Thursday, November 24, 1988 (Thanksgiving Day)
Channels
2—KREM (CBS)
4—KXLY (ABC)
6—KHQ (NBC)
7—KSPS (PBS)
28—KAYU (Fox)
MORNING
5 am
4—Success-N-Life
6—Classic Country
5:30
6—Morning Stretch
6:00
2—Porky Pig and Friends
4—Bugs Bunny & Pals
6—NBC News at Sunrise
(Deborah Norville)
28—Ag Day
6:30
2—KREM 2 Morning News
(Jay Alan, Peggy Hansen)
4—World News This Morning
Forrest Sawyer, Paula Zahn)
28—The Bullwinkle Show
6:45
7—A.M. Weather
7:00
2—Jim Henson's Muppet Babies
4—Good Morning America
David Hartman profiles the lives of a Harlem police offer and a Montana sheriff; Andy Williams; Lebanese hostage update; ice cream; Thanksgiving at a U.S. Army base in West Germany; sweet potatoes; Creighton College basketball team works in a homeless shelter for Thanksgiving; sweet potatoes. (Joan Lunden, Charles Gibson)
6—Today
Scheduled: How to prepare a traditional Thanksgiving dinner; a report on American workers. (Jane Pauley, Bryant Gumbel)
7—Zoobilee Zoo
28—C.O.P.S.
7:30
7—Captain Kangaroo
28—Dennis the Menace
8:00
2—Pee-wee's Playhouse
7—Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Sculptor Allen Dwight reveals the secrets contained within a block of marble.
28—Smurfs' Adventures
8:30
2—Garfield and Friends
7—Today's Special
28—ThunderCats
9:00
2—The NFL Today
4—Donahue
Scheduled: recording artist Phil Collins.
6—Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
From New York: Willard Scott and Sandy Duncan preside over this year's telecast of the annual spectacle that marks the start of the holiday season. With Harry Anderson, Mario Van Peebles, Susan Ruttan, Marilyn Horne, Tanya Tucker, Florence Griffith-Joyner, Jackie Joyner Kersee, Carl Lewis, the Osmond Kids, Jill Schulz, the Boys Choir of Harlem, the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes and Santa Claus. (Taped)
7—Sesame Street
Taking care of Gordon's headache; brushing teeth.
28—The 700 Club
9:30
2—NFL Football
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions. Wide receiver Anthony Carter and the Vikings visit the Silverdome to take on Detroit in a match-up of NFC Central Division rivals. The Lions' overall Thanksgiving Day record is 23-23-2, despite losses the last two years. (Live)
10:00
4—Growing Pains
7—1987 International World Championships
28—Study in the Word
10:30
4—Home
Scheduled: Ways to quit smoking (Part 4 of 5); Thanksgiving dinner; National Invention America Contest winners. (Robb Weller, Sandy Hill)
28—Richard Roberts
11:00
4—Sally Jessy Raphael
11:30
28—Hollywood Squares
AFTERNOON
12 pm
4—All My Children
6—Super Password
7—Nova
28—Perry Mason
12:30
6—NFL Live!
1:00
2—All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade
Linda Gray and Patrick Duffy anchor today's holiday parades with additional highlights from New York, Detroit Gladys (Knight and Paul Dooley), Toronto (Kristian Alfonso and David Beecroft) and Hawaii (Joe Penney and Dian Parkinson), with Mary Frann and Kevin Dobson from New York. (Taped)
4—One Life to Live
6—NFL Football
Houston Oilers at Dallas Cowboys. This is the first regular-season meetings between Houston and Dallas since 1982; the Cowboys lead the series 4-1. Despite losses each of the past two years, Dallas sports a Thanksgiving Day record of 14-5-1. (Live)
7—Nature
28—MOVIE: Heidi
(TV, 1968) Maximilian Schell, Jennifer Edwards. Johanna Spyri's classic story of the orphan girl who is torn between her devotion to her uncle and cousin in the city of Frankfurt and her wish to be with her grandfather who lives high in the Swiss Alps.
2:00
4—General Hospital
7—John Fitzgerald Kennedy
3:00
4—The Jetsons
7—Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
28—Alvin and the Chipmunks
3:30
4—Little House on the Prairie
7—Sesame Street
28—BraveStarr
4:00
2—The Oprah Winfrey Show
Things children say.
