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College football, we hardly knew ye

Yesterday, the Big Ten and Pac 12 conferences announced they were putting their football seasons on hiatus until spring, keeping their fingers crossed all the while as they were saying it. Technically, of course, the decision applies to all fall sports, not just football, but you and I both know they were just the fine print. The other three major conferences may or may not follow suit, and we may or may not find out their decisions this week, or next week, or next month.

There are a lot of angles to this story, but the one we're interested in today has to do, not surprisingly, with television. In case you haven't noticed, there's a lot of college football on television; thanks to the miracles of streaming, the lucky viewer can feast of football Thursday nights, Friday nights, all day and most of the night Saturdays, and occasionally Tuesdays and Wednesdays. You don't need to be an expert in broadcast journalism to know that no football (or less football, depending on what those other conferences decide) is going to create a scheduling gap big enough to drive a Mack truck through. The NFL, if they're able to play, can be expected to fill some of the empty space, but, based on past experience, the rest of the time will likely be taken up with replays of "classic" football games—and, seeing as how this is a classic television website, one ought to have something to say about it.

As I wrote here a few weeks ago , it's nonsense to suggest there's not enough TV to go around, and that goes for sports as well as any other kind of programming. Unfortunately, the problem with classic sports, as is often the case when we talk about classic television, is that the definition of classic doesn't mean what it used to. Unless I miss my guess, the classic games we'll be seeing on ESPN, Fox, ABC, CBS, and various college conference networks will probably be, oh, three or four years old. Very few of them will be classic in the historical sense, and even fewer in the vintage sense. In fact, if they weren't originally aired in HD, they probably don't have much of a chance at all.

And it's a shame, if not a surprise. The history of college football is replete with games that thrilled viewers watching them on the collective edges of their living room seats—rivalry games, games that decided national championships, games that ended in last-second hystronics, games that caused heart palpitations, even games that resulted in baby-booms nine months later. What's more, a surprising number of these games still exist, at least on YouTube: the various Games of the Century (Notre Dame-Michigan State in 1966, USC-UCLA in 1967, Nebraska-Oklahoma in 1971, Notre Dame-Alabama in 1973, Miami-Nebraska in 1981, Texas-USC in 2006), last-minute heroics (Doug Flutie's Hail Mary pass), and what have you. Fans whose sense of history barely reaches farther back than last week might enjoy seeing O.J. Simpson when all he did was play football, or Miami before they were a national powerhouse, or when a single college football game attracted more attention than the Super Bowl.

Now, nobody's pretending that there are enough of these games to replace an entire college football season, and certainly there are games from the past twenty or so years that merit another look or three; the Kick Six between Auburn and Alabama in 2013 is a prime example. And then there's the sticky matter of rebroadcast rights. But you can't tell me that Disney can't make some of these things happen; they practically own the entertainment industry as it is. Sad to say, too often, the games we'll be shown will be little more than run-of-the-mill games between familiar teams, games that we've already seen, oh, last year. I know there are probably logical reasons why this can't be done, but I wonder if the thought process has even gotten that far?

When a writers' strike once threatened to delay television's Fall Season, TV Guide suggested that the networks dip into their reservoir of series that hadn't been given a chance to succeed or might have simply been ahead of their day. Sadly, with the exception of one or two shows (He & She being most prominent), the idea went unfulfilled; I suspect it will be the case with college football this year. We shouldn't be surprised, after all, since the average television viewer might as well have season tickets to Short Attention-Span Theater. Still, you'd think by now we'd tired of being sold chopped beef and told it's prime rib, wouldn't you? TV  

What's on TV: Monday, August 10, 1953

Here we are again in Chicagoland, with the added bonus of listings for WTMJ in Milwaukee. I often comment that this is your chance to find your favorites from a particular day, but today is thoroughly ordinary, with a handful of programs that you're so used to seeing in the public domain that it's a surprise to find them in first-run appearances. Captain Video, for instance, still going on DuMont since 1949. or Abbott & Costello, in first-run syndication on WBKB. You'll also see some names that seem out of place, such as Ogden Nash; best known for his witty poems, but there he is on CBS as a panelist on Masquerade Party, hosted by newsman Douglas Edwards. And the guest host for Garry Moore is Meredith Willson, composer of The Music Man, who did quite a bit of TV. And Bud Collyer hosts game shows on two different networksin back-to-back timeslots—how unusual is that?

2 WBBM (CBS)
     9:00 ARTHUR GODFREY & FRIENDS
   10:30 STRIKE IT RICH—Quiz
   11:00 BRIDE AND GROOM—Wedding
   11:15 LOVE OF LIFE—Serial            11:30 SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
   11:45 GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
   12:00 LUNCHEON WITH BILLY
   12:25 LEE PHILIP SHOW—Tips
   12:30 GARRY MOORE SHOWGuest host: Meredith Willson
     1:00 DOUBLE OR NOTHING—QuizBud Collyer subs for Bert Parks
     1:30 LINKLETTER’S HOUSEPARTYGuest: Isabel Buckley
     2:00 BIG PAY OFF—Quiz ShowRandy Merriman and Bess Myerson
     2:30 ACTION IN THE AFTERNOON
     3:00 CHARM CLINIC—Beauty Hints
     3:15 MUSIC COUNTER—Tunes
     3:30 “JOE PALOOKA”MOVIE
     5:00 GARFIELD GOOSE & FRIEND
     5:30 GENE AUTRY TIME—Film
     6:00 BOB ELSON—Sports
     6:15 JULIAN BENTLEY—News
     6:30 DOUGLAS EDWARDS—News
     6:45 TV’S TOP TUNES—Musical
     7:00 BURNS AND ALLEN—Comedy
     7:30 GODFREY’S TALENT SCOUTS
     8:00 RACKET SQUAD—Drama
     8:30 MASQUERADE PARTY—QuizEmcee: Douglas Edwards. Panel: Ilka Chase, Peter Donald, Buff Cobb, Ogden Nash
     9:00 SUMMER TEHATER—Drama“Flowers From a Stranger”
   10:00 FRANK REYNOLDS—News
   10:10 LEE PHILLIP—Weather
   10:15 JOHN HARRINGTON—Sports
   10:25 ART MERCIER—Sports Tips
   10:30 JOHN HARRINGTON—News
   10:45 IRV KUPCINET—Comments
   11:00 BOB ELSON—Sports
   11:15 MURDER BEFORE MIDNIGHT“Brass Monkey” part 1
   12:00 “THE NIGHT HAS EYES”MOVIE


5 WNBQ (NBC)
     6:45 EVERETT MITCHELL—Talks
     7:00 TODAY—Reports & Interviews
     9:00 DING DONG SCHOOL
     9:30 GLAMOUR GIRL—A Contest
   10:00 HAWKINS FALLS—Serial
   10:15 THE BENNETTS—Serial
   10:30 THREE STEPS TO HEAVEN
   10:45 FOLLOW YOUR HEART—Serial
   11:00 FRANCOIS POPE—Recipes
   12:00 NOONTIME COMICS
   12:30 ANIMAL PLAYTIME—Kids’ Fun
     1:00 BOB AND KAY SHOW—Variety
     2:00 BREAK THE BANK—Quiz GameEmcee: Bud Collyer
     2:30 WELCOME TRAVELERS—Chats
     3:00 ON YOUR ACCOUNT—ChatsWin Elliot emcees
     3:30 LADIES’ CHOICE—Talent
     4:00 ATOM SQUAD—Adventures
     4:15 GABBY HAYES SHOW—Tales
     4:30 HOWDY DOODY—Puppet Tale
     5:00 ELMER, THE ELEPHANT
     5:30 KIDS’ KARNIVAL KWIZ—Fun
     5:50 JACK ANGELL—News
     6:00 CLINT YOULE—Weather
     6:05 ALEX DREIER—News
     6:10 JOE WILSON—Sports
     6:15 DORSEY CONNORS—Travel
     6:20 TONY WIETZEL—Comments
     6:30 BOB AND RAY SHOW—Satire
     6:45 JOHN C. SWAYZE—News
     7:00 NAME THAT TUNE—QuizEmcee: Red Benson
     7:30 VOICE OF FIRESTONE—MusicGuest: Nadine Connor
     8:00 JUVENILE JURY—Kids’ Panel
     8:30 ROBERT MONTGOMERY“Red Robin Rides Again”
     9:30 WHO SAID THAT?—Quiz
   10:00 CLINT YOULE—Weather
   10:10 DORSEY CONNORS—Ideas
   10:15 JACK ANGELL—News
   10:30 NORMAN BARRY—Sports
   10:45 HERBIE MINTZ—Musical
   11:00 “TROCADERO”MOVIE


7 WBKB (ABC)
     9:30 CARTOONS—Fun for Kids
     9:45 BEULAH KARNEY PRESENTS
   10:30 ED ALLEN—Exercises
   10:50 WAYNE GRIFFIN—Weather
   10:55 ULMER TURNER—News
   11:00 BREAKFAST WITH O’NEILL            11:30 STEVE FENTRESS—News
   11:45 EARL NIGHTINGALE—Chats
   11:55 ULMER TURNER—News
   12:00 HAPPY PIRATES—Kids’ Fun
   12:30 TIME FOR FUN—Nick Francis
   12:55 ULMER TURNER—News
     1:00 MOVIE QUICK QUIZ—GameEmcee: Dick “Two-Ton” Baker
     1:15 “SWISS MISS”MOVIE
     2:25 ULMER TURNER—News
     2:30 Program Not Available
     3:00 “CIRCUS SHADOWS”MOVIE
     3:55 ULMER TURNER—News
     4:00 “GUNFIRE”MOVIE
     5:00 ANGEL CASEY—Films
     5:30 BOB ATCHER—Serial Film
     6:00 ULMER TURNER—News
     6:10 JACK DREES—Sports
     6:25 WAYNE GRIFFIN—Weather
     6:30 POLICE REPORTER—Interviews
     6:45 “ROAD SHOW”MOVIE
     8:00 “THERE GOES MY HEART”MOVIE
     9:30 ABBOTT & COSTELLO—Film
   10:00 STUDS AND CHET—Celebrities
   10:30 DR. FIXUM—Household Ideas
   11:00 ULMER TURNER—News
   11:10 JACK EIGEN SHOW—Chats
   12:00 “MILLIONS LIKE US”MOVIE


