As usual, we're looking at the listings for Christmas Day, but I thought I'd do something a little different this year: instead of going through all the Christmas shows in detail, I've just highlighted them in red. There are some, however, that merit a little more information than what shows up in the listings. For instance The Today Show visits wounded Vietnam servicemen recuperating in Japan, sending their greetings to loved ones back home.
That episode of The Lucy Show that's highlighted is "Lucy, the Choirmaster," in which Lucy conducts a Christmas choir. The Christmas episode of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir is a dream episode called "The Ghost and Christmas Past," with some wishful thinking involved. Dragnet airs its traditional Christmas episode, "The Christmas Story," a remake of "The Big Little Jesus" that aired first in 1953 and was updated in 1967, with many of the same cast members.
At 6:30 p.m., KTXL has the 1955 made-for-TV version of "The Miracle on 34th Street" that first appeared on The 20th Century Fox Hour, with Thomas Mitchell as Kris, Macdonald Carey and Teresa Wright as Fred and Doris, and Sandy Descher as Susan. Although I don't agree, some critics thought it was better than the theatrical version.
A detail on the North-South Shrine college football all-star game, which used to be a Christmas tradition in the 1960s and early '70s: this year's game includes a name you might recognize from the South All-Stars, one Terry Bradshaw, quarterback from Louisiana Tech.
Finally, there's one more show that's worth mentioning, even though the cast is listed below: The Dean Martin Christsmas Show, a repeat from 1967, with Frank Sinatra and his family joining the Martins, including Dean's wife Jeanne. As Richard K. Doan notes, it comes from what is euphamistically referred to has "happier times," since Jeanne has announced she and Deano will be getting divorced because, she says, he has "met someone new." (They eventually divorced in 1973.) But, hey, you've got to stay together for the sake of the viewers, even if it is on tape!
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MORNING
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8:00
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NEWS -C-
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8:15
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RELIGION—Evqangelist -C-
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8:30
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JACK LA LANNE—Exercise
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9:00
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POPEYE—Children -C-
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9:30
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BEVERLY HILLBILLIES—Comedy -C-
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10:00
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ANDY GRIFFITH -C-
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10:30
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FARMER’S DAUGHTER—Comedy
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11:00
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DANNY THOMAS—Comedy
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11:30
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ROMPER ROOM—Children -C-
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AFTERNOON
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12:30
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BEAT THE ODDS—Game -C-
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1:00
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MOVIE—Comedy -C-
“Bundle of Joy” (1956)
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3:00
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GOMER PYLE, USMC -C-
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3:30
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POPEYE—Children
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4:00
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FLIPPER—Drama -C-
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4:30
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TARZAN—Adventure -C-
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5:30
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McHALE’S NAVY—Comedy
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EVENING
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6:00
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STAR TREK—Drama -C-
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7:00
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I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
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7:30
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BEAT THE CLOCK—Game -C-
Guest: Dick Clark. Host: Jack Narz
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8:00
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WHAT’S MY LINE?—Game -C-
Panelists: Arlene Francis, Soupy Sales,
Joanna Simon, Gawn Grainger. Host: Wally Bruner
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8:30
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HE SAID! SHE SAID!
Guest couples: Nancy and C. Wyatt
Dickerson, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, Ron and
Cecilia Swoboda
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9:00
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DELLA REESE—Variety -C-
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10:00
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NEWS—Gary Park -C-
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11:00
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UNTOUCHABLES—Drama
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12:00
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NEWS -C-
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MORNING
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5:55
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FARM MARKET REPORT -C-
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6:00
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V.I.T.A.—Education
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6:30
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RHYME AND REASON
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7:00
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TODAY -C-
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9:00
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CHURCH SERVICE -C-
From the National Cathedral,
Washington, D.C.
[Pre-empts regular programming]
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10:00
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SALE OF THE CENTURY—Game -C-
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10:30
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HOLLYWOOD SQUARES—Game -C-
Guests: John Forsythe, Shirley Jones,
Paul Lynde, Jan Murray, Mickey Rooney, Shani Wallis
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11:00
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JEOPARDY—Game -C-
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11:30
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NAME DROPPERS -C-
Guests: Amanda Blake, James Farentino,
Jan Murray
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11:55
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NEWS—Floyd Kalber -C-
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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CHRISTMAS MUSIC -C-
[Pre-empts regular programming]
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1:00
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DOCTORS—Serial -C-
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1:30
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ANOTHER WORLD -C-
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2:00
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BRIGHT PROMISE -C-
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2:30
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MOVIE—Comedy
“Sally and Saint Anne” (1952)
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4:00
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BATMAN—Adventure -C-
Guest villain: Otto Preminger (Mr.
