What's on TV? Saturday, March 15, 1969

It’s a smaller lineup than usual this week, thanks to the educational channels not broadcasting on the weekend. That doesn’t mean we have less to check out, though. For instance, there’s NBC’s Saturday Night at the Movies presentation of The Vikings, with Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, and Janet Leigh.  Judith Crist calls it “an idiot-level spectacular that passes off Ernest Borgnine as the viking daddy of Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis, as incredible a pair of blood brothers as you’d encounter in a comic strip, which this is in essence.” Well, maybe not. My money is on the basketball doubleheader in the afternoon (I discussed this on Saturday), and Jackie Gleason in the evening, with a fine lineup of comedians. And unlike The Vikings, they’re being funny on purpose. This week’s listings are from Northern California. 

	-2- KTVU (SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND) (IND.)
	Morning
	8:25	NEWS   COLOR
	8:30	EXISTENCE—Agriculture   COLOR  “Table Grapes”
	9:00	MOVIE—Western “Last Stagecoach West” (1957)
	10:30	MOVIE—Western “Quantrill’s Raiders” (1958)
	Afternoon
	12:00	ROLLER DERBY   COLOR  Northwest Cardinals vs. Bay Bombers
	1:00	MOVIE—Adventure   COLOR  “Hercules in the Vale of Woe” (Italian; 1963)
	3:00	JOE FOSS—Hunting   COLOR
	3:30	WORLD SERIES OF TENNIS   DEBUT    COLOR  John Newcombe vs. Cliff Drysdale
	4:30	CHAMPIONSHIP BOWLING   COLOR
	5:00	ALL-STAR WRESTLING
	Evening
	6:00	DEATH VALLEY DAYS—Drama   COLOR
	6:30	GRAND OLE OPRY—Music Guests: Ernest Tubb, Charlie Louvin, Skeeter Davis, the Glaser Brothers, Jack Green
	7:00	MOVIE—Drama “No Love for Johnnie” (English; 1963)
	9:00	WAGON TRAIN—Western
	10:30	JACK CARNEY—Variety   COLOR  Guest: Gail Fisher
	12:00	AMOS BURKE—Mystery

 

 

	-3- KCRA (SACRAMENTO) (NBC)
	Morning
	7:00	ACROSS THE FENCE   COLOR
	7:30	SUPER HEROES   COLOR
	8:00	MOVIE—Western   COLOR  “The Lion and the Horse” (1952)
	9:30	NBC CHILDREN’S THEATRE   SPECIAL    COLOR  “Stuart Little” Pre-empted: “The Banana Splits”
	10:30	UNDERDOG   COLOR
	11:00	STORYBOOK SQUARES   COLOR  Players: Wally Cox, Abby Dalton, Nanette Fabray, Stu Gilliam, Arte Johnson, Carolyn Jones, Soupy Sales, Charley Weaver, Paul Winchell
	11:30	UNTAMED WORLD   COLOR
	Afternoon
	12:00	FLINTSTONES   COLOR
	12:30	AUTO RACING
	1:00	NCAA BASKETBALL DOUBLEHEADER   SPECIAL    COLOR  Regular programming is pre-empted
	5:00	SECRET AGENT—Drama
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS—Huntley/Brinkley   COLOR
	6:30	NEWS—Vic Biondi   COLOR
	7:30	ADAM-12—Crime Drama   COLOR
	8:00	GET SMART—Comedy   COLOR
	8:30	GHOST AND MRS. MUIR   COLOR
	9:00	MOVIE—Adventure   COLOR  “The Vikings” (1958)
	11:30	NEWS   COLOR
	12:00	MOVIE—Fantasy “The Day the Earth Froze” (1964)
	1:30	SECRET AGENT—Drama

 

 

