June 29, 2020

What's on TV? Saturday, June 28, 1969

I've been spending some video time lately looking at the late 1960s, at what a divisive and changed time it is. That's one reason why I'm struck looking at the listings for this Saturday morning, looking at how many westerns there are. The science fiction and superhero cartoons make sense—that is, after all, the future. But westerns? I understand the lure of the Lone Ranger, Roy Rogers and Hopalong Cassidy; I had my share of cowboy hats and six-shooters among my childhood toys. I'm just a bit surprised that the wild west is still seen as fodder for kids; it's so traditional, so conventional, so unlike everything that the end of the '60s is supposed to be about. Oh well; if that's what's on TV in Philadelphia, that's the way it must be!
 3  KYW (NBC)

MORNING

    5:55
NEWS

    6:00
ACROSS THE FENCE -C- 

    6:30
CANTERBURY TALES

    7:00
MOVIE—Comedy
“The Big Broadcast of 1936” (1935)

    9:00
SUPER 6—Children -C- 

    9:30
COOL McCOOL -C- 

  10:00
FLINTSTONES -C- 

  10:30
BANANA SPLITS -C- 

  11:30
UNDERDOG -C- 

AFTERNOON

  12:00
STORYBOOK SQUARES -C- 
Players: Wally Cox, Abby Dalton, Nanette Fabray, Stu Gilliam, Arte Johnson, Carolyn Jones, Soupy Sales

  12:30
UNTAMED WORLD -C- 

    1:00
ON THE SCENE -C- 

    1:30
THING ABOUT MONEY -C- 

    2:00
BASEBALL PRE-GAME SHOW—Interview -C- 

    2:15
BASEBALL -C- 
Detroit Tigers at Baltimore Orioles
[Alternate game: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs]

    5:00
MERV GRIFFIN—Variety -C- 

EVENING

    6:30
NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley -C- 

    7:00
NEWS -C- 

    7:30
ADAM-12—Crime Drama -C- 

    8:00
GET SMART -C- 

    8:30
GHOST AND MRS. MUIR -C- 

    9:00
MOVIE—Drama -C- 
“Fahrenheit 451” (English; 1966)

  11:15
NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS -C- 

  11:35
MOVIE—Drama
“The Goddess” (1958)

    1:35
MISTER ED—Comedy

    2:05
NEWS -C- 


 6  WFIL (ABC)

MORNING

    7:00
AGRICULTURE -C- 

    7:30
YOUR HEALTH -C- 

    8:00
CHIEF HALFTOWN -C- 

    8:30
CARTOON CASTLE -C- 

    9:30
CAPTAIN NOAH -C- 

  10:00
SPIDER-MAN -C- 

  10:30
FANTASTIC VOYAGE -C- 

  11:00
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH -C- 

  11:30
FANTASTIC FOUR -C- 

AFTERNOON

  12:00
GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE—Children -C- 

  12:30
AMERICAN BANDSTAND -C- 
Guests: The Spiral Staircase, Thelma Houston

    1:30
HAPPENING -C- 
Guest: Jackie DeShannon

    2:00
PHILLIES WARM-UP -C- 

    2:10
MANAGER’S REPORT -C- 

    2:15
BASEBALL -C- 
Philadelphia Phillies at Montreal Expos

    5:00
BOXING -C- 
Special: “Wide World of Sports”: Joe Frazier vs. Jerry Quarry, heavyweight championship of five states

EVENING

    6:30
NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS -C- 

    7:00
DEATH VALLEY DAYS -C- 

    7:30
LAWRENCE WELK -C- 

    8:30
FOOTBALL—Atlanta -C- 
Special: Coaches All-America Game
[Pre-empts regular programming.]

  11:30
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS -C- 

  12:00
MOVIE—Drama -C- 
“The Egyptian” (1954)

    2:35
MOVIE—Drama -C- 
“The Hunt” (French; 1959)

    4:20
NEWS -C- 



 8  WGAL (LANCASTER) (NBC)

MORNING

    7:25
NEWS, WEATHER -C- 

    7:30
TIMMY AND LASSIE—Drama

    8:00
CISCO KID—Western -C- 

    8:30
PERCY PLATYPUS -C- 

    9:00
SUPER 6—Children -C- 

    9:30
COOL McCOOL -C- 

  10:00
FLINTSTONES -C- 

  10:30
BANANA SPLITS -C- 

  11:30
UNDERDOG -C- 

AFTERNOON

  12:00
STORYBOOK SQUARES -C- 
Players: Wally Cox, Abby Dalton, Nanette Fabray, Stu Gilliam, Arte Johnson, Carolyn Jones, Soupy Sales

