Retro: Seattle/Tacoma, Wednesday, Feb. 21st, 1996

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Source: TV Guide

CHANNELS
2 CBUT Vancouver [CBC]
4 KOMO Seattle [ABC]
5 KING Seattle [NBC]
6 CHEK Victoria [CTV]
7 KIRO Seattle [UPN]
8 CHAN Vancouver [CTV]
9 KCTS Seattle [PBS]
10 CKVU Vancouver [IND]
11 KSTW Tacoma [CBS]
12 KVOS Bellingham [IND]
13 KCPQ Tacoma [FOX]
15 KCKA Centralia [PBS]
22 KTZZ Seattle [WB]
28 KBTC Tacoma [PBS]

5AM
4 5 News
7 This Morning's Business
8 11 13 Infomercial
9 Newshour with Jim Lehrer
12 Headline News
15 28 A Writer's Exchange
22 Ag Day

5:30
7 News
8 Kenneth Copeland
11 CBS News-Robelot/Roberts
12 This Is Your Day
13 Headline News
22 First Business

6AM
5 11 News
6 Body Moves
8 Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show
9 Sesame Street
10 Sports Page
12 Supertime [Japanese]
Shown with subtitles.
13 Flintstones
15 28 Universe: The Infinite Froniter
22 News-In Japanese

6:30
6 8 Canada A.M.
10 Kitty Cats
12 News
13 Blinky Bill
22 Mutant League

7AM
2 Morning News
4 Good Morning America
Scheduled: Albert Brooks; Debbie Reynolds.
5 Today
Scheduled: Actor John Malkovich.
7 7 Live [local morning show with Joyce Taylor]
9 Lamb Chop's Play-Along!
10 Care Bears
11 This Morning
Scheduled: Julia Roberts; a report on polygamy. Also: A look at yesterday's Presidential primary.
12 Bonkers
13 Mighty Max
15 28 Mister Rogers
22 Animaniacs

7:30
9 Shining Time Station
10 Albert the Fifth Muskateer
12 Gargoyles
13 V.R. Troopers
15 28 Barney & Friends
22 Sailor Moon

8AM
9 Barney & Friends
10 Animaniacs
12 Aladdin
13 Bobby's World
15 28 Sesame Street
22 Garfield

8:30
9 Mister Rogers
10 Sailor Moon
12 Goof Troop
13 Littlest Pet Shop
22 Highlander

9AM
2 What on Earth
4 8 Regis & Kathie Lee
5 George & Alana
6 Inside Edition
7 Maury Povich
9 Sesame Street
10 100 Huntley Street
11 Jerry Springer
12 Hawaii Five-O
13 Fox Cubhouse
15 28 Sit and Be Fit
22 Jelly Bean Jungle

9:30
2 CBC Playground
6 Movie Show
13 Bananas in Pajamas [since this show was fit more for the age 2-6 crowd, that's probably why 13 had it this late in the morning. Cubhouse IIRC was also for the preschool/kindergarten crowd]
15 28 French in Action
22 Infomercial

10AM
2 Theodore Tugboat
4 Mike & Maty
Scheduled: A community activist in Venice, Cal. Also: reports on working out. Hosted by Maty Monfort and Michael Burger.
5 Another World
6 11 The Price is Right
7 Sally Jessy Raphael
8 Jane Hawtin Live
10 It's A New Day
12 George & Alana
13 Little House on the Prairie
15 28 Inspiration of Painting
22 700 Club

10:15
2 Fred Penner's Place

10:30
2 Mr. Dressup
15 28 Simply Painting Acrylics

11AM
2 Sesame Street
4 Court TV: America's Courts
5 Days Of Our Lives
6 Jenny Jones
7 Montel Williams
8 Movie Show
10 Acting Crazy
11 Bold & The Beautiful
12 Remington Steele
13 In The Heat of the Night
15 28 The Puzzle Place
22 Rescue 911

11:30
4 The City
8 Travel Magazine
10 Money Court
11 Murphy Brown
15 28 Reading Rainbow
22 Top Cops

Noon
2 4 All My Children
5 6 7 8 News
9 Nova
10 Babar
11 Coach
12 Baywatch
13 Matlock
15 28 Sesame Street
22 Mark Walberg
Scheduled topic: dating in the '90s.