Freeze)
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TIME TUNNEL—Adventure -C-
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5:30
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DICK VAN DYKE—Comedy
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS—Chet Huntley/David Brinkley -C-
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6:30
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NEWS—Whitten/Olitsky -C-
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7:30
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DANIEL BOONE -C-
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8:30
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IRONSIDE -C-
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9:30
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DRAGNET -C-
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10:00
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DEAN MARTIN -C-
Guests: Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, Tina Sinatra, Frank
SInatra Jr., DIno Martin, Gale Martin, Deana Martin, Jeanne Martin
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11:00
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NEWS -C-
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11:30
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JOHNNY CARSON -C-
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NEWS -C-
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-4- KRON (BAY AREA) (NBC)
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MORNING
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6:30
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NEWS—Dick Dougherty -C-
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7:00
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TODAY -C-
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9:00
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CHURCH SERVICE -C-
From the National Cathedral,
Washington, D.C.
[Pre-empts regular programming]
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10:00
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SALE OF THE CENTURY—Game -C-
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10:30
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HOLLYWOOD SQUARES—Game -C-
Guests: John Forsythe, Shirley Jones,
Paul Lynde, Jan Murray, Mickey Rooney, Shani Wallis
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11:00
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JEOPARDY—Game -C-
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11:30
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NAME DROPPERS -C-
Guests: Amanda Blake, James Farentino,
Jan Murray
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11:55
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NEWS—Floyd Kalber -C-
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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NEWS -C-
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12:30
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DAYS OF OUR LIVES -C-
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1:00
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DOCTORS—Serial -C-
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1:30
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ANOTHER WORLD -C-
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2:00
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BRIGHT PROMISE -C-
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2:30
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LETTERS TO LAUGH-IN -C-
Guests: Milt Kamen, Eartha Kitt, Sheldon
Leonard, Lily Tomlin
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3:00
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MOVIE—Drama
“A Christmas Carol” (1938) (Owen)
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F TROOP—Comedy
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4:00
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FLINTSTONES—Children -C-
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CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT -C-
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NEWS -C-
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EVENING
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NEWS—Chet Huntley/David Brinkley -C-
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WIDE WONDERFUL WORLD -C-
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DANIEL BOONE -C-
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IRONSIDE -C-
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DRAGNET -C-
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10:00
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DEAN MARTIN -C-
Guests: Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, Tina Sinatra, Frank
SInatra Jr., DIno Martin, Gale Martin, Deana Martin, Jeanne Martin
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11:00
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NEWS -C-
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11:30
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JOHNNY CARSON -C-
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NEWS -C-
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-5- KPIX (BAY AREA) (CBS)
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MORNING
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6:25
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PRINCE OF PEACE—Drama -C-
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6:55
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SKI SCENE -C-
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NEWS—Joseph Benti -C-
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NEWS—Ron Magers -C-
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8:00
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CAPTAIN KANGAROO -C-
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LUCILLE BALL -C-
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HOTLINE—Discussion -C-
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10:30
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LOVE OF LIFE -C-
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WHERE THE HEART IS—Serial -C-
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NEWS—Douglas Edwards -C-
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SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial -C-
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AFTERNOON
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NEWS -C-
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AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial -C-
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LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING—Serial -C-
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GUIDING LIGHT -C-
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2:00
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SECRET STORM -C-
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2:30
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EDGE OF NIGHT -C-
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3:00
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MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR—Music -C-
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3:30
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S. HUROK PRESENTS -C-
Special: Emil Gilels and Mstislav Rostropovich
in Concert
[Pre-empts regular programming]
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4:30
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DAVID FROST—Variety -C-
Guests: Rudolf Frimi, Allan Jones,
Constance Towers
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS -C-
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6:30
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NEWS—Walter Cronkite -C-
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7:00
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NEWS—John Weston -C-
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7:30
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FAMILY AFFAIR -C-
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8:00
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GROUP W SPECIAL—Music -C-
Special: International Festival of Youth
Orchestras
[Pre-empts regular programming]
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9:00
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MOVIE—Comedy
“Me and the Colonel” (1958)
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11:00
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NEWS -C-
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11:30
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MERV GRIFFIN -C-
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1:00
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MOVIE—Drama
“Brewster’s Millions” (1945)
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-7- KGO (BAY AREA) (ABC)
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MORNING
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6:00
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EDUCATION -C-
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6:25
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A.M.—Jim Dunbar -C-
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8:00
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YOUNG SOUND OF CHRISTMAS
Special
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9:00
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HIS AND HER OF IT -C-
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10:30
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MOVIE GAME -C-
Celebrities: Dyan Cannon, Phyllis
Diller, David Janssen, Hugh O’Brian. Host: Sonny Fox
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11:00
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GALLOPING GOURMET -C-
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11:30
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NBA BASKETBALL -C-
Special: Boston Celtics at Phoenix Suns
[Pre-empts regular programming]
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AFTERNOON
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1:30
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NORTH-SOUTH SHRINE GAME—Football -C-
Special: Time approximate. From Miami
[Pre-empts regular programming]
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4:30
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MOVIE—Drama
Time approximate. “A Christmas Carol”
(English; 1951) (Sim)
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS -C-
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7:00
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NEWS—Frank Reynolds/Howard K. Smith
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7:30
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GHOST AND MRS. MUIR—Comedy -C-
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8:00
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THAT GIRL—Comedy -C-
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8:30
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BEWITCHED -C-
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9:00
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TOM JONES -C-
Guests: Judy Collins, David Frye,
Millicent Martin, Welsh Treorchy Male Choir
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10:00
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IT TAKES A THIEF -C-
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11:00
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NEWS -C-
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11:30
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JOEY BISHOP -C-
Host: Regis Philbin. Tentatively scheduled:
Harold Robbins.
