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Retro: Seattle/Tacoma, Tuesday, May 16th, 1989

Source: Seattle Times

CHANNELS
2 CBUT Vancouver CBC
4 KOMO Seattle ABC
5 KING Seattle NBC
7 KIRO Seattle CBS
9 KCTS Seattle PBS
11 KSTW Tacoma IND
12 KVOS Bellingham IND
13 KCPQ Tacoma Fox
22 KTZZ Seattle IND
28 KTPS Tacoma PBS

5/16/89
7am
4 Good Morning America
From Amsterdam, Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker ["L.A. Law"]; euthanasia; Dutch property in the United States; how free trade in 1992 will affect the Dutch; diamond cutting; band the Nits; art.
5 Today
Sean Connery ["Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"].
7 This Morning
9 Sesame Street
11 C.O.P.S. (cartoon)
12 Flintstones
13 Popeye
22 Thundercats

7:30
11 Dennis the Menace
12 G.I. Joe
13 Tom & Jerry
22 Ghostbusters

8am
2 Smith and Smith
9 Captain Kangaroo
11 Jetsons
12 Scooby-Doo
13 Smurfs
22 Gumby
28 Teaching (?)

8:30
2 Pasquale
9 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
11 Yogi Bear
12 My Little Pony 'n Friends
13 Snorks
22 Care Bears
28 Sesame Street

9am
2 Fitness People
4 Geraldo
From Portland, Ore.: Drug legalization.
5 Seattle Today
Behind the scenes of the porn industry; Emily Moore prepares a Café Alexis specialty.
7 Sally Jessy Raphael
Bill Gray ["Father Knows Best"] campaigns to legalize marijuana; Spencer Haywood discusses losing his basketball career and wife due to drugs; leaders of a psychedelic church require LSD communion; a minister tells of recovering from addiction.
9 Sesame Street
11 Get Smart
12 Mary Tyler Moore
13 Family Feud (CBS)
22 Weight Loss-infomercial

9:30
2 Doctor is In (I think that was the title, says "Doctor")
11 On Trial
12 Private Benjamin
13 Now You See It (CBS)
22 Casey Treat
28 Instructional TV

10am
2 Fred Penner's Place
4 Home
Co-host: Shelley Fabares. Clay pots; care for infant addicts.
5 Wheel of Fortune (daytime)
7 The Price is Right
9 Instructional TV
11 Superior Court
12 Regis & Kathie Lee
Model Jerry Hall; beauty consultant Adrien Arpel. (For the second half of the 88-89 season, KVOS was the only one airing Regis)
13 To the Heart (what was this?)
22 Success-N-Life

10:30
2 Mr. Dressup
5 Win, Lose or Draw
Lynn Herring; Beverly Johnson; Smokey Robinson; Doug Barr.
11 Divorce Court
13 Couch Potatoes

11am
2 Sesame Street
4 Growing Pains
5 Scrabble
7 Young and the Restless
11 The Judge
12 Sally Jessy Raphael
See 9am, KIRO.
13 Benson
22 The 700 Club
28 Ramona
Ramona is teased for wearing pajamas under school clothes.

11:30
4 Loving
5 Classic Concentration
11 Superior Court
13 Odd Couple
28 Sesame Street

Noon
2 4 All My Children
5 Wipeout
7 News
11 Movie
"Love on the Run." [1985] Stephanie Zimbalist, Alec Baldwin. A lonely lawyer trades ethics for romance and helps her client escape from prison.
12 Cannon
13 Rockford Files
Trouble is the result when Rockford investigates a tycoon's [Joseph Cotton] future son-in-law. Guest: Sharon Gless.
22 Paid Programming (to 1PM)

12:30
5 Generations
28 Somebody/Pl. (?)

