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EL PASO TIMES. Thursday. December 5. 1KB (tele vision List of top 20 TV programs These are the Top 20 rated television programs as compiled by the A.C. Nielsen Co.

for the week ending last Sunday. Listings include the week's ranking, with season-to-date ranking in parentheses, rating for the week, and total homes. Rating reDresents the oerrentaa of tn nation' hnm on TV tonight tuned to a particular station with 85.9 million being the total U.S. Compiled by Mary Benanti Times stiff writer Today's choice "The Little Drummer Boy," 7. p.m., Channel 14-KCDI (Independent).

This little Christmas tale of (he boy who has nothing but his gift of music to bring the newborn Christ is narrated by noted actress Greer Garson. The animated version follows the lyrics of the popular song as the child manages to get to Bethlehem with the Wise Men and play his drum for the Christ child. 30 minutes. Other choices "Pinocchio's Christmas," 6 at his head, a trussed-up Bunti refuses to cower before a deranged man who hopes to make the detective who sent him away beg for his life. Daniel J.

Travanti and Dennis Franz star. One hour. "Knots Landing," 9 p.m., Channel 4. Joshua, now living with Linda and preaching on street corners, is enraged by Cathy's success. Gary asks Mack to look into Elliot's mysterious death.

Alec Baldwin is Joshua; Leslie Hope is Linda. One hour. "2020, 9 p.m., Channel 7-KVIA (ABC). Who can decide on the dignity of a loved one's death? The issue is explored in a report about a woman wanting to withhold food and water from a comatose husband. One hour.

p.m., Channel 14 The animated story features Gapetto's puppet getting gypped out of his savings -once again. Only this time it is his Christmas money, and without it he cannot buy his father a gift. One hour. J'The, Cosby ShowV' 7 p.m., Channel 9-KTSM (NBC). Clair, with a broken toe, struggles to meet commitments.

Phylicia Ayers-AUen and Bill Cosby star. 30 minutes. "Magnum, P.I.," 7 p.m., Channel 4-KDBC (CBS). At the specif-r ic request of Admiral Hawkes, and against his better judgment, Magnum dons his Navy whites to to spy-chasing undercover, Tom elleck stars. One hour.

"Family Ties," 7:30 p.m.. Channel 9. Steven's old college buddy, Richard Schofield, is in town for a visit It's great fun until he learns that Richard and Elyse share some memories of which he was not aware and becomes insanely jealous. Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter Bir-ney star. 30 minutes.

"Shirley MacLaine," 8 p.m., Channel 14. Shirley stars in a 1980 variety show featuring guests Dean Martin and gymnast Kurt Thomas. One hour. "Luciano Pavarotti," 8 p.m., Channel 22-KRWG (PBS), Las Cruces. The Italian tenor performs Christmas favorites "Ave Maria," Holy Night" and "Adeste Fidelis." One hour.

"Hill Street Blues," 9 p.m., Channel 9. Even with a shotgun given hour. An in parentheses denotes one time-only presenta-. tion. I.

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7JTZ mi mi "'At I EL PASO Trevino Outlet Mall Interstate 10 at 1323 Lee Trevino Blvd. Does Not Include Fabric (9) 11 'Family Ties' star stuck to his roots Sale! Lilli Ann Coat $199.90 mm Lilli Ann of San Francisco designed this striking coat in fur look French tissavel and genuine suede. Pastel beige, blonde or sable. 6-18. Just $199.90 Of course, such a shift of focus tends more to be a matter of perception rather than substance in the case of a show such as "Family Ties." Like most really successful comedy series, it is an ensemble show, with no one cast member being the real star.

Done with restrained wit and insight, the series generates honest humor in examining one family's generation gap. Birney and Gross as the parents are two '60s liberals who have come to terms with the establishment. Fox is their preppy, neo-conservative son in college. Justine Bateman is their 17-year-old daughter who cannot imagine not having an active social life. Tina Yothers is their younger daughter, balancing her tomboy tenden-1 cies with a new interest in boys.

Added to the mix this season is an infant son, written into the show last season as a result of Birney's real-life pregnancy. The relationship between parents and children is close and loving, even if it sometimes resembles an armed truce with each side trying to understand the other. "Family Ties" airs at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays on Channel 9-KTSM. ByBLUHayden Gannett News Service Class is such a rare commodity on television that whenever it crops up, it merits a hearty round of applause.

So, let's hear it for both Michael J. Fox and his bosses at "Family Ties." The 25-year-old Fox had been kicking around, doing guest appearances on assorted television series, when he was signed on in 1981 as older brother Alex Keaton on "Family Ties," where he has been very successful the past four years. With the recent release of "Back to the Future" and the earlier-made "Teen Wolf," however, he also became a major feature film draw, a very hot 'property in Hollywood. Apparently unfazed by the lure of big buck offers for him to star in more movies, he had the class and professionalism to do what in my opinion only a handful of television performers in similiar circumstances have done in the past. He elected to stay with the weekly series that first brought him to the public's attention.

