Source: TV Guide
CHANNELS
2 WMT Cedar Rapids CBS
3 KTVO Ottumwa CBS
4 WHBF Rock Island IL CBS/ABC
6 WOC-TV Davenport NBC/ABC
7 KWWL Waterloo
9 KCRG Cedar Rapids
13 WREX Rockford IL CBS/ABC
39 WTVO Rockford NBC
2/4/1956 - Saturday
8:30
2 4 CAPTAIN KANGAROO
Capt. Kangaroo and the Treasure House characters go Western today. Mr. Green Jeans shows off a strange trick horse and the bunny rabbit does some rope tricks.
6 CARTOON CARNIVAL
9AM
6 ANDY'S GANG - ANDY DEVINE
7 CHILDREN'S CORNER
9:30
2 4 WINKY DINK AND YOU
The kids draw a bear because Mr. Bungle decides that he would like to learn how to wrestle. Mr. Bungle also decides to take up knitting, which turns into quite a dangerous venture. The first chapter of a new adventure entitled 'Mike McBean and the Barbary Pirates' will also be shown.
6 7 PINKY LEE
9:45
13 COME AND SEE
10AM
2 MIGHTY MOUSE PLAYHOUSE
Cartoons: 1. Mickey Mouse learns of a merciless cat-professor who has invented an electronically operated mousetrap, and he sets out to destroy the mechanism. 2. Farmer Al Falfa goes into the jungle in his newest adventure. 3. The Italian tenor, Chris Columbo, presents his soapbox theory that the world is round. 4. The persuasive voice of a radio commentator frustrates a little pup who tries to dramatize each flowery adjective.
4 BUFFALO BILL, JR.
Suspense packed tale of the encounter Bill and his kid sister, Calamity, have with the notorious Billy the Kid.
6 7 FURY
'The Choice.' After he has been in an accident, Joey's eyesight is impaired. Jim, who is in financial straits, must sell Fury to get the money necessary for an operation. Peter Graves, Robert Diamond.
13 SATURDAY SURPRISE
10:30
2 HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
4 TALES OF TEXAS RANGERS
'Buckaroo from Powder River.' The Rangers indirectly discover the hideout of a man and his two sons who have been plaguing the Texas territory for years with their bank robberies. Jace Pearson: Willard Parker. Clay Morgan: Harry Lauter.
6 WINCHELL AND MAHONEY
The Jerry Mahoney Club goes for a winter outing in the snowy woods today. This show was originally scheduled for last week. 'Keep Your Sunny Side Up' (Paul Winchell), 'Here Comes Peter Cottontail' (Carol Burnett), 'Why Fish Don't Freeze' (Knucklehead Smiff), 'Steam Heat' (Milton Delugg).
7 PICTURAMA
13 ANDY'S GANG
11AM
2 ROY ROGERS
3 4 13 BIG TOP-CIRCUS
From Philadelphia comes a parade of circus acts led by Jack Sterling. Jugglers (The Colleanos). Chair Balancers (The Edward Brothers). Aerialist (Betty Pasco).
6 7 CHOOSE UP SIDES
11:30
6 7 MR. WIZARD
Mr. Wizard (Don Herbert) shows his young friend Susan (Pamela Fitzmaurice) how to make weather as well as predict it.
NOON
2 TV ALMANAC
3 4 13 LONE RANGER
'Trouble at Black Rock.' The Lone Ranger and Tonto risk their lives when they help an old prospector protect his claim against a band of greedy crooks.
6 COMIC CUTUPS
7 SHININ' '7' RANCH
12:30
2 MOVIE
'Red Planet Mars.' (1952) With the help of a hydrogen tube developed by a Nazi war criminal, an American couple establishes contact with Mars. What they learn rocks the earth. Peter Graves, Andrea King, Herbert Berghof.
3 4 CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT
'Top Secret Weapon.' Capt. Midnight tries to rescue a teenage refugee from foreign agents and so prevent the capture of plans for a powerful new torpedo. Richard Webb, Sid Melton. Stefan: Aurello Galli.
6 MAKE BELIEVE-BLOOM
7 FACTS FORUM
13 MOVIE
'A Chump at Oxford.' (1940) A couple of ex-street cleaners invade the sacred portals of dear old Oxford. Laurel & Hardy.
