Source: TV Guide (another eBay purchase)
Channels listed
2 WGBH Boston, MA (PBS)
3 WCAX Burlington, VT (CBS)
4 WBZ Boston (NBC)
5 WCVB Boston, MA (ABC)
6 WCSH Portland, ME (NBC)
7 WNAC Boston, MA (CBS)
8 WMTW Poland Spring, ME (ABC)
9 WMUR Manchester, NH (ABC)
11 WENH Durham, NH (PBS)
12 WMEB Orono, ME (PBS)
13 WGAN Portland, ME (CBS)
22 WWLP Springfield, MA (NBC)
27 WSMW Worchester, MA (Ind.)
33 WETK Burlington, VA (PBS)
38 WSBK Boston, MA (Ind.)
44 WGBX Boston, MA (PBS)
56 WLVI Boston, MA (Ind.)
MORNING
6:00AM
4 International Zone
5 Better Way-Consumer Report
8 New You
13 Maine Weather
22 PTL Club
6:30
4 Carrascolendas
5 Jabberwocky
Topic: language.
13 Summer Semester
U.S. foreign policy is reviewed by George Ball, former U.S. Ambassador to the UN, and Harrison Salisbury of the New York Times.
6:45
6 News
7:00
3 Lost in Space
John (Guy Williams) predicts that a series of quakes will disintergrate their planet in a matter of hours. Don: Mark Goddard.
4 Vegetable Soup
5 Captain Bob
A nature scene is sketched.
6 Ag-USA
In Colorado Springs, CO, chain-saw wood carving is demonstrated and tips on chain-saw safety are offered. John Stearns is the series host.
7 Mr. Magoo
Now seen at this new day and time.
8 Animals, Animals, Animals
Host Hal Linden opens a third season with a look at pigeons. Included: a visit with a California winemaker who breeds the birds.
13 Marlo and the Magic Movie Machine
Childhood photographs of singer-actress Stephanie Mills; film highlights of November 1951.
27 Trends in School Administration
7:30
4 For Kids Only
5 Barbapapa
6 Kidsworld
Highlights: an interview with rock duo the Captain & Tennille; a movie by two fifth graders about their classmates; and reports on a 13-year old diver, two ham-radio operators.
7 Clue Club
Return: A series about teen-agers and two bloodhound detectives offers repeats from the 1976-77 season.
8 Archies
13 Leave it to Beaver (B/W)
Beaver and Wally reluctantly agree to put their money in the bank.
27 Competency-Based Education
8:00
2 Sesame Street
3 7 13 All-New Popeye Hour
4 6 22 Yogi's Space Race
5 8 9 Scooby-Doo
27 Education for the Gifted
56 Music & The Spoken Word
8:30
5 8 9 Fangface
27 Ag-USA
The history, care and training of horses is covered.
56 Jimmy Swaggart
From Houston: Part 2 of the sermon "What Shall the End Be?"
9:00
2 Mister Rogers
3 7 13 Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show
5 8 9 Challenge of The Superfriends
27 Vegetable Soup
A look at the vocation of steelworker; a description of early humans.
38 Villa Alegre
56 Oral Roberts
Oral Roberts talks about the City of Faith medical center.
9:30
2 Electric Company
4 6 22 Godzilla
27 Marlo and the Magic Movie Machine
See 7AM, Ch. 13.
38 Carrascolendas
56 Jerry Falwell
"The Victorious Christian Life" is the Rev. Mr. Falwell's sermon, interpreted for the hearing-impaired.
10:00
2 French Chef
How to cook, peel and keep hard-boiled eggs. Also: suggestions for stuffing and serving them.
5 8 9 Scooby's All Stars
27 Fabulous Storybook Lady
"The Ugly Duckling" and "Hansel and Gretel" are read.
38 Hot Fudge
10:30
2 Crockett's Victory Garden
Ways of replenishing soil are shown.
3 7 13 Tarzan
4 6 22 Fantastic Four
27 Mundo Real
A visit from a Puerto Rican islander and the production of a TV commercial at their father's travel agency set Delia and Angel thinking about ethnic identity.
38 Green Acres
Lisa offers to give woman plumber Ralph some beauty hints.
56 People Power
11:00
2 American Story
4 Get Off Your Block
A behind-the-scenes look at the New England Aquarium includes a talk with the diver who feeds the sharks. Also: a visit with a youngster who started his own newspaper.
6 22 Krofft Superstar Hour
27 Space: 1999
38 Beverly Hillbillies
Jed wants to send Jethro off to college, but with a sixth-grade education, Jethro is hardly college material. Jed: Buddy Ebsen.