	-4- KRON (SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND) (NBC)
	Morning
	6:25	NEWS   COLOR
	6:30	ACROSS THE FENCE   COLOR
	7:00	MICHIGAN—Education   COLOR
	7:30	CARTOONS—Children   COLOR
	8:00	SUPER 6—Children   COLOR
	8:30	TOP CAT   COLOR
	9:00	FLINTSTONES   COLOR
	9:30	NBC CHILDREN’S THEATRE   SPECIAL    COLOR  “Stuart Little” Pre-empted: “The Banana Splits”
	10:30	UNDERDOG   COLOR
	11:00	STORYBOOK SQUARES   COLOR  Players: Wally Cox, Abby Dalton, Nanette Fabray, Stu Gilliam, Arte Johnson, Carolyn Jones, Soupy Sales, Charley Weaver, Paul Winchell
	11:30	UNTAMED WORLD   COLOR
	Afternoon
	12:00	SKIPPY—Adventure   COLOR
	12:30	JEAN-CLAUDE KILLY—Skiing
	1:00	NCAA BASKETBALL DOUBLEHEADER   SPECIAL    COLOR  Regular programming is pre-empted
	5:00	LOST IN SPACE—Adventure
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS—Wilson   COLOR
	6:30	NEWS—Huntley/Brinkley   COLOR
	7:00	WIDE WONDERFUL WORLD—Travel   COLOR
	7:30	ADAM-12—Crime Drama   COLOR
	8:00	GET SMART—Comedy   COLOR
	8:30	GHOST AND MRS. MUIR   COLOR
	9:00	MOVIE—Adventure   COLOR  “The Vikings” (1958)
	11:30	NEWS   COLOR
	12:00	SUSPENSE THEATRE—Drama   COLOR  “My Enemy, this Town”
	1:00	HONEY WEST—Mystery
	1:30	NEWS—Dave Valentine   COLOR

 

 

	-5- KPIX (SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND) (CBS)
	Morning
	6:00	AGRICULTURAL FILM   COLOR
	6:30	SUNRISE SEMESTER   COLOR  French Literature: “Tiger at the Gates”
	7:00	MOBY DICK—Children   COLOR
	7:30	LONE RANGER—Children   COLOR
	8:00	GO-GO GOPHERS—Children   COLOR
	8:30	BUGS BUNNY/ROAD RUNNER—Children   COLOR
	9:30	WACKY RACES   COLOR
	10:00	ARCHIE—Children   COLOR
	10:30	BATMAN/SUPERMAN—Children   COLOR
	11:30	HERCULOIDS   COLOR
	Afternoon
	12:00	SHAZZAN!   COLOR
	12:30	JONNY QUEST   COLOR
	1:00	READ YOUR WAY UP
	1:30	HAVE GUN—WILL TRAVEL
	2:00	CBS GOLF CLASSIC   COLOR  Gene Littler and Roberto DeVicenzo vs. Lee Elder and Bruce Crampton
	3:00	SKI BREED   COLOR
	3:30	PERRY MASON—Mystery
	4:30	MERV GRIFFIN—Variety   COLOR  Guests: Julie Budd, Xavier Cugat and Charo, John Payne, Mamie Van Doren, Ron Carey
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS   COLOR
	6:30	NEWS—Roger Mudd   COLOR
	7:00	SAN FRANCISCO BEAT—Drama
	7:30	JACKIE GLEASON   COLOR  Guests: Sid Caesar, George Jessel, Myron Cohen, Timmie Rogers
	8:30	MY THREE SONS—Comedy   COLOR
	9:00	MERV GRIFFIN—Variety   SPECIAL    COLOR  Guests: John Huston, Burl Ives, the Cancy Brothers, Tommy Makem, Elia Logan, Jimmy Joyce, McNiff Irish Dancers
	10:00	MANNIX—Crime Drama   COLOR
	11:00	NEWS   COLOR
	11:30	MOVIE—Drama “Inherit the Wind” (1960)
	1:55	MOVIE—Western “Badman’s Country” (1958)

 

 

	-7- KGO (SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND) (ABC)
	Morning
	7:00	EXPEDITION CALIFORNIA
	7:30	BROTHER BUZ   COLOR
	8:00	CASPER—Children   COLOR
	8:30	ADVENTURES OF GULLIVER—Children   COLOR
	9:00	SPIDER-MAN   COLOR
	9:30	FANTASTIC VOYAGE   COLOR
	10:00	JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH—Children   COLOR
	10:30	FANTASTIC FOUR   COLOR
	11:00	GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE—Children   COLOR
	11:30	AMERICAN BANDSTAND   COLOR  Guests: The 1910 Fruitgum Company, salute to Tom Jones
	Afternoon
	12:30	HAPPENING—Variety   COLOR  Guests: Ross Martin, Tommy Roe, Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. Paul Revere, Mark Lindsay
	1:00	MOVIE—Drama “The Bribe” (1949)
	3:00	CELEBRITY BILLIARDS   DEBUT    COLOR  Minnesota Fats vs. Red Buttons
	3:30	PRO BOWLERS TOUR   COLOR  Buckeye Open
	5:00	WORLD OF SPORTS   COLOR  1. Midget Auto Racing 2. Sky Flying Championships 4. National Air Races
	Evening
	6:30	CANDID CAMERA   COLOR
	7:00	ANNIVERSARY GAME   COLOR
	7:30	DATING GAME   COLOR  Guest: Irene Tsu. Host: Jim Lange
	8:00	NEWLYWED GAME   COLOR
	8:30	LAWRENCE WELK   COLOR  Guest: Frank Yankovic
	9:30	HOLLYWOOD PALACE   COLOR  Host: Sammy Davis Jr. Guests: James Brown Revue, Peggy Lipton, Charo, Nipsey Russell, Dave Madden
	10:30	OH, MY WORD—Game   COLOR
	11:00	NEWS—Bob Marshall   COLOR
	11:30	MOVIE—Drama “Come Fill the Cup” (1951)
	1:00	MOVIE—Drama “Voice in the Mirror” (1958)