1PM
3 BIG PICTURE
4 6 CARTOON CARNIVAL
7 THE CHRISTOPHERS
1:30
3 ANDY'S GANG
4 BIG PICTURE-ARMY FILM
7 RANDOM REELS
1:45
39 INDUSTRY ON PARADE
2PM
2 3 4 13 BASKETBALL
The Hoosiers of Indiana University meet the Ohio State Buckeyes in Columbus. The Buckeyes are led by Robin Freeman (24), one of the highest scorers in the nation. Jack Drees reports the action.
6 7 39 PRO BASKETBALL
The Boston Celtics of the eastern division meet the Rochester Royals of the western division in Rochester, N.Y. Curt Gowdy and Lindsey Nelson report the action.
3:30
4 MOVIE
'Thunder in the Desert.' (1938) Bob Steele.
3:45
2 SATURDAY SPORTS
3 WHERE IN THE WORLD?
4PM
2 THE RUGGLES
3 MOVIE-TO BE ANNOUNCED
6 7 39 HORSE RACING
RETURN: First of four major stake races to be telecast from Hialeah Park, Miami, this month. Today's feature is the McClennan Handicap, 1 1/2 miles, $50,000 added for three-year-olds and up. Fred Capossela reports the race; Sam Renick handles the color.
13 TV FEATURE
4:30
2 SKY KING
4 FILM SUBJECT
6 MOVIE-TO BE ANNOUNCED
7 FACTS FORUM
9 MOVIE
'Ghost Town Renegades.' (1947) Western about a man who plots to take over an abandoned mine from its original owner. Lash La Rue, Al 'Fuzzy' St. John.
39 ACTION IN THE AFTERNOON
4:45
6 INDUSTRY ON PARADE
5PM
2 LASSIE
4 THE CHRISTOPHERS
Host: Father James Keller.
7 MOVIE-TO BE ANNOUNCED
13 ANNIE OAKLEY
5:30
2 3 4 I LOVE LUCY
'Lucy Goes to the Hospital.' This is the episode in which Lucy heads for the hospital to give birth to Ricky Jr.
6 OUR GOOD EARTH
9 FILM FEATURE
13 SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE
39 MOVIE
'The Panther's Claw.' (1942) When an opera singer is murdered, a detective investigates two wigmakers and a group of opera personalities. Sidney Blackmer.
5:45
9 INDUSTRY ON PARADE
6PM
2 SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE
3 ANNIE OAKLEY
4 WYATT EARP
A deputy who accepts a bribe in gold from a gambler, also accepts the job of doing away with Wyatt Earp. Hugh O'Brian, Collette Lyons.
6 ROY ROGERS
7 MAN TO MAN
9 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS
13 DISNEYLAND
6:15
7 INDUSTRY ON PARADE
9 FILM
6:30
2 3 4 BEAT THE CLOCK
6 7 39 BIG SURPRISE
9 OZARK JUBILEE
Webb Pierce, the Jubilee's regular once-a-month master of ceremonies, takes over tonight's half-hour show and introduces his special guest Rex Allen, well-known Western movie star and recording artist.
7PM
2 HIGHWAY PATROL
Broderick Crawford, starring as Highway Patrol Chief Dan Mathews, risks his life to protect retired racketeer Jack McCall from assassins trying to silence his fourthcoming jury testimony.
3 4 STAGE SHOW
Comedian Joe E. Brown is tonight's entertainer-emcee. His guests: singer Elvis Presley, in a return appearance; and the chimpanzee act of Tippy and Cobina. The June Taylor girls dance; Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey lead their orchestra.
6 7 39 PERRY COMO
Two actors-Tom 'Seven Year Itch' Ewell and Farley Granger-and two singers-Metropolitan Opera soprano Patrice Munsel and pop singer and amateur golfer Don Cherry-are the guests of Perry Como tonight. As a special feature there will be a military exhibition by the drill team of the U.S. Naval Training Center, Bainbridge, MD. Perry's numbers: 'Lullaby of Broadway,' 'You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To,' 'That Old Feeling', 'Don't Blame Me,' 'I Wonder' and 'Rock and Roll Waltz.' The Ray Charles singers' feature: 'Lullaby of Birdland'-in French! And Don Cherry sings his hit-record number, 'Band of Gold.'
