Channels:
2—KREM (CBS)
4—KXLY (ABC)
6—KHQ (NBC)
7—KSPS (PBS)
28—KAYU (Fox)
Saturday, March 19, 1988
MORNING
5:45 am
4—Sunday School of the Air
6:00
2—Tom and Jerry
4—Bugs Bunny & Buddies
6—The Dukes of Hazzard
28—The Comic Strip
6:30
2—Porky Pig & Friends
4—Gilligan’s Island
28—The Comic Strip
7:00
2—Hello Kitty’s Furry Tale Theater
4—Little Clowns of Happy Town
6—Fraggle Rock
7—This Old House
28—The Comic Strip
7:30
2—Jim Henson’s Muppet Babies
4—Pound Puppies
6—The Smurfs
7—Saving Energy
28—The Comic Strip
8:00
4—My Pet Monster
7—Body Pulse
28—The Comic Strip
8:30
2—Porky Pig & Friends
4—Little Wizards
7—Sit and Be Fit
28—My Favorite Martian
9:00
2—Pee-wee’s Playhouse
4—The Real Ghostbusters
6—ALF
7—Project Universe
28—All Star Wrestling
9:30
2—Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures
6—Alvin and the Chipmunks
7—Project Universe
10:00
2—Popeye and Son
4—The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show
6—Disney’s Adeventures of the Gummi Bears
7—French in Action
28—MOVIE: “Cutter’s Way”
(1981) Jeff Bridges, John Heard. A burned-out beach-bum and a disfigured Vietnam veteran stumble on a murder cover-up involving a powerful landowner.
10:30
2—Dennis the Menace
4—The Flintstone Kids
6—The New Archies
7—French in Action
11:00
2—College Basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second-Round Game 1. (Live)
4—Animal Crack-Ups
6—Foofur
7—Faces of Culture
11:30
4—Small Wonder
6—I’m Telling!
7—Faces of Culture
AFTERNOON
12 pm
4—ABC Weekend Special
“Pippi Longstocking.” From 1985: An adventuresome girl (Carrie Helm) makes her way without the aid of grown-ups. (Part 2 of 2)
6—The Muppet Show
7—The Write Course
28—MOVIE: “Falling in Love”
(1984) Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep. A chance meeting could lead married commuters to an affair.
12:30
4—Weight Loss Made Easy
6—Main Street
7—The Write Course
1:00
4—Hardcastle & McCormick
7—North Idaho College Public Forum
1:15
2—College Basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second-Round Game 2. (Live)
1:30
6—PGA Golf
Hertz Bay Hill Classic. Third round from the Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando. Larry Mize, Ben Crenshaw, Hal Sutton and defending champion Payne Stewart are among those expected to compete. (Live)
7—Computer Chronicles
2:00
4—Championship Fishing
7—Phenomenal World
28—The Perfect Diet
2:30
4—Good Fishing
7—The Joy of Painting
28—Abbott & Costello
3:00
4—PBA Bowling
King Louie Open, from Overland Park, Kan. Top-seeded Jimmie Pritts, Jr. downed Mike Jasnau 238-214 to capture last year’s title. Challengers include Bob Benoit, Joe Berardi and Mark Roth.
6—Classic Country
7—The Victory Garden
28—Knight Rider
3:30
2—College Basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second-Round Game. (Live)
7—Hometime
4:00
6—World of Guinness Records
7—British Rock: The First Wave
28—MOVIE: “The Bounty Man”
(TV, 1972) Two rival bounty hunters are after the same killer, but find they have to join together to fight off his gang.
4:30
4—Wide World of Sports
World Gymnastics Championships, women’s all-around competition, from Rotterdam, the Netherlands; World Ski Flying Championships, from Obertsdorf, West Germany. (Taped)
6—Wheel of Fortune
5:00
6—Q6 News
5:10
7—MOVIE: “The Compleat Beatles”
(1982) John Lennon, Paul McCartney. A documented account of the life and career of the Fab Four, from their early years in Liverpool to their breakup, featuring rare interview and concert footage.
5:30
6—NBC Nightly News
28—Night Gallery
EVENING
6:00
2—Bosom Buddies
4—News 4
6—MOVIE: “Darby O’Gill and the Little People”
(1959) Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro. A wily old codger matches wits with the king of the leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad who has replaced him as caretaker. Michael McBride: Sean Connery.
