Saturday, August 7, 1976
Channels:
2—KREM (ABC)
4—KXLY (CBS)
6—KHQ (NBC)
7—KSPS (PBS)
MORNING
6:30 am
6—U.S. Farm Report
6:45
2—Davey and Goliath
7:00
2—Hong Kong Phooey
6—Romper Room
7:15
4—Sunrise Semester
7:30
2—The New Tom and Jerry/Grape Ape Show
6—Josie and the Pussycats
7:45
4—Sunday School of the Air
8:00
4—The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show
6—The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty
8:30
2—The New Adventures of Gilligan
4—The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour
6—The Pink Panther Show
9:00
2—Super Friends
6—Land of the Lost
9:30
4—Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
6—Run, Joe, Run
10:00
2—Speed Buggy
4—The Shazam!/Isis Hour
6—Return to the Planet of the Apes
10:30
2—The Oddball Couple
6—Sports Challenge
11:00
2—The Lost Saucer
4—Harvey Cartoons
6—Major League Baseball
Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals, from Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota. [Live]
11:30
2—American Bandstand—Dick Clark
Cyndi Greco performs "Making Our Dreams Come True" (the theme from "Laverne & Shirley"). Also, an interview with Penny Marshall.
4—The Ghost Busters
AFTERNOON
12 pm
4—Valley of the Dinosaurs
12:30
2—The Explorers
4—Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
1:00
2—MOVIE: The Adventures of Mark Twain
(1944) Fredric March, Alexis Smith. Missouri boy Samuel Clemens goes from steamboat pilot to newsman to novelist and traveling lecturer.
4—The CBS Children's Film Festival
"The Camerons." Four children start their summer vacation with a train trip to their aunt's farm and end up discovering a plot to sabotage a secret military project. Based on the book "Camerons on the Train" by Jane Duncan. Lois Marshall, Joseph McKenna. Neil: Paul Kelly. Vicky: Elissa Watssman. (Repeat)
2:00
4—Billy Graham
6—MOVIE: Dementia 13
(1963) William Campbell, Luana Anders. A psychopath is responsible for a series of axe murders in an Irish castle.
2:30
4—KXLY-TV Public Affairs
3:00
4—The Lone Ranger
3:30
2—The Virginian
4—The Flintstones
6—MOVIE: Valley of Mystery
(TV, 1967) When a commercial jetliner crashes in a South American jungle, survivors struggle against desperate odds to reach safety.
4:00
4—Perry Mason
4:30
7—Sesame Street
4:45
6—MOVIE: Trial Run
(TV, 1969) James Franciscus, Leslie Nielsen. An arrogant young trial lawyer oversteps his bounds during his defense of a man charged with killing his adulterous wife.
5:00
2—ABC's Wide World of Sports
Scheduled: Coverage of the dual meet between the United States and U.S.S.R. track and field teams, from Byrd Stadium on the campus of the University of Maryland. [Taped]
4—Thrillseekers
5:30
4—The Porter Wagoner Show
7—The Electric Company
EVENING
6:00
4—The Lawrence Welk Show
"Shall We Dance?" Dance is the theme, with host Arthur Duncan. Selections include "Shine on Your Shoes," "The Hustle," "Varsity Drag" and "Goodnight Sweetheart." (Repeat)
6—NBC Saturday Night News with Tom Brokaw
7—North Idaho College Public Forum
6:30
2—ABC Evening News with Ted Koppel
6—This Is Baseball
The 1969 World Series, which the Mets won over the Orioles.
7:00
2—Wild, Wild World of Animals
4—NFL Football
Exhibition: Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams, from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. [Live]
6—Kids Together
7—Olympiad
The island-continent of Australia has probably contributed more outstanding athletes on a per-capital basis to the Olympics than any other nation. Featured athletes include swimming star Dawn Fraser; and runners Herb Elliott and Ron Clarke.
7:30
2—The Price Is Right
6—Untamed World
8:00
2—Monty Hall's Variety Hour
Monty Hall hosts this hour of musical-variety entertainment with guests Cloris Leachman and Edward Asner, with performances from singer Minnie Riperton; pantomimists Shields & Yarnell; comedian Gallagher; and nightclub comics Randy Carver, Jessica Potter and Andy Kaufman.
