2 KTCA (EDUC.)
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EVENING
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6:30
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CONVERSATIONAL CRAFTS
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6:45
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GERMAN FAIRY TALES
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7:00
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EXPLORATION OF SPACE
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7:30
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NEWS—Star and
Tribune
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8:00
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ST. OLAF CHOIR
CONCERT
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8:30
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ITALY—Documentary
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9:00
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TO BE ANNOUNCED
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9:30
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TOWN AND COUNTRY—Wolf
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10:00
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SCHOOL STORY—Documentary
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10:30
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PRIMITIVE ART—Education
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4 WCCO (CBS)
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MORNING
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6:30
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AFRICA—Social Studies
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7:00
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FLYING SAUCER—Siegfried
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7:45
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ROCKY AND HIS FRIENDS
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8:00
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CAPTAIN KANGAROO—Children
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9:00
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NEWS—Dean Montgomery
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9:10
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DR. REUBEN K.
YOUNGDAHL
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9:20
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WHAT’S NEW?—Arle Haberle
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9:30
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I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
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10:00
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VERDICT IS YOURS—Drama
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10:30
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BRIGHTER DAY—Serial
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10:55
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NEWS—Harry Reasoner
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11:00
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LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
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11:30
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SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
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11:45
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GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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NEWS—Dave Moore
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12:15
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SOMETHING SPECIAL—Merriman
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12:25
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WEATHER—Bud Kraehling
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12:30
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AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
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1:00
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PASSWORD—Allen Ludden
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1:30
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HOUSE PARTY—George Fenneman
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2:00
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MILLIONAIRE—Drama
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2:30
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TO TELL THE TRUTH—Panel
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2:55
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NEWS—Douglas Edwards
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3:00
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SECRET STORM—Serial
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3:30
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EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
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4:00
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AROUND THE TOWN—Haeberle
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4:30
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ROCKY AND HIS
FRIENDS
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4:45
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CLANCY AND SPACE ANGELS
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5:00
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YOGI BEAR—Cartoons
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5:30
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ROGER!—Children
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5:55
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MR. MAGOO—Cartoon
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS—Dean Montgomery
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6:10
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WEATHER—Don O’Brien
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6:15
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NEWS—Harry Reasoner
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6:30
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FRONTIER CIRCUS—Western
“Ichabod
and Me” will not be seen. “Frontier Circus” is seen at this earlier time
tonight only
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7:30
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JOHN BROWN’S BODY—Drama
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8:30
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ZANE GREY—Western
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9:00
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CBS REPORTS—Documentary
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10:00
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NEWS—Dave Moore
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10:15
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WEATHER—Bud Kraehling
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10:20
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SPORTS—Hal Scott
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10:30
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BEST OF GROUCHO—Quiz
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11:00
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OUTDOOR SPORTS—Johnson
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12:00
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NEWS—Dave Moore
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MORNING
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6:30
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FARM SCENE—David Stone
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7:00
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TODAY—John Chancellor
Local
news at 7:25 and 8:25 A.M.