13 PHIL SILVERS
7:30
2 3 4 13 JACKIE GLEASON
Once again bus driver Ralph Kramden and sewer sage Ed Norton form a business partnership. But this time some big money comes their way. Art Carney, Audrey Meadows.
8PM
2 3 4 13 TWO FOR THE MONEY
6 7 39 PEOPLE ARE FUNNY
9 LAWRENCE WELK
Music highlights: 'Lisbon Antigua' (Orchestra), 'Arivederci Roma' (Aladdin), 'Moritat' (Jerry Burke), 'What's the Reason?' (Rocky Rockwell), 'Maria Elena' (Alice Lon), 'Columbia Stockade' (Buddy Hayes), 'Chain Gang' (Larry Hooper).
8:30
2 SUSIE
3 MAYOR OF THE TOWN
4 13 IT'S ALWAYS JAN
Jan is upset when her press agent releases an 'item' that she and a popular movie star are seeing each other. Jan claims she hasn't even met her 'beau'. Jan: Janis Paige. Pat: Patricia Bright.
6 39 JIMMY DURANTE
Tonight The Schnozz welcomes 'Uncle Millie' Berle as his special guest. Regulars include Eddie Jackson, Jack Roth, Jules Buffano.
7 I MARRIED JOAN
9PM
2 3 4 13 GUNSMOKE
Marshal Dillon comes up against a blank wall when witnesses refuse to testify against a notorious highwayman. The outlaw is reputed to rob only the wealthy.
6 7 39 GEORGE GOBEL
George Gobel is known as an easy mark to every door-to-door salesman in town. Alan Mowbray, as an encyclopedia salesman, takes advantage of George's affability. Jeff Donnell is seen as Alice, Peggy King and John Scott Trotter.
9 LIFE BEGINS AT 80
9:30
2 3 4 13 DAMON RUNYON THEATER
'The Face of Johnny Dolliver.' Prizefighter Johnny Dolliver falls in love with debutante Flower Brotherton but feels that his battered lace stands to the way of romance. He undergoes plastic surgery and gives up the ring, but his old boxing pals have different plans for him.
6 7 39 YOUR HIT PARADE
Hit Parade extras are 'Mandy,' sung by Snooky Lanson, and 'They All Laughed,' sung by Russell Arms. Also on hand to present the week's top tunes are Gisele MacKenzie and Dorothy Collins. Raymond Scott leads the orchestra.
9 TO BE ANNOUNCED
10PM
2 IT'S ALWAYS JAN
3 WHERE IN THE WORLD?
4 PLAYHOUSE '15'
'Shipboard Romance.' Drama about two young people on a boat and the result of a shipboard romance. Featuring Byron Sanders, Lois March, Philip Truex.
6 I AM THE LAW
7 9 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS
13 TV READER'S DIGEST
39 NEWS
10:10
39 WRESTLING
10:15
3 MOVIE-TO BE ANNOUNCED
4 TV'S TUNES
9 TEXAS RASSLIN'
10:30
2 NEWS
4 MASQUERADE PARTY
6 BIG TOWN
7 MOVIE-TO BE ANNOUNCED
13 TOWN & COUNTRY TIME
2 MOVIE
'Man from Cairo.' (1953) A fortune in gold, lost on the North African desert, lures an assortment of wealth-seekers, including an American adventurer and an attractive singer. Murder stalks the fortune hunters. George Raft, Gianna Marie Canale.
11PM
4 BREAK THE BANK
6 MOVIE-TO BE ANNOUNCED
13 MOVIE
'Jamaica Inn.' (1939) No one but the audience, not even his own gang, know that a 'respectable' country squire is really the leader of smugglers and shipwreckers operating on the Cornish coast. Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara.
39 MOVIE
'Harpoon.' (1948) A whaler seeks vengeance upon the people who persecuted his father. Photographed in Alaska. John Bromfield, Alyce Louis.