56 Wrestling
11:30
4 News
5 8 9 Pink Panther
38 Do-It-Yourself with Homer Formby
AFTERNOON
12:00
2 Once Upon a Classic
Two boys hunt the polluters of their favorite pond in "The Battle of Billy's Pond." (Repeat)
3 7 13 Space Academy
Despite a slowing of his aging process, 300-year old Gampu (Jonathan Harris) feels it's time to retire. [Now seen at this new time.]
4 22 Fabulous Funnies
5 Candlepin Bowling
6 Movie-Documentary
"African Safari." (1969) Ronald Shanin spent five and a half years compiling this portrait of Central and Eastern Africa.
8 9 Weekend Special
"The Contest Kid and The Big Prize" are an 11-year old (Patrick Petersen), and one month's worth of valet service by a very proper gentleman's gentleman (John Williams). Woody: Ronnie Scribner. Charlotte: Olivia Barash.
11 French Chef
How to cook, peel and keep hard-boiled eggs.
27 Wrestling
38 Movie (B&W)
"Ma and Pa Kettle at Home" (1954) To help their son win a college scholarship, the Kettle (Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride) play host to a fussy contest judge (Alan Mowbray). Sally: Alice Kelley. Elwin: Brett Halsey.
56 Flash Gordon
Flash and his friends meet the evil Emperor Ming. Flash: Buster Crabbe. Dale: Jean Rogers.
12:30
3 7 Fat Albert
A story about a girl whose problems stem from a hearing defect. Bill Cosby is host.
4 22 Baggy Pants
8 9 American Bandstand
Performances by Betty Wright ("Where is The Love?", Disco Man) and Foxy ("Get Off").
11 Antiques
13 Wrestling
56 Buck Rogers
"Tragedy on Saturn." (1939) Chapter 2. Buck: Buster Crabbe. Wilma: Constance Moore. Buddy: Jackie Moran. Killer Kane: Anthony Warde.
1:00
2 Washington Week in Review
3 7 Ark II
Return: This adventure series set in a future where conventional civilization no longer exists begins as the Ark II crew finds a village where the old and infirm are cast into the wilderness.
4 Political Talk
Guests: candidates from the 6th and 10th congressional districts.
5 Candlepin Superbowl
11 Movie (B&W)
"Fame is the Spur." (1947) Strong performance by Michael Redgrave in this story of a socialist's rise in British politics, from 1870 to 1935. Based on the life of statesman Ramsay MacDonald.
22 Wrestling
27 The FBI
A runaway boy unwittingly gets involved in an FBI manhunt when he joins forces with John Evans (J.D. Cannon), a murderer on his way to commit another crime.
56 Movie
"Majin, The Monster of Terror." (1966) Melodrama about a petrified war-god that returns to life in medieval Japan. Kozasa: Miwa Takada.
1:30
2 Wall Street Week
3 7 13 30 Minutes
Debut: Christopher Glenn and Betsy Aaron are the correspondents on this magazine show for young people. On the opener: a visit to a New York skincare salon to view acne treatments; and a profile of Southroad Connection, a White Plains, NY rock band.
5 8 9 College Football Pregame Show
38 This Week in Baseball
1:45
5 8 9 College Football
The Penn State Nittany Lions face the Ohio State Buckeyes at Columbus, Ohio. Keith Jackson and Ara Parseghian report.
2:00
2 Elliot Norton Reviews
3 Land of The Giants
The year: 1983. A suborbital flight to London is mysteriously diverted to a land inhabited by giants. Steve: Gary Conway. (60 min.)
4 6 Baseball Warm Up
7 Hollywood Teen
13 22 38 Baseball
The Boston Red Sox meet the Yankees at New York's Yankee Stadium. Dick Stockton and Ken Harrelson report. (Live) [Pre-empts regular programming.]
