Source: TV Guide, Portland Edition
CHANNELS
2 KATU Portland (ABC)
6 KOIN Portland (CBS)
8 KGW Portland (NBC)
10 KOAP Portland (PBS)
12 KPTV Portland (Fox)
15 KCKA Centralia (PBS)
49 KPDX Portland (IND)
WGN WGN 9 Chicago (IND)
5AM
6 Headline News
WGN U.S. Farm Report
5:30
WGN World Tomorrow
6AM
2 Town Hal
Scheduled topic: sexually transmitted diseases and contraceptives. Jack Faust is the moderator.
6 For Our Times
The role of Hispanics in the Catholic Church.
8 Gardening with Ed Hume
12 Viewer's Digest
49 Headlines on Trial
Topic: "Should Prostitution Be Legalized?"
WGN Charlando
6:30
6 Kidsongs
8 Lorne Greene's New Wilderness
49 Christian Science Monitor Reports
WGN People to People
7AM
2 Care Bears Family
6 Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater
8 Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
10 Business of Management
12 12 in the Morning
49 700 Club
WGN Minority Business Report
7:30
2 Little Clowns of Happytown
6 Jim Henson's Muppet Babies
8 Smurfs
12 Flintstones
WGN Movie BW
"Sherlock Holmes in Dressed to Kill." [1946] In his last Holmes vehicle, Basil Rathbone tries to recover engraving plates stolen from the Bank of England.
8AM
2 My Pet Monster
10 Zoobilee Zoo
12 Visionaries
49 D. James Kennedy
8:30
2 Pound Puppies
10 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
12 Comic Strip
9AM
2 Little Wizards
6 Pee-Wee's Playhouse
8 Fraggle Rock
10 Sesame Street
15 High-School Football (unknown teams)
49 Kenneth Copeland
WGN Soul Train
9:30
2 Real Ghostbusters
6 Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures
8 Alvin and the Chipmunks
10AM
2 Flintstone Kids
6 Popeye and Son
8 ALF
10 Captain Kangaroo
49 Guinness Book of World Records
WGN Movie
"Ultraman: The Adventure Begins." [Made for TV, 1987] An intergalactic police organization known as the Ultra Force is assigned to protect Earth from alien monsters. Chad Everett.
10:30
2 Bugs Bunny & Tweety
6 College Football
The Southern Cal Trojans at the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The Irish won last year's meeting in this classic rivalry 38-37, on a field goal as time expired. The fourth quarter saw the Irish overcome a 17-point deficit, and Tim Brown return a punt 56 yards to set up the final Irish score.
8 New Archives
10 Computer Chronicles
49 Chronicle
11AM
2 Lone Ranger BW
8 Foofur
10 Brain, Mind and Behavior
12 Wrestling
15 Sesame Street
49 Program Yourself for Success (Commercial)
11:30
2 Get Smart
8 I'm Telling! (a "Newlywed Game" for kids)
12PM
2 This is the NFL
The Smothers Brothers host a look at the American Football League. Also: Patriot linebacker Andre Tippett wired-for-sound.
8 Siskel & Ebert
Scheduled: "The Sicillan" [Christopher Lambert]; "A Tiger's Tale" [Ann-Margret, C. Thomas Howell].
10 Contemporary Health Issues
12 Battlestar Galactica
15 This Old House
49 New Gidget
WGN Movie BW
"The Sad Sack." [1957] Jerry Lewis has a field day as cartoonist George Baker's World War II misfit.
12:30
2 [1987 World Series Game 6]. Was scheduled to be College Football with MN Golden Gophers at Ohio State Buckeyes.
8 Drag Racing
Top drives compete for more than $1 million in the NHRA U.S. Nationals, taped Sept 5-7 at Indianapolis Raceway Park.
10 Contemporary Health Issues
15 Computer Chronicles
49 Puttin' on the Hits
1PM
10 New Literacey
12 Buck Rogers
15 Great Chefs of the West
49 Solid Gold in Concert
1:30
8 Movie
"The Shootist." [1976] John Wayne portrays a legendary gunfighter whose days are numbered in this well-acted character study set in turn-of-the-century Nevada. Lauren Bacall.
