What's on TV? Saturday, February 25, 1961

Thought we'd take a look at Saturday this week. You can see that it's a bit different from what we'd come to expect later; the Saturday morning cartoons are mostly contained within local kids' shows, and there are lots of Westerns and adventure series. KTCA, the educational station, doesn't broadcast on Saturday, so it's only the four major channels from the Twin Cities. As I've been doing of late, we'll try and take a look at some Minnesota television history as well.

	4  WCCO (CBS)
	MORNING
	7:00	FLYING SAUCER—Siegfried
	8:00	AXEL AND DOG—Clellan Card
	8:30	CLANCY THE COP—Children
	9:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO—Children Guest: Betty Ann Grove
	10:00	ALLAKAZAM—Children
	10:30	ROY ROGERS—Western
	11:00	SKY KING—Adventure
	11:30	JUNIOR AUCTION—Erickson
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	MIGHTY MOUSE—Cartoons
	12:30	HOBBY AND HANDICRAFT
	1:00	NATIONAL FOOTBALL—49ers vs. Cowboys Played November 20, 1960
	2:00	HOCKEY—Zephyrs vs. Saints Muskegon Zephyrs at Saint Paul Saints Played February 22
	3:30	BIG 10 BASKETBALL—Illinois vs. Indiana
	5:00	BIG 10 LOCKER ROOM
	5:15	ALMANAC NEWSREEL
	5:30	POLKA PARADE—Dick Sinclair
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS—Dave Moore
	6:15	Sports—Don Dahl
	6:25	WEATHER—Bud Kraehling
	6:30	PERRY MASON—Mystery
	7:30	CHECKMATE—Mystery
	8:30	HAVE GUN—WILL TRAVEL
	9:00	GUNSMOKE—Western
	9:30	DEATH VALLEY DAYS—Drama
	10:00	NEWS—Dave Moore
	10:15	WEATHER—John Gallos
	10:20	SPORTS—Don Dahl
	10:30	MOVIE—Western Critics Award: “The King and Four Queens” (1956)

John Gallos, who gives the 10:20 p.m. sports, was a longtime announcer and personality at WCCO. He played Clancy the Cop (8:30 a.m. here, plus weekday afternoons), hosted a Sunday morning religious program, and later would be the host of a Laurel and Hardy program during their revival. In fact, it's hard to think of anything that he didn't do at the station. He is, of course, in the Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame.

	5  KSTP (NBC)
	MORNING
	6:45	COUNTRY STYLE, U.S.A.—Music Guest: Jimmy Dickens
	7:00	TODAY ON THE FARM—Arnold
	7:30	FARM SCENE—David Stone
	8:00	MOVIE—Western “Lawless Rider” (1955)
	9:00	SHARI LEWIS—Children   COLOR
	9:30	KING LEONARDO—Cartoons   COLOR
	10:00	FURY—Adventure
	10:30	LONE RANGER—Western
	11:00	TRUE STORY—Drama
	11:30	DETECTIVE’S DIARY—Mystery
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	MR. WIZARD—Education
	12:30	NORTH STAR STORY—Johnson
	1:00	PRO BASKETBALL—Warriors vs. Royals   COLOR  Philadelphia Warriors at Cincinnati Royals
	3:15	INSIDE SPORTS—Basketball
	3:30	BOWLING STARS—Bud Palmer
	4:00	CAPTAIN GALLANT—Adventure
	4:30	DATELINE TOMORROW—Panel   SPECIAL
	5:00	CHAMPIONSHIP BOWLING Ray Bluth vs. Ed Kawolics
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS—Bob Ryan
	6:15	WEATHER—Johnny Morris
	6:20	SPORTS—Dick Nesbitt
	6:30	BONANZA—Western   COLOR
	7:30	TALL MAN—Western
	8:00	DEPUTY—Western
	8:30	NATION’S FUTURE—Debate
	9:30	DANGEROUS ROBIN—Drama
	10:00	NEWS—Bob Ryan
	10:15	WEATHER—Johnny Morris
	10:20	SPORTS—Dick Nesbitt
	10:30	MIKE HAMMER—Mystery
	11:00	STATE TROOPER—Police
	11:30	MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY

I've mentioned David Stone before; you've probably seen his name many times in these Twin Cities listings. He's in the Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame as well, but his career outside of Minnesota is equally interesting, having been an announcer for the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville prior to his arrival in the Twin Cities. (He's part of the Oral History project at the Country Music Hall of Fame.)  His last position at KSTP was as Farm Director; this area is so urban now, I'm not even sure they have a Farm Director anymore.

	9  KMSP (Ind.)
	AFTERNOON
	3:30	CRUNCH AND DES—Adventure
	4:00	MOVIE—Drama “Lassie Come Home” (1943)
	5:30	SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE
	EVENING
	6:00	JIM BOWIE—Adventure
	6:30	HONEYMOONERS—Comedy
	7:00	WRESTLING—Minneapolis
	8:00	SHERIFF OF COCHISE—Police
	8:30	MOVIE—Drama “Pride and Prejudice” (1940)
	10:30	ROUGH RIDERS—Western
	11:00	RACKET SQUAD—Police
	11:30	MEDIC—Drama

Not much on Channel 9 today, although their schedule would be considered pretty good for a classic TV fan. The wrestling at 7:00 would move to Channel 11, as All-Star Wrestling, when KMSP became an ABC affiliate, and WTCN an independent station. That will be happening in three months.

	11 WTCN (ABC)
	MORNING
	9:15	AMERICANS AT WORK
	9:30	ON THE BOOK SHELF
	10:00	MOVIE—Comedy “Earthworm Tractors” (1936)
	11:00	CASEY JONES—Adventure
	11:30	FELIX THE CAT—Cartoons
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	SOUPY SALES—Children
	12:30	PIP THE PIPER—Children
	1:00	COLLEGE BASKETBALL—Army vs. Navy
	2:45	NEWS—Brad Johnson
	3:15	MOVIE—Melodrama “Son of Frankenstein” (1939)
	4:15	DIAL 999—Police
	4:45	NEWS AND SPORTS—Huston
	5:00	ALL-STAR GOLF—Demaret Bob Rosberg vs. Doug Sanders
	EVENING
	6:00	TOMBSTONE TERRITORY
	6:30	HOCKEY—STATE HIGH SCHOOL TOURNAMENT   SPECIAL  “The Roaring 20’s,” “Leave It to Beaver,” “Lawrence Welk,” “Fight of the Week,” and “Make that Spare” will not be seen tonight
	10:30	NEWS—Stuart A. Lindman
	10:45	WEATHER—Brad Johnson
	10:50	SPORTS—Buetel, Horner
	11:00	MOVIE—Adventure Select Theater: “Tarzan’s Peril” (1951)
	1:00	YOUR ALL STAR THEATER

The state high school hockey tournament is one of the select sporting events in Minnesota. It's not quite what it once was, now that we have professional hockey and the multi-class system eliminates the true small-town underdogs, but it's still a big deal. Frank Buetel, the announcer for the tournament, did it all for WTCN: the Minnesota Gophers, the Minnesota North Stars, the Minnesota Twins, the hockey and basketball tournaments, the weekly Minnesota Vikings show, and the evening sports. He is, of course, in the Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame. Are you surprised?  TV