February 8, 2021

What's on TV? Tuesday, February 8, 1955




The last time we looked at an Iowa edition of TV Guide, almost five years ago, I made some most unflattering comments about our neighbors to the west. These "jokes" portrayed the state in a very unfavorable light, and for that unwarranted and completely uncharitable action I admit my guilt. Indeed, upon discovering that this week's issue would mark a return to the state, I could barely bring myself to look at it, let alone write about it, and there were late nights when I could be heard in my dimly-lit nook, mumbling in anguish that this chalice might pass from me. But I have learned my lesson—turned a new leaf, so to speak. So no more will you hear such jokes pass my lips as "What do you call an IQ of 76? Des Moines." or "Did you hear that the governor's mansion in Iowa burned down? It almost took out the whole trailer park." No, I must admit that a resident of Minnesota has no call to be making jokes about any other state. After all, the only reason Iowa doesn't have a professional football team is because then Minnesota would want one. 

 
-2-  WMT (Cedar Rapids, Ia.) (CBS)
 
MORNING
 
     8:45
Tower Preview
 
     9:00
Garry Moore—Variety
 
     9:30
Arthur Godfrey Time
 
     9:45
Featurette
 
   10:00
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
Noon News
 
   12:10
Weather and Markets
 
   12:15
Road of Life—Serial
 
   12:30
Welcome Travelers
 
     1:00
Robert Q. Lewis
 
     1:30
Home Fare
 
     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
TV Playschool—Children
 
     4:30
Corral Club—Marshal Jay
 
     5:30
Gene Autry—Western
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Sports with Tait
 
     6:15
Iowa Dateline—Roberts
 
     6:25
Weather Roundup
 
     6:30
Doug Edwards
 
     6:45
Jo Stafford—Music
 
     7:00
LIFE WITH FATHER—Comedy
 
     7:30
HALLS OF IVY—Comedy
 
     8:00
MEET MILLIE—Comedy
 
     8:30
FORD THEATER—Drama
 
     9:00
BADGE 714—Police Drama
 
     9:30
SEE IT NOW—Murrow
 
   10:00
THE LONE WOLF—Drama
 
   10:30
NEWS—Bob Johnson
 
   10:45
WEATHER TOWER
 
   10:50
TOWER THEATER—Movie
“Shepherd of the Ozarks”
 
   11:00
Twenty Questions—Quiz
 
 
 
-4-  WHBF (Rock Island, Ill.) (CBS)
 
MORNING
 
     7:00
Morning Show—Jack Paar
 
     8:25
News and Weather
 
     8:30
Morning Show—Jack Paar
 
     9:00
Garry 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
Farm Almanac
 
   12:30
Welcome Travelers
 
     1:00
Robert Q. Lewis
 
     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
Frankly Feminine—Ladies
 
     4:30
TV Classroom
 
     5:00
Magic Carpet—Kids
 
     5:30
Barker Bill’s Cartoons
 
     5:45
News
 
     5:55
Weather
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Wild Bill Hickok—Western
 
     6:30
Doug Edwards
 
     6:45
Jo Stafford—Music
 
     7:00
DISNEYLAND—Features
 
     8:00
DANNY THOMAS
 
     8:30
RED SKELTON—Comedy
Guest: Charles Coburn
 
     9:00
DANGER—Mystery
 
     9:30
SEE IT NOW—Murrow
 
   10:00
FAVORITE STORY—Drama
 
   10:30
TOPPER—Comedy
 
   11:30
Late News and Weather
 
 
 
-6-  WOC (Davenport, Ia.) (NBC)
 
MORNING
 
     7:00
Today—Garroway
 
     9:00
Ding Dong School—Kids
 
     9:30
Way of the World
 
     9:45
Sheilah Graham
Guests: Art Linkletter, Helen Rose
 
   10:00
Home—TV Magazine
 
   11:00
Tennessee Ernie—Music
       
   11:30
Feather Your Nest—Quiz
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Rural Roundup—Bill Gress
 
   12:15
At Home—Mary Marshall
 
   12:30
Especially for You—Ladies
 
     1:00
Matinee Movie—Film
 
     2:00
Greatest Gift—Serial
 
     2:30
One Man’s Family
 
     2:45
Miss Marlowe—Serial
 
     3:00
Hawkins Falls
 
     3:15
First Love—Serial
 
     3:30
Mr. Sweeney
 
     3:45
Modern Romance
 
     4:00
Pinky Lee—Variety
 
     4:30
Howdy Doody
 
     5:00
Singin’ Sheriff—Kids
 
     5:30
Circle “6” Ranch—Cowboys
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Bud Wilkinson—Sports
 
     6:15
Four Star Sports—Hal Hart
 
     6:20
Four Star News—Bill Mason
 
     6:25
Weather Tower—Danica
 
     6:30
Dinah Shore—Music
 
     6:45
News Caravan
 
     7:00
MILTON BERLE
Guest: Gloria De Haven
 
     8:00
FIRESIDE TEHATER
“Mr. Onion”
 
     8:30
CIRCLE THEATER—Drama
“No Room to Breathe”
 
     9:00
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Quiz
 
     9:30
RACKET SQUAD—Police
 
   10:00
IT’S A GREAT LIFE—Comedy
 
   10:30
WEATHER—Phil Kane
 
   10:35
NEWS AND SPORTS
 
   10:45
CANDLELIGHT CAMEOS
 
   11:00
Tonight—Steve Allen
 
   12:00
Coming Attractions
 
 
 
-7-  KWWL (Waterloo, Ia.) (NBC)
 
