Retro: Nebraska, Sat. April 3rd, 1976

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Yes, this is really the 3rd of April. The Tuesday listing was the 6th.
Source: TV Guide
CHANNELS
2 KNOP North Platte NBC
2v KUSD Vermillion SD PBS
3 KMTV Omaha NBC
4 KTIV Sioux City IA NBC
5h KHAS Hastings NBC
5s KXON Sioux Falls ABC
6 WOWT Omaha CBS
7 KETV Omaha ABC
8 KESD Brookings PBS
9 KCAU Sioux City ABC
10 KOLN Lincoln CBS
11 KELO Sioux Falls CBS
12 KUON Lincoln PBS
13k KHGI Kearney ABC
13s KSFY Sioux Falls NBC
26 KYNE Omaha PBS
27 KSIN Sioux City PBS
32 KBIN Council BLuffs
For programs on 10 Pierre, 16 Aberdeen, see KUSD. On KGIN 11 Grand Island, see KOLN. On KDLO/KPLO see KELO; on KLNE, KMNE, KPNE, KRNE, KTNE, KXNE, KHNE, see KUON 12. On KSNB/KWNB/KCNA see KHGI. On KPRY/KABY see KSFY, on 36 Red Oak, see KBIN.

6AM
6 Point of View

6:15
11 Sunrise Semester
Presidential Power and American Democracy: The Secretary of State.

6:30
3 US Farm Report
Scheduled segments include a discussion of dairy prices and the presentation of an award to a young farmer at the University of Mississippi. Orion Samuelson is the host.
6 Sunrise Semester
See 6:15, KELO.

6:45
11 Rocky and His Friends

7AM
2 4 5h 13s Emergency Plus 4
3 Farm Report-Warren Nielson
5s 7 9 13k Hong Kong Phooey
6 10 11 Pebbles and Bamm Bamm
12 26 Sesame Street

7:30
2 4 13s Josie and the Pussycats
3 TV Classroom
5H It's Saturday Morning
5s 7 9 13k Tom and Jerry/Grape Ape
6 10 11 14 Bugs Bunny/Road Runner

8AM
2 3 4 5h 13s Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty
2v 8 12 26 Electric Company

8:30
2 3 4 5h 13s Pink Panther
2v 8 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
5s 9 13k Adventures of Gilligan
6 10 11 14 Scooby-Doo Where Are You?
7 Bullwinkle
12 26 Zoom

9AM
2 3 4 5h 13s Land of the Lost
2v 8 12 26 Sesame Street
5s 7 9 13k Super Friends
6 10 11 14 Shazam!/Isis

9:30
2 3 4 5h 13s Run, Joe, Run
Joe tracks a prisoner [played by Roy Jenson] who escaped uninjured from a crashed police plane. Jeff Corey.

10AM
2 3 4 5h 13s Return to the Planet of the Apes
2v 8 Electric Company
5s 7 9 13k Speed Buggy
6 10 11 14 Far Out Space Nuts
12 26 Big Blue Marble

10:30
2 3 4 5h 13s Westwind
An old sea dog [played by John Carradine] involves the Andrews family in a dangerous hunt for stolen jade. Steve: Van Williams.
2v 8 Mister Rogers
5s 7 9 13k Oddball Couple
6 10 11 14 Ghost Busters
12 26 Vegetable Soup

11AM
2 3 4 5h 13s Liberty
Special: "Liberty" examines how freedoms in the U.S. have been tested over the years. A condensed version of the recent prime-time telecast, the program is geared to young people. It traces the struggles of minority groups in recent times, and, on a lighter note, follows through animated sequences the early travels of the Declaration of Independence.
2v 8 12 26 Zoom
5s 7 9 13k Lost Saucer
6 10 11 14 Valley of the Dinosaurs

11:30
2 4 5h 13s Go-USA
In "Go Away Kid, You Bother Me," a carnival pitchman is entrusted with the task of taking an orphan to his new foster parents.
2v 8 Taking Better Pictures
3 Innersight
5s 7 9 13k American Bandstand
Johnnie Taylor performs "Disco Lady."
6 10 11 14 Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Fat Albert learns his first lesson about love when he falls for a girl who doesn't return his affection. Bill Cosby is the host of the program.
12 26 The Way It Was
The 1948 World Series between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Braves. Host Curt Gowdy's guests include Lou Boudreau, Warren Spahn and Bob Feller.

Noon
2v 8 Sesame Street
3 Expressions-Bob Runnels
4 Death Valley Days
5h Film
6 10 11 14 Children's Film Festival
A timid child's imagination opens the door to a fantasy world in "The Boy Who Wore Spectacles." In this Russian movie, it's little Kuvy's daydreams that help give him the confidence to cope with the bullies who torment him and his girl friend Bermeta. Kukla, Fran and Ollie are the hosts.
12 26 Sun: Learning Disabilities
13s Flintstones

12:30
3 Hiring Line-Tony Cervantes
4 Wally's Workshop
Results are great when a brick-over-sand patio is installed by Wally.
5s Conversation
7 The FBI
Louis Jourdan plays a Communist spy in a drama.
9 Concernj
12 26 Sun: Accounting II
13k US Farm Report
See 6:30AM, KMTV.
13s Addams Family BW
Gomez becomes a cat burglar-when sleepwalking. John Astin.

1PM
2v 8 Play Bridge with the Experts
3 Omaha Royals Baseball Show
4 Love American Style
5s Champions
Decathlon events from the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City; exhibition skating by 1975 world figureskating champions, from Copenhagen.
6 Superman
A criminal confounds Superman by sealing himself inside a huge cube.
9 Spotlight
10 Sportsman's Friend
Rain and snow plague host Harold Ensley on excursions to Louisiana to fish for bass and to the mountains of Utah for cutthroat trout.
11 US Farm Report
See 6:30, KMTV.
12 26 Your Future is Now
13k Fiesta Mexicana
13s To Be Announced
14 U.S. of Archie

1:30
2 3 4 5h 13s Joe Garagiola
Special: Connie Stevens and Nipsey Russell help Joe usher in the new baseball season.
2v 8 4-H Festival
6 10 14 Tennis
$15,000 awaits the singles winner of the Virginia Slims Tournament of Philadelphia. Among the top-seeded players are Chris Evert, Evonne Goolagong, Martina Navratilova and Virginia Wade. Tony Travert and Julie Anthony report.
7 Greatest Sports Legend
9 Time Tunnel
11 Open Door
13k Focus

2PM
2v 8 Speaking Freely
5s Water World
With Prince Rainier as a guide, host James Franciscus tours the resort of Monte Carlo.
7 Outdoors with Julius Boros
11 Tennis [JIP]
See 1:30, WOWT.
12 26 Sun: Freehand Sketching
13k Water World
Reeling in a tuna proves tougher than hooking one for Garry Unger and Gordie Howe, who fish in heavy seas off the coast of New Brunswick.

2:30
2 3 4 5h 13s Golf
Special: Third-round play in the Greater Greensboro Open.
5s 7 9 13k Pro Bowling
The $80,000 Miller High Life Open at Milwaukee.

3PM
2v 8 Great Decisions
12 26 Sun: Writing
27 32 GED

3:30
2v 8 Movie BW
"Ikiru." [1952] Akira Kurosawa's poignant study of an elderly man seeking to redeem his wasted life. Shown with English subtitles.
6 10 11 14 Sports Spectacular
The first running of the U.S. Grand Prix West, the third race in the current Formula 1 season, taped at Long Beach, Cal. World champion Nikki Laura, Emerson Fittpaldi and James Hunt are among the drivers expected to challenge this 2.32 mile course in this Monaco-type event. Ken Squier, Heywood Hale Broun, Stirling Moss and Bobby Unser report. Also: William Conrad ["Cannon"] narrates "Game of the Century", a salute to the National League's 100th birthday. Pat Summerall is the host.

4PM
3 Hopalong Cassidy BW
Hoppy gets involved in a feud between two saloonkeepers.
4 Winter Sports Wrapup
5h American Outdoorsman
5s 7 9 13k Wide World of Sports
NASCAR racing...the Daytona 125, taped at Daytona Beach, Fla. 2. The NCAA Diving Championships, taped at Providence, RI. 3. A tribute to Yankee Stadium. Jim McKay is the host.
12 26 Sun: American Economy
13s Wally's Workshop
Fiberglass insulation: what kinds to buy and how to install it.
27 32 Mister Rogers

