What's on TV? Saturday, June 22, 1968

As I mentioned on Saturday, today's program schedule is still being impacted by the news coverage of Robert F. Kennedy's funeral a couple of weeks ago—look at all the "Postponed from an earlier date" notices. This is most likely due not to the content of these programs; episodes with excessive violence were generally pushed off to sometime later in the year. What we're seeing here is a domino effect of sorts; since news coverage on June 8 ran throughout the day and into the evening, several episodes scheduled to run on that date were pushed to the next week, which in turn pushed those scheduled episodes to the following week. This is what I call "between the lines" history; it wasn't uncommon to see those "Postponed from an earlier date" notices from time to time, but when you have a large number of them on the same date and across the networks, that should be a clue, even to someone with no knowledge of the context, that something unexpected had happened. Of course, you wouldn't have that today, what with online programming guides, and it's little things like this that we lose in the digital era—the sense that history leaves a paper trail, especially where you least expect it. These listings come from the Northern California edition.

	-2- KTVU (BAY AREA) (IND.)
	Morning
	8:30	EXISTENCE—Agriculture   COLOR
	9:00	MOVIE—Drama “No Place to Land” (1958)
	10:30	MOVIE—Western “Last Stagecoach West” (1957)
	Afternoon
	12:00	ROLLER DERBY   COLOR  Midwest Pioneers vs. Bay Bombers
	1:00	MOVIE—Adventure   COLOR  “The Golden Falcon” (Italian; 1960)
	3:00	GREATEST SHOW—Drama   COLOR
	4:00	CHECKMATE—Mystery
	5:00	HORSE RACE   COLOR  Long Beach Handicap
	5:30	CHARLES CHAPLIN—Comedy “The Rink”
	Evening
	6:00	CHAMPIONSHIP BOWLING   COLOR  Bill Bunetta vs. Les Schissler
	7:00	ALL-STAR BINGO—Game   COLOR
	7:30	12 O’CLOCK HIGH—Drama
	8:30	UNTOUCHABLES—Drama
	9:30	BEAUTY PAGEANT   SPECIAL    COLOR  44th Miss California Pageant Regular programming is pre-empted
	11:00	JOE PYNE—Discussion   COLOR

 

 

	-3- KCRA (SACRAMENTO) (NBC0
	Morning
	7:00	ACROSS THE FENCE   COLOR
	7:30	COOL McCOOL   COLOR
	8:00	SUPER 6   COLOR
	8:30	SUPER HEROES   COLOR
	9:00	RIP VAN WINKLE—Puppets   SPECIAL    COLOR
	10:30	ANT/SQUIRREL   COLOR
	11:00	BASEBALL   COLOR  Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals Alternate game: Tigers vs Indians
	Afternoon
	2:00	FLINTSTONES   COLOR
	2:30	YOUNG SAMSON   COLOR
	3:00	MOVIE—Science Fiction “Brain from Planet Arous” (1958)
	4:30	MOVIE—Drama “Target Zero” (1955)
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS—Frank McGee   COLOR
	6:30	NEWS—Biondi, Doughty   COLOR
	7:00	WORLD OF ANIMALS   SPECIAL    COLOR  “It’s a Dog’s World” Postponed from an earlier date
	8:00	VAGABOND—Travel   COLOR
	8:30	GET SMART—Comedy   COLOR
	9:00	MOVIE—Musical   COLOR  “Flower Drum Song” (1961)
	11:00	NEWS   COLOR
	12:15	MOVIE—Melodrama “The Hypnotic Eye” (1960)
	1:15	OUTER LIMITS—Science Fiction

 

 

	-4- KRON (BAY AREA) (NBC)
	Morning
	6:30	ACROSS THE FENCE   COLOR
	7:00	CARTOONS—Children
	7:30	COOL McCOOL   COLOR
	8:00	SUPER 6   COLOR
	8:30	SUPER PRESIDENT   COLOR
	9:00	FLINTSTONES   COLOR
	9:30	YOUNG SAMSON   COLOR
	10:00	BIRDMAN—Cartoons   COLOR
	10:30	ANT/SQUIRREL   COLOR
	11:00	BASEBALL   COLOR  Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals Alternate game: Tigers vs Indians
	Afternoon
	2:00	NFL ACTION—Pro Football   COLOR
	2:30	WANTED—DEAD OR ALIVE
	3:00	MOVIE—Mystery “Spy Smasher Returns” (1942)
	5:00	SUSPENSE THEATER—Drama   COLOR
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS   COLOR
	6:30	NEWS—Frank McGee   COLOR
	7:00	WIDE WONDERFUL WORLD   COLOR
	7:30	SAINT—Mystery   COLOR
	8:30	GET SMART—Comedy   COLOR
	9:00	MOVIE—Musical   COLOR  “Flower Drum Song” (1961)
	11:00	NEWS   COLOR
	11:30	MOVIE—Comedy “Top Secret Affair” (1957)
	1:30	MOVIE—Western “Part-Time Wife” (English; 1961)