15 Naturescene
2PM
6 Headline News
10 Adam Smith's Money World
12 Movie
"Never Cry Wolf." [1983] Farley Mowat's striking account of his days as a biologist [Charles Martin Smith] studying wolves in the Canadian Arctic.
15 Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist
49 American Bandstand
WGN At The Movies
2:30
6 Headline News
10 Tony Brown's Journal
Joseph Perkins, coauthor of "A Conservative Agenda for Black Americans."
WGN Puttin' on the Hits
3PM
6 Weight Control-Infomercial
10 German Professional Soccer
15 Mystery!
The four-part "Have His Carcase" begins with mystery writer Harriet Vane [Harriet Walter] finding a body of a deserted beach.
49 New Monkees
WGN Bustin' Loose (short-lived syndi. sitcom)
3:30
6 Alice
8 Fan Club
Host Mitch Gaylord talks with Donna Summer, rap group the Fat Boys, Scott Baio [Charles in Charge] and Stephen Furst ["St. Elsewhere"].
49 Bustin' Loose
WGN Charles in Charge
4PM
2 College Football
ABC's game was not determined at press time.
6 Laverne & Shirley
8 Father Murphy
10 Only One Earth
Studying "The Fate of Our Forests," whose numbers are dwindling because of pollution and wood-product demand.
12 Wonderful World of Disney
15 Degrassi Junior High
49 Small Wonder
WGN It's a Living
4:30
6 Wild Kingdom
15 Silk Screen
"The New Puritans: The Sikhs of Yuba City" examines California's community of some 8000 East Indians.
49 Charles in Charge
WGN Mama's Family
5PM
6 8 News
10 Rockschool
12 Grizzly Adams
15 Story of English
Part 2. "The Mother Tongue" studies the origins of English, beginning in A.D. 449 with the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain.
49 9 to 5
WGN Movie
"The Drowning Pool." [1975] Paul Newman returns in his "Harper" role as a private eye caught up in murder, blackmail and family skeletons in New Orleans.
5:30
6 Newsconference Six
8 NBC News-Connie Chung
10 Degrassi Junior High
49 Mama's Family
6PM
6 Hee Haw
Co-host Loretta Lynn is joined by T.G. Sheppard and the Hee Haw Gospel Quartet.
8 On The Spot (Local KGW-TV game show)
10 Movie
A mine explosion highlights the conclusion of "The Littlest Horse Thieves" [British, 1976] a "WonderWorks" presentation filmed in Yorkshire.
12 Star Trek
Kirk [William Shatner] has the hopeless task of deactivating a weapon that has wandered into the galaxy, digesting entire planets as it goes.
15 Nature
"Perspectives of Paradise" chronicles the making of cinematographer Dieter Plage's 1986 study of the Galapagos Islands. A camera designed to simultaneously film above and below water enables Plage to watch a marine iguana graze on seaweed, while an ultralight flier is rigged with a light camera to capture spectacular views of the volcanic island Fernandina. Plage and crew also battle brutal waves to film "surfing" sea lions.
49 It's A Living
Dot [Gail Edwards] is thrilled about her new part on a soap opera-until she realizes her character is in imminent danger of being killed off.
6:30
8 Dom DeLuise
Dom and Betty White reminisce about Hollywood's golden days, Maureen [Maureen Murphy] tells Penny that she's a "closet athlete".
15 Ghosts of Harpers Ferry
After taking a haunted-house tour with his family on Halloween, a young boy decides to look for the ghosts of Harpers Ferry at midnight-by himself.
49 Marblehead Manor
Lupe learns that Mrs. Stonehill wants to have a baby and labors under the delusion that Jerry's the chosen father.
7PM
6 Wheel of Fortune
8 She's the Sheriff
Kenny [Taliesin Jaffe] lies to his mom, and Max [George Wyner] monkeys with the truth about jailed chimps.
10 Lawrence Welk
A salute to show business includes performances by Jo Ann Castle, Myron Floren, Bob Ralston and Cissy & Bobby.
12 Star Trek: The Next Generation
A glitch in the Enterprise's propulsion system catapults the starship into a galaxy where mental powers become extraordinary.
15 Movie
"The Littlest Horse Thieves."
49 Hardcastle & McCormick
Hardcastle and McCormick return home from their funeral of McCormick's former girl friend and find a message from her on their answering machine.
