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Les is less (or more)

I mentioned The Les Crane Show in Monday's listings ; for all that Les did (or didn't) accomplish in television, this is probably what he's best known for: *his spoken-word recording of Max Ehrmann's poem " Desiderata ," for which he won a Grammy in 1971.

*Well, either that or for having been married to Tina Louise.


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What's on TV? Monday, November 16, 1964

Today is full of things we don't normally see in the listings. There's The Les Crane Show, for instance, which is an ABC program but runs on WCCO, the CBS affiliate, in Minneapolis. (You'll remember that KMSP, the ABC affiliate in MSP, often delayed Joey Bishop and Dick Cavett). And then there's 90 Bristol Court, the 90-minute sitcom that is actually comprised of three separate titles; Karen, Harris Against the World, and Tom, Dick and Mary. Interesting that TV Guide chose to list all three of them under the umbrella title, isn't it? There's Many Happy Returns, the CBS sitcom with the wonderful character actor John McGiver. (Who, according to the always-reliable Wikipedia, did the very first "Do you know me?" American Express commercial. Did you know that?) Robert Goulet's on I've Got a Secret, and I'm sure it has absolutely nothing to do with his variety special on CBS later in the week. Anyway, there's plenty more to see here, so enjoy!



 2  KTCA (Educ.)
Morning
    8:40 COMMUNICATION—Paterek
    9:15 SPANISH—Grade 4
    9:30 GERMAN—Grade 5
    9:45 PORTFOLIO—Grade 9
  10:10 SPANISH—Grade 5
  10:25 MATHEMATICS—Grade 5
  10:40 SPANISH—Grade 6
  10:55 FRENCH—Grade 4
  11:20 ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY
Afternoon
  12:25 PSYCHOLOGY—Dr. Bentley
  12:55 SCIENCE—Grade 4
    1:25 SPANISH—Grade 4
    1:40 GERMAN—Grade 4
    1:55 SPANISH—Grade 5
    2:40 SPANISH—Grade 6
    3:00 TEA FOR THREE—Vivian Hoff
    5:30 KINDERGARTEN—Education
Evening
    6:00 BIOLOGY—Science
    7:00 NATURAL HISTORY
    8:00 POLITICAL SCIENCE
    8:30 HAMLINE UNIVERSITY
    9:00 THE SINGER
    9:30 WORLD AFFAIRS
  10:00 ANTIQUES—Art
  10:30 BIG PICTURE—Army


 3  KDAL (Duluth) (CBS)
Morning
    7:35 FARM AND HOME TIME
    7:45 TREE TOP HOUSE—Jane Ogston
    8:00 CAPTAIN KANGAROO
    9:00 JACK LA LANNE—Exercise
    9:30 I LOVE LUCY
  10:00 ANDY GRIFFITH—Comedy
  10:30 McCOYS
  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 PASSWORD—GameCelebrities: Lauren Bacall, Sydney Chaplin
    1:30 HOUSE PARTY
    2:00 TO TELL THE TRUTH—PanelPanelists: Barry Nelson, Ann Sheridan, Phyllis Newman, John Henry Faulk
    2:25 NEWS—Edwards
    2:30 EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
    3:00 SECRET STORM—Serial
    3:30 JACK BENNY
    4:00 TRAILMASTER—Western
    5:00 WOODY WOODPECKER—Cartoons
    5:30 NEWS—Walter Cronkite
Evening
    6:00 NEWS
    6:30 TO TELL THE TRUTH—PanelPanelists: Bob Rydell, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Tom Poston
    7:00 I’VE GOT A SECRET—PanelGuest: Robert Goulet. Panelists: Bess Myerson, Henry Morgan, Betsy Palmer, Bill Cullen
    7:30 ANDY GRIFFITH—Variety
    8:00 LUCILLE BALL
    8:30 MANY HAPPY RETURNS—Comedy
    9:00 SLATTERY’S PEOPLE—Drama
  10:00 NEWS
  10:15 NAKED CITY—Drama
  11:15 MOVIE—Drama “Sweet Smell of Success” (1957)