9 WGN (DUMONT)
     9:00 PAUL FOGARTY—Exercises
     9:30 MOVIE—Serial For Kids“Painted Stallion,” part 1
   10:00 A TO Z OF COOKERY—Tips
   11:00 MOVIE—Film cut to ½ hour“Laramie Kid”
   12:00 HI LADIES—Jack Payne MC
   12:45 BASEBALL WITH THE GIRLS
     1:00 “RIO GRANDE RAIDERS”MOVIE
     2:00 PAUL DIXON SHOW—Music
     4:45 TIME FOR BEANY—Puppets
     5:00 WATCH TO WIN—QuizTom Moore is emcee
     5:30 ROBERT F. HURLEIGH—News
     5:45 CURBSTONE CUT UP—Chats
     6:00 CAPTAIN VIDEO—Adventures
     6:30 SPENCER ALLEN—News
     6:45 SPENCER ALLEN—Local News
     7:00 BOY’S MAJOR LEAGUE
     9:45 ARCH WARD—Sports
   10:00 “I SHOT JESSE JAMES”MOVIE
   11:30 LES NICHOLS—News
   11:45 COMMERCIAL—Film



4 WTMJ (Milwaukee) (NBC, CBS, ABC, DUMONT)
     8:00 DING DONG SCHOOL
     8:30 GLAMOUR GIRL—Beauty Aids
     9:00 GARRY MOORE SHOWGuest host: Meredith Willson
     9:30 STRIKE IT RICH—Quiz ShowEmcee: Warren Hull
   10:00 GORDON THOMAS—Variety
   10:45 BRIDE AND GROOM—Wedding
   11:00 WHAT’S NEW IN THE KITCHEN
   11:45 LET’S LOOK AT THE NEWS
   12:00 DOUBLE OR NOTHING—QuizBud Collyer subs for Bert Parks
   12:30 BILL CARLSEN—Weather
   12:35 BOB HEISS—Interviews
     1:00 BIG PAY OFF—Quiz For MenRandy Merriman and Bess Myerson
     1:30 WELCOME TRAVELERS—Chats
     2:00 ON YOUR ACCOUNT—VarietyWin Elliot emcees
     2:30 LADIES’ CHOICE—Variety
     3:15 BEULAH DONOHUE—For Women
     3:30 HOWDY DOODY—Puppet Fun
     4:00 GENE AUTRY—Western Adv.
     4:30 FOREMAN TOM—Western Films
     5:00 SPORTS PICTURE—News
     5:15 LET’S LOOK AT THE NEWS
     5:25 BILL CARLSEN—Weather
     5:30 BLUE ROOM ENSEMBLE—Music
     5:45 JOHN C. SWAYZE—News
     6:00 NAME THAT TUNE—QuizEmcee: Red Benson
     6:30 Program Not Available
     7:00 RACKET SQUAD—Drama
     7:30 ROBERT MONTGOMERY“Red Robin Rides Again”
     8:30 WHO SAID THAT?—Quote Quiz
     9:00 NAME’S THE SAME—QuizEmcee: Robert Q. Lewis. Panel: Joan Alexander, Carl Reiner, Bill Stern
     9:30 LET’S LOOK AT THE NEWS
     9:40 BILL CARLSEN—Weather
     9:45 INDUSTRY ON PARADE—Film
   10:00 TOMMY SHERIDAN—Musical
   10:30 BEAT THE CLOCK—Quiz GameBud Collyer emcees
   11:00 THE WEB—Mystery Drama
   11:30 TOM MERCEIN SHOW—Variety
   12:00 LET’S LOOKK AT THE NEWS
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This week in TV Guide: August 7, 1953

I've remarked in the past that live television is a breed apart from recorded programming, enough so that it's a genre of its own, just like Westerns and crime dramas. Part of this is because of the limitations imposed on live television; it's obviously difficult to capture the grandeur of a John Ford Western in a TV studio. But not only does live TV tell particular types of stories, it does so in a particular way; it requires a different type of storytelling, a different type of acting, and it forms a different relationship with the viewer, one with more immediacy, more intimacy. We see the difference between live and recorded television this week in this week's "Great Debate," with Fred Coe, Executive Producer of TV Playhouse, affirming that live broadcasts are best for "timely programs and creative drama," while John L. Sinn, President of Ziv Television Programs, favors filmed shows for "greater scope, better acting, fewer mistakes."

Now, it shouldn't be a surprise that the executive producer of a live anthology and the president of one of the most prominent producers of syndicated programs should take their respective positions. Both men agree on the need for both methods, and assume a continuing need for both. As Coe points out, "it would be absurd to choose a film pickup (even for a few hours) of the World Series," and includes elections and conventions, along with regularly scheduled news broadcasts (excluding unscheduled news events, where film is required "to record events for delayed broadcasts"). Coe concedes that it would be pointless for a show such as Dragnet to be broadcast live, when the writers, actors, and directors work with the same premise each week. It is in the area of "an honest theatrical production" of thirty minutes or an hour, where live television shines. "Except for a few isolated cases, there are no drama series on film that as yet compare week in and week out to. . .live programmng." Think of it as an event, a Broadway opening, a play that focuses the audience on the actors and the script, rather than its surroundings. There is an energy in the live performance that film cannot capture.

I wish I had one of these in our house.But Sinn foresees a day when as much as 80% of programming will be on film. As he points out, all of Ziv's programs (Boston Blackie and I Led Three Lives are two of Ziv's better-known programs, and the future will bring popular shows such as Sea Hunt, Highway Patrol, Bat Masterson and Science Fiction Theatre), but that's not why he speaks in defense of filmed shows. He feels that the "first night" feeling of spontaneity that occurs with live programming is "vastly overrated," and even if it weren't, that wouldn't be a good reason for trapping television shows within the narrow confines of a studio. Film also allows for a more finished product, giving the viewer the best possible entertainment experience. Most important, though, film is also important to preserve such programs for future posterity, although, as Coe mentions, videotape and kinescopes will make such preservation possible. Whereas live programs leave nothing behind "but the script and the memories of those who saw them," film is forever; it "can go into the files as a living history book."

In the end, it's hard to say. I know; a classic copout, right? But Coe is right in that most of what television carries can be accomplished on film (or, later, tape). It is the anthology, the theatrical presentation, the concert, that thrives from an audience witnessing it simultaneously with the performance. And, of course, that's precisely the type of program that's no longer seen with any regularity on television. Coe may win the battle with his argument that live TV is necessary, but he loses the war when the survey of contemporary fare is conducted. More's the pity.

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As I've mentioned, there's not a lot of differentation in the week-to-week offerings of these early TV Guides, which encourages us to look at some of the things that add a local flavor to the proceedings, if you will. Advertising, for instance: when I last read TV Guide, while it was still in the distinctive smaller size, the non-television advertising in the programming section was pretty much non-existant. (Now, of course, it's the programming section itself that has almost disappeared.) But look at some of these ads from Chicagoland, 1953-style:


And while there's plenty of advertising teasing upcoming shows, most of it is either for local programming or supplied by local stations:


Is this just a way for me to take up more space? Sure it is, but it's more than that. It's a testimonial to how TV Guide in the 1950s and much of the 1960s was a local publication more than a national one., one that had formed something of a community bond, if you will, with the readers. The ads themselves are not as slick, more innocent, less assaulting than those that would follow. You'll even see small reminders for readers to remember their civic duties. It doesn't mean that the 1950s themselves were more innocent; after all, the threat of the bomb was hovering overhead wherever you looked. It's just different, and it gives you as much of a flavor of the times as the shows and the stars that each week's issue is promoting.

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So what is on TV this week? One way to tell is with these handy highlights, found for each day's listings:


One of the interesting things about these pictorial guides is how the captions alternate between actor and character. For instance, Gertrude Berg is the star of The Goldbergs (7:00 p.m. CT, NBC), and Jay Jackson is the host of Twenty Questions (Friday, 9:00 p.m. CT, WGN), but Pam and Jerry are Mr. and Mrs. North (9:00 p.m., CBS), played by Barbara Britton and Richard Denning, respectively. It's your snapshot of what's on.

There's a movie on Friday night at 11:45 p.m. on WGN called Dragnet, not to be confused with the series of the same name. Rather than Jack Webb, it stars Rod LaRouque, and here's the description: "Conflict arises between the district attorney's office and a circle of crooks." I thought that pretty much describes the normal roles that the two parties play in everyday life, but I suspect there's more of a story to it than that.

Did you know that Larry Storch had a regular television series prior to F Troop? I'll bet you did, since it seems as if almost everyone hosted a variety show in the early days of the tube, and the title of his show is, appropriately, The Larry Storch Show (Saturday, 7:00 p.m., CBS). This week, Larry's guest is singer Monica Lewis, and among the sketches, Larry impersonates a Frenchman giving a New York travelogue. That I'd like to see. Not from the show, but here's how Larry plays a Frenchman:


Hoagy Carmichael is the host of Saturday Nite Revue, the 90-minute program filling in for Your Show of Shows (8:00 p.m., NBC), but will it get knocked out by Phillies Saturday Night Fights from Chicago (8:00 p.m., ABC), featuring unranked welterweights Alan Moody and Irvin Steen, or Wrestling from Marigold (8:30 p.m, DuMont)? Who knows?

