Thursday, November 24, 1983 (Thanksgiving Day)
Channels:
2—KREM (CBS)
4—KXLY (ABC)
6—KHQ (NBC)
7—KSPS (PBS)
28—KAYU (Independent)
MORNING
5 am
4—Jim Bakker
5:30
2—The Great Space Coaster
6—NBC News Overnight
(Linda Ellerbee, Bill Schechner)
6:00
2—CBS Morning News
(Bill Kurtis, Diane Sawyer)
4—Gilligan's Island
28—Jim Bakker
6:30
4—World News This Morning
(Steve Bell, Kathleen Sullivan)
6—NBC News at Sunrise
(Connie Chung)
6:45
7—A.M. Weather
7:00
4—Good Morning America
(David Hartman, Joan Lunden)
6—Today
(Jane Pauley, Bryant Gumbel)
7—Lilias, Yoga and You
7:30
7—Sesame Street
28—Star Blazers
8:00
2—All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade
Linda Gray and Larry Hagman anchor highlights of holiday parades in New York, Philadelphia, Detroit, Toronto and Hawaii; co-hosts include Catherine Bach, Robert Foxworth, Mary Frann, John Hillerman, Michele Lee and Andrew Stevens.
28—Cartoons
8:30
7—Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
28—The Banana Splits
9:00
4—Donahue
6—NFL '83
7—Sesame Street
28—The 700 Club
9:30
6—NFL Football
Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions. Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen call the action. (Live)
10:00
4—Love Connection
7—Over Easy
10:30
4—Loving
7—Inside Business Today
28—Jimmy Swaggart
11:00
2—Kenner Family Classics
"The Legend of Hiawatha." Animated. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's narrative poem tells of the strong and swift Indian whose actions make him the hero of his people.
4—Family Feud
7—Nova
11:30
4—The Noon Show
(Toni Boggan)
28—The Richard Simmons Show
AFTERNOON
12 pm
2—To Be Announced
4—All My Children
7—Financial Enterprise
28—Perry Mason
12:30
2—The NFL Today
7—Wild America
"Wild Wings." The diverse world of birds includes the arctic tern, which migrates 20,000 miles annually, and the roadrunner, seen in a battle to the death with a sidewinder. (Marty Stouffer)
1:00
2—NFL Football
St. Louis Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys. (Live)
4—One Life to Live
6—Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Bryant Gumbel and Sarah Purcell host coverage of the annual event that brings floats, balloons, marching bands and celebrities to the streets of New York City. (Taped)
7—Survival
28—Journey to the Center of the Earth
1:30
28—Fantastic Voyage
2:00
4—General Hospital
7—Lilias, Yoga and You
28—Super Friends
2:30
7—The Magic of Decorative Painting
28—Scooby-Doo
3:00
4—The Flintstones
7—Over Easy
28—He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
3:30
4—Gilligan's Island
7—Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
28—Bewitched
4:00
2—Breakaway
4—Little House on the Prairie
6—Hour Magazine
Actress Loretta Swit; why new mothers should take care of themselves; celebrity photo makeovers; Love Train and Romance Convention (Part 4); middle-class cocaine abuse. (Gary Collins)
7—Sesame Street
28—The Three Stooges
5:00
2—KREM 2 News
(Beverly Carr, Dennis May)
4—KXLY NewsCenter 4 at 5
6—Q-6 Nightly News
(Randy Shaw, Nancy Goodspeed)
7—3-2-1 Contact
28—My Favorite Martian
5:30
4—World News Tonight with Peter Jennings
7—Nightly Business Report
(Paul Kangas)
28—Leave It to Beaver
EVENING
6:00
2—CBS Evening News with Dan Rather
4—KXLY NewsCenter 4 at 6
"Spokane: The Day After."
6—NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
7—The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
28—Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
"Flight of the War Witch." Conclusion. Pendar hopes to defend itself with the help of Buck and Princess Ardala (Pamela Hensley).
6:30
2—Entertainment Tonight
An interview with James Stewart, whose 1954 film "Rear Window" is in re-release; behind the scenes on the movie "Cloak & Dagger;" Charlton Heston recalls movie mogul Adolph Zukor. (Ron Hendren, Mary Hart)
4—One Day at a Time
"The Perils of Plastic." A binge of credit-card spending leads Max and Julie (Mackenzie Phillips) to insolvency.
