Here we are, on the final Tuesday of 1971. On Saturday, Cleveland Amory delivered his verdicts on several of the season's more disappointing series, and throughout this issue we can see evidence that some of these shows have already run out of time. Tonight, for instance, is the final episode of The Funny Side, and Sarge will air its final episode on January 11. James Garner as Nichols (yes, that's its full name) has until March, despite the unusual decision to kill off Garner's character in the final episode and replace him with—James Garner. Well, the clock is always ticking on failure, but there's also plenty to be seen in this listing from the New York City edition, such as an all-star week on The Mike Douglas Show, featuring Sammy Davis Jr. So don't despair; 1972 will be a better year. Right?
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2 WCBS (CBS)
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MORNING
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6:30
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SUNRISE SEMESTER
Classical Mythology: Attica
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7:00
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CBS NEWS—John Hart
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8:00
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CAPTAIN KANGAROO
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9:00
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GALLOPING GOURMET
Lamb cutlets marinated in a red wine
sauce
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9:30
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WOMAN!
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10:00
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LUCILLE BALL
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10:30
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MY THREE SONS
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11:00
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FAMILY AFFAIR
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11:30
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LOVE OF LIFE
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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WHERE THE HEART IS
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12:25
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CBS NEWS—Edwards
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12:30
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SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
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1:00
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PAUL BERNARD—PSYCHIATRIST—Drama
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1:30
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AS THE WORLD TURNS
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2:00
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LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING
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2:30
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GUIDING LIGHT
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3:00
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SECRET STORM
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3:30
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EDGE OF NIGHT
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4:00
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GOMER PYLE, USMC
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4:30
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MIKE DOUGLAS
Co-host: Sammy Davis Jr. Guests:
Muhammad Ali, Jesse Jackson, Donna Theodore, Jimmy Jones
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5:00
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BIG VALLEY—Western
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS—Jim Jensen
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7:00
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CBS NEWS—Walter Cronkite
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7:30
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GLEN CAMPBELL
Guests: the Pat Boone, Dom DeLuise and
Campbell families
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8:30
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HAWAII FIVE-O
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9:30
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CANNON—Crime Drama
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10:30
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GOLDDIGGERS
Guests: Fess Parker, John Rowles,
Marian Mercer
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11:00
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NEWS—Jim Jensen
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11:30
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MERV GRIFFIN
Guest host TBA
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1:00
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NEWS
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1:10
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MOVIE—Western
“Chief Crazy Horse” (1955)
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2:55
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MOVIE—Drama
“The Gorgeous Hussy” (1936)
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3 WTIC (HARTFORD) (CBS)
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MORNING
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6:00
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SUNRISE SEMESTER
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6:30
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RFD #3—Farming
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7:00
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CBS NEWS—John Hart
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8:00
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CAPTAIN KANGAROO
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9:00
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HAP RICHARDS—Children
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9:15
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YOGI BEAR—Cartoon
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9:30
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LUCILLE BALL
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10:00
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MOVIE—Comedy
“Ma and Pa Kettle in the Ozarks”
(1956)
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11:30
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LOVE OF LIFE -C-
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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NEWS—Dick Bertel
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12:25
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CBS NEWS—Edwards
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12:30
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SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
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1:00
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VIRGINIA GRAHAM
Guests: Howard Duff, Lucille Wall, Hal
Peary, Jay Jostyn
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1:30
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AS THE WORLD TURNS
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2:00
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LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING
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2:30
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GUIDING LIGHT
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3:00
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MY THREE SONS
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3:30
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RANGER STATION
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4:00
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FAMILY AFFAIR
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4:30
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ANDY GRIFFITH—Comedy
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5:00
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BIG VALLEY—Western
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5:55
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UPDATE
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
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6:30
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CBS NEWS—Walter Cronkite
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7:00
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UNTAMED WORLD
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7:30
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GLEN CAMPBELL
Guests: the Pat Boone, Dom DeLuise and
Campbell families
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8:30
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HAWAII FIVE-O
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9:30
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CANNON—Crime Drama
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10:30
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DAVID FROST REVUE
Guest: George Hamilton
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11:00
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NEWS—Bob Hanson
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11:25
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PERRY MASON—Mystery
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12:25
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STARTIME—Drama
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1:25
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NEWS AND WEATHER
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4 WNBC (NBC)
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MORNING
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6:30
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STATION EXCHANGE
