January 4, 2021

What's on TV? Wednesday, January 5, 1955


For the first week of the new year, the new year being 1955, we've chosen Wednesday. Certainly, one of the biggest shows of the evening is Disneyland, ABC's prestige union with Walt Disney, and tonight's feature is part one of Treasure Island, the 1950 live-action movie starring Bobby Driscoll and Robert Newton. Critics of the time hailed "some of the most beautiful color photography ever shot," which makes it particularly unfortunate that it's broadcast (like all of the network's programming) in black and white. One show that will be in color tonight is the debut of the sitcom Norby, starring David Wayne. It doesn't really air at 10:30 p.m,. at least not nationally; it was actually on at 6:00 p.m., right when WNBQ (and, presumably, many other stations) were showing their local news programs. Maybe that's why it only lasted 13 weeks. Oh well, them's the breaks. This week's listings come to you from Chicago.

 
 2  WBBM (CBS)
 
MORNING
 
     6:40
Today’s Thoughts
 
     6:45
Farm Daily—Menard
 
     7:00
Morning Show—Carson
 
     9:00
Gary Moore—Variety
 
     9:30
Arthur Godfrey Time
 
   10:30
Strike It Rich—Quiz
 
   11:00
Valiant Lady—Serial
 
   11:15
Love of Life—Serial
       
   11:30
Search for Tomorrow
 
   11:45
Guiding Light—Serial
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Portia Faces Life—Serial
 
   12:15
Road of Life—Serial
 
   12:30
Welcome Travelers
 
     1:00
Robert Q. Lewis—Variety
 
     1:30
Linkletter’s House Party
 
     2:00
Big Payoff—Quiz
 
     2:30
Bob Crosby—Music
 
     3:00
Brighter Day—Serial
 
     3:15
Secret Storm—Serial
 
     3:30
On Your Account—Quiz
 
     4:00
Movietime—Drama
 
     4:30
Shopping with Miss Lee
 
     4:55
Weather—P.J. Hoff
 
     5:00
Range Rider—Adventure
 
     5:30
Gene Autry—Western
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Sports—Bob Elson
 
     6:15
News—Julian Bentley
 
     6:30
News—Douglas Edwards
 
     6:45
Perry Como—Music
 
     7:00
GODFREY AND FRIENDS
 
     8:00
STRIKE IT RICH—Quiz
Warren Hull emcees
 
     8:30
I’VE GOT A SECRET—Panel
 
     9:00
BEST OF BROADWAY  COLOR 
“Arsenic and Old Lace”
 
   10:00
NEWS AND WEATHER
 
   10:15
IN TOWN TONIGHT
 
   10:30
NEWS—Harrington
 
   10:45
KUP’S SHOW—Irv Kupcinet
 
   11:00
To Be Announced
 
   12:00
News
 
   12:05
Playhouse—Drama
  
 

 4  WTMJ (MILWAUKEE) (NBC)
 
MORNING
 
     6:45
Everett Mitchell—Talks
 
     7:00
Today—Dave Garroway
Guest: David Wayne
 
     9:00
Ding Dong School—Kids
 
     9:30
Way of the World
 
     9:45
Sheilah Graham
 
   10:00
Home—Women’s News
 
   11:00
What’s New in the Kitchen
 
   11:45
Let’s Look at the News
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Hot Shot Review—Music
 
   12:30
Weather—Bill Carlsen
 
   12:35
Bob Heiss—Interviews
 
     1:30
Beulah Donohue—Women
 
     2:00
Greatest Gift—Serial
 
     2:15
Golden Windows
 
     2:30
One Man’s Family
 
     2:45
Miss Marlowe—Serial
 
     3:00
Hawkins Falls—Serial
 
     3:15
First Love—Serial
 
     3:30
World of Mr. Sweeney
 
     3:45
Modern Romances
 
     4:00
Your Library Story
 
     4:15
Let’s Experiment—Science
 
     4:30
Howdy Doody—Puppets
 
     5:00
Foreman Tom—Western
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Sports—Larry Clark
 
