981-5-16 | Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers and Lionel Stander of Hart to Hart | Photograph | Peter Kredenser |
| 1981-5-23 | Barbara Eden of Harper Valley P.T.A. | Photograph | Robert Phillips |
| 1981-5-30 | Dan Rather of The CBS Evening News | Illustration | Bernie Fuchs |
| 1981-6-6 | Judd Hirsch and Andy Kaufman of Taxi | Photograph | |
| 1981-6-13 | Pernell Roberts, Charles Siebert and Gregory Harrison of Trapper John, M.D. | Illustration | Wilson McLean |
| 1981-6-13 | John Barbour, Skip Stephenson, Bill Rafferty, Byron Allen and Sarah Purcell of Real People | Photograph | |
| 1981-6-27 | Linda Evans of Dynasty | Photograph | |
| 1981-7-4 | Dana Plato and Gary Coleman of Diff'rent Strokes | Photograph | |
| 1981-7-11 | "Prime-Time Vixens", featuring Donna Mills of Knots Landing, Morgan Fairchild of Flamingo Road and Pamela Sue Martin of Dynasty | Photograph | Peter Kredenser |
| 1981-7-18 | Greg Evigan, Judy Landers and Bear of B. J. and the Bear | Photograph | |
| 1981-7-25 | The wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer | Illustration | Richard Amsel |
| 1981-8-1 | Miss Piggy | Photograph | |
| 1981-8-8 | Carroll O'Connor of Archie Bunker's Place | Illustration | Richard Hess |
| 1981-8-15 | "How TV Reacted the Day Elvis Died: A Classic Study of News Judgment" | Illustration | Bob Peak |
| 1981-8-22 | Ann Jillian of It's a Living | Photograph | |
| 1981-8-29 | Pro Football '81 | Illustration | Bernie Fuchs |
| 1981-9-5 | Backstage with Miss America | Illustration | Don Weller |
| 1981-9-12 | Fall Preview: Special Issue | ||
| 1981-9-19 | Kate Mulgrew as Rachel Manion of The Manions of America | Illustration | Richard Amsel |
| 1981-9-26 | "The Battle for Northern Ireland: How TV Tips the Balance" | Photograph | |
| 1981-10-3 | Valerie Bertinelli of One Day at a Time | Photograph | Peter Kredenser |
| 1981-10-10 | Jaclyn Smith of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy | Photograph | |
| 1981-10-17 | "Secrets of Successful World Series Pitching" | Illustration | Walt Spitzmiller |
| 1981-10-24 | "Blind Spot in Middle East" | Illustration | Robert Giusti |
| 1981-10-31 | Bruce Weitz, Daniel J. Travanti and Michael Conrad of Hill Street Blues | Photograph | |
| 1981-11-7 | Mimi Kennedy and Peter Cook of The Two of Us | Photograph | |
| 1981-11-14 | Loretta Lynn | Photograph | |
| 1981-11-21 | "TV and the John Lennon Tragedy: One Year Later" | Illustration | Richard Hess |
| 1981-11-28 | Merlin Olsen of Father Murphy | Photograph | |
| 1981-12-5 | Lorna Patterson of Private Benjamin | Photograph | Ken Whitmore |
| 1981-12-12 | A Shopper's Guide to 1981's Best Video Games | Illustration | Jerry Allen |
| 1981-12-19 | Christmas 1981 | Illustration | Raymond Ameijide |
| 1981-12-26 | Henry Fonda | Photograph | Mary Ellen Mark |
1982
[edit]1983
[edit]| Issue date | Cover subject | Type of cover | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-1-1 | Bob Newhart and Mary Frann of Newhart | Photograph | |
| 1983-1-8 | John Madden of CBS Sports | Photograph | |
| 1983-1-15 | Rita Moreno, Valerie Curtin, Rachel Dennison, Jean Marsh and Peter Bonerz of 9 to 5 | Photograph | |
| 1983-1-22 | "Rating TV's Investigative Reporters", featuring Mike Wallace of 60 Minutes, Geraldo Rivera of 20-20 and Brian Ross of NBC Nightly News | Photo montage | |
