December 2019

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Matinee Movie Backlot Bijou Wylie Ave Theater 1PM General Audiences Heroes of the West The Big Picture 2PM TelePlay People & Places Four Star Playhouse 3PM Robin Hood Olde World Adventures Presenting 4PM Tales of Justice Beverly Hillbillies Crime Scene Beverly Hillbillies 5PM On the Job I Married Joan Mr. & Mrs. North The Boys I Married Joan Mr. & Mrs. North

BACKLOT BIJOU FOUR STAR PLAYHOUSE MATINEE MOVIE PRESENTING ALFRED HITCHCOCK STREET SMARTS MOVIE Ignore the stock costumes, stock sets and Some of Hollywood's biggest stars take on a Relive the era when Hollywood's movie- Experience a true cinema artist in his early This series of light comedy films show- stock props and just enjoy these fun variety of roles in this entertaining anthol- making machine was being polished and years, by enjoying films made between case a troupe of young actor/friends who adventure movies. ogy of comedies, dramas and crime tales --- churning out huge numbers of films each 1927 and 1939 by legendary British director first appeared together in a hit Broadway all specially edited for Channel . week. These movies, all released in the Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980). play about a group of City BEVERLY HILLBILLIES 1930s, reflect a time of incredible turmoil teens. Their most common onscreen The popular about a poor backwoods GENERAL AUDIENCES that included the first talking pictures, the READ TO ME names would be "The East End Kids" and family who find themselves in alien world This custom-made series features classic Great Depression, the introduction of the Enjoy hearing volunteers from Librivox "The Bowery Boys." after striking oil --- the world of Beverly trailers and shorts (deemed "suitable for all remake (as well as genres such as the read from a terrific selection of novels, Hills, . general audiences") promoting films from monster movie and the musical) and short stories and poems. TALES OF JUSTICE nearly a century of cinema. censorship issues. See justice prevail in just 30 minutes with THE BIG PICTURE ROBIN HOOD this custom-made series of interesting Originally produced by the HEROES OF THE OLD WEST MORNING MUSIC SHOW British matinee idol Richard Greene (1918- (and often gripping) short films from TV's Army, these films (which have been spe- Enjoy rotating tales of adventures starring a Develop an awareness and appreciation of 1985) stars in this fun adaptation of the early days. cially edited for Channel Pittsburgh), trio of Old West heroes --- including a early 20th century American music as Robin Hood legend, a tale in English document the history of America's armed fictional version of sharpshooter Annie performed by the artists who made them folklore about a nobleman forced to go TELEPLAY forces. Oakley (1860-1926) --- in a custom-made classics. underground as a hero for the average This custom-made series screens an series comprised of rousing TV films of the person. interesting collection of short plays and BILLY THE KID 1950s. MR. & MRS. NORTH films from television's Golden Age This entertaining series uses matinee The creation of writers Frances Davis ROY ROGERS & TRIGGER featuring stars like , movies of the 1940s that tell a romanticized, HOME ON THE RANGE Lockridge (1896-1963) and her husband, Watch western movie hero Roy Rogers MacDonald Carey, Myrna Loy and fictional version of legendary outlaw This custom-made series features fun Richard Lockridge (1898-1982), this light (1911-1998) --- with the help of Trigger, the Charles Bronson. William "Billy the Kid" Bonney (1860- adaptations of early cinematic adventures of mystery series follows amateur sleuths --- world's smartest horse --- take on different 1881) by casting him as an underground western heroes Woodward "Tex" Ritter and happily married couple --- Jerry and roles to save the day in these classic films WYLIE AVENUE THEATER hero. (1905-1974) and (1907-1979). Pam North. exclusively adapted into a custom-made Experience some of the earliest (and often series for Channel Pittsburgh. most interesting) movies made by or for BONANZA I MARRIED JOAN OLDE WORLD ADVENTURES African-American audiences, including Dignified yet engaging actor Lorne Greene A veteran of vaudeville, film and radio, Travel back in time when adventure was SCHOOL DAYS those by pioneering filmmaker Oscar (1915-1987) stars as the much-married actress Joan Davis (1907-1961) is a delight truly exciting and everyone spoke with an Embracing life-long learning with this Micheaux (1884-1951) and features patriarch of a prominent ranching family in as the scatterbrained wife of a community British accent in this custome-made series custom-made series showcasing a collection groundbreaking stars like Paul Robeson 1860s Nevada. judge played by (1913-1989). featuring classic tales first seen on TV in of interesting and enlightening educational (1898-1976) and Cab Calloway (1907- the 1950s. short films. 1994). THE BOYS LUX RADIO THEATER The guys who made America laugh in TV's Drawn from Radio's Golden Age are these ON THE JOB SERIAL BOWL YOU ARE THERE early days continue to generate smiles in star-studded adaptations of some of the Leap out of your cubical laughing with the From one cliffhanger to the next, enjoy a Experience history almost as it happened this custom-made series comprising of greatest movies ever made. workplace humor of serving of terrific adventure with heroes with this classic radio show that imagines specially edited episodes of their popular (1910-1990), Ann Sothern (1909-2001) and like Captain America and Flash Gordon in key events as if they were covered live by . Gale Storm (1922-2009) in this custom- this custom-made series. contemporary journalists. made series. CRIME SCENE THE SINGING COWBOY Join two of early television's most stylish PEOPLE & PLACES Saddle up for this custom-made series and clever private investigators --- Mike The people and places that make Earth adapted from some of the early films Barnett and Martin Kane --- as the solve unique and fascinating are revealed in this starring recording artist and crimes that no one else can in this custom- custom-made series comprised of historic western movie icon (1907- made series. documentary films. 1998). SUNDAY MONDAY 11:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. The Detectives DECEMBER1 DECEMBER 2 Ellen Corby --- who later became Guilt drives pri- CUSTOM MADE famous on TV's "" --- vate investigator plays a spinster who may hold the Michael Shayne (Richard 7:00 p.m. Placeholder 7:00 p.m. Placeholder key to a man's murder. Friday: Denning) into breaking the rules (Future Local Show) (Future Local News) . Frank: Ben Alexan- in searching for his friend's killer. der. First of two parts. Lucy: Patricia 7:30 p.m. Placeholder 7:30 p.m. Games People Played Donahue. Tim: Jerry Paris. (Future Local Show) Former child star CUSTOM MADE 11:30 p.m. One Step Beyond Three actors who later became 10:30 p.m. Lock Up 8:00 p.m. Placeholder (who worked with Charlie Chap- household faces on classic TV After a decade in prison, Stan (Future Local Show) lin and later appeared in Christo- shows --- Norman Lloyd, Suzanne Bronson (William Bryant) breaks pher Reeve's "Superman " movies Pleshette and David White --- star out to track down the ex-wife he 8:30 p.m. Literary as Perry White) is the celebrity in this thought-provoking episode claims lied at his trial. Maris: Masterpiece Theatre guest on an early . about a man who must choose MacDonald Carey. Stella: Nancy "The Strange Woman" (1946). between saving a girl's life or his Gates. Hedy Lamar gives a stunning 8:00 p.m. Lucy Show own sanity. Fosdick: John Bren- performance in this adaptation of Things get sticky for Lucy nan. 11:00 p.m. Dragnet prolific American author Ben () when an expensive Local physicians are the target of Ames Williams' daring 1941 ring meant as a gift for Mooney's 12:00 a.m. Midnight Movie a gang who lures their targets to novel as a heartless young woman wife ends up on her finger --- and "Hercules and the Captive hotel rooms where they are in 1830s New England manipulat- she can't get it off. Mooney: Gale Women" (1961). Award winning robbed of cash and drugs. Friday: ing the men around her --- espe- Gordon. British bodybuilder Reg Park Jack Webb. Frank: Ben Alexan- cially her husband and stepson. plays the legendary Greek hero der. Ann: Dorothy Abbott. John: George Sanders. Isaiah: 8:30 p.m. Love That Bob who is tricked into sailing to the Gene Lockhart. Ephraim: Louis Bob is thrilled after learning that mysterious Atlantis. Androclo: 11:30 p.m. One Step Beyond Hayward. his studio has had a banner year -- Ettore Manni. Ismene: Laura An apparently normal family liv- - which changes after paying the Efrikian. ing in 1900 Boston has an abnor- 11:00 p.m. Our Strange World taxman. Schultzy: Ann B. Davis. mal member: a son who resem- Conclusion. Chuck: . CUSTOM MADE bles a fish-like monster. Margaret: The odd Mr. TUESDAY Augusta Dabney. Anna: Suzanne Boyne (Charlie Ruggles) tracks 9:00p.m. Jack Benny DECEMBER 3 Lloyd. Dr. Brown: David Lewis. down Johnny (Jacques Sernas) to Academy Award wining actor reclaim the almanac. Maureen: Humphrey Bogart spoofs his 7:00 p.m. Placeholder 12:00 a.m. Midnight Movie Gloria Talbott. Red: James Gar- tough-guy screen image in a hi- Future Local News) "Reefer Madness" (1936). Filled ner. Arnie: Stacy Harris. larious sketch about a police de- with lots of misinformation and partment run by "hard boiled" Lt. 7:30 p.m. Games People Played laughable acting, this famously 11:30 p.m. Lights Out Again Jack Benny. Bert Parks --- bad film attempts to deliver young The patient at CUSTOM MADE CUSTOMIZED who would soon adults a warning about drug use. a mental hos- 9:30 p.m. Burns & Allen be famous for the annual Miss Bill: Kenneth Craig. Mary Lane: pital has a unique problem: she's Gracie is convinced by a profes- America pageant --- hosts one of Dorothy Short. possessed by an Irish spirit. Kitty: sor that George will live a long television's first game shows. Stella Andrew. and healthy life on a vegetarian WEDNESDAY diet. There's one problem: George 8:00 p.m. Placeholder DECEMBER 4 12:00 a.m. Fright Flick doesn't want to. Gracie: Gracie (Future Local Show) "Night of the Living Allen. George: George Burns. Dead" (1968). The famous Pitts- 8:30 p.m. Placeholder 7:00 p.m. Placeholder burgh-made horror film about a 10:00 p.m. Revisiting (Future Local Show) (Future Local News) group of people seeking refuge Studio One from a mob of rampaging zom- Nobel Prize win- CUSTOMIZED 9:00 p.m. Decoy 7:30 p.m. Games People Played bies. Ben: Duane Jones. Barbra: ning Italian Despite evidence pointing to a Boris Karloff CUSTOM MADE Judith O'Dea. Harry: Karl writer Luigi Pirandello's delight- mentally unstable secretary, Ca- and Wendy Hardman. Helen: Marilyn East- ful 1922 play "Henry IV" is a mad sey (Beverly Garland) suspects Barrie are the celebrity players on man. comedy about a man who comes there is more to a strange factory "Quick as a Flash," helping con- to believe that he's Holy Roman fire. Joe: Clifford David. Michele: testants solve puzzles presented in Emperor Henry IV (1050-1106) Betty Lou Holland. vignettes performed by actors. living in the 20th century. Henry: Richard Purdy. 9:30 p.m. Racket Squad 8:00 p.m. Placeholder A pair of clever con artists (Ross (Future Local Show) Elliott, Fat Roope) target a wealthy musician who is also boxing fan. Braddock: Reed Had- ley. Terry: . 8:30 p.m. Vital Signs THURSDAY 11:30 p.m. One Step Beyond 9:00 p.m. Space Adventures Bill recalls the A washed-up gigolo (Sean Space cadet Tom CUSTOM MADE DECEMBER 5 CUSTOM MADE time he was McClory) insists that a cursed Corbett and his charged with murder after one of necklace is responsible for a se- comrades struggle to keep their his patients mysteriously dies --- 7:00 p.m. Placeholder ries of deaths. Grace: Jan Miner. damaged ship from the planet and just before the infamous 1906 (Future Local News) Nina: Estelita Rodriguez. Mercury's deadly atmosphere. earthquake hit . The Tom: Frankie Thomas. T.J.: Jack cast includes Kasey Rogers (using 7:30 p.m. Games People Played 12:00 a.m. Midnight Movie Grimes. the name Laura Elliot), who The successful CUSTOM MADE "A Bucket of Blood" (1959). would later appear as a regular on parlor game "20 Blending dark humor into the 9:30 p.m. Captain Z-Ro TV's "." Bill: Rex Al- Questions" re-imagined for televi- horror, this clever little film A possible mutiny against Portu- len. Warren: Grandon Rhodes.. sion as panelists compete to see spoofs the beatnik culture of the guese explorer Ferdinand Magel- who can figure out the subject by 1950s about a young artist (Dick lan (1480-1521) may prevent his 9:00 p.m. Moments in Time asking twenty or fewer questions. Miller) who creates his sensa- expedition from being the first to A series of tional sculptures by killing people circumnavigate the Earth. Cap- CUSTOM MADE educational 8:00 p.m. Placeholder and covering the corpses in clay. tain: Roy Steffens. Jet: Bruce short films reflect the importance (Future Local Show) Leonard: Antony Carbone. Lou: Haynes. Magellan: Jack Cahill. of the telephone. Bert Convy. 8:30 p.m. Animation Mania 10:00 p.m. The Invisible Man 10:00 p.m. Climax Redux A trio of CUSTOM MADE Peter agrees to help rescue a So- "Superman" FRIDAY Noted actor CUSTOMIZED viet sailor interested in defecting - cartoons tracks the Man of the DECEMBER 6 -- only to learn that it’s a trap. is at his heartless best in this dis- Steel as he keeps saving the day at Stephan: Edward Judd. Bratski: turbing tale of an abusive husband just the right moment. Redmond Phillips. Dee: Lisa 7:00 p.m. Placeholder whose long suffering wife (Nina Daniely. (Future Local News) Foch) decides to finally be rid of him. Maxwell: . Craig: 10:30 p.m. Yesterday's 7:30 p.m. Games People Played Harry Bellaver. Tales of Tomorrow A 1951 episode CUSTOM MADE A wealthy of the game CUSTOMIZED 11:00 p.m. Dragnet industrialist show "Pantomime Quiz" features A retired vaudeville performer is plans to use his fortune to finance celebrities playing charades with found dead in her apartment. Fri- a trip to Mars --- with himself on contestants. In 1949, this series day: Jack Webb. Frank: Ben board. Wayne: Lee J. Cobb. 9:00 p.m.. Classic Movie won one of the first Emmy Alexander. Jack: Dayton Lummis. Davis: Vinton Hayworth. Wil- of the Week Awards. John: Richard Garland. kins: Harry Townes. "The Private Life of Henry

