TV Land May 2003 -- May Day, Mother's Like No Others, etc

[Pavan]

Regular Schedule Changes:
There are no schedule changes for May, the same schedule that starts March 31 will be airing in May. (Expect changes for sure in June, since Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie will be starting, so don't look for Gidget to stay after May.)


- TV Land Box Sets
Airs Sundays 3 to 5 p.m. E/P

Sunday, May 4 - Brady Vacations
3:00PM Brady Bunch #50 – Ghost Town USA Part 1
The Bradys camp in an old deserted mining town after getting a late start on their vacation. There they meet Zaccariah T. Brown, a grizzled prospector, who suspects they have come to jump his new gold claim.
3:30PM Brady Bunch #51 – Grand Canyon or Bust Part 2
Mike and family manage to get the cell key Zaccariah left behind and they discover that he has taken their station wagon and trailer.
4:00PM Brady Bunch #52 – The Brady Braves Part 3
Cindy and Bobby are aided by an Indian boy, Jimmy Pakaya, when they become lost at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
4:30PM Brady Bunch #106 – The Cincinatti Kids
The bunch visits a new amusement park in Ohio.

Sunday, May 11 - Pre-empted (Mother’s Like No Others marathon)

Sunday, May 18 – Home Improvements
3:00PM Leave It To Beaver #55 – The Boat Builders
A few of the neighborhood boys build a boat and bring it to Miller's Pond where they decide to see how it floats. Only Beaver fits in the boat, and after they send him off in it, it capsizes and Beaver has to be rescued by the older boys watching him in the lake.
3:30PM I Love Lucy #74 – Apartment
The Ricardos nearly wreck the apartment of their landlord friends, the Mertzes when
they try to help decorate their apartment.
4:00PM Dick Van Dyke #53 – Give Me Your Walls
Rob accidentally marks the living room wall with pen ink. First he tries to clean it off but ends up smearing it and making more of a mess. Next he tries to paint over it but runs out of paint before the entire wall was finished. The Petries hire Vito Giotto (Master Painter of Rome, Florence, and Brooklyn) to paint the wall. After five days Vito still has not painted the one wall he was hired for. Rob and Laura begin to suspect that Vito is purposely staying longer so that he can charge them an obscene amount of money for the job. Vito finally paints the wall and charges The Petries a reasonable rate. As a bonus, Vito comes back to the Petries' home and puts on a show for Ritchie and his little pals.
4:30PM Happy Days #16 – Be The First On Your Block
A salesman talks the Cunninghams into building a bomb shelter. They get more than they bargained for when all of their friends and neighbors want to use it.

Sunday, May 25 – More Home Improvements
3:00PM Leave It To Beaver #57 – The Garage Painters
After the boys agree to paint the garage door, the only one who actually gets paint poured all over him is little Benjie Bellamy. Mrs. Bellamy becomes horrified when she sees her son, and Ward ends up calling her and apologizing for the incident.
3:30PM I Love Lucy #176 – Building A BBQ
Lucy has a problem deciding what to do to get her vacationing husband, Ricky, out of her hair so she can do her housework, She solves it , with the help of her friend, Ethel Mertz, when the two women put their husbands to work building a barbecue at the Ricardo home in Westport, Conn.
4:00PM Happy Days #244 – You Get What You Pay For
Fonzie's rowdy students ruin Howard's plan to make a big killing in bathroom fixtures.
4:30PM Gilligan’s Island #2 – Home Sweet Hut
The Skipper orders the shipwrecked tourists to build a "community hut" due to impending tropical storms. Dissension prevails when the Howells indulge in a marital squabble. The castaways divide up the building materials to make four separate huts, one each for the Howells, the Professor, the girls and Gilligan and the Skipper.



- TV Land Legends: The 60 Minute Interviews
Airs Sundays at 10 p.m. E/P

Sunday, May 4 - #1– Jackie Gleason
In this 1984 interview with Morley Safer, Gleason talks candidly about growing up in Brooklyn and how difficult life was for his hard-working mother who toiled tirelessly to support her children after his father deserted the family. 'The Great One' also reflects on his unique rise to stardom and the inspiration for his signature Ralph Kramden character. Gleason also offers a glimpse into the wild life of a major TV star and the perks that go along with it.

Sunday, May 11 - #13 – Rob Reiner
Even the most powerful movie studio bosses and movie directors sometimes can't escape silly nicknames. Even though "All in the Family" went off the air decades ago, to this day Rob Reiner is called "meathead" wherever he goes. He is considered one of Hollywood's best directors, at some point, producing seven successful films in a row. Some of his most famous credits include "Misery", "A Few Good Men" and "When Harry Met Sally". He is a partner at Castle Rock Entertainment, one of the hottest production companies in Hollywood. He is also in constant demand as an actor. Few could say that Rob Reiner had anything to complain about, except for maybe being called "Meathead". When Steve Kroft meets with Rob Reiner in this episode of TV Land Legends: The 60 Minutes Interviews, Reiner talks about growing up with a famous father, living up to his expectations and directing "When Harry Met Sally".

Sunday, May 18 - #2 – Johnny Carson
This 1979 interview with Mike Wallace almost didn't happen as Carson initially declined but had a change of heart at the last minute. In one of the rare times Carson has been the interviewee instead if the interviewer, he talked frankly and honestly with Wallace about a number of very personal subjects including alcoholism, his penchant for being aloof and guarded, and the nature of show business and late night television. Carson also engaged Wallace in some of his more light-hearted pursuits including tennis, card-tricks, and playing the drums.

Sunday, May 25 – Carol Burnett



- ET In TV Land
Airs Sundays at 10:30pm

Sunday, May 4 - #13 – Hill Street Blues
Interviews with cast members (Charles Haid, Michael Warren, Veronica Hamel, Bruce Weitz, James Sikking, Joe Spano, Robert Prosky, Barbara Bosson, