Tube Notes

MUST SEE: "The In-Laws," 6 p.m., Fox Family Channel: (1979) This is a wonderful comedy. Alan Arkin plays a sober dentist whose world changes when his daughter plans to marry the son of a guy (Peter Falk) who claims to be a spy. Soon, Arkin and Falk are linked in a bizarre and hilarious adventure.

College Basketball, 6:30 p.m., KFVE: Nevada at Hawai‘i. (Preceded by "Coaches’ Show" at 6 p.m.)

"Motocrossed," 7 p.m., Disney Channel: Here’s an old plot that has worked since Shakespeare’s day: What if a girl disguises as a boy - then falls in love with a guy pal? This time, the disguise is needed to help her family qualify for a race competition. "Moto-crossed" offers zesty action and a winning performance by Alana Austin; Mary-Margaret Humes, the "Dawson’s Creek" and "Eerie, Indiana" mother, again makes an ideal mom.

"Providence," 7 p.m., NBC: Joanie is depressed about her miscarriage.

"Norm," 7:30, ABC: Mills Lane, variously known as a TV judge and a boxing referee, plays a judge. The case involves custody of puppies sired by Norm’s pet, Weiner Dog.

"The Fugitive," 8 p.m., CBS: Here’s the start of a two-parter. Stacy Edwards ("Chicago Hope") plays the widowed owner of a California bed-and-breakfast.

"Nash Bridges," 9 p.m., CBS: The stars of "Miami Vice" are reunited. Philip Michael Thomas plays a federal marshal who’s held hostage - by a Miami drug lord, as usual - with Nash (Don Johnson).

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