his week we're in western New York, thanks to John Rowe, the source of this week's TV Guide, who replied earlier in the year to an appeal for issues to fill some gaps. John's not only a loyal and faithful reader, he's also contributed his knowledge and insights, as well as his share of TV Guides.
We haven't been outside Minnesota much lately, which goes for the Hadleys personally as well as our TV Guide; just as this changes with this week's issue, it also changes for us next month, as we'll be in Maryland for the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention, where I'll not only be lecturing on TV Guide and promoting my new book, I may even be picking up a few more issues for next year. In the meantime though, enjoy this one and see if you recognize any of your favorites.
2 WGR (BUFFALO) (NBC)
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Morning
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6:30
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WINDOW ON THE WORLD
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7:00
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TODAY COLOR
Guest: Robert
Crichton
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9:00
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BOZO—Cartoons
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9:30
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JACK LA LANNE
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10:00
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EYE GUESS—Game
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10:25
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NEWS—Sander Vanocur
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10:30
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CONCENTRATION—Game
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11:00
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CHAIN LETTER—Game COLOR
Guests: Barry
Sullivan, Barbara Eden
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11:30
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SHOWDOWN—Game
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Afternoon
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12:00
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JEOPARDY—Game
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12:30
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SWINGIN’ COUNTRY—Music
Guest: Molly Bee
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12:55
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NEWS—Newman
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1:00
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MERV GRIFFIN—Variety
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2:00
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DAYS OF OUR LIVES—Serial
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2:30
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DOCTORS
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3:00
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ANOTHER WORLD—Serial
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3:30
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YOU DON’T SAY!—Game COLOR
Celebrities: Dan
Rowan, Dick Martin
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4:00
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MIKE DOUGLAS
Co-Host: Skitch
Henderson. Guests: Kirby Stone Four, Ronnie David
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5:30
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PASSPORT TWO—Travel
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Evening
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6:30
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NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley
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7:00
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NEWS
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7:30
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CAMP RUNAMUCK—Comedy
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8:00
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HANK
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8:30
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SING ALONG WITH MITCH—Songs
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9:30
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MR. ROBERTS
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10:00
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MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.—Adventure
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11:00
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NEWS
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11:15
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TONIGHT—Variety COLOR
Guest Host: Hugh
Downs
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3 WSYR (SYRACUSE) (NBC)
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Morning
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7:00
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TODAY COLOR
Guest: Robert
Crichton
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9:00
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LADIES’ DAY—Women
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9:30
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POPEYE PLAYHOUSE
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10:00
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EYE GUESS—Game
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10:30
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CONCENTRATION—Game
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11:00
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CHAIN LETTER—Game COLOR
Guests: Barry
Sullivan, Barbara Eden
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11:30
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SHOWDOWN—Game
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Afternoon
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12:00
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JEOPARDY—Game
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12:30
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DENNY SULLIVAN GANG
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1:00
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MOVIE—Drama
“The Hour Before the
Dawn” (1944)
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2:30
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DOCTORS
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3:00
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ANOTHER WORLD—Serial
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3:30
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YOU DON’T SAY!—Game COLOR
Celebrities: Dan
Rowan, Dick Martin
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4:00
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MATCH GAME COLOR
Panelists: Abe
Burrows, Barbara Feldon
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4:25
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NEWS
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4:30
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LET’S MAKE A DEAL—Game
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4:55
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LOCAL NEWS
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5:00
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POPEYE FUNHOUSE
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Evening
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6:00
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NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
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6:30
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NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley
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7:00
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DR. KILDARE—Drama
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7:30
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CAMP RUNAMUCK—Comedy
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8:00
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HANK
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8:30
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SING ALONG WITH MITCH—Songs
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9:30
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MR. ROBERTS COLOR
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10:00
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MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.—Adventure
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11:00
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NEWS
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11:30
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TONIGHT—Variety COLOR
Guest Host: Hugh
Downs
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4 WBEN (BUFFALO) (CBS)
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Morning
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6:30
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SUMMER SEMESTER
Afro-Asian Politics
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7:00
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NEWS
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7:05
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NEWS
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7:30
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POPEYE PLAYHOUSE
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8:00
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CAPTAIN KANGAROO—Children
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9:00
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YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
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9:30
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LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
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9:55
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NEWS, WEATHER—Oglivie
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10:00
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I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
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10:30
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McCOYS—Comedy
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11:00
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ANDY GRIFITH
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11:30
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DICK VAN DYKE
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Afternoon
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12:00
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NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
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12:15
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
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12:30
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SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
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12:45
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GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
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1:00
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MEET THE MILLERS—Interview
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1:30
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AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
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2:00
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PASSWORD—Game
Celebrities: Lee
Remick, Jack Cassidy
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2:30
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HOUSE PARTY COLOR
Guest: Jan Murray
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3:00
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TO TELL THE TRUTH—Panel
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3:25
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NEWS—Edwards
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3:30
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EDGE OF NIGHT
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4:00
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SECRET STORM—Serial
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4:30
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MOVIE—Drama
“Desperate Search”
(1953)
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Evening
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6:00
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NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
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6:30
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NEWS—Cronkite
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7:00
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PEOPLE ARE FUNNY
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7:30
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WILD, WILD WEST
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8:30
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HOGAN’S HEROES
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9:00
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GOMER PYLE, USMC—Comedy
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9:30
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PRO FOOTBALL—Colts vs. Browns
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12:30
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NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
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12:50
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MOVIE—Comedy
Time approximate.