 

 

	-5- KPIX (BAY AREA) (CBS)
	Morning
	6:00	AGRICULTURE FILM   COLOR
	6:30	SUMMER SEMESTER—Education   SPECIAL  Latin America: Economics of small farms and factories
	7:00	LONE RANGER—Cartoons   COLOR
	7:30	ROAD RUNNER—Cartoons   COLOR
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO   COLOR  Guest: Frank Davis
	9:00	FRANKENSTEIN JR.—Cartoons   COLOR
	9:30	HERCULOIDS   COLOR
	10:00	SHAZZAN!   COLOR
	10:30	SPACE GHOST—Cartoons   COLOR
	11:00	MOBY DICK   COLOR
	11:30	SUPERMAN/AQUAMAN—Cartoons   COLOR
	Afternoon
	12:30	JONNY QUEST   COLOR
	1:00	CANADIAN OPEN—Golf   SPECIAL    COLOR  From St. George’s Golf and Country Club, Islington, Ont. Regular programming is pre-empted
	3:00	MOVIE—Comedy “Cluny Brown” (1946)
	5:00	PERRY MASON—Mystery
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS   COLOR
	6:30	NEWS—Roger Mudd   COLOR
	7:00	SAN FRANCISCO BEAT—Police
	7:30	PRISONER—Adventure   COLOR
	8:30	MY THREE SONS—Comedy   COLOR
	9:00	HOGAN’S HEROES—Comedy   COLOR  Postponed from an earlier date
	9:30	PETTICOAT JUNCTION   COLOR  Postponed from an earlier date
	10:00	MANNIX—Mystery   COLOR
	11:00	NEWS   COLOR
	11:30	MOVIE—Drama “Decision Before Dawn” (1952)
	1:15	MOVIE—Adventure “Gentleman Jim” (1942)

 

 

	-7- KGO (BAY AREA) (ABC)
	Morning
	6:00	HIGH-SPEED READING   COLOR
	6:30	RATIONAL NUMBERS—Math
	7:00	DICK TRACY—Cartoon   COLOR
	7:30	BROTHER BUZZ   COLOR
	8:00	CASPER—Cartoons   COLOR
	8:30	FANTASTIC FOUR   COLOR
	9:00	SPIDER-MAN   COLOR
	9:30	JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH—Cartoons   COLOR
	10:00	KING KONG   COLOR
	10:30	GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE—Cartoons   COLOR
	11:00	BEATLES   COLOR
	11:30	AMERICAN BANDSTAND   COLOR  Guests: Marrilee Rush, Albert King Postponed from an earlier date
	Afternoon
	12:30	HAPPENING ’68—Variety   COLOR  Guests: Stevie Wonder, Bob Crane. Christopher George, Stephen Young and Michael Christian judge the band contest. Hosts: Paul Revere and Mark Lindsay
	1:00	SPORTS WORLD   COLOR
	1:30	WORLD OF SPORTS   COLOR
	1:35	MOVIE—Melodrama “The Undead” (1957)
	3:00	MOVIE—Adventure   COLOR  “Goliath and the Barbarians” (Italian; 1963)
	5:00	WORLD OF SPORTS National AAU Track and Field Championships
	Evening
	6:30	BATTLE OF WITS—Game   COLOR
	7:00	LIARS’ CLUB—Game Panelists: Julie Adams, Rolfe Peterson, Pia Lindstrom, Jonathan Harris Postponed from last week
	7:30	DATING GAME Celebrity guest: Marilyn Michaels Postponed from an earlier date
	8:00	NEWLYWED GAME   COLOR
	8:30	LAWRENCE WELK   COLOR
	9:30	HOLLYWOOD PALACE   COLOR  Host: Sid Caesar. Guests: Marlo Thomas, Sergio Franchi, Fran Jeffries, Checkmates, Ltd.
	10:30	OH, MY WORD!—Game   COLOR  Panelists: the Righteous Brothers, Bobby Hatfield, Jimmy Walker. Host: Jim Lange
	11:00	NEWS—Keith McBee   COLOR
	11:15	NEWS—Bob Marshall   COLOR
	11:30	MOVIE—Drama “Decision Before Dawn” (1952)
	2:00	MOVIE—Drama “Force of Arms” (1951)
	3:55	MOVIE—Western “The Last Wagon” (1956)

