What's on TV? Saturday, December 23, 1967

As is the case this year, December 23, 1967 was the final Saturday before Christmas. Unlike this year, the NFL playoffs were underway on December 23, and the networks had Christmas specials. We'll see a little of each in today's listings. This is the Minnesota State Edition, but I thought I'd do something a little different from my usual take on these issues. In addition to the four main Twin Cities stations, I'm offering KGLO in Mason City, Iowa; WKBT in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, and WEAU and WKBT in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. We also have stations in Rochester and Austin, Minnesota - ones that we don't generally get a look at. But before that, on this fine Christmas Day, my wishes to each and every one of you for a safe and healthy, blessed and Merry Christmas! This site is for you!

	3   KGLO (MASON CITY) (CBS)
	Morning
	7:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO – Children   COLOR
	8:00	FRANKENSTIEIN JR. – Cartoons   COLOR
	8:30	HERCULOIDS – Cartoons   COLOR
	9:00	SHAZZAN! – Cartoons   COLOR
	9:30	SPACE GHOST – Cartoons   COLOR
	10:00	MOBY DICK – Cartoons   COLOR
	10:30	SUPERMAN/AQUAMAN – Cartoons   COLOR
	11:30	JONNY QUEST – Cartoons   COLOR
	Afternoon
	12:00	LONE RANGER – Cartoons   COLOR
	12:30	NFL PRE-GAME – Football   COLOR
	1:00	NFL WESTERN CHAMPIONSHIP   SPECIAL   COLOR  Green Bay vs. Coastal Division winners at Milwaukee
	3:45	MOVIE – Drama “Miracle on 34th Street” (1947)
	5:30	NEWS – Mudd   COLOR
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS   COLOR
	6:15	WESTERN MUSIC   COLOR
	6:30	JACKIE GLEASON – Musical Fantasy   COLOR
	7:30	MY THREE SONS   COLOR
	8:00	HOGAN’S HEROES – Comedy   COLOR
	8:30	PETTICOAT JUNCTION – Comedy   COLOR
	9:00	MANNIX   COLOR
	10:00	NEWS   COLOR
	10:30	MOVIE – Comedy   COLOR  “Good Neighbor Sam” (1964)

	4  WCCO (CBS)
	Morning
	6:00	SUNRISE SEMESTER – Education
	6:30	SIEGFRIED – Children
	7:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO – Children   COLOR
	8:00	FRANKENSTIEIN JR. – Cartoons   COLOR
	8:30	HERCULOIDS – Cartoons   COLOR
	9:00	SHAZZAN! – Cartoons   COLOR
	9:30	SPACE GHOST – Cartoons   COLOR
	10:00	MOBY DICK – Cartoons   COLOR
	10:30	SUPERMAN/AQUAMAN – Cartoons   COLOR
	11:30	JONNY QUEST – Cartoons   COLOR
	Afternoon
	12:00	HOBBY SHOW   COLOR
	12:15	FOOTBALL PREVIEW   COLOR
	12:30	NFL PRE-GAME – Football   COLOR
	1:00	NFL WESTERN CHAMPIONSHIP   SPECIAL   COLOR  Green Bay vs. Coastal Division winners at Milwaukee
	4:00	COMMERCIAL – Music   COLOR
	4:15	MOVIE – Fantasy   COLOR  Time approximate. “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad” (1958)
	5:30	NEWS – Mudd   COLOR
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS   COLOR
	6:30	JACKIE GLEASON – Musical Fantasy   COLOR
	7:30	MY THREE SONS   COLOR
	8:00	HOGAN’S HEROES – Comedy   COLOR
	8:30	PETTICOAT JUNCTION – Comedy   COLOR
	9:00	MANNIX   COLOR
	10:00	NEWS   COLOR
	10:30	MOVIE – Biography   COLOR  “Young Bess” (1953)
	12:35	NEWS, WEATHER   COLOR
	12:55	THIS MUST BE THE PLACE   COLOR  Guests: The Dickens Village Quartet
	1:25	NITE KAPPERS - Comedy

