Research by Chris Tufts.
Show Details:
Start date: Mar 1976
End date: June 1978
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): WMAQ Chicago (US)
Run time: 60 min
Episodes: 79 eps
Genre(s): kids
End date: June 1978
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): WMAQ Chicago (US)
Run time: 60 min
Episodes: 79 eps
Genre(s): kids
Credits:
- regulars:
- H.L. Silets
- Allyson Johnson
Episode list & details:
episode date topics --------------------------------------------------- 1. Mar 07 76 Sun 2. Mar 14 76 Sun 3. Mar 21 76 Sun Illinois Primary, making syrup 4. Mar 28 76 Sun 5. Apr 04 76 Sun Michael Learned 6. Apr 11 76 Sun 7. Apr 18 76 Sun Signifigance and meaning of Easter & Passover 8. Apr 25 76 Sun 9. May 02 76 Sun 10. May 09 76 Sun 11. May 16 76 Sun 12. May 23 76 Sun 13. May 30 76 Sun 14. Jun 06 76 Sun 15. Jun 13 76 Sun 16. Jun 20 76 Sun 17. Jun 27 76 Sun Howard DeSilva, a review of the movie "Peter Pan" 18. Sep 18 76 Sat 19. Sep 25 76 Sat 20. Oct 02 76 Sat 21. Oct 16 76 Sat 22. Oct 23 76 Sat Schultz Vegetable Stand in Woodstock 23. Oct 30 76 Sat 24. Nov 06 76 Sat Shari Lewis, fencing demonstration, Tour of Long Grove 25. Nov 13 76 Sat Arthur Vaughn & Brian Humble of Oak Park School Magic Club, Norm Van Lier 26. Nov 20 76 Sat Pet motel, review of Ice Follies, visit to Antique Auto Musuem 27. Nov 27 76 Sat How hot dogs are made, The Ice Follies' Mr. Frick & Susan Barrens, Mr. Wizard 28. Dec 04 76 Sat Chocolate factory, how pinball machines are made 29. Dec 25 76 Sat How Christmas trees are decorated, making candy canes 30. Jan 08 77 Sat 31. Jan 22 77 Sat How to illustrate a book, review of "Never a Dull Moment," Mounted Unit of Chicago PD 32. Jan 29 77 Sat Food for Life exhibit at Musuem of Science & Indusrty, picking a pet 33. Feb 05 77 Sat Hairstyling for kids, a review of "Freaky Friday", making Valentines out of dough 34. Feb 19 77 Sat A pizza art contest, how to make a fortune cookie 35. Feb 26 77 Sat 36. Mar 05 77 Sat Reviews of Ice Capades and the play "The Wiz", Origami 37. Mar 12 77 Sat Creative Children's Art Gallery in Wiinetka, Shriner's Circus, Dorothy Hamill 38. Mar 19 77 Sat Shrine Circus juggler The Great Lamberti, how to play tennis, eview of "Jack & the Beanstalk" 39. Mar 26 77 Sat Children's Creative Arts in Winnekta, review of "The Slipper & the Rose" 40. Apr 02 77 Sat 41. Apr 23 77 Sat Animal Adoption Program at Brookfield Zoo, Sally's Stage Restaurant, "Androcles & the Lion" at Goodman Theater 42. May 07 77 Sat Famous chimp Robert, visit to Wee C Shop that sells miniature houses 43. May 14 77 Sat 44. May 28 77 Sat 45. Jun 09 77 Thu Summer vacation tips, skateboarding, living in a treehouse 46. Jun 18 77 Sat 47. Sep 17 77 Sat Ron Howard 48. Sep 24 77 Sat Railway Musuem in Union, Bahai Temple in Wilmette, Sea World 49. Oct 01 77 Sat Racketball club, Corn Mill in Hinsdale, Mr. Wizard 50. Oct 08 77 Sat 11 year-old opera singer Christian Henson, Chicago Archi Center, Lincoln-Mercury bobcat 51. Oct 15 77 Sat Sara Lee Kitchens, producer of Benji movies Joe Camp 52. Oct 22 77 Sat How The Sun-Times is printed, anthropology class at Field Musuem 53. Oct 29 77 Sat Apple Haus in Long Grove, costumed animals, review of two children's plays 54. Nov 05 77 Sat Henry Winkler, 13 year-old trapeze artist, Main Street at Musuem of Science & Industry 55. Nov 12 77 Sat Miss Teenage America Becky Reid, Lassers soda pop factory, Olga the Walrus 56. Nov 19 77 Sat Sha Na Na, how peanut butter is made, student rockets, review of Ice Capades 57. Nov 26 77 Sat Chicago Educational Center, babysitting, review of "Darby O'Gill" 58. Dec 03 77 Sat Visiting the Schwinn factory to see how bikes are made, Chicago Historical Society 59. Dec 10 77 Sat Sha Na Na, Children'a Art at Musuem of Science & Industry, things to make for Christmas 60. Dec 31 77 Sat Review of "Pete's Dragon" Mickey Rooney, holography 61. Jan 14 78 Sat Coal mine at Musuem of Science & Industry, 11 year-old figure skater Paul Guerrero, Mr. Wizard 62. Jan 21 78 Sat Leonard Nimoy, Cracker Jack toys, Sears Towers 63. Jan 28 78 Sat Kids who published books, Telephony Musuem, dreams 64. Feb 04 78 Sat Art chosen for UNICEF calendar, reviews of plays "The Sound of Music" & "Winnie the Pooh" 65. Feb 11 78 Sat The Curtis Curling Center, review of "Candleshoe", Lincoln exhibit at Chicago Historical Society 66. Feb 18 78 Sat Algonquin School in Park Forest, Earth Lodge at Field Musuem, 7 year-old violinist Eunice Lee 67. Feb 25 78 Sat Holography, fun with marshmallows, reviews of plays "The Hobbit" & "South Pacific" 68. Mar 11 78 Sat Axel Roller Rink in Des Plaines, review of the Shrine Circus, Captain Whammo 69. Mar 25 78 Sat 70. Apr 15 78 Sat Nutrition & exercising 71. Apr 22 78 Sat "Star Wars" R2-D2, 72. Apr 29 78 Sat Flax spinning & weaving, Morris the Cat 73. May 06 78 Sat Lillian Carter, pet adoption center 74. May 13 78 Sat Marion Ross, how juke boxes are made 75. May 20 78 Sat Sox Park, how maps are made 76. May 27 78 Sat Actress Florence Stanley, taking care of goldfish 77. Jun 03 78 Sat How yarn is dyed, a Chicago Cubs bat boy 78. Jun 10 78 Sat Field Musuem, Great America 79. Jun 17 78 Sat How the show is put together