 

 

	-7- KRCR (REDDING) (ABC, NBC)
	Morning
	7:30	COOL McCOOL   COLOR
	8:00	SUPER 6   COLOR
	8:30	SUPER PRESIDENT   COLOR
	9:00	FLINTSTONES   COLOR
	9:30	YOUNG SAMSON   COLOR
	10:00	KING KONG   COLOR
	10:30	GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE—Cartoons   COLOR
	11:00	BASEBALL   COLOR  Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals Alternate game: Tigers vs Indians
	Afternoon
	2:00	AMERICAN BANDSTAND   COLOR  Guests: the People, B.J. Thomas Postponed from an earlier date
	3:00	VOICE OF AGRICULTURE
	3:30	WELDON ROGERS—Music
	4:00	CRAIG BREEDLOVE—Profile   SPECIAL    COLOR  Regular programming is pre-empted. Postponed from an earlier date
	5:00	WORLD OF SPORTS National AAU Track and Field Championships
	Evening
	6:30	MONKEES—Comedy   COLOR
	7:00	INVADERS—Drama   COLOR
	8:00	I DREAM OF JEANNIE—Comedy   COLOR
	8:30	LAWRENCE WELK   COLOR
	9:30	BEAUTY PAGEANT   SPECIAL    COLOR  44th Miss California Pageant Regular programming is pre-empted
	11:00	MOVIE—Comedy “The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders” (English; 1965)
	1:30	NEWS

 

 

	-8- KSBW (SALINAS) (CBS, NBC)
	Morning
	7:30	FARM FORUM
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO   COLOR  Guest: Frank Davis
	9:00	FRANKENSTEIN JR.—Cartoons   COLOR
	9:30	HERCULOIDS   COLOR
	10:00	SHAZZAN!   COLOR
	10:30	SPACE GHOST—Cartoons   COLOR
	11:00	BASEBALL   COLOR  Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals Alternate game: Tigers vs Indians
	Afternoon
	2:00	CANADIAN OPEN—Golf   SPECIAL    COLOR  From St. George’s Golf and Country Club, Islington, Ont. Regular programming is pre-empted
	3:00	LONE RANGER   COLOR
	3:30	ROAD RUNNER   COLOR
	4:00	ANTHOLOGY—Drama
	4:30	SPORTS LINE—Johnny Lamb
	5:00	HORSE RACE   COLOR  Long Beach Handicap
	5:30	GIDGET—Comedy   COLOR
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS—Frank McGee   COLOR
	6:30	WALT DISNEY’S WORLD   COLOR  “This Is Your Life, Donald Duck”
	7:30	PRISONER—Adventure   COLOR
	8:30	GET SMART—Comedy   COLOR
	9:00	NCAA BASKETBALL—Highlights
	9:30	BEAUTY PAGEANT   SPECIAL    COLOR  44th Miss California Pageant Regular programming is pre-empted
	10:00	MANNIX—Mystery   COLOR
	11:00	MOVIE—Comedy   COLOR  “Good Neighbor Sam” (1964)

 

 

	-9- KQED (BAY AREA) (NET)
	Afternoon
	5:35	YOGA FOR HEALTH
	Evening
	6:00	FOLK GUITAR
	6:30	UN CANTO DE MEXICO
	7:00	NET JOURNAL—Report   COLOR  “The Volunteers”
	8:00	STANDWELLS—Puppets
	9:30	MUSEUM OPEN HOUSE
	10:00	CRITIC AT LARGE—David Littlejohn
	10:30	GAME OF KINGS—Chess
	11:00	TO BE ANNOUNCED

 

 