6—The Muppet Show
Cleo Laine is the guest. The creations of guest puppeteer Bruce Schwartz join her on "If," Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem back her on "It Don't Mean a Thing" and the Swedish Chef is her partner in a duet. Fozzie Bear tries to impress his mother, who is in the audience. Host: Kermit the Frog. Puppeteers include Jim Henson (Kermit/Swedish Chef); and Frank Oz (Fozzie).
7:00
2—Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Tony Curtis is the guest. Cameos include Jill St. John, Jack Benny. Tennessee Ernie Ford, Lily Tomlin, Gary Owens, Alan Sues, Jo Anne Worley.
4—The People's Court
6—M*A*S*H
"The Moon Is Not Blue." Hawkeye and B.J. try to spice things up with a racy movie; Klinger takes "cool pills."
7—Inside Story
"Scandals at the Checkout Counter." Hodding Carter examines the popularity of sensation-minded publications, and investigates where story ideas originate.
28—MOVIE: New York, New York
(1977) Liza Minelli, Robert De Niro. During the big band era of the '40s, a dedicated musician finds his devotion torn between his music and his songstress wife.
7:30
2—Three's Company
"Chrissy's Night Out." Chrissy is mistaken for a prostitute in a cheap bar. John Ritter. Lannigan: James Cromwell. Roper: Norman Fell.
4—WKRP in Cincinnati
"Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide." Johnny adopts a loutish name and an obnoxious style when he moonlights as a TV disco host. Part 1 of two. Howard Hesseman, Gary Sandy. Avis: Mary Frann.
6—PM Magazine
A look at some high-tech gifts available for this Christmas season; a look at the new stars of the "Dynasty" series.
7—Sneak Previews
Neal Gabler and Jeffrey Lyons review "Star 80" and "Going Berserk."
8:00
2—Magnum, P.I.
From 1982: A girl is dead, Robin's car is smashed and Magnum is in the hospital—with amnesia. Tom Selleck. Tanaka: Kwan Hi Lim. Wendy: Nancy Grahn. Higgins: John Hillerman. (Repeat)
4—Hollywood's Private Home Movies II
Tim Conway hosts this look at the intimate moments in the lives of movie and TV stars through home movies of Burt Reynolds, Eddie Murphy, John Wayne, Bo and John Derek, Mr. T and others.
6—Animals Are the Funniest People
The unusual and comical characteristics of numerous animals are surveyed by hosts Loretta Swit and Bill Burrud and guests including Dick Clark, Brooke Shields and Byron Allen.
7—MOVIE: John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums
(1965) This documentary, funded by the United States Information Agency, covers the Presidency of the late John F. Kennedy. A special act of Congress was required to permit the showing of this film in the United States. Narrated by Gregory Peck.
9:00
2—Simon & Simon
"A Recipe for Disaster." From 1981: A kidnapping entangles the Simons with ruthless wildcatters. Gerald McRaney, Jameson Parker. Steve Gaines: Taylor Lacher. Irene: Robin Ignico. Margie: Bonnie S. Parker (Jameson's real-life mother). (Repeat)
4—Trauma Center
"Out of Control." A school-bus accident leaves a high-school football player critically injured and the bus driver suspected of intoxication; an elderly woman is left homeless after a faulty heater destroys her apartment. Six: Lou Ferrigno. Werner: Ken Olandt.
6—We Got It Made
"Am I Blue?" Jay (Tom Villard) wants to market a superfast tanning lotion that has one side effect—it turns skin blue. Louise: Edie McClurg. Mickey: Teri Copley. David: Matt McCoy.
9:30
6—Cheers
"Manager Coach." When normally mild-mannered Coach (Nicholas Colasanto) gets a shot at managing a Little League team, he turns into a win-at-all-costs tyrant. Mort: Herb Mitchell. Pee Wee: Elliot Scott.
10:00
2—Knots Landing
"Money Talks." Abby begins a steamy affair with Greg Sumner; Gary invites Cathy to stay at the ranch. Danielle Brisebois joins the cast as Mary-Frances Sumner. Donna Mills, William Devane, Ted Shackelford, Lisa Hartman.
4—20/20
Singer Linda Ronstadt, who set the music world on its ear with an album and concert tour featuring ballads and standards from the '30s and '40s, talks about that decision, and is seen in concert as well. (Hugh Downs, Barbara Walters)
6—Hill Street Blues
"Goodbye, Mr. Scripps." On election day, Chief Daniels suggests that his election could benefit Furillo; a vengeful Mahoney (Ron Parady) vows to ruin the Chief. Scripps: Kenneth Tigar. Wachtel: Jeffrey Tambor. Ozzie Cleveland: J.A. Preston. Furillo: Daniel J. Travanti.
