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Retro: Eastern Virginia, Sat. March 15th, 1969

Source: TV Guide

CHANNELS
3h WSVA Harrisonburg, VA [NBC/ABC]
3n WTAR Norfolk [CBS]
6 WTVR Richmond [CBS]
8 WXEX Richmond [ABC]
10 WAVY Norfolk [NBC]
12 WWBT Richmond [NBC]
13 WVEC Norfolk [ABC]
15 WHRO Norfolk [NET]
23 WCVE Richmond [NET, WHRO/WCVE are not broadcasting today]

5:30
12 Insight
"The Kid Show." The workings of a young boy's mind are revealed as he wanders through a carnival.

6AM
12 Bible Telecollege C

6:30
3n Sunrise Semester C
French Literature: Giraudoux's "Tiger at the Gates," conclusion.

7AM
3n Flibbertigibbet C
6 Sunrise Semester C
English Literature: the poetry of Shelley, conclusion.
8 Big Picture C
10 Farm Show
12 Lessons for Living C
13 Bible Telecollege C

7:30
6 Sooper Dog C
8 Herald of Truth
10 Movie C
"Goliath Against the Giants." [1961] Goliath returns home to Beirath where Bokan, his treacherous governor, has usupred his throne. En route he vanquishes a sea monster and an army of Amazons. Brad Harris.
12 Sailor Bob C

8AM
3n 6 Go-Go Gophers C
3h Super Heroes C
8 4-H Action Club C
13 Troy Time C

8:30
3n 6 Bugs Bunny/Road Runner C
3 Bullwinkle
8 Fort Lee Highlights
13 Animal Fair C

8:45
8 College Round-Up

9AM
3h 8 13 Casper C
10 Super 6

9:30
3n 6 Wacky Races C
3h 8 13 Gulliver C
10 Top Cat C
12 Superman C

10AM
3n 6 Archie C
3h 8 13 Spider-Man C
10 12 Flintstones C

10:30
3n 6 Batman/Superman C
3h 8 13 Fantastic Voyage C
10 12 NBC Children's Theatre C
Special: E.B. White's "Stuart Little" is telecast. This children's classic tells of the debonair mouse "with a somewhat philosophical turn of mind" who lives in Manhattan. Stuart's adventures involve him in a friendship with a beautiful bird, a feud with a cat, a toyboat race in Central Park and a trip around the world. Filmed on location in Manhattan and upstate New York with a cast of non-professional actors. Johnny Carson is the off-camera narrator. [Preempts Banana Splits]

11AM
3h 8 13 Journey to the Center of the Earth C

11:30
3n 6 Herculoids C
3h 8 13 Fantastic Four C
10 12 Underdog C

Noon
3n 6 Shazzan! C
3h 10 12 Storybook Squares C
Players: Wally Cox, Abby Dalton, Nanette Fabray, Stu Gilliam, Arte Johnson, Carolyn Jones, Soupy Sales, Charley Weaver and Paul Winchell.
8 13 George of the Jungle C

12:30
3 6 Jonny Quest C
3h 8 13 American Bandstand C
Guests: The 1910 Fruitgum Company. A salute to Tom Jones features an interview filmed in London.
10 Untamed World C
"Animal Rodeo," a conservation roundup of African wildlife. Trucks, jeeps, horses and helicopters are used to capture rhinos, buffalos, giraffes, crocodiles, antelopes and elephants. From there, it's on to government parks and game preserves. Philip Carey narrates.
12 Movie
"The Black Whip." [1956] A group of outlaws takes over an inn in order to waylay the stagecoach which is carrying the governor. Hugh Marlowe.

1PM
3n 6 Moby Dick C
10 Wrestling C

1:30
3n 6 Lone Ranger C
3h 8 13 Happening C
Guests: Ross Martin of "Wild Wild West"; singers Tommy Roe, and Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. Paul Revere, Mark Lindsay.

2PM
3n 4-H Action Club C
"Demons of the Air," explains what a tornado is, its causes and the safety precautions to observe during one.
3h 10 12 NCAA Basketball Doubleheader C
Special: A quarter-finals doubleheader in the 31st NCAA Basketball Championship is telecast. Today's winners advance to Thursday's semifinals in Louisville.
6 Skippy C
8 Stan Hitchcock C
Guest: Del Reeves.
13 Movie
"The Silver Whip." [1953] Young Jess Harker gets a job driving the Silver City stage-and on the first trip out of town, the stage is attacked by bandits. Dale Robertson, Rory Calhoun.