	10 KIXTV (SACRAMENTO) (CBS)
	Morning
	7:00	ACROSS THE FENCE   COLOR
	7:30	SUMMER SEMESTER—Education   SPECIAL  Latin America: Economics of small farms and factories
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO   COLOR  Guest: Frank Davis
	9:00	FRANKENSTEIN JR.—Cartoons   COLOR
	9:30	HERCULOIDS   COLOR
	10:00	SHAZZAN!   COLOR
	10:30	SPACE GHOST—Cartoons   COLOR
	11:00	MOBY DICK   COLOR
	11:30	SUPERMAN/AQUAMAN—Cartoons   COLOR
	Afternoon
	12:30	JONNY QUEST   COLOR
	1:00	CANADIAN OPEN—Golf   SPECIAL    COLOR  From St. George’s Golf and Country Club, Islington, Ont. Regular programming is pre-empted
	3:00	LONE RANGER   COLOR
	3:30	ROAD RUNNER   COLOR
	4:00	HE & SHE—Comedy   COLOR
	4:30	MOVIE—Western “Colorado Territory” (1949)
	Evening
	6:30	NEWS—Roger Mudd   COLOR
	7:00	DEATH VALLEY DAYS—Drama   COLOR
	7:30	PRISONER—Adventure   COLOR
	8:30	MY THREE SONS—Comedy   COLOR
	9:00	HOGAN’S HEROES—Comedy   COLOR  Postponed from an earlier date
	9:30	PETTICOAT JUNCTION   COLOR  Postponed from an earlier date
	10:00	MANNIX—Mystery   COLOR
	11:00	MOVIE—Drama   COLOR  “Madame” (Italian-French-Spanish; 1962)
	1:30	NEWS C

 

 

	11 KNTV (SAN JOSE) (ABC)
	Morning
	7:45	SOCIAL SECURITY IN AMERICA
	8:00	CASPER—Cartoons   COLOR
	8:30	FANTASTIC FOUR   COLOR
	9:00	SPIDER-MAN   COLOR
	9:30	JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH—Cartoons   COLOR
	10:00	KING KONG   COLOR
	10:30	GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE—Cartoons   COLOR
	11:00	BEATLES   COLOR
	11:30	AMERICAN BANDSTAND   COLOR  Guests: Marrilee Rush, Albert King Postponed from an earlier date
	Afternoon
	12:30	HAPPENING ’68—Variety   COLOR  Guests: Stevie Wonder, Bob Crane. Christopher George, Stephen Young and Michael Christian judge the band contest. Hosts: Paul Revere and Mark Lindsay
	1:00	SPOTLITE ON SPEED   COLOR
	1:30	MOVIE—Mystery “Operation Secret” (1952)
	3:30	MOVIE—Drama “The Great Jewel Robber” (1950)
	5:00	WORLD OF SPORTS National AAU Track and Field Championships
	Evening
	6:30	RIFLEMAN—Western
	7:00	ALL-STAR BINGO—Game   COLOR
	7:30	DATING GAME   COLOR  Celebrity guest: Marilyn Michaels Postponed from an earlier date
	8:00	NEWLYWED GAME   COLOR
	8:30	LAWRENCE WELK   COLOR
	9:30	HOLLYWOOD PALACE   COLOR  Host: Sid Caesar. Guests: Marlo Thomas, Sergio Franchi, Fran Jeffries, Checkmates, Ltd.
	10:30	TRUE ADVENTURE   COLOR
	11:00	NEWS—Keith McBee   COLOR
	11:15	MOVIE—Adventure “City Beneath the Sea” (1953)

 

 

	12 KHSL (CHICO) (ABC, CBS)
	Morning
	7:25	SOIL CONSERVATION
	7:30	EXISTENCE—Agriculture   COLOR
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO   COLOR  Guest: Frank Davis
	9:00	FRANKENSTEIN JR.—Cartoons   COLOR
	9:30	HERCULOIDS   COLOR
	10:00	SHAZZAN!   COLOR
	10:30	SPACE GHOST—Cartoons   COLOR
	11:00	MOBY DICK   COLOR
	11:30	SUPERMAN/AQUAMAN—Cartoons   COLOR
	Afternoon
	12:30	JONNY QUEST   COLOR
	1:00	CANADIAN OPEN—Golf   SPECIAL    COLOR  From St. George’s Golf and Country Club, Islington, Ont. Regular programming is pre-empted
	3:00	HAVE GUN—WILL TRAVEL
	3:30	WRESTLING—Chicago
	4:30	VOYAGE—Adventure   COLOR
	5:30	LOST IN SPACE—Adventure   COLOR
	Evening
	6:30	NEWS—Roger Mudd   COLOR
	7:00	ALL-STAR BINGO—Game   COLOR
	7:30	PRISONER—Adventure   COLOR
	8:30	STAR TREK—Adventure   COLOR
	9:00	HOGAN’S HEROES—Comedy   COLOR  Postponed from an earlier date
	9:30	PETTICOAT JUNCTION   COLOR  Postponed from an earlier date
	10:00	MANNIX—Mystery   COLOR
	11:00	MOVIE—Drama “A Prize of Gold” (English; 1955)