| 1983-1-29 | Robert Mitchum and Ali MacGraw in The Winds of War | Illustration | Richard Hess |
| 1983-2-5 | Cheryl Ladd as Grace Kelly | Illustration | Richard Amsel |
| 1983-2-12 | A salute to M*A*S*H (fold-out cover) | Photograph | |
| 1983-2-19 | Armand Assante, Jaclyn Smith and Ken Howard in Rage of Angels | Photograph | |
| 1983-2-26 | Kim Delaney, Laurence Lau and Susan Lucci of All My Children | Photograph | |
| 1983-3-5 | Valerie Bertinelli of One Day at a Time | Photograph | Mario Casilli |
| 1983-3-12 | Bruce Weitz of Hill Street Blues | Illustration | Richard Hess |
| 1983-3-19 | Gary Coleman of Diff'rent Strokes with First Lady Nancy Reagan | Photograph | Robert Phillips |
| 1983-3-26 | Richard Chamberlain and Rachel Ward of The Thorn Birds | Photograph | |
| 1983-4-2 | Donna Mills of Knots Landing | Photograph | |
| 1983-4-9 | Elvis Presley | Illustration | Richard Amsel |
| 1983-4-16 | How Good is 60 Minutes Now: Ed Bradley, Mike Wallace, Harry Reasoner and Morley Safer | Illustration | Richard Hess |
| 1983-4-23 | Linda Purl and Henry Winkler of Happy Days | Photograph | |
| 1983-4-30 | Tom Selleck | Illustration | Richard Amsel |
| 1983-5-7 | Erin Gray, Ricky Schroder and Joel Higgins of Silver Spoons | Photograph | |
| 1983-5-14 | Kathleen Beller and John James of Dynasty | Photograph | |
| 1983-5-21 | Bob Hope, on the week of his 80th birthday special | Illustration | Richard Amsel |
| 1983-5-28 | Audrey Landers, Ken Kercheval and Larry Hagman of Dallas | Landers & Kercheval: Photograph; Hagman: Illustration | |
| 1983-6-4 | Heather Thomas, Doug Barr and Lee Majors of The Fall Guy | Illustration | C. Michael Dudash |
| 1983-6-11 | A survey of casting directors on the acting abilities of TV's top performers, featuring Valerie Bertinelli, Alan Alda, Erik Estrada and Linda Evans | Photo montage | |
| 1983-6-18 | Jameson Parker and Gerald McRaney of Simon & Simon | Photograph | |
| 1983-6-25 | David Hasselhoff of Knight Rider, sitting inside KITT's drivers seat | Photograph | |
| 1983-7-2 | "The Best and Worst We Saw" | Photo montage | |
| 1983-7-9 | Ana Alicia, Jane Wyman and Lorenzo Lamas of Falcon Crest | Photograph | |
| 1983-7-16 | "TV's Hunks — Isn't Something Missing?" featuring Tom Selleck, Lee Horsley, Pierce Brosnan and Gregory Harrison | Photo montage | |
| 1983-7-23 | Ted Shackelford, Joan Van Ark and Donna Mills of Knots Landing | Photograph | Peter Kredenser |
| 1983-7-30 | Isabel Sanford and Sherman Hemsley of The Jeffersons | Photograph | |
| 1983-8-6 | "Why There Are Still No Female Dan Rathers", featuring Judy Woodruff, Lesley Stahl and Anne Garrels | Photograph | |
| 1983-8-13 | Deidre Hall and Wayne Northrop of Days of Our Lives | Photograph | |
| 1983-8-20 | Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers of Hart to Hart | Photograph | |
| 1983-8-27 | "Who's Toughest on the White House—And Why" | Word art | John Berkey |
| 1983-9-3 | A farewell salute to All in the Family, featuring Rob Reiner, Jean Stapleton, Carroll O'Connor and Sally Struthers | Illustration | Richard Amsel, whose illustration was patterned after the 1971-5-29 cover |
| 1983-9-10 | "Fall Preview," featuring the casts of AfterMASH, Hotel and Mr. Smith | Photo montage | |
| 1983-9-17 | Miss America 1983 | Photograph | |