6—Son of Heaven
28—The Little Troll Prince
Animated. In Norway, the crown prince of the trolls discovers he has a warm heart and learns the meaning of Christmas Voices: Danny Cooksey, Vincent Price, Jonathan Winters.
4:30
4—Entertainment Tonight
Diets of the celebrities. (Mary Hart, John Tesh)
7—3-2-1 Contact
5:00
2—KREM 2 News at 5
(Charles Rowe, Mary McDermott)
4—NewsFour at 5
(Rick Douglas, Elaine Murphy)
7—Square One Television
28—Black Beauty
Animated. A beautiful black horse experiences the kindness and cruelty of humans as he passes from owner to owner in an adaptation of Anna Sewell's novel.
5:30
6—Q-6 Nightly News
(Randy Shaw, Julie Humphreys)
7—The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
EVENING
6:00
2—CBS Evening News with Dan Rather
4—World News Tonight with Peter Jennings
28—MOVIE: DuckTales: Time Is Money
(TV, 1988) Animated. Cantankerous Scrooge McDuck accidentally travels back in time to the prehistoric era and meets Bubba Duck, who helps him battle his old rival Glomgold. Voices: Alan Young, Russi Taylor.
6:30
2—The Cosby Show
"Autumn Gifts." An elderly neighbor (Eileen Heckart) who isn't taking her medicine as prescribed finds herself answering to Cliff.
4—USA Today
International music scene; four generations of an American Indian family.
6—NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
7—Nightly Business Report
A special Thanksgiving show examines "Food Money: Who Gets It?" (Paul Kangas)
7:00
2—Cheers
4—M*A*S*H
6—Relatively Speaking
7—The Velveteen Rabbit
Animated. The tale of a velveteen bunny, transformed by a little boy's love into a real rabbit.
7:30
2—Night Court
4—Newhart
6—Northwest Reflections
7—Northwest Profiles
8:00
2—The Smothers Brothers Thanksgiving Special
Tom and Dick Smothers celebrate the holiday with comedy and music. Contributing to the comedy are Gallagher, Steven Wright and political impressionist Steven Morris. Musical moments are presented by Martin Mull; Kenny Rogers, who sings "Planet Texas"; and Barry Lather, who choreographed a number for the regular yo-yo man segment.
4—MOVIE: Mary Poppins
(1964) Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke. The newest nanny for a stuffy English banker's children is a magical young woman who brings happiness and a sense of adventure to the Banks household. Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Actress. (Repeat)
6—The Cosby Show
"How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?" Cliff can't keep his hands off his father's winning sweepstakes letter, and Vanessa can't keep her mind off a singing career after she makes a music video. Amanda: Betty Carter. Kara: Elizabeth Narvaez. Janet: Pam Potillo.
7—Mystery!
"The Bruce Partington Plans" for a top-secret sub are stolen in "The Return of Sherlock Holmes." Jeremy Brett. Mycroft: Charles Gray. Watson: Edward Hardwicke. Bradstreet: Denis Lill. West: Sebastian Stride.
28—MOVIE: North to Alaska
(1960) John Wayne, Stewart Granger. A man finds a substitute for his friend's fiancee after he discovers she has married another.
8:30
6—A Different World
"If You Like Pilgrim Coladas." Whitley and a homesick Kim (Charnele Brown) decline Thanksgiving dinner at the Pit and go off-campus with Kim's fake ID to whoop it up. Whitley: Jasmine Guy. Jaleesa: Dawnn Lewis. Walter: Sinbad. Dwayne: Kadeem Hardison.
9:00
2—Paradise
"The Ghost Dance." Hanging fever grips Paradise after John Taylor is falsely accused of killing a cowboy who'd been harassing him. Lee Horsley, M.P. Carter. Brenner: Andrew Prine. Abner: Dennis A. Pratt.
6—Cheers
"Those Lips, Those Ice." Carla is ready to deep-freeze Eddie (Jay Thomas) when she suspects him of warming the heart of the comely ice-show star (Isa Andersen). Hockey Buddy No. 1: Charles Noland. Hockey Buddy No. 2: Andy Saylor.
7—Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
9:30
6—Dear John
"Dear Mike." Mike, the friend who stole John's wife and moved into his house, comes back with a sad tale of rejection. Wendy: Carlene Watkins. Kirk: Jere Burns. Louise: Jane Carr. Kate: Isabella Hofmann.