“He Laughed Last” (1956)
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5 WHEN SYRACUSE (CBS)
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Morning
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7:05
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NEWS
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7:30
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MORNING CALENDAR
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8:00
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CAPTAIN KANGAROO—Children
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9:00
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MAGIC TOY SHOP—Children
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9:30
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ANDY GRIFFITH—Comedy
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10:00
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I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
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10:30
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McCOYS—Comedy
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11:00
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PDQ—Game COLOR
Celebrities: Michael
Landon, Ruta Lee, Robert Q. Lewis
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11:30
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DICK VAN DYKE
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Afternoon
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12:00
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LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
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12:25
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DOCTOR’S HOUSE CALL
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12:30
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SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
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12:45
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GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
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1:00
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GYPSY ROSE LEE—Panel
Guests: Mala Powers,
Artie Shaw
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1:30
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AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
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2:00
|
PASSWORD—Game
Celebrities: Lee
Remick, Jack Cassidy
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2:30
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HOUSE PARTY COLOR
Guest: Jan Murray
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3:00
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TO TELL THE TRUTH—Panel
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3:25
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NEWS—Edwards
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3:30
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EDGE OF NIGHT
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4:00
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SECRET STORM—Serial
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4:30
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JET SET—Cartoons
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5:00
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MOVIE—Adventure COLOR
“Oregon Passage”
(1957)
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Evening
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6:45
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NEWS
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7:00
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NEWS—Cronkite
|
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7:30
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WILD, WILD WEST
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|
8:30
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HOGAN’S HEROES
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|
9:00
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GOMER PYLE, USMC—Comedy
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9:30
