July 30, 2018

What's on TV? Friday, August 2, 1968

This is an interesting TV day - not necessarily for the specific programs, but for the little things that you notice. For example, at 8:30 a.m. on KMSP, It's Happening features "Joe" Feliciano singing "Light My Fire." "Joe"? Either this is a typo,or it's a very weak attempt at Anglicizing his name. I've never heard him referred to that way before.

Then, there's KROC's Mike Douglas Show at 4:00 p.m., with Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Unser and Fred Rogers, host of the children's program Misterogers. The show just started earlier this year so not a lot of people know about him yet. They will. WCCO's version of the Douglas show has George Hamilton and Hank Williams Jr. - Hamilton, of course, played Hank Williams Sr. in Your Cheatin' Heart in 1964.

The College All-Star football game is on at 8:30 p.m., not only on the ABC affiliates, but on KCMT in Alexandria and, because of the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers, WKBT in LaCrosse, WI, and WEAU in Eau Claire, WI. In the days before the NFL became a year-round thing, people were ready for it by August, and the starters played a lot more than they do nowadays.

The listings come from the Minnesota State Edition.




 2  KTCA (NET)

Evening

    6:00
THE RUNNER   COLOR 

    6:15
LONDON LINE   COLOR 

    6:30
MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES

    7:00
WALL STREET   COLOR 

    7:30
TAUGHT TO BE DIFFERENT

    8:00
YOUR WORLD THIS WEEK—News Review   COLOR 

    8:30
ANTIQUES—Education

    9:00
URBAN CRISIS—Discussion

  10:00
NET PLAYHOUSE—Drama










 3  KGLO (MASON CITY) (CBS)

Morning

    7:30
NEWS   COLOR 

    7:55
NEWS

    8:00
CAPTAIN KANGAROO—Children   COLOR 

    9:00
JACK LA LANNE   COLOR 

    9:30
BEVERLY HILLBILLIES—Comedy   COLOR 

  10:00
ANDY GRIFFITH—Comedy

  10:30
DICK VAN DYKE—Comedy

  11:00
LOVE OF LIFE   COLOR 

  11:25
NEWS   COLOR 

  11:30
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial   COLOR 

  11:45
GUIDING LIGHT—Serial   COLOR 

Afternoon

  12:00
NEWS   COLOR 

  12:30
AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial   COLOR 

    1:00
LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING   COLOR 

    1:30
HOUSE PARTY   COLOR 
Guest: Thelma Moss

    2:00
TO TELL THE TRUTH—Game   COLOR 

    2:25
NEWS   COLOR 

    2:30
EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial   COLOR 

    3:00
SECRET STORM—Serial   COLOR 

    3:30
DRIVING LESSONS   COLOR 

    4:00
BART’S CLUBHOUSE   COLOR 

    5:00
CANDID CAMERA—Comedy

    5:30
NEWS—Charles Kuralt   COLOR 

Evening

    6:00
NEWS   COLOR 

    6:30
WILD WILD WEST—Western   COLOR 

    7:30
GOMER PYLE, USMC—Comedy   COLOR 

    8:00
MOVIE—Drama   COLOR 
“Torpedo Run” (1958)

  10:00
NEWS   COLOR 

  10:45
MOVIE—Western
“Fury at Showdown” (1957)

  12:00
NEWS










 4  WCCO (CBS)

Morning

    6:00
SUMMER SEMESTER   COLOR 

    6:30
SIEGFRIED—Children   COLOR 

    7:00
CLANCY—Children   COLOR 

    8:00
CAPTAIN KANGAROO—Children   COLOR 

    9:00
LIVE TODAY—Religion   COLOR 

    9:05
MERV GRIFFIN—Variety   COLOR 
Guests: Norm Crosby, Moms Mabley, Charlie Manna, Tommy Leonetti

