August 23, 2021

What's on TV? Saturday, August 19, 1972




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.

 
-4- WCCO (CBS)
 
MORNING
 
     6:30
SUMMER SEMESTER -C- 
The Cold War and Beyond
 
     7:00
BUGS BUNNY -C- 
 
     7:30
SCOOBY DOO -C- 
 
     8:00
GLOBETROTTERS—Cartoon -C- 
 
     8:30
HELP! IT’S THE HAIR BEAR BUNCH! -C- 
 
     9:00
PEBBLES AND BAMM BAMM -C- 
 
     9:30
ARCHIE’S TV FUNNIES -C- 
 
   10:00
SABRINA, THE TEENAGE WITCH -C- 
 
   10:30
JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS -C- 
 
   11:00
MONKEES -C- 
         
   11:30
WHAT’S A CONVENTION ALL ABOUT? -C- 
Special: Host: Walter Cronkite
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS -C- 
 
   12:30
JUVENILE JURY -C- 
Guests: Lassie, trainers Rudd and Bob Weatherwax
 
     1:00
MOVIN’ WHEELS -C- 
 
     1:30
THE SAINT—Crime Drama
 
     2:30
MOVIE—Western -C- 
“Sierra” (1950)
 
     4:00
GOLF TOURNAMENT -C- 
USI Golf Classic, third round
[Pre-empts regular programming.]
 
     5:00
ROLLIN’ ON THE RIVER -C- 
Guest: Jason Robards
 
     5:30
CBS NEWS—Roger Mudd -C- 
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
NEWS -C- 
 
     6:30
LASSIE -C- 
[Postponed from last week.]
 
     7:00
ALL IN THE FAMILY -C- 
 
     7:30
MARY TYLER MOORE -C- 
 
     8:00
DICK VAN DYKE -C- 
 
     8:30
ARNIE -C- 
 
     9:00
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE -C- 
 
   10:00
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS -C- 
 
   10:50
MOVIE—Drama
“The Proud and the Profane” (1956)
 
     1:00
THIS MUST BE THE PLACE -C- 
 
 
 
-5- KSTP (NBC)
 
MORNING
 
     7:00
DR. DOLITTLE—Cartoon -C- 
 
     7:30
DEPUTY DAWG -C- 
 
     8:00
WOODY WOODPECKER -C- 
 
     8:30
PINK PANTHER -C- 
 
     9:00
JETSONS -C- 
 
     9:30
BARRIER REEF—Drama -C- 
 
   10:00
TAKE A GIANT STEP—Children -C- 
Host: Barbara Walters
 
   11:00
MR. WIZARD—Science -C- 
         
   11:30
BUGALOOS—Children -C- 
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
WALLY’S WORKSHOP -C- 
 
   12:30
F TROOP—Comedy -C- 
 
     1:00
BASEBALL PRE-GAME SHOW -C- 
 
     1:15
BASEBALL -C- 
Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox
[Rain game: Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets]
 
     4:00
NASHVILLE MUSIC -C- 
Guests: Charlie Louvin, Melba Montgomery, Dave Dudley, Ralph Sloan and the Tennessee Travelers
 
     4:30
BARON—Adventure -C- 
 
     5:30
PRIMUS—Adventure -C- 
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
NEWS -C- 
 
     6:30
MOUSE FACTORY -C- 
Guest: Jonathan Winters
 
     7:00
NBC COMEDY THEATER -C- 
“The Seven Little Foys”
 
     8:00
PRO FOOTBALL -C- 
Special: Oakland Raiders at Los Angeles Rams
[Pre-empts the network movie.]
 
   11:00
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS -C- 
Time approximate
 
   11:30
JOHNNY CARSON -C- 
Guests: Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, James Caan, Della Reese, Jo Anne Worley
 
     1:00
MOVIE—Melodrama
“Night of Terror” (1933)
 
     2:10
MOVIE—Science Fiction
Time approximate. “Kronos” (1957)
 
 
 
-9- KMSP (ABC)
 
MORNING
 
     7:00
JERRY LEWIS—Cartoon -C- 
 
     7:30
ROAD RUNNER -C- 
 
     8:00
FUNKY PHANTOM -C- 
 
     8:30
JACKSON 5IVE—Cartoon -C- 
 
     9:00
BEWITCHED -C- 
 
     9:30
LIDSVILLE—Children -C- 
 
   10:00
CURIOSITY SHOP—Children -C- 
 
   11:00
JONNY QUEST -C- 
         
   11:30
LANCELOT LINK -C- 
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
AMERICAN BANDSTAND -C- 
Guests: Connie Stevens, Harry Chapin
 
     1:00
     2:00
ROLLER DERBY -C- 
MOVIE—Adventure
“Hide and Seek” (English; 1963)
 
     3:30
LEE TREVINO’S GOLF FOR SWINGERS -C- 
Guests: Bing Crosby, Dean Martin
 
     4:00
WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS -C- 
Daytona 300 stock car race, 1968 Olympics highlights, Fischer-Spassky update
 
     5:30
OLYMPIANS ’72 -C- 
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
GHOST AND MRS. MUIR -C- 
 
     6:30
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES -C- 
 
     7:00
MOVIE—Comedy-Drama -C- 
“The Day the Fish Came Out” (Greek-English; 1967)
 
     9:00
ABC COMEDY SHOWCASE -C- 
Special
 
   10:00
MOVIE—Drama -C- 
“The Rainmaker” (1956)
 
   12:25
TO BE ANNOUNCED
 
     1:00
NEWS—Sam Donaldson -C- 
Time approximate
 
 
 
11 WTCN (Ind.)
 
MORNING
 
     8:30
STORY TIME -C- 
 
     9:00
FARM FORUM -C- 
 
     9:30
U OF MINN. -C- 
 
   10:00
TALK IN -C- 
 
   10:30
MADAGIMO—Minn. Indians -C- 
 
   11:00
COMMUNITY OUTREACH -C- 
         
   11:30
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS -C- 
 
AFTERNOON
 
   12:00
     1:00
FRED AND FRIENDS -C- 
PATTY DUKEComedy
 
     1:30
ADDAMS FAMILY—Comedy
 
     2:00
DEATH VALLEY DAYS
 
     2:30
FISHIN’ HOLE -C- 
 
     3:00
THEN CAME BRONSON -C- 
 
     4:00
WRESTLING -C- 
 
     5:30
HARMON KILLEBREW -C- 
 
     5:50
IN THE DUGOUT -C- 
 
EVENING
 
     6:00
BASEBALL -C- 
Minnesota Twins at Baltimore Orioles
{Pre-empts regular programming.]
 
     8:20
SCOREBOARD—Joe Boyle -C- 
Time approximate
 
     8:30
ROLLER GAME OF THE WEEK -C- 
Time approximate
 
     9:30
NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS -C- 
 
   10:00
ALFRED HITCHCOCK—Drama
 
   11:00
MOVIE—Adventure -C- 
“Sangaree” (1953)

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2 comments:

  1. "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."

    Your 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

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    1. 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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