July 6, 2020

What's on TV? Tuesday, July 5, 1966

Someone once wrote that travel broadens the mind, and that's why I always enjoy visiting a new area via TV Guide—in this case, the Eastern Washington edition. Our home base for the week is Spokane, although the reach is as far as Idaho and Oregon. I wish there was time for me to delve into the television history of these different areas; I know more about some of them than others, but never as much as I'd like. Many of you have been good enough to chip in with your memories, and I hope you continue to do so. For all that, though, looking through the network programs, combined with things like local movies, just goes to show, as Roddy McDowall found out in The Twilight Zone, "People are alike all over."




 2  KREM (SPOKANE) (ABC)

Morning

    8:00
LIVING—Dillworth

    8:15
BACKGROUND AGRICULTURE

    8:30
TELECOURSE

    9:00
CAP’N CY—Children

    9:30
ONE STEP BEYOND—Drama

  10:00
NEVER TOO YOUNG—Serial

  10:30
TELESCOPE

  11:00
SUPERMARKET SWEEP—Game

  11:30
DATING GAME

Afternoon

  12:00
DONNA REED

  12:30
FATHER KNOWS BEST

    1:00
BEN CASEY—Drama

    2:00
CONFIDENTIAL FOR WOMEN

    2:30
A TIME FOR US—Serial

    2:55
NEWS—Sanders

    3:00
GENERAL HOSPITAL

    3:30
NURSES—Serial

    4:00
CAP’N CY—Children

    4:30
SEA HUNT—Adventure

    5:00
NEWS—Denton, Kaul

    5:45
NEWS—Peter Jennings

Evening

    6:00
WOODY WOODPECKER  COLOR 

    6:30
RAWHIDE—Western

    7:30
COMBAT!—Drama

    8:30
McHALE’S NAVY—Comedy

    9:00
F TROOP—Comedy

    9:30
PEYTON PLACE—Serial

  10:00
FUGITIVE—Drama

  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS

  11:30
MOVIE—Drama
“Sky Commando” (1953)



 3  KLEW (LEWISTON, ID) (CBS, ABC)

Morning

    7:10
PROGRAM PREVIEWS

    7:15
LIVING—Dillworth

    7:30
NEWS—Mike Wallace

    7:55
NEWS—T.J. Close

    8:00
CAPTAIN KANGAROO—Children

    9:00
JACK LA LANNE

    9:30
McCOYS—Comedy

  10:00
ANDY GRIFITH

  10:30
DICK VAN DYKE

  11:00
GOTCHA SHOW

  11:25
NEWS—Mike Wallace

  11:30
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial

  11:45
GUIDING LIGHT

Afternoon

  12:00
DONNA REED

  12:30
AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial

    1:00
PASSWORD—Game
Celebrities: Elizabeth Ashley, Soupy Sales

    1:30
HOUSE PARTY  COLOR 

    2:00
TO TELL THE TRUTH—Panel

    2:25
NEWS

    2:30
EDGE OF NIGHT

    3:00
SECRET STORM

    3:30
BEN CASEY—Drama

    4:30
CLUBHOUSE—Children

    5:00
BEATLES—Cartoon  COLOR 

    5:30
NEWS—Bill Carter

Evening

    6:00
NEWS, WEATHER

    6:30
NEWS—Cronkite  COLOR 

    7:00
DICK VAN DYKE

    7:30
DAKTARI  COLOR 

    8:30
HIPPODROME  DEBUT   COLOR 
Host: Jack Carter. Guests: Jane Morgan, Gerry and the Pacemakers, London Irish Girl Pipers

    9:30
PETTICOAT JUNCTIONComedy  COLOR 

  10:00
CBS REPORTS
“LSD: The Spring Grove Experiment”