On Sunday, Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town (7:00 p.m., CBS) welcomes guests Jay Lawrence and Burt Lancaster. and the 1953 version of the What's My Line? panel—Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf, Dorothy Kilgallen and Steve Allen—join John Daly live (9:30 p.m., CBS). Monday means Burns & Allen on CBS (7:00 p.m.), and if you're familiar with the show from either radio or television, you'll easily understand this week's episode, in which "George and Gracie get locked out of their house [and] the locksmith called in the emergency almost loses his wife because of complications brought on by Gracie." If you're not sure how this could happen, don't ask. John Newland, Vaughn Taylor and Elizabeth Montgomery are among the stars on Robert Montgomery Presents (8:30 p.m., NBC), and on Abbott & Costello (9:30 p.m., ABC), "Lou rescues a gorilla from a trap and they become inseparable friends." Tuesday is filled with music on Summertime U.S.A. (6:45 p.m., CBS) with Teresa Brewer, Mel Tormé, and the Honeydreamers; that's followed by adventure on The Gene Autry Show (7:00 p.m, CBS) when "gene rescues a little boy from his outlaw captors." Those who forget that Mike Douglas was a bandsinger before becoming a talk show host could be reminded on Music Show (7:30 p.m., DuMont), and Bob and Ray are among the guests on Eddie Albert's variety show Nothing But the Best (8:00 p.m., ABC).

There's more music Wednesday on TV's Top Tunes (6:45 p.m., CBS) with Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell, and more wrestling on Wrestling From Rainbo Arena on Chicago's North Side (8:30 p.m., ABC). On a summer repeat of This Is Your Life (9:00 p.m,. NBC), the honoree is Rock Hudson. And how about a pleasant way to end the evening, with The Liberace Show (9:30 p.m., WGN) as "Liberace plays your favorite piano melodies." Thursday brings us one of the most reliable anthologies of the era, Four Star Playhouse (7:30 p.m., CBS). The four stars, who generally rotated in appearances, are Charles Boyer, Ida Lupino, David Niven and Dick Powell (they also comprised Four Star Television), although tonight's star is Merle Oberon, a woman who "Swallows her pride, obtains the hearing aid she needs, and thus learns of her husband's infidelity." Barbara Billingsley is one of the guest stars; let's hope Mrs. Cleaver isn't up to something funny.

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Apparently, more and more movie stars are looking to television for their next dollar. Why? Well, for one thing, the studio system is in its long descent to obsolecense. Studios are cutting back on their contract lists, and those actors and actresses still under contract find they're not necessarily being paid regardless of whether or not they work, as was once the case. For the entertainer looking for a steady income, what could be better than a sitcom? A successful series can earn the star as much as $5,000 per week, not including profits, and they'll still have a chance to do a movie during the off-season. Is it any wonder, then, that stars from Loretta Young and Adolph Menjou to Ray Milland and Joan Caulfield are headed for the small screen? Not everyone succeeds, but ask Eve Arden (Our Miss Brooks), Gale Storm (My Little Margie), and Lucy and Desi how well it's worked. Ca-ching!

Speaking of Gale Storm, she started out life in Houston as Josephine Owaisca. Then, in short order, she won a Gateway to Hollywood talent contest, married, got a new name, and launched "a dazzling career" that has brought her to My Little Margie, and stardom. It's not surprising that this self-styled "realist" would be among the stars trading movies for television and security. She's always tried to keep her values in order. "Many people in show business focus their attentions entirely on themselves—how they look, how their clothes are arranged, and so on. I consider that unhealthy because it's too self-centered. The basic happiness for any woman is a happy home life, with the career secondary." With her success in TV have come—once again—movie offers, but for now, it's the demanding television life, a succesful nightclub stint in Vegas, and her husband and four kids. She'll go on to be widowed twice and will fight a successful battle with alcoholism; as she wrote in her autobiography prior to her death in 2009, "Life has been good and I thank God for His many blessings and the happy life He has given to me."

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That's it for this week—and don't forget what TV Guide says:


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Around the dial

It's a light week, but only in terms of quantity—certainty not quality.

If you've followed this weekly feature for any length of time, you know that one of my favorites is the Hitchcock Project summaries that Jack does over at bare•bones e-zine. This week, Jack provides an index to his past reviews ; he's got a way to go yet, but I keep telling him he needs to put these in a book.

The provocative Advanced TV Herstory podcast celebrates five years this week with a look back and a look ahead. You might want to dig into the deep archive of past shows to get up-to-speed.

At Garroway at Large, Jodie gives us a fascinating look at what it's been like working on her Dave Garroway biography, and why she—and those like her— do what they do . It's about keeping a memory alive, about keeping history honest, and telling stories that need to be told. In my own modest way, it's what I keep doing as well.

David offers a capital idea over at Comfort TV: if the coronavirus prevents us from having a Fall Season, why not go back to 1970?  After all, you can do a whole lot worse than a season that includes Gunsmoke, The Beverly Hillbillies, Marcus Welby M.D., The Dean Martin Show, The Brady Bunch, My Three Sons, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The F.B.I.

We all know what comes to mind when we think of Lynda Carter—Wonder Woman, right? (I know that's what you were going to say.) Silver Scenes reminds us that there's more to her than that , though, as she looks back and forward to her singing career.

Shadow & Substance looks at Rod Serling's Twilight Zone episode "What You Need," and we get a chance to find out what Serling retained from Lewis Padgett's original short story and what he discarded—and why—in order to make it what TZ needed. TV  

Read the fine print

A while back, I was watching one of my favorite police shows of the 60s, The F.B.I. (Call me nostalgic; I enjoy remembering the days when federal officers were the good guys.) Now, when I'm watching a DVD, I generally don't like to use the rewind button if I can help it; even though most of the shows don't include the original commercials, I still like to see them in some approximation of how they were originally broadcast.* But in this particular episode of The F.B.I, I saw something so intriguing that I had to pause and rewind, just to make sure I'd seen what I thought I saw.

*That, and if I pause it for too long, I have trouble remembering what was happening when I start it up again.

The episode in question, "Hostage," was originally broadcast on February 19, 1967. As we join the story, the FBI has just put out a wanted poster on Dr. Marie-Luise Karn (Diana Hyland), part of a Communist team sent to kidnap an opposition leader in an attempt to force a prisoner exchange for a leading Red general. Fortunately for the FBI, a man working in the harbor (where the Reds plan to use a boat to facilitate their escape) sees the poster:


A few things become immediately apparent. First of all, the Eastern-bloc doctor is not six feet tall (earlier in the episode, we see a photo supposedly from the magazine Der Spiegel suggesting she's probably about 5'8", and Diana Hyland herself was 5'6"), is not an American (she's probably supposed to be East German), and therefore was not born in Stafford, Indiana. But you know who was born in Stafford?


That's right—Dr. Richard Kimble! Interestingly enough, he and Dr. Karn not only share the same birthplace, they were also born on the same date*, and are the same height and weight! And they both became doctors!

*David Janssen was also born on March 27, albeit in 1931. Coincidence?

Obviously what happened is that someone in the prop department pulled out one of the old Kimble posters, pasted Karn's picture over it, and used it in the episode. Both The Fugitive and The F.B.I. were Quinn Martin productions, so it makes sense. And in the days before high-def, big screen televisions with pause buttons on the DVD player, it's unlikely that anyone anticipated viewers would be able to even see the fine print, let alone notice the discrepancy.

It's all good fun, of course. One of the treats of watching old television shows on large-screen HD televisions is seeing things that were invisible when the show was originally aired; a Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea fan noted that the remastered discs now allowed him to see the wires that pulled models along the floor. As the Wizard said, pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. Little details like this just add to my enjoyment of the shows, and affection for the simplicity of the era. TV  

What's on TV? Tuesday, August 4, 1964

President Johnson's speech on the Gulf of Tonkin crisis interrupted regular programming at 10:36 p.m. CT. The Tonight Show episode guide notes the event with a nonchalance that belies its importance: "This episode was interrupted for an address by President Lyndon Johnson over the Gulf of Tonkin incident." On to more pleasant memories; the "Theater Opening" on WTCN is that of the new Southtown Theater at the Southtown shopping center in Bloomington. I saw many movies at that theater over the years; I think the last one might have been Quiz Show. It was torn down 25 years ago now, a foolish move by a shopping center that isn't what it used to be. But then, we've made more than a few foolish decisions around here over the years.