4:30
3 Hopalong Cassidy BW
A professor has silver on his ranch and bandits at his door.
5h Film-Navy
13s David Niven's World
Road builders fight jungle vegetation and disease in Panama's rain forests to track a route for a 200-mile stretch of the Pan American Highway.
27 32 Sesame Street

5PM
3 That Good Ole Nashville Music
Guests include Bob Luman, Connie Eaton, Freddy Fender.
4 Animal World
"The Great Spotted Cat," adventures of two jaguar cubs in Arizona.
5h Nashville on the Road
Wendy Holcombe and Little David Wilkins are the guests. Jim Ed Brown solos on "She's Leavin'" and joins the Cates Sisters on "I Believe."
5s 7 9 13K Golf
Special: Coverage of the third round in the Colgate-Dinah Shore Winners Circle LPGA Championship.
6 Omaha, Can We Do
10 Pop! Goes the Country
Freddie Hart sings "Sexy" and "Easy Loving"; Mickey Gilley does "Bouquet of Roses"; and Crystal Gayle performs "This Is My Year for Mexico."
11 Healthcare Delivery Services
12 26 International Animation Festival
13S Party Line
14 Porter Wagoner

5:30
2 4 5h 13s NBC News-Brokaw
3 News
6 10 11 14 CBS News-Rather
12 26 What's Cooking?
Braised celery and stuffed squash are among the dishes prepared in a show centering on vegetables.
27 32 Electric Company

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6PM
2v 8 Firing Line
America's ambassador to the Court of St. James's, Anne Armstrong, offers her views on the controversy over the Concorde.
3 Lawrence Welk
Musical hits from Broadway..."My Fair Lady" medley, "My Cup Runneth Over," "If Ever I Would Leave You," "Hello Dolly."
4 5h 6 9 10 11 13s News
5s 12 O'Clock High BW
A research scientist [Burgess Meredith] pushes to get his air-borne radar device in use-until German antiaircraft gunners find a way to zero in on the radar.
7 Ebony Backstage
12 26 Black Journal
13K PTL Club Telethon
14 Laurel and Hardy Theater
27 32 Folk Guitar

6:30
4 Sanford and Son
When Aunt Esther moves in with the Sanfords after a fight with her husband, Fred starts scheming. His object is to get the couple back together and Esther out of his house. Fred: Redd Foxx. Esther: LaWanda Page.
5h Friends of Man
A wild-elephant roundup in India highlights this show on pachyderms.
6 Munson on the Go
Features include a look at the Omaha Public Schools Art Exhibit at Joslyn Museum; an interview with Lawrence Dokulil, whose hobby is botany.
7 Don Adams Screen Test
Danny Thomas, Doug McClure and contestants reenact scenes from "Destry Rides Again" and "From Here to Eternity."
9 Flipper
Part 1: Sandy and Bud try to find a new job for Porter [Brian Kelly], whom they think has been fired.
10 Lawrence Welk
The sounds of summer..."Back in Your Own Back Yard," "On a Bicycle Built for Two," "Breezin' Along with the Breeze," "Time on My Hands."
11 Lawrence Welk
See 6PM, KMTV.
12 26 Rap About It
13S Adam-12
Vitriolic verbal abuse faced by cops is the subject of "Pig Is a Three Letter WOrd."
27 32 Wild, Wild World of Animals

7PM
2 3 4 5h 13s Emergency!
Charged with hit and run driving, Gage and DeSoto must wait out an investigation while continuing to deal with emergencies, including a child trapped in a burning trailer and an insecticide fire that fells bystanders with toxic smoke. Gage: Randolph Mantooth. DeSoto: Kevin Tighe. Brackett: Robert Fuller.
2v 8 27 32 International Animation Festival
Walter Lantz's "Musical Moments," starring Woody Woodpecker and his concertmaster riend Andy Panda, heads a program that includes cartoons about a pari of completely different twins, an office pecking order and the conquest of a mountain.
5s 7 9 Almost Anything Goes
Scrapping for the Western Regional Championship are three state winners: the Nogales [Ariz.] Conquistadores, the Artesia [NM] Bulldogs and the Fort Stockton [TX] Comanches. Events include "As the Worm Turns" [a race with three players straddling a monstrous "worm"]; "Tarzan's Bananas" [based on Tarzan's vine-swinging exploits]; "Simple Simon Shuffle" [six "bakers", tied at the ankles, carry an enormous foam-filled "pie" above their heads].
6 14 Jeffersons
George is thrown into a state of utter despair following a series of financial setbacks in his business. George: Sherman Hemsley.
12 26 Life Around Us
Topic: animal aggressiveness.

