What's (not) on TV? Saturday, June 8, 1968

It's a very odd day today; virtually all network programming is preempted for coverage of Robert F. Kennedy's funeral. It wasn't supposed to be that way; as I mentioned on Saturday, programming was supposed to resume at 6:30 p.m. CT (the start of prime time), but because the Kennedy funeral train was so far behind schedule, the networks wound up staying with the story until it was time for the late local news.

Therefore, what you're about to see is a broadcast schedule that was never aired, at least not in the same way in which it's presented here. I'm sure all of these episodes wound up being telecast eventually, but not in the same order, not with the same vibe, so to speak; the waves being transmitted from the antennas were, like snowflakes, similar but different. You didn't have this specific episode of Lawrence Welk on at the same time as that specific episode of Get Smart, for example, and the scheduled baseball Game of the Week on NBC (Cleveland vs. Detroit) was never aired at all.*

*Nor was the Minnesota Twins game vs. the Washington Senators, which was to be played at Washington's D.C. Stadium. By this same time next year, the Senators were playing in Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium.

Enjoy what follows, courtesy of the Minnesota State Edition; back then, they never saw the likes of it.

*KGLO, Channel 3 (Mason City, IA) (CBS)* *Morning*
*07:00a*	*Captain Kangaroo (guest soccer player George Kirby)* COLOR
*08:00a*	*Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles* COLOR
*08:30a*	*The Herculoids* COLOR
*09:00a*	*Shazzan!* COLOR
*09:30a*	*Space Ghost and Dino Boy* COLOR
*10:00a*	*Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor* COLOR
*10:30a*	*The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure* COLOR
*11:30a*	*Jonny Quest* COLOR
*Afternoon*
*12:00p*	*The Lone Ranger* COLOR
*12:30p*	*The Road Runner* COLOR
*01:00p*	*Here’s Allen* COLOR
*01:15p*	*Movie – “Dakota Incident” (1956)*
*02:45p*	*Movie – “Accused of Murder” (1957)*
*04:00p*	*Movie – “Dakota Incident” (1956)*
*05:30p*	*CBS Saturday News (Roger Mudd)* COLOR
*Evening*
*06:00p*	*News* COLOR
*06:30p*	*The Prisoner* COLOR
*07:30p*	*My Three Sons* COLOR
*08:00p*	*Hogan’s Heroes* COLOR
*08:30p*	*Petticoat Junction* COLOR
*09:00p*	*Mannix* COLOR
*10:00p*	*News* COLOR
*10:30p*	*Movie – “Across the Bridge” (English, 1958)*

Following RFK's assassination, violence on television would again be under the microscope, but prior to that it was the Saturday morning cartoon, and the concern over superheroes and other supernatural types, as we saw here. With this lineup, it's easy to see why.

*KDAL, Channel 3 (Duluth) (CBS)* *Morning*
*07:00a*	*Farm and Home*
*07:15a*	*Treetop House*
*07:30a*	*Captain Kangaroo (guest soccer player George Kirby)* COLOR
*08:00a*	*Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles* COLOR
*08:30a*	*The Herculoids* COLOR
*09:00a*	*Shazzan!* COLOR
*09:30a*	*Space Ghost and Dino Boy* COLOR
*10:00a*	*Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor* COLOR
*10:30a*	*The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure* COLOR
*11:30a*	*Jonny Quest* COLOR
*Afternoon*
*12:00p*	*The Lone Ranger* COLOR
*12:30p*	*The Road Runner* COLOR
*01:00p*	*Stories of Success* COLOR
*01:30p*	*Movie – “Varan the Unbelievable” (Japanese-American, 1962)*
*02:45p*	*Movie – “When the Girls Take Over” (1962)*
*04:00p*	*Upbeat* COLOR
*05:00p*	*All-Star Wrestling*
*Evening*
*06:00p*	*CBS Saturday News (Roger Mudd)* COLOR
*06:30p*	*The Prisoner* COLOR
*07:30p*	*My Three Sons* COLOR
*08:00p*	*Hogan’s Heroes* COLOR
*08:30p*	*Petticoat Junction* COLOR
*09:00p*	*Mannix* COLOR
*10:00p*	*News* COLOR
*10:15p*	*Movie – “Bonjour Tristesse” (English, 1957)*

The Prisoner - it's still hard to believe that CBS used this as the summer replacement for The Jackie Gleason Show. In other ways, though, it was perfect for the paranoia of the era.