12:30
5 Evening Magazine
Scheduled program topic: a Valentine's Day-themed episode featuring the Pacific Northwest's most eligible bachelors.
10 Tell-A-Tale-Town
11 Roseanne

1PM
2 Midday
4 One Life to Live
5 Leeza
6 CHEK Around
7 Crook & Chase
Scheduled: The Shirelles.
8 Homestyle
10 Entertainment Desk
11 As The World Turns
12 Maury Povich
13 Movie
"Fast Getaway." [1990] A teen [Corey Haim] and his dad [Leo Rossi] mastermind bank robberies. Cynthia Rothrock.
15 28 Kidsongs
22 Doogie Howser, M.D.

1:30
6 Dini Petty
8 Bold & The Beautiful
10 Danger Bay
15 28 Shining Time Station
22 Brady Bunch [in 1996, on a WB affiliate?!?]

2PM
2 One Life to Live
4 10 General Hospital
5 Leeza
7 Tempestt
8 Another World
9 Sesame Street
11 Guiding Light
12 Hard Copy
15 28 Sociological Imagination
22 Family Matteres

2:30
6 Homestyle
12 Infomercial
22 That's Warner Bros.!

3PM
2 Coronation Street
4 Northwest Afternoon
Scheduled program topic: friends reunited.
5 10 Phil Donahue
6 Another World
7 8 Ricki Lake
Scheduled topic: Encouraging a loved one to get a job.
9 Barney & Friends
11 Young & The Restless
12 V.R. Troopers
13 Taz-Mania
15 28 Sew Creative
22 Goof Troop

3:30
2 Urban Peasant
9 Puzzle Place
12 Saved By The Bell
13 Eek!stravaganza
15 28 Inn Country Chefs
22 Bonkers

4PM
2 The Odyssey
4 Funniest Home Videos
A salute to Valentine's Day. Also: A girl who sings like a stuck record; ways to crack an egg; and a look at Christmas. Host: Bob Saget.
5 8 Oprah Winfrey
6 Bold & The Beautiful
7 Jenny Jones
9 Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
10 Days of Our Lives
11 Day & Date
12 California Dreams
The students pay other classmates to be their servants, but the hired help revolt. Sly: Michael Cade.
13 Batman & Robin
15 28 Wishbone
22 Aladdin

4:30
2 Family Matters
4 Inside Edition
Scheduled: A report on a Montana case involving the poisoning death of a toddler.
6 David Letterman
Scheduled: Julia Roberts ["Mary Reilly"]; James Brown. [Why did CHEK show it in the afternoon?]
9 Wishbone
Digging up a mysterious treasure evokes "Journey to the Center of the Earth," by Jules Verne.
12 Dinosaurs
When the Sinclairs' TV is wrecked, Earl enters the family on a game show to win a new set.
13 Siegfried & Roy
In Part 3, "Monsters of the Mind," the legendary Book of Sarmoti identifies the two as the chosen "pair of travelers" who can save Sarmoti by hieing to Endland and engaging the evil Titans.
15 28 Carmen Sandiego
22 Gargoyles

5PM
2 Simpsons
4 5 7 8 11 News
9 Mister Rogers
10 Young & The Restless
12 Full House
Joey [Dave Coulier] hosts the test-run of a game show called "The Perfect Couple."
13 Full House
An old friend [Scott Baio] visits Jesse after a three-year hiatus, and both discover that Jesse isn't the same daring young man he once was. Jesse: John Stamos.
15 28 ITN World News
22 Dinosaurs
See 4:30PM, Ch. 12.

5:30
2 Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
6 News
8 Canada Tonight
9 Nightly Business Report
Correspondent Dennis Moore reports on the outcome of New Hampshire's Republican primary.
12 22 Blossom
Blossom [Mayim Bialik] writes of seeing Anthony [Michael Stoyanov] drink after being alcohol-free for two years in a letter to her mom. Nick: Ted Wass.
13 Gilligan's Island [Again, WHAT the heck is it doing on a Fox station in 1996?!?]
A native girl sets her sights on Gilligan.
15 28 Think Tank

6PM
2 CBC News
4 ABC News-Peter Jennings
5 NBC News-Tom Brokaw
6 7 8 10 News
9 Newshour with Jim Lehrer
11 CBS News-Dan Rather
12 Home Improvement
Tim advises Al [Richard Karn] about a new woman in Al's life.
13 Full House
D.J. takes work as a baby sitter to pay for her own phone, but the boy she sits takes a big toll on her.
15 28 John McLaughlin's One on One
22 Step by Step
Dana moves out and into her own apartment, and Frank moves a big-screen TV into the bedroom. Dana: Staci Keanan.

