*Is that the only case where one show has produced two spinoffs - not the way Yogi Bear was spun off from Huckleberry Hound, but actual characters from the narrative?
Personally, I think Saturdays like this are more interesting than they are now; I watch my fair share of Premier League soccer and college football, but it's nice to see other programs - old westerns, matinee movies, Thunderbirds. (Which, by the way, is not a cartoon.) Let's get to the listings and you can see what I mean.
By the way, the two NET stations, KTCA in Minneapolis and WDSE in Duluth, are not broadcasting on Saturday.
3 KDAL (DULUTH) (CBS) | ||
MORNING | ||
7:00 | JETSONS -C- | |
7:30 | LAKEHEAD FARM AND HOME TIME | |
8:00 | TREETOP HOUSE | |
8:30 | DASTARDLY AND MUTTLEY – Children | |
9:00 | PERILS OF PENELOPE PITSTOP – Children | |
9:30 | JUNIOR AUCTION | |
10:00 | ARCHIE | |
11:00 | MONKEES | |
11:30 | WACKY RACES – Children | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:00 | SUPERMAN | |
12:30 | JONNY QUEST | |
1:00 | BUGS BUNNY/ROAD RUNNER – Children | |
2:00 | MOVIE – Satire “The Mouse That Roared” (English; 1959) | |
3:30 | MOVIE – Drama “Bonjour Tristesse” (English; 1957) | |
5:00 | WRESTLING | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | NEWS – Roger Mudd | |
6:30 | JACKIE GLEASON Guest: Mike Douglas | |
7:30 | MY THREE SONS – Comedy | |
8:00 | GREEN ACRES – Comedy | |
8:30 | PETTICOAT JUNCTION – Comedy | |
9:00 | MANNIX | |
10:00 | NEWS | |
10:15 | MOVIE – Mystery “Charade” (1963) | |
12:15 | RUN FOR YOUR LIFE – Drama | |
It is, once again, quite interesting to see a Saturday afternoon with no sports save wrestling at 5:00 p.m. Today, CBS would be broadcasting an SEC college football game, and the rest of the time would probably be taken up with infomercials.
4 WCCO (CBS) | ||
MORNING | ||
6:00 | SUNRISE SEMESTER | |
6:30 | SIEGFRIED – Cartoons | |
7:00 | JETSONS | |
7:30 | BUGS BUNNY/ROAD RUNNER – Children | |
8:30 | DASTARDLY AND MUTTLEY – Children | |
9:00 | PERILS OF PENELOPE PITSTOP – Children | |
9:30 | SCOOBY-DOO – Children | |
10:00 | ARCHIE | |
11:00 | MONKEES | |
11:30 | WACKY RACES – Children | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:00 | NEWS | |
12:30 | HOBBY SHOW | |
12:45 | JOBS NOW! | |
1:00 | THUNDERBIRDS – Cartoon | |
2:00 | MOVIE – Comedy “Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion” (1950) | |
3:30 | MOVIE – Comedy “Francis Goes to the Races” (1951) | |
4:45 | WORLD OF AVIATION | |
5:00 | LASSIE – Adventure | |
5:30 | NEWS – Mudd | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | NEWS C | |
6:30 | JACKIE GLEASON Guest: Mike Douglas | |
7:30 | MY THREE SONS – Comedy | |
8:00 | GREEN ACRES – Comedy | |
8:30 | PETTICOAT JUNCTION – Comedy | |
9:00 | MANNIX | |
10:00 | NEWS | |
10:45 | MOVIE – Documentary “A Face of War” | |
12:15 | NEWS – Dave Moore | |
12:30 | THIS MUST BE THE PLACE | |
1:00 | NITE KAPPERS – Comedy | |
5 KSTP (NBC) | ||
MORNING | ||
7:00 | HECKLE AND JECKLE – Children | |
8:00 | HERE COMES THE GRUMP – Children | |
8:30 | PINK PANTHER – Children | |
9:00 | H.R. PUFFNSTUF – Children | |
9:30 | BANANA SPLITS – Children | |
10:30 | JAMBO | |
11:00 | FLINTSTONES – Children | |
11:30 | UNDERDOG | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:00 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS | |
12:30 | BIG TEN FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS | |
