THIS DAY, THAT YEAR

Originally Broadcast WNIB
Saturday, March 6th, 1982

FIBBER MC GEE AND MOLLY (3-6-45) Jim and Marion Jordan star as the happy couple from 79 Wistful Vista who decide to celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary early, while they’re still young. The King’s Men and Billy Mills and the Orchestra. Johnson’s Wax, NBC. (8:25; 12:30; 6:20)

PAT NOVAK FOR HIRE (3-649) Jack Webb is Novak, a private eye on San Francisco’s water­front, with Raymond Burr as Inspector Hellman. A jockey hires Novak to find a missing race horse. AFRS Rebroadcast. (15:25; 14:55)

OUR MISS BROOKS (3-6-49) Eve Arden teaches school with biology teacher Jeff Chand­ler and principal Gale Gordon. Miss Brooks prepares for the high school dance. Palmolive, CBS. (12:30; 15:45)

CURTAIN TIME  (3-6-48) “Connecticut Farmer,” Harry Elders and Nanette Sargent star in a romantic comedy about rival adver­tising agencies in competetion for the same account. Mars, Inc., NBC. (8:35; 11:30; 8:45)

EDDIE CANTOR SHOW (3-647) Al Jolson joins Eddie for a great half hour of music and comedy. They exchange stories about how they met and imitate one another’s style in songs. Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer, NBC. (18:15; 11:30)

X MINUS ONE (3-6-57) “The Seventh Victim.” In the future, war is outlawed. But, for release, there is a legalized game of murder, sponsored by the government. AFRS Rebroadcast. (11:35; 13:35)

                                         Updated:  2/21/26  10:18 am C.S.T.

Coming Next Week – THIS DAY, THAT YEAR   March 13, 1982

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