WBZ, Channel 4 (NBC) | ||
Morning | ||
06:30a | Armed Forces | |
07:00a | Boomtown | |
08:00a | Boomtown | |
09:00a | Boomtown | |
10:00a | Shari Lewis (color) | |
10:30a | King Leonardo and His Short Subjects (color) | |
11:00a | Fury | |
11:30a | Make Room for Daddy | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00p | News (Dick Tucker) | |
12:10p | Weather (Bob Copeland) | |
12:15p | Big Brother | |
12:30p | Science Countdown 1962 (special) | |
01:00p | Ten Pin Bowling | |
02:00p | Alliance for Progress | |
02:30p | Championship Debate | |
03:00p | English for Americans | |
03:30p | Highway Patrol | |
04:00p | Junior Bowling | |
04:30p | Horse Racing – Acorn Stakes | |
05:00p | Movie – “Belle of Old Mexico” | |
Evening | ||
06:00p | National Velvet | |
06:30p | News (Borden, Jensen) | |
06:55p | Weather (Bob Copeland) | |
07:00p | Chet Huntley Reporting | |
07:30p | Tales of Wells Fargo (color) | |
08:30p | The Tall Man | |
09:00p | Saturday Night at the Movies – “Garden of Evil” | |
11:00p | News, Weather (local) | |
11:15p | Movie – “The Roaring Twenties” | |
01:00a | Movie – “A Message to Garcia” | |
Boomtown was an epic three-hour kids show, (with another 2½ hours on Sunday) hosted by Rex Trailer, that ran for almost twenty seasons, well into the 1970s. There's a full-page ad for the show that bills it, without irony, as "The World's Greatest Baby Sitter." We're used to hearing that as a negative appellation when it comes to TV, but the station uses it as a positive: Rex "helps you get a few hours more sleep by whisking your kids to the wonderful world of Boomtown. Nothing wrong with that; I know my mom was always grateful when she could catch an hour or so while I was watching TV.
WHDH, Channel 5 (ABC, CBS, NBC) | ||
Morning | ||
06:30a | Potpourri (color) | |
07:00a | Captain Bob (color) | |
08:30a | Sergeant Preston | |
09:00a | Captain Kangaroo | |
10:00a | Video Village, Jr. | |
10:30a | Mighty Mouse | |
11:00a | Allakazam | |
11:30a | Roy Rogers | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00p | Candlepin Bowling | |
01:00p | Championship Bridge | |
01:30p | The Life of Riley | |
02:00p | Baseball – Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels | |
05:00p | West Point | |
05:30p | Preakness Stakes (special) | |
Evening | ||
06:00p | The Lone Ranger | |
06:30p | Troubleshooters | |
07:00p | Sea Hunt | |
07:30p | Perry Mason | |
08:30p | The Defenders | |
09:30p | Have Gun – Will Travel | |
10:00p | Gunsmoke | |
11:00p | News, Weather (local) (color) | |
11:15p | At Random | |
12:45a | Movie – “Racing Luck” | |
02:15a | Builders’ Showcase | |
I don't know how many of you are familiar with candlepin bowling (noon); it's a uniquely New England-form of bowling that involves ten very narrow pins and a smaller bowling ball. When I lived in Maine, there was a candlepin show every week. It's fun to watch, but even more fun to play.
WCSH, Channel 6 (Portland, ME) (NBC) | ||
Morning | ||
08:00a | News, Weather (local) | |
08:15a | Davey and Goliath | |
08:30a | Fury | |
09:00a | Annie Oakley | |
09:30a | Pip the Piper (color) | |
10:00a | Shari Lewis (color) | |
10:30a | King Leonardo and His Short Subjects (color) | |
11:00a | Popeye | |
11:30a | Make Room for Daddy | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00p | Watch Mr. Wizard | |
12:30p | Championship Debate | |
01:00p | Science Fiction Theater | |
01:30p | Bowling | |
02:00p | Baseball – Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Indians | |
05:00p | Mr. District Attorney | |
05:30p | Highway Patrol | |
Evening | ||
06:00p | Hot Rod Drag Race | |
06:30p | Tightrope! | |
07:00p | Death Valley Days | |
07:30p | Tales of Wells Fargo (color) | |
08:30p | The Tall Man | |
09:00p | Saturday Night at the Movies – “Garden of Evil” | |
11:00p | News, Weather (local) | |
11:15p | Movie – “The Outcast” | |
For the record, I don't know what kind of bowling is on Channel 6 at 1:30pm. I'd guess it to be candlepin, but the listings only say it's women's bowling.