28—Friday the 13th
6:30
2—KREM 2 News
4—9 to 5
“Rockabye Bernly.” Judy (Valerie Curtin) is an instant mother when an old friend pays her a brief surprise visit—and leaves her baby behind. Doralee: Rachel Dennison. Marsha: Sally Struthers.
7:00
2—The Best of National Geographic
“Dive to the Edge of Creation.” Life 8,000 feet under the Pacific is observed. Descending in a minisub, members of this 1979 expedition set out to explore the Galapagos Rift, which harbors creatures such as 8-foot worms, sightless crabs and Portuguese men-of-war. Leslie Nielsen narrates.
4—Hart to Hart
28—Star Trek: The Next Generation
“Coming of Age.” Wesley takes the Starfleet Academy entrance exam, while Picard’s performance as a commander is evaluated. Remmick: Robert Schenkkan. Picard: Patrick Stewart. Quinn: Ward Costello.
7:35
7—Buddy Holly and the Crickets
8:00
2—High Mountain Rangers
“Asylum.” Matt leads a search for a Soviet ski champion (Brenda Bakke) and her trainer-father, both of whom he’s accused of helping to defect. Jesse: Robert Conrad. Ivan Denisovitch: Anthony De Longis. Denilor: Gene Scherer.
4—Dolly
Dolly returns to Nashville to relive the early days of her career with the people who were a part of it.
6—The Facts of Life
“Big Apple Blues.” Natalie’s first taste of the Big Apple is hard to digest: she overnights in a Soho loft with four weird people. Claire: Michelle Little. Nina: Terrah Smith. Ben: Richard Grieco. Scott: David Spade. Natalie: Mindy Cohn.
28—Boys Will Be Boys
“The Front.” Needing a car for a date, Chazz (Matthew Perry) gives Booch $500 to buy one. Booch: William Gallo.
8:30
6—My Two Dads
“Nicole’s Big Adventure.” A group of friends helps the dads survive Nicole’s week away at camp. Paul Reiser, Greg Evigan. Truck: Ritch Brinkley. Brian: Richard Minchenberg. Stuart: William Tucker.
28—Women in Prison
“Skirts on Ice.” Vicki (Julia Campbell) agitates for new heaters, and the prisoners shower her with gifts after she reports they’ll be arriving “soon.” Meg: Denny Dillon. Rafferty: Blake Clark. Stix: Spice Williams. Burl: Lexie Shine. (Repeat)
9:00
2—Tour of Duty
“The Short Timer.” Just before he’s scheduled to go home, Taylor is pressured by a reenlistment sergeant (Marshall Bell). Anderson: Terence Knox. Duke: Glenn Plummer.
4—Ohara
“Hot Rocks.” Ohara and Shaver (Pat Morita, Robert Clohessy) go for “the burn”—and for the arrest at a posh health club that’s the cover for a stolen-jewelry ring. Patti Rawlings: Linda Dona. Marty Kellogg: Michael McManus. Becki Dutton: Lynn-Holly Johnson. (Repeat)
6—The Golden Girls
“Mixed Blessings.” Dorothy (Beatrice Arthur) is delighted that her son is getting married—until she meets her future daughter-in-law (Rosalind Cash). Greta: Virginia Capers. Trudy: Lynn Hamilton. Libby: Montrose Hagins.
28—The New Adventures of Beans Baxter
“Beans’ Wicked and Awesome Adventure at College.” When Beans (Jonathan Ward) investigates a possible link between a student radical and UGLI, he is mistaken for a fraternity pledge. Mary Ellen: Amanda Wyss. Doug: Ian Tracey. Scooter: Scott Bremner. Cake: Karen Mistal. (Repeat)
9:30
6—Amen
“Dueling Ministers.” Rev. Gregory (Clifton Davis) feels like odd man out when Deacon Frye brings in the popular 12-year-old Rev. Johnny Jr. (the Rev. William Hudson III). Deacon Frye: Sherman Hemsley. Thelma: Anna Maria Horsford. Casietta: Barbara Montgomery. Amelia: Roz Ryan. (Repeat)
28—Mr. President
“A Royal Send Off.” The prince (Bill Morey) of a small island country welcomes the possibility of an alliance with the U.S., and proposes a personal alliance with Lois (Madeline Kahn). President Tresch: George C. Scott. Stefan: David Foxbrenton. King: Oliver Darrow. Daniel: Allen Williams. (Repeat)
9:40
7—James Taylor in Concert
The singer performs “Fire and Rain,” “Shower the People,” “Carolina in My Mind,” “Sweet Baby James” and “Never Die Young” in a 1987 concert at Boston’s Colonial Theater.