6—NBC Comedy Theater: Adventurizing with Chopper
Pilot. Harrison Page stars as Arnold "The Chopper" Jackson, a bungling private eye who goes to work for racketeers without even realizing it. Leonard: Antonio Fargas. Cousin Bea: Ketty Lester. Lieutenant Hoover: Larry Cook.
7—At the Top
A nostalgic look at the music and life of jazz legend Bix Beiderbecke—through the eyes of his friends, pianist Marian McPartland, violinist Joe Venuti, and Beiderbecke-inspired cornetist Jimmy McPartland.
8:30
6—NBC Saturday Night at the Movies: There Was a Crooked Man
(1970) Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda. When a liberal-minded sheriff takes over a rundown western prison, he quickly learns that reforming the system is much easier than reforming the hardened inmates.
9:00
2—The ABC Saturday Night Movie: On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
(1970) Barbra Streisand, Yves Montand. A kooky young chain-smokers sees a psychiatrist to curb her habit and recalls, under hypnosis, her previous life in Victorian England. (Repeat)
7—MOVIE: Dr. Mabuse, King of Crime—Silent
(1922) Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Alfred Abel. For his sequel to "Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler," Fritz Lang masterfully sets up his lethal villain in a world so decadent that his only excitement left lies with toying with the destinies of men.
10:00
4—Bicentennial Special
10:45
7—Monty Python's Flying Circus
LATE NIGHT
11:00
4—KXLY News Scene
6—Q-6 News Alive
11:30
2—Channel 2 News
4—Big 4 Movie: Prince Valiant
(1954) James Mason, Robert Wagner. The comic-strip hero, an exiled Viking, joins King Arthur's Camelot and unmasks the Black Knight.
6—Weekend—Lloyd Dobyns
Scheduled: A visit to Sun City Arizona, a retirement community near Phoenix; two brothers from North Carolina talk about their kidnapping conviction; a report on packaged "sex tours."
11:45
2—ABC Weekend News
12 am
2—MOVIE: Light in the Piazza
(1962) Olivia de Havilland, Rossano Brazzi. The mother of a beautiful 26-year-old woman with the mentality of a 10-year-old must decide whether to let her marry or place her in a special school.
2:30
2—The Avengers
Channels:
2—KREM (ABC)
4—KXLY (CBS)
6—KHQ (NBC)
7—KSPS (PBS)
MORNING
6:30 am
6—U.S. Farm Report
6:45
2—Davey and Goliath
7:00
2—Hong Kong Phooey
6—Romper Room
7:15
4—Sunrise Semester
7:30
2—The New Tom and Jerry/Grape Ape Show
6—Josie and the Pussycats
7:45
4—Sunday School of the Air
8:00
4—The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show
6—The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty
8:30
2—The New Adventures of Gilligan
4—The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour
6—The Pink Panther Show
9:00
2—Super Friends
6—Land of the Lost
9:30
4—Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
6—Run, Joe, Run
10:00
2—Speed Buggy
4—The Shazam!/Isis Hour
6—Return to the Planet of the Apes
10:30
2—The Oddball Couple
6—Sports Challenge
11:00
2—The Lost Saucer
4—Harvey Cartoons
6—Major League Baseball
Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals, from Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota. [Live]
11:30
2—American Bandstand—Dick Clark
Cyndi Greco performs "Making Our Dreams Come True" (the theme from "Laverne & Shirley"). Also, an interview with Penny Marshall.
4—The Ghost Busters
AFTERNOON
12 pm
4—Valley of the Dinosaurs
12:30
2—The Explorers
4—Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
1:00
2—MOVIE: The Adventures of Mark Twain
(1944) Fredric March, Alexis Smith. Missouri boy Samuel Clemens goes from steamboat pilot to newsman to novelist and traveling lecturer.
4—The CBS Children's Film Festival
"The Camerons." Four children start their summer vacation with a train trip to their aunt's farm and end up discovering a plot to sabotage a secret military project. Based on the book "Camerons on the Train" by Jane Duncan. Lois Marshall, Joseph McKenna. Neil: Paul Kelly. Vicky: Elissa Watssman. (Repeat)
2:00
4—Billy Graham
6—MOVIE: Dementia 13
(1963) William Campbell, Luana Anders. A psychopath is responsible for a series of axe murders in an Irish castle.