  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS

  11:20
EXTENDED COVERAGE



 4  KXLY (SPOKANE) (CBS)

Morning

    7:00
FARM REPORTS—Spokane

    7:05
NEWS—Mike Wallace

    7:30
POPEYE, WALLABY AND FRIENDS—Children  COLOR 

    8:00
CAPTAIN KANGAROO—Children

    9:00
JACK LA LANNE

    9:30
McCOYS—Comedy

  10:00
ANDY GRIFITH

  10:30
DICK VAN DYKE

  11:00
LOVE OF LIFE—Serial

  11:25
NEWS—Kuralt

  11:30
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial

  11:45
GUIDING LIGHT

Afternoon

  12:00
NEWS—Spokane

  12:20
AT NOON—Interview

  12:30
AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial

    1:00
ANN SOTHERN—Comedy

    1:30
HOUSE PARTY  COLOR 

    2:00
TO TELL THE TRUTH—Panel

    2:25
NEWS—Jerry McCumber

    2:30
EDGE OF NIGHT

    3:00
SECRET STORM

    3:30
PASSWORD—Game
Celebrities: Marty Allen, Steve Rossi

    4:00
POPEYE, WALLABY AND FRIENDS—Children  COLOR 

    4:30
LONE RANGER—Western

    5:00
TOMBSTONE TERRITORY

    5:30
NEWS—Ron Blair, Bob Baker

Evening

    6:00
NEWS—Walter Cronkite  COLOR 

    6:30
LEAVE IT TO BEAVER—Comedy

    7:00
RIFLEMAN—Western

    7:30
DAKTARI  COLOR 

    8:30
HIPPODROME  DEBUT   COLOR 
Host: Jack Carter. Guests: Jane Morgan, Gerry and the Pacemakers, London Irish Girl Pipers

    9:30
PETTICOAT JUNCTIONComedy  COLOR 

  10:00
CBS REPORTS
“LSD: The Spring Grove Experiment”

  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS

  11:30
MOVIE—Mystery
“I’ll Get You” (English; 1953)



 6  KHQ (SPOKANE) (NBC)

Morning

    8:00
TODAY  COLOR 
Guests: Barbara Cook, Bill Riviere

    9:00
EYE GUESS  COLOR 

    9:25
NEWS—Vanocur  COLOR 

    9:30
CONCENTRATION

  10:00
CHAIN LETTER—Game  COLOR 
Guests: Betty White, Hans Conried

  10:30
SHOWDOWN—Game

  11:00
JEOPARDY—Game  COLOR 

  11:30
SWINGIN’ COUNTRY  COLOR 
Guest: Jody Miller

  11:55
NEWS  COLOR 

Afternoon

  12:00
LET’S MAKE A DEAL—Game  COLOR 

  12:25
NEWS  COLOR 

  12:30
DAYS OF OUR LIVES—Serial  COLOR 

    1:00
DOCTORS—Serial

    1:30
ANOTHER WORLD—Serial  COLOR 

    2:00
MOVIE—Western
“Geronimo” (1939)

    3:40
SONG SHOP—Phil Crosbie

    3:55
SPACE KIDS, ROCKY AND MARK—Children  COLOR 

    4:30
MOVIE—Adventure
“China” (1943)

    5:30
NEWS—Briley, Whiteis  COLOR 

Evening

    6:00
NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley  COLOR 

    6:30
NEWS—Briley, Whiteis  COLOR 

    7:00
BOLD JOURNEY—Travel

    7:30
MY MOTHER, THE CAR  COLOR 

    8:00
PLEASE DON’T EAT THE DAISIES—Comedy  COLOR 

    8:30
DR. KILDARE—Drama  COLOR 

    9:00
MOVIE—Comedy
Tuesday Night Movie: “My Favorite Spy” (1951)