 3  KGLO (Mason City, IA) (CBS)
Morning
    7:30 SUNRISE SEMESTER
    8:00 CAPTAIN KANGAROO
    9:00 SPANISH I—Duran
    9:25 SPANISH II—Duran 
    9:45 INDUSTRY ON PARADE
  10:00 ANDY GRIFFITH—Comedy
  10:30 McCOYS
  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 LANDMARKS IN IOWA—History
    1:30 HOUSE PARTY
    2:00 TO TELL THE TRUTH—PanelPanelists: Barry Nelson, Ann Sheridan, Phyllis Newman, John Henry Faulk
    2:25 NEWS—Edwards
    2:30 EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
    3:00 SECRET STORM—Serial
    3:30 JACK BENNY
    4:00 BART’S CLUBHOUSE—Children
    5:00 WOODY WOODPECKER—Cartoons
    5:30 NEWS—Walter Cronkite
Evening
    6:00 NEWS
    6:30 TO TELL THE TRUTH—PanelPanelists: Bob Rydell, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Tom Poston
    7:00 I’VE GOT A SECRET—PanelGuest: Robert Goulet. Panelists: Bess Myerson, Henry Morgan, Betsy Palmer, Bill Cullen
    7:30 ANDY GRIFFITH—Variety
    8:00 LUCILLE BALL
    8:30 MANY HAPPY RETURNS—Comedy
    9:00 SLATTERY’S PEOPLE—Drama
  10:00 NEWS
  10:30 MOVIE—Drama“Armored Command” (1961)


 4  WCCO (CBS)
Morning
    6:30 SUNRISE SEMESTER—Education
    7:00 CLANCY AND AXEL—Children
    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 ANDY GRIFFITH—Comedy
  10:30 McCOYS
  11:00 LOVE OF LIFE
  11:25 NEWS—Trout
  11:30 SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
  11:45 GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
Afternoon
  12:00 NEWS
  12:15 SOMETHING SPECIAL
  12:25 WEATHER—Bud Kraehling
  12:30 AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
    1:00 PASSWORD—GameCelebrities: Lauren Bacall, Sydney Chaplin
    1:30 HOUSE PARTY
    2:00 TO TELL THE TRUTH—PanelPanelists: Barry Nelson, Ann Sheridan, Phyllis Newman, John Henry Faulk
    2:25 NEWS—Edwards
    2:30 EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
    3:00 SECRET STORM—Serial
    3:30 JACK BENNY
    4:00 AROUND THE TOWN—Interviews
    4:30 AXEL AND DEPUTY DAWG
    5:00 CLANCY AND COMPANY
    5:30 NEWS—Walter Cronkite
Evening
    6:00 NEWS
    6:20 DIRECTION—Religion
    6:30 TO TELL THE TRUTH—PanelPanelists: Bob Rydell, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Tom Poston
    7:00 I’VE GOT A SECRET—PanelGuest: Robert Goulet. Panelists: Bess Myerson, Henry Morgan, Betsy Palmer, Bill Cullen
    7:30 ANDY GRIFFITH—Variety
    8:00 LUCILLE BALL
    8:30 MANY HAPPY RETURNS—Comedy
    9:00 SLATTERY’S PEOPLE—Drama
  10:00 NEWS
  10:30 MINNESOT A FOOTBALL
  11:30 COMMERCIAL—Music
  11:45 LES CRANE—Variety


 5  KSTP (NBC)
Morning
    6:30 CITY AND COUNTRY
    7:00 TODAYGuest: Lucy Jarvis, producer of “The Louvre”
    9:00 MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY—Comedy
    9:30 WHAT’S THIS SONG?—Game   COLOR Contestants: Sal Mineo, June Lockhart
    9:55 NEWS—Newman
  10:00 CONCENTRATION—Game
  10:30 JEOPARDY—Game   COLOR 
  11:00 SAY WHEN!—Game   COLOR 
  11:30 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Game   COLOR 
  11:55 NEWS—Scherer
Afternoon
  12:00 NEWS AND WEATHER   COLOR 
  12:20 WOMAN’S WORLD   COLOR 
  12:30 LET’S MAKE A DEAL—Game   COLOR 
  12:55 NEWS—Kalber
    1:00 LORETTA YOUNG—Drama
    1:30 DOCTORS
    2:00 ANOTHER WORLD—Serial
    2:30 YOU DON’T SAY!—Game   COLOR Celebrities: Harvey Lembeck, Gogi Grant
    3:00 MATCH GAMEPanelists: Jane Withers, Joe Garagiola
    3:25 NEWS
    3:30 DIALING FOR DOLLARS—Jim Hutton   COLOR 
    4:30 LLOYD THAXTON—VarietyGuests: The Osmond Brothers
    5:25 DOCTOR’S HOUSE CALL—Fox
    5:30 NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley
Evening
    6:00 NEWS C
    6:25 WEATHER—Don O’Brien
    6:30 90 BRISTOL COURT—ComedyKaren
    7:00 90 BRISTOL COURT—ComedyHarris Against the World
    7:30 90 BRISTOL COURT—ComedyTom, Dick and Mary
    8:00 ANDY WILLIAMS—Variety   COLOR Guests: Shirley Booth, Johnny Mathis, Morgana King
    9:00 ALFRED HITCHCOCK—Drama
  10:00 NEWS C
  10:30 JOHNNY CARSON   COLOR Guest: Milt Kamen
  12:15 MOVIE—Mystery“Alias Boston Blackie” (1942)