VIII" (1933). Charles Laughton 8:00 p.m. Placeholder 11:30 p.m. One Step Beyond 11:00 p.m. Dragnet gives an Oscar winning perform- (Future Local Show) Executed unfairly for her wealthy In this disturbing episode, Friday ance in this exceptional tale of lover's death, a medieval witch (Jack Webb) goes in search of an England's King Henry VIII (1491- 8:30 p.m. Sherlock Holmes (Pat Michon) puts a curse on his alcoholic mother (Mae Clarke) 1547) and his desperate attempts The murder of a sailor on a Lon- noble family. Jamie/William: whose behavior is threatening the at siring a male heir. Anne: Merle don street may have a tie to the Donald Harron. Earl: Torin lives of her three children. Frank: Oberon. Culpeper: Robert Donat. island of Trinidad. Holmes: Thatcher. Ben Alexander. Richard: Billy Ronald Howard. Watson: H. Chapin. 11:00 p.m. Dragnet Marion Crawford. Lestrade: 12:00 a.m. Midnight Movie A young (who Archie Duncan. Vickers: Eugene "The Pyx" (1973). The death of a 11:30 p.m. One Step Beyond would later become famous on Dexkers. high-priced prostitute (Karen Louise Fletcher --- who would TV's "") portrays a Black) leads a police detective member of gang of armed rob- later win an Academy Award for (Christopher Plummer) to her gay bers. Friday: Jack Webb. Tony: the 1975 film "One Flew Over the best friend, her female pimp and a Bartell. Cuckoo's Nest" --- appears in this satanic cult. Jimmy: Terry Haig. interesting episode about the sui- Keerson: Jean-Louis Roux. Her- cide of a woman that apparently bie: Lee Broker. never existed. Anthony: Michael Higgins. Manager: Charles Seel.

