Retro: Ottawa, ON; Sat. December 28th, 1985

Source: Ottawa Citizen (Five, or 4 1/2 for half the listings today... in one day!)
12/28/85

CHANNELS
4 CBOT Ottawa [CBC]
5 CHRO Pembroke [MCTV/CBC]
6 CIII Paris [GLOBAL]
6M CBMT Montreal QC [CBC]
7 WWNY Watertown NY [CBS]
8R WROC Rochester NY [NBC]
9 CBOFT Ottawa [SRC]
10 CFTM Montreal [TVA]
10R WHEC Rochester NY [NBC]
11 CKWS Kingston [CBC]
12 CFCF Montreal QC [CTV]
13 CJOH Ottawa [CTV]
13R WOKR Rochester NY [ABC]
18 WNPE Norwood NY [PBS]
24 CICO Ottawa [TVO]
30 CIVO Hull QC [Tele-Quebec]
40 CHOT Hull [TVA]

5AM
12 Lou Grant

6AM
5 Skipper and Company
6 Seneca Telecollege
10R Josie and the Pussycats
12 Adventures in Rainbow Country
13 University of the Air

6:30
5 Quiz Kids
10R Top Cat
12 Cisco Kid
13 Treehouse Club
40 Documentaire

7AM
5 Wizard of Oz
6 Hammy Hamster
8R A Better Way
10R Woody Woodpecker and Friends
11 Your Wealth
12 Size Small
13 Zig Zag
13R Breath of Life
40 Les joyeux naufrages (Gilligan's - so Gilligan's Island in French)

7:30
5 Pinocchio
6 Zoom the White Dolphin
7 Dan Burgess
8R Krofft Superstars
9 Animation illimitee (Unlimited Entertainment)
10R Woody Woodpecker and Friends
11 Real Fishing
12 100 Huntley Street
13 13R Kidsworld
40 Daktari

8AM
5 Hercules
6 Captain Nemo
7 Berenstein Bears
8R Snorks
9 Woody le Pic (Woody Peak)
10R Voltron, Defender of the Universe
11 Casting Out
13 Spider-Man
13R Scooby's Mystery Funhouse
24 Polka Dot Door

8:30
5 OWL/TV
6 World Tomorrow
7 Wuzzles
8R Adventures of the Gummi Bears
9 Passe-Partout
10R Thunderbirds 2086
11 Wild Kingdom
12 Movie
"Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown." [1979]
13 Paul Hann & Friendes
Guest: clown Cirque Alexander.
13R Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour
18 Rod and Reel
24 Cucumber
40 Le Village de Nathalie

8:40
6M Good Morning

9AM
4 Celebrity Tennis
5 Bee Bop and Bubble Gum
6 8R Smurfs
6M Yeshua and the First Christmas
This documentary interweaves the story of Jesus' birth with a look at the customs and cultures of His time.
7 Greatest American Hero
9 Tao Tao
10R Voltron, Defender of the Universe
11 Fat Albert
13 Let's Go
Topic: The out show. Janis Dunning hosts.
18 Lilias, Yoga and You
24 World Outdoors
40 Mini-detectives

9:30
4 Real Fishing
5 What's New?
6M Body Talk
9 Nils Holgersson
10R Super Saturday
11 Tom & Jerry
13 Swiss Family Robinson
13R Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour
18 Crockett's Victory Garden
24 Pins and Needles
40 Petit Prince Orphelin (Little Orphan Prince)

10AM
4 Wild Kingdom
5 Edison Twins
6M Skipper & Company
7 10R Hulk Hogan's Rock 'N' Wrestling
9 Alice au pays des merveilles (Alice in Wonderland)
10 40 Minipouss
11 Care Bears
12 Inspector Gadget
13 Popeye
18 Motorweek
24 Half-A-Handy Hour

10:30
4 Skipper & Company
5 Alpine Ski School
6 Alvin and the Chipmunks
6M Par 27
8R Punky Brewster
9 Candy
10 40 Cinema
"Goldorak." [1977]
11 Transformers
12 Sports Hot Seat
13 High Band
13R Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians

11AM
4 6M Sesame Street
5 Canadian Reflections
6 13R Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
7 10R CBS Storybreak
8R Alvin and the Chipmunks
9 Heros du samedi (Heroes of Saturday)
11 100 Huntley Street
12 Television
13 Willy and Floyd
18 Woodwright's Shop
24 Championship Bridge

11:30
6 Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour
7 Dungeons & Dragons
8R Kids Incorporated
10R Voltron, Defender of the Universe
13 Laurel and Hardy
13R Littles
18 Frugal Gourmet
24 Matter of Taste

