2014-08-05

this week the TV networks look over their shoulders at pay TV and shudder, Fred Friendly looks at the state of local news and gets sick to his stomach, SCTV takes a look at Polynesiantown from a crane, Johnny Carson looks at Miss Piggy and thinks she's full of baloney (or is it bologna), and more!

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As always your comments, positive as well as negative, are most welcome.

This week's listing is from Saturday, August 1. There are a lot of things to note here, besides a rotation of the stations I list each week. For example, there are a lot of cartoons sharing timeslots, e.g. Tarzan and the Lone Ranger. A natural combination - why didn't I think of that? Or Richie Rich and Scooby-Doo - I mean, they just go together like, what, ice cream and asparagus, right? Lots of music and variety shows as well, from pop to country - just look at those guest star lists! Paul Anka on Hee Haw! And Saturday afternoons in August without baseball just don't look right, do they?

Saturday, August 1, 1980
KTCA, Channel 2 (Educ.)

Morning

07:00a Sesame Street

09:30a Personal Time Management Preview

10:00a Antiques

10:30a Tom Cottle (guest Richard Selzer)

11:00a Victory Garden

11:30a Sesame Street
Afternoon

12:30p Violence in the News

01:00p Presente!

01:30p Julia Child & Company

02:00p Firing Line

03:00p Wall $treet Week

03:30p Lawmakers

04:00p People and Causes

05:00p Nova
Evening

06:00p Sneak Previews

06:30p This Old House

07:00p The Paper Chase

12:00a Soundstage (Eddie Rabbitt, Bobby Bare)

KIMT, Channel 3 (Mason City IA) (CBS)

Morning

07:00a Tom and Jerry

07:30a Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour

09:00a Popeye

10:00a Tarzan/Lone Ranger

11:00a Fat Albert

11:30a Drak Pack
Afternoon

12:00p Lowell Lundstrom

12:30p 30 Minutes

01:00p To Be Announced

02:00p Western Outdoorsman

03:30p CBS Sports Saturday (Whitney Handicap)

05:00p U.S. Farm Report

05:30p CBS News (Bob Schieffer)
Evening

06:00p Hee Haw (Paul Anka, Sylvia and Chubby Wise)

07:00p Enos

10:00p News (local)

10:30p Blue Jean Network (Alice Cooper)

12:00a Roots of Rock and Roll

01:00a News (local)

WCCO, Channel 4 (CBS)

Morning

06:00a Drak Pack

06:30a Jason of Star Command

07:00a Tom and Jerry

07:30a Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour

09:00a Popeye

10:00a Tarzan/Lone Ranger

Afternoon

03:30p CBS Sports Saturday (Whitney Handicap)

05:30p CBS News (Bob Schieffer)
Evening

06:00p News (local)

06:30p Fight Back! With David Horowitz

07:00p Enos

10:00p News (local)

12:30a News (local)

01:00a News (local)

04:00a News (local)

KSTP, Channel 5 (ABC)

Morning

06:00a Battle of the Planets

06:30a Big Blue Marble

07:00a Superfriends

08:00a Fonz

08:30a Richie Rich, Scooby and Scrappy-Doo

09:30a Thundarr the Barbarian

10:00a Heathcliff, Dingbat

10:30a Plastic Man, Baby Plas

11:00a Weekend Special

11:30a American Bandstand (Village People)
Afternoon

12:30p Solid Gold (same listing as 10:30pm showing)

01:30p Portrait of a Legend (James Brown)

02:30p Wide World of Sports (Falcons vs. Browns)

05:30p Pop Goes the Country (Hank Williams Jr., Stephanie Winslow)
Evening

06:00p News (local)

06:30p Dance Fever

07:00p Eight is Enough

08:00p The Love Boat

09:00p Fantasy Island

10:00p News (local)

10:30p Solid Gold (Host Dionne Warwick, Harry Chapin, Manhattan Transfer, Carole Bayer Sager, Delbert McClinton, Santana, Charlie Rich, Johnny Rivers, Holly Standon)

01:45a ABC News (Tom Jarriel)

05:00a To Be Announced

KAAL, Channel 6 (Austin) (ABC)

Morning

07:00a Superfriends

08:00a Fonz

08:30a Richie Rich, Scooby and Scrappy-Doo

09:30a Thundarr the Barbarian

10:00a Heathcliff, Dingbat

10:30a Plastic Man, Baby Plas

11:00a Inch High Private Eye

11:30a American Bandstand (Village People)
Afternoon

12:30p Sha Na Na (Lacy J. Dalton)

01:00p Weekend Special

01:30p Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch

02:30p Wide World of Sports (Falcons vs. Browns)

Evening

06:00p Solid Gold (Gladys Knight and the Pips, Rick Springfield, Joe Doice, Robbie Dupree)

07:00p Eight is Enough

08:00p The Love Boat

09:00p Fantasy Island

10:00p News (local)

12:30a ABC News (Tom Jarriel)

12:45a News (local)

WDSE, Channel 8 (Duluth) (Educ.)