11:30
4 NEWS
12AM
13 NEWS
CHANNELS
2 WMT Cedar Rapids CBS
3 KTVO Ottumwa CBS
4 WHBF Rock Island IL CBS/ABC
6 WOC-TV Davenport NBC/ABC
7 KWWL Waterloo
9 KCRG Cedar Rapids
13 WREX Rockford IL CBS/ABC
39 WTVO Rockford NBC
2/4/1956 - Saturday
8:30
2 4 CAPTAIN KANGAROO
Capt. Kangaroo and the Treasure House characters go Western today. Mr. Green Jeans shows off a strange trick horse and the bunny rabbit does some rope tricks.
6 CARTOON CARNIVAL
9AM
6 ANDY'S GANG - ANDY DEVINE
7 CHILDREN'S CORNER
9:30
2 4 WINKY DINK AND YOU
The kids draw a bear because Mr. Bungle decides that he would like to learn how to wrestle. Mr. Bungle also decides to take up knitting, which turns into quite a dangerous venture. The first chapter of a new adventure entitled 'Mike McBean and the Barbary Pirates' will also be shown.
6 7 PINKY LEE
9:45
13 COME AND SEE
10AM
2 MIGHTY MOUSE PLAYHOUSE
Cartoons: 1. Mickey Mouse learns of a merciless cat-professor who has invented an electronically operated mousetrap, and he sets out to destroy the mechanism. 2. Farmer Al Falfa goes into the jungle in his newest adventure. 3. The Italian tenor, Chris Columbo, presents his soapbox theory that the world is round. 4. The persuasive voice of a radio commentator frustrates a little pup who tries to dramatize each flowery adjective.
4 BUFFALO BILL, JR.
Suspense packed tale of the encounter Bill and his kid sister, Calamity, have with the notorious Billy the Kid.
6 7 FURY
'The Choice.' After he has been in an accident, Joey's eyesight is impaired. Jim, who is in financial straits, must sell Fury to get the money necessary for an operation. Peter Graves, Robert Diamond.
13 SATURDAY SURPRISE
10:30
2 HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
4 TALES OF TEXAS RANGERS
'Buckaroo from Powder River.' The Rangers indirectly discover the hideout of a man and his two sons who have been plaguing the Texas territory for years with their bank robberies. Jace Pearson: Willard Parker. Clay Morgan: Harry Lauter.
6 WINCHELL AND MAHONEY
The Jerry Mahoney Club goes for a winter outing in the snowy woods today. This show was originally scheduled for last week. 'Keep Your Sunny Side Up' (Paul Winchell), 'Here Comes Peter Cottontail' (Carol Burnett), 'Why Fish Don't Freeze' (Knucklehead Smiff), 'Steam Heat' (Milton Delugg).
7 PICTURAMA
13 ANDY'S GANG
11AM
2 ROY ROGERS
3 4 13 BIG TOP-CIRCUS
From Philadelphia comes a parade of circus acts led by Jack Sterling. Jugglers (The Colleanos). Chair Balancers (The Edward Brothers). Aerialist (Betty Pasco).
6 7 CHOOSE UP SIDES
11:30
6 7 MR. WIZARD
Mr. Wizard (Don Herbert) shows his young friend Susan (Pamela Fitzmaurice) how to make weather as well as predict it.
NOON
2 TV ALMANAC
3 4 13 LONE RANGER
'Trouble at Black Rock.' The Lone Ranger and Tonto risk their lives when they help an old prospector protect his claim against a band of greedy crooks.
6 COMIC CUTUPS
7 SHININ' '7' RANCH
12:30
2 MOVIE
'Red Planet Mars.' (1952) With the help of a hydrogen tube developed by a Nazi war criminal, an American couple establishes contact with Mars. What they learn rocks the earth. Peter Graves, Andrea King, Herbert Berghof.
3 4 CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT
'Top Secret Weapon.' Capt. Midnight tries to rescue a teenage refugee from foreign agents and so prevent the capture of plans for a powerful new torpedo. Richard Webb, Sid Melton. Stefan: Aurello Galli.
6 MAKE BELIEVE-BLOOM
7 FACTS FORUM
13 MOVIE
'A Chump at Oxford.' (1940) A couple of ex-street cleaners invade the sacred portals of dear old Oxford. Laurel & Hardy.
