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Retro: Atlanta/Chattanooga/Macon Saturday, April 9, 1966

From TV Guide, Georgia (Atlanta) Edition:

WSB Ch. 2 Atlanta (NBC)

7 AM Movie: "Tarzan And The She-Devil" (Lex Barker
is Tarzan, but watch for a pre-"Perry Mason"
Raymond Burr, from '53.)
9 AM Jetsons (c)
9:30 Atom Ant (c)
10 AM Secret Squirrel (c)
10:30 Underdog (c)
11 AM Top Cat (c)
11:30 Fury
12 N Sound Of Youth (a discussion of the causes of student
riots and protests--some had been taking place at Berkeley
over the previous two years or so over the issue of numerical
IDs: "I am a human being. Do not fold, spindle, or mutilate.")
12:30 What Is Easter? (drama about a meeting between a Jewish sign
painter and a Roman soldier who wants a sign placed above the
Cross)
1 PM Movie: "Devil Of The Desert Against The Son Of Hercules" (c)
2:45 Movie: "The Great War" (interestingly, this is an Italian comedy from '61)
5 PM Sam Snead (he explains the tee shot and stance that earned him the nickname
"Slammin' Sam") (c)
5:30 Adventure (Rudi Thomas narrates films of his 500-mile journey down Peru's
Huallaga River on a raft.) (c)
6 PM Two Bells (music by the Georgia State band)
6:30 Scherer-MacNeil Report (c)
7 PM Newsroom (Tom Wassell) (c)
7:30 Flipper (c)
8 PM I Dream Of Jeannie
8:30 Get Smart (c)
9 PM Movie: "Battle Hymn" (c)
11 PM News (Tom Wassell) (c)
11:15 Movie: "The Wonders Of Aladdin" (Donald O'Connor stars, from '61) (c)
1 AM Movie: "Easter Parade" (Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, from '48; incidentally,
Sunday, April 10, was Easter in '66)

WRCB Ch. 3 Chattanooga (NBC)

7:30 Western Movie (title not given)
8:30 Billy Grammer (not to be confused with Billy Graham, this is a country singer)
9 AM Jetsons (c)
9:30 Atom Ant (c)
10 AM Secret Squirrel (c)
10:30 Underdog (c)
11 AM Top Cat (c)
11:30 Fury
12 N The First Look (a trip to the seashore) (c)
12:30 Exploring (U.S. history, 1935-45) (c)
1 PM Movie: "Rogues Of Sherwood Forest"
2:30 Movie: "Prisoners Of The Casbah"
4 PM Robert Taylor's Detectives (Telly Savalas guest stars)
5 PM Ernest Tubb
5:30 Flatt And Scruggs
6 PM Wilburn Brothers
6:30 Arthur Smith
7 PM Porter Wagoner
7:30 Flipper (c)
8 PM I Dream Of Jeannie
8:30 Get Smart (c)
9 PM NBC Movie: "The Girls Of Pleasure Island" (c)
11 PM TBA
11:15 Saturday Tonight Show (George Jessel, singers Ulla Sallert
and Frankie Randall, horse trainers Alex and Trudy Assael) (c)

WAGA Ch. 5 Atlanta (CBS)

6:30 Across The Fence
7 AM 4-H Hour
7:30 Sergeant Preston Of The Yukon
8 AM Captain Kangaroo
9 AM Comedy Hour
9:30 Tennessee Tuxedo (c)
10 AM Mighty Mouse (c)
10:30 Lassie
11 AM Tom And Jerry (c)
11:30 Quick Draw McGraw (c)
12 N Sky King
12:30 Linus The Lionhearted (c)
1 PM My Friend Flicka (c)
1:30 Movie: "Bowery Buckaroos" (the Bowery Boys)
2:30 Ensign O'Toole
3 PM Ripcord
3:30 Littlest Hobo
4 PM Movie: "Titanic" (the '53 version with Clifton Webb,
Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Wagner, and Thelma Ritter)
5:40 Sports (Coach Friday, a/k/a Jane Chastain--her show was
syndicated for a time but I don't think the public was ready
for a female sportscaster.)
5:45 News, Weather
5:50 Lost In Space (delay from Wed 7:30 PM)
6:50 Today At The Masters (Ed Thilenius has highlights of the day's
action; prior to 1969 CBS blacked out Atlanta, Augusta, Columbia,
Greenville/Spartanburg/Asheville, and Macon) (c)
7 PM Beverly Hillbillies (delay from Wed 8:30 PM) (c)
7:30 Jackie Gleason (George Jessel introduces the Collegettes, a trio of
female singers from Indianapolis; singer Dick Roman)
8:30 Secret Agent
9:30 The Loner (Rod Serling created this Western starring Lloyd Bridges as
a former Union officer roaming the West in an attempt to put the Civil
War behind him; Leslie Nielsen guest stars.)
10 PM Gunsmoke
11 PM News
11:20 Today At The Masters (c)
11:30 Movie: "There's No Business Like Show Business" (c)

WGTV Ch. 8 Athens (NET)
off air on Saturday

WTVC Ch. 9 Chattanooga (ABC)