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Channel Pittsburgh needs board members, equipment, production partners and more! Contact [email protected] SATURDAY 11:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m. Our Strange World 9:30 p.m. Burns & Allen Spider instructs An act of kind- A mystery is born in the Burns DECEMBER 7 CUSTOM MADE CUSTOM MADE Gordon ness brings a household when Gracie realizes (Carleton Young) to discover the young man (Tod Andrews) in that someone is supposed to have 7:00 p.m. Here's Johnny location of a secret gold mine. contact with a young woman with a party, but she's not sure for Among the Dick: Ralph Boyd. Gwen: Kay strange ties to an older man (Boris whom. Gracie: Gracie Allen. CUSTOM MADE sketches, Johnny Hughes. Junior: Lee Van Atta. Karloff). Lila: Eve Brent. Charles: George: George Burns. Blanche: portrays a mentalist and later goes Kelly Thordsen. Bea Benadaret. on a European vacation. Actress 12:00 a.m. Interstellar Cinema and singer Jill Corey is among the "Warning from Space" (1956). 11:30 p.m. Lights Out Again featured performers. This wonderfully weird movie Returning CUSTOMIZED (the first Japanese from a cos- 7:30 p.m. You Bet Your Life film shot in color) is the tale of tume party, a cheating husband Celebrity chef Francesca "Mama" well-meaning aliens coming to learns that his affair has been dis- Weiss, a Hungarian immigrant Tokyo to warn humanity of an covered --- by the ghost of an who had a popular cooking show impending disaster. Dr. Itsobe: ancestor. Milly: Stella Andrew. on television, is Keizo Kawasaki. Ginko: Toyomi Rod: Ralph Clanton. among the contestants. Karita. 12:00 a.m. Fright Flick 8:00 p.m. Everybody SUNDAT "Frankenstein 80" (1972). 10:00 p.m. Revisiting Loves Betty DECEMBER 8 This campy, erotic adaptation of Studio One Elizabeth the classic horror novel about a A young, CUSTOMIZED CUSTOM MADE () brilliant doctor (Gordon Mitchell) little-known finds her responsibilities running 7:00 p.m. Placeholder whose after-work hobby is creat- Charlton Heston co-stars in this the gamut from shop clerk to (Future Local Show) ing a creature from parts of dead charming adaptation of Charlotte translator to tax expert. Alvin: Del bodies. Karl: John Richardson. Bronte's 1847 novel Jane Eyre, Moore. Richard: Dick Garton. 7:30 p.m. Placeholder Mosaic: Xiro Papas. Sonia: Dalila which is about a passionate, prin- (Future Local Show) Di Lazzaro. cipled young woman's search for 9:00 p.m. Classic Comedy Hour meaning and love. Jane: Mary 8:00 p.m. Placeholder MONDAY Sinclair. Popular singer CUSTOM MADE Eddie Fisher --- (Future Local Show) DECEMBER 9 the father of actress/author Carrie 11:00 p.m. Dragnet Fisher who would cause a na- What first looks like a suicide 7:00 p.m. Placeholder tional scandal a few years later by turns out to be murder. Fess (Future Local News) leaving wife Debbie Reynolds for Parker, who would later become superstar --- famous as TV's "Daniel Boone" 7:30 p.m. Games People Played joins actor Brian Donlevy, actor/ portrays a police officer. Friday: Contestants singer Frank Sinatra and song- CUSTOM MADE Jack Webb. attempt to writer Harold Arlen in an hour "Strike It Rich" in an episode of filled with comedic sketches and 11:30 p.m. One Step Beyond the classic game show, including music hosted by vaudeville leg- While taking night classes, a blind a reverend who lost his nonprofit end . student (Robert Ellenstein) be- 8:30 p.m. Literary youth camp to a natural disaster comes infatuated with his teacher Masterpiece Theatre 10:00 p.m. TV That (Barbara Baxley) --- something "The Last of the Mohi- 8:00 p.m. Lucy Show Time Forgot his dead girlfriend may not be cans" (1920). Noted character Lucy wins a trip to London but is Legendary happy with. Doctor: Don Keefer. CUSTOM MADE actor Wallace Beery gives a surprised by her seatmate on the vaudeville memorable performance in this long plane ride. Lucy: Lucille comic Ed Wynn hosts back-to- 12:00 a.m. Midnight Movie , one of the first adapta- Ball. Mooney: . back episodes of his "The Wild and the tions of the 1826 historical novel Mary Jane: Mary Jane Croft. featuring singers Mel Torme and Wicked" (1956). written by American author James Dinah Shore among his guests. A naive, small town girl (Joy Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851). 8:30 p.m. Love That Bob Set during the French & Indian Reynolds) comes to Hollywood to Series star Bob Cummings does visit with her sister, and gets 11:00 p.m. Grounded War (part of which was fought in double duty, playing Bob and Conclusion. pulled into prostitution. Vito: Pittsburgh), the film follows sis- Bob's grandfather who visits Los Benedict CUSTOM MADE Marko Perri. ters Alice and Cora (Lillian Hall, Angeles to reunite with some (Harry Townes) must face a Sen- Barbara Bedford) search for their army buddies. Chuck: Dwayne ate committee to keep his pro- missing father. Uncas: Albert Hickman. posed lunar project from being Roscoe. canceled. Matthews: . 9:00p.m. Jack Benny Andrews: Cecil Kellaway. Dave: Famous cheapskate Jack is Charles Aidman. stunned by hot young singer Johnny Ray's demand for $10,000 to appear on his show. Rochester: Eddie Anderson. TUESDAY 11:30 p.m. One Step Beyond 10:00 p.m. Climax Redux DECEMBER 10 A strange psychic connection An impressive CUSTOMIZED bonds two very different men. cast led by George: Ralph Nelson. Alex: Hume Cronyn shines in this 7:00 p.m. Placeholder Frank Maxwell. change-of-pace installment, a (Future Local News) comedy about an innocent minis- 12:00 a.m. Midnight Movie ter who finds himself involved 7:30 p.m. Games People Played "Test Tube Babies" (1948). A with two robbers (Peter Lorre, This game CUSTOM MADE young couple finds their marriage Buddy Baer). Molly: Bonita show spoofs threatened by their inability to Granville. 9:00 p.m.. Classic Movie other game shows, featuring a conceive, so they turn to what was of the Week "board of experts" who are (in the 1940s) a daring option. 11:00 p.m. Dragnet "I Dream of Jeanie" (1952). Actor "dumber than you are" and pro- Cathy: Dorothy Duke. George: Friday (Jack Webb) is certain who and singer Bill Shirley gives an ceed to prove it. William Thomason. killed a woman and her grandson, engaging performance in this

but the man he suspects seems to semi-fictionalized account of 8:00 p.m. Placeholder have an iron-clad alibi. Frank: Pittsburgh songwriter Stephen (Future Local Show) WEDNESDAY Ben Alexander. Daniel: Kyle Foster (1826-1864), who com- DECEMBER 11 James. posed songs inspired by African 8:30 p.m. Placeholder American music. Edwin: Ray (Future Local Show) 7:00 p.m. Placeholder 11:30 p.m. One Step Beyond Middleton. Inez: Muriel Law-

(Future Local News) One woman's unsettling visions of rence. 9:00 p.m. Decoy her long-lost twin sister has eve- A drug-addicted woman may 7:30 p.m. Games People Played ryone around her baffled and con- 11:00 p.m. Dragnet have a role in a continuing murder Considered a cerned. Esther: Norma Crane. Carolyn Jones --- who later be- investigation. The cast includes a CUSTOM MADE forerunner of Bill: Grant Williams. came famous on the TV series young Larry Hagman, who would today's reality shows, each female "The Addams Family" --- plays later become famous on the hit contestant on "Queen For A Day" 12:00 a.m. Midnight Movie an alluring and violent robber. TV series "." Casey: Bev- compete for the title by convinc- "Teenagers from Outer Friday: Jack Webb. Frank: Ben erly Garland. Beth: Barbara Lord. ing the audience her life is the Space" (1959). Earth is selected Alexander.

most miserable. Actor and former for farming by a space ship 9:30 p.m. Racket Squad vaudeville performer Jack Bailey manned by arrogant teens who 11:30 p.m. One Step Beyond An elderly immigrant (Fred is the host. have little regard for the natives. A farm girl (Patty McCormick) Essler) turns to a loan shark for Derek: David Love. Betty: Dawn has a very special gift --- she can financial help and not only ends 8:00 p.m. Placeholder Bender. read other peoples' minds. Mom: up in the crook's debt, but a vic- (Future Local Show) Eileen Ryan. Priest: Robert Em- tim of his violent tendencies. hardt. Braddock: . Alan: THURSDAY 8:30 p.m. Vital Signs Bob Stevenson. DECEMBER 12 A teenage epi- 12:00 a.m. Midnight Movie CUSTOM MADE leptic (Dennis "Last Woman on Earth" (1960). 10:00 p.m. The Detectives Hopper, who would later become 7:00 p.m. Placeholder Three survivors of an apocalypse Conclusion. famous for the 1969 film "Easy (Future Local News) --- two men and a woman --- try Guilt drives CUSTOM MADE Rider") seeks help from Dr. to rebuild their lives while a de- private investigator Michael Styner (Richard Boone) to medi- 7:30 p.m. Games People Played veloping love triangle threatens Shayne (Richard Denning) into cally control his condition. Dr. Future late- CUSTOM MADE them. Evelyn: Betsy Jones- breaking the rules in searching for Moore: Nelson Leigh. Nan: Eve- night icon Moreland. Harold: Antony Car- his friend's killer. Lucy: Patricia lynne Eaton. Johnny Carson hosts "Do You bone. Martin: Robert Towne. Donahue. Tim: Jerry Paris. Trust Your Wife," a game show that challenges married couples 10:30 p.m. Lock Up on how much they know about An ex-con's son is unfairly ar- each other. rested for an elaborate robbery that his dad planned twenty years 8:00 p.m. Placeholder earlier. Maris: MacDonald Carey. (Future Local Show) Susan: Rosemary Day. Weston: John Doucette. 9:00 p.m. Moments in Time 8:30 p.m. Animation Mania