MORNING
 
     7:00
Today—Garroway
 
     9:00
Ding Dong School—Kids
 
     9:30
Film Subject
 
     9:45
Sheilah Graham
Guests: Art Linkletter, Helen Rose
 
   10:00
Home—TV Magazine
 
   11:00
Tennessee Ernie—Music
       
   11:30
Feather Your Nest—Quiz
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Movie Matinee—Film
 
     2:00
Greatest Gift—Serial
 
     2:30
One Man’s Family
 
     2:45
Miss Marlowe—Serial
 
     3:00
Hawkins Falls
 
     3:15
School of the Air
 
     3:30
Mr. Sweeney
 
     3:45
Modern Romance
 
     4:00
Pinky Lee—Variety
 
     4:30
Howdy Doody
 
     5:00
Ranch Hand—Herb James
 
     5:15
Early Show—Movie
 
EVENING
 
     6:15
News, Weather, Sports
 
     6:30
Dinah Shore—Music
 
     6:45
News Caravan
 
     7:00
MILTON BERLE
Guest: Gloria De Haven
 
     8:00
GREATEST STORIES
 
     8:30
THE RUGGLES—Comedy
 
     9:00
SONGS AND HOMES
 
     9:30
IT’S A GREAT LIFE
 
   10:00
WEATHER
 
   10:05
NEWS AND WEATHER
 
   10:15
INDUSTRY ON PARADE
 
   10:30
LATE SHOW
 
   11:30
Late News Capsule
 
 
 
-9-  KCRG (Cedar Rapids, Ia.) (ABC, DuM)
 
MORNING
 
     8:00
Breakfast Club—Variety
Guests: Bill Lawrence, Dolores Martel
 
AFTERNOON
 
     4:00
Mother Wilson’s Kitchen
 
     4:30
Cowboy Club—Movie
 
     5:30
Captain Video—Space
 
     5:45
Music Hall Varieties
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Iowa Newsreel
 
     6:15
John Daly—News
 
     6:30
Your TV Playhouse
 
     7:00
BISHOP SHEEN—Talk
 
     7:30
MEET CORLISS ARCHER
 
     8:00
DANNY THOMAS
 
     8:30
ELGIN HOUR—Drama
“Days of Grace”
 
     9:30
STOP THE MUSIC—Quiz
 
   10:00
TOMORROW’S WEATHER
 
   10:05
NIGHT BULLETIN AND SPORTS SCORES—Ware
 
   10:15
JERRY FRONEK SHOW
 
 
 
13  WREX (Rockford, Ill.) (CBS, ABC)
 
MORNING
 
   10:30
Strike It Rich—Quiz
 
   11:00
Movies for Mom
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
Markets and News
 
   12:15
Road of Life—Serial
 
   12:30
Love of Life—Serial
 
   12:45
Search for Tomorrow
 
     1:00
Robert Q. Lewis
 
     1:15
TV Presents
 
     1:30
Helen Bale Show
 
     2:00
Big Payoff—Quiz
 
     2:30
Tuesday Special
 
     2:45
Bob Crosby—Music
 
     3:00
Valiant Lady—Serial
 
     3:15
Secret Storm—Serial
 
     3:30
Meditation Time
 
     3:35
Let’s Talk It Over
 
     3:45
Cartoon Time
 
     4:00
Roddy Mac Show
 
     4:30
Stand By For Action
 
     5:00
Trail Times—Western
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Kukla, Fran and Ollie
 
     6:15
Weather, Sports, News
 
     6:30
Doug Edwards
 
     6:45
Jo Stafford—Music
 
     7:00
BISHOP SHEEN—Talk
 
     7:30
DANNY THOMAS—Comedy
 
     8:00
MEET MILLIE—Comedy
 
     8:30
ELGIN HOUR—Drama
“Days of Grace”
 
     9:30
WATERFRONT—Drama
 
   10:00
WEATHER
 
   10:05
NEWS—Natl. and Internatl.
 
   10:20
SPORTS
 
   10:30
LIFE WITH FATHER
 
   11:00
Movie Time
 
   12:00
Late News
 
 
 
39 WTVO (Rockford, Ill.) (NBC, DuM)
 
AFTERNOON
 
     3:00
Hawkins Falls
 
     3:15
First Love—Serial
 
     3:30
Mr. Sweeney
 
     3:45
Modern Romance
 
     4:00
Pinky Lee—Variety
 
     4:30
Howdy Doody
 
     5:00
Fun Time—Children
 
     5:30
Captain Video—Space
 
     5:45
Dick Russell Show
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
Early Edition—News
 
     6:15
Sports Hi-Lites
 
     6:25
TV Weatherman
 
     6:30
Industry on Parade
 
     6:45
News Caravan
 
     7:00
MILTON BERLE
Guest: Gloria De Haven
 
     8:00
FIRESIDE THEATER
“Mr. Onion”
 
     8:30
HEART OF THE CITY
 
     9:00
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Quiz
 
     9:30
IT’S A GREAT LIFE
 
   10:00
NIGHTCAP NEWS
 
   10:15
TV WEATHERMAN
 
   10:20
SPORTS REVIEW
 
   10:30
PLAYHOUSE THEATER

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2 comments:

  1. As a longtime and now former resident of Iowa, allow me to offer the following:

    What do you call a pretty girl in Iowa? A tourist.

    What's the best thing ever to come out of Iowa? Interstates 80 and 35.

    I'll show myself out.

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    1. Hah! Hah! You're going to be here for the whole week!

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