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1:00
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NEWS -C-
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7W KRCR (REDDING) (ABC, NBC)
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MORNING
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7:00
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TODAY -C-
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9:00
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CHURCH SERVICE -C-
From the National Cathedral,
Washington, D.C.
[Pre-empts regular programming]
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10:00
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SALE OF THE CENTURY—Game -C-
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10:30
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HOLLYWOOD SQUARES—Game -C-
Guests: John Forsythe, Shirley Jones,
Paul Lynde, Jan Murray, Mickey Rooney, Shani Wallis
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11:00
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JEOPARDY—Game -C-
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11:30
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NBA BASKETBALL -C-
Special: Boston Celtics at Phoenix Suns
[Pre-empts regular programming]
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AFTERNOON
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1:30
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NORTH-SOUTH SHRINE GAME—Football -C-
Special: Time approximate. From Miami
[Pre-empts regular programming]
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4:30
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LET’S MAKE A DEAL—Game
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5:00
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THAT GIRL—Comedy
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5:30
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NEWS -C-
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EVENING
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6:30
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NEWS—Chet Huntley/David Brinkley -C-
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7:00
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I DREAM OF JEANNIE -C-
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7:30
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DANIEL BOONE -C-
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8:30
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IRONSIDE -C-
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DRAGNET -C-
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10:00
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DEAN MARTIN -C-
Guests: Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, Tina Sinatra, Frank
Sinatra Jr., DIno Martin, Gale Martin, Deana Martin, Jeanne Martin
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11:00
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NEWS -C-
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JOHNNY CARSON -C-
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10 KXTV (SACRAMENTO) (CBS)
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MORNING
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6:00
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BIG PICTURE—Army -C-
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6:30
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TO BE ANNOUNCED
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7:00
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NEWS—Joseph Benti -C-
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8:00
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CAPTAIN KANGAROO -C-
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9:00
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LUCILLE BALL -C-
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9:30
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BEVERLY HILLBILLIES—Comedy -C-
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10:00
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ANDY GRIFFITH -C-
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10:30
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LOVE OF LIFE -C-
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11:00
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WHERE THE HEART IS—Serial -C-
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11:25
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NEWS—Chris Harris -C-
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SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial -C-
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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NEWS -C-
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AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial -C-
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LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING—Serial -C-
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GUIDING LIGHT -C-
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SECRET STORM -C-
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2:30
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EDGE OF NIGHT -C-
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3:00
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GOMER PYLE, USMC -C-
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3:30
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S. HUROK PRESENTS -C-
Special: Emil Gilels and Mstislav Rostropovich
in Concert
[Pre-empts regular programming]
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4:30
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BOB HOPE—Drama -C-
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NEWS—Walter Cronkite -C-
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EVENING
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NEWS -C-
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7:00
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WHAT’S MY LINE?—Game -C-
Panelists: Arlene Francis, Gene
Rayburn, Gail Sheldon, Bert Convy
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7:30
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FAMILY AFFAIR -C-
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8:00
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JIM NABORS—Variety -C-
Guests: Kay Starr, Minnie Pearl
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9:00
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MOVIE—Drama
“Going My Way” (1944)
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11:00
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NEWS -C-
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11:30
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MOVIE—Musical -C-
“Lady in the Dark” (1944)
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12 KHSL (CHICO) (ABC, CBS)
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MORNING
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FILM -C-
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7:00
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NEWS—Joseph Benti -C-
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CAPTAIN KANGAROO -C-
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9:00
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LUCILLE BALL -C-
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9:30
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BEVERLY HILLBILLIES—Comedy -C-
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ANDY GRIFFITH -C-
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LOVE OF LIFE -C-
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11:00
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WHERE THE HEART IS—Serial -C-
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11:25
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NEWS—Douglas Edwards -C-
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11:30
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SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial -C-
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AFTERNOON
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12:30
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AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial -C-
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1:00
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LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING—Serial -C-
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1:30
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GUIDING LIGHT -C-
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2:00
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SECRET STORM -C-
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2:30
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EDGE OF NIGHT -C-
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3:00
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GOMER PYLE, USMC -C-
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DREAM HOUSE—Game -C-
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4:00
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PERRY MASON—Mystery
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COURTSHIP OF EDDIE’S FATHER—Comedy -C-
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NEWS -C-
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EVENING
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NEWS—Walter Cronkite -C-