 2  KTCA (EDUC.)
Evening
    6:30 AMERICANS AT WORK
    7:00 AGE OF SHAKESPEARE
    7:30 HEART BEAT—Medicine
    8:00 SYNOPSIS—Bill Barker
    8:30 CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH
    9:00 GOLF—Bruce Anderson
  10:00 LABOR RELATIONS—Keltner
  10:30 EFFICIENT READING


 3  KDAL (DULUTH) (CBS)
Morning
    7:50 FARM REPORT—Duluth
    8:00 CAPTAIN KANGAROO
    9:00 JACK LA LANNE—Exercise
    9:30 I LOVE LUCY
  10:00 McCOYS
  10:30 MISSING LINKSPanelists: Phyllis Diller, Sam Levenson, Robert Q. Lewis. Dick Clark is host
  11:00 LOVE OF LIFE
  11:25 NEWS—Trout
  11:30 SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
  11:45 GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
Afternoon
  12:00 TOWN AND COUNTRY—Becker
  12:30 AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
    1:00 PASSWORDPanelists: Peter Lawford, Eydie Gorme. Allen Ludden is the moderator.
    1:30 HOUSE PARTYGuest: Lois Higgins
    2:00 TO TELL THE TRUTH—PanelGuests: Marty Ingals, Skitch Henderson, Phyllis Newman, Gretchen Wyler
    2:25 NEWS—Edwards
    2:30 EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
    3:00 SECRET STORM—Serial
    3:30 QUEEN FOR A DAY—Jack Bailey
    4:00 TRAILMASTER—Western
    5:00 HUCKLEBERRY HOUND
    5:30 NEWS—Cronkite
Evening
    6:00 NEWS
    6:30 PATTY DUKE—Comedy
    7:00 HIGH ADVENTURE—Lowell Thomas
    8:00 PETTICOAT JUNCTION—Comedy
    8:30 JACK BENNY
    9:00 BURKE’S LAW—Mystery
  10:00 NEWS
  10:15 CHECKMATE—Mystery
  11:15 MOVIE—Adventure"The Boy and the Pirates" (1960)

 3  KGLO (MASON CITY) (CBS)
Morning
    7:30 FRESHMAN ENGLISH—Preview
    8:00 CAPTAIN KANGAROO
    9:00 NEWS—Mike Wallace
    9:30 I LOVE LUCY
  10:00 McCOYS
  10:30 PETE AND GLADYS—Comedy
  11:00 LOVE OF LIFE
  11:25 NEWS—Trout
  11:30 SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
  11:45 GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
Afternoon
  12:00 NEWS
  12:30 AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
    1:00 PASSWORDPanelists: Peter Lawford, Eydie Gorme. Allen Ludden is the moderator.
    1:30 HOUSE PARTYGuest: Lois Higgins
    2:00 TO TELL THE TRUTH—PanelGuests: Marty Ingals, Skitch Henderson, Phyllis Newman, Gretchen Wyler
    2:25 NEWS—Edwards
    2:30 EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
    3:00 SECRET STORM—Serial
    3:30 LADIES’ DAY—Variety
    4:00 BART’S CLUBHOUSE
    5:30 NEWS—Cronkite
Evening
    6:00 NEWS
    6:30 FAMOUS PLAYHOUSE—Drama
    7:00 HIGH ADVENTURE—Lowell Thomas
    8:00 PETTICOAT JUNCTION—Comedy
    8:30 JACK BENNY
    9:00 HOLLYWOOD: THE FABULOUS ERA—Documentary  SPECIAL 
  10:00 NEWS
  10:30 MOVIE—Drama“Serpent of the Nile” (1953)


 4  WCCO (CBS)
Morning
    6:30 SUMMER SEMESTER—Education
    7:00 CLANCY, AXEL, SIEGFRIED
    8:00 CAPTAIN KANGAROO
    9:00 NEWS—Dean Montgomery
    9:15 WHAT’S NEW?—Women
    9:25 DR. REUBEN K. YOUNGDAHL
    9:30 I LOVE LUCY
  10:00 McCOYS
  10:30 PETE AND GLADYS—Comedy
  11:00 LOVE OF LIFE
  11:25 NEWS—Trout
  11:30 SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
Afternoon
  12:00 NEWS
  12:15 SOMETHING SPECIAL
  12:25 WEATHER—Bud Kraehling
  12:30 AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
    1:00 PASSWORDPanelists: Peter Lawford, Eydie Gorme. Allen Ludden is the moderator.
    1:30 HOUSE PARTYGuest: Lois Higgins
    2:00 TO TELL THE TRUTH—PanelGuests: Marty Ingals, Skitch Henderson, Phyllis Newman, Gretchen Wyler
    2:25 NEWS—Edwards
    2:30 EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
    3:00 SECRET STORM—Serial
    3:30 DANGER MAN—Mystery
    4:00 AROUND THE TOWN—Interviews
    4:30 AXEL AND DEPUTY DAWG
    5:00 CLANCY AND COMPANY
    5:30 NEWS—Cronkite
Evening
    6:00 NEWS
    6:30 HUCKLEBERRY HOUND
    7:00 HIGH ADVENTURE—Lowell Thomas
    8:00 PETTICOAT JUNCTION—Comedy
    8:30 JACK BENNY
    9:00 HOLLYWOOD: THE FABULOUS ERA—Documentary  SPECIAL 
  10:00 NEWS
  10:30 STEVE ALLEN—VarietyGuests: Wayne Newton, Marilynn Lowell, the Bill Evans jazz trio, Gabe Dell
  12:00 MOVIE—Western “The Young Guns” (1956)


 5  KSTP (NBC)
Morning
    6:30 CITY AND COUNTRY
    7:00 TODAYGuest: Aline Saarinen
    9:00 MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY—Comedy
    9:30 WORD FOR WORD—Merv Griffin  COLOR 
    9:55 NEWS—Newman
  10:00 CONCENTRATION—Hugh Downs
  10:30 JEOPARDY—Art Fleming  COLOR 
  11:00 SAY WHEN—Art James  COLOR 
  11:30 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Bob Barker
  11:55 NEWS—Scherer
Afternoon
  12:00 NEWS  COLOR 
  12:25 WOMAN’S WORLD  COLOR 
  12:30 LET’S MAKE A DEAL—Monty Hall  COLOR 
  12:55 NEWS—Kalber
    1:00 LORETTA YOUNG—Drama
    1:30 DOCTORS
    2:00 ANOTHER WORLD—Serial
    2:30 YOU DON’T SAY!—Tom Kennedy  COLOR Guests: Mary Tyler Moore, Michael Landon
    3:00 MATCH GAMEPanelists: Pat O’Brien, Betty White
    3:25 NEWS—Vanocur
    3:30 TREASURE CHEST  COLOR 
    4:00 MOVIE—Drama“Undercover Man” (1949)
    5:25 DOCTOR’S HOUSE CALL—Fox
    5:30 NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley
Evening
    6:00 NEWS  COLOR 
    6:30 MR. NOVAK
    7:30 MOMENT OF FEAR
    8:00 RICHARD BOONE
    9:00 PRIMER ON COMMUNISM  SPECIAL 
  10:00 NEWS  COLOR 
  10:30 TONIGHT—Variety  COLOR Guest hosts: Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme
  12:00 NEWS AND SPORTS  COLOR 
  12:05 MOVIE—Mystery “Bulldog Drummond at Bay” (1947)


 6  WDSM (DULUTH) (NBC)
Morning
    7:00 TODAYGuest:  Aline Saarinen
    9:00 MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY—Comedy
    9:30 WORD FOR WORD—Merv Griffin  COLOR 
    9:55 NEWS—Newman
  10:00 CONCENTRATION—Hugh Downs
  10:30 JEOPARDY—Art Fleming  COLOR 
  11:00 SAY WHEN—Art James  COLOR 
  11:30 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Bob Barker
  11:55 NEWS—Scherer
Afternoon
  12:00 GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial
  12:30 LET’S MAKE A DEAL—Monty Hall  COLOR 
  12:55 NEWS—Kalber
    1:00 LORETTA YOUNG—Drama
    1:30 DOCTORS
    2:00 ANOTHER WORLD—Serial
    2:30 YOU DON’T SAY!—Tom Kennedy  COLOR Guests: Mary Tyler Moore, Michael Landon
    3:00 MATCH GAMEPanelists: Pat O’Brien, Betty White
    3:25 NEWS—Vanocur
    3:30 PRICE IS RIGHT—Bill Cullen
    4:00 ERNIE FORD—Variety
    4:30 BEANY AND CECIL—Cartoons
    5:00 FATHER KNOWS BEST
    5:30 NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley
Evening
    6:00 NEWS
    6:15 WEATHER  COLOR 
    6:20 CLOSE-UP—Don Wright
    6:30 MR. NOVAK
    7:30 MOMENT OF FEAR
    8:00 RICHARD BOONE
    9:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
  10:00 NEWS
  10:30 MOMENT OF FEAR—Drama
  11:00 TONIGHT—Variety  COLOR Guest hosts: Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme. Guests: Nipsey Russell, Joe Garagiola, Allan Sherman, European entrants in the International Beauty competition 


 6  KMMT (AUSTIN) (ABC)
Morning
    9:30 PRICE IS RIGHT—Bill CullenGuest: Wally Cox
  10:00 GET THE MESSAGE—BuxtonPanelists: Marty Allen, Steve Rossi, Constance Ford, Marjorie Lord
  10:30 MISSING LINKSPanelists: Phyllis Diller, Sam Levenson, Robert Q. Lewis. Dick Clark is host
  11:00 FATHER KNOWS BEST
  11:30 ERNIE FORD—Variety Guest: Gene Austin
Afternoon
  12:00 FARM MARKETS
  12:05 CARTOONS—Children
    1:00 ADVENTURE AND TRAVEL
    1:25 COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS
    1:30 DAY IN COURT—Drama
    1:55 NEWS—Lisa Howard
    2:00 GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial
    2:30 QUEEN FOR A DAY—Bailey
    3:00 TRAILMASTER—Western
    4:00 LARAMIE—Western
    4:55 FUNNY COMPANY—Children
    5:45 NEWS—Ron Cochran
Evening
    6:00 NEWS
    6:30 COMBAT!—Drama
    7:30 McHALE’S NAVY
    8:00 GREATEST SHOW  COLOR 
    9:00 FUGITIVE—Drama
  10:00 NEWS
  10:15 NEWS—Bob Young
  10:25 WEATHER AND SPORTS
  10:35 TRAILS WEST—Drama
  11:05 NEWS