  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS

  11:30
JOHNNY CARSON—Variety  COLOR 
Guest: Dick Cavett



10 KWSC (PULLMAN) (EDUC.)

Evening

    6:15
FRIENDLY GIANT—Children

    6:30
WHAT’S NEW—Children

    7:00
TOPIC—Travel

    7:30
GREAT SOCIETY       

    8:00
BIG PICTURE—Army

    8:30
PARIS 1900—Drama

    9:30
FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE



13 KTVR (LA GRANDE, OR) (ABC, NBC)

Morning

    7:00
TODAY  COLOR 
Guests: Barbara Cook, Bill Riviere

    8:00
EYE GUESS—Game  COLOR 

    8:25
NEWS, WEATHER

    8:30
CONCENTRATION—Game

    9:30
SHOWDOWN—Game  COLOR 

  10:00
JEOPARDY—Game  COLOR 

  10:30
SWINGIN’ COUNTRY  COLOR 
Guest: Jody Miller

  10:55
NEWS—Newman  COLOR 

  11:00
DONNA REED—Comedy

  11:30
LET’S MAKE A DEAL  COLOR C

  11:55
NEWS  COLOR 

Afternoon

  12:00
DAYS OF OUR LIVES  COLOR 

  12:30
DOCTORS—Serial

    1:00
ANOTHER WORLD—Serial  COLOR 

    1:30
YOU DON’T SAY!—Game  COLOR 
Celebrities: Rod Serling, Rose Marie

    2:00
MATCH GAME  COLOR 
Celebrities: Robert Goulet, Carol Lawrence

    2:30
PERISCOPE—Dan Peters

    3:00
BEN CASEY—Drama

    4:00
MOVIE—To Be Announced

    5:00
KELLOGG SPECIAL  COLOR 

    5:30
NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley  COLOR 

Evening

    6:00
NEWS, WEATHER—Peters, Pyle

    6:30
MY MOTHER THE CAR  COLOR 

    7:00
MOVIE—Comedy
Tuesday Night Movie: “My Favorite Spy” (1951)

    9:00
F TROOP—Comedy

    9:30
FUGITIVE—Drama

  10:30
NEWS, WEATHER—Peters, Pyle

  11:00
JOHNNY CARSON  COLOR 



19 KEPR (PASCO, WA) (CBS, ABC)

Morning

    7:10
PROGRAM PREVIEWS

    7:15
LIVING—Dillworth

    7:30
NEWS—Mike Wallace

    7:55
NEWS—T.J. Close

    8:00
CAPTAIN KANGAROO—Children

    9:00
JACK LA LANNE

    9:30
McCOYS—Comedy

  10:00
ANDY GRIFITH

  10:30
DICK VAN DYKE

  11:00
GOTCHA SHOW

  11:25
NEWS—Mike Wallace

  11:30
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial

  11:45
GUIDING LIGHT

Afternoon

  12:00
DONNA REED

  12:30
AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial

    1:00
PASSWORD—Game
Celebrities: Elizabeth Ashley, Soupy Sales

    1:30
HOUSE PARTY C

    2:00
TO TELL THE TRUTH—Panel

    2:25
NEWS

    2:30
EDGE OF NIGHT

    3:00
SECRET STORM

    3:30
BEN CASEY—Drama

    4:30
CLUBHOUSE—Children

    5:00
BEATLES—Cartoon  COLOR 

    5:30
REBEL—Western

Evening

    6:00
NEWS, WEATHER

    6:30
NEWS—Cronkite  COLOR 

    7:00
DICK VAN DYKE

    7:30
DAKTARI  COLOR 

    8:30
HIPPODROME  DEBUT   COLOR 
Host: Jack Carter. Guests: Jane Morgan, Gerry and the Pacemakers, London Irish Girl Pipers

    9:30
PETTICOAT JUNCTIONComedy  COLOR 

  10:00
CBS REPORTS
“LSD: The Spring Grove Experiment”