6:30
4 5 News
7 Hard Copy
11 Cheers
Since his breakup with Diane, Frasier [Kelsey Grammer] has taken to the bottle, and Sam wants to help but doubts Diane's plan. Diane: Shelley Long. Sam: Ted Danson.
12 Roseanne
Doubt creates a roadblock on the rocky road to marriage when Fred [Michael O'Keefe] fears that Jackie is in love with another.
13 M*A*S*H
Margaret wants to bury a time capsule at the 4077th, and asks everyone "to contribute on item they think symbolizes their experience in Korea." Loretta Swit, Alan Alda.
15 28 Hometime
22 Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Will and Lisa's wedding plans get out of hand when Lisa's dad [John Amos] and Philips can't agree on the arrangements, so the couple heads for Las Vegas to elope.

7PM
2 Adrienne Clarkston
4 8 Wheel of Fortune
5 Evening Magazine
Included: a tour of the Crayola crayon factory and a visit with crayon molders.
6 Funniest Home Videos
7 10 Entertainment Tonight
9 Bill Nye The Science Guy
Nye goes right to the source to shed some light on the brightest star in the sky-the sn.
11 Married...With Children
Mistaken identity turns Al into a PI.
12 Seinfeld
Jerry and George find Kramer, whose past is laid out by the lieutenant [Peter Mumik] seeking his confession.
13 Home Improvement
Jill feels her life is viewed as mundane by her sister, a globe-trotting, free-lance photographer. Carrie: Tudi Roche.
15 28 Newton's Apple
22 Baywatch
While coaching Matt for a kick-boxing tournament, Mitch finds himself reunited with an old adversary [Loren Avedon].

7:30
4 8 Jeopardy!
5 American Journal
6 11 Extra!
7 Seinfeld
See 7PM, Ch. 12.
9 Color TV
10 13 Simpsons
Homer graduates from Krusty's Clown College and, as a Krusty impersonator, becomes a target for the clown's bookie. Voices include Dick Cavett, Johnny Unitas.
12 Murphy Brown
Murphy attends a White House luncheon and unwittingly brings home a souvenir: Socks the cat. Joan Lunden has a cameo.
15 28 Today's Japan

8PM and later will be added shortly.

 

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8PM
2 This Hour Has 22 Minutes
4 8 Ellen
Mary Tyler Moore appears as herself on a snappy outing inspired by the actress's well-publicized support for the humane treatment of animals. In 1994, Moore bid $1000 to save a ninety-something lobster from the boiling pot. On tonight's episode, Ellen tries to rescue a venerable crustacean from certain death when a famous L.A.-area eatery auctions off an aged lobster as part of a promotional event. Ellen's lobster liberation quickly becomes a cause celebre, and Moore shows up to offer her a formal commendation.
5 Future of Crime Fighting
A look at how innovations in technology are providing law-enforcement officers with greater flexibility and safety in their dealings with dangerous criminals and situations. Included: a robot used to dispose of explosives.
6 Coach
Hayden and Christine [Shelley Fabares] feel squeezed by job pressures while trying to start a family.
7 One West Waikiki
Mack is to provide security for the U.S. Vice President when he learns that he's been poisoned and at the mercy of perpetrators who hold the antidote. Mack: Richard Burgi.
9 The Churchills
An engrossing profile of the British family that focuses mainly on the life of its best-known member, Winston Churchill [1874-1965]. The documentary picks up the family history in 1873, with the meeting and marriage of Winston's parents: the politically ambitious Randolph died when Winston was 16, leaving the son to achieve what his father could not. Winston entered government in the heyday of the British Empire. Interviews and archival footage chronicle his career, during which he would emerge several times from political isolation, eventually to inspire his nation to its "finest hour" during World War II.
10 13 Beverly Hills, 90210
Kelly gets a roommate in rehab; Susan and Brandon ski into trouble while racing; lonely-hearts Colin and Valerie keep each other company; Donna investigates a new cardiac procedure that could help Joe.
11 Dave's World
Eric and Mia's domestic squabbles spark a fight in the Barry house when Dave reluctantly-and foolishly-reveals things about Beth that annoy him.
12 Movie
"Old Gringo." [1989] A spinster [Jane Fonda], writer Ambrose Bierce [Gregory Peck] and a military officer [Jimmy Smits] are caught up in the Mexican revolution.
15 28 Frontline
"So You Want to Buy a President?" explores how donations from certain wealthy partisans can influence Federal policies. Included: profiles of several contributors; comments from former Bob Dole fundraiser David Owen.
22 Sister, Sister
Tamera [Tamera Mowry] gets a lesson in economics and employee relations when she and Tia [Tia Mowry] take jobs from striking grocery-store workers.