WGN News
7:30
2 We Got It Made
Mickey [Teri Copley] gets the opportunity to host a local TV talk show with David and Jay as guests, but her efforts to spark interesting conversation prove disastrous.
6 Jeopardy!
8 Out of This World
WGN INN News-Marvin Scott
8PM
2 Ohara
Ohara and Shaver [Pat Morita, Robert Clohessy] reluctantly set up a young prostitute as bait for a serial killer, but, in the process, they help her find the strength to start a new life.
6 My Sister Sam
Sam [Paw Dawber] befriends a couple who helped her retrieve a stolen purse, but soon they're popping in to visit and making Sam feel like their a prisoner in their own home.
8 Facts of Life
Natalie [Mindy Cohn] jumps at the chance to do an inside story on ROTC-and then learns she'll also have to jump from a plane. Jody: Babette Props. Sergeant McNamara: Sarina Grant.
10 Cousteau Odyssey
In "Mediterranean: Cradle or Coffin?" Jacques Cousteau examines the ecology of the storied sea, and finds it spoiled by industrial and urban wastes. Cousteau visits Venice, imperiled by sewage discharged into its canals.
12 Mr. President
Lois's pouting at being denied a trip to an Iceland summit ends when the exposure of a covert operation threatens to cancel the whole conference. Lois: Madeline Kahn.
15 Doctor Who
"Revenge of the Cybermen." After Doctor Who and his friends are exposed to a strange plague, Sarah becomes infected. Meanwhile, the Cybermen plan to destroy the planet of gold. Tom Baker.
49 Movie
"Suddenly." [1954] Hard-hitting yarn about a plot to assassinate the President, with Frank Sinatra outstanding as the hired gunman.
WGN Hogan's Heroes
8:30
6 Everything's Relative
Rae [Anne Jackson] temporarily moves in with Julian and Scott [Jason Alexander, John Bolger] after she nabs a burglar in her apartment.
8 227
Brenda and Calvin [Regina King, Curtis Baldwin] become parents-to a pig-in a class project Mary [Marla Gibbs] has devised to illustrate the seriousness of teenage pregnancy.
12 Women in Prison
Vicki's husband [Thomas Callaway] decides he wants her back and re-bribes a judge to get her out. Meanwhile, Dawn [C.C.H. Pounder] runs afoul of the biggest and meanest prisoner [Billi Gordon].
WGN Movie BW
"Dark Command." [1940] Vigorous historical tale of Kansas during the Civil War, depicting the rise and fall of William Quantrill [Walter Pidgeon] and his raiders.
9PM
2 All-Star Gala at Ford's Theatre
Bea Arthur hosts the annual benefit for Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. The show features performances by Cab Calloway, Glen Campbell, illusionist David Copperfield, comedian Norm Crosby, Maureen McGovern and saxophonist David Sanborn. Also: Don Johnson introduces First Lady Nancy Reagan, who dances with Mikhail Baryshnikov while Sammy Cahn sings "Real Live Girl." President Reagan offers closing comments.
6 Leg Work
Claire [Margaret Colin] decides to help a former client accused of murdering his wife, despite the fact that Willie [Frances McDormand] is the prosecutor.
8 Golden Girls
Rose [Betty White] has to deliver a eulogy in the Bahamas, which scares up fears in all: Rose's of speaking, Dorothy's of flying and Blanche's of being enclosed with a bunch of bald men.
10 Movie
"Bigger Than Life." [1956] The engrossing story of a physically ill man [James Mason] who experiences a drastic personality change after using an experimental wonder drug.
12 New Adventures of Beans Baxter
Beans [Jonathan Ward] takes his orders from the top: find out if there's a connection between subversive backward messages on records and the erratic behavior of Number One's son. Twisted Sister's Dee Snider plays a deprogrammer.
9:30
8 Amen
A winning ticket in the church raffle offers Thelma [Anna Maria Horsford] an opportunity for an intimate dinner with the Reverend [Clifton Davis], and sends Amelia [Roz Ryan] down a familiar path on a gambling binge.
12 Second Chance
Charles' attempt to keep Chazz from meddling in Helen's social life is misunderstood by the boy, who think Charles [Kiel Martin] is romantically interested in Helen [Randee Heller].