10:00
2—West 57th
4—Spenser: For Hire
“Watercolors.” Spenser (Robert Urich) protects a teenage hockey player who says he witnessed a murder. Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Orr appears as himself. Rene "R.C." Camden: Jordan Marder. Donovan: John Juback. Mrs. Durrant: Pauline Flanagan. Hawk: Avery Brooks.
6—Hunter
“Boomerang.” When a woman’s husband dies, her first reaction is to call a defense lawyer. Paula: Wendie Malick. Mike Snow: Martin E. Brooks. Esther: Kate Zentall. Ferris: Michael Durrell. Hunter: Fred Dryer.
28—Friday the 13th
“Tattoo.” A gambler's obsession turns deadly when he steals antique tattoo needles that bring luck to their owner—in exchange for the death of innocent victims. Tommy Chen: Leonard Chow. Lom Chen: Keye Luke. Micki: Robey. Jack: Chris Wiggins.
LATE NIGHT
11:00
2—KREM 2 News
4—News 4
6—Q6 News
28—Star Trek: The Next Generation
11:15
7—Monty Python’s Flying Circus
11:30
2—Cinema 2: “A Letter to Three Wives”
(1949) Jeanne Crain, Ann Sothern. A small-town seductress notifies her three best friends that she has run off with one of their husbands.
4—Gunsmoke
6—Carson’s Comedy Classics
11:55
7—Dave Allen at Large
12 am
6—Carson’s Comedy Classics
28—MOVIE: “Delusion”
(1981) Patricia Pearcy, John Dukakis. A nurse goes to a house to care for a crippled old man. Then people in the house start being murdered.
12:25
7—Off the Air
12:30
4—Cossman Secrets
6—Saturday Night Live
Robert Mitchum (host); Simply Red (musical guest). (Repeat)
1:30
2—Off the Air
4—News 4 (Repeat)
2:00
4—ABC News
6—Classic Country
28—Off the Air
2:15
4—Off the Air
3:00
6—Off the Air
2—KREM (CBS)
4—KXLY (ABC)
6—KHQ (NBC)
7—KSPS (PBS)
28—KAYU (Fox)
Saturday, March 19, 1988
MORNING
5:45 am
4—Sunday School of the Air
6:00
2—Tom and Jerry
4—Bugs Bunny & Buddies
6—The Dukes of Hazzard
28—The Comic Strip
6:30
2—Porky Pig & Friends
4—Gilligan’s Island
28—The Comic Strip
7:00
2—Hello Kitty’s Furry Tale Theater
4—Little Clowns of Happy Town
6—Fraggle Rock
7—This Old House
28—The Comic Strip
7:30
2—Jim Henson’s Muppet Babies
4—Pound Puppies
6—The Smurfs
7—Saving Energy
28—The Comic Strip
8:00
4—My Pet Monster
7—Body Pulse
28—The Comic Strip
8:30
2—Porky Pig & Friends
4—Little Wizards
7—Sit and Be Fit
28—My Favorite Martian
9:00
2—Pee-wee’s Playhouse
4—The Real Ghostbusters
6—ALF
7—Project Universe
28—All Star Wrestling
9:30
2—Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures
6—Alvin and the Chipmunks
7—Project Universe
10:00
2—Popeye and Son
4—The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show
6—Disney’s Adeventures of the Gummi Bears
7—French in Action
28—MOVIE: “Cutter’s Way”
(1981) Jeff Bridges, John Heard. A burned-out beach-bum and a disfigured Vietnam veteran stumble on a murder cover-up involving a powerful landowner.
10:30
2—Dennis the Menace
4—The Flintstone Kids
6—The New Archies
7—French in Action
11:00
2—College Basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second-Round Game 1. (Live)
4—Animal Crack-Ups
6—Foofur
7—Faces of Culture
11:30
4—Small Wonder
6—I’m Telling!
7—Faces of Culture
AFTERNOON
12 pm
4—ABC Weekend Special
“Pippi Longstocking.” From 1985: An adventuresome girl (Carrie Helm) makes her way without the aid of grown-ups. (Part 2 of 2)
6—The Muppet Show
7—The Write Course
28—MOVIE: “Falling in Love”
(1984) Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep. A chance meeting could lead married commuters to an affair.