 6  WDSM (Duluth) (NBC)
Morning
    7:00 TODAYGuest: Lucy Jarvis, producer of “The Louvre”
    9:00 MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY—Comedy
    9:30 WHAT’S THIS SONG?—Game   COLOR Contestants: Sal Mineo, June Lockhart
    9:55 NEWS—Newman
  10:00 CONCENTRATION—Game
  10:30 JEOPARDY—Game   COLOR 
  11:00 SAY WHEN!—Game   COLOR 
  11:30 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Game   COLOR 
  11:55 NEWS—Scherer
Afternoon
  12:00 GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial
  12:30 LET’S MAKE A DEAL—Game   COLOR 
  12:55 NEWS—Kalber
    1:00 LORETTA YOUNG—Drama
    1:30 DOCTORS
    2:00 ANOTHER WORLD—Serial
    2:30 YOU DON’T SAY!—Game   COLOR Celebrities: Harvey Lembeck, Gogi Grant
    3:00 MATCH GAMEPanelists: Jane Withers, Joe Garagiola
    3:25 NEWS
    3:30 PRICE IS RIGHT—Game
    4:00 CASPER—Cartoons
    4:30 BOZO AND HIS PALS   COLOR 
    5:35 ROCKY TELLER   COLOR 
    5:40 WEATHER, SPORTS   COLOR 
    5:50 NEWS—Lew Martin, Don Wright
Evening
    6:00 NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley
    6:30 90 BRISTOL COURT—ComedyKaren
    7:00 90 BRISTOL COURT—ComedyHarris Against the World
    7:30 90 BRISTOL COURT—ComedyTom, Dick and Mary
    8:00 ANDY WILLIAMS—Variety   COLOR Guests: Shirley Booth, Johnny Mathis, Morgana King
    9:00 12 O’CLOCK HIGH—Drama
  10:00 NEWS
  10:30 MICKEY ROONEY—Comedy
  11:00 JOHNNY CARSON   COLOR Guest: Milt Kamen


 6  KMMT (Austin) (ABC)
Morning
    9:30 PRICE IS RIGHT—GameGuest: Durward Kirby
  10:00 GET THE MESSAGE—Game Contestants: Tom Ewell, Jayne Mansfield, Selma Diamond, Orson Bean
  10:30 MISSING LINKS—Game Celebrities: Tom Poston, Nipsey Russell, Dorothy Kilgallen
  11:00 FATHER KNOWS BEST
  11:30 ERNIE FORD—Variety Guest: Brook Benton
Afternoon
  12:00 FARM MARKETS
  12:05 CARTOONS
    1:30 DAY IN COURT—Drama
    1:55 NEWS—Marlene Sanders
    2:00 GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial
    2:30 YOUNG MARRIEDS—Serial
    3:00 TRAILMASTER—Western
    4:00 THEATER 6—Uncle Bob
    5:45 NEWS—Ron Cochran
Evening
    6:00 NEWS
    6:30 VOYAGE—Adventure
    7:30 NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS
    8:00 WENDY AND ME—Comedy
    8:30 BING CROSBY—Comedy
    9:00 BEN CASEY—Drama
  10:00 NEWS
  10:15 LES CRANE—Variety
  12:00 NEWS