 

 

	7  KRCR (REDDING) (ABC, NBC)
	Morning
	8:00	CASPER—Children   COLOR
	8:30	TOP CAT   COLOR
	9:00	FLINTSTONES   COLOR
	9:30	NBC CHILDREN’S THEATRE   SPECIAL    COLOR  “Stuart Little” Pre-empted: “The Banana Splits”
	10:30	DEATH VALLEY DAYS   COLOR
	11:00	STORYBOOK SQUARES   COLOR  Players: Wally Cox, Abby Dalton, Nanette Fabray, Stu Gilliam, Arte Johnson, Carolyn Jones, Soupy Sales, Charley Weaver, Paul Winchell
	11:30	UNTAMED WORLD   COLOR
	Afternoon
	12:00	PASSPORT TO TRAVEL   COLOR
	12:30	HAPPENING—Variety   COLOR  Guests: Ross Martin, Tommy Roe, Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. Paul Revere, Mark Lindsay
	1:00	NCAA BASKETBALL DOUBLEHEADER   SPECIAL    COLOR  Regular programming is pre-empted
	5:00	WORLD OF SPORTS   COLOR  1. Midget Auto Racing 2. Sky Flying Championships 4. National Air Races
	Evening
	6:30	NEWS—Huntley/Brinkley   COLOR
	7:00	HERE COME THE BRIDES   COLOR
	8:00	NEWLYWED GAME   COLOR
	8:30	LAWRENCE WELK   COLOR  Guest: Frank Yankovic
	9:30	HOLLYWOOD PALACE   COLOR  Host: Sammy Davis Jr. Guests: James Brown Revue, Peggy Lipton, Charo, Nipsey Russell, Dave Madden
	10:30	MOVIE—Drama   COLOR  “The Cardinal” (1963)
	2:00	NEWS

 

 

	10 KXTV (SACRAMENTO) (CBS)
	Morning
	7:00	SUNRISE SEMESTER   COLOR  French Literature: “Tiger at the Gates”
	7:30	KALEIDOSCOPE   COLOR
	8:00	GO-GO GOPHERS—Children   COLOR
	8:30	BUGS BUNNY/ROAD RUNNER—Children   COLOR
	9:30	WACKY RACES   COLOR
	10:00	ARCHIE—Children   COLOR
	10:30	BATMAN/SUPERMAN—Children   COLOR
	11:30	HERCULOIDS   COLOR
	Afternoon
	12:00	SHAZZAN!   COLOR
	12:30	JONNY QUEST   COLOR
	1:00	MOBY DICK—Children   COLOR
	1:30	LONE RANGER—Children   COLOR
	2:00	McHALE’S NAVY—Comedy
	2:30	RIFLEMAN—Western
	3:00	GRAND OLE OPRY   COLOR
	4:00	MOVIE—Western   COLOR  “San Antonio” (1945)
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS   COLOR
	6:30	NEWS—Roger Mudd   COLOR
	7:00	DEATH VALLEY DAYS—Drama   COLOR
	7:30	JACKIE GLEASON   COLOR  Guests: Sid Caesar, George Jessel, Myron Cohen, Timmie Rogers
	8:30	MY THREE SONS—Comedy   COLOR
	9:00	HOGAN’S HEROES   COLOR
	9:30	PETTICOAT JUNCTION   COLOR
	10:00	MANNIX—Crime Drama   COLOR
	11:00	NEWS   COLOR
	11:15	MOVIE—Drama   COLOR  “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” (Italian-French; 1963)
	1:25	JOAN RIVERS   COLOR

 

 