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7:00
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TODAY
Guests: Gov. Winfield Dunn (R-Tenn.),
publisher James Brady
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9:00
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NOT FOR WOMEN ONLY
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9:30
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PHIL DONAHUE
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10:00
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DINAH SHORE
Guest: Carroll O’Connor
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10:30
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CONCENTRATION
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11:00
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SALE OF THE CENTURY
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11:30
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HOLLYWOOD SQUARES
Guests: Joey Bishop, Marty Brill,
Virginia Graham, Janet Leigh, Paul Lynde,
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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JEOPARDY
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12:30
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WHO, WHAT OR WHERE—Game
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12:55
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NBC NEWS—Kalber
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1:00
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IT’S YOUR BET—Game
Guests: Stu Gilliam, Vicki Lawrence,
Bobby Russell
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1:30
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THREE ON A MATCH—Game
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2:00
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DAYS OF OUR LIVES
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2:30
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DOCTORS
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3:00
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ANOTHER WORLD
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3:30
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BRIGHT PROMISE
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4:00
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SOMERSET
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4:30
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MOVIE—Comedy
“The Ghost ad Mr. Chicken” (1966)
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS—Jim Hartz
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7:00
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NBC NEWS—John Chancellor
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7:30
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SARGE
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8:30
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FUNNY SIDE
[Last show of the series]
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9:30
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JAMES GARNER—Western
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10:30
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SEVEN SUMMITS
Special
[Pre-empts regular programming]
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11:00
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NEWS—Jim Hartz
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11:30
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JOHNNY CARSON
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1:00
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NEWS—John Masterman
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1:15
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MOVIE—Drama
“The Winslow Boy” (English; 1949)
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5 WNEW (Ind.)
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MORNING
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7:30
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CARTOONS
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8:30
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BUGS BUNNY—Cartoon
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9:00
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YOGI BEAR—Cartoon
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9:30
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HAZEL—Comedy
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10:00
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MOVIE—Comedy
“Blondie’s Last Day” (1946)
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11:30
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MIDDAY LIVE
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AFTERNOON
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1:00
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MOVIE—Adventure
“Wee Willie WInkie” (1937)
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2:30
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HAZEL—Comedy
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3:00
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CASPER—Cartoon
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3:30
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SUPER HEROES—Children
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4:00
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BUGS BUNNY—Cartoon
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4:30
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LOST IN SPACE—Adventure
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5:30
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FLINTSTONES—Cartoon
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EVENING
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6:30
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PETTICOAT JUNCTION
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7:00
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I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
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7:30
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HOGAN’S HEROES—Comedy
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8:00
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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
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8:30
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CHINA: A REVOLUTION REVISITED
Special
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10:00
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NEWS—Bill Jorgensen
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11:00
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DAVID FROST
Guests: Truman Capote, Janet Flanners,
Harold Robbins, Larry McNeely
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12:00
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MOVIE—Musical
“Rose of Washington Square” (1939)
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1:40
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SEA HUNT—Adventure
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2:10
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NEWS
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7 WABC (ABC)
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MORNING
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7:00
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LISTEN AND LEARN
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7:30
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A.M. NEW YORK
Guest: Bill Moyers. Host: John
Bartholomew Tucker
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9:00
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MOVIE—Comedy
“The Incredible Mr. Limpet” (1964)
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11:00
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MANTRAP—Discusion
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11:30
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THAT GIRL
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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BEWITCHED
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12:30
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PASSWORD
Guests: Carolyn Jones, Greg Morris
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1:00
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ALL MY CHILDREN
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1:30
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LET’S MAKE A DEAL
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2:00
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NEWLYWED GAME
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2:30
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DATING GAME
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3:00
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GENERAL HOSPITAL
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3:30
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ONE LIFE TO LIVE
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4:00
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LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE
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4:30
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MOVIE—Cartoon
“Gay Purr-ee” (1962)
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS—Grimby/Beutel
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7:00
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ABC NEWS—Smith/Reasoner
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7:30
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MOD SQUAD
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8:30
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MOVIE—Drama
“Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring”
(Made-for-TV; 1971)
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10:00
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MARCUS WELBY, M.D.