10:00
2—Knots Landing
"The Pick-Up Game." Julie's parents are concerned when she makes it to the finals in the school spelling bee; Jill's harassment persists, but only Frank seems to understand Val's paranoia; Mack is repeatedly reminded that he's getting older; Paige determines to have her way with Sumner; a stranger stalks the neighborhood.
6—L.A. Law
"Full Marital Jacket." From last season: Benny is charged with sexual assault; Rollins uses unusual methods to resolve a case; and an unwelcome guest appears at the Markowitz wedding. Mrs. Kelsey: Constance Towers. Gianelli: Ray Abruzzo. Sheila: Joanna Frank. Benny: Larry Drake. Kuzak: Harry Hamlin. Markowitz: Michael Tucker. (Repeat)
7—Sneak Previews
10:30
7—MotorWeek
Cadillac STS; winter driving tactics; rear window defrosters.
28—The Twilight Zone
LATE NIGHT
11:00
2—KREM 2 News at 11
(Charles Rowe, Mary McDermott)
4—NewsFour at 11
(Rick Douglas, Karen Kelly)
6—Q-6 News at 11
(Randy Shaw, Julie Humphreys)
7—Hollywood Legends
28—MOVIE: Ministry of Fear
11:30
2—Night Heat
"The Professional." O'Brien and Giambone are assigned to protect a mob prosecutor (Hrant Alianak) targeted for murder. Kleigsteel: Tony De Santis. O'Brien: Scott Hylands. Giambone: Jeff Wincott. Kirkwood: Allan Royal. Nicole: Susan Hogan.
4—Nightline
(Ted Koppel)
6—The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Scheduled: Willie Nelson; 5th-grade river researchers Molly Peterson and Dallas Neil; actress Lucy Webb.
12 am
4—USA Today
12:30
4—Success
6—Late Night with David Letterman
From November, 1987: Singer Paul Simon; actress Christine Lahti. (Repeat)
12:40
2—MOVIE: Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
(TV, 1986) Howard E. Rollins Jr., Lynn Whitfield. Fact-based story of a Southern woman who overcame a poverty-stricken childhood and the strains of balancing a marriage and a career to achieve her ambition of becoming an FBI agent. (Repeat)
1:00
4—NewsFour at 11
Channels
2—KREM (CBS)
4—KXLY (ABC)
6—KHQ (NBC)
7—KSPS (PBS)
28—KAYU (Fox)
MORNING
5 am
4—Success-N-Life
6—Classic Country
5:30
6—Morning Stretch
6:00
2—Porky Pig and Friends
4—Bugs Bunny & Pals
6—NBC News at Sunrise
(Deborah Norville)
28—Ag Day
6:30
2—KREM 2 Morning News
(Jay Alan, Peggy Hansen)
4—World News This Morning
Forrest Sawyer, Paula Zahn)
28—The Bullwinkle Show
6:45
7—A.M. Weather
7:00
2—Jim Henson's Muppet Babies
4—Good Morning America
David Hartman profiles the lives of a Harlem police offer and a Montana sheriff; Andy Williams; Lebanese hostage update; ice cream; Thanksgiving at a U.S. Army base in West Germany; sweet potatoes; Creighton College basketball team works in a homeless shelter for Thanksgiving; sweet potatoes. (Joan Lunden, Charles Gibson)
6—Today
Scheduled: How to prepare a traditional Thanksgiving dinner; a report on American workers. (Jane Pauley, Bryant Gumbel)
7—Zoobilee Zoo
28—C.O.P.S.
7:30
7—Captain Kangaroo
28—Dennis the Menace
8:00
2—Pee-wee's Playhouse
7—Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Sculptor Allen Dwight reveals the secrets contained within a block of marble.
28—Smurfs' Adventures
8:30
2—Garfield and Friends
7—Today's Special
28—ThunderCats
9:00
2—The NFL Today
4—Donahue
Scheduled: recording artist Phil Collins.
6—Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
From New York: Willard Scott and Sandy Duncan preside over this year's telecast of the annual spectacle that marks the start of the holiday season. With Harry Anderson, Mario Van Peebles, Susan Ruttan, Marilyn Horne, Tanya Tucker, Florence Griffith-Joyner, Jackie Joyner Kersee, Carl Lewis, the Osmond Kids, Jill Schulz, the Boys Choir of Harlem, the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes and Santa Claus. (Taped)
7—Sesame Street
Taking care of Gordon's headache; brushing teeth.