  12:30
UNTAMED WORLD -C- 

    1:00
CHORAL CONCERT -C- 

    1:30
GOVERNOR SHAFER -C- 

    2:00
CARTOONLAND -C- 

    2:15
BASEBALL -C- 
Philadelphia Phillies at Montreal Expos

    5:00
MERV GRIFFIN—Variety -C- 

EVENING

    6:00
NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS -C- 

    6:30
NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley -C- 

    7:00
COUNTRY CARNIVAL -C- 

    7:30
ADAM-12—Crime Drama -C- 

    8:00
GET SMART -C- 

    8:30
GHOST AND MRS. MUIR -C- 

    9:00
MOVIE—Drama -C- 
“Fahrenheit 451” (English; 1966)

  11:15
NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS -C- 

    7:30
ADAM-12—Crime Drama -C- 

    8:00
GET SMART

  11:45
MOVIE—Mystery -C- 
“The 39 Steps” (English; 1960)

    1:45
NEWS -C- 



10 WCAU (PHILA) (CBS)

MORNING

    6:25
NEWS

    6:30
BLACK HERITAGE—History -C- 

    7:00
BUGS BUNNY/RAOD RUNNER—Children -C- 

    8:00
GENE LONDON -C- 

    8:30
CARTOON CORNER -C- 

    9:30
WACKY RACES -C- 

  10:00
ARCHIE -C- 

  10:30
BATMAN/SUPERMAN—Children -C- 

  11:30
HERCULOIDS -C- 

AFTERNOON

  12:00
SHAZZAN! -C- 

  12:30
JONNY QUEST -C- 

    1:00
MOBY DICK/MIGHTY MIGHTOR—Children -C- 

    1:30
LONE RANGER -C- 

    2:00
GO-GO GOPHERS -C- 

    2:30
HEAD START—Children -C- 

    3:00
MOVIE—Fantasy -C- 
“The Wonders of Alladin” (American-Italian; 1961)

    4:30
AAU TRACK MEET—Miami -C- 
Special
[Pre-empts regular programming.]

EVENING

    6:00
NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS -C- 

    6:30
NEWS -C- 

    7:00
SEA HUNT—Adventure

    7:30
JACKIE GLEASON -C- 
Guests: George Gobel, Frank Gorshin, Gwen Verdon, Max Bygraves

    8:30
MY THREE SONS -C- 

    9:00
HOGAN’S HEROES—Comedy -C- 

  10:00
PETTICOAT JUNCTION—Comedy -C- 

  10:30
MANNIX -C- 

  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS -C- 

  11:25
MOVIE—Drama
Award Theatre: “The Shrike” (1955)

    1:10
MOVIE—Western -C- 
“Yellowstone Kelly” (1959)

    2:55
NEWS



12 WHYY (PHILA) (NET)

AFTERNOON

    5:30
SOUNDS OF SUMMER -C- 

EVENING

    7:30
PENNSYLVANIA MAGAZINE

    8:00
BLACK JOURNAL—Report -C- 

    9:00
NET FESTIVAL—Music

  10:30
DAVID SUSSKIND -C- 



17 WPHL (PHILA) (Ind.)

MORNING

    8:00
LONG JOHN SILVER -C- 

    8:30
FOREIGN LEGION—Adventure

    9:00
CASPER—Children -C- 

    9:30
GULLIVER -C- 

  10:00
WELLS FARGO—Western

  10:30
WRESTLING—Washington, D.C.

  11:30
MOVIE—Drama -C- 
“Dance, Little Lady” (English; 1954)

AFTERNOON

    1:30
MOVIE—Drama
“Captain Boycott” (English; 1947)

    3:30
ROLLER DERBY -C- 

    4:30
JUDY LYNN SHOW -C- 

    5:00
SUMMERTIME ON THE PIER -C- 

EVENING

    6:00
JUDD—Drama -C- 

    7:00
AVENGERS—Adventure -C- 

    8:00
MOVIE—Drama
“Captain Boycott” (English; 1947)

  10:30
HUGH HEFFNER—Variety -C- 
Guests: Buddy Rich, Sue Raney, Joe Williams, the James Cotton Blues Band, Pat McCormick, Roy Hastings

  11:00
KUP’S SHOW—Discussion -C- 
Guests: Jose Ferrer, Sidney Poitier, Geraldine Stutz, Dr. Anne Pannell