 7  KCMT (ALEXANDRIA) (NBC, ABC)
Morning
    7:00 TODAYGuest:  Aline Saarinen
    9:00 MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY—Comedy
    9:30 WORD FOR WORD—Merv Griffin  COLOR 
    9:55 NEWS—Newman
  10:00 CONCENTRATION—Hugh Downs
  10:30 JEOPARDY—Art Fleming  COLOR 
  11:00 SAY WHEN—Art James  COLOR 
  11:30 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Bob Barker
  11:55 NEWS—Scherer
Afternoon
  12:00 NEWS
  12:20 EXTENSION NEWS, VIEWS
  12:30 LET’S MAKE A DEAL—Monty Hall  COLOR 
  12:55 NEWS—Kalber
    1:00 LORETTA YOUNG—Drama
    1:30 DOCTORS
    2:00 ANOTHER WORLD—Serial
    2:30 YOU DON’T SAY!—Tom Kennedy  COLOR Guests: Mary Tyler Moore, Michael Landon
    3:00 MATCH GAMEPanelists: Pat O’Brien, Betty White
    3:25 NEWS—Vanocur
    3:30 GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial
    4:00 FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy
    4:30 WELCOME INN—Variety
    5:00 WOODY WOODPECKER
    5:30 NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley
Evening
    6:00 NEWS
    6:30 MR. NOVAK
    7:30 MOMENT OF FEAR
    8:00 RICHARD BOONE
    9:00 MY THREE SONS—Comedy
    9:30 BIOGRAPHY—Documentary
  10:00 NEWS
  10:30 GREATEST SHOW—Drama
  11:30 TONIGHT—Variety  COLOR Guest hosts: Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme. Guests: Nipsey Russell, Joe Garagiola, Allan Sherman, European entrants in the International Beauty competition 


 8  WKBT (LA CROSSE) (CBS)
Morning
    7:15 DEBBIE DRAKE—Exercise
    7:30 DING DONG SCHOOL—Horwich
    8:00 CAPTAIN KANGAROO
    9:00 NEWS—Mike Wallace
    9:30 I LOVE LUCY
  10:00 McCOYS
  10:30 PETE AND GLADYS—Comedy
  11:00 LOVE OF LIFE
  11:25 NEWS—Trout
  11:30 SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
  11:45 GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
Afternoon
  12:00 NEWS
  12:30 AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
    1:00 PASSWORDPanelists: Peter Lawford, Eydie Gorme. Allen Ludden is the moderator.
    1:30 HOUSE PARTYGuest: Lois Higgins
    2:00 TO TELL THE TRUTH—PanelGuests: Marty Ingals, Skitch Henderson, Phyllis Newman, Gretchen Wyler
    2:25 NEWS—Edwards
    2:30 EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
    3:00 SECRET STORM—Serial
    3:30 GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial
    4:00 MY LITTLE MARGIE—Comedy
    4:30 MICKEY MOUSE CLUB
    5:00 PIANO RECITAL—La Crosse
    5:30 NEWS—Cronkite
Evening
    6:00 NEWS
    6:30 COULEE CROSSROADS—La Crosse
    7:00 HIGH ADVENTURE—Lowell Thomas
    8:00 PETTICOAT JUNCTION—Comedy
    8:30 JACK BENNY
    9:00 HOLLYWOOD: THE FABULOUS ERA—Documentary  SPECIAL 
  10:00 NEWS
  10:20 FILM SHORT
  10:30 BURKE’S LAW—Mystery
  11:30 RIPCORD—Adventure


 9  KMSP (ABC)
Morning
    7:45 BREAKFAST—Grandpa Ken
    8:30 ROMPER ROOM—Miss Betty
    9:30 PRICE IS RIGHT—Bill CullenGuest: Wally Cox
  10:00 GET THE MESSAGE—BuxtonPanelists: Marty Allen, Steve Rossi, Constance Ford, Marjorie Lord
  10:30 MISSING LINKSPanelists: Phyllis Diller, Sam Levenson, Robert Q. Lewis. Dick Clark is host
  11:00 FATHER KNOWS BEST
  11:30 ERNIE FORD—Variety Guest: Gene Austin
Afternoon
  12:00 MY LITTLE MARGIE—Comedy
  12:30 PETER GUNN—Mystery
    1:00 LOIS LEPPART—Interview
    1:30 DAY IN COURT—Drama
    1:55 NEWS—Lisa Howard
    2:00 GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial
    2:30 QUEEN FOR A DAY—Bailey
    3:00 TRAILMASTER—Western
    4:00 FRONTIER CIRCUS—Western
    5:00 NEWS—Bob Allard
    5:15 NEWS—Ron Cochran
    5:30 LEAVE IT TO BEAVER—Comedy
Evening
    6:00 HENNESEY—Comedy
    6:30 COMBAT!—Drama
    7:30 McHALE’S NAVY
    8:00 GREATEST SHOW  COLOR 
    9:00 FUGITIVE—Drama
  10:00 NEWS
  10:30 MAVERICK—Western
  11:30 ROARING 20’S—Drama
  12:30 NEWS


10 KROC (ROCHESTER) (NBC)
Morning
    7:00 TODAYGuest:  Aline Saarinen
    9:00 MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY—Comedy
    9:30 WORD FOR WORD—Merv Griffin  COLOR 
    9:55 NEWS—Newman
  10:00 CONCENTRATION—Hugh Downs
  10:30 JEOPARDY—Art Fleming  COLOR 
  11:00 SAY WHEN—Art James  COLOR 
  11:30 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Bob Barker
  11:55 NEWS—Scherer
Afternoon
  12:00 NEWS
  12:15 INDUSTRY ON PARADE
  12:30 LET’S MAKE A DEAL—Monty Hall  COLOR 
  12:55 NEWS—Kalber
    1:00 LORETTA YOUNG—Drama
    1:30 DOCTORS
    2:00 ANOTHER WORLD—Serial
    2:30 YOU DON’T SAY!—Tom Kennedy  COLOR Guests: Mary Tyler Moore, Michael Landon
    3:00 MATCH GAMEPanelists: Pat O’Brien, Betty White
    3:25 NEWS—Vanocur
    3:30 LOVE THAT BOB!—Comedy
    4:00 GENE AUTRY—Western
    4:30 ROCKY AND HIS FRIENDS
    4:45 SUMMER FUN CLUB—Children
    5:00 WOODY WOODPECKER
    5:30 NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley
Evening
    6:00 NEWS
    6:30 MR. NOVAK
    7:30 MOMENT OF FEAR
    8:00 RICHARD BOONE
    9:00 PRIMER ON COMMUNISM  SPECIAL 
  10:00 NEWS
  10:30 TONIGHT—Variety  COLOR Guest hosts: Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme. Guests: Nipsey Russell, Joe Garagiola, Allan Sherman, European entrants in the International Beauty competition 


11 WTCN (IND.)
Morning
  10:45 KUKLA AND OLLIE—Children
  11:00 ELEVEN O’CLOCK SCHOLAR
  11:30 DATELINE: MINNESOTA
  11:50 TRICKS FOR TREATS—Meadows
Afternoon
  12:00 LUNCH WITH CASEY—Children
  12:45 KING AND ODIE—Cartoon
    1:00 MOVIE—Western“Best of the Badmen” (1951)
    3:00 BACHELOR FATHER—Comedy
    3:30 ROBIN HOOD—Adventure
    4:00 DAVE LEE AND PETE—Children
    4:30 MICKEY MOUSE CLUB
    5:00 SUPERMAN—Adventure
    5:30 MACK AND MYER—Children
    5:45 ROCKY AND HIS FRIENDS
Evening
    6:00 RIFLEMAN—Western
    6:30 BOLD JOURNEY—Travel
    7:00 OUTDOOR FUNLAND—Kent
    7:30 THEATER OPENING—Mel Jass  SPECIAL 
    8:00 M SQUAD—Police
    8:30 DICK POWELL THEATRE
    9:30 NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
  10:00 MOVIE—Adventure“Frenchman’s Creek” (1944)
  12:30 ONE STEP BEYOND—DramaTime approximate


12 KEYC (MANKATO) (CBS)
Morning
    8:00 CAPTAIN KANGAROO
    9:00 NEWS—Mike Wallace
    9:30 I LOVE LUCY
  10:00 McCOYS
  10:30 PETE AND GLADYS—Comedy
  11:00 LOVE OF LIFE
  11:25 NEWS—Trout
  11:30 SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
  11:45 GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
Afternoon
  12:00 RFD 12—Mankato
  12:30 AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
    1:00 PASSWORDPanelists: Peter Lawford, Eydie Gorme. Allen Ludden is the moderator.
    1:30 HOUSE PARTYGuest: Lois Higgins
    2:00 TO TELL THE TRUTH—PanelGuests: Marty Ingals, Skitch Henderson, Phyllis Newman, Gretchen Wyler
    2:30 NEWS—Edwards
    3:00 EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
    3:30 SEA HUNT—Adventure
    4:00 BART’S CLUBHOUSE
    5:30 NEWS—Cronkite
Evening
    6:00 NEWS
    6:30 I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES
    7:00 HIGH ADVENTURE—Lowell Thomas
    8:00 PETTICOAT JUNCTION—Comedy
    8:30 JACK BENNY
    9:00 HOLLYWOOD: THE FABULOUS ERA—Documentary  SPECIAL 
  10:00 NEWS
  10:30 SHOPPING SPREE—Drawing
  10:45 COMMUNITY CAMPUS—Mankato
  11:15 BURNS AND ALLEN—Comedy


13 WEAU (EAU CLAIRE) (NBC, ABC)
Morning
    7:00 TODAYGuest:  Aline Saarinen
    9:00 MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY—Comedy
    9:30 WORD FOR WORD—Merv Griffin  COLOR 
    9:55 NEWS—Newman
  10:00 CONCENTRATION—Hugh Downs
  10:30 JEOPARDY—Art Fleming  COLOR 
  11:00 SAY WHEN—Art James  COLOR 
  11:30 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Bob Barker
  11:55 NEWS—Scherer
Afternoon
  12:00 FARM AND HOME—Eau Claire
    1:00 LORETTA YOUNG—Drama
    1:30 DOCTORS
    2:00 ANOTHER WORLD—Serial
    2:30 YOU DON’T SAY!—Tom Kennedy  COLOR Guests: Mary Tyler Moore, Michael Landon
    3:00 MATCH GAMEPanelists: Pat O’Brien, Betty White
    3:25 NEWS—Vanocur
    3:30 FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy
    4:00 STUDIO PARTY—Howard Kirky
    4:30 CARTOONS—Children
    5:00 YOGI BEAR—Cartoons
    5:30 NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley
Evening
    6:00 BRIDE’S WORLD—Mrs. Marcus
    6:05 NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
    6:30 MR. NOVAK
    7:30 MOMENT OF FEAR
    8:00 RICHARD BOONE
    9:00 STONEY BURKE—Drama
  10:00 NEWS
  10:30 ELEVENTH HOUR—Drama
  11:30 MOVIE—Mystery “The Crime Against Joe” (1956)

TV  

This week in TV Guide: August 1, 1964

The most important thing on TV this week isn't in the TV Guide. It takes place just before midnight Eastern time on August 4, when President Lyndon Johnson addresses the nation on a conflict in the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam. According to the president, two American ships had been attacked by the North Vietnamese in two separate attacks, and LBJ had ordered appropriate and timely retaliation for this "unprovoked attack."  "It is my belief," Johnson concluded, "that firmness in the right is indispensable today for peace; that firmness will always be measured." The speech took all of six minutes, and stations returned to their regular programming.