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PRO FOOTBALL—Colts vs. Browns
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12:30
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NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
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12:55
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HORSE RACES—Vernon Downs
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1:05
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MOVIE—Comedy
Time approximate.
“Two Way Stretch” (English; 1961)
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6 CBLT (TORONTO) (CBC)
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Afternoon
|
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12:00
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LUNCHEON DATE—Interview
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12:30
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SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
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12:45
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GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
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1:00
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LUNCHEON DATE—Interview
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1:30
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AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
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2:00
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CUISINE—Cooking
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2:30
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CORONATION STREET—Serial
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3:00
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TO TELL THE TRUTH—Panel
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3:25
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BONNIE PRUDEN—Exercise
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3:55
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MILESTONES—Documentary
|
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4:00
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SUNSHINE SEMESTER
|
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5:00
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FOREST RANGERS—Adventure
|
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5:30
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OUTLOOK—Children
“An Evening with Mel
Tormé”
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Evening
|
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6:00
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MR. MAGOO—Cartoons
|
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6:30
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LET’S TALK MUSIC
|
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7:00
|
NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley
|
|
7:30
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ADDAMS FAMILY—Comedy
|
|
8:00
|
LENNIE BREAU—Variety
|
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8:30
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GET SMART—Comedy
|
|
9:00
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MOVIE—Drama
Friday Night Movie: “The Children’s Hour” (1961)
|
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11:00
|
NEWS
|
|
11:15
|
VIEWPOINT—News Analysis
|
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11:20
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NEWS, WEATHER
|
|
11:40
|
MOVIE—Double Feature
1. “The Fugitive”
(Drama; 1947)
2. “The Great Man
Votes” (Drama; 1939)
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7 WKBW (BUFFALO) (ABC)
|
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Morning
|
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6:45
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WINDOW ON THE WORLD
|
|
7:15
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RELIGION TODAY
|
|
7:20
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NEWS
|
|
7:30
|
ROCKETSHIP 7—Children
|
|
8:55
|
DIALING FOR DOLLARS/GIRL TALK
|
|
10:30
|
DONNA REED—Comedy
|
|
11:00
|
SUPERMARKET SWEEP
|
|
11:30
|
DATING GAME
|
