Retro: Kansas, Thurs. July 17th, 1986

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Source: TV Guide (Best and Worst We Saw issue)

Channels
2 KSNC Great Bend NBC
3 KSNW Wichita NBC
6 KTVC Ensign CBS
7 KAYS-TV Hays CBS
8 KPTS Wichita PBS
8m KSNK McCook NE NBC
9 KOOD Hays PBS
10 KAKE Wichita ABC
11 KSNG Garden City NBC
12 KWCH Wichita CBS
13 KUPK Garden City ABC
13w WIBW-TV Topeka CBS
24 KSAS Wichita IND
27 KSNT Topeka NBC
41(K) KSHB Kansas City IND
49 KLDH Topeka ABC
WGN 9 Chicago IND

7/17/1986 Thursday

5AM
12 CBS News-Faith Daniels
24 Gomer Pyle USMC
41 The Lucy Show

5:30
10 Jimmy Swaggart
12 Pastor's Study
13w Headline News
24 Morning Agriculture Report
41 Cisco Kid
WGN Faith 20

6AM
2 3 8m 11 27 NBC News-Bob Jamieson
6 7 Teaching Writing: A Process Approach
10 ABC News-Bell/Sullivan
12 Morning Stretch
13 700 Club
24 49 Jimmy Swaggart
41 20 Minute Workout
WGN Muppet Show

6:15
10 Wake Up Wichita

6:30
2 3 8m 11 27 News
6 7 12 Farm News
10 ABC News
13w CBS News
24 Challenge of the GoBots
41 Tom & Jerry
49 He-Man & The Masters of the Universe
WGN The Mask

7AM
2 3 8m 11 27 Today-Gumbel/Pauley
Scheduled: Van Halen.
6 7 12 13w CBS Morning News
10 13 49 Good Morning America-Hartman/Lunden
Scheduled: Actress Carrie Henn ('Aliens').
24 41 Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
WGN Bozo

7:30
8 Farm Day
24 Jetsons
41 Superfriends

7:45
8 AM Weather

8AM
8 Sesame Street
24 She-Ra: Princess oF Power
41 Bugs Bunny

8:30
24 Fat Albert
41 Leave it to Beaver BW
WGN Beverly Hillbillies

9AM
2 3 8m 11 27 Hour Magazine
Abigail Van Buren; psychologist David Brandt on masochism; AIDS in the classroom; a Japanese etiquette class.
6 7 12 Phil Donahue
8 Polka Dot Door
10 13 All My Children (One-day delay I assume.)
13w $25,000 Pyramid
Scheduled: Lauri Hendler, LeVar Burton.
24 49 700 Club
41 Family Ties
A student promises to user her influence to get Mallory (Justine Bateman) into her sorority if Mallory will introduce her to Alex.
WGN The Waltons

9:30
8 Tony Brown's Journal
National Urban League president John Jacob discusses the organization's annual conference (July 20-23) in San Francisco.
13w New Card Sharks
41 The Monkees

10AM
2 3 8m 11 27 Family Ties
Elyse (Meredith Baxter Birney) is bursting with news that she's pregnant. Michael Gross.
6 7 12 13w The Price is Right
8 Nova
10 13 Sally Jessy Raphael
24 Jimmy Swaggart
WGN The Big Valley

10:30
2 3 8m 11 27 Scrabble
10 13 49 New Love, American Style
A jealous man burst into the kitchen to see what-and who-is cooking with his bride; a sailor is adrift over a burlesque star.
24 Richard Roberts
41 Bewitched

11AM
2 3 8m 11 27 Super Password
Scheduled: Fred Travalena, Audrey Landers. Host: Bert Convy.
6 7 12 13w The Young & The Restless
8 Masterpiece Theatre
The Grants have new neighbors who are even greener than they are in Part 2 of 'The Flame Trees of Thika.'
9 Sesame Street
10 13 Love Connection
41 Goodwill Games
Events available for live coverage include men's basketball. Also: men's and women's yachting; women's team handball; judo.
49 Ryan's Hope
WGN Little House on the Prairie