7—Motorweek
28—Independent Network News
10:30
7—Doctor Who
"The Horns of Nimon." Conclusion. Armed with the truth about the Nimons, Romana and the Doctor (Tom Baker) attempt to thwart the master plan. Seth: Simon Gipps-Kent. Teka: Janet Ellis. Soldeed: Graham Crowden. Voice of the Nimons: Clifford Norgate. Sezom: John Bailey.
28—Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A young woman begins to fear that she's losing her mind. Mary: Phyllis Thaxter. Ted: George Grizzard. Arthur: Paul Langton. Mrs. Connolly: Carol Veazie.
LATE NIGHT
11:00
2—KREM 2 News at 11
(Beverly Carr, Dennis May)
4—KXLY NewsCenter 4
6—Q-6 News at 11
(Randy Shaw, Nancy Goodspeed)
7—Nightly Business Report
(Paul Kangas)
28—The Twilight Zone
"Probe 7—Over and Out." Richard Basehart plays a crash-landed space explorer who learns his home planet has been destroyed by nuclear war. Then, outside his ship, he finds a footprint. Norda: Antoinette Bower. Blane: Barton Heyman. Larrabee: Harold Gould. Written by Rod Serling.
11:30
2—Charlie's Angels
"Angels on a String." Sabrina suspects that a fellow resort vacationer is the victim of a plot. Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Jaclyn Smith. Wycinski: Theodore Bikel. Rabitch: Albert Paulsen. Haller: Charles Cyphers. Karl: Jude Farese.
4—Nightline
"The Crisis Game." A war-game exercise intended to illustrate the options available to American leaders during a crisis that might result in nuclear war is presented. (Part 3) (Ted Koppel)
6—The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Guests: Robert Blake; comedian Jim Carrey; sports producer Bud Greenspan.
28—My Favorite Martian
12 am
28—The 700 Club
12:30
2—Welcome Back, Kotter
4—Thicke of the Night
Host: Alan Thicke. Guests: Lee Meriwether; roller derby manager Bill Griffith with star Debbie Garvey; Fred Willard; pianist Linda Genteel.
6—Late Night with David Letterman
Guests: actress Marilu Henner; comedian Albert Brooks. (Repeat)
1:00
2—KREM 2 News at 11
2:00
2—CBS News Nightwatch
Channels:
2—KREM (CBS)
4—KXLY (ABC)
6—KHQ (NBC)
7—KSPS (PBS)
28—KAYU (Independent)
MORNING
5 am
4—Jim Bakker
5:30
2—The Great Space Coaster
6—NBC News Overnight
(Linda Ellerbee, Bill Schechner)
6:00
2—CBS Morning News
(Bill Kurtis, Diane Sawyer)
4—Gilligan's Island
28—Jim Bakker
6:30
4—World News This Morning
(Steve Bell, Kathleen Sullivan)
6—NBC News at Sunrise
(Connie Chung)
6:45
7—A.M. Weather
7:00
4—Good Morning America
(David Hartman, Joan Lunden)
6—Today
(Jane Pauley, Bryant Gumbel)
7—Lilias, Yoga and You
7:30
7—Sesame Street
28—Star Blazers
8:00
2—All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade
Linda Gray and Larry Hagman anchor highlights of holiday parades in New York, Philadelphia, Detroit, Toronto and Hawaii; co-hosts include Catherine Bach, Robert Foxworth, Mary Frann, John Hillerman, Michele Lee and Andrew Stevens.
28—Cartoons
8:30
7—Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
28—The Banana Splits
9:00
4—Donahue
6—NFL '83
7—Sesame Street
28—The 700 Club
9:30
6—NFL Football
Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions. Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen call the action. (Live)
10:00
4—Love Connection
7—Over Easy
10:30
4—Loving
7—Inside Business Today
28—Jimmy Swaggart
11:00
2—Kenner Family Classics
"The Legend of Hiawatha." Animated. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's narrative poem tells of the strong and swift Indian whose actions make him the hero of his people.