  10:00
ANDY GRIFFITH—Comedy

  10:30
DICK VAN DYKE—Comedy

  11:00
LOVE OF LIFE   COLOR 

  11:25
NEWS   COLOR 

  11:30
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial   COLOR 

  11:45
GUIDING LIGHT—Serial   COLOR 

Afternoon

  12:00
NEWS   COLOR 

  12:15
SOMETHING SPECIAL   COLOR 

  12:30
AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial   COLOR 

    1:00
LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING   COLOR 

    1:30
HOUSE PARTY   COLOR 
Guest: Thelma Moss

    2:00
TO TELL THE TRUTH—Game   COLOR 

    2:25
NEWS   COLOR 

    2:30
EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial   COLOR 

    3:00
SECRET STORM—Serial   COLOR 

    3:30
BEVERLY HILLBILLIES—Comedy

    4:00
MIKE DOUGLAS—Variety   COLOR 
Guests: George Hamilton, Hank Williams Jr., Jerry Lester

    5:30
NEWS—Charles Kuralt   COLOR 

Evening

    6:00
NEWS   COLOR 

    6:30
WILD WILD WEST—Western   COLOR 

    7:30
GOMER PYLE, USMC—Comedy   COLOR 

    8:00
MOVIE—Drama   COLOR 
“Torpedo Run” (1958)

  10:00
NEWS   COLOR 

  10:30
MOVIE—Drama   COLOR 
“The Devil at 4 O’clock” (1961)

    1:05
LAUREL AND HARDY—Cartoon










 5  KSTP (NBC)

Morning

    6:30
CITY AND COUNTRY   COLOR 

    7:00
TODAY   COLOR 
Guests: Mario Peo, Milton Jampole

    9:00
SNAP JUDGMENT   COLOR 
Guests: Peter Marshall, Joanne Worley

    9:25
NEWS   COLOR 

    9:30
CONCENTRATION—Game   COLOR 

  10:00
PERSONALITY   COLOR 
Celebrities: Barry Nelson, Betsy Palmer, Arthur Treacher, Van Johnson

  10:30
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES—Game   COLOR 
Celebrities: Jack Cassidy, Shirley Jones, Gypsy Rose Lee, Jack E Leonard, Sheila MacRae, Jan Murray, Wally Cox, Abby Dalton, Charley Weaver

  11:00
JEOPARDY—Game   COLOR 

  11:30
EYE GUESS—Game   COLOR 

  11:55
NEWS   COLOR 

Afternoon

  12:00
NEWS   COLOR 

  12:15
DIALING FOR DOLLARS—Game   COLOR 

  12:30
LET’S MAKE A DEAL—Game   COLOR 

    1:00
DAYS OF OUR LIVES—Serial   COLOR 

    1:30
DOCTORS—Serial   COLOR 

    2:00
ANOTHER WORLD—Serial   COLOR 

    2:30
YOU DON’T SAY!—Game   COLOR 
Guests: William Shatner, Emmaline Henry

    3:00
MATCH GAME   COLOR 
Guests: George Hamilton, Carol Lawrence

    3:25
NEWS   COLOR 

    3:30
DIALING FOR DOLLARS—Game   COLOR 

    4:30
OF LANDS AND SEAS—Travel   COLOR 

    5:25
NEWS—Gene Berry   COLOR 

    5:30
NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley   COLOR 

Evening

    6:00
NEWS   COLOR 

    6:30
TARZAN   COLOR 

    7:30
STAR TREK   COLOR 

    8:30
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES—Game   COLOR 
Players: Kaye Ballard, Wally Cox, Abby Dalton, Nanette Fabray, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Arte Johnson, Charley Weaver

    9:00
SUSPENSE THEATRE—Drama   COLOR 

  10:00
NEWS   COLOR 

  10:30
JOHNNY CARSON—Variety   COLOR 

  12:00
ALAN BURKE—Discussion   COLOR 
Guest: Virginia “Charles” Prince










 6  KAUS (AUSTIN) (ABC)

Morning

    9:00
AGRICULTURE SERVICE

    9:30
DICK CAVETT—Variety   COLOR 
Guests: The Association

  11:00
BEWITCHED—Comedy

  11:30
TREASURE ISLE—Game   COLOR 

Afternoon

  12:00
DREAM HOUSE—Game   COLOR 

  12:30
IT’S HAPPENING   COLOR 

  12:55
CHILDREN’S DOCTOR—Dr. Lendon Smith   COLOR 

    1:00
NEWLYWED GAME   COLOR 

    1:30
DATING GAME   COLOR 

    2:00
GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial   COLOR 

    2:30
ONE LIFE TO LIVE—Serial   COLOR 

    3:00
DARK SHADOWS—Serial   COLOR 

    3:30
MOVIE—Drama
“The Kid from Left Field” (1953)

    5:00
NEWS—Frank Reynolds   COLOR 

    5:30
HAVE GUN—WILL TRAVEL

Evening

    6:00
NEWS   COLOR 

    6:30
MAN IN A SUITCASE   COLOR 

    7:30
JUDD—Drama   COLOR 

    8:30
COLLEGE ALL-STAR GAME—Football   SPECIAL 
Green Bay Packers vs. College All-Stars at Chicago

  11:30
NEWS   COLOR 
Time approximate.