*WCCO, Channel 4 (CBS)* *Morning*
*06:00a*	*Summer Semester* COLOR
*06:30a*	*Siegfried and His Flying Saucer* COLOR
*07:00a*	*Captain Kangaroo (guest soccer player George Kirby)* COLOR
*08:00a*	*Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles* COLOR
*08:30a*	*The Herculoids* COLOR
*09:00a*	*Shazzan!* COLOR
*09:30a*	*Space Ghost and Dino Boy* COLOR
*10:00a*	*Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor* COLOR
*10:30a*	*The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure* COLOR
*11:30a*	*Jonny Quest* COLOR
*Afternoon*
*12:00p*	*News* COLOR
*12:30p*	*Marshal Dillon*
*01:00p*	*Jobs Now!* COLOR
*01:30p*	*Movie – “Master of the World” (1961)* COLOR
*03:30p*	*Cimarron Strip* COLOR
*05:00p*	*The Outdoorsman* COLOR
*05:30p*	*CBS Saturday News (Roger Mudd)* COLOR
*Evening*
*06:00p*	*News* COLOR
*06:30p*	*The Prisoner* COLOR
*07:30p*	*My Three Sons* COLOR
*08:00p*	*Hogan’s Heroes* COLOR
*08:30p*	*Petticoat Junction* COLOR
*09:00p*	*Mannix* COLOR
*10:00p*	*News* COLOR
*10:30p*	*Movie – “The Road to Rio” (1947)*
*12:30a*	*News, Weather* COLOR
*12:45a*	*This Must Be the Place* COLOR
*01:15a*	*Nite Kapers*

I do remember this much - well, other than my grandfather coming up from the basement, where he had his workbench, every few hours to ask "is that still on?" - I stayed up past midnight to see The Bedtime Nooz, Dave Moore's satirical program, only to find that because of the day's events he was delivering a straight news broadcast. It was a bitter disappointment, but then what did I know? I was only eight.

*KSTP, Channel 5 (NBC)* *Morning*
*07:00a*	*Movie (Western)*
*08:00a*	*The Super 6* COLOR
*08:30a*	*Super President* COLOR
*09:00a*	*The Flintstones* COLOR
*09:30a*	*Young Samson* COLOR
*10:00a*	*Birdman and the Galaxy Trio* COLOR
*10:30a*	*George of the Jungle* COLOR
*11:00a*	*Cool McCool* COLOR
*11:30a*	*West Point*
*Afternoon*
*12:00p*	*Science Fiction Theater* COLOR
*12:30p*	*Branded* COLOR
*01:00p*	*Baseball (Indians at Tigers)* COLOR
*04:00p*	*Porter Wagoner (guest Diana Trask)* COLOR
*04:30p*	*The Outer Limits*
*05:30p*	*NBC News (Frank McGee)* COLOR
*Evening*
*06:00p*	*News* COLOR
*06:30p*	*The Saint* COLOR
*07:30p*	*Get Smart* COLOR
*08:00p*	*Saturday Night at the Movies – “Girls, Girls, Girls” (1962)* COLOR
*10:00p*	*News* COLOR
*10:30p*	*The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (guests Alan King, Della Reese, Rhodes Brothers)* COLOR
*12:00a*	*Alan Burke (guests Roger Puggart, Pauline Peavy)* COLOR

Since NBC's coverage continued until midnight, it's possible that the nationally-syndicated Alan Burke could have presented a special show, or it could have been replaced by local news. Because the funeral coverage ran so far over, even a look at the morning's TV listings wouldn't tell us for sure what the station had planned.