2:30
3 Movie
"Once Upon a Horse." [1958] Released theatrically as "Hot Horse," this Hal Kanter story follows the exploits of two zany outlaws who must borrow money to feed the cattle they've stolen. Dan Rowan.
6 Movie C
"Garibaldi." [1964] In 1860, Giuseppe Garibaldi makes plans to bring freedom to oppressed Sicily. Renzo Ricci, Paolo Stoppa.
8 American Sportsman C
1. Bing Crosby and Gaylord Perry, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, are after quail in the countryside near Pinehurst, NC. 2. In Paraguay, actors Robert Lansing and John Forsythe angle for dorado, a high-jumping freshwater fish that is hard to land. 3. Adam West stalks elk in Idaho's mountains. Curt Gowdy is the host.

3:30
8 13 Pro Bowlers Tour C
Closing action in the Buckeye Open is telecast from Toledo, Ohio. The winner of the $50,000 tourney pockets $6,000. Chris Schenkel and Billy Welu report.

4PM
3n 6 CBS Golf Classic C
Quarter-final match: Kermit Zarley and Tommy Aaron vs. Lee Elder and Bruce Crampton at Firestone Country Club, Akron Ohio. The Zarley-Aaron duo won over Julius Boros and Don January in a first-round pairing. Elder and Crampton knocked off Gene Littler and Roberto DeVicenzo. Jack Whitaker and Cary Middlecoff report.

5PM
3n Joe Foss C
In Alaska, hunter Joe Foss stalks bear with guide Bob Odham.
6 Wrestling C
8 13 Wide World of Sports C
1. The Grand Prix Midget Auto Racing Championship, held March 8-9 at Houston's Astrodome. Entrants hit speeds up to 110 mph on a quarter-mile track. Press-time competitors: Bobby Unser, Mario Andretti, A.J. Foyt, Lloyd Ruby. Bill Flemming reports. 2. The International Ski Flying Championships, held March 8-9 at Vikesund, Norway. Press-time entrants in the event [skip jumping at greater height for greater distance] include Grenoble gold medalist Jiri Raska of Czechoslovakia. Bud Palmer and Art Devlin report. 3. The National Air Races, held last September at Reno. Men in Formula 1 planes [formerly midgets] and biplanes, and women in stock planes cover a 2 1/2 mile course. Keith Jackson reports.

5:30
3n Jonathan Winters C
Guests: Bobbie Gentry and comics Paul Lynde, Stu Gilliam and Alice Ghostley. Bobbie sings "Less of Me" and "Conspiracy of Homer Jones"; Jonathan plays a liquor expert and leads an all-out assault on "Mission: Impossible" [with Alice as Nutmeg, sexy girl spy; Stu at Blarney, electronics expert; and Paul as a master of disguise]. The finale spoofs American television. Cliff Arquette.

6PM
3h Wide World of Sports C
Joined in progress. See 5PM, WXEX.
6 21st Century C
"The Sleepwatchers," a report on sleep, an activity that takes up over 1/3 of our lives. Walter Cronkite reports on dreams: the more we learn during the day, the more dreaming time is required at night. Dream deprivation creates erratic behavior. Sleeptalkers: their monologues are usually about everyday things - not hidden secrets. Also covered: the need for deep sleep, the effects of sleeping pills, and the sleeping habits of babies, adults and the elderly.
10 Disc-O-Ten C
12 Perry Mason
"The Empty Tin." Doris Hocksley retains Mason to prove that she is the legitimate heiress to a contested fortune. Warren Stevens.

6:30
3n 6 News C-Mudd
3h 10 News C-Huntley/Brinkley
8 Stoneman Family C
13 American Sportsman C
See 2:30PM, WXEX.

7PM
3n 6 10 News, Weather, Sports C
3h News, Weather, Sports (BW)
8 Wilburn Brothers C
Guest: Norma Jean.
12 News C-Huntley/Brinkley

7:30
3n 6 Jackie Gleason C
Comedy reigns as Jackie welcomes Sid Caesar, George Jessel, Myron Cohen and Timmie Rogers. Down-and-out Jackie taps stingy Sid for a loan; Sid appears as an impatient waiter with two lingering patrons on his hands; Timmie gives the Great One a lesson in soul singing and dancing; George cuts capers reminiscent of the days when he was a regular on the Gleason hour; and Myron makes good his reputation as king of the storytellers. June Taylor dancers.
3h 8 13 Dating Game C
Guest: actress Irene Tsu. Jim Lange is the host.
10 12 Adam 12 C
Malloy and Reed handle a tragic case of child neglect. The mother has disappeared and the victims are a 6-year-old girl and an infant who have been left alone for days. Martin Milner, Kent McCord.

