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What's on TV? Monday, April 11, 1960
I think I've mentioned this before, but I'm frequently amused by the abbreviations TV Guide sometimes uses in the program listings. Take 7:30 p.m. on CBS as an example. Father Knows. Well, we all know...
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Axel and His Dog
It's no secret that, being from Minnesota, I favor the TV Guides that come from the Twin Cities, and that favoritism becomes most evident when I post the TV listings each Monday. I thank you all for...
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Around the dial
For some reason I'm feeling particularly talkative about many of this week's links, and we'll get to them after one of our occasional digressions.First, a note to any of you who are concerned about...
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This week in TV Guide: April 14, 1962
This week's issue presents us with a glimpse at two of the "young breed" actors making waves and setting hearts aflutter on the small screen.The cover story is on George Maharis, one-half of the duo...
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What's on TV? Thursday, April 19, 1962
As often as I do issues of the Minnesota State Edition, there's something about the Minneapolis-St. Paul TV Guides that makes them more special. Yes, it's nice from time to time to find out what we...
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American Newsstand - 1961
Today we'll take another look at one of those programs you see in the Monday listings but probably don't pay much attention to: it's American Newsstand, ABC's afternoon effort to produce "news with an...
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Around the dial
Before we get to the links this week, a couple of things I want to remind you of.First, as I think I mentioned earlier, I'll be presenting one of the seminars at this September's Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia...
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This week in TV Guide: April 20, 1968
Of all the most obvious ways in which television shows the passage of time and the change of the culture, I think the variety show may be the most overt, although I'm willing to listen to opinions to...
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What's on TV? Friday, April 26, 1968
It's an interesting day of television today - a little something for everyone. The listings, if you remember from Saturday, are from the Minnesota State Edition. Let's get right to it. 2 KTCA...
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The journalist who dallied with Castro
I suppose it was because of the January 25, 1964 issue of TV Guide that I became acquainted with Lisa Howard. That was the issue that looked back at TV's coverage of the JFK assassinations; I've...
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Around the dial
A light week for linking, but some fun things out there nonetheless.Can you find a way to link M*A*S*H and Columbo?Inner Toob can - read on and find out just how it's done!Jack's Hitchcock Project at...
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This week in TV Guide: April 29, 1967
Those of us who laud the virtues of classic television are occasionally asked to offer proof as to why the Good Old Days should be considered superior to what television offers us today. This week, I...
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This week in TV Guide: Sunday, April 30, 1967
We're back in the Capital beltway this week, looking at the listings for the Washington-Baltimore area. Not surprisingly, the accent is on politics; in addition to the Sunday interview shows, there's a...
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Around the dial
Well, we've got a full lineup this week, so without any delay let's get to it!If you've ever enjoyed the pieces on British TV from Cult TV Blog, please take a moment to head over there and wish John a...
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This week in TV Guide: May 2, 1970
This week I thought we'd start off with something a little different. For the first time, television now has three late night network talk shows, not to mention others that run in syndication. There's...
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What's on TV? Friday, May 8, 1970
I can assure you I didn't choose this date simply because it was my 10th birthday. No, I actually go to some effort in picking days of the week that we haven't seen recently. In the last few months,...
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Making fun of TV, successfully
If there's ever been a better satirist than Stan Freberg, I don't know who it might be. That isn't to say that he's the best, just that there's nobody better.I thought we might quickly look at a couple...
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First things first: the terrific podcast Eventually Supertrain, which is even more terrific now that yours truly is guesting on episode 45. I'll follow Dan's lead in withholding the name of the series...
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This week in TV Guide: May 13, 1961
I'm on vacation the next couple of weeks. Not the kind of vacation where you go on a trip or take time off your job - just a blogging break. In the meantime, we'll be revisiting a couple of TV Guides...
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