     6:15
Malones and Marvin—Music
 
     6:30
Eddie Fisher—Music
 
     6:45
News—John C. Swayze
 
     7:00
I MARRIED JOAN
 
     7:30
MY LITTLE MARGIE
 
     8:00
KRAFT THEATRE—Drama
“One Hill, One River”
 
     9:00
THIS IS YOUR LIFE
 
     9:30
PLAYHOUSE OF STARS
 
   10:00
WEATHER—Bill Carlsen
 
   10:05
TV NEWSREEL
 
   10:20
LET’S LOOK AT THE NEWS
 
   10:30
RACKET SQUAD—Drama
 
   11:00
Tonight—Variety
Guest: John Thielman
 
   12:00
News at Midnight
 
 
 
 5  WNBQ (NBC)
 
MORNING
 
     7:00
Today—Dave Garroway
Guest: David Wayne
 
     9:00
Ding Dong School—Kids
 
     9:30
Way of the World
 
     9:45
Sheilah Graham
 
   10:00
Home—Women’s News
 
   11:00
Betty White Show
       
   11:30
Feather Your Nest—Quiz
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Noontime Comics—Kids
 
   12:30
Bob & Kay—Interviews
 
     1:00
Home Cooking—Recipes
 
     1:30
To Be Announced
 
     2:00
Greatest Gift—Serial
 
     2:15
Golden Windows
 
     2:30
One Man’s Family
 
     2:45
Miss Marlowe—Serial
 
     3:00
Hawkins Falls—Serial
 
     3:15
First Love—Serial
 
     3:30
World of Mr. Sweeney
 
     3:45
Modern Romances
 
     4:00
Pinky Lee—Kids
 
     4:30
Howdy Doody—Puppets
 
     5:00
Elmer the Elephant—Kids
 
     5:30
Close-up—Music
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Weather—Clint Youle
 
     6:05
News—Jack Angell
 
     6:10
Sports—Joe Wilson
 
     6:15
Dorsey Connors—Travel
 
     6:20
Alex Dreier—Features
 
     6:25
Tony Weitzel—Comments
 
     6:30
Eddie Fisher—Music
 
     6:45
News—John C. Swayze
 
     7:00
I MARRIED JOAN
 
     7:30
MY LITTLE MARGIE
 
     8:00
KRAFT THEATRE—Drama
“One Hill, One River”
 
     9:00
THIS IS YOUR LIFE
 
     9:30
BIG TOWN—Drama
 
   10:00
WEATHER—Clint Youle
 
   10:10
DORSEY CONNORS—Ideas
 
   10:15
NEWS—Jack Angell
 
   10:25
SPORTS—Norm Barry
 
   10:30
NORBY—Comedy  DEBUT    COLOR 
 
   11:00
Tonight—Variety
Guest: John Thielman
 
   12:00
MOVIE—Comedy
“Girl from Monterey”
 
 
 
 7  WBKB (ABC)
 
MORNING
 
     7:00
Chicago Parade—Variety
 
     8:00
Breakfast Club—McNeill
 
     9:00
Women and the World
 
     9:30
Play House—Kids
 
   10:00
Creative Cookery—Recipes
 
   10:55
News—Ulmer Turner
 
   11:00
Danny O’Neil Show
 
   11:55
News—Ulmer Turner
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Happy Pirates—Kids’ Fun
 
   12:55
News—Ulmer Turner
 
     1:00
The Doctor Answers—Talks
 
     1:15
TV Dental Clinic
 
     1:30
Midweek Cooking School
 
     2:30
It Makes Sense—Disc.
 
