Newsday TV Book, November 13-19, 1977.

Just getting this one in at the last moment! Let's get to it!

Star-producer-scriptwriter Carroll O'Connor played a big-city mayor in "The Last Hurrah." Warren Berry wrote the article, which I only skimmed because it seems pretty boring. Sorry, Warren.

In this week's TV Line, we learn that Elvis had not only left the celestial plain, but the NBC anniversary special as well. Plus, bits about a San Pedro Beach Bum, a disinterested Cassidy, and the girth of Debra Winger relative to A.C. of Queens (who had a boyfriend who will hopefully someday understand what not to say to his girlfriend).

The only thing that caught my attention from the Cable TV Highlights page is "Spice on Ice," a topless skating revue on Long Island's Cinema 100, for all you thelorthia fans out there. (Just guess.)

Sunday afternoon had The Birds on WPIX and, as usual, an ad with the Noseless Preggo.

That night brought more Thames programming on WOR 9, and then later they had Death Dream, a favorite creepy movie of mine as a kid, although I'm quite sure the third-grader non-Parader wasn't staying up for this particular airing.

Newsday illustrator Bernie Cootner puts Hugh Downs on camera to tout the new PBS show Over Easy. Chirillo's restaurant in Massapequa offered up all the trimmings for you and your children with an early Thanksgiving ad.

I like this Tuesday schedule page for two reasons: the PBS logo for their two-week celebration of women is kinda cool; and the synopsis for The Fitzpatricks shows that Max had his first communion around the same time I did, except mine was in April and he had his during sweeps. (Nothing draws in viewers like the blessed Eucharist!)

A peculiar full-page ad for the Suffolk Trading Post has ulcerous pirates trying to unload furniture in Selden. Arr! Where's that wench with me Maalox?

Since the listings for Friday and Saturday take up a mere three pages, here's the whole thing.

Finally, Suburban Colonial Shoppes offered some big pieces of pine and Herculon that appear to be from the Johnny Carson Apparel Fall Collection.

Happy Thanksgiving!