Newsday TV Book, February 2-8, 1975.

I'm keeping commentary light at the moment, because my keyboard is still screwy--a few letters don't work so I have to fill in the gaps afterward with the on-screen keyboard, which is a tremendous pain in the KEY-ster! Here, I'll copy the cover photo caption without correcting it so you get an idea of what I'm up against:

Simon r n nthony Hopkins portry  specil pir of veterinrins. See Hopkins story on pe 4.
(I can't even put it in quotes!)

Okay, now I’ve got my phone—let the easily-disregardable japery commence!

In the TV Line, we learn that Jimmy Osmond was 11 but could pass for much younger, Judith Lowery was the hot poster girl right before Farrah, and the mountains of Korea were in fact located in Santa Monica.

The cover story spends two pages telling us about some dunce actor who likes to watch a lot of daytime TV.

Sunday morning offered some minor efforts by Bud & Lou and Slip & Sach. Carlton Hair Creations’ permanent Mera-Bond System sounds pretty sketch, but I’ll keep it in mind as I get closer to that before picture…

The late Sunday page hosts a bunch of positive John Cashman takes (except that first one is a real zinger).

On Monday evening, one had an interesting choice between public television options: a Japanese film called Double Suicide, which replaced puppets with actors while keeping the puppeteers; or a show about aging into retirement. The latter benefits from an accompanying illustration by Gary Viskupic, but, to be honest, not much.

If Richard Conte ever happened across John Cashman’s review of his sole directorial effort, Operation Cross Eagles, I hope he was wearing a cup at the time.

If anyone can explain to me why a building contractor would use a clip-art angel in their ad (sitting on a stool and listening to music on headphones, no less), I’d appreciate that.

The page of later listings for Friday is great, serving up some classic Visk and Cashman, although that close-up gets Khigh Dhiegh’s name wrong (which is understandable, since it’s way trickier to spell than the performer’s real name: Kenneth Dickerson!).

Here’s all of Saturday, because I’m nothing if not a giver.

Residents of Plainview (hometown, woot-woot) had to travel a little farther to become lovelier in ‘75, as that Holiday Spas location was kaput.

Frosty Fair of Franklin Square supplied groceries delivered to your freezer (and more than just meat, apparently). Their erstwhile existence is unknown to the internet, thus I present this not-especially-interesting ad for posterity.

From what I’ve heard, Crosswords center Tom Bosley often had “cross words” for co-workers, because he was allegedly a real tool.

“London Hairdesigns” came to Plainview, and these pencil drawings are just as unflattering as I presume the cuts were in real life. 

See you next time! (Tht phrse I cn rite...)