12:30
4—Weight Loss Made Easy
6—Main Street
7—The Write Course
1:00
4—Hardcastle & McCormick
7—North Idaho College Public Forum
1:15
2—College Basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second-Round Game 2. (Live)
1:30
6—PGA Golf
Hertz Bay Hill Classic. Third round from the Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando. Larry Mize, Ben Crenshaw, Hal Sutton and defending champion Payne Stewart are among those expected to compete. (Live)
7—Computer Chronicles
2:00
4—Championship Fishing
7—Phenomenal World
28—The Perfect Diet
2:30
4—Good Fishing
7—The Joy of Painting
28—Abbott & Costello
3:00
4—PBA Bowling
King Louie Open, from Overland Park, Kan. Top-seeded Jimmie Pritts, Jr. downed Mike Jasnau 238-214 to capture last year’s title. Challengers include Bob Benoit, Joe Berardi and Mark Roth.
6—Classic Country
7—The Victory Garden
28—Knight Rider
3:30
2—College Basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second-Round Game. (Live)
7—Hometime
4:00
6—World of Guinness Records
7—British Rock: The First Wave
28—MOVIE: “The Bounty Man”
(TV, 1972) Two rival bounty hunters are after the same killer, but find they have to join together to fight off his gang.
4:30
4—Wide World of Sports
World Gymnastics Championships, women’s all-around competition, from Rotterdam, the Netherlands; World Ski Flying Championships, from Obertsdorf, West Germany. (Taped)
6—Wheel of Fortune
5:00
6—Q6 News
5:10
7—MOVIE: “The Compleat Beatles”
(1982) John Lennon, Paul McCartney. A documented account of the life and career of the Fab Four, from their early years in Liverpool to their breakup, featuring rare interview and concert footage.
5:30
6—NBC Nightly News
28—Night Gallery
EVENING
6:00
2—Bosom Buddies
4—News 4
6—MOVIE: “Darby O’Gill and the Little People”
(1959) Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro. A wily old codger matches wits with the king of the leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad who has replaced him as caretaker. Michael McBride: Sean Connery.
28—Friday the 13th
6:30
2—KREM 2 News
4—9 to 5
“Rockabye Bernly.” Judy (Valerie Curtin) is an instant mother when an old friend pays her a brief surprise visit—and leaves her baby behind. Doralee: Rachel Dennison. Marsha: Sally Struthers.
7:00
2—The Best of National Geographic
“Dive to the Edge of Creation.” Life 8,000 feet under the Pacific is observed. Descending in a minisub, members of this 1979 expedition set out to explore the Galapagos Rift, which harbors creatures such as 8-foot worms, sightless crabs and Portuguese men-of-war. Leslie Nielsen narrates.
4—Hart to Hart
28—Star Trek: The Next Generation
“Coming of Age.” Wesley takes the Starfleet Academy entrance exam, while Picard’s performance as a commander is evaluated. Remmick: Robert Schenkkan. Picard: Patrick Stewart. Quinn: Ward Costello.
7:35
7—Buddy Holly and the Crickets
8:00
2—High Mountain Rangers
“Asylum.” Matt leads a search for a Soviet ski champion (Brenda Bakke) and her trainer-father, both of whom he’s accused of helping to defect. Jesse: Robert Conrad. Ivan Denisovitch: Anthony De Longis. Denilor: Gene Scherer.
4—Dolly
Dolly returns to Nashville to relive the early days of her career with the people who were a part of it.
6—The Facts of Life
“Big Apple Blues.” Natalie’s first taste of the Big Apple is hard to digest: she overnights in a Soho loft with four weird people. Claire: Michelle Little. Nina: Terrah Smith. Ben: Richard Grieco. Scott: David Spade. Natalie: Mindy Cohn.
28—Boys Will Be Boys
“The Front.” Needing a car for a date, Chazz (Matthew Perry) gives Booch $500 to buy one. Booch: William Gallo.
8:30
6—My Two Dads
“Nicole’s Big Adventure.” A group of friends helps the dads survive Nicole’s week away at camp. Paul Reiser, Greg Evigan. Truck: Ritch Brinkley. Brian: Richard Minchenberg. Stuart: William Tucker.