1PM
2 Midday
4 One Life to Live
5 Another World
7 As the World Turns
12 On Trial
13 Movie
"Duel at Diablo." [1966] James Garner, Sidney Poitier. A scout, an ex-sergeant and a cavalry lieutenant take ammo and recruits to a distant fort through Indian country.
22 Movie
"Trooper Hook." [1957] Joel McCrea, Barbara Stanwyck. A soldier rescues a young white woman from her indentured service as the common-law wife of an Apache chief.
28 Instructional TV

1:30
12 Newlywed Game

2PM
2 7 Guiding Light
4 General Hospital
5 Santa Barbara
9 MotorWeek
11 Dating Game
12 Hawaii Five-0

2:30
9 This Old House
11 Scooby-Doo

3PM
2 Coronation Street
4 Northwest Afternoon
5 Days of Our Lives
7 Oprah Winfrey
9 Sesame Street
11 Woody Woodpecker
12 Alvin and the Chipmunks
13 'Toon Time
22 Too Close for Comfort
28 Art of Alexander

3:30
2 Talkabout
11 Alvin and the Chipmunks
12 C.O.P.S.
13 Flintstones
22 I Dream of Jeannie
28 Yan Can Cook

4PM
2 Generations
4 Win, Lose or Draw
5 Quincy, M.E.
The alleged suicide of a labor activist between two unions battling to represent migrant workers.
7 Donahue
9 3-2-1 Contact
11 Ghostbusters
12 The A-Team
13 Tom & Jerry
22 Gumby
28 Homework Hotline

4:30
2 Edison Twins
4 Family Feud (Syndicated)
9 Reading Rainbow
11 Bugs Bunny
13 DuckTales
22 Double Dare

5PM
2 Video Hits
4 5 7 News
9 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
11 Silver Spoons
12 The New Leave it to Beaver
13 Webster
Webster cares for an egg as a school assignment.
22 Lassie
28 Sesame Street

5:30
2 Kate & Allie
5 NBC News
9 Wild, Wild World of Animals
11 Charles in Charge
12 Three's Company
13 Happy Days
Spike, left in Fonzie's care, joins in a burglary.
22 Too Close for Comfort

6PM
2 5 News
4 ABC News
7 CBS News
9 Nightly Business Report
11 Family Ties
Aunt Maureen arrives with her version of the truth. Part 2 of 2.
12 M*A*S*H
13 Little House on the Prairie
Mr. Edwards makes a surprise announcement when it looks as if the widow's children must be separated. Part 2 of 2.
22 Leave it to Beaver
28 For Veterans Only
Job fairs for veterans; House Veterans Affairs Committee.

6:30
4 News
7 The Cosby Show
Clair tries to keep Cliff from fixing the plumbing.
9 MacNeil, Lehrer NewsHour
11 M*A*S*H
Charles aims to profit when the Army issues new money.
12 Couch Potatoes
22 Kate & Allie
Allie and Jennie clash over Jennie's TV appearance.
28 MotorWeek
Mazda RX-7 and MX-5 Miata; 1989 Buick Century sedan; car warranties.

7PM
2 Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Animal trainer Gunther Gebel-Williams makes his final appearance, with the troupe's 119th edition. Host: Michele Lee.
4 Wheel of Fortune
5 Entertainment Tonight
Profile of news anchorwoman Diane Sawyer.
7 News
11 Cheers
An ex-teammate, now a reporter, arrives to interview Sam.
12 Dating Game
13 Love Connection
22 St. Elsewhere
Romantically frustrated Ehrlich proposes marriage; bouts of rage threaten to destroy a young wife; a computer prodigy goes too far.
28 Doctor Who

7:30
4 Jeopardy!
5 Evening
Penny LeGate looks at British youth television; famous family feuds.
7 Inside Edition
9 Executive Stress
11 Night Court
Harry tries to halt a princess's prearranged wedding.
12 Hollywood Squares
13 A Current Affair
28 EastEnders
Sharon and Wicksy plan a rendezvous; Jan confronts Dan.

8PM
2 the fifth estate
Controversy surrounds a group of feminists accused of censorship after taking over a publishing house.
4 Who's the Boss?
Tony doesn't accept Angela's birthday gift of a new car.
5 Matlock
Ben learns a priest [Michael Spound] may have committed the murder of a fellow clergyman for which a construction contractor stands accused.
7 Tour of Duty
A young desk clerk [Malcolm-Jamal Warner] who is eager to prove his worth in battle is assigned to Anderson's platoon. Season finale.
9 Valdez: What Went Wrong?
Highlights of National Transportation Safety Board hearings on the March 24 Exxon Valdez incident.
11 Movie
"Death Wish II." [1982] Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland. Relocated architect Paul Kersey turns vigilante in Los Angeles after more brutality too close to home.
12 Movie
"This Girl for Hire." [1983] Bess Armstrong, Celeste Holm. A tough-talking, fedora-wearing Hollywood private eye with a style from the 1940s solves the murder of a mystery writer in the 1980s.
13 Movie
"Firewalker." [1986] Chuck Norris. Two guys and a girl brave jungle hazards to find an Aztec temple filled with gold.
22 Best of National Geographic
The fascinating life cycles of chameleons, newts, rattlesnakes and dinosaurs.
28 Nature
"Kariba: The Lake that Made a Dent." Wildlife flourishes around the man-made lake conservationists denounced 30 years ago at its creation.