11:30
2 3 8m 11 27 Wheel of Fortune
10 13 Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous
Neil Sedaka and restaurateur Wolfgang Puck.
24 Family Feud (Obviously reruns at that point)
49 Loving

Noon
2 3 7 8m 11 12 27 WGN News
6 Southwest Kansas Today
Topic: the Macksville Centennial Celebration (August 8-10).
8 Sesame Street
9 Polka Dot Door
10 13 Kaleidoscope
13w Mid-Day in Kansas
24 That's Incredible!
49 All My Children

12:390
2 3 8m 11 27 Days of Our Lives
6 7 12 13w As the World Turns
9 New York's Master Chefs
24 Bizarre (at 12:30 in the afternoon?)

1PM
8 Great Performances
From 1983: Violinist Gidon Kremer and the English Chamber Orchestra perform Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons'.
9 Nova
'Skydive to the Rain Forest' follows a team that parachuted onto Venezuela's Cerro Autano, a 'sandstone monolith.'
10 13 49 One Life to Live
24 Dick Van Dyke BW
WGN Lead-Off Man

1:15
WGN MLB Baseball
San Francisco at Chicago Cubs.

1:30
2 3 8m 11 27 Another World
6 7 12 13w Capitol
24 Gomer Pyle, USMC

2PM
2 3 8m 11 27 Daytime Emmy Awards
The 19th annual ceremonies in New York. Drama Series: 'All My Children,' 'As the World Turns,' 'General Hospital,' 'The Young & The Restless.' Actor: Scott Bryce and Larry Bryggman (As the World Turns), David Canary (All My Children), Nicolas Coster (Santa Barbara), Terry Lester (The Young & The Restless), Robert S. Woods (One Life to Live). Actress: Eliabeth Hubbard (As the World Turns), Susan Lucci (All My Children), Peggy McCay (Days of Our Lives), Erika Slezak (One Life to Live), Kim Zimmer (Guiding Light). Children's series: 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood,' 'Sesame Street,' '3-2-1 Contact.' (Live) [Awards shows may run overtime.]
6 7 12 13w Guiding Light
7 Evening at Pops
9 WonderWorks
Conclusion. Bertie, Mr. Thomas and Kitty scheme to prevent 'Konrad' (Huckleberry Fox) from being recalled by The Factory.
10 13 49 General Hospital
24 Mayberry R.F.D.
41 The Munsters BW

2:30
24 41 Leave it to Beaver BW

3PM
6 7 12 Press Your Luck
8 9 Sesame Street
10 13 Divorce Court
13w Dallas
24 Transformers
41 Flintstones
49 She-Ra: Princess of Power

3:30
2 3 8m 11 27 Little House on the Prairie
6 7 12 Headline Chasers
10 13 $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime
24 G.I. Joe
41 49 Scooby-Doo

4PM
6 7 12 Perfect Match
8 9 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
10 13 Newlywed Game
13w Phil Donahue
24 49 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
41 Challenge of the GoBots

4:30
2 3 8m 11 27 Happy Days
Chachi, who hasn't dated for awhile, takes lessons from the Fonz. Denise Halma.
6 7 12 Jeopardy!
8 Reading Rainbow
James Earl Jones tells the story of an African boy who brings rain to his parched village.
9 3-2-1 Contact
10 13 People's Court
24 Thundercats
41 The Jetsons
49 G.I. Joe
WGN Laverne & Shirley

5PM
2 3 8m 11 27 Diff'rent Strokes
Dudley convinces Arnold that he'll strike up friendships at school if he starts smoking cigarettes.
6 7 10 12 13 13w News
8 Today's Special
9 Secret City
Having fun with cartoons.
24 Hangin' In
Kate (Lally Cadeau) mediates a quarrel between a co-worker and her boyfriend.
41 Brady Bunch
Tonsillitis hits the Bradys in unexpected ways.
49 Newlywed Game
WGN One Day at a Time