29 WTAF (Ind.)

MORNING

    9:15
DAVEY AND GOLIATH -C- 

    9:30
STORIES OF THE CENTURY

  10:00
MOVIE—Western
“Sagebrush Family Travels West” (1940)

  11:15
MOVIE—Western
“Border Buckaroo” (1943)

AFTERNOON

  12:30
ALL STAR GOLF -C- 

    1:30
ALL STAR THEATER—Drama

    2:00
SILENT SERVICE—Drama

    2:30
BUCCANEERS—Adventure

    3:00
MOVIE—Melodrama -C- 
“The Sinister Monk” (1967)

    4:45
MOVIE—Drama
“Belle Le Grand” (1951)

EVENING

    7:00
ALL STAR GOLF -C- 

    8:00
MOVIE—Melodrama -C- 
“The Sinister Monk” (1967)

  10:30
MOVIE—Drama
“A Yank in Libya” (1942)

  11:30
NAVY LOG—Drama



48 WKBS (PHILA) (Ind.)

MORNING

    9:00
ENVIRONS -C- 

    9:30
IMPACT—Doug Johnson

    9:45
LET’S TALK ABOUT IT -C- 

  10:00
YOU ASKED FOR IT

  10:30
ROCKY JONES—Adventure

AFTERNOON

  12:00
MOVIE—Comedy
“Life with Blondie” (1946)

    1:30
MOVIE—Drama
“Susannah of the Mounties” (1938)

    3:00
MOVIE—Drama
“High Noon” (1952)

    5:00
WRESTLING—Phila. -C- 

EVENING

    6:00
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO

    6:30
HY LIT—Variety -C- 
Guests: Blue Cher and the Black Pearl

    7:30
HY LIT—Variety -C- 
Special: Guests: Richie Havens, the Doors, Iron Butterfly, Chambers Brothers, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Jefferson Airplane, Julie Driscoll, H.P. Lovecraft, Steve Miller Band, Mandrake Memorial

    8:30
MOVIE—Melodrama
“The Curse of Dracula” (1958)

  10:30
ALAN DOUGLAS SHOW -C- 


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7 comments:

  1. JonJune 29, 2020 at 9:02 AM

    I'm pretty sure STORYBOOK SQUARES at noon on NBC is a rerun of the episode of Feb. 22, 1969, which I have on tape and should be available on YT. Paul Winchell & Tessie Mahoney and Charley Weaver also appeared that episode but aren't listed here.

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    1. Memo2SelfJune 30, 2020 at 9:05 AM

      And I love the fact that a game show for children in 1969 features relatable celebrities like Abby Dalton and Nanette Fabray. Also: was "Hugh Heffner" a different version of "Playboy After Dark"? I don't remember it being only half an hour - certainly not with THAT number of guests.

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  2. UnknownJune 29, 2020 at 4:32 PM

    I love the listing for "The Big Broadcast of 1936" (1935). Heh heh heh

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  3. chckJune 29, 2020 at 5:24 PM

    That day's GotW on NBC pit the Tigers against the division-leading Orioles with Denny McLain on the mound for Detroit. McLain's ERA was respectable coming in, but uncorked 2 wild pitches leading to a no decision and a Oriole win, 6-4. McLain's battery-mate(and current Tiger radio broadcaster) Jim Price supplied a home run for Detroit's lone offensive highlight. As for that Phils-Expos game on WFIL/WGAL, Phils won 13-8.(Thank you, baseball-reference.com!)

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  4. Tim LonesJune 29, 2020 at 6:12 PM

    Alan Douglas was based in Cleveland at WKBF-61. He later moved to WEWS-TV 5 Cleveland where he began "Morning Exchange" in 1972, which ran until 1999. Though he left for New York within months, (Sadly committing suicide after the passing of his wife) The retooled Morning Exchange was said to be the prototype for ABC's "Good Morning America" and dozens of local shows of this type. As far as "Stories of The Century" and shows like it, they were shown mostly because they were affordable to the independent stations at the time.

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  5. top_cat_jamesJune 29, 2020 at 8:14 PM

    The science fiction and superhero cartoons make sense - but [The Lone Ranger]?

    As I mentioned a few months ago on this blog, this particular adaption of TLR (held over from the 1966-67 season) was animated. It also had science-fiction elements woven into the stories (not unlike The Wild Wild West), so in a way, it was updated for then-modern viewers.

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  6. diskojoeJune 30, 2020 at 5:29 PM

    The first band mentioned in that Hy Lit listing should be Blue Cheer, not Blue Cher.

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