28—The 700 Club
9:30
2—NFL Football
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions. Wide receiver Anthony Carter and the Vikings visit the Silverdome to take on Detroit in a match-up of NFC Central Division rivals. The Lions' overall Thanksgiving Day record is 23-23-2, despite losses the last two years. (Live)
10:00
4—Growing Pains
7—1987 International World Championships
28—Study in the Word
10:30
4—Home
Scheduled: Ways to quit smoking (Part 4 of 5); Thanksgiving dinner; National Invention America Contest winners. (Robb Weller, Sandy Hill)
28—Richard Roberts
11:00
4—Sally Jessy Raphael
11:30
28—Hollywood Squares
AFTERNOON
12 pm
4—All My Children
6—Super Password
7—Nova
28—Perry Mason
12:30
6—NFL Live!
1:00
2—All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade
Linda Gray and Patrick Duffy anchor today's holiday parades with additional highlights from New York, Detroit Gladys (Knight and Paul Dooley), Toronto (Kristian Alfonso and David Beecroft) and Hawaii (Joe Penney and Dian Parkinson), with Mary Frann and Kevin Dobson from New York. (Taped)
4—One Life to Live
6—NFL Football
Houston Oilers at Dallas Cowboys. This is the first regular-season meetings between Houston and Dallas since 1982; the Cowboys lead the series 4-1. Despite losses each of the past two years, Dallas sports a Thanksgiving Day record of 14-5-1. (Live)
7—Nature
28—MOVIE: Heidi
(TV, 1968) Maximilian Schell, Jennifer Edwards. Johanna Spyri's classic story of the orphan girl who is torn between her devotion to her uncle and cousin in the city of Frankfurt and her wish to be with her grandfather who lives high in the Swiss Alps.
2:00
4—General Hospital
7—John Fitzgerald Kennedy
3:00
4—The Jetsons
7—Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
28—Alvin and the Chipmunks
3:30
4—Little House on the Prairie
7—Sesame Street
28—BraveStarr
4:00
2—The Oprah Winfrey Show
Things children say.
6—Son of Heaven
28—The Little Troll Prince
Animated. In Norway, the crown prince of the trolls discovers he has a warm heart and learns the meaning of Christmas Voices: Danny Cooksey, Vincent Price, Jonathan Winters.
4:30
4—Entertainment Tonight
Diets of the celebrities. (Mary Hart, John Tesh)
7—3-2-1 Contact
5:00
2—KREM 2 News at 5
(Charles Rowe, Mary McDermott)
4—NewsFour at 5
(Rick Douglas, Elaine Murphy)
7—Square One Television
28—Black Beauty
Animated. A beautiful black horse experiences the kindness and cruelty of humans as he passes from owner to owner in an adaptation of Anna Sewell's novel.
5:30
6—Q-6 Nightly News
(Randy Shaw, Julie Humphreys)
7—The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
EVENING
6:00
2—CBS Evening News with Dan Rather
4—World News Tonight with Peter Jennings
28—MOVIE: DuckTales: Time Is Money
(TV, 1988) Animated. Cantankerous Scrooge McDuck accidentally travels back in time to the prehistoric era and meets Bubba Duck, who helps him battle his old rival Glomgold. Voices: Alan Young, Russi Taylor.
6:30
2—The Cosby Show
"Autumn Gifts." An elderly neighbor (Eileen Heckart) who isn't taking her medicine as prescribed finds herself answering to Cliff.
4—USA Today
International music scene; four generations of an American Indian family.
6—NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
7—Nightly Business Report
A special Thanksgiving show examines "Food Money: Who Gets It?" (Paul Kangas)
7:00
2—Cheers
4—M*A*S*H
6—Relatively Speaking
7—The Velveteen Rabbit
Animated. The tale of a velveteen bunny, transformed by a little boy's love into a real rabbit.
7:30
2—Night Court
4—Newhart
6—Northwest Reflections
7—Northwest Profiles
8:00
2—The Smothers Brothers Thanksgiving Special
Tom and Dick Smothers celebrate the holiday with comedy and music. Contributing to the comedy are Gallagher, Steven Wright and political impressionist Steven Morris. Musical moments are presented by Martin Mull; Kenny Rogers, who sings "Planet Texas"; and Barry Lather, who choreographed a number for the regular yo-yo man segment.