 

 

	13 KOVR (SACRAMENTO) (ABC)
	Morning
	6:25	NEWS   COLOR
	6:30	VOICE OF AGRICULTURE   COLOR
	7:00	CAP’N DELTA—Cartoons   COLOR
	7:45	LINUS THE LIONHEARTED
	8:15	CAP’N DELTA—Cartoons   COLOR
	9:00	TV CREDIT COURSE   COLOR
	10:00	KING KONG   COLOR
	10:30	GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE—Cartoons   COLOR
	11:00	BEATLES   COLOR
	11:30	AMERICAN BANDSTAND   COLOR  Guests: Marrilee Rush, Albert King Postponed from an earlier date
	Afternoon
	12:30	HAPPENING ’68—Variety   COLOR  Guests: Stevie Wonder, Bob Crane. Christopher George, Stephen Young and Michael Christian judge the band contest. Hosts: Paul Revere and Mark Lindsay
	1:00	MOVIE—Western “They Rode West” (1954)
	2:15	MOVIE—Adventure “Thief of Damascus” (1952)
	3:30	OUTDOORSMAN—Joe Foss
	4:00	CRAIG BREEDLOVE—Profile   SPECIAL    COLOR  Regular programming is pre-empted. Postponed from an earlier date
	5:00	WORLD OF SPORTS National AAU Track and Field Championships
	Evening
	6:30	MOVIE—Biography   COLOR  “Young Bess” (1953)
	8:30	LAWRENCE WELK   COLOR
	9:30	BEAUTY PAGEANT   SPECIAL    COLOR  44th Miss California Pageant Regular programming is pre-empted
	11:00	MOVIE—Biography   COLOR  “The Wings of Eagles” (1957)
	1:15	MOVIE—Drama “All for Love” (Italian; 1950)

 

 

	20 KEMO (BAY AREA) (IND.)
	Afternoon
	1:00	MOVIE—Spanish “Angelitos Del Trapecio”
	3:00	SPOTLITE ON SPEED   COLOR
	3:30	UPBEAT—Variety   COLOR
	4:30	THUNDERBIRDS—Children   COLOR
	5:30	SEA HUNT—Adventure
	Evening
	6:00	WACKIEST SHIP—Adventure   COLOR
	7:00	WRESTLING—Washington, D.C.
	8:00	THRILLER—Mystery
	9:00	KUP’S SHOW—Discussion   COLOR  Guests: Alf Landon, Arlene Francis, Charlie Grimm. Irv Kupcinet is the host
	12:00	NEWS   COLOR

 

 

	36 KGSC (SAN JOSE) (IND.)
	Afternoon
	3:00	BROTHER BUZZ—Children   COLOR
	3:30	GARDENING—Clark Smith
	4:00	LEFT, RIGHT AND CENTER
	4:30	BIG PICTURE—Army   COLOR
	5:00	PARIS PRECINCT—Drama
	5:30	PETER GUNN—Drama
	Evening
	6:00	BOB POOLE—Music   COLOR
	6:30	BILL ANDERSON—Music   COLOR  Guest: Stringbean
	7:00	MOVIE—Drama “So Proudly We Hail!” (1943)
	8:30	LOS ANGELES BOXING   COLOR  Main event: Jerry Stokes vs. Umberto Reyes
	10:30	BULLFIGHTS—Mexico City

 

 

	44 KBHK (BAY AREA) (IND.)
	Morning
	11:00	WRESTLING   COLOR
	Afternoon
	12:00	MOVIE—Comedy “Pardon My French” (1951)
	1:30	ROLLER GAME   COLOR
	2:30	MY FRIEND FLICKA—Drama
	3:00	MOVIE—Drama “’Neath Brooklyn Bridge” (1942)
	3:30	GARDEN DOCTOR—Clark Smith
	4:30	GREEN HORNET—Adventure   COLOR
	5:00	TIME TUNNEL—Adventure   COLOR
	Evening
	6:00	HY LIT—Variety   COLOR  Guests: Bill Medley, the Toys, Iron Butterfly
	7:00	DOBIE GILLIS—Comedy
	7:30	MOVIE—Melodrama “Teenage Zombies” (1958)
	9:00	MOVIE—Drama “Body and Soul” (1947)
	11:00	MOVIE—Drama “Thunderbirds” (1952)

 

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