	5  KSTP (NBC)
	Morning
	7:00	MOVIE – Western “Melody Ranch”
	8:00	SUPER 6 – Cartoons   COLOR
	8:30	SUPER PRESIDENT – Cartoons   COLOR
	9:00	FLINTSTONES – Cartoon   COLOR
	9:30	SAMSON & GOLIATH – Cartoons   COLOR
	10:00	BIRDMAN – Cartoons   COLOR
	10:30	ATOM ANT/SECRET SQUIRREL – Cartoons   COLOR
	11:00	TOP CAT – Cartoons   COLOR
	11:30	COOL McCOOL – Cartoons   COLOR
	Afternoon
	12:00	FOREST RANGERS – Adventure   COLOR
	12:30	SCIENCE FICTION THEATER   COLOR
	1:00	MOVIE – Comedy “You Can’t Cheat an Honest Man” (1939)
	2:30	ROY ROGERS – Western
	3:30	WEST POINT – Drama
	4:00	AFL HIGHLIGHTS – Football   COLOR
	4:30	OUTER LIMITS – Science Fiction
	5:30	NEWS – McGee   COLOR
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS   COLOR
	6:30	MAYA   COLOR
	7:30	GET SMART   COLOR
	8:00	MOVIE – Drama “Wild Seed” (1965)
	10:00	NEWS   COLOR
	10:30	JOE PYNE – Discussion   COLOR
	12:00	ALAN BURKE – Discussion   COLOR  Guest: Joey Adams

	6   KAUS (AUSTIN) (ABC)
	Morning
	8:00	CASPER   COLOR
	8:30	FANTASTIC FOUR – Cartoons   COLOR
	9:00	SPIDER-MAN   COLOR
	9:30	JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH   COLOR
	10:00	KING KONG   COLOR
	10:30	GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE – Cartoons   COLOR
	11:00	BEATLES   COLOR
	11:30	AMERICAN BANDSTAND – Music   COLOR  Guests: Bruce Channel, The Beatles (on film)
	Afternoon
	12:30	LEROY-OSTRANDER HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR – Concert
	1:00	DEATH VALLEY DAYS – Drama
	1:30	MOVIE – Documentary “The Great Adventure” (Swedish; 1955)
	3:00	BLUEBONNET BOWL – Miami vs. Colorado   SPECIAL   COLOR
	5:30	AUSTIN MALE CHORUS
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
	6:30	DATING GAME   COLOR  Guest: Rod McKuen
	7:00	NEWLYWED GAME   COLOR
	7:30	LAWRENCE WELK   COLOR
	8:30	IRON HORSE – Western   COLOR
	9:30	THAT GIRL – Comedy
	10:00	NEWS – McBee   COLOR
	10:15	NEWS
	10:30	MOVIE – Comedy “Passport to Pimlico” (English; 1949)
	12:00	NEWS

	8   WKBT (LA CROSSE) (CBS)
	Morning
	7:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO – Children   COLOR
	8:00	FRANKENSTIEIN JR. – Cartoons   COLOR
	8:30	HERCULOIDS – Cartoons   COLOR
	9:00	SHAZZAN! – Cartoons   COLOR
	9:30	SPACE GHOST – Cartoons   COLOR
	10:00	MOBY DICK – Cartoons   COLOR
	10:30	SUPERMAN/AQUAMAN – Cartoons   COLOR
	11:30	JONNY QUEST – Cartoons   COLOR
	Afternoon
	12:00	LONE RANGER – Cartoons   COLOR
	12:30	NFL PRE-GAME – Football   COLOR
	1:00	NFL WESTERN CHAMPIONSHIP   SPECIAL   COLOR  Green Bay vs. Coastal Division winners at Milwaukee
	4:00	MOVIE – To Be Announced
	5:30	HOGAN’S HEROES – Comedy   COLOR
	Evening
	6:00	BEWITCHED – Comedy
	7:30	LAWRENCE WELK   COLOR
	8:30	PETTICOAT JUNCTION – Comedy   COLOR
	9:00	MANNIX   COLOR
	10:00	NEWS
	10:30	MOVIE – Comedy “The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders” (English; 1965)

	9  KMSP (ABC)
	Morning
	7:00	MAGILLA GORILLA
	7:30	MILTON THE MONSTER
	8:00	CASPER   COLOR
	8:30	FANTASTIC FOUR – Cartoons   COLOR
	9:00	SPIDER-MAN   COLOR
	9:30	JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH   COLOR
	10:00	KING KONG   COLOR
	10:30	GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE – Cartoons   COLOR
	11:00	BEATLES   COLOR
	11:30	AMERICAN BANDSTAND – Music   COLOR  Guests: Bruce Channel, The Beatles (on film)
	Afternoon
	12:30	MOVIE – Drama “O. Henry’s Full House” (1952)
	2:30	TONY PARKER   COLOR
	3:00	BLUEBONNET BOWL – Miami vs. Colorado   SPECIAL   COLOR
	5:30	LIEUTENANT – Drama
	Evening
	6:30	DATING GAME   COLOR  Guest: Rod McKuen
	7:00	NEWLYWED GAME   COLOR
	7:30	LAWRENCE WELK   COLOR
	8:30	IRON HORSE – Western   COLOR
	9:30	DEATH VALLEY DAYS – Drama   COLOR
	10:00	NEWS   COLOR
	10:30	MOVIE – Drama “Soldier of Fortune” (1953)
	12:20	NEWS - McBee   COLOR