27 Boxing
33 Erica-Needlework
44 Tennis
Special: Semifinal matches in the Lipton World of Doubles are telecast from Woodlands, Texas. (Live)
2:15
4 6 Baseball
2:30
2 Pallisers
Part 7. Phineas Finn (Donal McCann) is challenged to a duel because of his affection for Violet. (Repeat)
7 Miss Talented Teen International
Special: Thirty-two black girls ages 13 to 16 from the U.S. and the Caribbean vie for the title Miss Talented Teen International of 1978. Guests on the show are Michael, Randy and Janet Jackson of the Jacksons musical group. (90 min)
33 Antiques
56 Movie-Fantasy
"The Return of Giant Majin." (1966) During Japan's medieval wars, the ancient god of battle appears to help fight an oppressive lord. Kojiro Hongo. (90 min)
3:00
3 Daniel Boone
Daniel goes after an unusual fur thief: a runaway slave who makes a point of telling his victims who he is. Rawls: Rafer Johnson. Sharben: Michael Conrad. (60 min)
11 National Geographic
Special: "The Great Whales" studies a variety of whale species, including the "singing" humpbacks and blues, which can grow to the size of a jet airliner. (Repeat)
27 Cartoons
33 Movie-Adventure (B&W)
"The Overlanders." (Australian, 1946) A cattle drover (Chips Rafferty) undertakes a perilous task: leading a vast herd across 1500 miles of rugged terrain. Daphne Campbell, John Fernside. Fine story. (90 min)
3:30
2 Pallisers
Part 8. The Duke of Omnium (Roland Culver) propses to Mme. Max Goesler (Barbara Murray). (Repeat)
4:00
3 This is The NFL
Highlights of the games played Sept. 10, including Falcons-Rams, Bears-49ers, Bengals-Browns, Cowboys-Giants, Oilers-Chiefs, Dolphins-Colts, Patriots-Cardinals, Saints-Packers, Jets-Bills, Raiders-Chargers.
7 NFL Game of The Week
11 There be Beasties
12 Sesame Street
27 Dick Tracy (B&W)
56 Movie (B&W)
"The List of Adrian Messenger." (1963) Whodunit climaxed by an exciting fox hunt. Filmed in Ireland by John Huston. George C. Scott, Dana Wynter, Clive Brook.
4:30
2 Pallisers
Part 9. Lizzie Eustace's possession of a priceless diamond necklace is challenged by her late husband's family. Lizzie: Sarah Badel. (Repeat)
3 7 13 Sports Spectacular
The Marlboro Cup. Sixth running of the $300,000 race, for three-year-old horses and up. (90 min)
27 Movie (B&W)
"Charlie Chan at The Olympics." (1937) Excellent yarn about a missing secret weapon, with Chan (Warner Oland) trailing the suspects from Honolulu to Berlin. Yvonne: Katherine DeMille. (90 min)
33 Bicycles are Beautiful
38 Red-Sox Wrap Up
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Channels listed
2 WGBH Boston, MA (PBS)
3 WCAX Burlington, VT (CBS)
4 WBZ Boston (NBC)
5 WCVB Boston, MA (ABC)
6 WCSH Portland, ME (NBC)
7 WNAC Boston, MA (CBS)
8 WMTW Poland Spring, ME (ABC)
9 WMUR Manchester, NH (ABC)
11 WENH Durham, NH (PBS)
12 WMEB Orono, ME (PBS)
13 WGAN Portland, ME (CBS)
22 WWLP Springfield, MA (NBC)
27 WSMW Worchester, MA (Ind.)
33 WETK Burlington, VA (PBS)
38 WSBK Boston, MA (Ind.)
44 WGBX Boston, MA (PBS)
56 WLVI Boston, MA (Ind.)
MORNING
6:00AM
4 International Zone
5 Better Way-Consumer Report
8 New You
13 Maine Weather
22 PTL Club
6:30
4 Carrascolendas
5 Jabberwocky
Topic: language.
13 Summer Semester
U.S. foreign policy is reviewed by George Ball, former U.S. Ambassador to the UN, and Harrison Salisbury of the New York Times.
6:45
6 News
7:00
3 Lost in Space
John (Guy Williams) predicts that a series of quakes will disintergrate their planet in a matter of hours. Don: Mark Goddard.
4 Vegetable Soup
5 Captain Bob
A nature scene is sketched.
6 Ag-USA
In Colorado Springs, CO, chain-saw wood carving is demonstrated and tips on chain-saw safety are offered. John Stearns is the series host.
7 Mr. Magoo
Now seen at this new day and time.
8 Animals, Animals, Animals
Host Hal Linden opens a third season with a look at pigeons. Included: a visit with a California winemaker who breeds the birds.
13 Marlo and the Magic Movie Machine
Childhood photographs of singer-actress Stephanie Mills; film highlights of November 1951.
27 Trends in School Administration
7:30
4 For Kids Only
5 Barbapapa
6 Kidsworld
Highlights: an interview with rock duo the Captain & Tennille; a movie by two fifth graders about their classmates; and reports on a 13-year old diver, two ham-radio operators.
7 Clue Club
Return: A series about teen-agers and two bloodhound detectives offers repeats from the 1976-77 season.