*WDSM, Channel 6 (Duluth) (NBC)* *Morning*
*07:00a*	*Film Feature*
*07:30a*	*Cartoon Theater* COLOR
*08:00a*	*The Super 6* COLOR
*08:30a*	*Super President* COLOR
*09:00a*	*The Flintstones* COLOR
*09:30a*	*Young Samson* COLOR
*10:00a*	*Birdman and the Galaxy Trio* COLOR
*10:30a*	*George of the Jungle* COLOR
*11:00a*	*Cool McCool* COLOR
*11:30a*	*Film Feature*
*Afternoon*
*12:30p*	*Film Feature*
*01:00p*	*Baseball (Indians at Tigers)* COLOR
*04:00p*	*Film Feature*
*05:00p*	*Danger is My Business* COLOR
*05:30p*	*NBC News (Frank McGee)* COLOR
*Evening*
*06:00p*	*News* COLOR
*06:15p*	*Cartoon Carnival* COLOR
*06:30p*	*The Saint* COLOR
*07:30p*	*Get Smart* COLOR
*08:00p*	*Saturday Night at the Movies – “Girls, Girls, Girls” (1962)* COLOR
*10:00p*	*News* COLOR
*10:30p*	*Cameo Theater* COLOR
*11:30p*	*Wendy and Me*
*12:00a*	*Focus* COLOR

Danger is My Business was produced and hosted by Col. John Craig, a man who was no stranger to either danger or adventure. This series, one of five he did, documented what could be said to have been dangerous occupations - lion tamer, for example. He was also responsible for a show that we see frequently in listings from this era - Of Lands and Seas.

*KAUS, Channel 6 (Austin) (ABC)* *Morning*
*08:00a*	*The New Casper Cartoon Show* COLOR
*08:30a*	*The Fantastic Four* COLOR
*09:00a*	*Spider-Man* COLOR
*09:30a*	*Journey to the Center of the Earth* COLOR
*10:00a*	*King Kong* COLOR
*10:30a*	*Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel* COLOR
*11:00a*	*The Beatles* COLOR
*11:30a*	*American Bandstand ’68 (guests the People, B.J. Thomas)* COLOR
*Afternoon*
*12:30p*	*Happening ’68* COLOR
*01:00p*	*Movie – “The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas” (1957)*
*02:30p*	*Food and Fiber*
*03:00p*	*The Racers: Craig and Lee Breedlove* SPECIAL COLOR
*04:00p*	*Wide World of Sports (Indianapolis 500, U.S. Open preview)* COLOR
*05:30p*	*Death Valley Days* COLOR
*Evening*
*06:00p*	*News* COLOR
*06:30p*	*The Dating Game (guest Annemarie Huste)* COLOR
*07:00p*	*The Newlywed Game* COLOR
*07:30p*	*Lawrence Welk* COLOR
*08:30p*	*The Hollywood Palace (host George Gobel, guests the King Family, Enzo Stuarti, Lainie Kazan, Desmond and Marks, Baby Sabu)* COLOR
*09:30p*	*Western Star Theater*
*10:00p*	*ABC Weekend News (Keith McBee)* COLOR
*10:15p*	*News* COLOR
*10:30p*	*Movie – “The Egyptian” (1954)*
*12:00a*	*News* COLOR

One of the few programs that we know for certain aired today was the ABC Weekend News with Keith McBee. Not surprisingly, the broadcast consisted of a wrapup of the day's events. Here's a clip from the broadcast.

*KCMT, Channel 7 (Alexandria) NBC/ABC* *Morning*
*08:00a*	*The Super 6* COLOR
*08:30a*	*Super President* COLOR
*09:00a*	*The Flintstones* COLOR
*09:30a*	*Young Samson* COLOR
*10:00a*	*Birdman and the Galaxy Trio* COLOR
*10:30a*	*George of the Jungle* COLOR
*11:00a*	*Cool McCool* COLOR
*11:30a*	*American Bandstand ’68 (guests the People, B.J. Thomas)* COLOR
*Afternoon*
*12:30p*	*Happening ’68* COLOR
*01:00p*	*Baseball (Indians at Tigers)* COLOR
*04:00p*	*Sergeant Preston*
*04:30p*	*Film Feature* COLOR
*05:00p*	*Dream House*
*05:30p*	*NBC News (Frank McGee)* COLOR
*Evening*
*06:00p*	*News, Weather, Sports*
*06:30p*	*The Saint* COLOR
*07:30p*	*Get Smart* COLOR
*08:00p*	*Saturday Night at the Movies – “Girls, Girls, Girls” (1962)* COLOR
*10:00p*	*News*
*10:30p*	*Movie – “Inside Detroit” (1956)*

Not much to say about Channel 7 this week. No, really, nothing to say.

