Today's listings are from New York City—have fun!
2 WCBS (CBS)
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Morning
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6:30
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SUNRISE SEMESTER—Education
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7:00
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NEWS
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7:05
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NEWS—Joe Benti
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7:30
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NEWS—Joseph Benti
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7:55
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NEWS
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8:00
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CAPTAIN KANGAROO
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9:00
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LEAVE IT TO BEAVER—Comedy
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9:30
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DONNA REED—Comedy
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10:00
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LUCILLE BALL—Comedy
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10:30
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BEVERLY HILLBILLIES
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11:00
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ANDY GRIFFITH—Comedy
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11:30
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DICK VAN DYKE—Comedy
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Afternoon
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12:00
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LOVE OF LIFE
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12:25
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NEWS—Joe Benti
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12:30
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SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
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1:00
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FARMER’S DAUGHTER
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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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LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING—Serial
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2:30
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GUIDING LIGHT
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3:00
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SECRET STORM
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3:30
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EDGE OF NIGHT
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4:00
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LINKLETTER SHOW
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4:25
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NEWS—Edwards
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4:30
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MIKE DOUGLAS—Variety COLOR
Guests: Roger Smith,
Ann-Margaret, B.J. Thomas, Thodes Brothers, Frank Tallman
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Evening
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6:00
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NEWS—Jim Jensen
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7:00
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NEWS—Walter Cronkite
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7:30
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WILD WILD WEST
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8:30
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GOMER PYLE, USMC
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9:00
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MOVIE—Suspense COLOR
“North by Northwest”
(1959)
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11:40
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NEWS—Bob Young
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12:10
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MOVIE—Drama
“Voice in the Mirror”
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2:15
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NEWS
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2:20
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MOVIE—Western COLOR
“California Conquest”
(1952)
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3:55
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MOVIE—Drama
“Young Man with a
Horn” (1950)
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3 WTIC (HARTFORD) (CBS)
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Morning
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6:30
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SUNRISE SEMESTER—Education COLOR
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7:00
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NEWS, WEATHER COLOR
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7:05
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NEWS—Joe Benti COLOR
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7:30
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COLLEGE CAMPUS—Discussion COLOR
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8:00
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CAPTAIN KANGAROO COLOR
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9:00
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HAP RICHARDS COLOR
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9:15
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HUCKLEBERRRY HOUND COLOR
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9:30
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MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY
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10:00
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LUCILLE BALL—Comedy COLOR
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10:30
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DONALD O’CONNOR—Variety
Guests: Irwin Corey, David Watson, Vivian Bonnett, Roy Stuart,
Kellie Greene
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Afternoon
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12:00
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LOVE OF LIFE COLOR
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12:25
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NEWS—Joe Benti COLOR
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12:30
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SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial COLOR
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1:00
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VIRGINIA GRAHAM—Interviews COLOR
Guests: Dina Merrill, Helen Rose
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1:30
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AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial COLOR
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2:00
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LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING—Serial COLOR
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2:30
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GUIDING LIGHT COLOR
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3:00
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SECRET STORM COLOR
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3:30
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LINKLETTER SHOW COLOR
Guests: Carol Burnett, Greer Garson
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3:55
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RANGER STATION COLOR
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4:30
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HAZEL COLOR
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5:00
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PERRY MASON—Mystery
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Evening
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6:00
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WEATHER COLOR
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6:05
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SPORTS—Ehrlich COLOR
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6:15
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NEWS COLOR
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6:30
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NEWS—Walter Cronkite COLOR
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7:00
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DEATH VALLEY DAYS—Drama COLOR
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7:30
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WILD WILD WEST COLOR
