What's on TV? Friday, December 9, 1960

This may be the last time we see the TV listings without some kind of Christmas special (then again, it may not be; you don't expect me to know what's on tap for next week, do you), but it has familiar faces (Rawhide, Route 66, and The Twilight Zone on CBS alone), not to mention one of Frank Baxter's famous science shows. And then there are the ones you might not recognize, such as CBS's The Garlund Touch, which I confess I have never heard of prior to this very minute. But then, I don't pretend to know everything—or even most things. I just try to get by.

This week's listings are from the Minneapolis-St. Paul edition.

	2  KTCA (EDUC.)
	MORNING
	9:15	YA HABLAMOS ESPANOL
	9:30	NATIONALISM AND COLONIALISM—Discussion
	10:15	YA HABLAMOS ESPANOL
	10:30	LANGUAGE—Education
	11:00	YA HABLAMOS ESPANOL
	AFTERNOON
	1:30	FROM THE RECORD SHOP
	1:50	KOMM, LACH UND LERNE
	2:05	SCIENCE—Education
	2:30	MAPS—Education
	EVENING
	6:15	SING HI SING LO—Bash Kennett
	6:30	AMERICAN MIND—Education
	7:00	THIS IS YOUR P.T.A.—Bangstrom
	7:30	LAB 30—Science
	8:00	CARLETON HOUR—Education
	8:30	FACES OF PERFECTION—Art
	9:00	REPERTORY THEATER—Drama
	9:30	FACULTY BOARD—Education
	10:00	BIG PICTURE—Army
	10:30	BACKGROUND—News Analysis
	10:40	TO BE ANNOUNCED

I know I've pointed this out in the past, but you have to ask about the quality of education at Carleton College, when The Carleton Hour lasts only 30 minutes.

	4  WCCO (CBS)
	MORNING
	7:00	FLYING SAUCER—Siegfried
	8:00	NEWS—Richard C. Hottelet
	8:15	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	9:00	NEWS—Dean Montgomery
	9:10	DR. REUBEN K. YOUNGDAHL
	9:20	WHAT’S NEW?—Arle Haeberle
	9:30	VIDEO VILLAGE—Monty Hall
	10:00	I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
	10:30	CLEAR HORIZONS—Serial
	11:00	LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
	11:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
	11:45	GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS—Dave Moore
	12:15	SOMETHING SPECIAL—Merriman
	12:20	WEATHER—Bud Kraehling
	12:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
	1:00	FULL CIRCLE—Serial
	1:30	HOUSE PARTY—Art Linkletter Guest: Lt. Col. William H. Rankin
	2:00	MILLIONAIRE—Drama
	2:30	VERDICT IS YOURS—Drama
	3:00	BRIGHTER DAY—Serial
	3:15	SECRET STORM—Serial
	3:30	EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
	4:00	AROUND THE TOWN—Haeberle
	4:30	SANTA CLAUS PARTY
	4:45	BOZO THE CLOWN—Children
	5:00	AXEL AND DOG—Clellan Card
	5:30	CLANCY THE COP—Children
	5:55	SPORTS—Rollie Johnson
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS—Dean Montgomery
	6:10	WEATHER—Bud Kraehling
	6:15	NEWS—Douglas Edwards
	6:30	RAWHIDE—Western
	7:30	ROUTE 66—Adventure
	8:30	GARLUND TOUCH—Mystery
	9:00	TWILIGHT ZONE—Drama
	9:30	EYEWITNESS TO HISTORY
	10:00	NEWS—Dave Moore
	10:15	WEATHER—Bud Kraehling
	10:20	SPORTS—Dick Enroth
	10:30	MOVIE—Comedy “Wee Geordie” (English; 1955)

Lieutenant Colonel William H. Rankin, Art Linkletter's guest on House Party, talks about "parachuting from a disabled jet." That's underselling it a bit; Rankin, the author of The Man Who Rode the Thunder, is "the only known person to survive a fall from the top of a cumulonimbus thunderstorm cloud." The jump, from a height of 47,000 feet, took 40 minutes from beginning to end, due to wind, hail, and torrential rain—among other things.

