What's on TV? Friday, March 12, 1965

Here we are back in the Twin Cities for another week, and it's another week where we have the opportunity to take a closer look at Twin Cities television history. Most of these figures I've been mentioning the last few weeks were familiar faces to me growing up; it's nice to not only relive the things I remember from back then, but to find out new facts about them as well. Let's go ahead and see what the rest of the week is like.

	2  KTCA (Educ.)
	Morning
	9:15	SPANISH—Grade 4
	9:30	GERMAN—Grade 5
	9:45	PORTFOLIO—Grades 11-12
	10:10	FILM FEATURE
	10:25	MODERN MATH—Grade 6
	11:20	EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE
	11:30	TO BE ANNOUNCED
	Afternoon
	12:55	MUSIC—Grade 4
	1:10	FILM FEATURE
	1:25	SPANISH—Grade 4
	1:40	GERMAN—Grade 4
	1:55	CONTINENTAL COMMENT
	2:25	GERMAN—Grade 6
	2:40	SPANISH—Grade 6 Ch. 2 leaves the air until 5:15 P.M.
	5:15	FUN AT 5:15—Smith, Sirois
	5:30	KINDERGARTEN—Education
	Evening
	6:00	ANTIQUES—Art
	6:30	CIVIL DEFENSE COURSE
	7:00	INQUIRY—Discussion
	7:30	IRISH DIARY—McKiernan
	8:00	SO THAT THEY MAY HEAR
	8:30	AREA STUDY OF AFRICA
	9:00	AMERICAN INDIANS
	10:00	AMERICANS AT WORK
	10:15	INDUSTRY ON PARADE
	10:30	MENTAL HEALTH—Interview

	4  WCCO (CBS)
	Morning
	6:30	SUNRISE SEMESTER—Education Russian Literature in Translation
	7:00	AXEL AND DEPUTY DAWG
	7:30	CLANCY AND COMPANY
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO—Children
	9:00	NEWS—Dean Montgomery
	9:15	WHAT’S NEW?—Women
	9:25	DR. REUBEN K. YOUNGDAHL
	9:30	TUG-O-WAR—Game
	10:00	ANDY GRIFFITH—Comedy
	10:30	McCOYS—Comedy
	11:00	LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
	11:25	NEWS—Robert Trout
	11:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
	11:45	GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
	Afternoon
	12:00	NEWS—Dean Montgomery
	12:15	SOMETHING SPECIAL
	12:25	WEATHER—Bud Kraehling
	12:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
	1:00	PASSWORD—Game Guests: Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson
	1:30	HOUSE PARTY—Art Linkletter
	2:00	TO TELL THE TRUTH—Panel Panelists: Shari Lewis, Sam Levenson, Florence Henderson, Barry Nelson
	2:25	NEWS—Douglas Edwards
	2:30	EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
	3:00	SECRET STORM—Serial
	3:30	I LOVE LUCH—Comedy
	4:00	MOVIE—Adventure “Francis in the Haunted House” (1956)
	5:30	NEWS—Walter Cronkite
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS—Dave Moore
	6:15	SPORTS—Don Dahl
	6:20	DIRECTION—Dr. R. Gornitzka
	6:25	WEATHER—Don O’Brien
	6:30	RAWHIDE—Western
	7:30	ON BROADWAY TONIGHT Guests: Teri Thornton, Jackie Mason, Frank Gorshin
	8:30	GOMER PYLE, USMC—Comedy
	9:00	SLATTERY’S PEOPLE—Drama
	10:00	NEWS—Dave Moore
	10:15	WEATHER—Bud Kraehling
	10:20	SPORTS—Hal Scott
	10:30	MOVIE—Science Fiction “It Came from Outer Space” (1953)
	12:00	SPORTS—Hal Scott
	12:10	MOVIE—Comedy “Mother Didn’t Tell Me” (1950)