Thus, three months before the 1964 election and nearly four years before he would announce that he would not be a candidate in the 1968 election, the downfall of Lyndon Johnson had begun.

Entire books exist about the subject, and it's difficult to boil it all down to one paragraph here, but it was apparent almost immediately that there were serious doubts about the authenticity of the attacks, even among naval personnel in the Gulf. As reported here , "A later historical study by the National Security Council would conclude that the 2 August incident was initiated by the [American vessel] Maddox, and the 4 August incident [an attack on the Maddox and the C. Joy Turner] was not an attack by North Vietnamese forces but a salvage operation gone wrong." Nonetheless, the Johnson administration is overcome by what might be considered the "fog of war," and events rapidly escalate.

The Los Angeles Times refers to the attack as "the most serious incident since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. President Johnson sends a message to Congress on August 5, recommending "a resolution expressing the support of the Congress for all necessary action to protect our Armed Forces," and on August 7 Congress overwhelmingly passes the Tonkin Gulf Resolution (with votes of 416-0 in the House and 88-2 in the Senate), extending the president’s power to use "all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the United States and to prevent further aggression."* It's the moment when the United States makes a complete and total commitment to the conflict—the commencement of open warfare against North Vietnam—and it sets the precedent for Congress giving the president a broad range of military authority without the requirement of a formal declaration of war, an issue that continues even to this day.

*In one of those coincidences that appears too good to be true, the commander of the American fleet during the incident, Rear Admiral Herbert Morrison, was the father of Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors. Said Admiral Morrison of his son, with whom he had a "difficult" relationship, "I had the feeling that he felt we’d just as soon not be associated with his career. He knew I didn’t think rock music was the best goal for him." History truly is the gift that keeps on giving.

The Gulf of Tonkin incident inspires a public consolidation around LBJ, culminating in his landslide victory over Barry Goldwater in November. Well into 1965, a majority of college students support the war in Vietnam. However, as the war expands, and an increasing number of American troops become increasingly bogged down in a guerrilla war, it touches every part of American life, including television. And, as we saw a couple of months ago, the Democratic Convention in Chicago kind of unites it all, putting on display the vitriol against an incumbent president who, three months from the date of this TV Guide, will be elected to the presidency by a near-record vote.

Not for me to say, but think of how history might have been without this late-night speech.


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During the 60s, the Ed Sullivan Show and The Hollywood Palace were the premiere variety shows on television. Whenever they appear in TV Guide together, we'll match them up and see who has the best lineup..
Ed Sullivan: Ed's guests are jazz trumpeter Al Hirt; Metropolitan Opera soprano Roberta Peters; the Kim Sisters, vocal and instrumental group; violinist Itzhak Perlman; singer Frank Ifield; tap dancers Peg Leg Bates and Conrad "Little Buck" Buckner; the Trio Ariston, acrobats; and comics London Lee, Bob King and Georgie Kaye.

Palace: In a rerun, host Groucho Marx stars in a musical sketch about a doctor with a bevy of assistants who look more like chorus girls than nurses. Then he introduces flamenco dancer José Greco and his troup; Morey Amsterdam and Rose Marie of The Dick Van Dyke Show; the Andrew Tahon Puppets; Bertha the Elephant; songstress Jennie Smith; roller-skater-comedian Lee Allen; and French pop singer and pianist Gilbert Becaud.

Close call here. Groucho goes a long way, and he's aided by Morey Amsterdam and Rose Marie, the two funniest cast members of the Van Dyke show (in my opinion anyway, which, face it, is what matters when it's a website that has my name on it), but in the end they can't catch the trio of Al Hirt, Roberta Peters and Itzhak Perlman. Your mileage may vary, but I see the race ending with Sullivan winning by the tip of Groucho's cigar.


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Have I ever mentioned here that I'm a recovering baseball fan? Baseball was never my favorite sport, but I always enjoyed it, and when I watch old World Series games, the drama is as indescribable as anything sports has to offer. It's been several years since I've even watched a game on television though, let alone seen a game in person; between the crippling slowness with which it's played  (pitcher makes pitch, batter steps out of box, pitcher steps off of rubber, batter unfastens and refastens his gloves, pitcher makes pitch, repeat) and the way sabermetrics have destroyed the organic development of the game, I'd much rather have multiple teeth pulled without anesthetic but with pliers than spend one-fourth of my waking hours watching one game. Thus, I have warm appreciation for a Letter to the Editor from Mr. Charles M. LaPiene of Springfield, Massachusetts, who, while praising Charlie Finley's idea for holding the World Series in primetime when people can watch it (July 18 article), notes that "The people who run baseball beneath the impenetrable crust of obsolete tradition certainly aren't doing an iota to make the game more desirable."

Also in the July 18 issue, TV Guide's technology expert, David Lachenbruch, mentions the potential for a home video recorder, then known as HVT (home video tape), which we know and love as a VCR. Mrs. J.G. Nicholson Jr. of Shreveport, Louisiana, points out the enormous potential for this machine, something which even Lachenbruch overlooked: "that of permitting the viewers to enjoy a program in the den and tape the one they are missing in the living room. This would also help stop the rat race for ratings."

And even though the media came under fire at the Republican National Convention in San Francisco—at one point, when former President Eisenhower accused the press of trying to divide the party, delegates turned toward the TV booths booing and shaking their fists at the anchormen—they get nothing but huzzahs in this week's letters. In TV Guide's own inimitable way, they print three letters: one  praising each network.

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Well, there must be something on this week; let's see what we can find.

Corinna Tsopei of Greece,
Miss Universe 1964Saturday evening gives us a provocative episode of The Defenders, if that's not redundant, since almost every episode of the courts some kind of controversy. This week, E.G. Marshall and Robert Reed defend Dr. Mayer Loeb, who shoots a German speaker at a medical society banquet, claiming that the doctor was responsible for the deaths of Loeb's wife and son in a Nazi concentration camp. In 1964, that's still very much a topical issue. (7:30 p.m., CBS.) At 9:00 p.m. (same network), it's something that, at least in 1964, was far less controversial than The Defenders: the Miss Universe Pageant, live from Miami Beach. Jack Linkletter is the emcee on-stage, and John Daly and Arlene Francis are on-hand to interview the contestants backstage.

We're used to baseball teams broadcasting virtually all of their games, home and away, on television, but back in 1964 such was not the case, as we see on Sunday afternoon, when a pair of network games are blacked out in the Twin Cities because the Minnesota Twins, the local team, are home. It's done to protect the gate, since lazy bums like me would prefer to sit on their bums in front of the television if given the chance. The games: Los Angeles at Philadelphia (12:15 p.m., CBS) and San Francisco at Pittsburgh (1:00 p.m., NBC). By the late '60s, the blackouts had been lifted, although the Twins still couldn't appear on network TV if they were playing at home. Culture shock, I know. Sunday night features Jim Backus appears in a rare dramatic role on Arrest and Trial (7:00 p.m., ABC).

Monday night is filled with reruns featuring recognizable stars, so let's get to them. Ginger Rogers, Van Heflin, Gene Tierney and George Raft star in the murder mystery Black Widow on Monday Night at the Movies (6:30 p.m., NBC), while Nick Adams and Nancy Malone participate in "Fun and Games," a sinister episode of The Outer Limits (6:30 p.m., ABC). At 7:30 p.m. Bobby Darin is the guest trying to stump the panel of I've Got a Secret on CBS; that's followed by the summer series Vacation Playhouse with Van Johnson and Jan Sterling in a pilot first aired in May 1960. Neville Brand is a frontier scout on Wagon Train (7:30 p.m., ABC), and Shirley Temple is the guest on Sing Along With Mitch (9:00 p.m., NBC). That's not a bad lineup.

Nowadays a sizable portion of the American population would welcome communist invaders with open arms, but in 1964 the Cold War is as hot as ever, and on Tuesday NBC News correspondent takes a look at what it's all about in a Primer on Communism (9:00 p.m.) that divides the movement into four stages: ideology, revolution, totalitarianism and imperialism. Perhaps they could rerun this special on MSNBC sometime? Nah.

Lew Ayres, the original Dr. Kildare in movies and on radio, changes doctors tonight, visiting Ben Casey (Wednesday, 8:00 p.m., ABC). He's a hard-driving businessman who wants to finally kick back and relax, and he may get his wish; his chart says he may only have a short time to live. I suppose he could always give himself a second opinion. . . Later, Eartha Kitt is special guest on Rudy Vallée's summer series (9:00 p.m., CBS); other guests include singer Adam Wade. I don't suppose you could call this a Vallée-cat show, could you?