1:00 | HIGH SCHOOL BOWL | |
1:30 | MOVIE – Drama “1984” (British; 1956) | |
3:30 | POLKA BEAT – Music | |
4:00 | F TROOP – Comedy | |
4:30 | MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. | |
5:30 | NEWS – Chet Huntley, David Brinkley | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | NEWS | |
6:30 | ANDY WILLIAMS – Variety Guests: Debbie Reynolds, Rod Serling, Henry Mancini, Flip Wilson, Edwin Hawkins Singers | |
7:30 | ADAM-12 | |
8:00 | MOVIE “Sergeants 3” (1962) | |
10:15 | NEWS | |
10:45 | JOHNNY CARSON | |
12:00 | MOVIE – Drama “Golden Boy” (1939) | |
High School Bowl, which pitted two Twin Cities high schools against each other, was one of the many variations on G.E. College Bowl, which is why I find it ironic that KSTP doesn't carry the College Bowl broadcast at 4:30 p.m. It's especially interesting considering the University of Minnesota might have been in it, depending on how they faired against Bradley last week.
6 WDSM (DULUTH) (NBC) | ||
MORNING | ||
7:00 | HECKLE AND JECKLE – Children | |
8:00 | HERE COMES THE GRUMP – Children | |
8:30 | PINK PANTHER – Children | |
9:00 | H.R. PUFFNSTUF – Children | |
9:30 | BANANA SPLITS – Children | |
10:30 | JAMBO | |
11:00 | FLINTSTONES – Children | |
11:30 | UNDERDOG | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:00 | PRO FOOTBALL – Highlights | |
1:00 | BIG PICTURE – Army | |
1:30 | SKIPPY – Adventure | |
2:00 | MOVIE – Western “El Paso” (1949) | |
4:30 | COLLEGE BOWL Cleveland State vs. Bradley or Minnesota | |
5:00 | FILM – Racing | |
5:30 | HIGH Q – Quiz | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | NEWS – Huntley/Brinkley | |
6:30 | ANDY WILLIAMS – Variety Guests: Debbie Reynolds, Rod Serling, Henry Mancini, Flip Wilson, Edwin Hawkins Singers | |
7:30 | ADAM-12 | |
8:00 | MOVIE “Sergeants 3” (1962) | |
10:15 | NEWS | |
10:45 | WACKIEST SHIP – Adventure | |
The racing film at 5:00 p.m. is the official film of the 1969 Indianapolis 500, which was won by Mario Andretti. Hopefully this wasn't a spoiler for any of you who were planning to watch it on YouTube later.
7 KCMT (ALEX) (NBC, ABC) | ||
MORNING | ||
7:00 | ST. CLOUD COLLEGE COURSE | |
8:00 | HERE COMES THE GRUMP – Children | |
8:30 | PINK PANTHER – Children | |
9:00 | H.R. PUFFNSTUF – Children | |
9:30 | BANANA SPLITS – Children | |
10:30 | JAMBO | |
11:00 | FLINTSTONES – Children | |
11:30 | UNDERDOG | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:00 | SKIPPY – Adventure | |
12:30 | NASHVILLE MUSIC | |
1:00 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRE-GAME SHOW -C- | |
1:15 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL Ohio State vs. Northwestern | |
4:30 | COLLEGE BOWL Cleveland State vs. Bradley or Minnesota [Time approximate] | |
5:00 | NEWS | |
5:15 | OUTDOORS WITH BUD | |
5:30 | NEWS – Chet Huntley, David Brinkley | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | NEWS | |
6:30 | ANDY WILLIAMS – Variety Guests: Debbie Reynolds, Rod Serling, Henry Mancini, Flip Wilson, Edwin Hawkins Singers | |
7:30 | ADAM-12 | |
8:00 | MOVIE “Sergeants 3” (1962) | |
10:15 | NEWS | |
10:45 | MOVIE – Drama “The New Interns” (1964) | |
Don't worry, Heckle and Jeckle fans. Even though KCMT bumps it off the Saturday schedule in favor of an extension class from St. Cloud State, you'll be able to catch it tomorrow at 9:30 a.m.