1PM
3 BIG PICTURE
4 6 CARTOON CARNIVAL
7 THE CHRISTOPHERS
1:30
3 ANDY'S GANG
4 BIG PICTURE-ARMY FILM
7 RANDOM REELS
1:45
39 INDUSTRY ON PARADE
2PM
2 3 4 13 BASKETBALL
The Hoosiers of Indiana University meet the Ohio State Buckeyes in Columbus. The Buckeyes are led by Robin Freeman (24), one of the highest scorers in the nation. Jack Drees reports the action.
6 7 39 PRO BASKETBALL
The Boston Celtics of the eastern division meet the Rochester Royals of the western division in Rochester, N.Y. Curt Gowdy and Lindsey Nelson report the action.
3:30
4 MOVIE
'Thunder in the Desert.' (1938) Bob Steele.
3:45
2 SATURDAY SPORTS
3 WHERE IN THE WORLD?
4PM
2 THE RUGGLES
3 MOVIE-TO BE ANNOUNCED
6 7 39 HORSE RACING
RETURN: First of four major stake races to be telecast from Hialeah Park, Miami, this month. Today's feature is the McClennan Handicap, 1 1/2 miles, $50,000 added for three-year-olds and up. Fred Capossela reports the race; Sam Renick handles the color.
13 TV FEATURE
4:30
2 SKY KING
4 FILM SUBJECT
6 MOVIE-TO BE ANNOUNCED
7 FACTS FORUM
9 MOVIE
'Ghost Town Renegades.' (1947) Western about a man who plots to take over an abandoned mine from its original owner. Lash La Rue, Al 'Fuzzy' St. John.
39 ACTION IN THE AFTERNOON
4:45
6 INDUSTRY ON PARADE
5PM
2 LASSIE
4 THE CHRISTOPHERS
Host: Father James Keller.
7 MOVIE-TO BE ANNOUNCED
13 ANNIE OAKLEY
5:30
2 3 4 I LOVE LUCY
'Lucy Goes to the Hospital.' This is the episode in which Lucy heads for the hospital to give birth to Ricky Jr.
6 OUR GOOD EARTH
9 FILM FEATURE
13 SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE
39 MOVIE
'The Panther's Claw.' (1942) When an opera singer is murdered, a detective investigates two wigmakers and a group of opera personalities. Sidney Blackmer.
5:45
9 INDUSTRY ON PARADE
6PM
2 SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE
3 ANNIE OAKLEY
4 WYATT EARP
A deputy who accepts a bribe in gold from a gambler, also accepts the job of doing away with Wyatt Earp. Hugh O'Brian, Collette Lyons.
6 ROY ROGERS
7 MAN TO MAN
9 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS
13 DISNEYLAND
6:15
7 INDUSTRY ON PARADE
9 FILM
6:30
2 3 4 BEAT THE CLOCK
6 7 39 BIG SURPRISE
9 OZARK JUBILEE
Webb Pierce, the Jubilee's regular once-a-month master of ceremonies, takes over tonight's half-hour show and introduces his special guest Rex Allen, well-known Western movie star and recording artist.
7PM
2 HIGHWAY PATROL
Broderick Crawford, starring as Highway Patrol Chief Dan Mathews, risks his life to protect retired racketeer Jack McCall from assassins trying to silence his fourthcoming jury testimony.
3 4 STAGE SHOW
Comedian Joe E. Brown is tonight's entertainer-emcee. His guests: singer Elvis Presley, in a return appearance; and the chimpanzee act of Tippy and Cobina. The June Taylor girls dance; Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey lead their orchestra.
6 7 39 PERRY COMO
Two actors-Tom 'Seven Year Itch' Ewell and Farley Granger-and two singers-Metropolitan Opera soprano Patrice Munsel and pop singer and amateur golfer Don Cherry-are the guests of Perry Como tonight. As a special feature there will be a military exhibition by the drill team of the U.S. Naval Training Center, Bainbridge, MD. Perry's numbers: 'Lullaby of Broadway,' 'You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To,' 'That Old Feeling', 'Don't Blame Me,' 'I Wonder' and 'Rock and Roll Waltz.' The Ray Charles singers' feature: 'Lullaby of Birdland'-in French! And Don Cherry sings his hit-record number, 'Band of Gold.'