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9:00
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SAY WHEN—Art James
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9:30
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PLAY YOUR HUNCH—Merv
Griffin
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10:00
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PRICE IS RIGHT—Cullen
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10:30
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CONCENTRATION—Hugh Downs
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11:00
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YOUR FIRST
IMPRESSION—Bill Leydon
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11:30
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TRUTH OR
CONSEQUENCES
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11:55
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NEWS—Ray Scherer
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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NEWS—John MacDougall
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12:15
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WEATHER—Johnny Morris
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12:20
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TREASURE CHEST
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1:00
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JAN MURRAY—Game
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1:25
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NEWS—Floyd Kalber
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1:30
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LORETTA YOUNG—Drama
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2:00
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YOUNG DR. MALONE—Serial
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2:30
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OUR FIVE DAUGHTERS—Serial
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3:00
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MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY
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3:30
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HERE’S HOLLYWOOD—Interviews
Guests:
Cliff Arquette, Robert Dix
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3:55
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NEWS—Vanocur
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4:00
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TOPPER—Comedy
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4:30
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KUKLA AND OLLIE—Tillstrom
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4:35
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T.N. TATTERS—Children
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5:15
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LOVE THAT BOB!—Comedy
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5:30
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DOCTOR’S HOUSE CALL
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5:45
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NEWS—Huntley,
Brinkley
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS—Bob Ryan
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6:15
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WEATHER—Johnny Morris
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6:25
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SPORTS—Al Wester
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6:30
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OUTLAWS—Western
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7:30
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DR. KILDARE—Drama
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8:30
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HAZEL—Comedy
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9:00
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SING ALONG WITH
MITCH COLOR
Guest:
Gloria Lambert
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10:00
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NEWS—John MacDougall
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10:15
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WEATHER—Johnny Morris
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10:20
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SPORTS—Al Wester
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10:30
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TONIGHT—Variety COLOR
Guest
Host: Steve Lawrence
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12:00
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NEWS AND SPORTS
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9 KMSP (ABC)
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MORNING
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7:55
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CHAPEL OF THE AIR—Religion
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8:00
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BREAKFAST WITH CAP’N
KEN
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9:00
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JACK LA LANNE—Exercise
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9:30
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PEOPLE ARE FUNNY—Linkletter
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10:00
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MY LITTLE MARGIE—Comedy
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10:30
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OUR MISS BROOKS—Comedy
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11:00
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ERNIE FORD—Variety
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11:30
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YOURS FOR A SONG—Bert
Parks
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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CAMOUFLAGE—Don Morrow
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12:30
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WINDOW SHOPPING—Kennedy
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1:00
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DAY IN COURT—Drama
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1:25
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NEWS—Tom Casey
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1:30
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MARY JO TIERNEY—Interviews
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2:00
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JANE WYMAN—Drama
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2:30
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SEVEN KEYS—Jack Narz
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3:00
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QUEEN FOR A DAY—Bailey
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3:30
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WHO DO YOU TRUST?—Carson
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4:00
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AMERICAN BANDSTAND—Clark
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4:50
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AMERICAN NEWSSTAND—Sharp
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5:00
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MOVIE—Drama
“Alias
the Champ” (1949)
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS—Ron Cochran
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6:15
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NEWS—Bob Allard
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6:25
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WEATHER—Jere Smith
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6:30
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OZZIE AND HARRIET—Comedy
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7:00
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DONNA REED—Comedy
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7:30
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REAL McCOYS—Comedy
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8:00
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MY THREE SONS—Comedy
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8:30
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LAW AND MR. JONES—Drama
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9:00
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UNTOUCHABLES—Drama
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10:00
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NEWS—George Grim
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10:15
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WEATHER—Jere Smith
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10:20
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SPORTS—Tony Parker
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10:30
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PETER GUNN—Mystery
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11:00
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MOVIE—Western
“Ramrod”
(1947)
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12:30
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CHAPEL OF THE AIR—Religion
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11 WTCN (IND.)
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MORNING
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10:55
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WE LEARN TO LIVE—Religion
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11:00
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ROMPER ROOM—Miss Betty
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11:45
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NEWS—Bob Landon
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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LUNCH WITH CASEY—Children
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1:00
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MOVIE—Drama
“One
Way Passage” (1932)
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2:25
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MAHALIA JACKSON
SINGS
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2:30
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BURNS AND ALLEN—Comedy
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3:00
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MEDIC—Drama
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3:30
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AMOS ‘N’ ANDY—Comedy
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4:00
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POPEYE AND PETE—Dave
Lee
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5:00
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SUPERMAN—Adventure
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5:30
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DICK TRACY—Cartoons
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5:50
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NEWS—Dick Ford
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6:00
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WHIRLYBIRDS—Adventure
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6:30
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OUTDOOR FUNLAND—Kent
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7:00
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WYATT EARP—Western
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7:30
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PRE-GAME SHOW—Killebrew
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7:40
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BASEBALL WARMUP—Ray Scott
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7:55
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BASEBALL—Twins
Minnesota
Twins at Chicago White Sox
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10:45
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SCOREBOARD—Frank Beutel
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11:00
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NEWS—Dick Ford
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11:15
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WEATHER—Stuart A. Lindman
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11:30
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MOVIE—Adventure
“Safari”
(1940)
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God, how I hate that word iconic.
ReplyDeleteAll that means is that this show or that -
(a) - ran for a long time; or -
(b) - became a "cult show" for whatever specious reason.