8 Archies
13 Leave it to Beaver (B/W)
Beaver and Wally reluctantly agree to put their money in the bank.
27 Competency-Based Education
8:00
2 Sesame Street
3 7 13 All-New Popeye Hour
4 6 22 Yogi's Space Race
5 8 9 Scooby-Doo
27 Education for the Gifted
56 Music & The Spoken Word
8:30
5 8 9 Fangface
27 Ag-USA
The history, care and training of horses is covered.
56 Jimmy Swaggart
From Houston: Part 2 of the sermon "What Shall the End Be?"
9:00
2 Mister Rogers
3 7 13 Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show
5 8 9 Challenge of The Superfriends
27 Vegetable Soup
A look at the vocation of steelworker; a description of early humans.
38 Villa Alegre
56 Oral Roberts
Oral Roberts talks about the City of Faith medical center.
9:30
2 Electric Company
4 6 22 Godzilla
27 Marlo and the Magic Movie Machine
See 7AM, Ch. 13.
38 Carrascolendas
56 Jerry Falwell
"The Victorious Christian Life" is the Rev. Mr. Falwell's sermon, interpreted for the hearing-impaired.
10:00
2 French Chef
How to cook, peel and keep hard-boiled eggs. Also: suggestions for stuffing and serving them.
5 8 9 Scooby's All Stars
27 Fabulous Storybook Lady
"The Ugly Duckling" and "Hansel and Gretel" are read.
38 Hot Fudge
10:30
2 Crockett's Victory Garden
Ways of replenishing soil are shown.
3 7 13 Tarzan
4 6 22 Fantastic Four
27 Mundo Real
A visit from a Puerto Rican islander and the production of a TV commercial at their father's travel agency set Delia and Angel thinking about ethnic identity.
38 Green Acres
Lisa offers to give woman plumber Ralph some beauty hints.
56 People Power
11:00
2 American Story
4 Get Off Your Block
A behind-the-scenes look at the New England Aquarium includes a talk with the diver who feeds the sharks. Also: a visit with a youngster who started his own newspaper.
6 22 Krofft Superstar Hour
27 Space: 1999
38 Beverly Hillbillies
Jed wants to send Jethro off to college, but with a sixth-grade education, Jethro is hardly college material. Jed: Buddy Ebsen.
56 Wrestling
11:30
4 News
5 8 9 Pink Panther
38 Do-It-Yourself with Homer Formby
AFTERNOON
12:00
2 Once Upon a Classic
Two boys hunt the polluters of their favorite pond in "The Battle of Billy's Pond." (Repeat)
3 7 13 Space Academy
Despite a slowing of his aging process, 300-year old Gampu (Jonathan Harris) feels it's time to retire. [Now seen at this new time.]
4 22 Fabulous Funnies
5 Candlepin Bowling
6 Movie-Documentary
"African Safari." (1969) Ronald Shanin spent five and a half years compiling this portrait of Central and Eastern Africa.
8 9 Weekend Special
"The Contest Kid and The Big Prize" are an 11-year old (Patrick Petersen), and one month's worth of valet service by a very proper gentleman's gentleman (John Williams). Woody: Ronnie Scribner. Charlotte: Olivia Barash.
11 French Chef
How to cook, peel and keep hard-boiled eggs.
27 Wrestling
38 Movie (B&W)
"Ma and Pa Kettle at Home" (1954) To help their son win a college scholarship, the Kettle (Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride) play host to a fussy contest judge (Alan Mowbray). Sally: Alice Kelley. Elwin: Brett Halsey.
56 Flash Gordon
Flash and his friends meet the evil Emperor Ming. Flash: Buster Crabbe. Dale: Jean Rogers.
12:30
3 7 Fat Albert
A story about a girl whose problems stem from a hearing defect. Bill Cosby is host.
4 22 Baggy Pants
8 9 American Bandstand
Performances by Betty Wright ("Where is The Love?", Disco Man) and Foxy ("Get Off").
11 Antiques
13 Wrestling
56 Buck Rogers
"Tragedy on Saturn." (1939) Chapter 2. Buck: Buster Crabbe. Wilma: Constance Moore. Buddy: Jackie Moran. Killer Kane: Anthony Warde.
1:00
2 Washington Week in Review
3 7 Ark II
Return: This adventure series set in a future where conventional civilization no longer exists begins as the Ark II crew finds a village where the old and infirm are cast into the wilderness.
4 Political Talk
Guests: candidates from the 6th and 10th congressional districts.