| 1983-9-24 | Joyce DeWitt, John Ritter and Priscilla Barnes of Three's Company | Illustration | Richard Amsel |
| 1983-10-1 | Gregory Harrison of Trapper John M.D. | Photograph | |
| 1983-10-8 | Willie Nelson and Anne Murray, co-hosts of the Country Music Association Awards | Photograph | |
| 1983-10-15 | Larry Hagman of Dallas and Joan Collins of Dynasty | Photograph | Peter Kredenser |
| 1983-10-22 | The title character of Mr. Smith | Photograph | |
| 1983-10-29 | James Brolin and Connie Sellecca of Hotel | Photograph | |
| 1983-11-5 | Merete Van Kamp of Princess Daisy | Photograph | |
| 1983-11-12 | John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy | Illustration | Richard Amsel |
| 1983-11-19 | Doug Scott and John Cullum in The Day After | Photo montage | |
| 1983-11-26 | Linda Evans and Kenny Rogers of Gambler II | Photograph | Mario Casilli |
| 1983-12-3 | Barbara Walters with interview subject Johnny Carson | Photograph | |
| 1983-12-10 | Tom Selleck of Magnum, P.I. | Illustration | Richard Hess |
| 1983-12-17 | Erin Gray of Silver Spoons | Photograph | |
| 1983-12-24 | Gavin MacLeod, Lauren Tewes, Jill Whelan, Ted Lange, Fred Grandy and Bernie Kopell of The Love Boat | Illustration | Bruce Stark |
| 1983-12-31 | Farrah Fawcett | Photograph |
1984
[edit]1985
[edit]1986
[edit]| Issue date | Cover subject | Type of cover | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-1-4 | Connie Sellecca of Hotel | Photograph | Peter Kredenser |
| 1986-1-11 | Bruce Boxleitner and Kate Jackson of Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Illustration | John Solie |
| 1986-1-18 | John Larroquette, Harry Anderson and Markie Post of Night Court | Photograph | Tony Costa |
| 1986-1-25 | Joan Collins in Sins | Photograph | |
| 1986-2-1 | Maximilian Schell as Peter the Great | Illustration | Braldt Bralds |
| 1986-2-8 | Victoria Principal and Patrick Duffy of Dallas, Linda Evans and Rock Hudson of Dynasty and Lorenzo Lamas and Laura Johnson of Falcon Crest | Photo montage | |
| 1986-2-15 | Angela Lansbury of Murder, She Wrote | Photograph | |
| 1986-2-22 | Jane Seymour, Lee Horsley and Cheryl Ladd of Crossings | Photograph | Mario Casilli |
| 1986-3-1 | Linda Evans of Dynasty | Photograph | |
| 1986-3-8 | Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas of Miami Vice | Photograph | |
| 1986-3-15 | Madolyn Smith of If Tomorrow Comes | Photo montage | |
| 1986-3-22 | Bill Cosby | Illustration | Braldt Bralds |
| 1986-3-29 | Sexual Harassment in Hollywood | Illustration | Ivan Chermayeff |
| 1986-4-5 | Justine Bateman, Tina Yothers and Michael J. Fox of Family Ties | Photograph | |
| 1986-4-12 | Alice Krige and Richard Chamberlain of Dream West | Photograph | |
| 1986-4-19 | The 10 Most Attractive Men on TV, Pierce Brosnan, Tom Selleck and Don Johnson | Photo montage | |
| 1986-4-26 | Jane Curtin and Susan Saint James of Kate & Allie | Photograph | |
| 1986-5-3 | Mark Harmon of The Deliberate Stranger, James Read and Patrick Swayze of North and South, Book II | Photo montage | |
| 1986-5-10 | Members of the cast of Cheers | Illustration | Bruce Stark |
| 1986-5-17 | Burt Lancaster of On Wings of Eagles | Illustration | Richard Hess |
| 1986-5-24 | Larry Hagman of Dallas | Photograph | Mario Casilli |
| 1986-5-31 | Richard Dean Anderson of MacGyver | Photograph | Mario Casilli |