Any movie work while the series remained on the air, he said, would be done during the summer months, when "Family Ties" is out of production. By remaining with the series, Fox ensures he keeps a high visibility with his fans. For their part, executive producer Gary David Goldberg and his staff displayed equal class by subtly shifting the highly ranked show's emphasis so that it falls less on Meredith Baxter Birney and Michael Gross and more on Fox, thus capitalizing on his popularity with increasing his visibility. It is an ideal instance of one Hollywood hand washing the other. SWITZER'S IN CIELO VISTA MALL 779-6250 'Sakharov' a big winner at cable awards dergrads," Disney Channel Best actress in a movie or miniseries Glenda Jackson in "Sakharov, HBO.

Best director of a movie or miniseries Jack Gold, "Sakharov," HBO. Best writer of a movie or miniseries David W. Rintels, "Sakharov," HBO. Best theatrical special "Master Harold and the boys," BEVERLY HILLS. Calif.

(AP) Glenda Jackson was named cable television's actress of the year for her portrayal of Soviet dissident Yelena Bonner in the Home Box Office movie "Sakharov," which was selected best movie. "Sakharov" also won for directing and writing in the Awards for Cable Excellence announced Tuesday, two days after Showtime. Best dramatic special "Countdown to Looking Glass," HBO. Best actor in a theatrical or dramatic special Alan Bates in "An Englishman Abroad," Arts Entertainment. Best actress in a theatrical or dramatic special Amy Madi- San in "The Laundromat," BO.

Bonner left the Soviet Union for medical treatment in the West Her husband, Andrei Sakharov, remains exiled in the Soviet city of Gorky. Winners of the awards show, which will be broadcast Friday on cable station WTBS, are: Best movie or miniseries "Sakharov." HBO. Best actor in a movie or mini-series Art Carney in "The Un- iB i Coat s- Continued from 1C "There is such an enormous '6 buy minks for their wives. But what about the woman who wants the look of a full-length fur but can't afford it? "These (fake furs) are for the woman who wants a fur coat for parties but doesn't think she'll use it enough to pay full price," said Irene Perez, a salesclerk at Penneys. The store carries several styles of faux fur coats: Full and jacket-length sable-colored mink and silver fox look-alikes.

The only real fur coats in their stock are rabbit jackets. "They're selling well," Perez said, referring to both the fake furs and the rabbit Jackets. Although the department's best-sellers are lightweight "toppers" in off-white, grape, red or black, the purple and gray stripe classic-styled coats are selling well, too. A gray or brown and white tweed with stand-up collar and contrasting facing is one of the most popular coats. Also available are camel-colored coats of Kashmiracle, an arncl and nylon copy of cashmere.

The copycat, like the natural cashmere, is lightweight and warm. with a big pin on the lapel near the neck to make it more casual," she said. Veran Steckel, coat and designer room buyer at The Popular, said she thinks most people misunderstand the way coats are supposed to fit. "I always encourage people to buy a coat large enough to wear over jackets and bulky sweaters," she said. "A coat should fit well through the shoulders." Steckel said the woman's coat should be 2 to 3 inches longer-than the hem of the skirt.

"Coats are expensive. They're an investment, and you should get your money's worth. You should be able to wear a coat three seasons," she said. Wheeler said a person who plans to buy a coat should try on at least five. "I wouldn't set my mind to buy that day, and I'd try all sorts of things high colors and plaids," she said, explaining that a high color is a fashion color such as magenta, gold, cobalt blue, bright Kelly green and primary colors.

"Think about a cape, too." she said. "People should think about buying coats as fashion investments. It's best to buy the best quality anything. I'd rather have one good quality garment rather than several less-expensive garments," Wheeler said. "And then, of course, there are.

furs. They're very glamorous. We should have at least one in our lives." Susan Scherr of The Cover Up, a shop specializing in mink and other fur coats, jackets and vests, said furs are more reasonably priced than one might ex- Kct For a couple of hundred dol-rs, a woman can walk out of her Westside shop wearing a fox jacket, for instance. "People just assume because it's fur, it's going to be expensive," she said. "Our experience is that the working woman buying her first fur will buy a blue fox (jacket) because they're $199.

That's affordable on everyone'e budget," she said. "Also, they're durable." Wheeler suggested that a person's first fur be a mink, because it's the toughest fur and it always looks beautiful. Scherr said many men come to her shop to assortment of coats available and things to consider when buying them." Wheeler said. "You have to think about proportion and lifestyle." She said when she helps a cui-, tomer find a coat to buy, she always asks, "What have you got now?" If the customer owns a nice cloth coat and raincoat, she suggests a fashion coat, perhaps, something with big shoulders in an unusual fabric like mohair. Another of Wheeler's favorites is a variation on the traditional coat updated with one of this year's fashion fabrics.

It's a navy blue, muted red and Kelly green subtle plaid mohair with patch pockets, bound buttonholes and sleeve straps. Another is a winter white coat with shag fringe on the openings of the coat and on the hood. This TexMex look is coming in for spring, Wheeler said. "A wine, red or black fashion coat aUo might be a good investment Since black is dressy, I would use a big paisley scarf TONIGHT 7:00 ch 14 IfJ aOStO CAPTKMO 0 Tm MtARiNG IMTAittO BY NATIONAL CAPTIONING WST..