4—MOVIE: Mary Poppins
(1964) Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke. The newest nanny for a stuffy English banker's children is a magical young woman who brings happiness and a sense of adventure to the Banks household. Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Actress. (Repeat)
6—The Cosby Show
"How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?" Cliff can't keep his hands off his father's winning sweepstakes letter, and Vanessa can't keep her mind off a singing career after she makes a music video. Amanda: Betty Carter. Kara: Elizabeth Narvaez. Janet: Pam Potillo.
7—Mystery!
"The Bruce Partington Plans" for a top-secret sub are stolen in "The Return of Sherlock Holmes." Jeremy Brett. Mycroft: Charles Gray. Watson: Edward Hardwicke. Bradstreet: Denis Lill. West: Sebastian Stride.
28—MOVIE: North to Alaska
(1960) John Wayne, Stewart Granger. A man finds a substitute for his friend's fiancee after he discovers she has married another.
8:30
6—A Different World
"If You Like Pilgrim Coladas." Whitley and a homesick Kim (Charnele Brown) decline Thanksgiving dinner at the Pit and go off-campus with Kim's fake ID to whoop it up. Whitley: Jasmine Guy. Jaleesa: Dawnn Lewis. Walter: Sinbad. Dwayne: Kadeem Hardison.
9:00
2—Paradise
"The Ghost Dance." Hanging fever grips Paradise after John Taylor is falsely accused of killing a cowboy who'd been harassing him. Lee Horsley, M.P. Carter. Brenner: Andrew Prine. Abner: Dennis A. Pratt.
6—Cheers
"Those Lips, Those Ice." Carla is ready to deep-freeze Eddie (Jay Thomas) when she suspects him of warming the heart of the comely ice-show star (Isa Andersen). Hockey Buddy No. 1: Charles Noland. Hockey Buddy No. 2: Andy Saylor.
7—Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
9:30
6—Dear John
"Dear Mike." Mike, the friend who stole John's wife and moved into his house, comes back with a sad tale of rejection. Wendy: Carlene Watkins. Kirk: Jere Burns. Louise: Jane Carr. Kate: Isabella Hofmann.
10:00
2—Knots Landing
"The Pick-Up Game." Julie's parents are concerned when she makes it to the finals in the school spelling bee; Jill's harassment persists, but only Frank seems to understand Val's paranoia; Mack is repeatedly reminded that he's getting older; Paige determines to have her way with Sumner; a stranger stalks the neighborhood.
6—L.A. Law
"Full Marital Jacket." From last season: Benny is charged with sexual assault; Rollins uses unusual methods to resolve a case; and an unwelcome guest appears at the Markowitz wedding. Mrs. Kelsey: Constance Towers. Gianelli: Ray Abruzzo. Sheila: Joanna Frank. Benny: Larry Drake. Kuzak: Harry Hamlin. Markowitz: Michael Tucker. (Repeat)
7—Sneak Previews
10:30
7—MotorWeek
Cadillac STS; winter driving tactics; rear window defrosters.
28—The Twilight Zone
LATE NIGHT
11:00
2—KREM 2 News at 11
(Charles Rowe, Mary McDermott)
4—NewsFour at 11
(Rick Douglas, Karen Kelly)
6—Q-6 News at 11
(Randy Shaw, Julie Humphreys)
7—Hollywood Legends
28—MOVIE: Ministry of Fear
11:30
2—Night Heat
"The Professional." O'Brien and Giambone are assigned to protect a mob prosecutor (Hrant Alianak) targeted for murder. Kleigsteel: Tony De Santis. O'Brien: Scott Hylands. Giambone: Jeff Wincott. Kirkwood: Allan Royal. Nicole: Susan Hogan.
4—Nightline
(Ted Koppel)
6—The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Scheduled: Willie Nelson; 5th-grade river researchers Molly Peterson and Dallas Neil; actress Lucy Webb.
12 am
4—USA Today
12:30
4—Success
6—Late Night with David Letterman
From November, 1987: Singer Paul Simon; actress Christine Lahti. (Repeat)
12:40
2—MOVIE: Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
(TV, 1986) Howard E. Rollins Jr., Lynn Whitfield. Fact-based story of a Southern woman who overcame a poverty-stricken childhood and the strains of balancing a marriage and a career to achieve her ambition of becoming an FBI agent. (Repeat)
1:00
4—NewsFour at 11