4—Family Feud
7—Nova
11:30
4—The Noon Show
(Toni Boggan)
28—The Richard Simmons Show
AFTERNOON
12 pm
2—To Be Announced
4—All My Children
7—Financial Enterprise
28—Perry Mason
12:30
2—The NFL Today
7—Wild America
"Wild Wings." The diverse world of birds includes the arctic tern, which migrates 20,000 miles annually, and the roadrunner, seen in a battle to the death with a sidewinder. (Marty Stouffer)
1:00
2—NFL Football
St. Louis Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys. (Live)
4—One Life to Live
6—Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Bryant Gumbel and Sarah Purcell host coverage of the annual event that brings floats, balloons, marching bands and celebrities to the streets of New York City. (Taped)
7—Survival
28—Journey to the Center of the Earth
1:30
28—Fantastic Voyage
2:00
4—General Hospital
7—Lilias, Yoga and You
28—Super Friends
2:30
7—The Magic of Decorative Painting
28—Scooby-Doo
3:00
4—The Flintstones
7—Over Easy
28—He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
3:30
4—Gilligan's Island
7—Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
28—Bewitched
4:00
2—Breakaway
4—Little House on the Prairie
6—Hour Magazine
Actress Loretta Swit; why new mothers should take care of themselves; celebrity photo makeovers; Love Train and Romance Convention (Part 4); middle-class cocaine abuse. (Gary Collins)
7—Sesame Street
28—The Three Stooges
5:00
2—KREM 2 News
(Beverly Carr, Dennis May)
4—KXLY NewsCenter 4 at 5
6—Q-6 Nightly News
(Randy Shaw, Nancy Goodspeed)
7—3-2-1 Contact
28—My Favorite Martian
5:30
4—World News Tonight with Peter Jennings
7—Nightly Business Report
(Paul Kangas)
28—Leave It to Beaver
EVENING
6:00
2—CBS Evening News with Dan Rather
4—KXLY NewsCenter 4 at 6
"Spokane: The Day After."
6—NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
7—The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
28—Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
"Flight of the War Witch." Conclusion. Pendar hopes to defend itself with the help of Buck and Princess Ardala (Pamela Hensley).
6:30
2—Entertainment Tonight
An interview with James Stewart, whose 1954 film "Rear Window" is in re-release; behind the scenes on the movie "Cloak & Dagger;" Charlton Heston recalls movie mogul Adolph Zukor. (Ron Hendren, Mary Hart)
4—One Day at a Time
"The Perils of Plastic." A binge of credit-card spending leads Max and Julie (Mackenzie Phillips) to insolvency.
6—The Muppet Show
Cleo Laine is the guest. The creations of guest puppeteer Bruce Schwartz join her on "If," Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem back her on "It Don't Mean a Thing" and the Swedish Chef is her partner in a duet. Fozzie Bear tries to impress his mother, who is in the audience. Host: Kermit the Frog. Puppeteers include Jim Henson (Kermit/Swedish Chef); and Frank Oz (Fozzie).
7:00
2—Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Tony Curtis is the guest. Cameos include Jill St. John, Jack Benny. Tennessee Ernie Ford, Lily Tomlin, Gary Owens, Alan Sues, Jo Anne Worley.
4—The People's Court
6—M*A*S*H
"The Moon Is Not Blue." Hawkeye and B.J. try to spice things up with a racy movie; Klinger takes "cool pills."
7—Inside Story
"Scandals at the Checkout Counter." Hodding Carter examines the popularity of sensation-minded publications, and investigates where story ideas originate.
28—MOVIE: New York, New York
(1977) Liza Minelli, Robert De Niro. During the big band era of the '40s, a dedicated musician finds his devotion torn between his music and his songstress wife.
7:30
2—Three's Company
"Chrissy's Night Out." Chrissy is mistaken for a prostitute in a cheap bar. John Ritter. Lannigan: James Cromwell. Roper: Norman Fell.
4—WKRP in Cincinnati
"Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide." Johnny adopts a loutish name and an obnoxious style when he moonlights as a TV disco host. Part 1 of two. Howard Hesseman, Gary Sandy. Avis: Mary Frann.
6—PM Magazine
A look at some high-tech gifts available for this Christmas season; a look at the new stars of the "Dynasty" series.
7—Sneak Previews
Neal Gabler and Jeffrey Lyons review "Star 80" and "Going Berserk."
8:00
2—Magnum, P.I.
From 1982: A girl is dead, Robin's car is smashed and Magnum is in the hospital—with amnesia. Tom Selleck. Tanaka: Kwan Hi Lim. Wendy: Nancy Grahn. Higgins: John Hillerman. (Repeat)
4—Hollywood's Private Home Movies II
Tim Conway hosts this look at the intimate moments in the lives of movie and TV stars through home movies of Burt Reynolds, Eddie Murphy, John Wayne, Bo and John Derek, Mr. T and others.
6—Animals Are the Funniest People
The unusual and comical characteristics of numerous animals are surveyed by hosts Loretta Swit and Bill Burrud and guests including Dick Clark, Brooke Shields and Byron Allen.