7:30
2v 8 Coxon's Army
Special: Inside the recording studio with Coxon's Army, a group whose music weds jazz, rock and classical idioms. Among their tunes are three songs written by pianist Phil Coxon.
6 10 11 14 Doc
Because he looks older than his year, Doc's son-in-law Fred resolves to do something about his overweight and his balding pate. Doc: Barnard Hughes. Fred: John Harkins.
12 26 Wild, Wild World of Animals
Polar bears are observed at Canada's Cape Churchill and high in the Arctic. Included are scnees of the hunt for seals, the preparation of dens by the females, and the tagging and measurement of the animals by scientists. William Conrad is the narrator.
27 32 27 32 Wonderful World of Magic
Guests include U.S.A.'s Wayne the Wizard, Diana and Lee Edwards; France's Jean Regil and Switon; England's Bob Swadling and Geoffrey Atkins; Italy's Maxim; and Sweden's Johnny Lonn.

8PM
2 3 4 5h 13s Movie
Roy Thinnes is "The Man Hunter" in this 1968 TV-movie about a big-game expert hired to track down a bank robbery suspect in the Louisiana swamp country. Sandra Dee.
2v 8 Marilyn Maye on Stage
A musical bicentennial salute taped at the Adventureland entertainment complex in Des Moines, IA. The more than 500 participants, include singer Marilyn Maye.
5s 7 9 S.W.A.T.
A gunman, holding his estranged wife hostage, is shot and killed by Luca. To the SWAT officer, it was a case of self-defense, to the hysterical woman, it was manslaughter. Steve Forrest, Rod Perry.
6 10 11 14 Mary Tyler Moore
Egotistical newsman Ted Baxter [Ted Knight] hears the siren song of the big time when he is asked to audition for a job as a quiz-show host. Lou: Edward Asner. Murray: Gavin MacLeod.
12 26 Movie BW
"Lord of The Flies" [1963] begins a new series of international films in this time slot. Peter Brook ["Marat/Sade"] wrote and directed this adaption of William Golding's fable about British schoolboys struggling for survival on an uninhabited tropical island.
27 32 Movie BW
"Anthony Adverse." [1936] A massive production and top performances distinguish this opulent version of Hervey Allen's best seller, set in the time of Napoleon. Fredric March, Olivia de Havilland, Gale Sondergaard [Oscar winner].

8:30
6 10 11 14 Bob Newhart
Bob asks his slim secretary Carol, who claims she graduated "magnum *** lard" from high school, to sit in on his workshop for the overweight as an inspiration to his patients. Suzanne Pleshette. Carol: Marcia Wallace.

9PM
2v 8 Austin City Limits
The Texas Playboys and Asleep at the Wheel pay tribute to the late Bob Wills, who pioneered the style known as Western swing. Selections include "San Antonio Rose," "Faded Love," "Milk Cow Blues," "Take Me Back to Tulsa."
5s 7 9 Bert D'Angelo
While investigating a series of luxury-auto thefts, Bert [Paul Sorvino] accidentally stumbles upon a truck-hijacking operation. Larry: Robert Pine.
6 10 11 14 Carol Burnett Show
Maggie Smith plays a romantic rival in a skit about stage actors Funt and Mundane; and a Cockney lass at the christening of a ship named after her boyfriend, the Hollow Hero [Tim Conway]. In other comedy sketches, a plumber [Harvey Korman] tracks down a voracious sewer shark in the pipes of an apartment building, and a caustic TV-and-film critic [Carol] reviews a kindergarten play. Vicki Lawrence sings "The Other Woman," and a musical finale salutes lyricist Alan Jay Lerner. Ernest Flatt dancers, Peter Matz orchestra.
13K Telethon Continues

9:30
12 26 Coxon's Army

10PM
2v 8 Lilias, Yoga and You
3 4 5h 6 7 9 10 11 13s 14 News
5s Comedy Break
12 26 Monty Python's Flying Circus
A look at a program called "Blood, Devastation, Death, War and Horror," featuring a man who speaks exclusively in anagrams; a look at a timorous television announcer, before and after he undergoes psychiatric treatment; a segment on the employment of "pantomime horses."
27 32 Consumer Survival Kit
Information on auto repairs is provided. Rhea Feikin tells how to find a reputable body shop and discusses estimates and guarantees, and Bob Smith shows how to fix a dent. Lary Lewman is the program host.