8:30
2 Comics!
Comedian Mark Farrell gives his viewpoints on everyday life.
4 8 Drew Carey
Drew must decide whether girlfriend Lisa [Katy Selverstone], best friend Kate [Christa Miller] or worst friend Mimi [Kathy Kinney] will head the store's new personal-services department.
6 11 Louie
After counseling a compulsive gambler [Joe Keyes], Louie finds the man $5000 Lotto ticket in the trash. Meanwhile, Curt hopes for a reconciliation with Sandy [Laura Innes]. Roof Guy: Danny Breen.
22 The Parent 'Hood
An admirable episode that honors black actors of yesteryear who paved the way for today's African-American celebrities. When 8-year-old Nicholas [Curtis Williams Jr.] announces that he wants to portray Buckwheat of "The Little Rascals" in a Black History Month pageant, his father [Robert Townsend] asks him to consider someone "whose image is a little more positive." But the determined youngster sticks to his guns, surprising his famil with an impassioned plea to appreciate the actor who portrayed Buckwheat for what he did-and not the character he played.

9PM
2 The Nanny
4 Grace Under Fire
Guess who's coming to dinner? Grace's new African-American neighbors [Penny Johnson, Ernie Hudson].
5 Dateline NBC
Scheduled: A Dennis Murphy report on recent developments in the 1977 disappearance of Chicago candy heiress Helen Brach. Interviewed: Richard Bailey, who was convicted in 1995 of racketeering in the solicitation of Brach's murder.
6 Taking the Falls
Terry [Cynthia Dale] is tempted to let a hired hit man do his job when the neurotic comedian she's trying to protect starts making her psychotic.
7 Seinfeld
George embarrasses himself at a kids' birthday party; Jerry heckles back at a heckler [Veanne Cox].
8 Almost Perfect
10 13 Party of Five
Julia shuts out Justin [Michael Goorjian] in her rush to have her problem "taken care of"; Bailey and Sarah face increasing pressure to rush into sexual intimacy; and Jake [Carroll O'Connor] encourages Claudia to face the music concerning her damaged violin.
11 Movie
"The Good Doctor: The Paul Fleiss Story." [Made for TV, 1996] It's actually the privileged, yet stormy life of Heidi Fleiss, the so-called "Hollywood Madam." The tale unfolds via flashbacks that begin in 1972 and is told from the viewpoints of her pediatrician father [Michael Gross], who was indicted for fraud in her case.
22 Wayans Bros.
Pops [John Witherspoon] lands a gig as the Ghetto Gourmet on a morning TV show. But with Marlon in the mix as his on-air assistant, what's cooking is the show's goose.

9:30
2 The Nanny
4 8 Naked Truth
Dave [Mark Roberts] gets a visit from his shady twin brother, who has big plans for the huge inheritance check Dave just received. Meanwhile, Nora [Tea Leoni] can't get rid of an annoying boyfriend.
7 Tales from the Crypt
A man [Hector Elizondo] hires a sleazy private eye to confirm his suspicions about his wife's infidelity.
15 28 Masterpiece Theatre
"Selected Exits" dramatizes episodes in the life of Welsh writer Gwyn Thomas [portrayed by Anthony Hopkins].
22 Unhappily After Ever
Ryan [Kevin Connolly] shoots for his first hoops victory against his trash-talking dad, who considers retiring with an undefeated record.

10PM
2 National
4 8 Primetime Live
Scheduled: Correspondent John Quinones investigates the case of Lori Berenson, a New York woman who was convicted of treason last month in Peru for aiding Marxist guerrillas.
5 6 Law & Order
The killing of a social worker exposes a scam involving foster children-and coincides with a young black woman kidnapping her biological son from a white couple with whom he'd been placed.
7 News
10 Jeff Foxworthy
Having never learned to swim himself, Jeff believes Matt [Haley Joel Osment] should, even though he really doesn't want to.
13 Star Trek: The Next Generation
On an unexpected visit, Worf's son [Brian Bonsall] delivers some startling news-he intends to take up permanent residence on the Enterprisel.
22 Gordon Elliott
Scheduled: Elliott surprises guests at their homes.