Noon
4 What's New Special
5 Wonderful World of Disney
A 12-year-old boy turns out to be a good-luck charm for an aging Detroit Tigers baseball player who has never won a pennant. Justin Henry and Roy Scheider star.
6M What's New?
7 Land of the Lost
8R Mr. T
9 Mousti (Mosquito)
10 40 Samedi Magazine (Saturday Magazine)
10R Thunderbirds 2086
11 Life
12 Wrestling
13 Rocket Robin Hood
13R Weekend Special
"Cougar!" A boy and his little sister face kidnappers and a wild mountain lion after their house is swept away by Mississippi flood waters.
18 Magic of Oil Painting
24 Jack Hodgin's Island
This program shows the life of writer, Jack Hodgin and his family, on Vancouver Island as well as the people of the island and their activities, and the beauty of the western-most portion of Canada.

12:30
4 6M Fabulous Festival
6 Kidsbeat
7 10R College Basketball
Louisville at Kentucky.
8R Spider Man and His Amazing Friends
9 Le Bonhomme de neige (The Snowman)
11 Wrestling
13 World Alive
13R American Bandstand
18 Market to Market

1PM
4 To Be Announced
5 Casting Out
6 Troupers
6M Breakaway
8R Florida Citrus Bowl
Brigham Young at Ohio State.
9 D'hier a demain (Yesterday to Tomorrow)
12 Movie
"Amos." [1985] Kirk Douglas. Confined to a nursing home after an auto mishap, a 78-year-old former athlete finds his convalescence threatened by a manipulative and perhaps malevolent nurse.
13 Outdoor Adventures
18 Antiques
"Silver."
24 Dimensions in Science

1:30
5 Wrestling
6 Wait Til Your Father Gets Home
6M Land and Sea
11 Don Cherry's Grapevine
13R The Winning Hand
Kris Kristofferson, Brenda Lee, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash share the stage of the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville.
18 A House for All Seasons
24 Three Families
This documentary looks at the importance and role of the family in society today.

2PM
6 Astroboy
6M Music, Music, Music
9 Univers des sports (World of Sports)
10 40 Profil
11 Bestsellers
Guest: Alan Silverstein.
13 Wrestling
18 Movie
"Silent Running." [1972] Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts. A botanist in charge of sustaining Earth's remaining plant life on a spaceship rebels when ordered to destroy the vegetation and return home.

2:30
5 Famous Knockouts
6 Foufouli
6M Wild Kingdom
7 10R Sun Bowl
Arizona at Georgia
10 40 Ethnies
11 Rocky Mountain Inn
Interview with Harlan Howard; Marie Bottrell performs "Man Behind the Women"; videos by Waylon Jennings.
24 Music of Man
The development of the modern symphony orchestra is traced.

3PM
4 5 6M 11 Movie
"Kavik, the Wolf Dog." [1980] Ronny Cox. A championship sled dog leaves his new master and crosses 2,000 miles of snowy wilderness to find the boy who nursed him back to health.
6 Inspector Gadget
10 40 Science et Technologie (Science and Technology)
12 Twilight Zone
Two men plan to steal a spaceship to avoid the destruction of the planet.
13 Lou Grant

3:30
6 Sorcerer's Apprentice
Vincent Prince narrates this special about a boy who becomes a good sorcerer.
9 A Communiquer (To Communicate)
10 40 Skippy le kangourou (Skippy the Kangaroo)
12 Ski Base
13R War of the Stars
18 Sneak Previews
Jeffrey Lyons and Michael Medved review "Enemy Mine" and "Fool for Love."
24 Kodo: Heartbeat Drummers of Japan

4PM
6 Hulk Hogan's Rock 'N' Wrestling
8R To Be Announced
9 Film
10 40 Sherif, fais-mois peur (Sheriff Hazzard - Dukes of Hazzard?)
12 13 Wild World of Sports
13R USGA Golf
Featured: highlights of the '85 U.S. Men's and Women's Opens, the Ryder Cup and a preview of the 1986 USGA events.
18 Nature of Things
Featured: ancient diseases, freak waves capable of engulfing ships, a profile of chemist Joel Hildebrand.
30 Movie
"Asterix le Gaulois." [1968]

4:30
9 Disney
13R Wide World of Sports
Scheduled: Professional Figure Skating's World Challenge of Champions, taped in Paris; National Handicapped Skiing Championships from Breckenridge, Colo.
24 KidsBeat

5PM
4 5 6M 11 Other World of Winston Churchill
Patrick Wymark stars in this portrait of Winston Churchill as an artist, featuring scenes of the statesman's home. Chartwell Paul Scofield narrates.
6 Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour
10 40 Plexi-mag
18 Firing Line
24 Sesame Street

5:10
30 Faut se grouiller (Must Be Swarming)

5:30
9 Pare-choc (Bumper)
30 Conrad le robot (Conrad, the Robot)

6PM and later tomorrow.