10:15
5s Movie BW
"House of Dracula." [1945] Ghoulish house party with replete with frightened guests, a blood-drinking count and a nice chap who turns into a werewolf now and then. John Carradine.

10:20
14 Movie
"The Shakiest Gun in the World." [1968] Amusing remake of "The Paleface," with Don Knotts as the Eastern dentist whose misadventures make him a hero of the Old West. Barbara Rhoades. Not up to the Hope-Russell original, but fun.

10:30
2 4 5h 13S Weekend
Beefaloes-the offspring of cows and buffaloes-are seen in a visit to a California ranch. Since they feed on grass instead of grain, the hybrids could, according to this report, become an inexpensive source of meat. Another segment looks at the Doctors of Madness, an English rock group being groomed for stardom. The musicians are seen in concert and at a recording session.
2v USD Report
3 Movie
"Godzilla's Revenge." [1967] Top-notch special effects distinguish this installment of the Godzilla saga. Tadao Takashima.
6 Movie
"Exodus." [1960] Leon Uris's best-seller about the birth of modern Israel, as adapted by Dalton Trumbo and directed by Otto Preminger. Too long and episodic, but interesting as history and fiction. Unevenly cast. Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint. Ralph Richardson.
8 Consultation
Problems disabled persons confined to wheelchairs face.
9 Rivercade Auction
Special: Local celebrities auction items to raise funds for Siouxland's annual Rivercade celebration.
10 Movie
Charles Bronson and Alain Delon portray Algerian War veterans caught up in criminal activities in "Farewell, Friend" [1968] a French film not shown in US theaters. Olga Georges-Picot.
11 United Cerebal Palsy Telethon
Special: Country-western singer Conny Van Dyke is the emcee of the United Cerebral Palsy Telethon. Appearances are made by Jamie Farr ["M*A*S*H"], Guy and Raina Hovis ["The Lawrence Welk Show"] and talent from the KELO area. (Runs to 4:30PM Sunday)
12 26 David Susskind
A program on the Loch Ness monster includes guests who claim to have seen the creature.
27 32 Monty Python's Flying Circus
A couple investigates the cultural similarites between two London districts, located 7 miles apart; a report on schoolboys' extracurricular activities.

10:45
7 Movie
"The Mountain." [1956] Two brothers attempt to reach a plane that has crashed in the Swiss Alps. Exciting mountain climbing sequences. Spencer Tracy.

11PM
2v 8 Attack Heart Attack
27 32 Soundstage
Barry Manilow performs three of his hit singles: "Mandy," "It's a Miracle," and "Could It Be Magic?" Other features on the program include salutes to American Bandstand and Martha and the Vandellas.

11:30
5s Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
Perrformers include Ike & Tina Turner ["Oh My My," "Sexy Ida"]; C.W. McCall ["Convoy," "Green River," "Classified"]; Queen ["Bohemian Rhapsody."]

12AM
3 Movie
"The Beast of Hollow Mountain." [1956] A huge prehistoric beast terrorizes the Mexican plains. Ryan: Guy Madison.
4 Movie
"Peyton Place." [1957] Solid screen version of Grace Metalious's best selling novel about life in a small New England town. Hope Lange, Lana Turner.
5h Movie
"Von Ryan's Express." [1965] Exciting World War II action yarn with Frank Sinatra in top form as a USAF colonel at an Italian POW camp. Raffaella Carra.
13S Movie
"Day of the Badman." [1958] Four outlaws terrorize a frontier town to force a judge [Fred MacMurray] to release their murderer brother. Myra: Joan Weldon. Wiley: John Ericson.
27 32 Hollywood and the Stars

12:45
7 ABC News

12:50
10 News

1:00
5s ABC News
7 News

1:30
3 Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
Highlights from the series' 1975-76 season includes performances by Bad Company, Chuck Berry, Black Sabbath, Captain and Tennille, Roger Daltrey, Janis Ian.
11 Telethon Continues
13S News

3:00
9 ABC News

4:30
11 Telethon Continues

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