28—Women in Prison
“Skirts on Ice.” Vicki (Julia Campbell) agitates for new heaters, and the prisoners shower her with gifts after she reports they’ll be arriving “soon.” Meg: Denny Dillon. Rafferty: Blake Clark. Stix: Spice Williams. Burl: Lexie Shine. (Repeat)
9:00
2—Tour of Duty
“The Short Timer.” Just before he’s scheduled to go home, Taylor is pressured by a reenlistment sergeant (Marshall Bell). Anderson: Terence Knox. Duke: Glenn Plummer.
4—Ohara
“Hot Rocks.” Ohara and Shaver (Pat Morita, Robert Clohessy) go for “the burn”—and for the arrest at a posh health club that’s the cover for a stolen-jewelry ring. Patti Rawlings: Linda Dona. Marty Kellogg: Michael McManus. Becki Dutton: Lynn-Holly Johnson. (Repeat)
6—The Golden Girls
“Mixed Blessings.” Dorothy (Beatrice Arthur) is delighted that her son is getting married—until she meets her future daughter-in-law (Rosalind Cash). Greta: Virginia Capers. Trudy: Lynn Hamilton. Libby: Montrose Hagins.
28—The New Adventures of Beans Baxter
“Beans’ Wicked and Awesome Adventure at College.” When Beans (Jonathan Ward) investigates a possible link between a student radical and UGLI, he is mistaken for a fraternity pledge. Mary Ellen: Amanda Wyss. Doug: Ian Tracey. Scooter: Scott Bremner. Cake: Karen Mistal. (Repeat)
9:30
6—Amen
“Dueling Ministers.” Rev. Gregory (Clifton Davis) feels like odd man out when Deacon Frye brings in the popular 12-year-old Rev. Johnny Jr. (the Rev. William Hudson III). Deacon Frye: Sherman Hemsley. Thelma: Anna Maria Horsford. Casietta: Barbara Montgomery. Amelia: Roz Ryan. (Repeat)
28—Mr. President
“A Royal Send Off.” The prince (Bill Morey) of a small island country welcomes the possibility of an alliance with the U.S., and proposes a personal alliance with Lois (Madeline Kahn). President Tresch: George C. Scott. Stefan: David Foxbrenton. King: Oliver Darrow. Daniel: Allen Williams. (Repeat)
9:40
7—James Taylor in Concert
The singer performs “Fire and Rain,” “Shower the People,” “Carolina in My Mind,” “Sweet Baby James” and “Never Die Young” in a 1987 concert at Boston’s Colonial Theater.
10:00
2—West 57th
4—Spenser: For Hire
“Watercolors.” Spenser (Robert Urich) protects a teenage hockey player who says he witnessed a murder. Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Orr appears as himself. Rene "R.C." Camden: Jordan Marder. Donovan: John Juback. Mrs. Durrant: Pauline Flanagan. Hawk: Avery Brooks.
6—Hunter
“Boomerang.” When a woman’s husband dies, her first reaction is to call a defense lawyer. Paula: Wendie Malick. Mike Snow: Martin E. Brooks. Esther: Kate Zentall. Ferris: Michael Durrell. Hunter: Fred Dryer.
28—Friday the 13th
“Tattoo.” A gambler's obsession turns deadly when he steals antique tattoo needles that bring luck to their owner—in exchange for the death of innocent victims. Tommy Chen: Leonard Chow. Lom Chen: Keye Luke. Micki: Robey. Jack: Chris Wiggins.
LATE NIGHT
11:00
2—KREM 2 News
4—News 4
6—Q6 News
28—Star Trek: The Next Generation
11:15
7—Monty Python’s Flying Circus
11:30
2—Cinema 2: “A Letter to Three Wives”
(1949) Jeanne Crain, Ann Sothern. A small-town seductress notifies her three best friends that she has run off with one of their husbands.
4—Gunsmoke
6—Carson’s Comedy Classics
11:55
7—Dave Allen at Large
12 am
6—Carson’s Comedy Classics
28—MOVIE: “Delusion”
(1981) Patricia Pearcy, John Dukakis. A nurse goes to a house to care for a crippled old man. Then people in the house start being murdered.
12:25
7—Off the Air
12:30
4—Cossman Secrets
6—Saturday Night Live
Robert Mitchum (host); Simply Red (musical guest). (Repeat)
1:30
2—Off the Air
4—News 4 (Repeat)
2:00
4—ABC News
6—Classic Country
28—Off the Air
2:15
4—Off the Air
3:00
6—Off the Air