5 Candlepin Superbowl
11 Movie (B&W)
"Fame is the Spur." (1947) Strong performance by Michael Redgrave in this story of a socialist's rise in British politics, from 1870 to 1935. Based on the life of statesman Ramsay MacDonald.
22 Wrestling
27 The FBI
A runaway boy unwittingly gets involved in an FBI manhunt when he joins forces with John Evans (J.D. Cannon), a murderer on his way to commit another crime.
56 Movie
"Majin, The Monster of Terror." (1966) Melodrama about a petrified war-god that returns to life in medieval Japan. Kozasa: Miwa Takada.
1:30
2 Wall Street Week
3 7 13 30 Minutes
Debut: Christopher Glenn and Betsy Aaron are the correspondents on this magazine show for young people. On the opener: a visit to a New York skincare salon to view acne treatments; and a profile of Southroad Connection, a White Plains, NY rock band.
5 8 9 College Football Pregame Show
38 This Week in Baseball
1:45
5 8 9 College Football
The Penn State Nittany Lions face the Ohio State Buckeyes at Columbus, Ohio. Keith Jackson and Ara Parseghian report.
2:00
2 Elliot Norton Reviews
3 Land of The Giants
The year: 1983. A suborbital flight to London is mysteriously diverted to a land inhabited by giants. Steve: Gary Conway. (60 min.)
4 6 Baseball Warm Up
7 Hollywood Teen
13 22 38 Baseball
The Boston Red Sox meet the Yankees at New York's Yankee Stadium. Dick Stockton and Ken Harrelson report. (Live) [Pre-empts regular programming.]
27 Boxing
33 Erica-Needlework
44 Tennis
Special: Semifinal matches in the Lipton World of Doubles are telecast from Woodlands, Texas. (Live)
2:15
4 6 Baseball
2:30
2 Pallisers
Part 7. Phineas Finn (Donal McCann) is challenged to a duel because of his affection for Violet. (Repeat)
7 Miss Talented Teen International
Special: Thirty-two black girls ages 13 to 16 from the U.S. and the Caribbean vie for the title Miss Talented Teen International of 1978. Guests on the show are Michael, Randy and Janet Jackson of the Jacksons musical group. (90 min)
33 Antiques
56 Movie-Fantasy
"The Return of Giant Majin." (1966) During Japan's medieval wars, the ancient god of battle appears to help fight an oppressive lord. Kojiro Hongo. (90 min)
3:00
3 Daniel Boone
Daniel goes after an unusual fur thief: a runaway slave who makes a point of telling his victims who he is. Rawls: Rafer Johnson. Sharben: Michael Conrad. (60 min)
11 National Geographic
Special: "The Great Whales" studies a variety of whale species, including the "singing" humpbacks and blues, which can grow to the size of a jet airliner. (Repeat)
27 Cartoons
33 Movie-Adventure (B&W)
"The Overlanders." (Australian, 1946) A cattle drover (Chips Rafferty) undertakes a perilous task: leading a vast herd across 1500 miles of rugged terrain. Daphne Campbell, John Fernside. Fine story. (90 min)
3:30
2 Pallisers
Part 8. The Duke of Omnium (Roland Culver) propses to Mme. Max Goesler (Barbara Murray). (Repeat)
4:00
3 This is The NFL
Highlights of the games played Sept. 10, including Falcons-Rams, Bears-49ers, Bengals-Browns, Cowboys-Giants, Oilers-Chiefs, Dolphins-Colts, Patriots-Cardinals, Saints-Packers, Jets-Bills, Raiders-Chargers.
7 NFL Game of The Week
11 There be Beasties
12 Sesame Street
27 Dick Tracy (B&W)
56 Movie (B&W)
"The List of Adrian Messenger." (1963) Whodunit climaxed by an exciting fox hunt. Filmed in Ireland by John Huston. George C. Scott, Dana Wynter, Clive Brook.
4:30
2 Pallisers
Part 9. Lizzie Eustace's possession of a priceless diamond necklace is challenged by her late husband's family. Lizzie: Sarah Badel. (Repeat)
3 7 13 Sports Spectacular
The Marlboro Cup. Sixth running of the $300,000 race, for three-year-old horses and up. (90 min)
27 Movie (B&W)
"Charlie Chan at The Olympics." (1937) Excellent yarn about a missing secret weapon, with Chan (Warner Oland) trailing the suspects from Honolulu to Berlin. Yvonne: Katherine DeMille. (90 min)
33 Bicycles are Beautiful
38 Red-Sox Wrap Up
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