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7:00
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PETTICOAT JUNCTION -C-
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7:30
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GHOST AND MRS. MUIR—Comedy -C-
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FLYING NUN—Comedy -C-
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8:30
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BEWITCHED -C-
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9:00
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MOVIE—Comedy
“Me and the Colonel” (1958)
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11:00
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NEWS -C-
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11:30
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MERV GRIFFIN -C-
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13 KOVR (SACRAMENTO) (ABC)
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MORNING
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6:25
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NEWS -C-
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6:30
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JACK LA LANNE—Exercise -C-
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7:00
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AGRICULTURE TODAY -C-
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7:15
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CARTOONLAND—Children -C-
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7:30
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MUSICAL CHRISTMAS -C-
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9:30
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FASHIONS IN SEWING -C-
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10:30
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CHURCH SERVICE -C-
Special: From the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church, New York City
[Pre-empts regular programming]
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11:30
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NBA BASKETBALL -C-
Special: Boston Celtics at Phoenix Suns
[Pre-empts regular programming]
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AFTERNOON
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1:30
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NORTH-SOUTH SHRINE GAME—Football -C-
Special: Time approximate. From Miami
[Pre-empts regular programming]
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4:30
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CHANGING TIMES -C-
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4:45
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CHRISTMAS MUSIC -C-
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5:00
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SERENDIPITY SINGERS -C-
Special
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS -C-
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6:30
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PERRY MASON—Mystery
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7:25
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OUTDOORSMAN—Lange -C-
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7:30
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GHOST AND MRS. MUIR—Comedy -C-
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8:00
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THAT GIRL—Comedy -C-
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8:30
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BEWITCHED -C-
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9:00
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TOM JONES -C-
Guests: Judy Collins, David Frye,
Millicent Martin, Welsh Treorchy Male Choir
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10:00
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IT TAKES A THIEF -C-
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11:00
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NEWS -C-
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11:30
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JOEY BISHOP -C-
Host: Regis Philbin. Tentatively scheduled: Harold Robbins.
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1:00
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NEWS -C-
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19 KLOC (MODESTO) (Ind.)
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MORNING
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7:00
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CHESTER SMITH—Variety
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8:30
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WARREN STONE—Variety
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10:30
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FILM
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11:30
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PRINCE OF PEACE—Drama
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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NEWS
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12:05
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KEN BELLVILLE—Valley
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2:00
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NEWS
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4:00
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NEWS
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4:05
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GLENN STEPP—Variety
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EVENING
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6:00
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NEWS
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6:05
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FILM
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7:30
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TALENT PARADE—Williams
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40 KTXL (SACRAMENTO) (Ind.)
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MORNING
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11:00
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ROMPER ROOM—Children -C-
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11:55
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TRIM TIME—Exercise
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AFTERNOON
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12:00
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YOU’RE PUTTING ME ON -C-
Guests: Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen, Milt Kamen,
Barbara McNair, Brenda Vaccaro, Eli Wallach
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12:30
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DAYS OF OUR LIVES -C-
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1:00
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MOVIE—Drama
“A Christmas Carol” (English; 1951) (Sim)
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2:30
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COOKING—Bea Byer -C-
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3:00
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CAP’N’S LOCKER—Children -C-
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3:30
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THREE STOOGES—Comedy
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4:00
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OUR GANG—Children
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4:30
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MUNSTERS—Comedy
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5:00
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MY FAVORITE MARTIAN
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5:30
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I SPY—Drama -C-
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EVENING
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6:30
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TV HOUR OF STARS
“The Miracle on 34th Street”
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7:30
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SKI SHOW -C-
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8:00
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OF LANDS AND SEAS -C-
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9:00
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MOVIE—Comedy
“Me and the Colonel” (1958)
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11:00
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HONEYMOONERS—Comedy
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11:30
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MERV GRIFFIN -C-
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1:00
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MOVIE—Drama
“The Bells of St. Mary’s” (1945)
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Captain Kangaroo also did Christmas episodes. Perhaps that should be marked in red as well.
ReplyDeleteYes - it's just that since the only desciption was "Part 4: 'The Missing Paint Mystery'," I couldn't confirm that it was a Christmas episode. But, as you said, I'm sure it was.
DeleteI know about that "Missing Paint Mystery", and I know it wasn't Christmas-related, so you can disregard my earlier comment.
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