Thursday sees the debut of The New Christy Minstrels Show (8:30 p.m., NBC), a five-week summer series replacing Hazel. And Johnny Carson returns to The Tonight Show (10:30 p.m., NBC) after a month-long vacation-night club stint in Vegas. I don't usually think of Johnny that way, though he was, of course, a comedian, and he basically did a stand-up routine every night; I wonder how many such gigs he'd do as his tenure on Tonight progressed? I'm sure someone out there knows. Johnny's guest hosts while he was out were Allan Sherman on Monday, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé on Tuesday, and Ed McMahon and music director Skitch Henderson on Wednesday.

On Friday night, Rita Moreno is the guest on the primetime version of The Price is Right with Bill Cullen (8:30 p.m., ABC); Kate Smith and Sam Levenson chat Jack on The Jack Paar Program (9:00 p.m., NBC). Meanwhile, the College All-Stars take on the defending NFL champion Chicago Bears in the 31st annual College All-Star game, live from Soldier Field in Chicago (9:00 p.m., ABC), with Curt Gowdy, Paul Christman and former Heisman winner Johnny Lujak* behind the mics. The crowd usually pulls for the underdog collegians in this game, but with the hometown Bears as the opposition, things might be different (even though the Bears still play at Wrigley Field; they don't make the move to Soldier Field until 1971). One thing isn't different though: after falling behind early, the Bears rally to defeat the Stars 28-17, before a crowd of 65,000.

*As of this writing, Lujak, who won the Heisman Trophy for Notre Dame in 1947 before playing quarterback for the Bears, is the oldest living former Heisman winner, at age 95.He and his wife have been married for 71 years.

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The building you see above is the home of Mrs. Arnold Kirkeby of 750 Bel Air Road, Bel Air, California. It's known as Chartwell Mansion, except for Wednesday nights at 8:00 p.m., when it becomes known as the home to the most colorful residents of Beverly Hills, the Clampett family.

Back in 1961, Paul Henning paid Mrs. Kirkeby* $500 a day to use the mansion for the Beverly Hillbillies pilot. She was happy to oblige, donating the money to her favorite charity, and didn't think too much of it since it was only a pilot. But then the nation went and made the show the #1 series in America, and the rest is history.

*Her husband, the hotelier Arnold Kirkeby, whose holdings included the famed Beverly Wilshire Hotel, was killed in an airplane crash prior to the premiere of the program.

Facsimiles of the front door, kitchen, entrance hall, drawing room, and half a swimming pool were constructed for a cost of $65,000, and they're used for the scenes in the show. Notes set designer Howard Campbell, the interior rooms were embellished and made more ornate for effect on the small screen. You can see an example of their work below.


Mrs. Kirkeby is amazed, rather than angered, by the hoards of tourists who come by the mansion, forcing them to keep the gates shut. "They honestly think the Clampetts live here," she says, and when she visited the set recently, she told Buddy Ebson, "Gee, I wish you'd buy another house." Please, I hope this was a joke, that there are those who think the Clampetts are real people. As Malcolm Muggeridge noted here , they're actually more real than most people on television, but really—this is taking things to extremes, don't you think? TV  

Around the dial

Heads-up: sometime next week. you'll be able to hear me on Love 98.5FM in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, chatting about classic television with David Hendrickson. It's the first of what we're hoping will be a weekly 10-minute-or-so segment on the station; in this initial episode, David and I talk about various television and streaming services that air classic TV shows, and some titles that the casual TV viewer might not be aware of. (Apropos of this piece from a couple of weeks ago.) I'll have more details on the date and time as well as how you can listen, so keep an eye here, as well on my Facebook and Twitter feeds, and thanks to David for the invitation to appear with him! Now, let's see what the rest of you have to say.

At bare•bones e-zine, Jack continues the Hitchcock Project with Harold Swinton's 1959 adaptation of the famous Ambrose Bierce story "An Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge." Some of you may have seen a French adaptation that aired on The Twilight Zone some years later, but as Jack points out, the "outstanding" Swinton version is well worth your time.

On Wednesday I presented an appreciation of Regis Phlbin, who died last week; this week at Bob Crane: Life and Legacy, Carol presents a 1965 episode of Bob Crane's radio show that includes, around the 51:00 mark, Bob's interview with Regis and LA broadcaster Michael Jackson. Good fun; check it out.

In addition to Regis Philbin, classic television fans lost three more familiar faces over the last week, with the deaths of John Saxon, Olivia de Havilland and Jacqueline Scott. I remember John Saxon best from his years on The Bold Ones, although everyone will have their favorite memories; Terence recalls him in-depth at A Shroud of Thoughts. Terence also summarizes the magnificent career of Olivia de Havilland, including her Best Actress Oscar for The Heiress; The Last Drive-In has a pictoral recollection of her as well. And you can read more here on the life and times of Jacqueline Scott, who will always be remembered for her appearances as Dr. Richard Kimble's loyal sister on The Fugitive. Our commenter Mike Doran mentions her here .

We haven't looked at television across the pond lately, so it's time to stop in at Cult TV Blog, where John looks back at Chance in a Million, starring Simon Callow, a man to whom very strange things happen, with future Oscar nominee Brenda Blethyn as his girlfriend.

And at Garroway at Large, Jodie shares a story about one of the prized items in Dave Garroway's collection of odds and ends: an original Norden bombsight , famed for its use by American bombers during World War II. Sounds like perfect vision to me. TV  

Regis Philbin, R.I.P.

It seems somehow fitting that Hugh Downs and Regis Philbin would die within a month of each other, for I can't think of two men who've logged more facetime on television than them. Indeed, it's hardly a surprise that Philbin holds the Guinness world record for most hours on television in the history of the medium, nor that the man who'd held the record previously was Downs.

Like Hugh Downs, who came to national prominence as Jack Paar's sidekick on The Tonight Show, Regis Philbin made his network debut as sidekick for Joey Bishop; and just as Downs had to deal with Paar's famous walkout, Philbin was confronted with Bishop's announcement that, because he and ABC could not come to turms, he was walking off the show. Hugh Downs rose to that occasion, and so did Regis Philbin. The two men had long runs on morning television: Downs on Today and Philbin on Live with Regis and [fill in the name]; and they both hosted popular game shows (Concentration by Downs, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? by Philbin). And if that was all there was to Regis Philbin's television career, if all we had to do was compare him to Hugh Downs, that would be pretty good.

But doing so would miss the essence of Regis, the way he connected with an audience, the way his warmth came through your set and into your home. I've often commented on how television is the most personal of communications media, and those who appear on it become guests in your living room, and few personified that more that he did. He wore his life on his sleeve, with the knack for making people feel as if they knew him, what with his self-deprecating humor and stories about his personal life. He was trustworthy, genuine, real—and if you mentioned that to him, he might well have laughed and then repeated the old line about how if you can fake sincerity, you can do anything. I'm not saying that there weren't people who didn't like him, just that he made it very difficult to do so.

Two things stand out. First: when his longtime co-host Kathie Lee Gifford left Live, viewer surveys showed that the most popular choice to replace her was nobody, that people would be perfectly happy to have Regis do the show solo, or perhaps with his wife Joy. Second: during the initial run of Millionaire, when the show took the nation by storm, Regis started a trend by appearing each night in a monochromatic suit, shirt and tie. It was a look that I very much favored myself, and it hardly surprised me that he could pull it off, and that it would become a fashion statement.

He might have seemed an unlikely television hero, but like the best of them—like Hugh Downs, for example—you either have it or you don't; and Regis Philben most definiately had it. Class, style, charisma, warmth—whatever it might have been, there it was. It's missing more and more from a television landscape that depends on anger, hostility, stridency, instead of the things that for so often defined what it meant to be a guest in someone else's home. I'm not saying that there will never be another Regis Philbin, because that would be not only foolish but presumptious. I'm just saying that it will be difficult to find another one, and in that I presume you'll agree. TV  

What's on TV? Friday, July 24, 1953

There's not much to report today; I mentioned the addition of the Milwaukee listing for WTMJ on Saturday, and appropriately enough I've listed it after all the Chicago stations, just as it was in the issue. Besides, when you have the following, you don't need anything more. It's the description for Double Crossed Fool, the movie at 3:00 p.m. on WBKB: "Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito run into American sailors when they go to an island to make a treaty with the native chief."* According to the always-reliable Wikipedia , it's also known as That Natzy Nuisance, and it's a sequel to The Devil with Hitler . It's a comedy, in case you hadn't guessed, and while it sounds as if it should star the Three Stooges, it doesn't. I'll let you take it from there.

*"Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito walk into a bar. . ."

There's a note preceding the Milwaukee listings that they're in Central Standard Time. Now, we've discussed the checkered history of Daylight Saving Time before, and I don't pretend to know what things were like then in Chicago, but it might well be that Chicago is observing DST; hence, the mention that Milwaukee is not. But life is confusing enough as it is without having to figure this out as well.