15 Mark Russell
The political satirist pokes fun at Sen. Joseph Biden [D-Del., WAY less known than today] and sings "Bork Roast."
10PM
2 Hotel
While Christine [Connie Sellecca] enjoys the charm of a retired pilot, McDermott [James Brolin] is charmed by an old friend, unaware that charm is her business, and a friend of Julie's is her newest recruit.
6 West 57th
8 Hunter
The son of a mayoral candidate is one of three unarmed Hispanic teen-agers whose shooting deaths lead to rioting when press reports suggest the teens were shot by racist Anglo cops. Hunter: Fred Dyer.
12 News
15 Masterpiece Theatre
Brewster [Bert Parnaby] agrees to produce Thomas's new play in Part 2 of "The Bretts."
49 Mind Power-Commercial
10:30
12 Newsmakers
WGN SCTV Network
10:35
10 Alive from Off Center
A dance sampler. In "Air Dance" and "Landlings," choreographer Elizabeth Streb and video artist Michael Schwartz collaborate to create the illusion of flight; Michael Clark's "New Puritan Dances," directed by Charles Atlas, combines dance, rock music and bizarre costumes; and "The Daytime Moon" is a haunting work by Japanese choreographer Min Tanaka. Music for "The Daytime Moon" by Libby Larsen. Directed by Sandy Smolan.
11PM
2 6 8 News
12 Wrestling
49 Women's Wrestling
WGN Tales from the Darkside
11:05
10 Monty Python's Flying Circus
The 127th annual Twit of the Year Show. Also: Hitler and Himmler are guests for tea in a boarding house.
11:30
2 Movie
"Point Blank." [1967] Violent suspense melodrama with Lee Marvin as a vengeful robber out to get his share of the loot.
6 Friday the 13th
The cousins fear that a cursed teacup sold from their shop may have caused the death of the man who bought the antique and the disappearance of his elderly sister.
8 Saturday Night Live
Sean Penn [host] and rapper L.L. Cool J are the guests. Regulars: Nora Dunn, Phil Hartman.
WGN At The Movies
12AM
49 MTV Music Passports: Tom Petty
Featured: concert footage of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' 1987 performance in Jerusalem. Also: scenes of the band visiting an Arab market and the Wailing Wall.
WGN Keys to Success-Commercial
12:30
6 Fantasy Island
12 Movie
"Ordeal by Innocence." [1984] Agatha Christie whodunit with Donald Sutherland as a scientist playing amateur sleuth to solve a matriarch's murder.
WGN Keys to Success-Commercial
1AM
8 News
49 MTV Music Passports: New York
Highlights of selected 1987 New York performances by Crowded House, The Hooters, David Johansen and Malcolm McLaren.
WGN INN News
1:20
2 Movie
"The Killers." [1964] For his last film before turning to politics, Ronald Reagan plays a nasty crime boss in a filmsy version of Hemingway's short story about gangsters hired to murder a man.
1:30
6 America's Top 10
Featured: Michael Jackson.
WGN Tony Randall
2AM
6 Movie BW
"Woman Hater." [1948] A "woman hater" [Stewart Granger] hosts a "man hater" [Edwige Feuillere] at his country manor.
49 INN News
WGN Movie
"Zigzag." [1970] George Kennedy in a tricky suspense melodrama about a dying insurance man who frames himself for a murder he didn't commit.
2:30
49 Movie
"The Glenn Miller Story." [1954] The life of the popular bandleader and the era in which he became a success. James Stewart.
3:15
2 ABC News
3:30
2 News
3:50
WGN Five Minutes to Live By
4AM
6 Movie BW
"The Lady Says No." [1951] Slight romantic comedy involving a magazine photographer [David Niven] with a man-hating author [Joan Caulfield].
WGN Laverne & Shirley
4:30
49 Movie
"Gold." [1974] Large-scale melodrama centering on illcit romance and a plot to flood a big South African mine. Roger Moore.
WGN Laverne & Shirley
5AM
WGN D. James Kennedy
5:30
6 Headline News
WGN Three Score/Community Calendar
5:45
WGN What's Nu?
WHY THERE IS TWO 5AMs: Listings switched from PDT to PST the morning of 10-24/25. Because of that there were two 5AM listings, one on the Saturday page and one on the Sunday page.