The first of a Animation 11:00 p.m. Dragnet CUSTOM MADE CUSTOM MADE two-part look created by the Local department stores are being at the presidency of John F. Ken- National Aeronautics & Space targeted by an elusive thief who nedy (1917-1963) begins with a Administration (NASA) visual- turns out to be the type of person campaign ad. izes a mission to Mars. the authorities didn't expect. Fri- day: Jack Webb. Frank: Ben Alexander. Virginia: Peggy Web- ber. FRIDAY 10:30 p.m. Yesterday's Tales 8:00 p.m. Everybody SUNDAY DECEMBER 13 of Tomorrow Loves Betty DECEMBER 15 Comedian Jack The problems CUSTOMIZED Carter takes on of well- CUSTOM MADE 7:00 p.m. Placeholder a serious role, playing an army meaning neighbors compicate the 7:00 p.m. Placeholder (Future Local News) investigating claims of a Vicki and Gus' professional and (Future Local Show) UFO visiting a small town. personal obligations. Vicki: Betty 7:30 p.m. Games People Played Ginny: Olive Deering. White. Gus: . Mr. 7:30 p.m. Placeholder The final prime CUSTOM MADE Finley: Burt Mustin. Mrs. (Future Local Show) time edition of 11:00 p.m. Dragnet Fletcher: Alice Backes. Cassie: "To Tell The Truth" features a Future "Addams Family" star Maudie Prickett. 8:00 p.m. Placeholder challenges to the panel that in- Carolyn Jones makes her second (Future Local Show) clude a young man who may have guest appearance (playing a dif- 9:00 p.m. Classic Comedy Hour been the only person to be born in ferent character) in a tale of com- Early 1960s CUSTOM MADE 8:30 p.m. Literary a life boat. This program origi- mon hit & run case that soon be- TV gets sati- Masterpiece Theatre nally aired in color but only a comes anything but common. rized by comedian Gary Moore "Things to Come" (1936). black & white copy remains. Friday: Jack Webb. Frank: Ben and his troupe, including popular Groundbreaking science fiction Alexander. commercials and the original ver- author H. G. Wells adapted his 8:00 p.m. Placeholder sion of the game show "The Price 1933 novella about how humanity (Future Local Show) 11:30 p.m. One Step Beyond is Right." Actress and singer Dia- builds a better world after a pro- A young Robert Loggia --- who hann Carroll performs. The sup- tracted global war leaves the 8:30 p.m. Sherlock Holmes would later become famous for porting players include Carol Bur- planet devastated. The production A famous vaudeville performer films like 1988's "Big" and TV nett and Marion Lorne. includes some impressive special (Eugene Deckers) seeks Holmes' shows like "The Sopranos" --- effects. Cabal: Raymond Massey. help in clearing him of a murder portrays a troubled piano player 10:00 p.m. TV That Rudolf: Ralph Richardson. Rox- charge. Holmes: Ronald Howard. who is convinced he's gotten Time Forgot ana: Margaretta Scott. Watson: H. Marion Crawford. away with murder. Nina: Ann The beloved Lestrade: Archie Duncan. Carroll. Alma: Miriam Colon. comedian Bob CUSTOM MADE 11:00 p.m. Our Strange World

Hope hosts a 1952 episode of "All Former child CUSTOM MADE 9:00 p.m. Space Adventures 12:00 a.m. Midnight Movie -Star Revue" that originally aired star Brandon A ruthless se- "Blancheville Monster" (1963) live from the Presidio, a military De Wilde portrays a simple CUSTOM MADE cret agent tor- This gothic tale follows the beau- base in San Francisco which oper- minded young man involved in a tures Dale to force Flash to reveal tiful daughter of a disturbed ated from 1776 to 1994 and is complex encounter with a magi- the location of human-like robots French count hoping to avoid now a national park. Guests in- cian and his wife. Irene: Diane that his employer wants to use as being sacrificed to satisfy a family clude actor Fred MacMurray. Dors. Sadini: David J. Stewart. an army. Flash: Steve Holland. curse. Emily: Ombretta Colli. Dale: Irene Champlin. Zarkov: Rodrigue: Gerad Tichy. 11:00 p.m. Grounded 11:30 p.m. Lights Out Again Joe Nash. Former child After a lifetime CUSTOM MADE CUSTOMIZED star Margaret of ugliness, a 9:30 p.m. Captain Z-Ro SATURDAY O'Brien (the 1944 film "Meet Me deformed man (Robert Sterling) A technological problem in the DECEMBER 14 in St. Louis") portrays a pretty goes to extreme lengths to get Captain's lab interrupts the fa- teen whose pretty good at getting revenge on the woman who mous mail delivery service the 7:00 p.m. Here's Johnny into trouble. Mark: . spurned him. Laure: Patricia Pony Express --- requiring the Ann: Fay Baker. Peardon. Etienne: Louis Sorin. Sketches in- CUSTOM MADE Captain and Jet (Roy Steffens, clude one a Bruce Haynes) to travel back to warring soldier being joined at the 11:30 p.m. Dick Tracy 12:00 a.m. Fright Flick 19th Century America. Slade: Dick is as- "Horror Express" (1972). front by his wife and kids. Also: CUSTOM MADE Michael Donn Random. plugs his new TV signed to pro- A trio of impressive actors --- show, "." Featured per- tect an engineer and his innova- , Peter Cushing 10:00 p.m. The Invisible Man formers include Jack Albertson tive new aircraft technology --- and Telly Savalas --- star in this One of Peter's closest friends has and Jill Corey. something that also interests the over-the-top adaptation of a 1938 been framed for drug smuggling. Spider. Dick: Ralph Byrd. novella about a murderous crea- The cast includes two actors fa- 7:30 p.m. You Bet Your Life Gordon: Carleton Young. Mo- ture aboard a train in Czarist Rus- miliar to fans of the "James Bond" An interesting array of contestants loch: John Piccori. sia. Father Pujardov: Alberto de movies" Desmond Llewelyn who include baseball player and coach Mendoza. Natasha: Helga Line. played Q and Honor Blackman Charles "Chuck" Dressen (1894- 12:00 a.m. Interstellar Cinema who appeared in 1964's 1966) and fitness pioneer Robert "The Day Time Ended" (1980). "Goldfinger." Arthur: Philip "Gypsy Boots" Bootzin (1914- Visiting aliens accidentally send a Friend. Dee: Kisa Daniely. 2004) who helped to popularize middle-class American family on heath food and yoga. a surprising trip. Grant: . Richard: Chris Mitchum. Ana: Dorothy Malone.