7:30 Growing South
8 AM Sea Hunt
8:30 Bugs Bunny (delay from 12 N, not in color)
9 AM Milton The Monster (delay from 12:30 PM, not in color)
9:30 Hoppity Hooper (delay from 1 PM, not in color)
10 AM Porky Pig (c)
10:30 The Beatles (c)
11 AM New Casper Cartoon Show (c)
11:30 Magilla Gorilla (c)
12 N Mull's Singing Convention
1 PM Know Your Bible
1:30 American Bandstand (guests: the Beau Brummels)
2:30 Hometown Jamboree
3 PM Ramar Of The Jungle
3:30 Movie: "Prince Valiant" (Robert Wagner, from '54)
5 PM Wide World Of Sports (skiing: the Sun Valley International
Challenge Cup; the National AAU Men's Swimming and Diving
Championships)
6:30 It's A Small World (c)
7 PM Legend Of Jesse James (delay from Mon 8:30 PM)
7:30 Ozzie And Harriet (c)
8 PM Donna Reed
8:30 Lawrence Welk (Easter show) (c)
9:30 Hollywood Palace (host Gene Barry; Wally Cox, the McGuire Sisters,
Milton Berle in a sketch with Dodger pitchers Don Drysdale and Sandy
Koufax, Tim Conway, the Mamas and the Papas, the Lenz Chimps, French
high-wire motorcyclists the Hildalys) (c)
10:30 A Man Called Shenandoah (delay from Mon 9 PM)
11 PM News (don't know if this local or ABC)
11:15 Movie: "The Invisible Ray" (Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, from '35)

WAII (WXIA) Ch. 11 Atlanta (ABC)

8 AM Adventures In Living
9 AM First Aid Course
9:30 Cartoon Carnival
10 AM Porky Pig (c)
10:30 The Beatles (c)
11 AM New Casper Cartoon Show (c)
11:30 Magilla Gorilla (c)
12 N Bugs Bunny (c)
12:30 Milton The Monster (c)
1 PM Hoppity Hooper (c)
1:30 American Bandstand
2:30 Stars Of Tomorrow (Freddie Miller, Atlanta's answer
to Ted Mack, hosted a show which gave a break to
Brenda Lee, James Brown, Jerry Reed, Tommy Roe,
and Joe South.)
3 PM Wide World Of Sports (the Muhammad Ali (still being
called Cassius Clay)-George Chuvalo heavyweight
championship match; the Sebring 12-hour Grand Prix
of Endurance, delay from 5 PM)
4:30 Lawman
5 PM Wilburn Brothers
5:30 Porter Wagoner
6 PM Flatt And Scruggs
6:30 Live Atlanta Wrestling
7:30 Ozzie And Harriet (c)
8 PM Bill Anderson
8:30 Lawrence Welk (c)
9:30 Hollywood Palace (c)
10:30 Legend Of Jesse James (delay from Mon 8:30 PM)
11 PM News (again, don't know if local or ABC)
11:20 Movie: "Hercules And The Ten Avengers" (c)
1:05 News, Sports

WDEF Ch. 12 Chattanooga (CBS)

7:30 Film: "White Wonder"
8 AM Captain Kangaroo
9 AM Heckle And Jeckle (c)
9:30 Tennessee Tuxedo (c)
10 AM Mighty Mouse (c)
10:30 Lassie
11 AM Tom And Jerry (c)
11:30 Quick Draw McGraw (c)
12 N Sky King
12:30 Linus The Lionhearted (c)
1 PM My Friend Flicka (c)
1:30 Hawaiian Eye
2:30 Roller Derby
3:30 Chattanooga Wrestling
5 PM The Masters (third round) (c)
6 PM Have Gun, Will Travel (time approximate)
6:30 Bill Anderson
7 PM Let's Go To The Races (c)
7:30 Jackie Gleason
8:30 Secret Agent
9:30 Easter Music (by the choruses of Brainerd, Central,
Riverside, and East Ridge high schools)
10 PM Gunsmoke
11 PM Movie: "Gentlemen Of The Night" (Guy "Wild Bill Hickok"
Madison stars, from '63)

WMAZ Ch. 13 Macon (CBS/ABC)

7 AM Growing South
7:30 Leave It To Beaver
8 AM Captain Kangaroo
9 AM Heckle And Jeckle (c)
9:30 Tennessee Tuxedo (c)
10 AM Mighty Mouse (c)
10:30 Lassie
11 AM Tom And Jerry (c)
11:30 Quick Draw McGraw (c)
12 N Sky King
12:30 Linus The Lionhearted (c)
1 PM My Friend Flicka (c)
1:30 American Bandstand
2:30 Gidget (ABC, delay from Thu 8 PM, not in color)
3 PM Big Valley (ABC, delay from Wed 9 PM, not in color)
4 PM Addams Family (ABC, delay from Fri 8:30 PM)
4:30 Ozzie And Harriet (ABC, delay from 7:30 PM, not in color)
5 PM Porter Wagoner
5:30 Lost In Space (CBS, delay from Wed 7:30 PM)
6:30 CBS News (Roger Mudd) (c)
7 PM A Man Called Shenandoah (ABC, delay from Mon 9 PM)
7:30 Jackie Gleason
8:30 Secret Agent
9:30 Legend Of Jesse James (ABC, delay from Mon 8:30 PM)
10 PM Gunsmoke
11 PM News
11:10 Lawrence Welk (the Music Makers salute April, ABC, delay from
8:30 PM, not in color)
12:10 Thriller
 
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