2:30
4—KXLY-TV Public Affairs
3:00
4—The Lone Ranger
3:30
2—The Virginian
4—The Flintstones
6—MOVIE: Valley of Mystery
(TV, 1967) When a commercial jetliner crashes in a South American jungle, survivors struggle against desperate odds to reach safety.
4:00
4—Perry Mason
4:30
7—Sesame Street
4:45
6—MOVIE: Trial Run
(TV, 1969) James Franciscus, Leslie Nielsen. An arrogant young trial lawyer oversteps his bounds during his defense of a man charged with killing his adulterous wife.
5:00
2—ABC's Wide World of Sports
Scheduled: Coverage of the dual meet between the United States and U.S.S.R. track and field teams, from Byrd Stadium on the campus of the University of Maryland. [Taped]
4—Thrillseekers
5:30
4—The Porter Wagoner Show
7—The Electric Company
EVENING
6:00
4—The Lawrence Welk Show
"Shall We Dance?" Dance is the theme, with host Arthur Duncan. Selections include "Shine on Your Shoes," "The Hustle," "Varsity Drag" and "Goodnight Sweetheart." (Repeat)
6—NBC Saturday Night News with Tom Brokaw
7—North Idaho College Public Forum
6:30
2—ABC Evening News with Ted Koppel
6—This Is Baseball
The 1969 World Series, which the Mets won over the Orioles.
7:00
2—Wild, Wild World of Animals
4—NFL Football
Exhibition: Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams, from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. [Live]
6—Kids Together
7—Olympiad
The island-continent of Australia has probably contributed more outstanding athletes on a per-capital basis to the Olympics than any other nation. Featured athletes include swimming star Dawn Fraser; and runners Herb Elliott and Ron Clarke.
7:30
2—The Price Is Right
6—Untamed World
8:00
2—Monty Hall's Variety Hour
Monty Hall hosts this hour of musical-variety entertainment with guests Cloris Leachman and Edward Asner, with performances from singer Minnie Riperton; pantomimists Shields & Yarnell; comedian Gallagher; and nightclub comics Randy Carver, Jessica Potter and Andy Kaufman.
6—NBC Comedy Theater: Adventurizing with Chopper
Pilot. Harrison Page stars as Arnold "The Chopper" Jackson, a bungling private eye who goes to work for racketeers without even realizing it. Leonard: Antonio Fargas. Cousin Bea: Ketty Lester. Lieutenant Hoover: Larry Cook.
7—At the Top
A nostalgic look at the music and life of jazz legend Bix Beiderbecke—through the eyes of his friends, pianist Marian McPartland, violinist Joe Venuti, and Beiderbecke-inspired cornetist Jimmy McPartland.
8:30
6—NBC Saturday Night at the Movies: There Was a Crooked Man
(1970) Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda. When a liberal-minded sheriff takes over a rundown western prison, he quickly learns that reforming the system is much easier than reforming the hardened inmates.
9:00
2—The ABC Saturday Night Movie: On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
(1970) Barbra Streisand, Yves Montand. A kooky young chain-smokers sees a psychiatrist to curb her habit and recalls, under hypnosis, her previous life in Victorian England. (Repeat)
7—MOVIE: Dr. Mabuse, King of Crime—Silent
(1922) Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Alfred Abel. For his sequel to "Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler," Fritz Lang masterfully sets up his lethal villain in a world so decadent that his only excitement left lies with toying with the destinies of men.
10:00
4—Bicentennial Special
10:45
7—Monty Python's Flying Circus
LATE NIGHT
11:00
4—KXLY News Scene
6—Q-6 News Alive
11:30
2—Channel 2 News
4—Big 4 Movie: Prince Valiant
(1954) James Mason, Robert Wagner. The comic-strip hero, an exiled Viking, joins King Arthur's Camelot and unmasks the Black Knight.
6—Weekend—Lloyd Dobyns
Scheduled: A visit to Sun City Arizona, a retirement community near Phoenix; two brothers from North Carolina talk about their kidnapping conviction; a report on packaged "sex tours."
11:45
2—ABC Weekend News
12 am
2—MOVIE: Light in the Piazza
(1962) Olivia de Havilland, Rossano Brazzi. The mother of a beautiful 26-year-old woman with the mentality of a 10-year-old must decide whether to let her marry or place her in a special school.
2:30
2—The Avengers