MONDAY 10:00 p.m. Revisiting 9:00 p.m. Decoy WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 16 Studio One A series of muggings and robber- DECEMBER 18 A young, little- CUSTOMIZED ies lead Casey (Beverly Garland) known Charlton to an elderly couple who seem 7:00 p.m. Placeholder Heston co-stars in this adaptation unlikely suspects. Otto: Albert 7:00 p.m. Placeholder (Future Local News) of English author Pamela Dekker. Lily: Edith Atwater. (Future Local News) Frankau's 1949 novel The Willow 7:30 p.m. Games People Played Cabin as a doctor whose life plans 9:30 p.m. Racket Squad 7:30 p.m. Games People Played are put on hold by World War II. Artist and paroled convict Jess In the game An impressive CUSTOM MADE CUSTOM MADE panel of stars - Caroline: Priscilla Gillette. Cordell (Roy Regnier) is thrilled show "Penny -- including Lee Marvin, Nanette to receive a painting assignment -- to a Million," contestants earn a Fabray and --- shine in 11:00 p.m. Dragnet - until he learns that it’s the key penny for the first correct answer, a smart and funny 1950s game Friday (Jack Webb) has doubts element of a scam. Braddock: which doubles with each round show hosted by Carl Reiner. about the man suspected in a gro- Reed Hadley. Lou: Jack La Rue. until reaching a potential million cery store robbery. Frances Mrs. Burton: Betty Blythe. dollars. Bill Goodwin is the host. Bavier, who would later gain fame on TV's "Andy Griffith 10:00 p.m. The Detectives 8:00 p.m. Placeholder Show," appears. Frank: Ben Alex- The start of CUSTOM MADE (Future Local Show) ander. hunting sea- son stops dead in its tracks when 8:30 p.m. Vital Signs 11:30 p.m. One Step Beyond famed mystery writer Ellery The shocking CUSTOM MADE This interesting episode is set in Queen (Lee Bowman) is accused discover of a 1906 San Francisco where a of manslaughter. Bill: Richard brain tumor forces Dr. Means young man (David Opatoshu) has Carlyle. Sherif: Rusty Lane. (Philip Tonge) to turn over con- some disturbing visions that trol of the hospital to Wayne 8:00 p.m. Lucy Show should have everyone shaking in 10:30 p.m. Lock Up (John Hward). Chairman: Fay Guest star is hilari- fear. Harris: Olan Soule. Mr. Ad- The questionable demise of a Roupe. Vice Chairman: Don Bed- ous as Lucy's new roommate, a ams: Harry Ellerbe. Rosa: Elvira death row inmate has even the doe. mousy librarian who finally lets Curci. prison warden (Whit Bissell) sus- loose with the help of a little picious enough to ask Maris 9:00 p.m. Moments in Time wine. Lucy: Lucille Ball. Mary 12:00 a.m. Midnight Movie (MacDonald Carey) for help. The conclusion CUSTOM MADE Jane: Mary Jane Croft. Mooney: "Bird of Paradise" (1932). Weston: John Doucette. of a two-part Gale Gordon. Dolores del Rio is at her alluring look at the presidency of John F. best in this sexually-charged film 11:00 p.m. Dragnet Kennedy (1917-1963) includes an 8:30 p.m. Love That Bob about a young man (Joel McCrea) An enterprising teen (Martin interview Kennedy made reflect- Grandpa's extended visit drives finding refuge on a mysterious Milner) provides Friday with the ing on his first years in office. Margaret (Rosemary DeCamp) island. Mac: John Halliday. Ches- link he needs to track down a por- crazy but charms Chuck (Dwayne ter: Richard Gallagher. nographer. Friday: Jack Webb. 10:00 p.m. Climax Redux Hickman). Bob/Grandpa: Bob Frank: Ben Alexander. Using extensive archival film, this Cummings. Schultzy: Ann B. play relates the CUSTOMIZED Davis. TUESDAY 11:30 p.m. One Step Beyond inspiring story DECEMBER 17 The mysterious disappearance of of professional baseball player 9:00p.m. Jack Benny his wife from their new home Henry "Lou" Gehrig (1903-1941), Jack wants to star in a prestigious leads the police to charge Fred who was forced to retired due to a new film with Irene Dunne. Un- 7:00 p.m. Placeholder Graham (Edward Binns) with neurodegenerative disorder. Lou: fortunately, no one else wants him (Future Local News) murder, but soon Fred learns that Wendell Corey. Eleanor: Jean to. Dunne and Vincent Price guest other people have vanished from Hagen. star. 7:30 p.m. Games People Played the same house. Ruth: June Vin- The sole sur- CUSTOM MADE cent 11:00 p.m. Dragnet 9:30 p.m. Burns & Allen viving epi- Fake police uniforms and a fancy The Burns' welcome a friend's sode of "Okay, Mother," a game 12:00 a.m. Midnight Movie hotel room are the tools being daughter for the weekend, a bright show hosted by television person- "Frankenstein Castle of used by some clever con artists. girl who brings a lot of youthful ality Dennis James that aired on Freaks" (1970). The insane yet Friday: Jack Webb. Frank: Ben energy and the latest 1950s teen the DuMont Network from 1949 brilliant Count Frankenstein Alexander. Mather: Jack fashion craze --- jeans. George: to 1951. (Rossano Brazzi) and his diminu- Kruschen. George Burns. Gracie: Gracie tive assistant (character actor Mi- Allen. 8:00 p.m. Placeholder chael Dunn) are up to no good. 11:30 p.m. One Step Beyond (Future Local Show) Prefect: Edmund Purdom. Goli- Lost in the desert, three explorers ath: Loren Ewing. get help from a mysterious guide. 8:30 p.m. Placeholder The cast includes a young Bert (Future Local Show) Convy, who would later host the 1970s game show "Tattletales." Dr. Hansen: Gregory Morton. Gus: Eddie Firestone. 12:00 a.m. Midnight Movie 11:00 p.m. Dragnet 9:30 p.m. Captain Z-Ro SATURDAY "First Spaceship on- This disturbing episode centers on The Captain (Roy Steffens) offers DECEMBER 21 Venus" (1960). Set in the distant two girls who are abducted by a to show Jet the truth behind the future (the year 1985), this Polish child molester. Friday: Jack story of William Tell, the folk and East German concoction is Webb. Frank: Ben Alexander. hero of Switzerland who was an 7:00 p.m. Here's Johnny about how a discovery on Earth Wylie: Jack Kruschen. expert marksman and killed a Sketches in- CUSTOM MADE leads to sending a manned craft to tyrannical ruler. Jet: Bruce clude a look at Venus to investigate a possible 11:30 p.m. One Step Beyond Haynes. men's fashions, a US-Soviet chess attack. Robert: Gunther Simon. Having a sexy wife makes Tom match and England's version of Talua: Julius Ongewe. Regan (Christopher Dark) jealous 10:00 p.m. The Invisible Man Ed Sullivan. Also: a humorous of every man's attention --- even a A wealthy man (Griffith Jones) look at the latest in 1950's com- clown, which could lead to deadly has a special request to make of puter technology THURSDAY results. Nonnie: Yvette Mimieux. Peter --- to kill his business part- DECEMBER 19 Pippo: Mickey Shaughnessy. ner. The cast includes Patricj 7:30 p.m. You Bet Your Life Troughton, who played the legen- The young brother of Italian- 12:00 a.m. Midnight Movie dary sci fi character Dr. Who on American actor Aldo Ray (1926- 7:00 p.m. Placeholder "Just the Two of Us" (1970). British television from the 1960s 1991) --- who was a college foot- (Future Local News) Friendship turns to love for two through 1980s. Diane: Lisa ball star in the early 1950s --- is

housewives who find comfort in Daniely. Sally: Deborah Watling. among the contestants. 7:30 p.m. Games People Played each other's arms while their hus- Actor, band- CUSTOM MADE bands are away. Denise: Elizabeth 8:00 p.m. Everybody leader and 10:30 p.m. Yesterday's Plumb. Adria: Alicia Courtney. Loves Betty television producer Desi Arnaz is Tales of Tomorrow Character Among the among the "What's My Line?" CUSTOM MADE actor Zach- CUSTOMIZED incidents fac- panel that is challenged by a fa- FRIDAY ary Scott --- best known for the ing Alvin and Elizabeth (Del mous politician's son and a con- DECEMBER 20 1945 film "Mildred Pierce" --- Moore, Betty White), are whether testant with a special connection stars in this Cold War melodrama to buy a car --- and then, later, to Arnaz. about the Soviets landing armed, what to do after it has disap- 7:00 p.m. Placeholder unmanned aircraft in America's peared. Mr. Fuddy: Ray Erlen- 8:00 p.m. Placeholder (Future Local News) major cities. Dr. Maroff: Barbara born. (Future Local Show) Joyce. Dr. Kamrass: Theo Goetz. 7:30 p.m. Games People Played 9:00 p.m. Classic Comedy Hour 8:30 p.m. Animation Mania Comedians try CUSTOM MADE 11:00 p.m. Dragnet Award win- Enjoy cartoons to induce a CUSTOM MADE CUSTOM MADE A disabled elderly man and his ning actor Burt about human panel of celebrities --- including granddaughter are the victims of a Lancaster joins hosts Dean Martin pals Tom and Jerry (who were boxer Thomas "Rocky" Graziano, burglar who has stripped their and in a sketch about renamed to avoid confusion with and bandleader Lyle "Skitch" home clean of all their posses- an escaped mental patient show- the famous cat and mouse team) Henderson --- into laughing hard sions. Ruthie: Beverly Washburn. ing up in a boy's hotel room. and their funny adventures. enough to win prizes. Grandpa: Vic Rodman. Friday:

8:00 p.m. Placeholder Jack Webb. 10:00 p.m. TV That Future Local Show) Time Forgot 11:30 p.m. One Step Beyond Cesar Romero CUSTOM MADE 8:30 p.m. Sherlock Holmes A weekend guest at the Pelston stars in a live A series of mysterious disappear- home has an unsettling vision of television play version of Scottish ances sends Holmes (Ronald murder --- just before the victim author Robert Louis Steven's sto- Howard) to an apparently empty arrives at the house. Donald: John ries about a macabre group with a house. Watson: H. Marion Craw- Hudson. Claire: Narda Onyx. disturbing goal: killing people ford. Margaret: Delphine Seyrig. Ellie: Rosemary Murphy. who want to die.