| 1986-6-7 | The Most Talented Stars on TV: Bruce Willis, Sharon Gless, Michael J. Fox | Photograph | Peter Kredenser |
| 1986-6-14 | Emmanuel Lewis of Webster | Photograph | |
| 1986-6-21 | Teri Austin of Knots Landing | Photograph | Bernard Boudreau |
| 1986-6-28 | Ronald and Nancy Reagan discuss "What We've Learned About America from Our Years in the White House" | Photograph | |
| 1986-7-5 | The Goodwill Games | Illustration | Robert Giusti |
| 1986-7-12 | The Best and Worst We Saw | Photo montage | |
| 1986-7-19 | Robert Urich and Barbara Stock of Spenser: For Hire | Photograph | Mario Casilli |
| 1986-7-26 | TV's Top Moneymakers: Bill Cosby, Richard Chamberlain, Linda Evans and John Forsythe | Illustration | Bruce Stark |
| 1986-8-2 | Shelley Long and Ted Danson of Cheers and Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd of Moonlighting | Photo montage | |
| 1986-8-9 | Alan Thicke, Joanna Kerns, Jeremy Miller, Tracey Gold and Kirk Cameron of Growing Pains | Photograph | |
| 1986-8-16 | Suzanne Somers | Photograph | |
| 1986-8-23 | Valerie Harper of Valerie | Photograph | Peter Kredenser |
| 1986-8-30 | Patrick Duffy and Victoria Principal of Dallas | Illustration | Teresa Fasolino |
| 1986-9-6 | "Rites of Fall", featuring Susan Akin and Sharlene Wells of the Miss America pageant and the N.Y. Giants quarterback Phil Simms | Photo montage | |
| 1986-9-13 | Fall Preview (Special Issue) | Illustration | Milton Glaser |
| 1986-9-20 | George Washington: The Forging of a Nation | Illustration | Stan Smetkowski |
| 1986-9-27 | Bronson Pinchot and Mark Linn-Baker of Perfect Strangers | Photograph | |
| 1986-10-4 | Lucille Ball of Life With Lucy and Andy Griffith of Matlock | Photograph | |
| 1986-10-11 | Harry Hamlin, Jill Eikenberry and Corbin Bernsen of L.A. Law | Photograph | |
| 1986-10-18 | Michael J. Fox and Brian Bonsall of Family Ties | Photograph | |
| 1986-10-25 | Kim Novak of Falcon Crest | Photograph | |
| 1986-11-1 | Ken Howard and Jaclyn Smith of Rage of Angels: The Story Continues | Photograph | |
| 1986-11-8 | Joan Collins and George Hamilton in Monte Carlo | Photograph | |
| 1986-11-15 | Carol Burnett, Charles Grodin, Teri Garr, Valerie Mahaffey, Gregory Harrison, and Dabney Coleman of Fresno | Photograph | |
| 1986-11-22 | Farrah Fawcett of Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story | Photo montage | |
| 1986-11-29 | Tom Mason and Shelley Hack of Jack and Mike | Photograph | |
| 1986-12-6 | Delta Burke of Designing Women | Photograph | |
| 1986-12-13 | James Garner and James Woods in Promise | Photograph | |
| 1986-12-20 | Deidre Hall, Chad Allen, Wilford Brimley, Keri Houlihan and Shannen Doherty of Our House | Photograph | |
| 1986-12-27 | Heather Locklear of Dynasty | Photograph |
1987
[edit]1988
[edit]1989
[edit]| Issue date | Cover subject | Type of cover | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/7/1989 | "Our 8th Annual J. Fred Muggs Awards, featuring honorees Bryant Gumbel, Jane Fonda, and Geraldo Rivera | Photo montage | |
| 1/14/1989 | Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis of Moonlighting | Photograph | |
| 1/21/1989 | "Rock Stars on TV," featuring Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, and Michael Jackson | Photo montage | |
| 1/28/1989 | John Goodman and Roseanne Barr of Roseanne | Illustration | |