5:30
2 3 8m 11 27 NBC News
6 7 12 13w CBS News
8 Doctor Who
'Invisible Enemy,' conclusion. The Doctor (Tom Baker) pursues the nucleus into the atmosphere to destroy it.
9 TV Classics BW
10 13 49 ABC News
24 Angie
Angie's mood starts to match the wintry weather, so Brad decides it's time for their honeymoon.
41 Laverne & Shirley
The girls hope to tarnish Frank's gold-digging girlfriend (Maureen Arthur).
WGN Welcome Back, Kotter

5:55
9 Community Calendar

6PM
2 3 6 7 8m 10 11 12 13 13w 27 News
8 9 MacNeil, Lehrer NewsHour
24 What's Happening Now!!
The derelict Mr. Lee (Theodore Wilson) makes a grand impresion on Raj's well-to-do mother-in-law (Lillian Lehman), thanks to the money he was given to stay out of her sight. Raj: Ernest Thomas.
41 Mork & Mindy
Mork decides to move out of Mindy's apartment when he feels he is infringing on her social life.
49 Taxi
Elaine (Marilu Henner) dates a congressman (Jeffrey Tambor) who badly needs self-confidence.
WGN Private Benjamin

6:30
2 3 8m 11 M*A*S*H
Margaret picks a bad time to contract laryngitis; a brusque general (John Anderson) sets up command at the 4077th to be near his wounded son (Michael Horton).
6 7 12 27 Wheel of Fortune
10 13 PM Magazine
An Alaskan who advertised for a mail-order bride. Also: actress Lauren Hutton.
13w Entertainment Tonight
Scheduled: John Forsythe discusses his role in the TV-movie 'Man of Fire.'
24 Hogan's Heroes
Hogan (Bob Crane) tries to destroy a German radio tower.
41 Hangin' In
49 To Be Announced (the whole week was 'TBA' at 6:30PM)

As usual it's divided into two parts thanks to the 10K character limit.

 

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7PM
2 3 8m 11 27 Cosby Show
Clair's newly engaged sister (Yvette Erwin) gest a lesson on husbands from two pros-her mother and Clair. Meanwhile, Cliff tries out a new chess strategy on his father-in-law (Joe Williams).
6 7 12 13w Crazy Like a Fox
The Foxes search for the murderers of Allison's cousin (Danny Kwan), who recently arrived from China carrying a valuable miniature jade Buddha.
8 Nature
A study of the 'Tumbler in the Sky,' Africa's bateleur eagle, known for its aerial acrobatics and lustrous plumage.
9 Living Wild
Jeremy Irons narrates 'Beyond the Edge,' a journey around the British Isles to study sea cliffs serving as a refuge for wildlife.
10 13 49 Ripley's Believe it or Not!
Included: A man who gets stung by mosquitoes for a living; surgery for people with Down's syndrome; a Chinese ice festival; cockroaches; bionic arms; a laundry that washes money; a curse that led to the destruction of an Aztec nation; a three-bedroom house built in less than seven hours.
24 Hawaii Five-O
Michael Anderson Jr. plays the dropout son of an Army general in this suspense-drama involving the mysterious death of a Vietnam veteran.
41 Goodwill Games
Events taped earlier today include boxing (semifinals); women's gymnastics (team competition); men's basketball.
WGN Movie
'The African Queen.' (1951) River tramp Humphrey Bogart (Best Actor Oscar) and missionary Katharine Hepburn attempt to flee from the Germans in a rickety boat.

7:30
2 3 8m 11 27 Family Ties
Professor Alex gives student Ellen a bad grade in class, so she decides to get even by becoming an academic menace. Tracy Pollan.