9:00 p.m.. Classic Movie 12:00 a.m. Midnight Movie 11:00 p.m. Grounded of the Week 9:00 p.m. Space Adventures "The Sadist" (1963). A simple trip English actor "Pygmalion" (1938). Leslie How- The appar- CUSTOM MADE to a ball game turns into a night- Tom Helmore CUSTOM MADE ard and Wendy Hiller are a de- ently reformed mare for three teachers who find --- who often lightful pair in this award winning former alien ruler is released from themselves trapped by a blood- worked with famed director Al- adaptation of George Bernard prison with a plot to steal the thirsty psycho. Charlie: Arch Hall fred Hitchcock --- stars in this Shaw's engaging play (which later plans of a faster-than-light space- Jr. Ed: Richard Alden. Judy: adaptation of the comic book su- became the basis to the musical ship. Flash: Steve Holland. Dale: Marilyn Manning. perhero The Shadow who uses his "My Fair Lady") about an arro- Irene Champlin. Zarkov: Joesph psychic powers to solve crime. gant professor teaching a rough Nash. Rollo: Alex Scourby. Harris: Nor- cockney girl how to behave like a man Shelly. Alex: William Smith- lady. Colonel Pickering: Scott ers. Sunderland. Mrs. Higgins: Marie

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11:30 p.m. Dick Tracy 11:00 p.m. Our Strange World 8:30 p.m. Love That Bob

Gold has dis- CUSTOM MADE Horror movie CUSTOM MADE Chuck has a new competitor for TUESDAY appeared from legend Bela his girlfriend's attention --- cute, DECEMBER 24 a steamship and Dick (Ralph Lugosi stars in this play (which young rocker Stanley Stenner. Boyd) suspects the Spider. first aired live in 1949) adapted Chuck: Dwayne Hickman. Bob: Gordon: Carelton Young. Gwen: from an Edgar Allen Poe short Bob Cummings. Schultzy: Ann B. 7:00 a.m. Christmas Kay Hughes. Junior: Lee Van story as a powerful Nazi general Davis. Morning Music Atta. lured into a death trap by the no- CUSTOM MADE bleman he's betrayed. A young 9:00p.m. Jack Benny 12:00 a.m. Interstellar Cinema appeares in a sup- Flamboyant pianist and showman 9:00 a.m. Read to Me "Phantom from Space" (1953). A porting role. Montressor: Romney Liberace guest stars in an episode (Holiday Edition) community panics when its Brent. spoofing his over-the-top image CUSTOM MADE learned that an alien who can by giving Jack a private tour of make himself invisible is roaming 11:30 p.m. Lights Out Again his equally over-the-top home. 10:00 a.m. School Days town and may have killed two More than Rochester: Eddie Anderson. (Holiday Edition) CUSTOMIZED people. Hazan: Ted Cooper. Char- 200 people CUSTOM MADE lie: Tom Daly. have mysteriously vanished from 9:30 p.m. Burns & Allen , leading a detec- Gracie volunteers the house for a 11:00 a.m. Serial Bowl tive (Francis L. Sullivan) to an last-minute wedding --- which CUSTOM MADE SUNDAY unlikely conclusion. Mike: Peter George is expected to pay for. DECEMBER 22 Capell. George: George Burns. Gracie: 12:00 p.m. Matinee Movie Gracie Allen. Blanche: Bea Bena- "Abe Lincoln of 9th Avenue" 12:00 a.m. Fright Flick daret. 7:00 p.m. Placeholder "In the Year 2889" (1967). For- 1:30 p.m. General Audiences Future Local Show) mer child star Paul Petersen (TV's 10:00 p.m. Revisiting CUSTOM MADE " Show") plays the Studio One 7:30 p.m. Placeholder hero in this post-apocolyptic The colorful CUSTOMIZED (Future Local Show) melodrama about a group of sur- residents of a vivors struggling against nuclear boarding house provide little help 8:00 p.m. Placeholder fallout and killer mutants. Jada: to the authorities as they investi- (Future Local Show) Quinn O'Hara. Joanna: Charla gate a tenant's murder. Jeff Troy: Doherty. Ramsey: Neil Fletcher. Robert Sterling.

11:00 p.m. Dragnet MONDAY Neighborhood bars are being tar- DECEMBER 23 geted by a robber who favors two 2:00 p.m. Ozzie & Harriet/ things: hearing the same song and Beverly Hillbillies shooting his victims. Friday: Jack Enjoy laughs and nostalgia with 7:00 p.m. Placeholder Webb. Frank: Ben Alexander. this daily 5 1/2 hour marathon of (Future Local News) holiday episodes of "The Adven- 11:30 p.m. One Step Beyond tures of Ozzie & Harriet" and 7:30 p.m. Games People Played Character actor Albert Salmi por- "" An episode of CUSTOM MADE trays former Dutch Resistance the award fighter Peter Hurkos (1911-1988), 7:30 p.m. Games People Play 8:30 p.m. Literary winning game show "Stump the who claimed to have developed This holiday CUSTOM MADE Masterpiece Theatre Stars" (also known as extrasensory perception after a edition fea- "Svengali" (1931). Acting legend "Pantomime Quiz") features ac- head inkury and coma. John Ban- tures clips from "The Games John Barrymore gives a powerful claimed actress and ner, who later became famous as People Played" game shows fea- performance in this adaptation of "Bonanza" co-star Michael Sgt. Shultz on TV's "Hogan's He- turing teens and children. Franco-British author George du Landon on the panel. roes," plays Hurkos' doctor. First Maurier's 1894 novel about a of two parts. Tante: Betty Garde. 8:00 p.m. Santa and masterful hypnotist who domi- 8:00 p.m. Lucy Show the Three Bears nates and manipulates a naïve Carol invites Lucy to visit Palm 12:00 a.m. Midnight Movie This ani- girl. (Marian Marsh). Laird: Don- Springs with her. Unfortunately, "Mole Men Against the Son of mated holi- SPECIAL ald Crisp. Billee: Bramwell Mooney refuses to give her the Hercules" (1961). The son of the day special is the story of a pair Fletcher. time off triggering a tricky solu- great Greek diety Hercules sets of cubs who refuse their mother's tion that make backfire. Lucy: out to save a princess captured by request to hibernate after a local Lucille Ball. Carol: Carol Bur- cave-dwelling people. Maciste: park ranger tells them that Santa nette. Mooney: Gale Gordon. Mark Forest. Bangor: Paul will be visiting their cave. This Wynter. program was written and di- rected by Tony Benedict, a vet- eran of the legendary animation firm Hanna-Barbara. 12:00 a.m. Midnight Movie 8:00 p.m. JT 11:30 p.m. Racket Squad "Santa Claus" (1959) This very While only Kind, elderly pensioner Charles odd holiday film --- supposedly age ten, actor/ SPECIAL Dooley (Lloyd Corrigan) takes a made for family viewing, but fea- director Kevin Hooks (whose job as a Santa Claus unaware that turing uncomfortable images --- credits include directing 13 epi- his employers aren't a charity but has a high-tech Santa battling sodes of TV's "Prison Break") swindlers. The cast includes for- Satan, who wants to encourage stars in this award-winning pro- mer child actor Jackie Coogan, Earth's children to commit evil gram as a withdrawn Harlem who once worked with silent acts. Santa: Jose Elias Moreno. youngster who secretly adopts an screen legend Charles Chaplin 9:00 p.m. Miracle on 34th Street Ptich: Jose Luis Aguirre. injured cat days before Christmas. and later become known on TV's Beloved char- Rodeen: Janet Du Bois. Mama: "Addams Family" as Uncle Fes- acter actor Tho- SPECIAL Theresa Merritt. Mrs. Arnold: ter. Braddock: Reed Hadley. Cas- mas Mitchell (best known as Un- Holland Taylor. tle: Alan Dexter. WEDNESDAY cle Billy in the film "It's a Won- DECEMBER 25 derful Life") dons the Santa suit 9:00 p.m. Moments in Time 12:00 a.m. Midnight Movie in this delightful television ver- Thanksgiving "Snowbeast" (1977). Winter at a sion of the classic 1947 film about 7:00 a.m. Christmas and Christ- CUSTOM MADE ski resort turns especially chilly a kindly old man who claims to be Morning Music mas as seen through short films of when guests start winding up the real Kris Kringle. Susan: CUSTOM MADE the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. In- dead. Gar: Bo Svenson. Ellen: Sandy Descher. Shellhammer: cluded: a Santa-theme film shot in Yvette Mimieux. Mrs. Rill: Sylvia . Doris: Teresa 9:00 a.m. Read to Me Pittsburgh that includes scenes Sydney. Wright. Fred: Macdonald Carey. (Holiday Edition) inside the city's iconic Joseph

CUSTOM MADE Horne Company (1849-1994) 10:00 p.m. TelePlay department store in downtown THURSDAY A frustrated 10:00 a.m. School Days Pittsburgh. (Holiday Edition) DECEMBER 26 department CUSTOM MADE store salesman CUSTOM MADE 10:00 p.m. Four Star Playhouse