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Afternoon
|
||
12:00
|
MOVIE—Comedy
“Claudia” (1943)
Part 3
|
|
1:00
|
BEN CASEY—Drama
|
|
2:00
|
NEWLYWED GAME
Celebrity players:
Mr. and Mrs. James Farentino
|
|
2:30
|
A TIME FOR US—Serial
|
|
2:55
|
NEWS—Sanders
|
|
3:00
|
GENERAL HOSPITAL
|
|
3:30
|
SUPER CLUB—Adventure
|
|
5:00
|
CHEYENNE—Western
|
|
Evening
|
||
6:00
|
MOVIE—Adventure
“King on Horseback”
(French; 1958)
|
|
7:20
|
NEWS, SPORTS
|
|
7:30
|
FLINTSTONES—Cartoon
|
|
8:00
|
SUMMER FUN COLOR
“The Pirates of
Flounder Bay”
|
|
8:30
|
ADDAMS FAMILY
|
|
9:00
|
HONEY WEST—Mystery
|
|
9:30
|
FARMER’S DAUGHTER
|
|
10:00
|
COURT MARTIAL
|
|
11:00
|
NEWS
|
|
11:30
|
MOVIE—Double Feature
1. “The Mummy’s
Tomb” (Melodrama; 1942)
2. “The Beast with
1,000,000 Eyes” (Science Fiction; 1955)
|
|
8 WROC (ROCHESTER) (NBC)
|
||
Morning
|
||
7:00
|
TODAY COLOR
Guest: Robert
Crichton
|
|
9:00
|
BIG PICTURE—Army
|
|
9:30
|
SMILE TIME—Children
|
|
10:00
|
EYE GUESS—Game
|
|
10:30
|
CONCENTRATION—Game
|
|
11:00
|
CHAIN LETTER—Game COLOR
Guests: Barry
Sullivan, Barbara Eden
|
|
11:30
|
SHOWDOWN—Game
|
|
Afternoon
|
||
12:00
|
JEOPARDY—Game
|
|
12:30
|
SWINGIN’ COUNTRY—Music
Guests: Molly Bee
|
|
12:55
|
NEWS—Newman
|
|
1:00
|
DIALING FOR DOLLARS/GIRL TALK
Guests: Joyce
Brothers, Gunhilde Carrod, Gay Gaer Luce
|
|
1:30
|
LET’S MAKE A DEAL—Game
|
|
1:55
|
NEWS
|
|
2:00
|
DAYS OF OUR LIVES—Serial
|
|
2:30
|
DOCTORS
|
|
3:00
|
ANOTHER WORLD—Serial
|
|
3:30
|
YOU DON’T SAY!—Game COLOR
Celebrities: Dan
Rowan, Dick Martin
|
|
4:00
|
MATCH GAME COLOR
Panelists: Abe
Burrows, Barbara Feldon
|
|
4:25
|
SKIPPER SAM—Children
|
|
4:30
|
YOGI BEAR—Cartoons
|
|
5:00
|
SUPERMAN—Adventure
|
|
5:30
|
DOBIE GILLIS—Comedy
|
|
Evening
|
||
6:00
|
HOW’S BUSINESS—Nusbaum
|
|
6:10
|
WEATHER, NEWS
|
|
6:30
|
NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley
|
|
7:00
|
MR. ROBERTS—Comedy
|
|
7:30
|
CAMP RUNAMUCK—Comedy
|
|
8:00
|
MOVIE—Drama COLOR
Stopover: Tokyo”
(1957)
|
|
10:00
|
MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.—Adventure
|
|
11:00
|
NEWS
|
|
11:30
|
TONIGHT—Variety COLOR
Guest Host: Hugh
Downs
|
|
9 WNYS (SYRACUSE) (ABC)
|
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Morning
|
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7:00
|
CHARLIE’S PLACE—Children
|
|
8:00
|
ROMPER ROOM—Children
|
|
8:30
|
LEAVE IT TO BEAVER—Comedy
|
|
9:00
|
MERV GRIFFIN—Variety
Guest: Cleo Dawson
|
|
10:30
|
DARK SHADOWS—Serial
|
|
11:00
|
SUPERMARKET SWEEP
|
|
11:30
|
DATING GAME
|
|
Afternoon
|
||
12:00
|
DONNA REED—Comedy
|
|
12:30
|
FATHER KNOWS BEST
|
|
1:00
|
BEN CASEY—Drama
|
|
2:00
|
NEWLYWED GAME
Celebrity players:
Mr. and Mrs. James Farentino
|
|
2:30
|
A TIME FOR US—Serial
|
|
2:55
|
NEWS—Sanders
|
|
3:00
|
GENERAL HOSPITAL
|
|
3:30
|
BARON AND HIS BUDDIES
|
|
4:30
|
MIKE DOUGLAS—Variety
Co-Host: Robert
Cummings. Guest: Giselle MacKenzie
|
|
Evening
|
||
6:00
|
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
|
|
6:30
|
MAVERICK—Western
|
|
7:30
|
SPORTS WORLD
|
|
8:00
|
SUMMER FUN COLOR
“The Pirates of
Flounder Bay”
|
|
8:30
|
ADDAMS FAMILY
|
|
9:00
|
HONEY WEST—Mystery
|
|
9:30
|
FARMER’S DAUGHTER
|
|
10:00
|
COURT MARTIAL
|
|
11:00
|
NEWS
|
|
11:15
|
ROUTE 66—Drama
|
|
12:15
|
DIVORCE COURT—Drama
|
|
9 CFTO (TORONTO) (CTV,
IND.)
|
||
Morning
|
||
8:15
|
LOCAL NEWS
|
|
8:30
|
TV UNIVERESITY
|
|
9:00
|
ROMPER ROOM—Children
|
|
9:30
|
UNCLE BOBBY—Children
|
|
10:30
|
SUMMER FUN
|
|
11:00
|
MR. AND MRS.—Game
|
|
Afternoon
|
||
12:00
|
TORONTO TODAY
|
|
12:30
|
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
|
|
1:40
|
MOVIE—Drama
“A Day to Remember”
(English; 1956)
|
|
2:30
|
PEOPLE IN CONFLICT
|
|
3:00
|
FRACTURED PHRASES—Game
|
|
3:30
|
IT’S YOUR MOVE—Game
|
|
4:30
|
MOVIE—Comedy
“Follow a Star”
(English; 1959)
|
|
Evening
|
||
6:30
|
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
|
|
7:00
|
FLINTSTONES—Cartoon
|
|
7:30
|
SMOTHERS BROTHERS
|
|
8:00
|
PATTY DUKE—Comedy
|
|
8:30
|
A GO GO ’66—Variety
Guests: Jack Hardin,
Kelly Jay, Dianne James, Tom Wilson
|
|
9:00
|
MOVIE—Comedy
“One Desire” (1955)
|
|
11:00
|
NEWS
|
|
11:30
|
MOVIE—Drama
“A Stranger in My Arms’
(1958)
|
|
1:15
|
INTRODUCTION TO COLOR
|
|
1:30
|
MOVIE—Drama COLOR
Time approximate.
“To Hell and Back” (1955)
This is a color
test.