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11:00
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NEWS—Grimsby/Beutel
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11:30
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DICK CAVETT
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1:00
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MOVIE—Comedy
“Here Come the Nelsons” (1951)
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8 WTNH (NEW HAVEN) (ABC)
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MORNING
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6:10
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DAVEY AND GOLIATH
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6:25
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YEAR IN REVIEW -C-
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6:55
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NEWS
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7:00
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MR. GOOBER—Children
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9:00
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PHIL DONAHUE
“The Case Against Having Children”
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10:00
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CONN-TACT
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11:00
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LUCILLE RIVERS—Sewing
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11:10
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NEWS
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11:30
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THAT GIRL
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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BEWITCHED
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12:30
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PASSWORD
Guests: Carolyn Jones, Greg Morris
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1:00
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WHAT’S MY LINE?—Game
Panel: Arlene Francis, June Lockhart,
Gene Rayburn, Soupy Sales
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1:30
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LET’S MAKE A DEAL
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2:00
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NEWLYWED GAME
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2:30
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DATING GAME
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3:00
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GENERAL HOSPITAL
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3:30
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ONE LIFE TO LIVE
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4:00
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LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE
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4:30
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I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
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5:00
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I DREAM OF JEANNIE
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5:30
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DRAGNET—Crime Drama
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS—Ralph Wenge
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6:30
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ABC NEWS—Smith/Reasoner
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7:00
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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
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7:30
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MOD SQUAD
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8:30
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MOVIE—Drama
“Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring”
(Made-for-TV; 1971)
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10:00
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MARCUS WELBY, M.D.
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11:00
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NEWS—Ralph Wenge
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11:30
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DICK CAVETT
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1:00
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NEWS
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9 WOR (Ind.)
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MORNING
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7:30
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NEWS
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8:00
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JOURNEY TO ADVENTURE
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8:30
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WAGON TRAIN—Western
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10:00
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ROMPER ROOM
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11:00
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STRAIGHT TALK
Guests: Rep. Charles W. Sandman Jr.
(R-NJ), Rep. Edward I. Koch (D-NY); Sen. Lowell Weiker Jr. (R-Conn.)
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11:55
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NEWS
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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NINO—Novela
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1:00
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JOE FRANKLIN
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2:00
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VIRGINIA GRAHAM
Guests: Cliff Gorman, Charo, Rubin
Carson
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3:00
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WHAT’S MY LINE?—Game
Panel: Arlene Francis, Phyllis Newman,
Gene Rayburn, Gene Shalit
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3:30
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CARTOONS
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4:00
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GIGANTOR—Children
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4:30
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MOVIE—Science Fiction
“The Cape Canaveral Monsters” (1960)
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EVENING
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6:00
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GET SMART—Comedy
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6:30
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DICK VAN DYKE—Comedy
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7:00
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WILD WILD WEST
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8:00
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NBA BASKETBALL
New York Knicks at Detroit Pistons
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10:30
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NEWS DIGEST—Tom Dunn
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11:00
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HORSE RACE—Monticello
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11:30
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MOVIE—Comedy
“The Horizontal Lieutenant” (1962)
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1:30
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JOE FRANKLIN
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2:30
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NEWS AND WEATHER
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11 WPIX (Ind.)