ABC's Thursday lineup that year (the sitcoms, at least) falls mainly into the former category: the long runs were largely momentum-driven.
As to The Untouchables, ABC's larger presence in big cities helped balance the ratings versus CBS' and NBC with more "national" appeal.
That leaves The Law And Mr. Jones, which in a just world would have made James Whitmore a superstar.
The big mistake Four Star made was in doing this as a half-hour show; a full hour would have had a better shot at being a hit.
But as it is, how many series can you think of that were dropped after one season - and then brought back a half-season afterwards for another shot, due to audience reaction?
My good fortune was to find a c2c DVD set of Mr. Jones in the grey market: most if not all of the two seasons, in not-very-good condition, but in Collectorland you take what you can get …
Meanwhile, there are a couple of Mr. Jones episodes to be found at YouTube.
I would suggest that you check these out at your earliest opportunity.
At the very least, I believe that you'll love the theme music (both opening and closing).
The opening title too, for that matter …
More later, maybe …
No, I think the proper use of "iconic" in this case is "Something that is characteristic of an icon — an image, emblem, idol, or hero. Iconic often describes something or someone that is considered symbolic of something else, like spirituality, virtue, or evil and corruption." I don't think there can be any doubt (I have none, anyway) that in this sense, all of the shows I mentioned are "iconic" - emblematic of a specific time in American cultural history, and easily recognizable as being representative of a particular age in television. As the Orthodox do with icons, we display these programs as symbols of, variously, the quality of television of the era, the subject matter (families, in particular), or -- as you suggested -- shows that ran for a long time, and become iconic for that specific reason. I also prefer using iconic in a positive way; no matter how long it runs, for instance, I'd never refer to the "Law & Order" shows as iconic -- rather, since I see them in a decidedly negative light, I'd think of them as emblematic of the glamorization of order at the expense of freedom.
DeleteBut that's just me. Perhaps you're merely iconoclastic. In any event, it's a good thing the dictionary is so big; it gives you a whole book of words from which you can choose to your heart's content.
George Fenneman was guest host on "House Party" that day (week?), subbing for Art Linkletter.
ReplyDeleteBut he was well-known to "House Party" executive producer John Guedel: Fenneman was announcer/sidekick on Groucho Marx's classic game show "You Bet Your Life", which Guedel also produced.
And Walter Cronkite (who had recently taken over the "CBS Evening News") was either on vacation or on an out-of-town assignment: Harry Reasoner filled-in (Reasoner, a onetime Twin Cities news anchor, frequently subbed for Cronkite from 1962 through 1970).
You're right - Fenneman was the guest host for the week. Nice bookend to the story about Harry Reasoner being in the Twin Cities; when Dave Moore became the anchor for WCCO in the '50s, it was because the job had been turned down by - Walter Cronkite.
DeleteJust saw an episode of The Law and Mr. Jones w/guest stars Vic Morrow (Combat!) and Simon Oakland. Great show, and I do like the themes. Oh, and tell Mike I said thanks.
ReplyDeleteKen:
DeleteYou're most welcome.
Whoever has the rights to Four Star's TV library is sitting on a gold mine.
In the meantime, check out Thomas Film Classics, a "collectors" site wherein you may find a watchable if not perfect set of many Law And Mr. Jones episodes (you take what you can get).
(And set aside some time if you go there; Thomas has lots of interesting stuff for sale).
Wow. Only 3 soap operas on the daytime schedule? Unless I missed one or two. The three I found were all on CBS.
ReplyDeleteGregory:
DeleteActually, CBS had seven(7) soaps: Brighter Day, Love Of Life, Search for Tomorrow, Guiding Light, As The World Turns, Secret Storm, and The Edge Of Night (you forgot either the morning or the afternoon).
NBC had only two soaps back then: Young Doctor Malone and Our Five Daughters, both short-lived. NBC never had a hit soap until The Doctors came along the next year.
ABC didn't have a soap as such until General Hospital in '63; however, Day In Court was a daily dramatic show with much the same dynamic as the soaps (and now I realize I ought to count CBS's The Verdict Is Yours, which brings their total to eight, So There Too).
This depends on how one would categorize Hawkins Falls, which ran on NBC from 1951-1955 and was considered by some to be the network's first successful soap and their only one until The Doctors.
DeleteFenneman was a fantastic second banana.
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