| 2/4/1989 | "Get Ready for a Hot February," featuring Catherine Oxenberg, Burt Reynolds, Lisa Hartman, Billy Crystal, Robert Duvall and Diane Ladd | Photo montage | |
| 2/11/1989 | Larry Hagman of Dallas | Photo montage | |
| 2/18/1989 | "The Best Children's Shows on TV," featuring Mighty Mouse, ALF, Bill Cosby and Keshia Knight Pulliam, Big Bird, Pee-wee Herman and Garfield | Illustration | |
| 2/25/1989 | Victoria Principal of Naked Lies | Photograph | |
| 3/4/1989 | Vanna White of Wheel of Fortune | Photograph | |
| 3/11/1989 | "Stephen Birmingham's One-Upmanship Guide," featuring Ken Olin and Mel Harris of thirtysomething, Candice Bergen of Murphy Brown, and Corbin Bernsen of L.A. Law | Photo montage | |
| 3/18/1989 | Oprah Winfrey, Jackée and Robin Givens of The Women of Brewster Place | Photograph | |
| 3/25/1989 | "What TV Doesn't Tell You About The Oscars" | Photo montage | |
| 4/1/1989 | Susan Ruttan, Susan Dey, Jill Eikenberry and Michelle Greene of L.A. Law | Photo montage | |
| 4/8/1989 | "A Busy Person's Guide to TV: Getting the Most Out of Your Viewing," featuring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd of Moonlighting; Alex Trebek of Jeopardy!; Mike Wallace of 60 Minutes; and Dan Lauria, Alley Mills, Fred Savage, Olivia d'Abo, Jason Hervey of The Wonder Years | Montage | |
| 4/15/1989 | Joan Collins of Dynasty, breaking through a picture of John Forsythe | Photograph | |
| 4/22/1989 | Jason Bateman of The Hogan Family and Kirk Cameron of Growing Pains | ||
| 4/29/1989 | "May Sweeps: What's Hot," featuring Robert Mitchum and Victoria Tennant of War and Remembrance; Brigitte Nielsen of Murder by Moonlight; Holly Hunter and Ali Grant in Roe v. Wade; and David Keith as Lt. Col. Oliver North in Guts and Glory | Photo montage | |
| 5/6/1989 | "TV is 50 - Happy Birthday!" featuring John F. Kennedy, Jr.; Keshia Knight Pulliam and Bill Cosby; Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin; Carroll O'Connor; Harry Morgan, Mike Farrell and Alan Alda; Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball; Georgia Engel, Valerie Harper and Mary Tyler Moore | Photo montage | |
| 5/13/1989 | Tracy Scoggins of Dynasty | Photograph | |
| 5/20/1989 | Roseanne Barr of Roseanne | Photograph | |
| 5/27/1989 | Kirstie Alley and Ted Danson of Cheers | Illustration | John Solie |
| 6/3/1989 | Oprah Winfrey | Photograph | |
| 6/10/1989 | Fred Savage and Danica McKellar of The Wonder Years | Photograph | |
| 6/17/1989 | Donna Mills of Knots Landing | Photograph | |
| 6/24/1989 | "The Joys of Summer," featuring Tristan Rogers & Edie Lehmann of General Hospital and James DePaiva & Jessica Tuck of One Life to Live | Photo montage | |
| 7/1/1989 | "TV Favorites Go For It In Movies," featuring Virginia Madsen, Tom Selleck, Michael J. Fox and Don Harvey | Photo montage | |
| 7/8/1989 | "The Best and Worst We Saw: An Irreverent Look at the Past Season" | Photo montage | |
| 7/15/1989 | "The 1989 Network News All-Star Team," featuring Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings, Andrea Mitchell, and Lesley Stahl | Photo montage | |
| 7/22/1989 | "TV Stars to Watch — and Ignore — if You Want to Look Sharp," featuring Roseanne Barr and Nicollette Sheridan | Photo montage | |
| 7/29/1989 | David Faustino, Christina Applegate, Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, and Buck the dog of Married... with Children | Photograph | |
