In a week dominated by the Reepublican Convention, I thought it only fair to give you a look at one of the four days of the week with somewhat regular programming. Not for the last time, we look at the CBS lineup and remember that people used to stay at home watching television on Saturdays, or watching it with their friends. We're also reminded that a lot of those Saturday morning cartoons of the early 1970s were pretty awful, but that there were still a few classic ones around. We're in the Twin Cities this week, with a note that the PBS stations, KTCA and KTCI, don't broadcast on Saturdays in the Summer.
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-4- WCCO (CBS)
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MORNING
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6:30
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SUMMER
SEMESTER
The Cold War
and Beyond
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7:00
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BUGS
BUNNY
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7:30
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SCOOBY
DOO
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8:00
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GLOBETROTTERS—Cartoon
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8:30
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HELP!
IT’S THE HAIR BEAR BUNCH!
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9:00
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PEBBLES
AND BAMM BAMM
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9:30
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ARCHIE’S
TV FUNNIES
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10:00
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SABRINA,
THE TEENAGE WITCH
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10:30
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JOSIE
AND THE PUSSYCATS
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11:00
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MONKEES
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11:30
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WHAT’S
A CONVENTION ALL ABOUT?
Special:
Host: Walter Cronkite
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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NEWS,
WEATHER, SPORTS
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12:30
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JUVENILE
JURY
Guests:
Lassie, trainers Rudd and Bob Weatherwax
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1:00
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MOVIN’
WHEELS
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1:30
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THE
SAINT—Crime Drama
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2:30
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MOVIE—Western
“Sierra”
(1950)
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4:00
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GOLF
TOURNAMENT
USI Golf
Classic, third round
[Pre-empts
regular programming.]
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5:00
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ROLLIN’
ON THE RIVER
Guest: Jason
Robards
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5:30
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CBS
NEWS—Roger Mudd
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS
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6:30
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LASSIE
[Postponed
from last week.]
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7:00
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ALL
IN THE FAMILY
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7:30
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MARY
TYLER MOORE
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8:00
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DICK
VAN DYKE
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8:30
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ARNIE
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9:00
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MISSION:
IMPOSSIBLE
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10:00
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NEWS,
WEATHER, SPORTS
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10:50
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MOVIE—Drama
“The Proud
and the Profane” (1956)
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1:00
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THIS
MUST BE THE PLACE
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-5- KSTP (NBC)
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MORNING
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7:00
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DR.
DOLITTLE—Cartoon
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7:30
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DEPUTY
DAWG
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8:00
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WOODY
WOODPECKER
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8:30
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PINK
PANTHER
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9:00
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JETSONS
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9:30
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BARRIER
REEF—Drama
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10:00
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TAKE
A GIANT STEP—Children
Host:
Barbara Walters
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11:00
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MR.
WIZARD—Science
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11:30
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BUGALOOS—Children
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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WALLY’S
WORKSHOP
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12:30
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F
TROOP—Comedy
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1:00
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BASEBALL
PRE-GAME SHOW -C-
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1:15
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BASEBALL
Boston Red
Sox at Chicago White Sox
[Rain game:
Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets]
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4:00
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NASHVILLE
MUSIC
Guests: Charlie
Louvin, Melba Montgomery, Dave Dudley, Ralph Sloan and the Tennessee
Travelers
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4:30
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BARON—Adventure
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5:30
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PRIMUS—Adventure
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS
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6:30
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MOUSE
FACTORY
Guest:
Jonathan Winters
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7:00
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NBC
COMEDY THEATER
“The Seven Little
Foys”
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8:00
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PRO
FOOTBALL
Special:
Oakland Raiders at Los Angeles Rams
[Pre-empts
the network movie.]
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11:00
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NEWS,
WEATHER, SPORTS
Time approximate
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11:30
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JOHNNY
CARSON
Guests: Dan
Rowan and Dick Martin, James Caan, Della Reese, Jo Anne Worley
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1:00
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MOVIE—Melodrama
“Night of
Terror” (1933)
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2:10
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MOVIE—Science
Fiction
Time
approximate. “Kronos” (1957)
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-9- KMSP (ABC)
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MORNING
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7:00
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JERRY
LEWIS—Cartoon
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7:30
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ROAD
RUNNER
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8:00
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FUNKY
PHANTOM
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8:30
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JACKSON
5IVE—Cartoon
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9:00
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BEWITCHED
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9:30
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LIDSVILLE—Children
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10:00
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CURIOSITY
SHOP—Children
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11:00
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JONNY
QUEST
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11:30
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LANCELOT
LINK
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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AMERICAN
BANDSTAND
Guests:
Connie Stevens, Harry Chapin
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1:00 2:00
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ROLLER DERBY -C- MOVIE—Adventure
“Hide and
Seek” (English; 1963)
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3:30
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LEE
TREVINO’S GOLF FOR SWINGERS
Guests: Bing
Crosby, Dean Martin
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4:00
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WIDE
WORLD OF SPORTS
Daytona 300
stock car race, 1968 Olympics highlights, Fischer-Spassky update
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5:30
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OLYMPIANS
’72
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EVENING
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6:00
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GHOST
AND MRS. MUIR
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6:30
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TRUTH
OR CONSEQUENCES
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7:00
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MOVIE—Comedy-Drama
“The Day the
Fish Came Out” (Greek-English; 1967)
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9:00
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ABC
COMEDY SHOWCASE
Special
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10:00
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MOVIE—Drama
“The
Rainmaker” (1956)
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12:25
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TO
BE ANNOUNCED
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1:00
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NEWS—Sam
Donaldson
Time
approximate
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11 WTCN (Ind.)
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MORNING
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8:30
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STORY
TIME
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9:00
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FARM
FORUM
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9:30
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U
OF MINN.
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10:00
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TALK
IN
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10:30
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MADAGIMO—Minn.
Indians
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11:00
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COMMUNITY
OUTREACH
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11:30
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NEWS,
WEATHER, SPORTS
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AFTERNOON
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12:00 1:00
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FRED
AND FRIENDS PATTY DUKE—Comedy
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1:30
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ADDAMS
FAMILY—Comedy
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2:00
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DEATH
VALLEY DAYS
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2:30
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FISHIN’
HOLE
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3:00
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THEN
CAME BRONSON
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4:00
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WRESTLING
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5:30
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HARMON
KILLEBREW
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5:50
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IN
THE DUGOUT
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EVENING
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6:00
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BASEBALL
Minnesota Twins
at Baltimore Orioles
{Pre-empts
regular programming.]
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8:20
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SCOREBOARD—Joe
Boyle
Time
approximate
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8:30
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ROLLER
GAME OF THE WEEK
Time approximate
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9:30
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NEWS,
WEATHER, SPORTS
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10:00
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ALFRED
HITCHCOCK—Drama
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11:00
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MOVIE—Adventure
“Sangaree”
(1953)
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"We're also reminded that a lot of those Saturday morning cartoons of the early 1970s were pretty awful, but that there were still a few classic ones around."
ReplyDeleteYour trash is my treasured childhood..I grew up watching those cartoons in the 80s here in Venezuela on Saturday mornings and weekday afternoons.. although I have to admit is not considered as the best era in tv cartoons
Absolutely correct. I suspect many of the cartoons I watched when I was a kid would be considered pretty bad today as well. I'd meant to include one of those "Your Mileage May Vary" disclaimers, but I'd never, ever criticize anyone for having affection toward what they grew up with!
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