  12:00
NEWS   COLOR 










 7  KCMT (ALEXANDRIA) (NBC, ABC)

Morning

    7:00
TODAY   COLOR 
Guests: Mario Peo, Milton Jampole

    9:00
SNAP JUDGMENT   COLOR 
Guests: Peter Marshall, Joanne Worley

    9:25
NEWS   COLOR 

    9:30
CONCENTRATION—Game   COLOR 

  10:00
PERSONALITY   COLOR 
Celebrities: Barry Nelson, Betsy Palmer, Arthur Treacher, Van Johnson

  10:30
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES—Game   COLOR 
Celebrities: Jack Cassidy, Shirley Jones, Gypsy Rose Lee, Jack E Leonard, Sheila MacRae, Jan Murray, Wally Cox, Abby Dalton, Charley Weaver

  11:00
JEOPARDY—Game   COLOR 

  11:30
EYE GUESS—Game   COLOR 

  11:55
NEWS   COLOR 

Afternoon

  12:00
NEWS

  12:15
WEEKLY LIVESTOCK REPORT

  12:20
EXTENSION NEWS, VIEWS

  12:30
LET’S MAKE A DEAL—Game   COLOR 

    1:00
DAYS OF OUR LIVES—Serial   COLOR 

    1:30
DOCTORS—Serial   COLOR 

    2:00
ANOTHER WORLD—Serial   COLOR 

    2:30
YOU DON’T SAY!—Game   COLOR 
Guests: William Shatner, Emmaline Henry

    3:00
MATCH GAME   COLOR 
Guests: George Hamilton, Carol Lawrence

    3:25
NEWS

    3:30
GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial

    4:00
WELCOME INN—Variety

    4:30
GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE

    5:00
SECOND HUNDRED YEARS

    5:30
NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley   COLOR 

Evening

    6:00
NEWS

    6:30
TARZAN   COLOR 

    7:30
SEASPRAY—Adventure   COLOR 

    8:00
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS

    8:30
COLLEGE ALL-STAR GAME—Football   SPECIAL 
Green Bay Packers vs. College All-Stars at Chicago

  11:30
JOHNNY CARSON   COLOR 
Time approximate. Joined in progress.

  12:00
MOVIE—Melodrama
“Frankenstein” (1932)










 8  WKBT (LA CROSSE) (CBS)

Morning

    7:30
NEWS   COLOR 

    7:55
NEWS

    8:00
CAPTAIN KANGAROO—Children   COLOR 

    9:00
CANDID CAMERA—Comedy

    9:30
BEVERLY HILLBILLIES—Comedy   COLOR 

  10:00
ANDY GRIFFITH—Comedy

  10:30
DICK VAN DYKE—Comedy

  11:00
LOVE OF LIFE   COLOR 

  11:25
NEWS   COLOR 

  11:30
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW   COLOR 

  11:45
GUIDING LIGHT   COLOR 

Afternoon

  12:00
NEWS

  12:30
AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial   COLOR 

    1:00
LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING   COLOR 

    1:30
HOUSE PARTY   COLOR 
Guest: Thelma Moss

    2:00
TO TELL THE TRUTH—Game   COLOR 

    2:25
NEWS

    2:30
EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial   COLOR 

    3:00
SECRET STORM—Serial   COLOR 

    3:30
GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial

    4:00
NEWLYWED GAME

    4:30
MERV GRIFFIN—Variety   COLOR 
Guests: Dirk Bogarde, Barbara Nichols, Jack Carter, Fred Barber, Lesley Gore

    5:30
NEWS—Charles Kuralt   COLOR 

Evening

    6:00
NEWS

    6:30
WILD WILD WEST—Western   COLOR 

    7:30
GRAMBLING COLLEGE  SPECIAL 

    8:30
COLLEGE ALL-STAR GAME—Football S
Green Bay Packers vs. College All-Stars at Chicago

  11:30
DEATH VALLEY DAYS   COLOR 
Time approximate.