*WKBT, Channel 8 (La Crosse) (CBS)* *Morning*
*07:00a*	*Captain Kangaroo (guest soccer player George Kirby)* COLOR
*08:00a*	*Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles* COLOR
*08:30a*	*The Herculoids* COLOR
*09:00a*	*Shazzan!* COLOR
*09:30a*	*Space Ghost and Dino Boy* COLOR
*10:00a*	*Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor* COLOR
*10:30a*	*The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure* COLOR
*11:30a*	*Jonny Quest* COLOR
*Afternoon*
*12:00p*	*The Lone Ranger* COLOR
*12:30p*	*The Road Runner* COLOR
*01:00p*	*Music Carousel*
*01:30p*	*Movie – “The Unseen”*
*03:00p*	*The Racers: Craig and Lee Breedlove* SPECIAL COLOR
*04:00p*	*Wide World of Sports (Indianapolis 500, U.S. Open preview)* COLOR
*05:30p*	*Hogan’s Heroes* COLOR
*Evening*
*06:00p*	*Bewitched* COLOR
*06:30p*	*The Prisoner* COLOR
*07:30p*	*Lawrence Welk* COLOR
*08:30p*	*Petticoat Junction* COLOR
*09:00p*	*Mannix* COLOR
*10:00p*	*News*
*10:30p*	*Movie – “Walk on the Wild Side” (1062)*

Craig Breedlove, the focus of the ABC profile The Racers, was at the time the holder of the world land speed record, breaking the 600 mph barrier in his Spirit of America. His wife Lee held the women's world land speed record at over 300 mph, making the Breedloves the world's fastest couple (a record they still hold). This program will be rescheduled for a later date.

*KMSP, Channel 9 (ABC)* *Morning*
*07:30a*	*Cartoons*
*08:00a*	*The New Casper Cartoon Show* COLOR
*08:30a*	*The Fantastic Four* COLOR
*09:00a*	*Spider-Man* COLOR
*09:30a*	*Journey to the Center of the Earth* COLOR
*10:00a*	*King Kong* COLOR
*10:30a*	*Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel* COLOR
*11:00a*	*The Beatles* COLOR
*11:30a*	*American Bandstand ’68 (guests the People, B.J. Thomas)* COLOR
*Afternoon*
*12:30p*	*Happening ’68* COLOR
*01:00p*	*Kit Carson*
*01:30p*	*Arrest and Trial*
*03:00p*	*The Racers: Craig and Lee Breedlove* SPECIAL COLOR
*04:00p*	*Wide World of Sports (Indianapolis 500, U.S. Open preview)* COLOR
*05:30p*	*Route 66*
*Evening*
*06:30p*	*The Dating Game (guest Annemarie Huste)* COLOR
*07:00p*	*The Newlywed Game* COLOR
*07:30p*	*Lawrence Welk* COLOR
*08:30p*	*Movie – “The Bravados” (1958)* COLOR
*10:30p*	*Movie – “Too Late Blues” (1962)*
12:25a	*ABC Weekend News (Keith McBee)* COLOR

Annemarie Huste was Jacqueline Kennedy's chef while she was in the White House. According to her obit, highlighted above, she talked maybe a little too much. It's just slightly ironic that her appearance was scheduled for what turned out to be the date of the funeral of her former employer's brother-in-law.

*WDIO, Channel 10 (Duluth) (ABC)* *Morning*
*08:00a*	*The New Casper Cartoon Show* COLOR
*08:30a*	*The Fantastic Four* COLOR
*09:00a*	*Spider-Man* COLOR
*09:30a*	*Journey to the Center of the Earth* COLOR
*10:00a*	*King Kong* COLOR
*10:30a*	*Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel* COLOR
*11:00a*	*The Beatles* COLOR
*11:30a*	*American Bandstand ’68 (guests the People, B.J. Thomas)* COLOR
*Afternoon*
*12:30p*	*Happening ’68* COLOR
*01:00p*	*Movie – “Dakota Incident” (1956)*
*02:30p*	*To Be Announced*
*03:00p*	*The Racers: Craig and Lee Breedlove* SPECIAL COLOR
*04:00p*	*Wide World of Sports (Indianapolis 500, U.S. Open preview)* COLOR
*05:30p*	*Polka Varieties* COLOR
*Evening*
*06:30p*	*The Dating Game (guest Annemarie Huste)* COLOR
*07:00p*	*The Newlywed Game* COLOR
*07:30p*	*Lawrence Welk* COLOR
*08:30p*	*The Hollywood Palace (host George Gobel, guests the King Family, Enzo Stuarti, Lainie Kazan, Desmond and Marks, Baby Sabu)* COLOR
*09:30p*	*Dream House* COLOR
*10:00p*	*ABC Weekend News (Keith McBee)* COLOR
*10:15p*	*News* COLOR
*10:30p*	*Movie – “The Emperor Waltz” (1948)* COLOR