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CHANNELS
2 KATU Portland (ABC)
6 KOIN Portland (CBS)
8 KGW Portland (NBC)
10 KOAP Portland (PBS)
12 KPTV Portland (Fox)
15 KCKA Centralia (PBS)
49 KPDX Portland (IND)
WGN WGN 9 Chicago (IND)
5AM
6 Headline News
WGN U.S. Farm Report
5:30
WGN World Tomorrow
6AM
2 Town Hal
Scheduled topic: sexually transmitted diseases and contraceptives. Jack Faust is the moderator.
6 For Our Times
The role of Hispanics in the Catholic Church.
8 Gardening with Ed Hume
12 Viewer's Digest
49 Headlines on Trial
Topic: "Should Prostitution Be Legalized?"
WGN Charlando
6:30
6 Kidsongs
8 Lorne Greene's New Wilderness
49 Christian Science Monitor Reports
WGN People to People
7AM
2 Care Bears Family
6 Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater
8 Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
10 Business of Management
12 12 in the Morning
49 700 Club
WGN Minority Business Report
7:30
2 Little Clowns of Happytown
6 Jim Henson's Muppet Babies
8 Smurfs
12 Flintstones
WGN Movie BW
"Sherlock Holmes in Dressed to Kill." [1946] In his last Holmes vehicle, Basil Rathbone tries to recover engraving plates stolen from the Bank of England.
8AM
2 My Pet Monster
10 Zoobilee Zoo
12 Visionaries
49 D. James Kennedy
8:30
2 Pound Puppies
10 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
12 Comic Strip
9AM
2 Little Wizards
6 Pee-Wee's Playhouse
8 Fraggle Rock
10 Sesame Street
15 High-School Football (unknown teams)
49 Kenneth Copeland
WGN Soul Train
9:30
2 Real Ghostbusters
6 Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures
8 Alvin and the Chipmunks
10AM
2 Flintstone Kids
6 Popeye and Son
8 ALF
10 Captain Kangaroo
49 Guinness Book of World Records
WGN Movie
"Ultraman: The Adventure Begins." [Made for TV, 1987] An intergalactic police organization known as the Ultra Force is assigned to protect Earth from alien monsters. Chad Everett.
10:30
2 Bugs Bunny & Tweety
6 College Football
The Southern Cal Trojans at the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The Irish won last year's meeting in this classic rivalry 38-37, on a field goal as time expired. The fourth quarter saw the Irish overcome a 17-point deficit, and Tim Brown return a punt 56 yards to set up the final Irish score.
8 New Archives
10 Computer Chronicles
49 Chronicle
11AM
2 Lone Ranger BW
8 Foofur
10 Brain, Mind and Behavior
12 Wrestling
15 Sesame Street
49 Program Yourself for Success (Commercial)
11:30
2 Get Smart
8 I'm Telling! (a "Newlywed Game" for kids)
12PM
2 This is the NFL
The Smothers Brothers host a look at the American Football League. Also: Patriot linebacker Andre Tippett wired-for-sound.
8 Siskel & Ebert
Scheduled: "The Sicillan" [Christopher Lambert]; "A Tiger's Tale" [Ann-Margret, C. Thomas Howell].
10 Contemporary Health Issues
12 Battlestar Galactica
15 This Old House
49 New Gidget
WGN Movie BW
"The Sad Sack." [1957] Jerry Lewis has a field day as cartoonist George Baker's World War II misfit.
12:30
2 [1987 World Series Game 6]. Was scheduled to be College Football with MN Golden Gophers at Ohio State Buckeyes.
8 Drag Racing
Top drives compete for more than $1 million in the NHRA U.S. Nationals, taped Sept 5-7 at Indianapolis Raceway Park.
10 Contemporary Health Issues
15 Computer Chronicles
49 Puttin' on the Hits
1PM
10 New Literacey
12 Buck Rogers
15 Great Chefs of the West
49 Solid Gold in Concert
1:30
8 Movie
"The Shootist." [1976] John Wayne portrays a legendary gunfighter whose days are numbered in this well-acted character study set in turn-of-the-century Nevada. Lauren Bacall.