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8:30
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GOMER PYLE, USMC COLOR
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9:00
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MOVIE—Suspense COLOR
“North by Northwest” (1959)
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11:40
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NEWS—Bill Hanson COLOR
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11:55
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WEATHER COLOR
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12:00
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SPORTS—Webster COLOR
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12:05
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MOVIE—Double Feature
1. “The Unforgiven” (Western; 1960) COLOR 2. “Outside the Law”
(Drama; 1956)
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4 WNBC (NBC)
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Morning
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7:00
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TODAY
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9:00
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FOR WOMEN ONLY
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9:30
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JOAN RIVERS COLOR
Guests: Louis Nizer,
Lyle Stuart
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10:00
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SNAP JUDGMENT—Game COLOR
Guests: Jayne
Meadows, Bill Cullen
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10:25
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NEWS—Dickerson
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10:30
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CONCENTRATION
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11:00
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PERSONALITY—Game COLOR
Celebrities: Godfrey
Cambridge, Joan Rivers, George C. Scott, Peter Fonda
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11:30
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HOLLYWOOD SQUARES
Players: Bill Bixby, Ruth Buzzi, Nanette Fabray, Arte
Johnson, Paul Lynde, Garry Moore, Jane Powell, Morey Amsterdam, Wally Cox
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Afternoon
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12:00
12:30 12:55 |
JEOPARDY COLOR
EYE GUESS—Game COLOR NEWS—Newman COLOR |
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1:00
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PDQ—Game COLOR
Guests: Abby Dalton,
Paul Lynde, Will Hutchins
Will be pre-empted
if teachers’ strike continues
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1:30
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MAKE A DEAL
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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—Serial COLOR
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3:00
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ANOTHER WORLD
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3:30
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YOU DON’T SAY!—Game COLOR
Guests: Raymond St.
Jacques, Ruta Lee
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4:00
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MATCH GAME COLOR
Guests: Joe
Garagiola, Denny McLain
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4:25
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NEWS—Kalber
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4:30
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MOVIE—Adventure COLOR
“Rhino!” (1964)
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Evening
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6:00
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NEWS—Lew Wood
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7:00
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NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley
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7:30
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HIGH CHAPARRAL
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8:30
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NAME OF THE GAME
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10:00
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STAR TREK—Adventure
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11:00
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NEWS—Jim Hartz
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11:10
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WEATHER—Field
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11:15
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NEWS—Jim Hartz
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11:25
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SPORTS—Kyle Rote
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11:30
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JOHNNY CARSON COLOR
Guest host: Peter
Lawford. Guest: Vic Damone
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1:00
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NEWS—Bob Teague
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1:15
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MOVIE—Drama COLOR
“The Mark of the
Hawk” (1958)
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5 WNEW (IND.)
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Morning
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7:00
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YOGA FOR HEALTH
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7:30
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DAPHNE’S CASTLE
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9:00
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MOVIE—Comedy
“Spy Chasers” (1955)
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10:00
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OUTER LIMITS—Drama
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11:00
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ALFRED HITCHCOCK—Drama
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11:30
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DEAR ALAN
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Afternoon
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12:00
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MOVIE—Comedy
“Take a Letter,
Darling” (1942)
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2:00
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SKITCH HENDERSON
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3:30
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MIGHTY MOUSE
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4:00
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BOB McALLISTER
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5:00
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FLINTSTONES
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5:30
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SEA HUNT—Adventure
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Evening
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6:00
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McHALE’S NAVY—Comedy
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6:30
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MY FAVORITE MARTIAN
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7:00
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I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
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7:30
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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Game
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8:00
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PAY CARDS!—Game
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8:30
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MERV GRIFFIN—Variety COLOR
Guests: Sam
Levenson, Peggy Cass, Maxine Greene, the Drifters
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10:00
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NEWS—Bill Jorgensen
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11:00
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DONALD O’CONNOR—Variety COLOR
Guests: Irwin Corey,
David Watson, Vivian Bonnell, Roy Stuart, Kellie Greene
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12:30
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SCIENCE FICTION THEATER
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1:00
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BOLD JOURNEY—Travel
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1:30
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NEWS
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7 WABC (ABC)
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Morning