8PM
2 3 8m 11 27 Cheers
In a close race for a big promotion, Norm gets some dirt on the competition that could swing the decision his way.
6 7 12 13w Movie
A poignant search for answers to the tragic riddle behind the suicide of a teenager. 'Silence of the Heart,' a 1984 TV-movie, considers the tragedy surrounding the death of 17-year-old Skip Lewis (Chad Lowe), but it does so from the perspective of Skip's family and friends, who must come to grips with their loss. And at first that loss (in an automobile) is attributed to a freakish accident. But as clues begin to surface suggesting that Skip may have taken his own life, his mother Barbara (Mariette Hartley) and younger sister Cindy (Dana Hill) begin to search for the truth-a truth that's too painful for Skip's dad Carl (Howard Hesseman) to face. Meanwhile, Skip's best friend Ken (Charlie Sheen) is going through an emotional wringer of his own: he thinks he could have prevented Skip from killing himself. Henry: Jaleel White.
8 Pallisers
Lopez suffers a political setback and uses questionable means to secure money. Stuart Wilson.
9 Mystery!
'The Intercessor' (John Duttine) finds his stay at a boardinghouse disquieted by the cries of a young girl from behind a locked door.
10 13 49 Colbys
Miles and his lawyer (Peter White) track down promising witnesses as they prepare to drag Jeff through the mud in court; but Francesca and Jeff (Katharine Ross, John James) determine to fight back. Meanwhile, Sable (Stepphanie Beacham) humiliates her sister at a consulate reception; Monica (Tracy Scoggins) learns of Neil's betrayal; and Bliss (Claire Yarlett) pays Sean a visit.
24 Movie
'Electra Glide in Blue.' (1973) Robert Blake portrays an ambitious motorcycle cop trying to solve a murder case. Billy Green Bush, Mitchell Ryan.

8:30
2 3 8m 11 27 Night Court
On his birthday, Dan (John Larroquette) must share the spotlight with Harry's bagful of magic tricks, handful of Mac's in-laws, and an overly enthusiastic date (Judy Landers).

9PM
2 3 8m 11 27 Hill Street Blues
Garfield (Mykel T. Williamson) feels he doesn't stand a chance at the shooting hearing because it's his word against that of a white 27-year veteran; with the health department on strike, Hill and Renko have to make pickups and deliveries for the city morgue; Belker gets caught in a crossfire between rival PCP dealers; Tom Hooper (Eric Pierpoint) wants to file a harassment complaint against Bates.
8 Unquiet Library
This film chronicles the establishment of the Library of Congress's vast Music Division, which was started in the late 1980s. The division houses a concert hall, a recording lab.
9 Wild America
Part 1 of two. Marty Stouffer tries to domesticate a pair of fishers, rare cat-sized members of the weasel family.
10 13 49 20/20
Scheduled: A conversation in England with Prince Andrew and his fiance Sarah Ferguson, who will be wed on July 23. British journalist Sandy Gall conducts the interview.

9:10
WGN News

9:30
9 Backstage Tonight

10PM
2 3 6 7 8m 10 11 12 13 13w 27 News
8 TV Classics BW
An episode of the Western 'The Adventures of Kit Carson,' starring Bill Williams.
9 Nightly Business Report
Guest commentator: Lester Thurow.
24 Andy Griffith BW
Andy witnesses Gomer's first day in the Marines.
41 Goodwill Games
Events taped earlier today include men's team handball and boxing (semifinals). Also: a wrap-up of the day's events.
49 Benson
Benson is called to testify in a tax case against hoods who've been known to kill prosecution witnesses.
WGN Soap

10:30
2 3 8m 11 27 Tonight Show
Scheduled: Garry Shandling (guest host), Marsha Mason, Anthony Perkins.
6 7 12 WKRP in Cincinnati
When the staff threatens to unionize, Momma Carlson (Carol Bruce) threatens to sell the station.
8 Nightly Business Report
9 War & Peace
As the French approach Bald Hills, Prince Bolkonsky (Anthony Jacobs) dies and rebellious peasants attempt to prevent Maria (Angela Down) from escaping.
10 13 13w Barney Miller
KAKE/KUPK - Wojo is bitten by a possibly rabid German shepherd.
WIBW - A debate with a jailed radical gives Luger a pain-in the chest. Corey Fischer.
24 Rawhide BW
The drovers are invited to a wedding that turns into a brutal showdown when the bride's outlaw brother arrives.
49 Mannix
A hit-and-run attempt on a little girl jolts Mannix (Mike Connors) into believing her story about escaping from killers plotting a new murder. (This is an unusual program for an ABC station to run in 1986...)