WNAC, Channel 7 (CBS) | ||
Morning | ||
07:00a | The Three Stooges | |
07:55a | Topsy Turvy | |
08:00a | The Three Stooges | |
08:55a | Cartoons | |
09:00a | Sky King | |
09:30a | Movie – “Jack and the Beanstalk” | |
11:00a | Abbott and Costello | |
11:30a | Bugs Bunny | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00p | American Bandstand | |
01:00p | Movie Triple Feature – “Flight Command”, “The Saint Strikes Back”, “Back to Bataan” | |
05:30p | Changing Times | |
05:45p | News Review of the Week | |
Evening | ||
06:00p | Beany and Cecil | |
06:30p | The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | |
07:00p | Tightrope! | |
07:30p | Calvin and the Colonel | |
08:00p | Room For One More | |
08:30p | Leave It to Beaver | |
09:00p | Lawrence Welk | |
10:00p | The Fight of the Week (Clay vs. Daniels) | |
10:45p | Make That Spare (time approximate) | |
11:00p | News, Weather (local) | |
11:15p | Movie Double Feature – “Mr. Lucky”, “Parachute Battalion” | |
Do any of you remember Changing Times? It was one of the first informercials of the time, a 15-minute program that advertised the financial newspaper of the same name, published by Kiplinger. What I most remember about it was that it was often on before some sporting event I was waiting to watch (The Pro Bowlers Tour?), and that when they gave you the address to send in for your subscription, you'd hear a voiceover with a box number like "TV106." Anyone else remember that?
WMTW, Channel 8 (Portland, ME) (ABC, CBS) | ||
Morning | ||
08:30a | Country Style, U.S.A. | |
09:00a | Teddy Bear Playhouse | |
10:00a | Teddy Bear Playhouse | |
10:30a | Cartoons | |
11:00a | Cartoons | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00p | Bugs Bunny | |
12:30p | Movie – “Bundle of Joy” | |
01:45p | Baseball Warm-Up | |
02:00p | Baseball – Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels | |
05:00p | Movie – “Fort Worth” | |
Evening | ||
06:00p | Big Time Wrestling | |
07:00p | M Squad | |
07:30p | Calvin and the Colonel | |
08:00p | Room For One More | |
08:30p | Mantovani (guest Dorothy Collins) | |
09:00p | Lawrence Welk | |
10:00p | The Fight of the Week (Clay vs. Daniels) | |
10:45p | Make That Spare (time approximate) | |
11:00p | Movie – “Road House” | |
12:30a | Movie – “Bewitched” | |
This should be the theme song for Teddy Bear Playhouse.
WMUR, Channel 9 (Manchester, NH) (ABC, CBS) | ||
Morning | ||
09:30a | Cartoons | |
10:00a | Ring-a-Ding the Clown | |
10:30a | Gene Autry | |
11:00a | Range Rider | |
11:30a | Hi Neighbor | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00p | Bugs Bunny | |
12:30p | Candlepin Bowling | |
01:30p | The Big Picture (Army) | |
02:00p | Movie Double Feature – “The Marshal’s Daughter”, “Little Pal” | |
04:45p | Armed Forces Day | |
05:00p | Chicago Wrestling | |
Evening | ||
06:00p | Film Feature | |
06:30p | Cartoons | |
07:00p | Beany and Cecil | |
07:30p | Calvin and the Colonel | |
08:00p | Room For One More | |
08:30p | Leave It to Beaver | |
09:00p | Lawrence Welk | |
10:00p | The Fight of the Week (Clay vs. Daniels) | |
10:45p | Make That Spare (time approximate) | |
11:00p | News, Weather (local) | |
11:15p | Movie – “Dr. Rhythm” | |
Again, most of you probably know this, but Calvin and the Colonel was, in essence, an animated version of Amos 'n' Andy. right down to the voices: Freemen Gosden and Charles Correll. It's actually a pretty funny show, but you can see for yourself here.