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6:50
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NEWS
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7:00
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CARTOONS
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8:00
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MOVIE—Drama
“Ginger”
(1946)
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9:30
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MILTON THE MONSTER—Children
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10:00
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CASPER—Children
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10:30
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BULLWINKLE
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11:00
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KING KONG—Children
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11:30
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JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH
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Afternoon
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12:00
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GULLIVER—Children
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12:30
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FANTASTIC VOYAGE
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1:00
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GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE—Children
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1:30
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HAPPENING ’68—Variety SPECIAL COLOR
Host:
Mark Lindsay. Guests: Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
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1:55
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CHILDREN’S DOCTOR
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2:00
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NEWLYWED GAME
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2:30
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DATING GAME
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3:00
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GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial
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3:30
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ONE LIFE TO LIVE
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4:00
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DARK SHADOWS
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4:30
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MOVIE—Comedy
“My
Favorite Spy” (1951)
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Evening
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6:30
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NEWS—John Schubeck
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7:00
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NEWS—Frank Reynolds
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7:30
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OPERATION: ENTERTAINMENT
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8:30
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FELONY SQUAD—Crime Drama
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9:00
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DON RICKLES—Comedy COLOR
Guest:
Kirk Douglas
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9:30
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GUNS OF WILL SONNETT
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10:00
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MAN AND HIS UNIVERSE SPECIAL COLOR
“The
Scientist”
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11:00
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NEWS—Roger Grimsby
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11:30
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JOEY BISHOP COLOR
Guest
host: Sammy Davis Jr. Guests: Ann-Margaret, Roger Smith, Josh White Jr., Rich
Little
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1:00
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MOVIE—Mystery
“Autopsy
of a Criminal” (Italian; 1964)
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8 WNHC (NEW HAVEN) (ABC)
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Morning
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6:10
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NEWS
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6:15
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INFINITE HORIZONS
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6:45
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SACRED HEART—Religion
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7:00
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MR. GOOBER
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8:30
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THUNDERBIRDS
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9:00
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CARTOONS
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9:30
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MILTON THE MONSTER—Children
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10:00
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CASPER—Children
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10:30
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MOVIE—Comedy
“The
Bellboy” (1960)
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Afternoon
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12:00
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STEVE ALLEN—Variety COLOR
Guests:
Cliff Robertson, Peter Yarrow, Joanie Sommers
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1:30
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I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
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2:00
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NEWLYWED GAME
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2:30
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DATING GAME
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3:00
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GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial
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3:30
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MR. GOOBER
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4:30
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MERV GRIFFIN—Variety COLOR
Guests:
John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Allan Sherman, Corbett Monica, Marty Brill, the
Dells, Dr. Lendon Smith
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Evening
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6:00
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LOCAL NEWS—Norman
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6:15
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WEATHER—Carroll
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6:20
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SPORTS—Galiette
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6:25
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SPORTS
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6:30
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NEWS—Frank Reynolds
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7:00
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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Game
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7:30
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MOVIE—Comedy COLOR
“The
Marriage-Go-Round” (1961)
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9:30
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GUNS OF WILL SONNETT
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10:00
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MAN AND HIS UNIVERSE SPECIAL COLOR
“The
Scientist”
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11:00
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NEWS—Thompson
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11:05
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WEATHER—Bob Jones
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11:10
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NEWS—Thompson
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11:20
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SPORTS—Galiette
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11:30
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JOEY BISHOP COLOR
Guest host: Sammy
Davis Jr. Guests: Ann-Margaret, Roger Smith, Josh White Jr., Rich Little
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1:00
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NEWS
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9 WOR (IND.)