2 WBBM (CBS)
     9:00 WHEEL OF FORTUNE—Quiz
   10:00 FRANK REYNOLDS—News
   10:05 I’LL BUY THAT—Panel QuizMike Wallace emcees
   10:30 STRIKE IT RICH—QuizWarren Hull emcees. Guest: Jackie Kelk
   11:00 BRIDE AND GROOM—Wedding
   11:15 LOVE OF LIFE—Serial              11:30 SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
   11:45 GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
   12:00 LUNCHEON WITH BILLY
   12:25 LEE PHILLIP SHOW—Tips
   12:30 GARY MOORE SHOW
     1:00 DOUBLE OR NOTHING—Quiz Bert Parks is quiz-master
     1:30 LINKLETTER’S HOUSEPARTYGuest: Joan Caulfield
     2:00 BIG PAY OFF—Quiz GameBess Myerson with Warren Hull substituting for Randy Merriman
     2:30 ACTION IN THE AFTERNOON
     3:00 SHOPPING WITH O’RILEY
     3:15 MUSIC COUNTER—Tune TimeHelen Lee and George Ramsby
     3:30 “HIS LORDSHIP GOES TO PRESS”MOVIE
     5:00 GARFIELD GOOSE & FRIENDS
     5:30 GENE AUTRY TIME—FilmMOVIE
     6:00 BOB ELSON—Sports
     6:15 JULIAN BENTLEY—News
     6:30 DOUGLAS EDWARDS—News
     6:45 TV’S TOP TUNES—Music
     7:00 PANTOMIME QUIZ—Game Panelists: Angela Lansbury, John Barrymore Jr., Jackie Coogan, Dave Willock, Mala Powers, Rita Moreno. Mike Stokey emcees.
     7:30 MAN AGAINST CRIME—Drama
     8:00 PLAYHOUSE OF STARS“Knave of Hearts”
     8:30 FOOTLIGHTS THEATER—Film“Crossed and Double-Crossed”
     9:00 MR. AND MRS. NORTH—Drama
     9:30 FAVORITE STORY—Film
   10:00 FAHEY FLYNN—News
   10:10 LEE PHILLIP—Weather
   10:15 JOHN HARRINGTON—Sports
   10:25 ART MERCIER—Sports Tips
   10:30 JOHN HARRINGTON—News
   10:45 IRV KUPCINET—Comments
   11:00 BOB ELSON—Sports
   11:15 MURDER BEFORE MIDNIGHT“Case of Charles Peace,” final part
   12:00 “YOUNG DYNAMITE”MOVIE


5 WNBQ (NBC)
     6:45 EVERETT MITCHELL—Talks
     7:00 TODAY—Reports & Interviews
     9:00 DING DONG SCHOOL
     9:30 GLAMOUR GIRL—A Contest
   10:00 HAWKINS FALLS—Serial
   10:15 THE BENNETTS
   10:30 MRS. U.S.A.—Film Shorts
   11:00 FRANCOIS POPE--Recipes
   12:00 NOONTIME COMICS
   12:30 ANIMAL PLAYTIME—Kids’ Fun
     1:00 BOB & KAY SHOW—Chats
     2:00 BREAK THE BANK—QuizBud Collyer emcee
     2:30 WELCOME TRAVELERS—ChatsTommy Bartlett emcees
     3:00 ON YOUR ACCOUNT—VarietyWin Elliot emcees
     3:30 LADIES’ CHOICE—VarietyJohnny Dugan emcees
     4:00 ATOM SQUAD—Adventures
     4:15 GABBY HAYES SHOW—Film
     4:30 HOWDY DOODY SHOW—FunWith Bob Smith
     5:00 ELMER, THE ELEPHANT
     5:30 KIDS KARNIVAL KWIZ—Film
     5:50 JACK ANGELL—News
     6:00 CLINT YOULE—Weather
     6:05 ALEX DREIER—News
     6:10 JOE WILSON—Sports
     6:15 DORSEY CONNORS—Travel
     6:20 TONY WEITZEL—Comments
     6:30 EDDIE FISHER SHOW—MusicGuest: Edith Adams
     6:45 JOHN C. SWAYZE—News
     7:00 THE GOLDBERGS—Comedy
     7:30 WALT’S WORKSHOP
     8:00 DOORWAY TO DANGER
     8:30 TV SOUNDSTAGE—Drama“No Scar”
     9:00 SPORTS REEL—Film
     9:30 GREATEST FIGHTS—Film
     9:45 LEN O’CONNOR—Discussion
   10:00 CLINT YOULE—Weather
   10;10 DORSEY CONNORS—Tips
   10:15 JIM HURLBUT—News
   10:30 NORMAN BARRY—Sports
   10:45 HERBIE MINTZ—Musical
   11:00 HOWARD MILLER—Music


7 WBKB (ABC)
     9:00 PAUL FOGARTY—Exercises
     9:30 CARTOONS—Fun for Kids
     9:45 BEULAH KARNEY PRESENTS
   10:30 ED ALLEN—Exercises
   10:50 FRED KASPER—WeatherFred subs for Wayne Griffin
   10:55 ULMER TURNER—News
   11:00 BREAKFAST WITH O’NEILL
   11:55 ULMER TURNER—News
   12:00 HAPPY PIRATES—Kids’ Fun
   12:30 TIME FOR FUN—Nick Francis
   12:55 ULMER TURNER—News
     1:00 MOVIE QUICK QUIZ—GameDick “Two Ton” Baker is emcee
     1:15 “BLACK DOLL”MOVIE
     2:25 ULMER TURNER—News
     2:30 “CASEY JONES”MOVIE—Cut to ½ hr.
     3:00 “DOUBLE CROSSED FOOL”MOVIE
     3:55 ULMER TURNER—News
     4:00 “RUSTLER’S PARADISE”MOVIE
     4:45 TIME FOR BEANY—Puppets
     5:00 ANGEL CASEY—For Kids
     5:15 ROOTIE KAZOOTIE—Puppets
     5:30 BOB ATCHER—Serial Film
     6:00 ULMER TURNER—News
     6:10 JACK DREES—Sports
     6:25 FRED KASPER—Weather
     6:30 STU ERWIN—Comedy Drama
     7:00 INTERLUDE—Drama
     7:30 SUPERMAN—Adventure
     8:00 TERRY AND THE PIRATES
     8:30 DOUBLE PLAY—BaseballHosts: Leo Durocher and Laraine Day
     8:45 FILM COMMERCIAL
     9:00 POLICE REPORTER—Interviews
     9:15 FILM SHORT
     9:30 DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT
   10:00 COURTESY HOUR—Variety
   11:00 ULMER TURNER—News
   11:10 TOM DUGGAN—Comments
   11:30 KAY ASHTON-STEVENS
   12:00 “BLONDE SAVAGE”MOVIE


9 WGN (DUMONT)
     9:30 MOVIE—Serial for KidsTitle not available.
   10:00 A TO Z OF COOKERY--Tips
   11:00 MOVIE—Film cut to ½ hour“Viva Mexico”              11:30 STEVE FENTRESS—News
   11:45 EARL NIGHTINGALE—Chats
   12:00 HI LADIES—Jack Payne
   12:45 BASEBALL WITH THE GIRLS
     1:00 “EL PASO KID”MOVIE
     2:00 PAUL DIXON SHOW—Music
     3:00 “THE TOWN WENT WILD” MOVIE
     5:00 WATCH TO WIN—Quiz Game
     5:30 ROBERT F. HURLEIGH—News
     5:45 CURBSTONE CUT UP—Chats
     6:00 CAPTAIN VIDEO—Adventure
     6:30 SPENCER ALLEN—News
     6:45 SPENCER ALLEN—Local News
     7:00 “CIRCUS GIRL”MOVIE
     8:00 LIFE BEGINS AT 80—QuizJack Barry emcees
     8:30 WORLD IS YOURS—Travelogue
     9:00 TWENTY QUESTIONS—QuizModerator Jay Jackson
     9:30 DOWN YOU GO—Panel QuizDr. Bergen Evans emcees
   10:00 “THAT’S MY BABY”MOVIE
   11:30 LES NICHOLS—News
   11:45 “THE MAD MONSTER”MOVIE



4 WTMJ (Milwaukee) (NBC, CBS, ABC, DUMONT)
     8:00 DING DONG SCHOOL
     8:30 GLAMOUR GIRL—A Contest
     9:00 GARRY MOORE—VarietyGuests: Marian MacPhartland, The Globetrotter
     9:30 STRIKE IT RICH—Quiz ShowWarren Hull emcees
   10:00 GORDON THOMAS--Variety
   10:45 BRIDE AND GROOM--Wedding
   11:00 WHAT’S NEW IN THE KITCHEN
   11:45 LET’S LOOK AT THE NEWS
   12:00 DOUBLE OR NOTHING—Quiz Bert Parks is quiz-master
   12:30 BILL CARLSEN—Weather
   12:35 BOB HEISS—Interviews
     1:00 BIG PAY OFF—Quiz For MenWarren Hull and Bess Myerson
     1:30 WELCOME TRAVELERS—ChatsTommy Bartlett emcees
     2:00 ON YOUR ACCOUNT—VarietyWin Eliot emcees
     2:30 LADIES’ CHOICE—TalentJohnny Dugan emcees
     3:00 BEULAH DONOHUE—For Women
     3:30 HOWDY DOODY SHOW—Puppet Fun
     4:00 SUPER CIRCUS—Big Top Fun
     4:30 FOREMAN TOM—Western Films
     5:00 SPORTS PICTURE—News
     5:15 LET’S LOOK AT THE NEWS
     5:25 BILL CARLSEN—Weather
     5:30 BLUE ROOM ENSENBLE—Music
     6:00 PANTOMIME QUIZ—Games
     6:30 INTERLUDE—Drama
     7:00 PLAYHOUSE OF STARS“Knave of Hearts”
     7:30 TV SOUNDSTAGE—Drama“No Scar”
     8:00 SPORTS REEL—Film
     8:30 YESTERDAY’S NEWSREEL—Film
     8:45 IT HAPPENED IN SPORTS
     9:00 MY LITTLE MARGIE—Comedy
     9:30 LET’S LOOK AT THE NEWS
     9:40 BILL CARLSEN—Weather
     9:45 GREATEST FIGHTS—Film
   10:00 DOIN’ THE TOWN—Variety Tom Mercein hosts
   10:30 PLACE THE FACE—Quiz Jack Smith emcees
   11:00 Program Not Available
   11:30 TOM MERCEIN SHOW—Variety
   12:00 LET’S LOOK AT THE NEWS
   12:05 “LEAVE IT TO HENRY”—Movie

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