(Ray Montgomerry) is given the This install- CUSTOMIZED 7:00 a.m. Christmas assignment he hates the most: 11:00 a.m. Serial Bowl ment is the Morning Music playing the store's Santa. Maria: CUSTOM MADE bittersweet tale of an overweight Maria Palmers. Billy: Housley woman (Ida Lupin) seeking love. CUSTOM MADE Stevenson. 12:00 p.m. Matinee Movie The cast includes Edward Platt 9:00 a.m. Read to Me "Son of the Navy" (1916-1974), who would be come (Holiday Edition) 10:30 p.m. TelePlay best known for co-starring on the 1:30 p.m. General Audiences hit TV series "." Kathy: CUSTOM MADE CUSTOM MADE portrays a CUSTOM MADE Noreen Nash. 10:00 a.m. School Days writer reflecting on a past Christ- (Holiday Edition) mas with his late wife. Chris: 2:00 p.m. Ozzie & Harriet/ 10:30 p.m. Vital Signs CUSTOM MADE Constance Moore. Lloyd: Ford Beverly Hillbillies Christmas CUSTOM MADE Rainey. Enjoy laughs and nostalgia with Eve goes 11:00 a.m. Serial Bowl this daily 5 1/2 hour marathon of from quiet to tense at the emer- 11:00 p.m, Dragnet holiday episodes of "The Adven- gency room thanks to a drunk CUSTOM MADE A parents' Christmas present may tures of Ozzie & Harriet" and driver. Dr. Konrad: Robert Bray. 12:00 p.m. Matinee Movie lead to bloodshed when two boys "The Beverly Hillbillies" Dr. Rosenthal: Robert Patten. Dr. "Saloon Bar” go missing. Friday: Jack Webb. Wilson: George Brand. Stanley: Sammy Ogg. Mrs. Johns- 7:30 p.m. Heart of Gold 1:30 p.m. General Audiences A fine cast --- tone: June Whitley. SPECIAL 11:00 p.m, Dragnet including Christmas Eve is ruined and CUSTOM MADE 11:30 p.m. Crime Scene Tommy Rettig (TV's "Lassie"), morning mass may be next when 2:00 p.m. Ozzie & Harriet/ This holiday Edmund Gwen (the film "Miracle a mission's statue of Jesus is sto- Beverly Hillbillies installment CUSTOM MADE on 34th Street") and George len just hours before the service. Enjoy laughs and nostalgia with features Margaret Hamilton --- Reeves (TV's "Superman") --- star Friday: Jack Webb. Frank: Ben this daily 5 1/2 hour marathon of best known for playing the in this charming tale of a snow- Alexander. holiday episodes of "The Adven- Wicked Witch in the 1939 film man who magically comes to life. tures of Ozzie & Harriet" and "The Wizard of Oz" ---as Barnett Mother: Anita Louise. Violet: "The Beverly Hillbillies" (Ralph Bellamy) investigates Beverly Washburn. thefts in a department store's toy 7:30 p.m. General Audiences department. Cherlie: Athena Celebrate the CUSTOM MADE Lorde. Professor: Don McHenry. holiday season in cinematic style with trailers from some of the most popular Christmas movies ever made.

8:00 p.m. Christmas Tales 10:00 p.m. Sherlock Holmes 12:00 p.m. Miracle on A collection Christmas is hardly a joyous time 34th Street {Encore} SPECIAL FRIDAY of holiday- DECEMBER 27 for Holmes (Ronald Howard) who themed short firms includes an finds his life threatened by a man 1:00 p.m. JT {Encore} adaptation of Hans Christian convicted of killing five of his six Anderson's Little Match Girl. 7:00 a.m. Christmas wives. Watson: H. Marion Craw- 2:00 p.m. Ozzie & Harriet/ Also: a family prepares for Santa's Morning Music ford. Norton: Eugene Deckers. Beverly Hillbillies visit. CUSTOM MADE Enjoy laughs and nostalgia with 10:30 p.m. Vital Signs this daily 5 1/2 hour marathon of 8:30 p.m. Animation Mania 9:00 a.m. Read to Me Christmas holiday episodes of "The Adven- Classic holiday (Holiday Edition) Eve goes CUSTOM MADE tures of Ozzie & Harriet" and CUSTOM MADE shorts includes CUSTOM MADE from quiet to tense at the emer- "The Beverly Hillbillies" one telling the popular tale of a gency room thanks to a drunk reindeer named Rudolph and how 10:00 a.m. School Days driver. Dr. Konrad: Robert Bray. 7:30 p.m. Heroes of he saved Christmas one year long (Holiday Edition) Dr. Rosenthal: Robert Patten. Dr. the Old West ago. CUSTOM MADE Wilson: George Brand. Legendary CUSTOM MADE sharp- 9:00 p.m. Classic Movie 11:00 a.m. Serial Bowl 11:00 p.m, Dragnet shooter Annie Oakley (Gail

of the Week" CUSTOM MADE Christmas Eve is ruined and Davis) has a new friend: an eld- "The Great Rupert" (1950). Be- morning mass may be next when erly gun fighter named Snowy loved entertainer Jimmy Durante 12:00 p.m. Matinee Movie a mission's statue of Jesus is sto- Kringle (Stanley Andrews). Tagg: stars in this wonderful family tale "Down the Wyoming Trail" len just hours before the service. Jimmy Hawkins. Jackson: Duane about a charming squirrel helps Friday: Jack Webb. Frank: Ben Grey. two families who are financially 1:30 p.m. General Audiences Alexander. struggling as Christmas ap- CUSTOM MADE proaches. The film includes some 11:30 p.m. Racket Squad impressive stop-motion anima- 2:00 p.m. Ozzie & Harriet/ Kind, elderly pensioner Charles tion. Rosalinda: Terry Moore. Beverly Hillbillies Dooley (Lloyd Corrigan) takes a Pete: Tom Drake. Enjoy laughs and nostalgia with job as a Santa Claus unaware that this daily 5 1/2 hour marathon of his employers aren't a charity but 11:00 p.m, Dragnet holiday episodes of "The Adven- swindlers. The cast includes for- A parents' Christmas present may tures of Ozzie & Harriet" and mer child actor Jackie Coogan, lead to bloodshed when two boys "The Beverly Hillbillies" who once worked with silent 8:00 p.m. Everybody go missing. Friday: Jack Webb. screen legend Charles Chaplin Loves Betty Stanley: Sammy Ogg. Mrs. Johns- 7:30 p.m. Games People Played and later become known on TV's Celebrate the tone: June Whitley. This holiday "Addams Family" as Uncle Fes- CUSTOM MADE CUSTOM MADE holidays with edition fea- ter. Braddock: Reed Hadley. Cas- television legend Betty White 11:30 p.m. Crime Scene tures clips from "The Games Peo- tle: Alan Dexter. starring in an episode of the sit- This holiday ple Played" game shows featuring CUSTOM MADE com "Date with the Angels" and installment teens and children. 12:00 a.m. Midnight Movie an installment of her 1950s day- features Margaret Hamilton --- "Snowbeast" (1977). Winter at a time show. Roger: Richard Dea- best known for playing the 8:00 p.m. The Snow Queen ski resort turns especially chilly con. Wicked Witch in the 1939 film This interna- when guests start winding up SPECIAL "The Wizard of Oz" ---as Barnett tional film dead. Gar: Bo Svenson. Ellen: 9:00 p.m. Classic Comedy Hour (Ralph Bellamy) investigates (shot in the Soviet Union with Yvette Mimieux. Mrs. Rill: Sylvia The beloved thefts in a department store's toy voices recorded by American ac- Sydney. CUSTOM MADE comedian Bob department. Cherlie: Athena tors) is a wonderful adaptation of Hope hosts a holiday special that Lorde. Professor: Don McHenry. the 1844 fairy tale written by aired live on Christmas Eve in Danish author Hans Christian SATURDAY 1950. Among his guests are actor 12:00 a.m. Midnight Movie Anderson (1805-1875). The story DECEMBER 28 Bob Cummings, opera singer Lily "Santa Claus" (1959) This very tells of the lonely Snow Queen Pons and former First Lady Elea- odd holiday film --- supposedly who kidnaps a boy to keep her 7:00 a.m. Christmas nor Roosevelt. made for family viewing, but fea- company, and the efforts of the Morning Music turing uncomfortable images --- boy's best friend to rescue him. 10:00 p.m. TV That has a high-tech Santa battling Popular television personality Art CUSTOM MADE Time Forgot Satan, who wants to encourage Linkletter introduces the film. 9:00 a.m. Santa and the Terrific rendi- Earth's children to commit evil CUSTOM MADE Three Bears {Encore} tions of holiday acts. Santa: Jose Elias Moreno. 8:00 p.m. Christmas Tales tunes are offered by pianist and Ptich: Jose Luis Aguirre. A collection SPECIAL 10:00 a.m. Snow Queen showman Lee Liberace in his of holiday- {Encore} 1954 special and in a 1955 install- themed short firms includes an adaptation of Hans Christian ment of "Your Hit Parade." Anderson's Little Match Girl. 11:30 a.m. Christmas Tales Also: a family prepares for Santa's {Encore} visit. 11:00 p.m. TV That 2:00 p.m. Ozzie & Harriet/ 12:00 a.m. Fright Flick 8:00 p.m. Welcome Time Forgot Beverly Hillbillies "Silent Night, Bloody to Comedyville Comedian Enjoy laughs and nostalgia with Night" (1974). A young man Christmas gift CUSTOM MADE CUSTOM MADE and ventrilo- this daily 5 1/2 hour marathon of (James Patterson) inherits his giving vexes quist Paul Winchell celebrates holiday episodes of "The Adven- grandfather's estate, a former Connie (Eve Arden), who finds Christmas with the help of some tures of Ozzie & Harriet" and mental institution now being used herself exchanging purchases talented children and noted actor "The Beverly Hillbillies" as a hideout by an escaped killer. again and again. Mrs. Davis: Jane Vincent Price hosts a stage ver- The cast includes Candy Darling Morgan. Conklin: Gale Gordon. sion A Christmas Carol, the fa- 7:30 p.m. TV That Time Forgot (1944-1974), a transgender ac- Walter: Richard Crenna. mous holiday tale written by The charming tress best known for her work Charles Dickens. Arthur God- CUSTOM MADE with Pittsburgh native and pop art 8:30 p.m. Love That Bob frey guides a group of children icon Andy Warhol (1928-1987). Grandpa's antics make Christmas 12:00 a.m. Interstellar Cinema through a half hour of songs, sto- John: Patrick O'Neal. Diane: more than a little merry in the "Santa Claus Conquers the Mar- ries and activities. Also: an epi- Mary Woronov. Ingrid: Astrid Collins household. Bob/Grandpa: tians" (1964). sode of the 1954-1955 sitcome Heeren. Bob Cummings. Margaret: Rose- This famously bad movie follows "Dear Phoebe" has unlikely ad- mary DeCamp. Chuck: Dwayne a group of Martian leaders who vice columnist Bill Hastings Hickman. chose to solve their children's (Peter Lawford) trying to manage MONDAY boredom by kidnapping Santa both a runaway child and the boss' 9:00 p.m. Jack Benny DECEMBER 30 (John Call). The cast includes an refusal to hold an office Christ- Jack's trip to a department store 8-year-old actress Pia Zadora, mas party. for Christmas presents is anything 7:00 a.m. Christmas who would become a successful but jolly. Dennis Day sings a holi- Morning Music (and controversial) adult actress 8:30 p.m. Literary day song. Rochester: Eddie and singer. Masterpiece Theatre CUSTOM MADE Anderson.

