Retro: Lancaster PA Sat May 18, 1962

Saturday, May 18, 1962

WFIL 6-ABC Philadelphia
7:20 University of the Air
7:45 Off to Adventure
8:00 Big Picture
8:30 TV Garden Club (Kersey)
9:00 Ramar of the Jungle
9:30 Wee Willie (Bill Webber)
10:00 Zoo Show
10:15 Cartoon Pow-Wow (Chief Halftown)
11:15 RFD 6
11:30 Choral Concert (Dover Country Club Chorus)
noon Bugs Bunny (also on 27-43)
12:30 Triangle Theater
1:15 News
1:20 Baseball Warm-Up
1:30 Baseball: Cubs-Phillies (Byrum Samm/Frank Sims)
4:30 Grandstand Manager
4:45 Junior All-Stars
5:00 Cowtown Rodeo
5:30 News Conference
6:00 Beany & Cecil
6:30 Phil Silvers
7:00 Rocky & His Friends
7:30 Calvin & the Colonel (also on 15-27)
8:00 Room for One More (also on 15-27)
8:30 Leave It to Beaver (also on 27)
9:00 Lawrence Welk (also on 15-27-43)
10:00 Boxing: Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali; 13-0; 10 KOs) takes on Billy Daniels (16-0; 7 KOs) in a 10 rnd heavyweight bout from St Nicholas Arena in NYC- Don Dunphy at ringside(also on 15-27-43)
10:45 Make That Spare (also on 15-27-43)
11:00 News (John Roberts)
11:10 Weather (F. Smith)
11:15 Phillies Front Office
11:30 World's Best Movies "Nightmare Alley"
1:35 Hollywood's Best "The Child & the Killer"

WGAL 8-CBS/NBC Lancaster
7:25 News/Weather
7:30 Covered Wagon Theater "Wells Fargo Gunmaster" (ch 8 used a covered wagon as part of its logo)
8:30 Allakazam
9:00 Percy Platypus
9:30 Pip the Piper
10:00 Shari Lewis
10:30 King Leonardo
11:00 Fury
11:30 Junior Auction
noon Mr Wizard
12:30 Championship Debate
1:00 Choral Concert (Susquehannock Mixed Chorus)
1:30 Baseball: Cubs-Phillies
4:30 Wrestling (Philly?)
5:00 Film Feature "His Father's Keeper"
5:30 Band Concert (Conestoga Valley HS Band)
6:00 Call of the Outdoors
6:30 Sports/Weather/News
7:00 Third Man
7:30 Perry Mason
8:30 Tall Man
9:00 Bob Newhart
9:30 Have Gun-Will Travel
10:00 Gunsmoke
11:00 News/Sports/Weather
11:30 Saturday Night Playhosue "Flight Lieutenant"
1:00 News

WCAU 10-CBS Philadelphia
6:55 News
7:00 Official Report
7:30 Pixanne
8:00 Cartoon Corners (London)
9:00 Captain Kangaroo
10:00 Video Village Jr (Hall)
10:30 Mighty Mouse
11:00 Allakazam
11:30 Roy Rogers
noon Sky King
12:30 CBS News (Robert Trout; also on 21)
1:00 Camera at Large
1:30 Capitol Hill to Philadelphia
2:00 Accent
2:30 Touch of Fame
3:00 Picture for a Saturday Afternoon "Ring of Fear"
4:30 Acorn Stakes horse race (from Aqueduct; commentators: Fred Capossela/Win Elliot/Sammy Renick)
5:00 Whirlybirds
5:30 Preakness Stakes (from Pimlico in Baltimore; Bryan Field, Chris Schenkel and Gil Stratton are trackside)(also on 21)
6:00 Early Show
6:45 News/Weather
6:55 Sports (Sid Doherty)
7:00 Sea Hunt
7:30 Perry Mason
8:30 Defenders (also on 21)
9:30 Have Gun-Will Travel
10:00 Gunsmoke (also on 21)
11:00 News (John Facenda)
11:10 Weather (Herb Clarke)
11:15 Late Show "Bright Leaf"
1:25 Late Late Show "Badman's Territory"
2:55 News