Newsday TV Book, November 19-25, 1978.

I first took a brief look at this issue, covering the week of Thanksgiving, back in 2006. I mentioned at the end that I hoped to add more. Well, now I have! And it only took fifteen years!

2024 UPDATE!
    And now I've rescanned the cover, plus a bunch of new scans, and deep-sixed the old post since it's now redundant!

This week brings us Aimee Eccles and Stephen Macht of The Immigrants.
(Click pics to enlarge)

TV Line tells us all about "Mr. Walters"--as in, "Goodnight, Mr.Walters."

Here's the cover story, which I have not read even though it's by my one-time penpal Bill Kaufman, sadly no longer with us.

There is a reason neither the word nor the concept "sitvar" has ever caught on. Read the blurb in the Off Camera column and you'll understand why.

I offer this page not only for Dan Howard's familiar Noseless Preggo, but for the Disney 50th anniversary special close-up (and then the NBC ad to go with it).

Monday began with the terrible news that as of last night, my favorite PBS station, the local WLIW, would be gone for a fortnight! If I remember correctly, it ended up being longer than two weeks--unless it just felt that way to the nerdling Non-Parader...

And now for the good stuff! Here are the holiday listings, along with Friday and Saturday.
Thanksgiving morning and afternoon featured yer various parades, Famous Classic Tales, and... Nothing Scared? (I kid, I kid the Newsday typesetter.)

Mighty Joe Young and King Kong!

Son of Kong and prime-time Woody Woodpecker.

Celebrate with the detectives of Barney Miller, or the cons of Sing-Sing.

If you were still feeling nostalgic for Halloween, you could enjoy a late Seance or Cobra Woman.

Friday brought Godzilla and his wacky pals, and... Yellow Submarine?!? I don't remember that at all!

Channel 9 gave you even more Godzilla, if you could handle it.

Saturday gave us Vampire Men, a Human Vapor, and a Beast of great depth.

A Viskupic illustration with a note from the man himself!

The season's first airing of Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol, butchered into an hour slot.

I wonder if Dick Clark's look at the "good old days" of Philadelphia
happened to mention the race riots...

Some classic flicks, a notable Saturday Night Live, and WOR's "Fright Night" serving up a big old slab o' Rondo Hatton.

Here are the sports (minus Sunday), specials and kiddie shows as listed in the Quick Guide. I loved the WNEW channel 5 "Holiday Festival" of cartoons at 8pm each night. Why was it so cool to see the same damn cartoons I watched every afternoon in prime time? Beats me, but it was!

I don't know about you but I'm stuffed!
Oh, alright, here's just a little bit more, an ad for my local favorite, the Nassau Farmers Market!

How about a tasteful ad for the Jolly Swagman Inn?

And finally, a page of various ads, including one for Emil Asch Paper Goods and Cleaning Supplies. It's not quite enough to put me off my dinner, but it is a bit chilling for the main course to advise me on how to dispose of his bones. (Check out the turkey's "Asch" to understand just what the heck I'm blathering on about.)

Happy Thanksgiving! Sorry it's not 1978 anymore, but I hope this helped!