| 8/5/1989 | "In Defense of Tabloid TV," featuring Phil Donahue, Geraldo Rivera, Maury Povich, and Oprah Winfrey | Photo montage | |
| 8/12/1989 | "TV's New News Queens," featuring Mary Alice Williams, Maria Shriver, Diane Sawyer, and Connie Chung | Photo montage | |
| 8/19/1989 | Crystal Gayle and Loretta Lynn | Photograph | |
| 8/26/1989 | Oprah Winfrey | ||
| 9/2/1989 | "Two Fall Classics," featuring Miss America 1989 Gretchen Carlson and NFL players Lawrence Taylor, Mark Rypien & Eric Dorsey | Photo montage | |
| 9/9/1989 | Fall Preview (Special Issue) | Text graphic | Jeffrey Lynch |
| 9/16/1989 | Roseanne Barr of Roseanne and Bill Cosby of The Cosby Show | Illustration | Chris Notarile |
| 9/23/1989 | "The 11 Stars You'd Better Keep an Eye On," featuring Kimberly Foster of Dallas, Khrystyne Haje of Head of the Class, and Richard Tyson of Hardball | Photo montage | |
| 9/30/1989 | Elizabeth Taylor and Mark Harmon of Sweet Bird of Youth | Photograph | |
| 10/7/1989 | Delta Burke of Designing Women and Gerald McRaney of Major Dad | Photograph | |
| 10/14/1989 | "Hot Choices This Week," featuring The World Series, Perry King and Chynna Phillips of Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer, and Faye Dunaway of Cold Sassy Tree | Photo montage | |
| 10/21/1989 | Jamie Lee Curtis of Anything But Love | Photograph | |
| 10/28/1989 | Lane Smith as Richard Nixon of The Final Days Inset: Richard Grieco of Booker |
Photograph | |
| 11/4/1989 | "Knockout November," featuring Farrah Fawcett of Small Sacrifices, Valerie Bertinelli of Taken Away, and Michael Keaton of the film Batman | Photo montage | |
| 11/11/1989 | Richard Chamberlain of Island Son | Photograph | |
| 11/18/1989 | Courteney Cox and Barry Bostwick of Till We Meet Again | Photograph | |
| 11/25/1989 | Victoria Principal of Blind Witness | Photograph | |
| 12/2/1989 | "Viewer's Guide to the Holiday Specials," featuring Bob Hope, Natalie Wood and Edmund Gwenn of Miracle on 34th Street, Peanuts, Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett of Julie and Carol Together Again, and Kenny Rogers Jr. and Kenny Rogers of Christmas in America: A Love Story | Photo montage | |
| 12/9/1989 | "The 80s," featuring Vanna White, Don Johnson, Oprah Winfrey, Ted Koppel, Hulk Hogan, David Letterman, Bill Cosby, Joan Collins, ALF, Sam Donaldson, Ronald Reagan, Tom Selleck, Larry Hagman, Michael J. Fox, Photo by Peter Kredenser Dan Rather, and Roseanne Barr | Photo montage | ALF: Mario Casilli |
| 12/16/1989 | Neil Patrick Harris of Doogie Howser, M.D. Inset: Lucille Ball |
Photograph | |
| 12/23/1989 | Candice Bergen of Murphy Brown Inset: Scott Bakula of Quantum Leap |
Photograph | |
| 12/30/1989 | Julia Duffy of Newhart and Jean Smart of Designing Women with New Years babies Seib Blake and Lindsay Reece Inset: Susan Lucci of All My Children |
Photograph |
Sources
[edit]- Covers and table of contents page descriptions for the various issues.
- TV Guide: Fifty Years of Television, New York, NY: Crown Publishers, 2002. ISBN 1-4000-4685-8
- Stephen Hofer, ed., TV Guide: The Official Collectors Guide, Braintree, Massachusetts: BangZoom Publishers, 2006. ISBN 0-9772927-1-1.
- "50 Greatest TV Guide Covers", article from the June 15, 2002 edition of TV Guide
- Information from ellwanger.tv's TV Guide collection section