Dream House is one of those game shows that appeared in both primetime and daytime versions. The primetime version, which was first, ran from March to September 1968, while the daytime edition made its debut earlier this month, settling in until January 1970. One of the grand prizes was a new house worth more than $40,000, plus $7,000 to purchase the land. I wonder how much that would be worth in today's dollars?

*WTCN, Channel 11 (Ind.)* *Morning*
*09:00a*	*Flower Gardening* COLOR
*09:30a*	*Farm Forum* COLOR
*10:00a*	*Whirlybirds*
*10:30a*	*Cartoon Cut-Ups* COLOR
*11:00a*	*Lunch with Casey*
*Afternoon*
*12:00p*	*Harmon Killebrew* COLOR
*12:10p*	*Halsey Hall* COLOR
*12:25p*	*Baseball (Twins at Senators)* COLOR
*03:00p*	*Scoreboard (time approximate)*
*03:15p*	*Movie – “The Bacchantes” (Italian, 1961)* COLOR
*05:00p*	*The Rifleman*
*05:30p*	*All-Star Wrestling*
*Evening*
*07:00p*	*Movie – “Leave Her to Heaven”*
*09:00p*	*Movie – “Pork Chop Hill” (1959)*
*11:00p*	*News, Weather, Sports*
*11:30p*	*Bat Masterson*

I'll be honest - I'm not sure what Channel 11 did today. They might have covered the funeral through some kind of syndicated coverage, or by piggybacking on one of the network feeds, or they could have continued with their regularly scheduled programming - either as-is, or adjusted to fit the more somber mood. (For some reason, I seem to faintly recall Lunch with Casey being more serious, carrying on without the usual tomfoolery, but perhaps I'm just projecting my expectations.) Maybe some of you can shed some light on it.

*WEAU, Channel 13 (Eau Claire) (NBC)* *Morning*
*07:00a*	*Salvation Army*
*07:15a*	*Light Time*
*07:30a*	*Cartoons*
*08:00a*	*The Super 6* COLOR
*08:30a*	*Super President* COLOR
*09:00a*	*The Flintstones* COLOR
*09:30a*	*Young Samson* COLOR
*10:00a*	*Birdman and the Galaxy Trio* COLOR
*10:30a*	*George of the Jungle* COLOR
*11:00a*	*Cool McCool* COLOR
*11:30a*	*George of the Jungle* COLOR
*Afternoon*
*12:00p*	*Discovery ‘68*
*12:30p*	*Harbor Lights*
*01:00p*	*Baseball (Indians at Tigers)* COLOR
*04:00p*	*Rugby League Cup (Leeds vs. Wakefield-Trinity) (joined in progress)* SPECIAL
*05:00p*	*Polka Varieties*
*Evening*
*06:00p*	*Campus Comment*
*06:15p*	*Sports, Weather, News*
*06:30p*	*The Saint* COLOR
*07:30p*	*Get Smart* COLOR
*08:00p*	*Saturday Night at the Movies – “Girls, Girls, Girls” (1962)* COLOR
*10:00p*	*News*
*10:30p*	*Wagon Train* COLOR
*12:00a*	*Movie – “Andy” (1965)*

The Rugby League Cup final between Leeds and Wakefield-Trinity was originally played on May 11 and appeared on Wide World of Sports on May 18; today, it was to have finally made it to Channel 13. I always enjoyed rugby, as I did many of the other exotic sports (which continues to this day), and would have watched this if I could. Leeds wins a thriller, 11-10.

What's (not) on TV? Saturday, June 8, 1968

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