10:30
10 Bless This House
Burt and Alice go house hunting after deciding it's too cramped in their apartment.
12 Seinfeld
Jerry runs afoul of a doorman [Larry Miller]; Kramer invents a bra for men; Elaine offends Mr. Pitt's neighbor.

10:45
7 Extra Innings

11PM
2 CBC News
4 5 7 11 News
6 8 CTV News
10 Sports Page
12 Star Trek: TNG
The Enterprise rescues a humanoid amnesiac [Mark La Mura], who exhibits remarkable healing powers.
13 M*A*S*H
Charles [David Ogden Stiers] takes advantage of an Army scrip exchange.
15 28 ITN World News
22 Mama's Family
The sight of a tipsy Bubba [Allan Kayser] reminds Mama [Vicki Lawrence] of an unpleasant incident with Eunice involving drinking

11:30
2 Taxi
Louie thinks his ex-girlfriend Zena is finally crawling back to him, but she's actually come to announce her wedding plans.
6 8 10 News
9 Good Neighbors
As harvest time approaches, Tom [Richard Briers] sprains his back.
13 Cops
Los Angeles officers Tammy Waters and Jeffrey Ennis chase suspects wanted for questioning in a shooting incident; Off. Tom Mason assists a purse-snatching victim who speaks Russian.
15 28 Frontline
See 8PM.
22 Mama's Family
Bubba [Allan Kayser] has Mama to thank when he finds himself taking Iola's niece [Penelope Sudrow] to the prom.

11:35
4 Nightline
5 Jay Leno
Scheduled: Actress Linda Florentino.
7 Highway Patrol
California troopers confront an armed suspect; and a high-speed automobile chase in New Hampshire ends in Massachusetts.
11 David Letterman
Scheduled: Singer ynonna.

Midnight
2 Open Wide
9 The Churchills
10 Funky Squad
12 Infomercials
13 LAPD: Life on the Beat
22 Richard Bey
Scheduled program topic: meddling in-laws.

12:05
4 Magnum P.I.
6 American Journal
7 Carnie
Scheduled topic: feuding siblings.
8 Jay Leno
See 11:35PM, Ch. 5.

12:30
2 Movie BW
"Huckleberry Finn." [1931] Junior Durkin plays Huck to Jackie Coogan's Tom in this early screen version of Mark Twain's river adventure. Mitzi Green.
10 Attack of Killer B Movies
13 Rush Limbaugh

12:35
5 Conan O'Brien
Scheduled: Fabio, singer Pam Tillis.
6 Cheers
11 To Be Announced

1AM
10 Tales from the Crypt
12 Highway Patrol
13 Current Affair
15 28 Masterpiece Theatre
22 Rolonda

1:05
4 Geraldo
Scheduled: Backstage with film and TV stars.
6 Cosby Show
7 Lauren Hutton And...
Scheduled: Actress Lela Rochon.
8 11 Infomercials

1:35
5 Greg Kinnear
Scheduled guest: Dick Clark.
6 Movie
"Stunt Seven." [1979] Florida locations highlight this movie about stunt people trying to rescue a kidnapped actress [Elke Sommer.]
7 Infomercials
11 Tom Snyder
Scheduled guest: NAACP leader Myrlier Evers-Williams.

2AM
10 Who's The Boss?
13 Northern Exposure
22 Infomercials

2:05
4 News
5 Infomercial
8 Movie
"Cadence." [1991] Charlie Sheen as a rebelious inmate of an Army stockade run by an unstable warden [Martin Sheen, who also directed].

2:30
7 News
9 Encore! Van Cliburn Competition Finals
10 Infomercials
15 28 ITN World News

2:35
5 Nightside
11 Empty Nest

2:40
4 World News Now

3AM
12 Movie
"Dead Heat." [1988] Joe Piscopo and Treat Williams play cops after killers who are literally cold-blooded-they're zombies.
13 Movie
"Siege." [1978] Martin Balsam and Sylvia Sidney are elderly residents of a Bronx community terrorized by a gang.
22 Movie
"Reflections of Murder." [1974] Interesting remake of the French classic "Diabolique," about a woman who conspires with her husband's ex-mistress to kill him.

3:05
11 Up to The Minute

3:15
7 Extra Innings

3:30
7 News

4AM
10 Infomercials

4:05
7 Headline News

4:30
5 NBC News at Sunrise-Ann Curry

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