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MORNING
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7:15
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NEWS
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7:30
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POPEYE—Cartoon
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9:30
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LUCILLE RIVERS—Sewing
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9:40
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JACK LA LANNE—Exercise
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10:00
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TELL ME DR. BROTHERS
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10:30
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PUERTO RICAN NEW YORKER
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11:00
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FOCUS: NEW JERSEY
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11:30
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TENNESSEE TUXEDO
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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COURAGEOUS CAT
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12:20
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GUMBY—Children
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12:30
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MOVIE—Drama
“My Friend Flicka” (1943)
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1:55
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NEWS
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2:00
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MOVIE GAME
Guests: Earl Holliman, Shirley Jones,
Agnes Moorehead, Burt Reynolds, Alan Sues, Stuart Whitman. Host: Larry Blyden
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2:30
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CAN YOU TOP THIS?—Game
Pat O’Brien, Soupy Sales, Alan Sues
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3:00
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POPEYE—Cartoon
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3:30
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MAGILLA GORILLA
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4:00
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LITTLE RASCALS—Comedy
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4:30
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SUPERMAN—Adventure
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5:00
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MUNSTERS—Comedy
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5:30
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BATMAN—Adventure
Guest villain: Art Carney (The Archer)
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EVENING
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6:00
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PLEASE DON’T EAT THE DAISIES—Comedy
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6:30
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BEAT THE CLOCK—Game
Guest: Robert Morse
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7:00
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I DREAM OF JEANNIE
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7:30
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I DREAM OF JEANNIE
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8:00
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BLUE-GRAY GAME
Special: From Montgomery, Alabama
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11:00
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NEWS—Ramsey/Gray
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12:00
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MOVIE—Drama
“Crashout” (1955)
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13 WNET (PBS)
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MORNING
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8:30
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BLACK STUDIES
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9:00
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SESAME STREET
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10:00
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KUKLA, FRAN AND OLLIE
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10:30
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FILMS FROM JAPAN -C-
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11:30
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FILMS FROM GERMANY -C-
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AFTERNOON
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12:30
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FILMS FROM BELGIUM AND FRANCE
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1:30
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ELECTRIC COMPANY—Children
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2:00
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FILMS FROM AUSTRALIA
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3:10
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FILMS FROM JAPAN
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3:30
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BOOK BEAT
Guest: Ralph G. Martin
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4:00
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SESAME STREET
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5:00
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MISTER ROGERS
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5:30
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ELECTRIC COMPANY—Children
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EVENING
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6:00
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HODGEPODGE LODGE
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6:30
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OUR STREET
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7:00
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ELECTRIC COMPANY—Children
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7:30
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MASQUERADE
[Last show of the series]
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8:00
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TO BE ANNOUNCED
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8:30
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BEHIND THE LINES
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9:30
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BLACK JOURNAL
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10:00
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BEHIND THE LINES
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10:30
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FREE TIME
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12:00
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MARTIN AGRONSKY: EVENING EDITION
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21 WLIW (GARDEN CITY) (PBS)
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AFTERNOON
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3:00
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MASTERPIECE THEATRE
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4:00
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BOOK BEAT
Guest: Cass Canfield
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4:30
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GERMAN—Instruction
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5:00
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ELECTRIC COMPANY—Children
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5:30
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SESAME STREET
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EVENING
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6:30
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MISTER ROGERS
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7:00
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BOOK BEAT
Guest: Cass Canfield
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7:30
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WHAT’S IN A WORD
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8:00
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HOLLYWOOD TELEVISION THEATRE
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9:00
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AWARD SERIES—Documentary
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9:30
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NEWS—Jim Whalen
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9:45
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GERMAN—Instruction
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31 WNYC (Ind.)
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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POLICE COMMISSIONER
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12:30
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AROUND THE CLOCK
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1:00
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SESAME STREET
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1:30
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2:00
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MISTER ROGERS
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2:30
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AROUND THE CLOCK
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3:00
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FRONTLINE N.Y.C.