13 PHIL SILVERS
7:30
2 3 4 13 JACKIE GLEASON
Once again bus driver Ralph Kramden and sewer sage Ed Norton form a business partnership. But this time some big money comes their way. Art Carney, Audrey Meadows.
8PM
2 3 4 13 TWO FOR THE MONEY
6 7 39 PEOPLE ARE FUNNY
9 LAWRENCE WELK
Music highlights: 'Lisbon Antigua' (Orchestra), 'Arivederci Roma' (Aladdin), 'Moritat' (Jerry Burke), 'What's the Reason?' (Rocky Rockwell), 'Maria Elena' (Alice Lon), 'Columbia Stockade' (Buddy Hayes), 'Chain Gang' (Larry Hooper).
8:30
2 SUSIE
3 MAYOR OF THE TOWN
4 13 IT'S ALWAYS JAN
Jan is upset when her press agent releases an 'item' that she and a popular movie star are seeing each other. Jan claims she hasn't even met her 'beau'. Jan: Janis Paige. Pat: Patricia Bright.
6 39 JIMMY DURANTE
Tonight The Schnozz welcomes 'Uncle Millie' Berle as his special guest. Regulars include Eddie Jackson, Jack Roth, Jules Buffano.
7 I MARRIED JOAN
9PM
2 3 4 13 GUNSMOKE
Marshal Dillon comes up against a blank wall when witnesses refuse to testify against a notorious highwayman. The outlaw is reputed to rob only the wealthy.
6 7 39 GEORGE GOBEL
George Gobel is known as an easy mark to every door-to-door salesman in town. Alan Mowbray, as an encyclopedia salesman, takes advantage of George's affability. Jeff Donnell is seen as Alice, Peggy King and John Scott Trotter.
9 LIFE BEGINS AT 80
9:30
2 3 4 13 DAMON RUNYON THEATER
'The Face of Johnny Dolliver.' Prizefighter Johnny Dolliver falls in love with debutante Flower Brotherton but feels that his battered lace stands to the way of romance. He undergoes plastic surgery and gives up the ring, but his old boxing pals have different plans for him.
6 7 39 YOUR HIT PARADE
Hit Parade extras are 'Mandy,' sung by Snooky Lanson, and 'They All Laughed,' sung by Russell Arms. Also on hand to present the week's top tunes are Gisele MacKenzie and Dorothy Collins. Raymond Scott leads the orchestra.
9 TO BE ANNOUNCED
10PM
2 IT'S ALWAYS JAN
3 WHERE IN THE WORLD?
4 PLAYHOUSE '15'
'Shipboard Romance.' Drama about two young people on a boat and the result of a shipboard romance. Featuring Byron Sanders, Lois March, Philip Truex.
6 I AM THE LAW
7 9 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS
13 TV READER'S DIGEST
39 NEWS
10:10
39 WRESTLING
10:15
3 MOVIE-TO BE ANNOUNCED
4 TV'S TUNES
9 TEXAS RASSLIN'
10:30
2 NEWS
4 MASQUERADE PARTY
6 BIG TOWN
7 MOVIE-TO BE ANNOUNCED
13 TOWN & COUNTRY TIME
2 MOVIE
'Man from Cairo.' (1953) A fortune in gold, lost on the North African desert, lures an assortment of wealth-seekers, including an American adventurer and an attractive singer. Murder stalks the fortune hunters. George Raft, Gianna Marie Canale.
11PM
4 BREAK THE BANK
6 MOVIE-TO BE ANNOUNCED
13 MOVIE
'Jamaica Inn.' (1939) No one but the audience, not even his own gang, know that a 'respectable' country squire is really the leader of smugglers and shipwreckers operating on the Cornish coast. Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara.
39 MOVIE
'Harpoon.' (1948) A whaler seeks vengeance upon the people who persecuted his father. Photographed in Alaska. John Bromfield, Alyce Louis.
11:30
4 NEWS
12AM
13 NEWS