8PM
3h 8 13 Newlywed Game C
10 12 Get Smart C
In a spoof of the movie "Rear Window," a wounded Max is confined to quarters. Binoculars in hand, the intrepid agent spies vicariously as 99 tackles KAOS alone. Don Adams.

8:30
3n 6 My Three Sons C
Convinced of his extrasensory powers, Ernie tells Robbie and Katie to break a doctor's appointment-a warning that exasperated Robbie refuses to heed.
3h 8 13 Lawrence Welk C
Guest accordionist Frank Yankovic adds a Polish touch to the St. Patrick's Day show. Highlights: "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?" [Natalie Nevins]; "If You're Irish" [Tanya Falan]; "Dancing the Devil Away" [Cissy King, Bobby Burgess]; "Sweet Rosie O'Grady" [Jo Ann Castle]; and "Peg o' My Heart" [Steve Smith].
10 12 Ghost and Mrs. Muir C
"Son of the Curse." A stricken Claymore prepares to meet his maker [at minimum cost, with maximum fuss]. A family curse predicts that the last of the Greggs will die at midnight of the day a long-forgotten clock starts again. Hope Lange.

9PM
3n 6 Hogan's Heroes C
Vito Scotti of "The Flying Nun" plays a pro-Ally Italian officer who interrupts his escape from the Nazis to spy for Hogan. The Heroes, in return, scramble to protect the breezy fellow, from his own easygoing ineptitude. Bob Crane.
10 Movie-TBA
12 Movie C
"The Vikings" [1958], an exuberant tale of the Scandinavian sea rovers' invasion of England, replete with ravishings, slayings and mutilations. Strikingly filmed on location by Jack Cardiff in Norway and France. Kirk Douglas.

9:30
3n 6 Petticoat Junction C
In a rash wager, Uncle Joe pits the Cannonball in a race against a jitney bus. Riding in the balance: the future of the Cannonball-and of Uncle Joe, who must serve as a Pixley Arms bellhop if he loses. Jonathan Hole. Edgar Buchanan.
3h 8 13 Hollywood Palace C
Performers include Sammy Davis Jr. and the James Brown Revue.

10PM
3n 6 Mannix C
Fritz Weaver, in "Edge of the Knife," plays an anguished doctor whose 9-year-old son is kidnapped. To save his son, the surgeon has been ordered to let someone die on the operating table. Mannix has just 24 hours to discover which of the man's patients has so ruthless an enemy. Mike Connors.

10:30
3h Movie
"Yesterday's Enemy." [1959] In the jungles of Burma, a British captain and his exhausted troops capture a small village. Stanley Baker.
8 Tom Jones C
Tom is host to singers Paul Anka, Mary Hopkin, Georgia Brown, and the Crazy World of Arthur Brown; and comedian George Carlin.
13 News, Weather, Sports C

11PM
3 6 10 News, Weather, Sports C

11:15
13 Movie C
"From Hell to Borneo." [1964] John Dirkson's privately owned island near Borneo is invaded by international hoods. George Montgomery.

11:25
3 Tackle Box C

11:30
6 Movie C
"Hunter of the Unknown." [1966] Agent 3S3 searches for an international criminal specializing in the murder of industrial tycoons. George Ardisson.
8 87th Precinct
"Man in a Jam." Cleve Tomilson gives himself up and confesses to murder. He plans to repudiate his confession in court-thinking that the double jeopardy law would forbid retrial. Lin McCarthy.
10 Joe Pyne C
Topic: alimony.
12 Movie
"Phantom of the Opera." [1943] Two Academy Awards [cinematography and interior set decoration] went to this remake of the Lon Chaney Sr. classic about a mad musician who haunts the Paris Opera House. Claude Rains.

11:40
3 Movie C
"Sword of Lancelot." [1962] Cornel Wilde, directed and stars in this tale of the legendary romance of Lancelot and Queen Guinevere. Jean Wallace.

12:30
8 News C

1AM
10 News, Weather, Sports C

1:05
13 Alcoholics Anonymous C

-crainbebo
 
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