	12 KHSL (CHICO) (CBS)
	Morning
	7:25	SOIL CONSERVATION
	7:30	BIG PICTURE—Army   COLOR
	8:00	GO-GO GOPHERS—Children   COLOR
	8:30	BUGS BUNNY/ROAD RUNNER—Children   COLOR
	9:30	WACKY RACES   COLOR
	10:00	ARCHIE—Children   COLOR
	10:30	BATMAN/SUPERMAN—Children   COLOR
	11:30	HERCULOIDS   COLOR
	Afternoon
	12:00	SHAZZAN!   COLOR
	12:30	HAPPENING—Variety   COLOR  Guests: Ross Martin, Tommy Roe, Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. Paul Revere, Mark Lindsay
	2:00	WELLS FARGO—Western
	2:30	MOVIE—Science Fiction “The Deadly Mantis” (1957)
	4:00	CBS GOLF CLASSIC   COLOR  Kermit Zarley and Tommy Aaron vs. Lee Elder and Bruce Crampton
	5:00	JEAN-CLASUDE KILLY   COLOR
	5:30	GLEN CAMPBELL   COLOR  Guests: Leslie Uggams, Ken Berry, Merle Haggard, Smothers Brothers
	Evening
	6:30	NEWS—Roger Mudd   COLOR
	7:00	ADAM-12—Crime Drama   COLOR
	7:30	JACKIE GLEASON   COLOR  Guests: Sid Caesar, George Jessel, Myron Cohen, Timmie Rogers
	8:30	HENRY FONDA AND FAMILY
	9:30	PETTICOAT JUNCTION   COLOR
	10:00	MANNIX—Crime Drama   COLOR
	11:00	MOVIE—Drama “Cleopatra” (1934)

 

 

	13 KOVR (SAC) (ABC)
	Morning
	6:25	NEWS   COLOR
	6:30	VOICE OF AGRICULTURE—Farming   COLOR
	7:00	CAP’N DELTA—Children   COLOR
	7:45	ADVENTURES OF GULLIVER
	8:15	CAP’N DELTA—Children   COLOR
	9:00	CREDIT COURSE—Davis   COLOR
	9:30	FOCUS ON EDUCATION   COLOR
	10:00	JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH—Children   COLOR
	10:30	FANTASTIC FOUR   COLOR
	11:00	GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE—Children   COLOR
	11:30	AMERICAN BANDSTAND   COLOR  Guests: The 1910 Fruitgum Company, salute to Tom Jones
	Afternoon
	12:30	HAPPENING—Variety   COLOR  Guests: Ross Martin, Tommy Roe, Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. Paul Revere, Mark Lindsay
	1:00	DRESSING BY DESIGN   COLOR
	1:30	CISCO KID—Western   COLOR
	2:00	AMERICAN SPORTSMAN   COLOR
	3:00	OUTDOORSMAN—Lange   COLOR
	3:30	PRO BOWLERS TOUR   COLOR  Buckeye Open
	5:00	WORLD OF SPORTS   COLOR  1. Midget Auto Racing 2. Sky Flying Championships 4. National Air Races
	Evening
	6:30	MOVIE—Drama “Seven Thieves” (1960)
	8:30	LAWRENCE WELK   COLOR  Guest: Frank Yankovic
	9:30	HOLLYWOOD PALACE   COLOR  Host: Sammy Davis Jr. Guests: James Brown Revue, Peggy Lipton, Charo, Nipsey Russell, Dave Madden
	10:30	MOVIE—Drama   COLOR  “You’re a Big Boy Now” (1966)
	12:30	MOVIE—Drama “As If It Were Raining” (French; 1963)

 

 

	40 KTXL (SACRAMENTO) (IND.)
	Morning
	10:30	MOVIE—Mystery “One Mysterious Night” (1944)
	Afternoon
	12:00	MOVIE—Western “Ride a Violent Mile” (1957)
	2:00	LITTLE RASCALS
	3:00	UPBEAT—Variety   COLOR
	4:00	TOMBSTONE TERRITORY
	4:30	BAT MASTERSON—Western
	5:00	HORSE RACE—Santa Anita   COLOR
	5:30	RAT PATROL—Adventure   COLOR
	Evening
	6:00	WRESTLING   COLOR
	7:00	OUTER LIMITS—Science Fiction
	8:00	LOS ANGELES BOXING   COLOR  Larry Cruz vs. Bobby Murray
	9:30	SILENTS PLEASE—Movies
	10:00	LES CRANE—Discussion   COLOR  Guests: Robert Culp, Rev. James Bevel
	11:00	MOVIE—Drama “Port of Call” (Swedish; 1948)

 

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