 8  WDSE (Duluth) (Educ.)
Morning
    8:40 COMMUNICATION—Paterek
    9:15 SPANISH—Grade 4
    9:30 GERMAN—Grade 4
    9:45 PORTFOLIO—Grade 9
  10:25 MATHEMATICS—Grade 5
  11:20 ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY
Afternoon
  12:25 PSYCHOLOGY—Dr. Bentley
  12:55 SCIENCE—Grade 4
    1:25 SPANISH—Grade 4
    2:30 MATHEMATICS—Grade 5
    2:45 SPANISH—Grade 4
    3:00 TEA FOR THREE—Vivian Hoff
    3:45 LEARNING AND TEACHING
    5:30 KINDERGARTEN—Education
Evening
    6:00 BIOLOGY—Science
    7:00 NATURAL HISTORY
    8:00 POLITICAL SCIENCE
    8:30 HAMLINE UNIVERSITY
    9:00 THE SINGER
    9:30 WORLD AFFAIRS
  10:00 ANTIQUES—Art
  10:30 BIG PICTURE—Army


 8  WKBT (LaCrosse) (CBS)
Morning
    7:45 DEBBIE DRAKE--Exercise
    8:00 CAPTAIN KANGAROO
    9:00 NEWS—Mike Wallace
    9:30 I LOVE LUCY
  10:00 ANDY GRIFFITH—Comedy
  10:30 McCOYS
  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 PASSWORD—GameCelebrities: Lauren Bacall, Sydney Chaplin
    1:30 HOUSE PARTY
    2:00 TO TELL THE TRUTH—PanelPanelists: Barry Nelson, Ann Sheridan, Phyllis Newman, John Henry Faulk
    2:25 NEWS—Edwards
    2:30 EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
    3:00 SECRET STORM—Serial
    3:30 JACK BENNY
    4:00 GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial
    4:30 MICKEY MOUSE CLUB—Children
    5:00 WOODY WOODPECKER—Cartoons
    5:30 NEWS—Walter Cronkite
Evening
    6:00 NEWS
    6:30 TO TELL THE TRUTH—PanelPanelists: Bob Rydell, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Tom Poston
    7:00 I’VE GOT A SECRET—PanelGuest: Robert Goulet. Panelists: Bess Myerson, Henry Morgan, Betsy Palmer, Bill Cullen
    7:30 ANDY GRIFFITH—Variety
    8:00 LUCILLE BALL
    8:30 MANY HAPPY RETURNS—Comedy
    9:00 SLATTERY’S PEOPLE—Drama
  10:00 NEWS
  10:25 FILM SHORT
  10:30 COMBAT!—Drama
  11:30 TOM EWELL—Comedy


 9  KMSP (ABC)
Morning
    7:45 BREAKFAST—Grandpa Ken
    8:30 ROMPER ROOM—Miss Betty
    9:30 PRICE IS RIGHT—GameGuest: Durward Kirby
  10:00 GET THE MESSAGE—Game Contestants: Tom Ewell, Jayne Mansfield, Selma Diamond, Orson Bean
  10:30 MISSING LINKS—Game Celebrities: Tom Poston, Nipsey Russell, Dorothy Kilgallen
  11:00 FATHER KNOWS BEST
  11:30 ERNIE FORD—Variety Guest: Brook Benton
Afternoon
  12:00 CIRCUS BOY—Adventure
  12:30 PEOPLE’S CHOICE—Comedy
    1:00 LOIS LEPPART—Interview
    1:30 DAY IN COURT—Drama
    1:55 NEWS—Marlene Sanders
    2:00 GENERAL HOSPITAL—Serial
    2:30 YOUNG MARRIEDS—Serial
    3:00 TRAILMASTER—Western
    4:00 MAVERICK—Western
    5:00 NEWS—Ron Cochran
    5:15 NEWS AND WEATHER
    5:30 LEAVE IT TO BEAVER—Comedy
Evening
    6:00 YOGI BEAR—Cartoons
    6:30 VOYAGE—Adventure
    7:30 NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS
    8:00 WENDY AND ME—Comedy
    8:30 BING CROSBY—Comedy
    9:00 BEN CASEY—Drama
  10:00 NEWS
  10:30 MOVIE—Drama“The Actress” (1953)