15 Naturescene
2PM
6 Headline News
10 Adam Smith's Money World
12 Movie
"Never Cry Wolf." [1983] Farley Mowat's striking account of his days as a biologist [Charles Martin Smith] studying wolves in the Canadian Arctic.
15 Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist
49 American Bandstand
WGN At The Movies
2:30
6 Headline News
10 Tony Brown's Journal
Joseph Perkins, coauthor of "A Conservative Agenda for Black Americans."
WGN Puttin' on the Hits
3PM
6 Weight Control-Infomercial
10 German Professional Soccer
15 Mystery!
The four-part "Have His Carcase" begins with mystery writer Harriet Vane [Harriet Walter] finding a body of a deserted beach.
49 New Monkees
WGN Bustin' Loose (short-lived syndi. sitcom)
3:30
6 Alice
8 Fan Club
Host Mitch Gaylord talks with Donna Summer, rap group the Fat Boys, Scott Baio [Charles in Charge] and Stephen Furst ["St. Elsewhere"].
49 Bustin' Loose
WGN Charles in Charge
4PM
2 College Football
ABC's game was not determined at press time.
6 Laverne & Shirley
8 Father Murphy
10 Only One Earth
Studying "The Fate of Our Forests," whose numbers are dwindling because of pollution and wood-product demand.
12 Wonderful World of Disney
15 Degrassi Junior High
49 Small Wonder
WGN It's a Living
4:30
6 Wild Kingdom
15 Silk Screen
"The New Puritans: The Sikhs of Yuba City" examines California's community of some 8000 East Indians.
49 Charles in Charge
WGN Mama's Family
5PM
6 8 News
10 Rockschool
12 Grizzly Adams
15 Story of English
Part 2. "The Mother Tongue" studies the origins of English, beginning in A.D. 449 with the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain.
49 9 to 5
WGN Movie
"The Drowning Pool." [1975] Paul Newman returns in his "Harper" role as a private eye caught up in murder, blackmail and family skeletons in New Orleans.
5:30
6 Newsconference Six
8 NBC News-Connie Chung
10 Degrassi Junior High
49 Mama's Family
6PM
6 Hee Haw
Co-host Loretta Lynn is joined by T.G. Sheppard and the Hee Haw Gospel Quartet.
8 On The Spot (Local KGW-TV game show)
10 Movie
A mine explosion highlights the conclusion of "The Littlest Horse Thieves" [British, 1976] a "WonderWorks" presentation filmed in Yorkshire.
12 Star Trek
Kirk [William Shatner] has the hopeless task of deactivating a weapon that has wandered into the galaxy, digesting entire planets as it goes.
15 Nature
"Perspectives of Paradise" chronicles the making of cinematographer Dieter Plage's 1986 study of the Galapagos Islands. A camera designed to simultaneously film above and below water enables Plage to watch a marine iguana graze on seaweed, while an ultralight flier is rigged with a light camera to capture spectacular views of the volcanic island Fernandina. Plage and crew also battle brutal waves to film "surfing" sea lions.
49 It's A Living
Dot [Gail Edwards] is thrilled about her new part on a soap opera-until she realizes her character is in imminent danger of being killed off.
6:30
8 Dom DeLuise
Dom and Betty White reminisce about Hollywood's golden days, Maureen [Maureen Murphy] tells Penny that she's a "closet athlete".
15 Ghosts of Harpers Ferry
After taking a haunted-house tour with his family on Halloween, a young boy decides to look for the ghosts of Harpers Ferry at midnight-by himself.
49 Marblehead Manor
Lupe learns that Mrs. Stonehill wants to have a baby and labors under the delusion that Jerry's the chosen father.
7PM
6 Wheel of Fortune
8 She's the Sheriff
Kenny [Taliesin Jaffe] lies to his mom, and Max [George Wyner] monkeys with the truth about jailed chimps.
10 Lawrence Welk
A salute to show business includes performances by Jo Ann Castle, Myron Floren, Bob Ralston and Cissy & Bobby.
12 Star Trek: The Next Generation
A glitch in the Enterprise's propulsion system catapults the starship into a galaxy where mental powers become extraordinary.
15 Movie
"The Littlest Horse Thieves."
49 Hardcastle & McCormick
Hardcastle and McCormick return home from their funeral of McCormick's former girl friend and find a message from her on their answering machine.