"Scrooge" (1935). Noted British 9:00 a.m. Read to Me musical comedy actor Sir Sey- (Holiday Edition) SUNDAY mour Hicks takes on the serious

DECEMBER 29 role of villan Ebenezer Scrooge in CUSTOM MADE

the film, the first full-length 10:00 a.m. School Days sound adaptation of Charles Dick- 7:00 a.m. Christmas (Holiday Edition) ens' acclaimed 1843 novella about Morning Music a man's moral transformation. The CUSTOM MADE CUSTOM MADE cast includes a young Maurice 11:00 a.m. Serial Bowl Evans, who would become known 9:00 a.m. Old Time Radio: on the 1960s TV show CUSTOM MADE Lux Radio "Miracle "Bewitched" as Elizabeth Mont- on the 34th Street" 12:00 p.m. Matinee Movie gomery's father. Cratchit: Donald "Abe Lincoln of 9th Avenue" Calthrop. Tiny Tim: Philip Frost. 10:00 a.m. Old Time Radio: 9:30 p.m. Burns & Allen

Campbell's Playhouse 1:30 p.m. General Audiences The arrival of Gracie's sister-in- 11:00 p.m. TelePlay law and her three daughters for 11:00 a.m. Old Time Radio: A frustrated CUSTOM MADE CUSTOM MADE Christmas is making George less department Aldrich Family 2:00 p.m. Ozzie & Harriet/ than jolly for the holiday. A store salesman (Ray Mont- Beverly Hillbillies young Jill St. John (who later gomerry) is given the assignment 11:30 a.m. Old Time Radio: Enjoy laughs and nostalgia with became famous for the James he hates the most: playing the Great Gildersleeve this daily 5 1/2 hour marathon of Bond movie "Diamonds Are For- store's Santa. Maria: Maria Palm- holiday episodes of "The Adven- ever") plays one of the girls. Gra- ers. Billy: Housley Stevenson. 12:00 p.m. Old Time Radio: tures of Ozzie & Harriet" and cie: Gracie Allen. George: George

Fred Allen Show "The Beverly Hillbillies" Burns. Mamie: Sarah Selby. 11:30 p.m. TelePlay

Robert Young 12:30 p.m. Old Time Radio: 7:30 p.m. Games People Played 10:00 p.m. Revisiting portrays a CUSTOM MADE Milton Berle This holiday Studio One writer reflecting on a past Christ- CUSTOM MADE edition features Featuring the CUSTOMIZED mas with his late wife. Chris: 1:00 p.m. Old Time Radio: clips from "The Games People critically ac- Constance Moore. Lloyd: Ford Abbott & Costello Played" game shows featuring claimed Robert Shaw Chorale, Rainey. teens and children. this musicals uses medieval mate-

1:30 p.m. Old Time Radio: rial to tell the Biblical story of Red Skelton Christ's birth with an emphasis on the visiting magi. Narrated by actor Hurd Hatfield.

11:00 p.m, Dragnet 7:30 p.m. Dragnet 9:00 p.m. Classic Comedy Hour Christmas Eve is ruined and The murder of a police officer Vaudeville, morning mass may be next when mars the New Year for Friday radio and CUSTOM MADE a mission's statue of Jesus is sto- (Jack Webb) and his peers. Actor movie legend wel- len just hours before the service. and future TV producer Aaron comes a exciting collection of Friday: Jack Webb. Frank: Ben Spelling --- who would be a driv- celebrities for a program that first Alexander. ing force behind hit shows like aired live in December of 1956 "Charlie's Angels" and "Dynasty" from Alaska. Sketches include 11:30 p.m. Racket Squad --- plays a supporting role. Hope portraying a tourist who Kind, elderly pensioner Charles may have discovered gold and Dooley (Lloyd Corrigan) takes a 8:00 p.m. Jack Benny Ginger Rogers as the vamp who 11:00 p.m. Guy Lombardo A rarely seen, job as a Santa Claus unaware that As 1953 comes to a close, Jack wants his nuggets SPECIAL his employers aren't a charity but (Jack Benny) reflects on the pre- early re- swindlers. The cast includes for- vious New Year's Eve, when his 10:00 p.m. Classic cording of legendary bandleader mer child actor Jackie Coogan, plans fell through at the last min- Comedy Hour Guy Lombardo's (1902-1977) who once worked with silent ute forcing him to face the pros- Award win- annual tradition of ringing in the coming year. The program screen legend Charles Chaplin pect of spending the holiday ning televi- CUSTOM MADE and later become known on TV's alone. Rochester: Eddie Ander- sion and film (originally aired live) includes the "Addams Family" as Uncle Fes- son. Don: Don Wilson. comedian Richard "Red" Skelton countdown in New York City's ter. Braddock: Reed Hadley. Cas- welcomes comedian Martha Raye iconic Times Square to welcome tle: Alan Dexter. 8:30 p.m. Jack Benny and character actor Tommy the start of 1958. This episode --- which first aired Noonan in a spoof of the much- 12:00 a.m. Midnight Movie live on Sunday, January 1, 1956 -- hyped, big-budget film 12:00 a.m. Midnight Movie "Snowbeast" (1977). Winter at a - features the coaches from that "Cleopatra" starring Elizabeth "The Yesterday Machine" (1963). ski resort turns especially chilly year's Rose Bowl game (UCLA Taylor which was released around While investigating the mysteri- when guests start winding up and Michigan State) along with a the time this program first aired. ous disappearance of a young dead. Gar: Bo Svenson. Ellen: sketch about how Jack's former couple, a reporter (James Britton) Yvette Mimieux. Mrs. Rill: Sylvia radio show was produced. Don: finds the clues leading to a crazed Sydney. Don Wilson. Nazi scientist (Jack Herman) with a diabolical plan --- to travel back in time and change the outcome TUESDAY of World War II. Partane: Tim DECEMBER 31 Holt. Lasky: Robert Bob Kelly.

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10:00 a.m. School Days (Holiday Edition)

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11:00 a.m. Serial Bowl

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12:00 p.m. Matinee Movie "Son of the Navy"

1:30 p.m. General Audiences Wednesday, January 1, 2020

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2:00 p.m. Ozzie & Harriet/ 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Beverly Hillbillies Enjoy laughs and nostalgia with this daily 5 1/2 hour marathon of holiday episodes of "The Adven- tures of Ozzie & Harriet" and "The Beverly Hillbillies"