8:30
4 The Wonder Years
Kevin prepares for summer vacation, but Paul has bad news.

9pm
2 The Real Stuff
David Foster; Canada's jet aerobatic team; the Snowbirds.
4 Roseanne
Roseanne and Dan try to use a sudden windfall on outstanding bills.
5 In the Heat of the Night
Tibbs suspects Capt. Dugan knows more than he is telling about Gillespie's kidnapping. Season finale.
7 Movie
"Trouble in Paradise." [1989] Raquel Welch, Jack Thompson. A U.S. diplomat's widow and a coarse Australian sailor are marooned with something smugglers want.
9 Nova
Photo enhancement and three-dimensional computer modeling shed new light on John F. Kennedy's assassination.
22 Movie
"Gray Lady Down." [1978] Charlton Heston, David Carradine. A Navy captain uses his experimental Snark to reach the captain and crew of a nuclear submarine stuck on an ocean ledge.
28 An Ocean Apart
Charles Lindbergh encourages U.S. neutrality in war with Hitler; Roosevelt decides to aid Britain.

9:30
4 Have Faith
Mac shuts down the bingo games; nervous Father Gabe prepares his first sermon.

10pm
2 National-Journal
4 thirtysomething
Gary tries to stop Hope's article about Susannah's possible involvement in unethically diverted funds at a social service center.
5 Midnight Caller
A convicted murderer [Joe Spano] invites Jack to broadcast from death row on the eve of his execution.
9 Frontline
Reporters investigate covert and overt U.S./Israeli relationships from the 1950s to the present.
11 News
12 WKRP in Cincinnati
13 Friday the 13th: The Series
A pool hustler's frustrated fiancée gives him a cursed cue to ensure his winning streak and hasten the wedding.
28 MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

10:30
12 Barney Miller

11PM
2 4 5 7 News
9 Movie
"Hell's House." [1932] Junior Durkin, Pat O'Brien. A teenager lands in a brutal reform school for refusing to squeal on his bootlegger boss.
11 12 M*A*S*H
13 Love Connection
22 Night Gallery
A lost woman sees the future; Dracula finds a blonde.
28 Off the Air

11:30
4 Nightline
5 Best of Carson
Arnold Schwarzenegger; Jerry Seinfeld; tennis player Andre Agassi.
7 The Pat Sajak Show
Singer Jeffrey Osborne; talk-show host Joe Franklin; Fred Willard; Rip Taylor.
11 Barney Miller
12 The Honeymooners
13 Arsenio Hall
Harry Anderson; Ana-Alicia; jazz guitarist Larry Carlton.
22 Movie
"Scared to Death." [1980] John Stinson, Diana Davidson. A bizarre series of mutilation murders seems to back up a scientific research assistant's claim that a synthetic organism is committing all the killings.

11:35
2 Newhart
Dick reluctantly agrees to be the host of a TV talk-show.

12AM
4 Day's End
11 Morton Downey, Jr.
From Kansas City, Mo. Topic: prostitution.
12 Y-Bron (infomercial?)

12:05
2 Movie
"White Cradle Inn." [1948] Madeleine Carroll; Ian Hunter. A Swiss woman's husband will adopt an orphan boy only if she signs over her family's Alpine Inn.

12:20
9 MacNeil, Lehrer NewsHour

12:30
5 Late Night with David Letterman
Comedian Billy Connelly.
12 Phil Silvers Show
13 A Current Affair

1am
4 Hollywood Squares
7 USA Today
11 Cable Kitchen (what was this?)
12 Movie
"The Executioner." [1970] George Peppard, Joan Collins. A U.S.-raised British spy defies his superiors in order to prove a colleague is a double agent.
13 Carson's Comedy Classics
Carnac; Ethel Merman; Art Fern.

-crainbebo
 
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