	5  KSTP (NBC)
	MORNING
	6:00	CONTENENTAL CLASSROOM   COLOR  Chemistry: “An Equilibrium Constant”
	6:30	CONTENENTAL CLASSROOM   COLOR  Modern Algebra: “Powers and Roots”
	7:00	DAVE GARROWAY—Variety
	9:00	DOUGH RE MI—Quiz
	9:30	PLAY YOUR HUNCH   COLOR
	10:00	PRICE IS RIGHT—Cullen   COLOR
	10:30	CONCENTRATION—Contest
	11:00	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
	11:30	IT COULD BE YOU   COLOR
	11:55	NEWS—Ray Scherer
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS—John MacDougall
	12:15	WEATHER—Johnny Morris
	12:20	TREASURE CHEST—Variety
	1:00	JAN MURRAY—Contest   COLOR
	1:30	LORETTA YOUNG—Drama
	2:00	YOUNG DOCTOR MALONE—Serial
	2:30	FROM THESE ROOTS—Drama
	3:00	MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY
	3:30	HERE’S HOLLYWOOD—Interview Guests: Bill Leyden, Connie Francis
	4:00	MY LITTLE MARGIE—Comedy
	4:30	T.N. TATTERS—Children
	5:15	TOPPER
	5:45	NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS—Bob Ryan
	6:15	WEATHER—Johnny Morris
	6:30	DAN RAVEN—Mystery
	7:30	WESTERNER—Drama
	8:00	SCIENCE SERIES—Documentary   SPECIAL   COLOR  “The Thread of Life”
	9:00	MICHAEL SHAYNE—Mystery
	10:00	NEWS—John MacDougall
	10:15	WEATHER—Johnny Morris
	10:20	SPORTS—Dick Nesbitt
	10:30	JACK PAAR—Variety
	12:00	NEWS—Roger Krupp

We might have gone over this before, but it's interesting to see Today not only listed as "Dave Garroway" (it was, after all, The Dave Garroway Today Show), but to have it classified as "Variety." I think that fits the show very well. 

	9  KMSP (IND.)
	MORNING
	9:50	CHAPEL OF THE AIR
	9:55	NEWSBEAT—Tony Parker
	10:00	PHYSICAL CULTURE—La Lanne
	10:30	MOVIE—Adventure “The Kid from Kansas” (1941)
	11:30	I MARRIED JOAN—Comedy
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	KARTOONTIME—Children
	12:30	CHUCK CARSON—Variety
	1:00	FOLLOW THAT MAN—Mystery
	1:30	RACKET SQUAD—Police
	2:00	MOVIE—Comedy-Mystery “There’s That Woman Again” (1939)
	4:00	HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE—Comedy
	4:30	MR. ADAMS AND EVE—Comedy
	5:00	SUSIE—Comedy
	5:30	OUR MISS BROOKS—Comedy
	EVENING
	6:00	LOONEY TUNERS CLUB—Children
	7:00	CANNONBALL—Adventure
	7:30	FLIGHT—Drama
	8:00	STORIES OF THE CENTURY
	8:30	CALIFORNIANS—Western
	9:00	MOVIE—Drama “Shanghai Story” (1954)
	10:35	NEWS—Paul Sevareid
	10:50	SPORTS—Tony Parker
	10:55	WEATHER—Jere Smith
	11:00	MOVIE—Melodrama “Scandal, Inc.” (1956)

I don't think I've ever seen Jack LaLanne's program referred to as Physical Culture, although it's a perfectly appropriate moniker. Jack was always about more than just exercise; he saw physical fitness as part of an overall holistic approach to physical and mental health. 

	11 WTCN (ABC)
	MORNING
	7:40	AMERICANS AT WORK
	7:55	FARM NEWS—Frank Seifert
	8:00	GOOD MORNING, MINNESOTA!
	8:30	CARTOONS—Children
	9:00	ROMPER ROOM—Miss Betty
	9:45	SHAPE UP—Louraine Larson
	10:15	PEOPLE AND PLACES—Lindman
	10:30	LIFE OF RILEY—Comedy
	11:00	MORNING COURT—Drama
	11:30	LOVE THAT BOB!—Comedy
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	TEXAN—Western
	12:30	BEAT THE CLOCK—Bud Collyer
	1:00	ABOUT FACES—Ben Alexander
	1:30	PAUL COATES—Interview
	2:00	DAY IN COURT—Drama
	2:30	ROAD TO REALITY—Drama
	3:00	QUEEN FOR A DAY—Bailey
	3:30	WHO DO YOU TRUST—Quiz
	4:00	AMERICAN BANDSTAND—Clark Guests: The Viscounts
	5:00	CASEY JONES WITH POPEYE
	5:30	RIN TIN TIN—Adventure
	EVENING
	6:00	WHIRLYBIRDS—Adventure
	6:30	MATTY’S FUNDAY FUNNIES
	7:00	HARRIGAN AND SON—Comedy
	7:30	FLINTSTONES—Cartoon
	8:00	77 SUNSET STRIP—Mystery
	9:00	DETECTIVES—Robert Taylor
	9:30	CLOSEUP!—Documentary   SPECIAL  “Law and Mr. Jones” will not be seen tonight.
	10:00	NEWS—Chick McCuen
	10:15	WEATHER—Stuart A. Lindman
	10:20	SPORTS—Beutel, Horner
	10:30	TWO FACES WEST—Western
	11:00	MOVIE—Drama Theater 11: “Desert Fury” (1947)
	12:30	NEWS—Jerry Rosholt

The Viscounts, Dick Clark's guests on American Bandstand, are there to play "Wabash Blues," but their best-known (and only) hit is "Harlem Nocturne," which we all recognize as the theme from Stacy Keach's Mike Hammer. TV