WGN News
7:30
2 We Got It Made
Mickey [Teri Copley] gets the opportunity to host a local TV talk show with David and Jay as guests, but her efforts to spark interesting conversation prove disastrous.
6 Jeopardy!
8 Out of This World
WGN INN News-Marvin Scott
8PM
2 Ohara
Ohara and Shaver [Pat Morita, Robert Clohessy] reluctantly set up a young prostitute as bait for a serial killer, but, in the process, they help her find the strength to start a new life.
6 My Sister Sam
Sam [Paw Dawber] befriends a couple who helped her retrieve a stolen purse, but soon they're popping in to visit and making Sam feel like their a prisoner in their own home.
8 Facts of Life
Natalie [Mindy Cohn] jumps at the chance to do an inside story on ROTC-and then learns she'll also have to jump from a plane. Jody: Babette Props. Sergeant McNamara: Sarina Grant.
10 Cousteau Odyssey
In "Mediterranean: Cradle or Coffin?" Jacques Cousteau examines the ecology of the storied sea, and finds it spoiled by industrial and urban wastes. Cousteau visits Venice, imperiled by sewage discharged into its canals.
12 Mr. President
Lois's pouting at being denied a trip to an Iceland summit ends when the exposure of a covert operation threatens to cancel the whole conference. Lois: Madeline Kahn.
15 Doctor Who
"Revenge of the Cybermen." After Doctor Who and his friends are exposed to a strange plague, Sarah becomes infected. Meanwhile, the Cybermen plan to destroy the planet of gold. Tom Baker.
49 Movie
"Suddenly." [1954] Hard-hitting yarn about a plot to assassinate the President, with Frank Sinatra outstanding as the hired gunman.
WGN Hogan's Heroes
8:30
6 Everything's Relative
Rae [Anne Jackson] temporarily moves in with Julian and Scott [Jason Alexander, John Bolger] after she nabs a burglar in her apartment.
8 227
Brenda and Calvin [Regina King, Curtis Baldwin] become parents-to a pig-in a class project Mary [Marla Gibbs] has devised to illustrate the seriousness of teenage pregnancy.
12 Women in Prison
Vicki's husband [Thomas Callaway] decides he wants her back and re-bribes a judge to get her out. Meanwhile, Dawn [C.C.H. Pounder] runs afoul of the biggest and meanest prisoner [Billi Gordon].
WGN Movie BW
"Dark Command." [1940] Vigorous historical tale of Kansas during the Civil War, depicting the rise and fall of William Quantrill [Walter Pidgeon] and his raiders.
9PM
2 All-Star Gala at Ford's Theatre
Bea Arthur hosts the annual benefit for Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. The show features performances by Cab Calloway, Glen Campbell, illusionist David Copperfield, comedian Norm Crosby, Maureen McGovern and saxophonist David Sanborn. Also: Don Johnson introduces First Lady Nancy Reagan, who dances with Mikhail Baryshnikov while Sammy Cahn sings "Real Live Girl." President Reagan offers closing comments.
6 Leg Work
Claire [Margaret Colin] decides to help a former client accused of murdering his wife, despite the fact that Willie [Frances McDormand] is the prosecutor.
8 Golden Girls
Rose [Betty White] has to deliver a eulogy in the Bahamas, which scares up fears in all: Rose's of speaking, Dorothy's of flying and Blanche's of being enclosed with a bunch of bald men.
10 Movie
"Bigger Than Life." [1956] The engrossing story of a physically ill man [James Mason] who experiences a drastic personality change after using an experimental wonder drug.
12 New Adventures of Beans Baxter
Beans [Jonathan Ward] takes his orders from the top: find out if there's a connection between subversive backward messages on records and the erratic behavior of Number One's son. Twisted Sister's Dee Snider plays a deprogrammer.
9:30
8 Amen
A winning ticket in the church raffle offers Thelma [Anna Maria Horsford] an opportunity for an intimate dinner with the Reverend [Clifton Davis], and sends Amelia [Roz Ryan] down a familiar path on a gambling binge.
12 Second Chance
Charles' attempt to keep Chazz from meddling in Helen's social life is misunderstood by the boy, who think Charles [Kiel Martin] is romantically interested in Helen [Randee Heller].