8 WKBT (LaCROSSE) (CBS) | ||
MORNING | ||
7:00 | JETSONS | |
7:30 | BUGS BUNNY/ROAD RUNNER – Children | |
8:30 | DASTARDLY AND MUTTLEY – Children | |
9:00 | PERILS OF PENELOPE PITSTOP – Children | |
9:30 | SCOOBY-DOO – Children | |
10:00 | ARCHIE | |
11:00 | MONKEES | |
11:30 | WACKY RACES – Children | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:00 | SUPERMAN | |
12:30 | JONNY QUEST | |
1:00 | MUSIC CAROUSEL | |
1:30 | RIFLEMAN – Western | |
2:00 | SUGARFOOT – Western | |
3:00 | FILM | |
3:30 | FILM | |
3:45 | THE HUNTER | |
4:00 | DRUG TURN-ON Special | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | PACKERAMA – Football | |
6:30 | JACKIE GLEASON Guest: Mike Douglas | |
7:30 | MY THREE SONS – Comedy | |
8:00 | GREEN ACRES – Comedy | |
8:30 | PLEASE DON’T EAT THE DAISIES – Comedy | |
9:00 | MANNIX | |
10:00 | WEATHER, NEWS, SPORTS | |
10:30 | MOVIE – Comedy “The Trouble with Angels” (1966) | |
I find it fascinating what shows the affiliates choose to preempt for local programming. Sometimes it's easy to figure out, if the content is questionable or the show is clearly a ratings bomb. In this case, though, I've no reason why WKBT would replace Petticoat Junction with Please Don't Eat the Daisies. Do you?
9 KMSP (ABC) | ||
MORNING | ||
7:00 | CASPER – Children | |
7:30 | SMOKEY BEAR | |
8:00 | CATTANOOGA CATS | |
9:00 | HOT WHEELS | |
9:30 | HARDY BOYS | |
10:00 | SKY HAWKS | |
10:30 | GULLIVER – Children | |
11:00 | FANTASTIC VOYAGE | |
11:30 | BANDSTAND – Music Guests: Andy Kim, Joe South | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:30 | TONY PARKER FOOTBALL SHOW | |
1:00 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRE-GAME SHOW | |
1:15 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL Ohio State vs. Northwestern | |
4:30 | WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS Time approximate. National 500 Stock Car Race, International Sky Flying Championship | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | COLLEGE TALENT – Variety Host: Arthur Godfrey. Judges: Don Marshall, Dinah Shore, Craig Stevens | |
6:30 | DATING GAME Guest: John Forsythe | |
7:00 | NEWLYWED GAME | |
7:30 | LAWRENCE WELK | |
8:30 | MOVIE – Drama “War and Peace” (Italian-American; 1956) | |
12:15 | NEWS | |
Channel 9, as is its wont at the moment, shows Hollywood Palace tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 p.m., opposite NFL football on CBS and AFL football on NBC. Brilliant move, that. The movie that replaces it, War and Peace, runs three hours and 45 minutes. When I looked back at this, there was such a long gap between that and the late news that I thought for a moment I'd left something out
10 WDIO (DULUTH) (ABC) | ||
MORNING | ||
7:00 | CASPER – Children | |
7:30 | SMOKEY BEAR | |
8:00 | CATTANOOGA CATS | |
9:00 | HOT WHEELS | |
9:30 | HARDY BOYS | |
10:00 | SKY HAWKS | |
10:30 | GULLIVER – Children | |
11:00 | FANTASTIC VOYAGE | |
11:30 | BANDSTAND – Music Guests: Andy Kim, Joe South | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:30 | FILM | |
1:00 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRE-GAME SHOW | |
1:15 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL Ohio State vs. Northwestern | |
4:30 | WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS Time approximate. National 500 Stock Car Race, International Sky Flying Championship | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | TWILIGHT ZONE – Drama | |
6:30 | DATING GAME Guest: John Forsythe | |
7:00 | NEWLYWED GAME | |
7:30 | LAWRENCE WELK | |
8:30 | HOLLYWOOD PALACE Host: Sammy Davis Jr. Guests: Mama Cass Elliot, Lionel Hampton, Peter Lawford, Dana Vallery, Rosey Grier, the Dells | |
9:30 | BILL ANDERSON – Music | |
10:00 | NEWS | |
10:30 | MOVIE – Western “The Gunfighter” (1950” | |
To show you another way in which coverage of sports has changed on TV, the National 550 NASCAR race that's on Wide World of Sports was held on October 12. Rather than 45 or 50 minutes of highlights a month later, today it would be broadcast live, as all NASCAR races are.