 9  KMSP (ABC)

Morning

    7:30
TIMMY AND LASSIE—Drama

    8:00
DENNIS THE MENACE—Comedy

    8:30
IT’S HAPPENING—Variety
Guest: Joe Feliciano

    8:55
CHILDREN’S DOCTOR

    9:00
ROMPER ROOM   COLOR 

    9:30
DICK CAVETT—Variety   COLOR 
Guests: The Association

  11:00
BEWITCHED—Comedy

  11:30
TREASURE ISLE—Game   COLOR 

Afternoon

  12:00
DREAM HOUSE—Game   COLOR 

  12:30
NEWS AND VIEWS   COLOR 

    1:00
NEWLYWED GAME   COLOR 

    1:30
DATING GAME   COLOR 

    2:00
GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial   COLOR 

    2:30
ONE LIFE TO LIVE—Serial   COLOR 

    3:00
DARK SHADOWS—Serial   COLOR 

    3:30
MOVIE—Drama
“Moss Rose” (1947)

    4:55
NEWS—Jerry Smith   COLOR 

    5:00
NEWS—Frank Reynolds   COLOR 

    5:30
McHALE’S NAVY—Comedy

Evening

    6:00
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES   COLOR 

    6:30
MAN IN A SUITCASE   COLOR 

    7:30
JUDD—Drama   COLOR 

    8:30
COLLEGE ALL-STAR GAME—Football   SPECIAL 
Green Bay Packers vs. College All-Stars at Chicago

  11:30
NEWS   COLOR 
Time approximate.

  12:00
MOVIE—Drama
“A Fever in the Blood” (1960)










10 KROC (ROCHESTER) (NBC)

Morning

    7:00
TODAY   COLOR 
Guests: Mario Peo, Milton Jampole

    9:00
SNAP JUDGMENT   COLOR 
Guests: Peter Marshall, Joanne Worley

    9:25
NEWS   COLOR 

    9:30
CONCENTRATON—Game   COLOR 

  10:00
PERSONALITY   COLOR 
Celebrities: Barry Nelson, Betsy Palmer, Arthur Treacher, Van Johnson

  10:30
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES—Game   COLOR 
Celebrities: Jack Cassidy, Shirley Jones, Gypsy Rose Lee, Jack E. Leonard, Sheila MacRae, Jan Murray, Wally Cox, Abby Dalton, Charley Weaver

  11:00
JEOPARDY—Game   COLOR 

  11:30
EYE GUESS—Game   COLOR 

  11:55
NEWS   COLOR 

Afternoon

  12:00
NEWS   COLOR 

  12:15
PROFILE OF PROGRESS   COLOR 

  12:30
LET’S MAKE A DEAL—Game   COLOR 

    1:00
DAYS OF OUR LIVES—Serial   COLOR 

    1:30
DOCTORS—Serial   COLOR 

    2:00
ANOTHER WORLD—Serial   COLOR 

    2:30
YOU DON’T SAY!—Game   COLOR 
Guests: William Shatner, Emmaline Henry

    3:00
MATCH GAME   COLOR 
Guests: George Hamilton, Carol Lawrence

    3:25
NEWS   COLOR 

    3:30
DOODLES THE CLOWN   COLOR 

    4:00
MIKE DOUGLAS—Variety   COLOR 
Guests: Joey Heatherton, Miriam Makeba, Dick Heatherton, Pat Wayne, Pat Cooper, Fred Rogers, Bobby Unser

    5:30
NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley   COLOR 

Evening

    6:00
NEWS   COLOR 

    6:30
TARZAN   COLOR 

    7:30
STAR TREK   COLOR 

    8:30
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES—Game   COLOR 
Players: Kaye Ballard, Wally Cox, Abby Dalton, Nanette Fabray, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Arte Johnson, Charley Weaver

    9:00
NBC NEWS SPECIAL   SPECIAL    COLOR 
“Feeding the Billions”

  10:00
NEWS   COLOR 

  10:30
JOHNNY CARSON—Variety   COLOR 










11 WTCN (IND.)

Morning

    8:55
NEWS—Gil Amundson

    9:00
SEA HUNT—Adventure

    9:30
WILD CARGO—Travel   COLOR 

  10:00
WOODY WOODBURY—Variety   COLOR 
Guests: Pat Suzuki, Bob Samson, Arthur O’Connell, Marie Wilson
Conclusion at 11:30 P.M.