	5  KSTP (NBC)
	Morning
	6:30	CITY AND COUNTRY   COLOR
	7:00	TODAY Guest: Sally Carrighar News in color at 7:25 and 8:25 A.M.
	9:00	MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY
	9:30	WHAT’S THIS SONG?—Game   COLOR  Celebrities: Angie Dickinson, Vin Scully
	9:25	NEWS—Edwin Newman
	10:00	CONCENTRATION—Game
	10:30	JEOPARDY—Game   COLOR
	11:00	SAY WHEN!—Game
	11:30	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Game
	11:45	NEWS—Ray Scherer
	Afternoon
	12:00	NEWS—MacDougall   COLOR
	12:15	WEATHER—Morris   COLOR
	12:20	DIALING FOR DOLLARS—Game   COLOR
	12:30	LET’S MAKE A DEAL   COLOR
	12:55	NEWS—Floyd Kalber
	1:00	MOMENT OF TRUTH—Serial
	1:30	DOCTORS—Serial
	2:00	ANOTHER WORLD—Serial
	2:30	YOU DON’T SAY!—Game   COLOR  Celebrities: Jack Palance, Lola Albright
	3:00	MATCH GAME Guests: Peggy Cass, Chester Morris
	3:25	NEWS
	3:30	DIALING FOR DOLLARS—Game   COLOR
	4:30	LLOYD THAXTON—Variety Guest: The Temptations
	5:25	DOCTOR’S HOUSE CALL—Fox
	5:30	NEWS—Huntley, Brinkley
	Evening
	6:00	NEWS—Bob Ryan   COLOR
	6:15	WEATHER—Morris   COLOR
	6:25	SPORTS—Al Tighe   COLOR
	6:30	INTERNATIONAL SHOWTIME
	7:30	BOB HOPE—Comedy   COLOR  “In Any Language”
	8:30	JACK BENNY—Comedy
	9:00	JACK PAAR—Variety   COLOR  Guests: Peggy Lee, Mike Nichols and Elaine May, Senior Wences
	10:00	NEWS—MacDougall   COLOR
	10:15	WEATHER—Morris   COLOR
	10:20	SPORTS—Al Tighe   COLOR
	10:30	JOHNNY CARSON   COLOR
	12:15	MOVIE—Melodrama “Cat Girl” (1957)

	9  KMSP (ABC)
	Morning
	7:30	MY LITTLE MARGIE—Comedy
	8:00	BREAKFAST—Grandpa Ken
	9:00	ROMPER ROOM—Miss Betty
	10:00	ERNIE FORD—Variety Guests: Denny Zeitlin Trio
	10:30	PRICE IS RIGHT—Game Celebrity: Dorothy Lamour
	11:00	DONNA REED—Comedy
	11:30	FATHER KNOWS BEST—Comedy
	Afternoon
	12:00	NEWS—Fahan
	12:15	LOIS LEPPART—Interview
	1:00	FLAME IN THE WIND—Serial
	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	DATE WITH DINO—Teen-agers
	4:30	DOBIE GILLS—Comedy
	5:00	NEWS—Peter Jennings
	5:15	NEWS—Don Riley
	5:25	WEATHER—Jerry Smith
	5:30	LEAVE IT TO BEAVER—Comedy
	Evening
	6:00	WOODY WOODPECKER
	6:30	FLINTSTONES—Cartoon   COLOR
	7:00	FARMER’S DAUGHTER—Comedy
	7:30	ADDAMS FAMILY—Comedy
	8:00	VALENTINE’S DAY—Comedy
	8:30	DEATH VALLEY DAYS—Drama   COLOR
	9:00	12 O’CLOCK HIGH—Drama
	10:00	NEWS—Bill Fahan
	10:15	WEATHER—Jerry Smith
	10:20	SPORTS—Tony Parker
	10:30	MOVIE—Drama   COLOR  “Torch Song” (1953)
	12:15	NIGHTLIFE—Variety Time approximate.

	11 WTCN (Ind.)
	Morning
	10:00	NEWS
	10:15	HANK MEADOWS—Foods
	10:30	MOVIE—Mystery “The Glass Key” (1935)
	11:45	NEWS—Dick Ford
	Afternoon
	12:00	LUNCH WITH CASEY—Children
	12:45	KING AND ODIE—Cartoon
	1:00	MOVIE—Mystery “Scandal Sheet” (1952)
	3:00	BACHELOR FATHER—Comedy
	3:30	DAVE LEE AND PETE—Children
	4:30	MAGILLA GORILLA—Cartoons
	5:00	CASEY AND ROUNDHOUSE
	5:15	ROCKY AND HIS FRIENDS
	5:30	SEA HUNT—Adventure
	Evening
	6:00	RIFLEMAN—Western
	6:30	BOLD JOURNEY—Travel
	7:00	WILD CARGO—Travel
	7:30	HAVE GUN—WILL TRAVEL
	8:00	MOVIE—Adventure “Morgan the Pirate” (Italian-French; 1960)
	9:30	NEWS—Dick Ford
	9:45	WEATHER—Stuart A. Lindman
	9:50	SPORTS—Frank Buetel
	10:00	MOVIE—Drama “Darby’s Rangers” (1958)
	12:00	COMMERCIAL—Music
	12:15	AMOS ‘N’ ANDY—Comedy Time approximate.

Dave Lee, the host of Dave Lee and Pete (the title was actually Popeye and Pete), was popular in the Twin Cities throughout the 1950s and '60s. Lee was a puppeteer, and "Pete" was Pete the Penguin, probably the most famous of his creations. I remember Pete's gimmick was always pulling the ponytails of the girls in the audience; Lee's obituary from 2011 mentions that Pete also pulled on the ties of the boys. Ties—that alone tells you how the times have changed. TV