15 Mark Russell
The political satirist pokes fun at Sen. Joseph Biden [D-Del., WAY less known than today] and sings "Bork Roast."
10PM
2 Hotel
While Christine [Connie Sellecca] enjoys the charm of a retired pilot, McDermott [James Brolin] is charmed by an old friend, unaware that charm is her business, and a friend of Julie's is her newest recruit.
6 West 57th
8 Hunter
The son of a mayoral candidate is one of three unarmed Hispanic teen-agers whose shooting deaths lead to rioting when press reports suggest the teens were shot by racist Anglo cops. Hunter: Fred Dyer.
12 News
15 Masterpiece Theatre
Brewster [Bert Parnaby] agrees to produce Thomas's new play in Part 2 of "The Bretts."
49 Mind Power-Commercial
10:30
12 Newsmakers
WGN SCTV Network
10:35
10 Alive from Off Center
A dance sampler. In "Air Dance" and "Landlings," choreographer Elizabeth Streb and video artist Michael Schwartz collaborate to create the illusion of flight; Michael Clark's "New Puritan Dances," directed by Charles Atlas, combines dance, rock music and bizarre costumes; and "The Daytime Moon" is a haunting work by Japanese choreographer Min Tanaka. Music for "The Daytime Moon" by Libby Larsen. Directed by Sandy Smolan.
11PM
2 6 8 News
12 Wrestling
49 Women's Wrestling
WGN Tales from the Darkside
11:05
10 Monty Python's Flying Circus
The 127th annual Twit of the Year Show. Also: Hitler and Himmler are guests for tea in a boarding house.
11:30
2 Movie
"Point Blank." [1967] Violent suspense melodrama with Lee Marvin as a vengeful robber out to get his share of the loot.
6 Friday the 13th
The cousins fear that a cursed teacup sold from their shop may have caused the death of the man who bought the antique and the disappearance of his elderly sister.
8 Saturday Night Live
Sean Penn [host] and rapper L.L. Cool J are the guests. Regulars: Nora Dunn, Phil Hartman.
WGN At The Movies
12AM
49 MTV Music Passports: Tom Petty
Featured: concert footage of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' 1987 performance in Jerusalem. Also: scenes of the band visiting an Arab market and the Wailing Wall.
WGN Keys to Success-Commercial
12:30
6 Fantasy Island
12 Movie
"Ordeal by Innocence." [1984] Agatha Christie whodunit with Donald Sutherland as a scientist playing amateur sleuth to solve a matriarch's murder.
WGN Keys to Success-Commercial
1AM
8 News
49 MTV Music Passports: New York
Highlights of selected 1987 New York performances by Crowded House, The Hooters, David Johansen and Malcolm McLaren.
WGN INN News
1:20
2 Movie
"The Killers." [1964] For his last film before turning to politics, Ronald Reagan plays a nasty crime boss in a filmsy version of Hemingway's short story about gangsters hired to murder a man.
1:30
6 America's Top 10
Featured: Michael Jackson.
WGN Tony Randall
2AM
6 Movie BW
"Woman Hater." [1948] A "woman hater" [Stewart Granger] hosts a "man hater" [Edwige Feuillere] at his country manor.
49 INN News
WGN Movie
"Zigzag." [1970] George Kennedy in a tricky suspense melodrama about a dying insurance man who frames himself for a murder he didn't commit.
2:30
49 Movie
"The Glenn Miller Story." [1954] The life of the popular bandleader and the era in which he became a success. James Stewart.
3:15
2 ABC News
3:30
2 News
3:50
WGN Five Minutes to Live By
4AM
6 Movie BW
"The Lady Says No." [1951] Slight romantic comedy involving a magazine photographer [David Niven] with a man-hating author [Joan Caulfield].
WGN Laverne & Shirley
4:30
49 Movie
"Gold." [1974] Large-scale melodrama centering on illcit romance and a plot to flood a big South African mine. Roger Moore.
WGN Laverne & Shirley
5AM
WGN D. James Kennedy
5:30
6 Headline News
WGN Three Score/Community Calendar
5:45
WGN What's Nu?
WHY THERE IS TWO 5AMs: Listings switched from PDT to PST the morning of 10-24/25. Because of that there were two 5AM listings, one on the Saturday page and one on the Sunday page.
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