  10:30
FAMOUS PLAYHOUSE

  11:00
VAGABOND—Travel   COLOR 

  11:30
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS

Afternoon

  12:00
LUNCH WITH CASEY—Children

    1:00
MOVIE—Western
“The Guns of Fort Petticoat” (1957)

    2:30
MEL’S NOTEBOOK—Interviews

    3:00
VIRGINIA GRAHAM—Interviews   COLOR 
Guests: Gloria De Haven, Jane Withers

    3:30
PATTY DUKE—Comedy

    4:00
POPEYE AND PETE—Children

    4:30
CASEY AND ROUNDHOUSE

    5:00
FLINTSTONES   COLOR 

    5:30
RIFLEMAN

Evening

    6:00
DEATH VALLEY DAYS—Drama   COLOR 

    6:30
BURKE’S LAW—Mystery

    7:30
PERRY MASON—Drama

    8:30
ALFRED HITCHCOCK—Drama

    9:00
MOVIE—Drama
“The Whole Truth” (1958)

  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS

  11:30
WOODY WOODBURY—Variety   COLOR 
See 10 A.M.










12 KEYC (MANKATO) (CBS)

Morning

    7:30
NEWS   COLOR 

    7:55
FILM SHORT

    8:00
CAPTAIN KANGAROO—Children   COLOR 

    9:00
JACK LA LANNE   COLOR 

    9:30
BEVERLY HILBILLIES—Comedy   COLOR 

  10:00
ANDY GRIFFITH—Comedy

  10:30
DICK VAN DYKE—Comedy

  11:00
LOVE OF LIFE   COLOR 

  11:25
NEWS   COLOR 

  11:30
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW   COLOR 

  11:45
GUIDING LIGHT   COLOR 

Afternoon

  12:00
NEWS

  12:30
AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial   COLOR 

    1:00
LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING   COLOR 

    1:30
HOUSE PARTY   COLOR 
Guest: Thelma Moss

    2:00
TO TELL THE TRUTH—Game   COLOR 

    2:25
NEWS   COLOR 

    2:30
EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial   COLOR 

    3:00
SECRET STORM—Serial   COLOR 

    3:30
FILM FEATURE

    4:00
ACCENT ON ACTION

    4:15
BART’S CLUBHOUSE   COLOR 

    5:00
CANDID CAMERA—Comedy

    5:30
NEWS—Charles Kuralt   COLOR 

Evening

    6:00
NEWS   COLOR 

    6:30
WILD WILD WEST—Western   COLOR 

    7:30
GOMER PYLE, USMC—Comedy   COLOR 

    8:00
MOVIE—Drama   COLOR 
“Torpedo Run” (1958)

  10:00
NEWS   COLOR 

  10:45
MOVIE—Western
“Fury at Showdown” (1957)










13 WEAU (EAU CLAIRE) (NBC)

Morning

    6:30
INSIGHT—Religion

    7:00
TODAY   COLOR 
Guests: Mario Peo, Milton Jampole

    9:00
SNAP JUDGMENT   COLOR 
Guests: Peter Marshall, Joanne Worley

    9:25
NEWS   COLOR 

    9:30
CONCENTRATON—Game   COLOR 

  10:00
PERSONALITY   COLOR 
Celebrities: Barry Nelson, Betsy Palmer, Arthur Treacher, Van Johnson

  10:30
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES—Game   COLOR 
Celebrities: Jack Cassidy, Shirley Jones, Gypsy Rose Lee, Jack E Leonard, Sheila MacRae, Jan Murray, Wally Cox, Abby Dalton, Charley Weaver