10 KROC (Rochester) (NBC)
Morning
    7:00 TODAYGuest: Lucy Jarvis, producer of “The Louvre”
    9:00 MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY—Comedy
    9:30 WHAT’S THIS SONG?—Game   COLOR Contestants: Sal Mineo, June Lockhart
    9:55 NEWS—Newman
  10:00 CONCENTRATION—Game
  10:30 JEOPARDY—Game   COLOR 
  11:00 SAY WHEN!—Game   COLOR 
  11:30 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Game   COLOR 
  11:55 NEWS—Scherer
Afternoon
  12:00 NEWS
  12:15 SHOW AND TELL—Mary Bea
  12:30 LET’S MAKE A DEAL—Game   COLOR 
  12:55 NEWS—Kalber
    1:00 LORETTA YOUNG—Drama
    1:30 DOCTORS
    2:00 ANOTHER WORLD—Serial
    2:30 YOU DON’T SAY!—Game   COLOR Celebrities: Harvey Lembeck, Gogi Grant
    3:00 MATCH GAMEPanelists: Jane Withers, Joe Garagiola
    3:25 NEWS
    3:30 LOVE THAT BOB!—Comedy
    4:00 LONE RANGER—Western
    4:30 LEAVE IT TO BEAVER—Comedy
    5:00 MAGILLA GORILLA
    5:30 NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley
Evening
    6:00 NEWS
    6:30 90 BRISTOL COURT—ComedyKaren
    7:00 90 BRISTOL COURT—ComedyHarris Against the World
    7:30 90 BRISTOL COURT—ComedyTom, Dick and Mary
    8:00 ANDY WILLIAMS—Variety   COLOR Guests: Shirley Booth, Johnny Mathis, Morgana King
    9:00 ALFRED HITCHCOCK—Drama
  10:00 NEWS
  10:30 JOHNNY CARSON   COLOR Guest: Milt Kamen


11 WTCN (Ind.)
Morning
  10:40 KUKLA AND OLLIE—Children
  10:50 HANK MEADOWS—Foods
  11:00 DESILU PLAYHOUSE—Drama
  11:55 NEWS—Dick Ford
Afternoon
  12:00 LUNCH WITH CASEY—Children
  12:45 KING AND ODIE—Cartoons
    1:00 MOVIE—Drama “The Wild One” (1954)
    3:00 BACHELOR FATHER—Comedy
    3:30 DAVE LEE AND PETE—Children
    4:30 SUPERMAN—Adventure
    5:00 CASEY AND ROUNDHOUSE
    5:45 ROCKY AND HIS FRIENDS
Evening
    6:00 RIFLEMAN—Western
    6:30 BOLD JOURNEY—Travel
    7:00 BIOGRAPHY—Documentary
    7:30 WRESTLING—Minneapolis
    9:00 WANTED—DEAD OR ALIVE
    9:30 NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
  10:00 MOVIE—Comedy“Indiscreet” (1958)
  12:15 AMOS ‘N’ ANDY—ComedyTime approximate.


13 WEAU (Eau Claire) (NBC)
Morning
    7:00 TODAYGuest: Lucy Jarvis, producer of “The Louvre”
    9:00 MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY—Comedy
    9:30 ROMPER ROOM—Children
    9:55 NEWS—Newman
  10:00 CONCENTRATION—Game
  10:30 JEOPARDY—Game   COLOR 
  11:00 SAY WHEN!—Game   COLOR 
  11:30 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Game   COLOR 
  11:55 NEWS—Scherer
Afternoon
  12:00 FARM AND HOME—Discussion
    1:00 LORETTA YOUNG—Drama
    1:30 DOCTORS
    2:00 ANOTHER WORLD—Serial
    2:30 YOU DON’T SAY!—Game   COLOR Celebrities: Harvey Lembeck, Gogi Grant
    3:00 MATCH GAMEPanelists: Jane Withers, Joe Garagiola
    3:25 NEWS
    3:30 FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy
    4:00 GIRL SCOUTS—Eau Claire
    4:30 CARTOONS—Children
    5:00 HUCKLEBERRY HOUND
    5:30 NEWS—Chet Huntley, David Brinkley
Evening
    6:00 NEWS
    6:30 90 BRISTOL COURT—ComedyKaren
    7:00 90 BRISTOL COURT—ComedyHarris Against the World
    7:30 90 BRISTOL COURT—ComedyTom, Dick and Mary
    8:00 ANDY WILLIAMS—Variety   COLOR Guests: Shirley Booth, Johnny Mathis, Morgana King
    9:00 ALFRED HITCHCOCK—Drama
  10:00 NEWS
  10:30 MOVIE—Drama“The Way of All Flesh” (1940)




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