WJAR, Channel 10 (Providence) (ABC, NBC) | ||
Morning | ||
08:00a | Off to Adventure | |
08:30a | Watch Mr. Wizard | |
09:00a | Draw Podner | |
09:30a | Pip the Piper (color) | |
10:00a | Shari Lewis (color) | |
10:30a | King Leonardo and His Short Subjects (color) | |
11:00a | Fury | |
11:30a | Make Room for Daddy | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00p | Bugs Bunny | |
12:30p | Championship Debate | |
01:00p | Golden 500 | |
01:30p | Captain Grief | |
02:00p | Paris Precinct | |
02:30p | Movie Double Feature – “The Crowd Roars”, “British Intelligence” | |
05:00p | National Velvet | |
05:30p | Lawrence Welk | |
Evening | ||
06:30p | Bachelor Father | |
07:00p | The Lawman | |
07:30p | Target: Corruptors | |
08:30p | The Flintstones | |
09:00p | Saturday Night at the Movies – “Garden of Evil” | |
11:00p | News, Weather (local) | |
11:15p | Movie – “Paths of Glory” | |
Garden of Evil sounds as if it should be an Orson Welles movie, doesn't it? And Pip the Piper, which was actually one of the early color television broadcasts - well, every time I run across it in the listings, I think of this. I have no idea if I'm right or not, but it seems right.
WPRO, Channel 12 (Providence) (CBS) | ||
Morning | ||
07:00a | Popeye and The Three Stooges | |
08:00a | Commander Jets | |
09:00a | Captain Kangaroo | |
10:00a | Video Village, Jr. | |
10:30a | Mighty Mouse | |
11:00a | Allakazam | |
11:30a | Roy Rogers | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00p | Sky King | |
12:30p | American Bandstand | |
01:30p | Wrestling Champions | |
02:30p | Movie – “Guadalcanal Diary” | |
04:00p | Ten Pin Bowling | |
05:00p | The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | |
05:30p | Preakness Stakes (special) | |
Evening | ||
06:00p | Frontier Circus | |
07:00p | Sea Hunt | |
07:30p | Perry Mason | |
08:30p | The Defenders | |
09:30p | Have Gun – Will Travel | |
10:00p | Gunsmoke | |
11:00p | News, Weather (local) | |
11:15p | Movie Double Feature – “The Bull Skinner”, “Voodoo Man” | |
Commander Jets was the star of the Red Ball Jet TV show. Remember Red Ball Jets? They were sneakers, and boy were they cool shoes if you were a kid. Just like P.F. Flyers - remember them?
WGAN, Channel 13 (Portland, ME) (CBS) | ||
Morning | ||
07:00a | Cartoons | |
07:30a | 4-H Club | |
08:00a | Commander Jets | |
09:00a | Captain Kangaroo | |
10:00a | Video Village, Jr. | |
10:30a | Mighty Mouse | |
11:00a | Allakazam | |
11:30a | Roy Rogers | |
Afternoon | ||
12:00p | Sky King | |
12:30p | Candlepin Bowling | |
01:30p | Camera Carnival (special) | |
02:30p | Ivanhoe | |
03:00p | Men Into Space | |
03:30p | Film Feature | |
04:00p | Ken MacKenzie | |
04:30p | Dave Astor | |
05:30p | Preakness Stakes (special) | |
Evening | ||
06:00p | Ted Mack’s Original Amateur Hour | |
06:30p | Frontier Circus | |
07:30p | Perry Mason | |
08:30p | The Defenders | |
09:30p | Have Gun – Will Travel | |
10:00p | Gunsmoke | |
11:00p | News, Sports, Weather (local) | |
11:15p | Movie – “Hell’s Five Hours” | |
Ah, see - yet more candlepin bowling!