What's on TV? Saturday, November 26, 1955

You remember that review of Gunsmoke on Saturday? At the time, I mentioned how Gunsmoke was one of the new breed of "adult" Westerns, and today we get to see the old breed, when Westerns were perfect Saturday entertainment for kids. WCCO has nine Westerns, KSTP has a Western movie, KEYD a program called Slim Jim Westerners, and WTCN the Saturday morning show Chuck Wagon Chuck. Westerns have always made for great morality plays, and even as they became more psychological, they retained the entertainment value, the sense of adventure that made them work for kids. Did you play Cowboys and Indians back when you were little? If so, you'll know exactly what I mean! All these shows are found in the Minneapolis-St. Paul edition.

	-4- WCCO (CBS)
	MORNING
	7:30	MOVIE—To Be Announced
	8:30	The Cisco Kid—Western
	9:00	Axel and His Dog—Kids
	9:30	Andy’s Gang
	10:00	Captain Midnight
	10:30	Texas Rangers
	11:00	Abbott and Costello
	11:30	Buffalo Bill, Jr.—Western
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	The Lone Ranger—Western
	12:30	Hobby Showcase
	1:00	Championship Bowling
	2:00	Soul’s Harbor
	2:30	Terry and the Pirates
	3:00	Pimlico Special
	3:30	Horse Racing   SPECIAL  Pimlico Special
	4:00	Annie Oakley
	4:30	Cisco Kid—Western
	5:00	Steve Donovan—Western
	5:30	Wild Bill Hickok
	EVENING
	6:00	Hopalong Cassidy
	6:30	Beat the Clock—Quiz
	7:00	STAGE SHOW Guests: Eddy Arnold, Gene Sheldon, Gene Nelson. Hosts: Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey
	7:30	THE HONEYMOONERS
	8:00	TWO FOR THE MONEY
	8:30	IT’S ALWAYS JAN—Comedy
	9:00	GUNSMOKE—Western
	9:30	WANTED—Documentary
	10:00	CONFIDENTIAL FILE
	10:30	NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER
	10:35	MOVIE—Drama “The Scar” (1948)

 

 

	-5- KSTP (NBC)
	MORNING
	7:15	Cartoon and Comedies
	8:00	MOVIE—Western “Straight Shooters”
	9:00	Pinky Lee—Kids
	9:30	Winchell and Mahoney
	10:00	Fury
	10:30	Mr. Wizard
	11:00	Pet Parade
	11:30	Stadium Highlights
	11:45	Red Barber’s Corner
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	Press Box Review
	12:15	FOOTBALL—Army vs. Navy   COLOR
	2:45	NCAA Football Scoreboard
	3:00	Big Picture
	3:30	Time Out for Teens
	4:00	Frontiers of the Future
	4:15	Industry on Parade
	4:30	World Around Us
	5:00	Roy Rogers—Western
	5:30	Huckleberry Finn
	EVENING
	6:00	Douglas Fairbanks Presents
	6:30	The Big Surprise—Quiz
	7:00	PERRY COMO SHOW Guests: the Mills Brothers, Debra Paget, Paul Sydele, Roger Ray, Arnold Stang
	8:00	MAX LIEBMAN PRESENTS   COLOR  “Dearest Enemy”
	9:30	HIT PARADE
	10:00	NEWS—Bill Ryan
	10:15	WEATHER—Johnny Morris
	10:20	SPORTS—Dick Nesbitt
	10:30	BARN DANCE—Music

 

 

	-9- KEYD (IND.)
	AFTERNOON
	4:00	Slim Jim’s Amateurs
	4:30	Woodworking for Profit
	5:00	Soul’s Harbor—Religion
	5:30	Curtain Call
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS—Drew Pearson
	6:15	MOVIE—Comedy
	7:30	SLIM JIM WESTERNERS
	8:00	BASKETBALL—Loras at St. Thomas
	9:00	MOVIE—To Be Announced
	10:30	NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
	10:55	MOVIE—Drama “So Ends Our Night”

 

 

	11 WTCN (ABC)
	MORNING
	10:00	Chuck Wagon Chuck “Fugitive Valley”
	11:30	Superman—Adventure
	11:45	Man to Man
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	Farm Forum
	12:30	Religious Town Hall
	1:00	MOVIE—Western
	2:00	Foreign Theater
	3:00	MOVIE—Mystery “Charlie Chan in London”
	4:00	Jack’s Corner Drug
	5:00	MOVIE—Comedy
	EVENING
	6:00	Inner Sanctum—Mystery
	6:30	Ozark Jubilee Guests: James Brown, Jim Lowe. Emcee: Red Foley
	8:00	LAWRENCE WELK SHOW
	9:00	MOVIE—Drama “Trapped” (1949)
	10:30	NEWS—Zimmerman
	10:45	MOVIE—Drama “T-Men”

  

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