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Morning
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7:40
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NEWS AND WEATHER
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7:45
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IN DEPTH
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8:00
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SCRUB CLUB
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9:00
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ROMPER ROOM
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10:00
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JOE FRANKLIN
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11:30
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JOURNEY TO ADVENTURE
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Afternoon
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12:00
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NEWS—John Wingate, Mary McPhillips
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12:30
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MOVIE—Comedy
“My
Little Chickadee” (1940)
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2:00
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LORETTA YOUNG—Drama
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2:30
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WEAKER (?) SEX—Discussion
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3:00
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DIVORCE COURT—Drama
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3:30
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MOVIE—Western COLOR
“The
Last Outpost” (1951)
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5:00
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MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY
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5:30
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REAL McCOYS—Comedy
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Evening
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6:00
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GILLIGAN’S ISLAND—Comedy
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6:30
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I SPY—Drama
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7:30
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STEVE ALLEN—Variety COLOR
Guests:
Tony Martin, Jayne Meadows, Gert Mehr
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9:00
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WHAT’S MY LINE—Game COLOR
Panelists:
Joanna Barnes, Godfrey Cambridge, Arlene Francis, Soupy Sales
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9:30
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MOVIE—Drama COLOR
“Tripoli”
(1950)
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11:00
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MOVIE—Science Fiction COLOR
“The
Human Duplicators” (1964)
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12:45
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FILM
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1:00
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NEWS AND WEATHER
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11 WPIX (IND.)
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Morning
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7:30
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SURVIVAL!—Documentary
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8:00
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GUMBY—Children
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8:30
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MIGHTY HERCULES
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9:00
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UNDERDOG—Children
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9:30
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JACK LA LANNE
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10:00
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MOVIE—Drama
“Courage
of Black Beauty” (1957)
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11:30
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KIMBA—Children
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Afternoon
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12:00
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BOZO—Children
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12:30
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LITTLE RASCALS
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1:00
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ROCKY—Children
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1:30
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CONTINENTAL MINIATURES
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2:00
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MOVIE—Drama
“Adventures
of Robinson Crusoe” (1954)
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3:30
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SPEED RACER
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4:00
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THREE STOOGES
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4:30
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SUPERMAN—Adventure
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5:00
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MUNSTERS—Comedy
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5:30
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BATMAN—Adventure
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Evening
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6:00
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F TROOP—Comedy
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6:30
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VOYAGE—Adventure
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7:30
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RAT PATROL—Drama
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8:00
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RUN FOR YOUR LIFE—Drama
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9:00
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NEWS—Lee Nelson
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9:30
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PASSWORD—Game
Guests:
Betsy Palmer, Joel Grey
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10:00
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PERRY MASON—Mystery
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11:00
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NFL THIS WEEK
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11:30
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MOVIE—Mystery
“Psychomania”
(1964)
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1:00
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NEWS—Lee Nelson
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13 WNDT (NET)
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Afternoon
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4:30
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LITTLE ADAM
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4:45
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FRIENDLY GIANT—Children
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5:00
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MISTEROGERS—Children
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5:30
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WHAT’S NEW—Children
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Evening
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6:00
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CAPITOL REPORT
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6:30
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INGLES PARA TODOS
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7:00
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NEW JERSEY SPEAKS
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7:30
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WORLD WE LIVE IN
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8:00
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WASHINGTON WEEK IN REVIEW—News Analysis
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8:30
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NET PLAYHOUSE—Drama
“A
Mother for Janek”
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9:30
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FRANK GUARRERA—Profile
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10:00
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NEWSFRONT—Mitchell Krauss
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31 WNYC (IND.)
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Morning
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11:00
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HUMAN RIGHTS FORUM
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11:30
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COMMUNITY ACTION
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Afternoon
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12:00
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FILMS
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1:00
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INTERLUDE
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3:00
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YOUNG MUSICAL ARTISTS
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3:30
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NAVY FILM
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4:00
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AROUND THE CLOCK—Police
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4:30
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PERSPECTIVE—Documentary
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5:00
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FILMS FROM FRANCE
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5:30
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WINGS TO THE WORLD
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Evening
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6:00
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STATEN ISLAND TODAY
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6:30
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NEWS—Paul Manacher
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6:45
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FILM
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7:00
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FILM
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7:30
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BROOKLYN COLLEGE
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8:00
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COMMUNITY REPORT
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8:30
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CONSULTANTS AT LARGE
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9:00
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SIGHT AND SOUND—Music
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9:30
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NEWS—Paul Manacher
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9:45
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FILM
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10:00
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IN THE LAW LIBRARY
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10:30
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LATIN AMERICA
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47 WNJU (NEWARK) (IND.)