|
|
10 WHEC (ROCHESTER) (CBS)
|
||
Morning
|
||
7:00
|
SUMMER SEMESTER
Western Religious
Trends
|
|
7:30
|
NEWS
|
|
7:55
|
PASTORAL CALL—Religion
|
|
8:00
|
CAPTAIN KANGAROO—Children
|
|
9:00
|
LITTLE RASCALS—Comedy
|
|
9:30
|
CHILDREN’S WORLD
|
|
10:00
|
I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
|
|
10:30
|
McCOYS—Comedy
|
|
11:00
|
ANDY GRIFITH
|
|
11:30
|
DICK VAN DYKE
|
|
Afternoon
|
||
12:00
|
LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
|
|
12:25
|
NEWS
|
|
12:30
|
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
|
|
12:45
|
GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
|
|
1:00
|
SECRET STORM—Serial
|
|
1:30
|
AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
|
|
2:00
|
PASSWORD—Game
Celebrities: Lee
Remick, Jack Cassidy
|
|
2:30
|
HOUSE PARTY COLOR
Guest: Jan Murray
|
|
3:00
|
TO TELL THE TRUTH—Panel
|
|
3:25
|
NEWS—Edwards
|
|
3:30
|
EDGE OF NIGHT
|
|
4:00
|
SEA HUNT—Adventure
|
|
4:30
|
MOVIE—Musical
“Sunny Side of the
Street” (1951)
|
|
Evening
|
||
6:00
|
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
|
|
6:30
|
NEWS—Cronkite
|
|
7:00
|
CISCO KID—Western
|
|
7:30
|
WILD, WILD WEST
|
|
8:30
|
HOGAN’S HEROES
|
|
9:00
|
GOMER PYLE, USMC—Comedy
|
|
9:30
|
PRO FOOTBALL—Colts vs. Browns
|
|
12:30
|
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
|
|
12:45
|
MOVIE—Comedy
Time approximate.
“It Should Happen to You” (1953)
|
|
13 WOKR (ROCHESTER) (ABC)
|
||
Morning
|
||
7:30
|
CARTOON CAPERS—Children
|
|
7:45
|
KING AND ODIE—Cartoons
|
|
8:00
|
FILM FEATURE
|
|
8:30
|
JACK LA LANNE
|
|
9:00
|
ROMPER ROOM—Children
|
|
10:00
|
WHERE THE ACTION IS—Music
Guests: the
Syndicates of Sound, the Five Americans, the Robbs
|
|
10:30
|
DARK SHADOWS—Serial
|
|
11:00
|
SUPERMARKET SWEEP
|
|
11:30
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DATING GAME
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Afternoon
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12:00
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DONNA REED—Comedy
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12:30
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FATHER KNOWS BEST
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1:00
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BEN CASEY—Drama
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1:30
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LET’S MAKE A DEAL—Game
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2:00
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NEWLYWED GAME
Celebrity players:
Mr. and Mrs. James Farentino
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2:30
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A TIME FOR US—Serial
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2:55
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NEWS—Sanders
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3:00
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GENERAL HOSPITAL
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3:30
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NURSES—Serial
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4:00
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MIKE DOUGLAS
Co-Host: Skitch
Henderson. Guests: Kirby Stone Four, Ronnie David
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5:30
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MOVIE—Western COLOR
“The Proud Ones”
(1956)
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Evening
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7:20
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WEATHER, NEWS
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7:30
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FLINTSTONES—Cartoon
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8:00
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SUMMER FUN COLOR
“The Pirates of
Flounder Bay”
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8:30
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ADDAMS FAMILY
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9:00
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HONEY WEST—Mystery
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9:30
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FARMER’S DAUGHTER
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10:00
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COURT MARTIAL
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11:00
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NEWS
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11:30
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MOVIE—Melodrama
“The Ghost of
Frankenstein” (1942)
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17 WNED (BUFFALO) (EDUC.)
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Evening
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6:30
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LIVING FOR THE 60’S
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7:00
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TALES OF POINDEXTER
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7:15
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FRIENDLY GIANT—Children
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7:30
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WHAT’S NEW—Children
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8:00
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STITCH WITH STYLE—Sewing
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8:30
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SCIENCE REPORTER
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9:00
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LOCAL ISSUE—Documentary
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9:30
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SIBELIUS FESTIVAL—Concert
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Specifics for a summer night:
ReplyDelete- Tonight's a Lloyd Bochner Fest!
On Wild Wild West, Bochner has the title role in "The Night Of The Puppeteer", one of that show's early forays into out-and-out surrealism (and this is still when The Avengers was only starting to get known Stateside).
… And later that same evening …
Bochner turns up on Honey West, as a crooked insurance man who's masterminding a major museum heist.
Some things never change, I guess …
- Summer Fun was ABC's version of 'Failure Theater', unsold pilots for your amusement.
Tonight's 'No Sale' is The Pirates Of Flounder Bay, set in Colonial times, about a would-be buccaneer who can't quite pull off the menace part of it.