-crainbebo

6PM
4 6M CBC News
5 Labour Forum
6 7 10R 12 13 13R News
8R Greatest American Hero
9 Impacts
10 40 Pop Express
11 Tommy Hunter
Guests: George Jones, Shelly West, Tom Wopat, Thom Bresh, Pat Watson.
18 German Professional Soccer
24 Polka Dot Door
30 Passe-Partout

6:30
4 What's New?
5 Barney Miller
6 Everybody's Business
Featured: Morton Mint football manufacturers ; plumbing manufacturer Emco.
6M Whole New Ball Game
For one member of the Toronto Spitfires, a medal-winning wheelchair basketball team, the opportunity to play against the Harlem Globetrotters is a dream come true.
7 CBS News
10R Star Trek
12 Hockey Magazine
13 Gimme a Break!
13R ABC News
24 Profiles of Nature
30 Cinema
"Pinocchio dans l'espace." [1964]

7PM
4 6m Wayne and Shuster
"The Chippendales." [part 2 of 2]
5 Lady Blue
6 Wheel of Fortune
7 8R Fame
9 Samedi de rire
10 40 V
11 Trapper John M.D.
12 Gimme A Break!
13 Night Court
13R To Be Announced
18 Inside Albany
24 Doctor Who
The Tardis materializes on what appears to be an Edwardian racing yacht. Part 1 of 4.

7:30
4 6M Front Page Challenge
6 Laughing Matters
10R Small Wonder
When a schoolboy nerd falls for Vicki, Jamie comes up with a program for her that's sure to end the attraction.
12 13 Check it Out!
An obligatory insurance physical for the store's staff coincides with Edna's struggles to tell Howard some delicate news.
13R In Search Of...
"Hurricanes."
18 Agronsky and Company
24 Real World
Relaxation techniques, changes in lifestyle, and release of tension all help to attain the quality sleep we need.

8PM
4 5 11 NHL Hockey
Hartford Whalers at Toronto Maple Leafs.
6 Stir Crazy
6M 9 NHL Hockey
New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens.
7 Garfield on the Town
8R Gimme a Break!
10 40 Goliath, Quarante ans sous la mer
10R UNCF Telethon
12 Cheers
Carla relinquishes custody of their eldest son to her ex-husband without hesitation.
13 A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Symphony
Tim Conway, Kaye Ballard and Charlie Farquharson join the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra in this evening of comedy and music taped at the Edmonton Convention Centre in November 1984.
13R ABC News Closeup
Host Hugh Downs examines the plight of America's 26 million elderly citizens focusing on subjects such as early retirement plans, nursing home inadequacies, ethics in medical care and moral dilemmas for dependents' families.
18 Movie
"Lawless Frontier." [1935] John Wayne. A young cowboy seeks to avenge the death of his parents.
24 Movie
"The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp." [1943] Deborah Kerr. British involvement in both the Boer War and the first World War is satirized.
30 C.Q.S.D. Alambic et Torpedo
Le professeur Deverill decouvre un explosive que l'on peut faire sauter a distance et on veut l'utiliser dans un batiment ou se trouve Winston Churchill. (Talks about blowing up a building and Winston Churchill. ??)

8:30
7 Movie
"Rocky II." [1978] Sylvester Stallone.
8R Facts of Life
Jo must make a decision between a teaching job and an offer from a major corporation.
12 Night Court

9PM
6 Love Boat
8R Golden Girls
12 Movie
"The Wild Pony." [1980] Marilyn Lightstone. The relationship between a 12-year-old boy and a wild pony, a gift from his stepfather, fosters love and helps to reunite his divided family.
13 Movie
"Malice in Wonderland." [1985] Elizabeth Taylor. A dramatized account of the bitter rivalry between Hollywood gossip columnists Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper that focuses on the Golden Era of the film capital.
18 Classic Country
30 Decouv'rire

9:30
8R 227
Mary plays matchmaker for her brother Lewis and Sandra.
30 Cinema
"La Dentelliere." [1976] Isabelle Huppert.

10PM
6 8R Hunter
10 40 Justice pour tous (Justice for All)
18 Austin City Limits
Featured: Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers.