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Afternoon
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5:25
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NEWS
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5:30
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MOVIE—Comedy
“Conflicto
Inesperando” (Spanish; 1952)
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Evening
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7:30
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HABLA EL DUQUE DE ASALTA—Discussion
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8:00
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MOVIE—Drama
“La
Ilegitima” (Mexican; 1957)
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9:30
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SPANISH DRAMA
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10:00
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VARIETY HOUR—Lanza
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10:30
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NEWS—Corrigan
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10:45
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VARIETY HOUR—Lanza
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11:15
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MOVIE—Comedy
“Conflicto
Inesperando” (Spanish; 1952)
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12:30
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NEWS—Arturo Rodriguez
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Thanks for another great look back. I think, however, that HOLLYWOOD SQUARES appeared on WNBC-TV, not WTIC-TV, which was a CBS affiliate. You have nothing listed for 11:30 AM on WNBC-TV, and WTIC-TV's DONALD O'CONNOR SHOW ran for 90 minutes, judging by the listing for the same program on WNEW-TV.
ReplyDeleteRoy Stuart, who was a guest on O'Connor's show that night, had recently left his recurring role as Cpl. Boyle on GOMER PYLE, USMC, to appear in movies for Nat Hiken. Unfortunately for him, just a couple weeks after this week, Hiken died and his projects died with him. Stuart's departure allowed Ronnie Schell, who'd starred in the recently cancelled GOOD MORNING, WORLD, to return to the show as now Cpl. Duke Slater, Sgt. Carter's new Corporal. Schell had previously appeared as a fellow PFC w/ Gomer Pyle and the other recruits.
Fixed - thanks!
DeleteError Alert:
ReplyDeleteThe listing for Hollywood Squares should be under Channel 4 (NBC), rather than Channel 3 (CBS).
What follows is CONFIDENTIAL:
Dan Budnik has just officially posted #58 of Eventually Supertrain; there's a tease of the next Bourbon Street Beat episode, "Inside Man" (#15).
Assuming that you and Dan haven't yet recorded your colloquy about this episode, allow me to possibly answer the Big Question you may have about "Inside Man" (consider this a Spoiler Alert for what follows:
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"Inside Man" is, as you likely noted, a highly abridged remake of the classic 1949 Warner Bros. crime movie White Heat, which starred James Cagney and Edmond O'Brien.
The screenplay was written by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts, then under contract to WB (many years before their TV successes with The Rogues and Mannix).
Under the prevailing contract rules, Goff & Roberts were paid for the script, with small royalty payments attaching for any other use that WB would put the property to, including remake rights.
When ABC talked Jack Warner into going into TV, one of the persuaders was that WB could turn any story properties they owned into teleplays; this they did with impunity.
Had WB chosen to do so, they could have turned White Heat into an eight-minute Looney Tune, with Daffy Duck and Porky Pig in the Cagney and O'Brien roles, and would have been perfectly within their contractual rights.
A year before, WB used 77 Sunset Strip to do tab remakes of two Hitchcock movies, Strangers On A Train and Dial M For Murder, both WB properties: Richard Long appeared in both (and these likely got him the Bourbon Street gig - but I digress).
WB TV used its 'library' freely throughout its early ABC years: watch the credits closely, and you'll see many credits for "screenplays" and "plays" that served as sources for episodes of any and every WB series - westerns, detectives, anything - and often multiple times.
In re White Heat/"Inside Man", Goff & Roberts got a credit for their 1949 screenplay - and that was the entirety of their involvement with Bourbon Street Beat; Howard Browne (whose name you've seen before) did the TV abridgement solo.
So that should answer your Big Question before you even ask it.
You're welcome.
See you in mid-month.
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Excellent as always!
DeleteI don't know anything about the game show Personality, but with George C. Scott, Peter Fonda, Godfrey Cambridge, and Joan Rivers all taking part, that had to be pretty interesting.