Bill Cort, one of the blandest actors of his generation, has the lead here; his crew includes Jack Soo, Charlie Dierkop (you'd definitely know the face), and Burt Mustin; also in the cast are Keenan Wynn as Captain Jack Slash and Hal Peary as the local mayor.
And Special Guest Star - Basil Rathbone as the Colonial Governor.
There reputedly exists a blooper from this episode: Rathbone gets up to address a banquet in his honor - and before he can say anything, out comes one of the great belches in recorded film history.
Never saw that, sorry to say; also never saw the pilot, which somehow hasn't been included on any of the DVD collections of such shows that occupy a place of pride on my DVD Wall - still, I live in hope …
- Man From UNCLE, still in farce mode, offers "The Round Table Affair", in which a toy duchy is slated for a takeover by The Mob, under the supervision of Lucho Nostra (quick - before checking back, see if you can guess who's playing Mr. Nostra).
- Local notes:
- Channel 9 has a White Sox night game from Comiskey Park, playing the Twins.
This is immediately preceded by The Ray Rayner Theatre, showing Laurel & Hardy in Sons Of The Desert. (Insert your own joke here.)
- Meanwhile, newly-minted UHF Channel 32 is still feeling its way.
Bill Veeck is still doing his five-night-a-week talk show at 10:30 pm.
Tonight's topic is the Peace Corps; for what it's worth, none of Bill's shows this week (in the middle of the baseball season) have anything to do with baseball.
After I stood down, I suddenly remembered something:
DeleteIn a few weeks, Amazon will make available another of those unsold pilot collections I love so much.
This one is supposed to include the 1959 Nero Wolfe pilot with Kurt Kasznar and William Shatner, which was supposedly all set for CBS until Rex Stout personally stopped the project.
In the domain of Unsold TV, this is one of the Holy Grails - and my order is in (it's supposed to drop in mid-September).
Just so you know …
My first guess at Mr. Nostra was Bruce Gordon, the go-to mobster of the day. What do I win? :) Gordon was a few weeks away from spoofing his image on RUN, BUDDY, RUN. Not the first time he'd done it---he was a riot in a memorable CAR 54 that had Gunther Toody unwittingly joining the mob.
DeleteCongratz, Hal! Your No-Prize isn't in the mail …
DeleteWell into his 90s, Bruce Gordon was still doing autograph shows, resplendent in a pearl-gray suit with matching tie and homburg, and toy machine-gun for photo ops.
I recall one Chicago show where Bruce Gordon had a fond reunion with Paul Picerni (RIP to both men).
Those definitely were the days …
Dierkopf was one of Angie Dickinson's fellow cops on POLICE WOMAN, wasn't he?
DeleteI was hoping to see WWNY-7 Watertown NY and CKWS-11 Kingston ON.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure about CKWS, but WWNY had split off to the E NY State Edition, along with the stations from my native NY Capital District (Albany/Schenectady) and WKTV in Utica, in Sept 1965, when the NY State Edition split into East & West editions. The ENYS Edition no longer had the Rochester stations but it eventually included the stations from Burlington VT/Plattsburgh NY.
DeleteThe Guide was always conflicted about what to do with Central New York where I lived. Syracuse was always a constant but each week when the mail came, we never knew if we were getting the Western NY or Eastern NY Guide.
ReplyDeleteIn the Finger Lakes, we could get Syracuse and, if I turned the antenna north (with the help of my dad's monkey wrench locked onto the pole), we could easily get WWNY from Watertown and CKWS from Kingston, ON. On a clear evening, CJOH from Ottawa would boom in...all handy for Hockey Night in Canada and CFL football...
Mrs. James Farentino was in fact Michele Lee...a marriage that became infamous for his abuse of her.
ReplyDelete(this was after the previous Mrs. Farentino, Elizabeth Ashley, had traded him in for George Peppard)
Toronto's CBLT (the CBC-TV flagship) is now on "mapped" Channel 5.
ReplyDeleteCanadian regulators didn't allow full-fledged color television broadcasting until the fall of 1966; so like the late-night movie on CFTO, the "Flintstones" episode on that station at 7 P.M. was also a "color test".
ReplyDeleteThe TV Guide listed the Toronto stations (CBLT and CFTO), but didn't list Hamilton, Ontario's CHCH Channel 11, which I thought was around back then.
ReplyDeleteI do know that for many years, CHCH was Canada's only independent (non-network) station, not affiliated with either CBC or CTV.