Morning

08:30a The Electric Company

09:00a Sesame Street

10:30a Nova

11:30a Victory Garden
Afternoon

12:00p Indian Viewpoint

12:30p Julia Child & Company

01:00p Family and Friends

01:30p World Chronicles

02:00p Sesame Street

03:00p Free to Choose

04:00p Washington Week in Review

04:30p Wall $treet Week

05:00p Sneak Previews

05:30p Vikings!
Evening

06:00p Once Upon a Classic

06:30p Tom Cottle (guest Richard Selzer)

07:00p Evening at Pops (Cleo Lane and John Dankworth)

08:00p Exchange

09:00p The Forsyte Saga

WKBT, Channel 8 (LaCrosse) (CBS)

Morning

06:00a Consumer Reports

06:30a Summer Semester (Mathematics for Everyday Living)

07:00a Tom and Jerry

07:30a Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour

09:00a Popeye

10:00a Tarzan/Lone Ranger

11:00a Fat Albert

11:30a Drak Pack
Afternoon

12:00p Jason of Star Command

03:30p CBS Sports Saturday (Whitney Handicap)

05:30p CBS News (Bob Schieffer)
Evening

06:00p Lawrence Welk

07:00p Enos

10:00p News (local)

10:30p Love Plus One

11:30p Our Forgotten Family

12:30a Jim Bakker

KMSP, Channel 9 (Ind.)

Morning

07:00a Computerworld

07:30a Hot Fudge

08:00a Baseball Bunch

08:30a Focus

09:00a Phil Silvers (B&W)

09:30a Wild Bill Hickok

10:00a Alias Smith and Jones

11:00a Sanford and Son

11:30a Sha Na Na
Afternoon

12:00p Star Trek

01:00p The Bionic Woman

02:00p Grizzly Adams

05:30p The Muppet Show (Buddy Rich)
Evening

06:00p Lawrence Welk

07:00p Hee Haw (Paul Anka, Sylvia and Chubby Wise)

08:00p Dolly (Pure Prairie League)

09:00p Nashville on the Road (Alabama)

09:30p INN News

10:00p The Twilight Zone (B&W)

10:30p The Rockford Files

11:40p The Streets of San Francisco

12:50a Wild Bill Hickok

01:20a WCT Tennis

02:20a INN News

KTTC, Channel 10 (Rochester) (NBC)

Morning

07:00a The Flintstones

08:00a Godzilla

08:30a Batman & The Super 7

09:30a Daffy Duck

10:00a The Jetsons

10:30a Hong Kong Phooey

11:00a Jonny Quest

11:30a The Flintstones
Afternoon

12:00p Baseball Bunch

12:30p Victor Awards

02:00p Baseball: An Inside Look

05:00p Law Enforcement and You

05:30p NBC Nightly News (Jessica Savitch)
Evening

06:00p To Be Announced

06:30p That Nashville Music (T.G. Sheppard, Gail Davies, Razzy Bailey, Buddy Spicher)

07:00p Barbara Mandrell (Ronnie Milsap, Charlotte Rae, Blackwood Brothers)

08:00p BJ and the Bear

09:00p Games People Play

10:00p News (local)

10:30p Saturday Night Live (Steve Martin)

WTCN, Channel 11 (NBC)

Morning

06:00a Tom and Jerry

06:30a Jonny Quest

07:00a The Flintstones

08:00a Godzilla

08:30a Batman & The Super 7

09:30a Daffy Duck

10:00a The Jetsons

10:30a Hong Kong Phooey

11:00a Tom and Jerry

11:30a The Flintstones
Afternoon

12:00p The Six Million Dollar Man

01:00p Adam-12

01:30p This Week in Baseball

02:00p Baseball: An Inside Look

05:30p NBC Nightly News (Jessica Savitch)
Evening

06:00p News (local)

07:00p Barbara Mandrell (Ronnie Milsap, Charlotte Rae, Blackwood Brothers)

08:00p BJ and the Bear

09:00p Games People Play

10:00p News (local)

10:30p Saturday Night Live (Steve Martin)

12:00a Twin City Beat

12:30a Mary Tyler Moore

01:00a The Six Million Dollar Man

WEAU, Channel 13 (Eau Claire) (NBC)

Morning

06:30a Tennessee Tuxedo

07:00a The Flintstones

08:00a Godzilla

08:30a Batman & The Super 7

09:30a Daffy Duck

10:00a The Jetsons

10:30a Hong Kong Phooey

11:00a Jonny Quest

11:30a The Flintstones
Afternoon

12:00p Nashville on the Road (B.J. Thomas)

12:30p Thirteen Interview

01:00p All in the Family

01:30p The Lone Ranger

02:00p Baseball: An Inside Look

05:00p Family Feud

05:30p NBC Nightly News (Jessica Savitch)
Evening

06:00p Hee Haw (Paul Anka, Sylvia and Chubby Wise)

07:00p Barbara Mandrell (Ronnie Milsap, Charlotte Rae, Blackwood Brothers)

08:00p BJ and the Bear

09:00p Games People Play

10:00p News (local)

10:30p Saturday Night Live (Steve Martin)

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