  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS

  11:20
EXTENDED COVERAGE



23 KNDO (YAKIMA) (NBC)

Morning

    6:45
AGRICULTURAL NEWS

    7:00
TODAY  COLOR 
Guests: Barbara Cook, Bill Riviere

    9:00
EYE GUESS  COLOR 

    9:25
NEWS—Vanocur  COLOR 

    9:30
CONCENTRATION

  10:00
CHAIN LETTER—Game  COLOR 
Guests: Betty White, Hans Conried

  10:30
SHOWDOWN—Game

  11:00
JEOPARDY—Game  COLOR 

  11:30
SWINGIN’ COUNTRY  COLOR 
Guest: Jody Miller

  11:55
NEWS  COLOR 

Afternoon

  12:00
LET’S MAKE A DEAL—Game  COLOR 

  12:25
NEWS  COLOR 

  12:30
DAYS OF OUR LIVES—Serial  COLOR 

    1:00
DOCTORS—Serial

    1:30
ANOTHER WORLD—Serial  COLOR 

    2:00
YOU DON’T SAY!—Game  COLOR 
Celebrities: Rod Serling, Rose Marie

    2:30
MATCH GAME  COLOR 
Celebrities: Robert Goulet, Carol Lawrence

    2:55
NEWS—Sanders

    3:00
GENERAL HOSPITAL

    3:30
NURSES—Serial

    4:00
DARK SHADOWS—Serial

    4:30
WHERE THE ACTION IS
Performers: The Syndicate of Sound, Ray Stevens, Tina Mason, Keith Allison

    5:00
MICKEY MOUSE—Children

    5:30
WELLS FARGO—Western

Evening

    6:00
NEWS—Frank Roberts

    6:30
NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley  COLOR 

    7:00
MUNSTERS—Comedy

    7:30
MY MOTHER, THE CAR  COLOR 

    8:00
PLEASE DON’T EAT THE DAISIES—Comedy  COLOR 

    8:30
DR. KILDARE—Drama  COLOR 

    9:00
MOVIE—Comedy
Tuesday Night Movie: “My Favorite Spy” (1951)

  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS

  11:15
JOHNNY CARSON—Variety  COLOR 
Guest: Dick Cavett



25 KNDU (PASCO, WA) (NBC)

Morning

    6:45
AGRICULTURAL NEWS

    7:00
TODAY  COLOR 
Guests: Barbara Cook, Bill Riviere

    9:00
EYE GUESS  COLOR 

    9:25
NEWS—Vanocur  COLOR 

    9:30
CONCENTRATION

  10:00
CHAIN LETTER—Game  COLOR 
Guests: Betty White, Hans Conried

  10:30
SHOWDOWN—Game

  11:00
JEOPARDY—Game  COLOR 

  11:30
SWINGIN’ COUNTRY  COLOR 
Guest: Jody Miller

  11:55
NEWS  COLOR 

Afternoon

  12:00
LET’S MAKE A DEAL—Game  COLOR 

  12:25
NEWS  COLOR 

  12:30
DAYS OF OUR LIVES—Serial  COLOR 

    1:00
DOCTORS—Serial

    1:30
ANOTHER WORLD—Serial  COLOR 

    2:00
YOU DON’T SAY!—Game  COLOR 
Celebrities: Rod Serling, Rose Marie

    2:30
MATCH GAME  COLOR 
Celebrities: Robert Goulet, Carol Lawrence


NEWS—Sanders

    3:00
GENERAL HOSPITAL

    3:30
NURSES—Serial

    4:00
DARK SHADOWS—Serial

    4:30
WHERE THE ACTION IS
Performers: The Syndicate of Sound, Ray Stevens, Tina Mason, Keith Allison

    5:00
MICKEY MOUSE—Children

    5:30
WELLS FARGO—Western

Evening

    6:00
NEWS—Frank Roberts

    6:30
NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley  COLOR 

    7:00
MUNSTERS—Comedy

    7:30
MY MOTHER, THE CAR  COLOR 

    8:00
PLEASE DON’T EAT THE DAISIES—Comedy  COLOR 

    8:30
DR. KILDARE—Drama  COLOR 

    9:00
MOVIE—Comedy
Tuesday Night Movie: “My Favorite Spy” (1951)