7—MOVIE: John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums
(1965) This documentary, funded by the United States Information Agency, covers the Presidency of the late John F. Kennedy. A special act of Congress was required to permit the showing of this film in the United States. Narrated by Gregory Peck.
9:00
2—Simon & Simon
"A Recipe for Disaster." From 1981: A kidnapping entangles the Simons with ruthless wildcatters. Gerald McRaney, Jameson Parker. Steve Gaines: Taylor Lacher. Irene: Robin Ignico. Margie: Bonnie S. Parker (Jameson's real-life mother). (Repeat)
4—Trauma Center
"Out of Control." A school-bus accident leaves a high-school football player critically injured and the bus driver suspected of intoxication; an elderly woman is left homeless after a faulty heater destroys her apartment. Six: Lou Ferrigno. Werner: Ken Olandt.
6—We Got It Made
"Am I Blue?" Jay (Tom Villard) wants to market a superfast tanning lotion that has one side effect—it turns skin blue. Louise: Edie McClurg. Mickey: Teri Copley. David: Matt McCoy.
9:30
6—Cheers
"Manager Coach." When normally mild-mannered Coach (Nicholas Colasanto) gets a shot at managing a Little League team, he turns into a win-at-all-costs tyrant. Mort: Herb Mitchell. Pee Wee: Elliot Scott.
10:00
2—Knots Landing
"Money Talks." Abby begins a steamy affair with Greg Sumner; Gary invites Cathy to stay at the ranch. Danielle Brisebois joins the cast as Mary-Frances Sumner. Donna Mills, William Devane, Ted Shackelford, Lisa Hartman.
4—20/20
Singer Linda Ronstadt, who set the music world on its ear with an album and concert tour featuring ballads and standards from the '30s and '40s, talks about that decision, and is seen in concert as well. (Hugh Downs, Barbara Walters)
6—Hill Street Blues
"Goodbye, Mr. Scripps." On election day, Chief Daniels suggests that his election could benefit Furillo; a vengeful Mahoney (Ron Parady) vows to ruin the Chief. Scripps: Kenneth Tigar. Wachtel: Jeffrey Tambor. Ozzie Cleveland: J.A. Preston. Furillo: Daniel J. Travanti.
7—Motorweek
28—Independent Network News
10:30
7—Doctor Who
"The Horns of Nimon." Conclusion. Armed with the truth about the Nimons, Romana and the Doctor (Tom Baker) attempt to thwart the master plan. Seth: Simon Gipps-Kent. Teka: Janet Ellis. Soldeed: Graham Crowden. Voice of the Nimons: Clifford Norgate. Sezom: John Bailey.
28—Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A young woman begins to fear that she's losing her mind. Mary: Phyllis Thaxter. Ted: George Grizzard. Arthur: Paul Langton. Mrs. Connolly: Carol Veazie.
LATE NIGHT
11:00
2—KREM 2 News at 11
(Beverly Carr, Dennis May)
4—KXLY NewsCenter 4
6—Q-6 News at 11
(Randy Shaw, Nancy Goodspeed)
7—Nightly Business Report
(Paul Kangas)
28—The Twilight Zone
"Probe 7—Over and Out." Richard Basehart plays a crash-landed space explorer who learns his home planet has been destroyed by nuclear war. Then, outside his ship, he finds a footprint. Norda: Antoinette Bower. Blane: Barton Heyman. Larrabee: Harold Gould. Written by Rod Serling.
11:30
2—Charlie's Angels
"Angels on a String." Sabrina suspects that a fellow resort vacationer is the victim of a plot. Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Jaclyn Smith. Wycinski: Theodore Bikel. Rabitch: Albert Paulsen. Haller: Charles Cyphers. Karl: Jude Farese.
4—Nightline
"The Crisis Game." A war-game exercise intended to illustrate the options available to American leaders during a crisis that might result in nuclear war is presented. (Part 3) (Ted Koppel)
6—The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Guests: Robert Blake; comedian Jim Carrey; sports producer Bud Greenspan.
28—My Favorite Martian
12 am
28—The 700 Club
12:30
2—Welcome Back, Kotter
4—Thicke of the Night
Host: Alan Thicke. Guests: Lee Meriwether; roller derby manager Bill Griffith with star Debbie Garvey; Fred Willard; pianist Linda Genteel.
6—Late Night with David Letterman
Guests: actress Marilu Henner; comedian Albert Brooks. (Repeat)
1:00
2—KREM 2 News at 11
2:00
2—CBS News Nightwatch
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