11PM
6 7 12 Night Heat
The hunt for a priceless statue teams O'Brien (Scott Hylands) with an insurance investigator (Linda Sorensen) he once romanced. Jeff Wincott.
8 Non Fiction Television
From 1984: 'The Last Pullman Car' chronicles the struggle by workers at Chicago's Pullman-Standard Passenger Car Works to keep their plant from closing.
10 13 Nightline
13w T.J. Hooker
A van stopped for running a red light turns out to be filled with illegal firearms. Vic Tayback.
41 News

11:15
41 Benny Hill

11:30
2 3 8m 11 27 Late Night with David Letterman
Scheduled: Grace Jones and Todd Rundgren.
9 Congress: We the People
10 13 Entertainment Tonight
Schedulked: John Forsythe.
24 Comedy Break
41 Get Smart
Max and 99 wreak KAOS on the golf course.
49 Nightline
WGN Movie BW
'Sahara.' (1943) Superior war yarn about an American tank crew's battle against Nazis, desert sands, and lack of water. Humphrey Bogart, Bruce Bennett.

12AM
9 Community Calendar
10 13 News
24 Star Games
41 Dick Van Dyke
49 Dukes of Hazzard

12:10
6 7 12 Movie
Supernatural possession and human greed are forces in conflict in 'Dark Places,' a 1974 British horror tale about the search for a dead man's hidden fortune. Christopher Lee, Joan Collins.
13w Movie
The accent is on comedy in 'The Good Guys and the Bad Guys' (1969), as a retired marshal and an aging outlaw team up to thwart a train robbery. Robert Mitchum.

12:30
2 3 8m 11 27 Dr. Gene Scott
10 13 Mission: Impossible
41 Three Stooges BW

1AM
24 The Gong Show
41 Movie
'Cowboy.' (1958) A cattle drive to Mexico with a hard-bitten cowhand and a love-struck tenderfoot. Glenn Ford.

1:30
12 News
24 Dating Game
WGN Odd Couple

2AM
12 CBS News Nightwatch
24 Rawhide BW
WGN Comedy Break

2:30
WGN INN News-Morton Dean

3AM
24 Wild Wild West
41 Movie
'Alligator.' (1981) One of the all-time alligator movies, in which a 36-footer wreaks havoc in the Midwest. Script by John Sayles. Robert Forster.
WGN Movie BW
'Passage to Marseille.' (1944) A top cast highlights this wartime tale of Devil's Island escapees endeavoring to fight for Free France. Humphrey Bogart.

4AM
12 Dukes of Hazzard
24 Emergency!

4:45
41 News

BONUS LISTINGS! They listed a channel called MovieTime in this TV Guide, which doesn't seem to be related to the Movietime that later became E! I wonder if this was Wichita-based.

10AM, 4PM, 10PM 'Tea for Two.' (1950) Efforts to put on The Big Show, with Doris Day, Gordon MacRae.
6AM, Noon, 6PM 'The King's Pirate.' (1967) Tongue-in-cheek remake of the Errol Flynn swashbuckler 'Against All Flags.' Good escapist fare. Doug McClure.
8AM, 2PM, 8PM 'Joe Kidd.' (1972) Clint Eastwood plays a trapper-guide caught up in a conflict between landowners and evicted Mexicans in turn-of-the-century Mexico. Robert Duvall.
Midnight 'Tarzan and the Valley of Gold.'
2AM 'Prescription: Murder.'
4AM 'Phantom Lady.' (1944) Stylish suspense tale about a girl trying to save a condemned man by finding his wife's killer. Ella Raines, Franchot Tone.