10:30
9 Le Telejournal
10 40 Sur la colline

10:40
24 Conversations
Featured: The difficult making of "Colonel Blimp" is recalled by Powell, Pressburger and film critic David Robinson.

10:50
9 Nouvelles

11PM
4 5 6M 11 National
6 7 10R 13R News
8R Tales from the Darkside
A down-and-out impressionist [Chuck McCann] takes on a grueling challenge when he agrees to help government agents communicate with an alien. (So no news on WROC Saturdays?)
10 40 Nouvelles TVA
12 13 CTV National News
18 Movie
"Charade." [1964] Cary Grant. A woman becomes the target of her murdered husband's cronies who believe she knows where a vast fortune is hidden.

11:15
4 11 News
5 Provincial Affairs
6M News
7 Solid Gold
9 Cinema
"Derriere le masque." [1984] (Behind The Mask) Rick Maronis.

11:20
5 Movie
"1900." [1977] Robert De Niro. A portrayal of the day-to-day lives of two very different 20th-century Italian families. (4 hours, 50 min!)
12 News
13 Sports

11:30
6 The Allman Brothers Band in Concert
8R Saturday Night Live
10 40 Cinema
"Cherie, Je te presente ma femme." [1969] Larry Hagman. (Honey, I Present My Wife)
10R Dick Clark's Nite-Time
13 Video Tracks
13R Movie
"The Mask of Sheba." [1969] Walter Pidgeon. A search party seeks missing members of a safari who have with them a priceless gold statue.

11:45
6M Movie
"The Scarlet Pimpernel." [1935] Leslie Howard. In disguise as a gentleman of the English Court, an underground hero rescues noblemen from the guillotine during the French Revolution.
11 Movie
"Fiddler on the Roof." [1971] Norma Crane. Based on the Broadway musical. A peasant in turn-of-the-century Russia tries to marry off his daughters while holding onto his Jewish heritage in the face of oppression.

11:50
4 Movie
"The Family Jewels." [1965] Jerry Lewis. A 9-year-old orphan visits her six uncles to decide which one she wants to live with.
24 Talking Film
Writer Sterling Silliphant talks about his research for "The Towering Inferno."'

12AM
12 Movie
"Between Two Brothers." [1982] Michael Brandon. A prominent attorney tries to make amends for giving up on his emotionally troubled brother when he needed him most.
13 M*A*S*H

12:15
7 Movie
"The Odd Couple." [1968] Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon.

12:30
10R Movie
"Mrs. Sundance." [1973] Elizabeth Montgomery. The widow of the Sundance Kid learns that her husband is not really dead, but hiding out, and she tries to join him.
13 Movie
"Fort Apache, The Bronx." [1981] Paul Newman. A tough cop battles crime and corruption in New York City's South Bronx neighborhood.

1AM
8R Melba Moore's Collection of Love Songs (infomercial?)

1:15
10 Cinema
"Un Volant pour deux." [1974] (A Flywheel for Two) Claude Akins. Deuc routiers independants viennent en aide a des fermiers in war against the exploiters.)
40 Video Weekend

1:30
6 Kung Fu
8R Dr. Gene Scott

1:55
12 Movie
"Cannibal Girls." [1973] Eugene Levy. A young couple are stranded by car trouble in a peculiar town.

2:30
6 Wonder Woman

3:40
12 Matt Houston

4:15
40 Video Weekend

4:45
12 Lou Grant

-crainbebo

Looks like CKWS Kingston actually had local news on Saturdays back then. They sure don't today. As I watch that station right now (Monday), they're airing CBC news items from Saturday that I already saw on CBC on Saturday.

crainbebo said:

8AM
9 Woody le Pic (Woody Peak)

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French "Woody Woodpecker".

crainbebo said:

3:30
9 A Communiquer (To Communicate)

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French for "To Be Announced".

crainbebo said:

10 40 Skippy le kangourou (Skippy the Kangaroo)

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"Skippy the Bush Kangaroo".

crainbebo said:

10 40 Sherif, fais-mois peur (Sheriff Hazzard - Dukes of Hazzard?)

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"The Dukes of Hazzard". The title literally translates to "Sheriff, I'm scared".

For those living in or near Ottawa who could understand French and English, local hockey fans had two NHL games to choose from.

Today, Ottawa has it's own NHL club (the Ottawa Senators), and their game (if they're playing in the early-evening Saturday "Hockey Night In Canada" slot) would be the one on CBOT-4. I suspect that even French-language Montreal Canadiens telecasts on RDS are blacked-out in the Ottawa area if the Sens are playing.