     3:00
Playhouse—Film
 
     3:30
News—Ulmer Turner
 
     3:35
Time for Uncle Win—Kids
 
     4:00
Pied Piper—Kids
 
     4:30
Garfield Goose and Friend
 
     5:00
Laffin’ Theater—Rufe Davis
 
     5:30
Jungle Adventure—Film
 
     5:45
News—Austin Kiplinger
 
     5:50
Sports—Jack Drees
 
     5:55
Weather—Chuck Bill
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Kukla, Fran and Ollie
 
     6:15
News—John Daly
 
     6:30
Disneyland
“Treasure Island” part 1
 
     7:30
STU ERWIN—Comedy
 
     8:00
MASQUERADE PARTY
Panel: Buff Cobb, Bobby Sherwood, Ilka Chase, Ogden Nash. Host: Peter Donald
 
     8:30
FRONT PAGE DETECTIVE
 
     9:00
ROYAL PLAYHOUSE—Drama
 
     9:30
TO BE ANNOUNCED
 
   10:00
DOUBLE DATE—Film Dramas
(1) “Ellery Queen” (2) “Bridal Suite”
 
   11:00
News—Ulmer Turner
 
   11:05
Weather—Chuck Brill
 
   11:10
Tom Duggan—Comments
 
   12:00
MOVIE—Double Feature
(1) “Flight Thirteen” (2) “The Gnat”
 
 
 
 9  WGN (Du Mont)
 
MORNING
 
     9:00
Paul Fogarty—Exercises
 
     9:30
The Femme Show
 
   10:00
Hi Ladies—Mike Douglas
 
   10:55
News—Steve Fentress
 
   11:00
The Romper Room—Kids
 
   11:55
News—Steve Fentress
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Best of the West—Kids
 
   12:55
News—Steve Fentress
 
     1:00
All About Baby—Tips
 
     1:15
Film Shorts
 
     1:30
Learning Brings Adventure
 
     2:00
Paul Dixon—Music
 
     3:00
MOVIE—Comedy
“Hold That Woman”
 
     4:00
Bandstand Matinee—Music
 
     4:55
News—Les Nichols
 
     5:00
Bob Atcher Show—Western
 
     5:30
News—Leslie Monypenny
 
     5:45
Curbstone Cut-up
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Captain Video—Adventure
 
     6:15
Sports Final—Vince Lloyd
 
     6:30
News—Spencer Allen
 
     6:45
Chicagoland Newsreal
 
     7:00
DR. FIXUM—Crafts
 
     7:30
TV SHOWCASE—Drama
 
     8:00
CHICAGO SYMPHONY
Guest conductor: Bruno Walter
 
     9:00
DOWN YOU GO—Quiz
Panelists: Phil Rizzuto, Elizabeth Montgomery, Walt Kelly. Moderator: Dr. Bergen Evans
 
     9:30
LIBERACE SHOW—Music
 
   10:00
MOVIE—Musical
“The Countess of Monte Cristo” (Chgo. TV Debut)
 
   11:30
News—Les Nichols
 
   11:45
Weather—Carl Greyson
 
   11:50
Film Short
 
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1 comment:

  1. Your message about how my posted comment was accidentally deleted is received.
    Here's my problem:
    You suggested that I "copy and repost" my comment.
    I have no idea of how to do that - I never have had any idea.
    Don't bother telling me how you do it; most likely, I won't be able to follow technoslavian instructions anyway.

    Basically, the comment was about the Tonight listing, and about 'John Thielman', who was appearing to " ... perform his celebrated harmonica solos ..."

    My contribution was to point out that this was obviously the legendary Toots Thielemans, Belgium's gift to the world of Jazz Music.
    Jean-Baptiste Thielemans was a fairly recent arrival in the USA (several years after this he took out American citizenship), but he was already in demand for session work, particularly in New York City and environs.
    Probably Toots's best-known number was "Bluesette", which he played on guitar while simultaneously whistling; you've heard it hundreds of times.
    Toots also played the harmonica on the Sesame Street theme, which played for decades.
    But if you want to see Toots Thielemans in action, check out Billy Joel's concert video of "Leave A Tender Moment Alone"; Billy used Toots on the studio recording, and flew him in to repeat the gig at the taping of the concert.
    You can see how Toots Thielemans loved what he did - and how much his fellow musicians loved hearing him do it.
    ('John Thielman'? Just a standard TV Guide misprint.)

    Anyway, here we go again ... maybe.


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