ReplyDeleteThat's what I was thinking, too. Just thinking of George C. Scott on a game show boggles the mind.
DeletePersonality was an unusual panel from Bob Stewart, after he left Goodson-Todman.
DeleteLarry Blyden was host, his first such show in that capacity.
The weekly panel would be three celebrities, who would watch clips of another celeb (different each day), who would answer questions about various personal aspects of their own lives.
Blyden would give the panel three choices; one was the actual celeb answer.
I can't recall the scoring mechanism, i.e., who would win or lose, but somebody must have …
TV Guide's listings followed a protocol usually: the first three names were the week's panel, while the fourth name was the filmed celeb giving the answers.
Problem for me is that I'm not sure; since you've got the issue, what you do is check the day-to-day listings and see which names are on every day. You should have three as daily panelists, and a different fourth one on each day's show.
So check, and be sure to let us know, OK? OK!
Footnote:
Several years after this, George C. Scott and his then-wife Trish Vandevere put in a week on Hollywood Squares, in service of a movie they'd just done together (which Scott directed).
From all indications, George C. Scott apparently enjoyed the experience.
So There Too.
I've seen 2 existing episodes of PERSONALITY on GSN & YouTube. These were from very late in the series, consecutive days July 28 & 29, 1969 (Mon/Tues of their week), and Jack Cassidy, Joan Rivers & Flip Wilson were the guest celebrities, who played for viewers who sent in postcards (similar to what was done on EVERYBODY'S TALKING). Each celebrity would be prefilmed, asked questions revealing their personalities in various ways, such as "As what animal would Flip Wilson come back if reincarnation were possible?", and Larry Blyden would give 3 possibilities for an answer, asked of the other 2 celebrities, and those who guessed correctly would receive $25 for their home viewer, and the top home viewer winner would win a prize, like a trip to the Caribbean. Near the end of the show there would be a guest celebrity on film (probably always the 4th celebrity listed in TVG, and TVG would often designate this person as being "on film" or "on tape". Don Rickles was the guest celebrity on the earlier show, and Jack Cassidy's then-wife Shirley Jones was the guest on the later show. Shirley was asked the questions apparently in a room of their house, since Jack was seen in a picture behind her. Coincidentally Jack won that show. I think there was a 3-way tie on the earlier show, and all 3 home viewers won the trip. I loved the look of this show, along w/ Bob Cobert's great theme (which was also used later for THREE ON A MATCH), but I found the game play itself rather slow & dull. TV Guide had an article about this show in its issue of Oct. 28, 1967, which was about how Bob Stewart thought people would be interested in knowing how celebrities thought. Nowadays it seems that we can't get enough of their thoughts, at least in their minds.
DeleteLooks like slight false advertising on ABC's part - those poor New Haven kids only got two cartoons at 9:30 and 10:00am before they tossed a movie and variety show in. :( Thanks for posting this, Thanksgiving and day after listings, and what the networks do each year is something I've always found very interesting.
ReplyDeleteWABC-TV's Eyewitness News was only 18 days old at this point (having begun Nov. 11 - not Nov. 17 as Al Primo has long said, and in any case was on a Sunday which was also the night of the infamous "Heidi Bowl"). Its movie skein that preceded the 6:30 edition of EWN was still The Big Show at this point, not to become The 4:30 Movie until late January 1969. (However, it was around this time that the now iconic theme, by Walter Raim, which would play well into the early 1990's, was first recorded and then introduced by Channel 7.)
ReplyDeleteThe noon newscast on WOR anchored by John Wingate and Mary McPhillips (the latter later a co-host of Straight Talk) was the first but not the last time the station would go by the News At Noon umbrella (preceding the Tom Dunn/Sara Lee Kessler version by several years). This version of NaN would be ended in early 1969 in favor of a short-lived New York version of the Stock Market Observer franchise that had begun back in 1964 on WCIU-TV in Chicago and would last there into the 1990's.