Newsday TV Book, October 6-12, 1974.

 I'm behind on these, so let's get to it!

Der Bingle and Ol' Ski-Slope-Nose grace the cover this week's issue in an elegant portrait by still-active artist Michael Killelea.

Commercials, cable, volcanoes, and how long it takes to dress an ape: all topics on the minds of curious Long Islanders.

Sunday night's schedule is home to an illustration by the great Gary Viskupic, for the great Last Picture Show, spotlighting the great Cloris Leachman. Great!

Then it's on to late Sunday, with an ad for Hicks Nurseries, a haunt of mine when I was a kiddie. (Boo.)

It's always cool to see the morning listings. I chose this Wednesday because of the rare ad for WSNL, the Island's own local station on channel 67, touting an early Columbus Day holiday airing of...
Joan of Arc?

Another Viskupic drawing (for a TV movie I recall watching at a very young age so it may have been this very showing) depicting Ron Howard, or as he was known ever afterward, "Locust-Hat Howard."

And here's what Long Island stoners were staying up for on Saturday night, meaning Equinox, probably. Man, it's bad.

The heroically-hairpieced Sal Bando and Gene Tenace of the Oakland A's evidently asked Hair Replacement Centers for the "Lady Elaine Fairchilde" model.

The inexplicably-pluralized crossword is now a tribute to the recently-departed Helen Reddy (not to mention lovers of busywork puzzle drudgery everywhere).
Next week: Flip Wilson!