11 WTCN (IND.) | ||
MORNING | ||
7:20 | NEWS | |
7:30 | MILITARY REPORT | |
8:00 | FARM FORUM | |
8:30 | 4-H SHOW | |
9:00 | CARTOON CARNIVAL | |
9:30 | HI JERRY | |
10:00 | TO BE ANNOUNCED | |
10:30 | TO BE ANNOUNCED | |
11:00 | PRO FOOTBALL – Highlights | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:00 | LUNCH WITH CASEY | |
1:00 | SCENE SEVENTY – Music Guests: Leslie Gore, the Buckinghams, Gene Chandler, the Winstons, the Bookends | |
2:00 | SKIPPY – Adventure | |
2:30 | MOVIE – Adventure “Ape Man of the Jungle” (1964) | |
4:00 | TO BE ANNOUNCED | |
4:30 | VOYAGE – Adventure | |
5:30 | DEATH VALLEY DAYS – Drama | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | WRESTLING | |
7:00 | PRO HOCKEY Minnesota at Pittsburgh | |
9:15 | SCOREBOARD – Harrigan Time approximate | |
9:30 | HUGH HEFNER – Variety | |
10:30 | MOVIE – Adventure “The Dirty Game” (French-German-Italian-British; 1965) | |
12:30 | MOVIE – Western “The Gallant Legion” (1948) | |
2:20 | NEWS | |
13 WEAU (EAU CLAIRE) (NBC) | ||
MORNING | ||
7:00 | HECKLE AND JECKLE – Children | |
8:00 | HERE COMES THE GRUMP – Children | |
8:30 | PINK PANTHER – Children | |
9:00 | H.R. PUFFNSTUF – Children | |
9:30 | BANANA SPLITS – Children | |
10:30 | JAMBO | |
11:00 | FLINTSTONES – Children | |
11:30 | UNDERDOG | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:00 | COUNTRY CARNIVAL – Music | |
12:30 | HARBORLIGHTS – Religion | |
1:00 | BIG PICTURE – Army | |
1:30 | YOUNG WISCONSIN MUSICIANS | |
2:30 | DEATH VALLEY DAYS – Drama | |
3:00 | WAGON TRAIN – Western | |
4:30 | COLLEGE BOWL Cleveland State vs. Bradley or Minnesota | |
5:00 | WILBURN BROTHERS – Music Guest: Mary Taylor | |
5:30 | PORTER WAGONER – Music Guest: George Morgan | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | GREAT OUTDOORS | |
6:15 | NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS | |
6:30 | ANDY WILLIAMS – Variety Guests: Debbie Reynolds, Rod Serling, Henry Mancini, Flip Wilson, Edwin Hawkins Singers | |
7:30 | ADAM-12 | |
8:00 | MOVIE “Sergeants 3” (1962) | |
10:15 | NEWS | |
10:45 | FBI | |
11:45 | MOVIE – Drama “Sergeant Ryker” (1968) | |