  11:00
JEOPARDY—Game   COLOR 

  11:30
EYE GUESS—Game   COLOR 

  11:55
NEWS   COLOR 

Afternoon

  12:00
FARM AND HOME—Variety   COLOR 

  12:30
LET’S MAKE A DEAL—Game   COLOR 

    1:00
DAYS OF OUR LIVES—Serial   COLOR 

    1:30
DOCTORS—Serial   COLOR 

    2:00
ANOTHER WORLD—Serial   COLOR 

    2:30
YOU DON’T SAY!—Game   COLOR 
Guests: William Shatner, Emmaline Henry

    3:00
MATCH GAME   COLOR 
Guests: George Hamilton, Carol Lawrence

    3:25
NEWS   COLOR 

    3:30
DATING GAME

    4:00
BEWITCHED—Comedy

    4:30
HAPPENING ’68—Variety
Guests: Peter Lawford, Merrilee Rush

    5:00
FLYING NUN—Comedy

    5:30
NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley   COLOR 

Evening

    6:00
NEWS

    6:30
TARZAN   COLOR 

    7:30
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS

    8:00
PRE-GAME SHOW   SPECIAL 

    8:30
COLLEGE ALL-STAR GAME—Football   SPECIAL 
Green Bay Packers vs. College All-Stars at Chicago

  11:30
JOHNNY CARSON   COLOR 
Time approximate. Joined in progress.

  12:00
MOVIE—Comedy   COLOR 
“Miracle in Soho” (English; 1957)
TV  

3 comments:

  1. I used to love the College All-Star Game, the first football game of the new season. If I watched in 1968, it was by accident; by the next year I'd have been deliberately tuning in. Since sometime in the 30s, a team of top college stars played the defending NFL champions, and sometimes they won. (Not in 1968, when the Packers took them down easily, 34-17.) The game lasted until 1976. That year it was called in the 3rd quarter due to a Biblical thunderstorm during which fans rushed the field and tore down the goalposts. It was never held again.

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  2. First things first:

    - Joe Feliciano -
    - is a typo.
    That simple.
    When TV Guide used that itsy-bitsy typeface for its listings, there were lots and lots of typos.
    Occam's Razor - the simplest explanation.

    - I haven't got this issue (in its Chicago edition, anyway), so I can't recall if Channel 7 was bypassing the College All-Star Game, as it had to in years past (because the Chicago Tribune had a proprietary interest in the game which kept the telecast on Channel 9 for years).
    In those past years, Channel 7 would show one of the RKO programmers from their Movietime USA cache (which nobody was betting on - probably).
    I see that the ABC network had bucked Man In A Suitcase and Judd For The Defense to the earlier timeslots (normally these shows would air at 8 and 9 pm, Central Time, in Minn-St.Paul).
    Thanks to the grab at the head of the post, I recognized the Judd episode as one of their whodunits, which featured a bravura performance by Cousin Chill Wills as (what else) a rich Texan whose son was trying to confess to a murder (complications ensued).
    I also note a Star Trek episode that I didn't recognize, because I was not (and to this day am not) morbidly devoted to that latter program.

    - Not much else I can comment on here, so I'll go off-topic and note Episode 51 of Eventually Supertrain, which popped up this morning.
    What I found most amusing was your wonderment at Bourbon Street Beat and Twilight Zone using the same type font for their closing credits.
    Since the two programs debuted about a week apart in the same year (1959), the Simple Explanation is that the graphics guys at Warners and CBS simply came to a coincidental choice of lettering - or would that be too easy for you?

    - About the Bourbon Street Beat episode: I don't believe Mr. Budnik ought to hold his breath waiting for word from Mr. Perkins (the story writer), who passed on in 1951, Mr. Spier (Gypsy Rose Lee's brother-in-law), who passed on in 1973, or Mr. de Toth (the director of the original 3D House Of Wax), who passed on in 2001. (Warner Bros TV was a believer in full employment.)

    _ … and I still think you're missing out by not playing the full Bourbon Street Beat theme song, one of the better Mack David-Jerry Livingston WB-tec themes.

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  3. Two notes:

    (1) I suspect Charles Kuralt was substituting for Walter Cronkite because the latter was enroute to Miami for the next week's GOP Convention, and,

    (2) I thought it was a typo that the college All-Star Game was in black-and-white, but I did some research, and apparently, Solider Field in Chicago's lighting at the time wasn't bright enough for color TV. It was probably the last network TV sports event originating in the United States to be telecast in black-and-white.

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