  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS



29 KIMA (YAKIMA) (CBS, ABC)

Morning

    7:10
PROGRAM PREVIEWS

    7:15
LIVING—Dillworth

    7:30
NEWS—Mike Wallace

    7:55
NEWS—T.J. Close

    8:00
CAPTAIN KANGAROO—Children

    9:00
JACK LA LANNE

    9:30
McCOYS—Comedy

  10:00
ANDY GRIFITH

  10:30
DICK VAN DYKE

  11:00
GOTCHA SHOW

  11:25
NEWS—Mike Wallace

  11:30
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial

  11:45
GUIDING LIGHT

Afternoon

  12:00
DONNA REED

  12:30
AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial

    1:00
PASSWORD—Game
Celebrities: Elizabeth Ashley, Soupy Sales

    1:30
HOUSE PARTY  COLOR 

    2:00
TO TELL THE TRUTH—Panel

    2:25
NEWS

    2:30
EDGE OF NIGHT

    3:00
SECRET STORM

    3:30
BEN CASEY—Drama

    4:30
CLUBHOUSE—Children

    5:00
BEATLES—Cartoon  COLOR 

    5:30
REBEL—Western

Evening

    6:00
NEWS, WEATHER

    6:30
NEWS—Cronkite  COLOR 

    7:00
DICK VAN DYKE

    7:30
DAKTARI  COLOR 

    8:30
HIPPODROME  DEBUT   COLOR 
Host: Jack Carter. Guests: Jane Morgan, Gerry and the Pacemakers, London Irish Girl Pipers

    9:30
PETTICOAT JUNCTIONComedy  COLOR 

  10:00
CBS REPORTS
“LSD: The Spring Grove Experiment”

  11:00
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS

  11:20
EXTENDED COVERAGE



47 KYVE (YAKIMA) (EDUC.)

Afternoon

    4:00
SE HABLA Y SE LEE ESPANOL

    4:45
FRIENDLY GIANT—Children

    5:00
WHAT’S NEW?—Children

    5:30
BLUEPRINT READING

Evening

    6:00
TURN OF THE CENTURY

    6:30
FRENCH CHEF

    7:00
MOSIAC—Education

    7:30
U.S.A.—Writers

    8:00
UNIVERSITY CONVERSATION

    8:30
JAPAN TODAY

    9:00
GREAT SOCIETY

    9:30
REACTION—Discussion


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6 comments:

  1. I wish an episode of Joe Pyne's Showdown would crop up somewhere

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    1. Jeez loueez, "The Bantams!" "Showdown, Showdown, Showdown / Showdown, Showdown, Showdown / Showdown, Showdown, Showdown / Showdown, Showdown - watch me now, hey!"

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  2. Maxkent, I remember two. One when he told a guest to go gargle with razor blades and the other when he interviewed Lee Harvey Oswald's mother...somewhere around 1966.

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  3. I remember when someone would give a wrong answer on Showdown, he'd drop through the floor

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  4. As it happens, I saw the final episode of Showdown.

    The contestants (six, as I recall, all civilians) stood at podiums: three to Joe Pyne's left, three to his right, working as teams.
    When a contestant missed a question, he would have to squat, out of camera range; three squats on one side, and the other side would win that round.
    Next round, and everybody had to stand again; I'm guessing that there weren't many returning champions (this was years ago, so my details are a trifle foggy).
    No trapdoors here; NBC wouldn't have sprung for the insurance.

    Actually, on this show, Joe Pyne was fairly well-behaved.
    His syndicated talk show was another matter; Pyne often booked guests for the express purpose of provoking them into rages.
    At one point, he even had a sidekick (whose name I can't recall) who was ruder than Joe was - and he was the one who did the "razor blades" line, which Pyne ended up getting blamed for.
    Such was life back in the '60s; we sure have come a long way since then …

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  5. Of course I'm looking back over 54 years too, but I remember contestants dropping out of the picture and it looked to me like they were falling...and I remember the kiddie band -- a bunch of little blonde boys. In any case, even through my toddler's eyes, it seemed like a pretty bizarre show.

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Thanks for writing! Drive safely!