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4:00
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HOLLYWOOD TELEVISION THEATRE
“The Picture”
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5:00
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LEE GRAHAM—Interview
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5:30
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NEWS
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5:45
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FILM
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EVENING
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6:00
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ELECTRIC COMPANY—Children
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6:30
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RETURN TO NURSING
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7:00
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AROUND THE CLOCK
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7:30
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FRONTLINE N.Y.C.
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8:00
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SPEAKING FREELY
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9:00
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POLICE COMMISSIONER
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9:30
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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10:00
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UN SESSION HIGHLIGHTS
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41 WXTV (PATERSON,
NJ) (Ind.)
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AFTERNOON
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5:30
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DEL ALTAR A LA TUMBA
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EVENING
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6:00
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NOTICIAS—Zayas/Valis
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6:30
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LA GATO—Novela
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7:30
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LOCO VALDEZ
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8:00
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LA REGOJIDA
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9:00
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DO RE MI—Musica
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9:30
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CRUZ DE MARISA CRUCES
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10:00
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ANGELITO NEGROS—Novela
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11:00
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NOTICIAS—Miguel Torres
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11:30
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ALLEGRIAS—Musica
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47 WNJU (NEWARK) (Ind.)
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AFTERNOON
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4:30
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MOVIE—Mystery
“EJ Santo Contra el Tigre” (1943)
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5:30
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LOS JUANES—Novela
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EVENING
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6:00
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NOTICIAS—Kevin Corrigan
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6:30
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VERANO PARA RECORDAR
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7:30
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MIGUELITO VALDES
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PUMAREJO—Variedad
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COMEDY HOUR
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MOVIE—Comedy
“Maridos Libres” (1934
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"Attaboy Luther"- mystery voice played by Everett Greenbaum in The Ghost and Mr. Chicken as seen on Channel 4's 4pm movie. :D
ReplyDeleteEverett was a prolific TV writer.He wrote for such series The Andy Griffith Show, M*A*S*H, Sanford and Son and various others, as well as the Don Knotts films he did for Universal.
As an aside, Mitchell, I have a question to ask you. Where do you get the artwork for the headers used on the website. I've always been intrigued by them.
Anyways, I hope you have a happy 2021.
Thanks for the kind words, Sean, and I hope you'll continue to have a happy holiday season and 2021 as well.
DeleteAs far as the artwork, some have come from various Google searches for things like "vintage TV ads." However, most of them are details I've taken from various works by Charles Schridde, adapted for the available space. You can see many of them here: https://www.atomic-ranch.com/home-decor/charles-schridde/
The logo I designed myself, and the text at the bottom is something I've just superimposed. Stay tuned; could be more headed that way next year!
Next time you're in a used bookstore, see if you can find Everett Greenbaum's memoir, The Goldenberg Who Couldn't Dance.
DeleteHe published it in 1980, and it's a brief book, since his career went a decade longer, but there's a lot of great stories, and much to learn about people you thought you knew.
... And if you're watching Matlock reruns on MeTV (or wherever), be on the lookout for Everett Greenbaum's appearances as part of the regular rotation of judges (along with Aneta Corsaut, among others).
Don't forget Greenbaum's longtime partner, Jim Fritzell...
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This night's episode of CANNON...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0M7TcG2-uY&list=PLjQjhXGNCC86MK4h_u1Ipzi1CxE-X5LlM&index=16
I notice that prime time still starts at 7:30 PM ET even though the prime time access rule for the Big 3 networks kicked in at the beginning of 1971. It looks like the half hour they gave back to the local stations is at 10:30 rather than 7:30. Except for ABC, that is. They still have the full 3 1/2 hour prime time block going from 7:30 to 11:00. I seem to recall ABC got some kind of special dispensation to not have to give up the half hour on Tuesday nights only so as not to break up their successful Tuesday night lineup. In return they gave up another half hour another night in the week.
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