	10  KROC (ROCHESTER) (NBC)
	Morning
	8:00	SUPER 6 – Cartoons   COLOR
	8:30	SUPER PRESIDENT – Cartoons   COLOR
	9:00	FLINTSTONES – Cartoon   COLOR
	9:30	SAMSON & GOLIATH – Cartoons   COLOR
	10:00	BIRDMAN – Cartoons   COLOR
	10:30	ATOM ANT/SECRET SQUIRREL – Cartoons   COLOR
	11:00	TOP CAT – Cartoons   COLOR
	11:30	COOL McCOOL – Cartoons   COLOR
	Afternoon
	12:00	MISTER ED – Comedy
	12:30	LEAVE IT TO BEAVER – Comedy
	1:00	CISCO KID – Western   COLOR
	1:30	CHAMPIONSHIP BOWLING   COLOR
	2:30	MOVIE – Musical “The Big Beat” (1958)
	3:45	COMMERCIAL – Music   COLOR
	4:00	TOPPER – Comedy
	4:30	G-E COLLEGE BOWL   COLOR  Washington vs. Barnard or Jackson
	5:00	IT’S A SMALL WORLD – Travel   COLOR
	5:30	NEWS – McGee   COLOR
	Evening
	6:00	MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT   COLOR
	6:30	MAYA   COLOR
	7:30	GET SMART   COLOR
	8:00	MOVIE – Drama “Wild Seed” (1965)
	10:00	NEWS   COLOR
	10:30	MOVIE – Musical   COLOR  “Let’s Be Happy” (English; 1957)

	11 WTCN (IND.)
	Morning
	9:00	FARM FORUM
	9:30	MOVIE – Double Feature 1. “Ski Patrol” (Drama; 1040) 2. Beast of Babylon Against the Son of Hercules” (Italian adventure; 1963)
	Afternoon
	12:00	LUNCH WITH CASEY – Children
	1:00	CARTOON CUT-UPS   COLOR
	1:30	BOLD JOURNEY - Travel
	2:00	DICK POWELL THEATRE
	3:00	UPBEAT – Music
	4:00	POLKA VARIETIES – Music
	5:00	HAWAII CALLS – Music   COLOR
	5:30	ALL-STAR WRESTLING
	Evening
	7:00	PRO HOCKEY – North Stars   COLOR  Minnesota vs. Pittsburgh
	10:00	NEWS
	10:30	MOVIE – Adventure Time approximate “Venus Against the Son of Hercules” (Italian; 1963)

	13  WEAU (EAU CLAIRE) (NBC)
	Morning
	7:00	SERGEANT PRESTON
	7:30	SALVATION ARMY – Religion
	7:45	LIGHT TIME - Religion
	8:00	SUPER 6 – Cartoons   COLOR
	8:30	SUPER PRESIDENT – Cartoons   COLOR
	9:00	FLINTSTONES – Cartoon   COLOR
	9:30	SAMSON & GOLIATH – Cartoons   COLOR
	10:00	BIRDMAN – Cartoons   COLOR
	10:30	ATOM ANT/SECRET SQUIRREL – Cartoons   COLOR
	11:00	TOP CAT – Cartoons   COLOR
	11:30	COOL McCOOL – Cartoons   COLOR
	Afternoon
	12:00	BULLWINKLE – Cartoons
	12:30	DISCOVERY ’67 – Children
	1:00	TO BE ANNOUNCED
	2:00	FILM FEATURE
	2:30	DEATH VALLEY DAYS   COLOR
	3:00	WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS Pool, Tobogganing, Barrel Jumping
	4:30	G-E COLLEGE BOWL   COLOR  Washington vs. Barnard or Jackson
	5:00	CHIPPEWA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL CHRISTMAS CONCERT
	5:30	ERNIE RECK – Music
	Evening
	6:00	THIS DAY OF GRACE – Religion
	6:15	SPORTS, WEATHER, NEWS
	6:30	MAYA   COLOR
	7:30	GET SMART   COLOR
	8:00	MOVIE – Drama “Wild Seed” (1965)
	10:00	NEWS
	10:30	COWBOY IN AFRICA
	11:30	MOVIE – Comedy   COLOR  “The Private War of Major Benson” (1955)

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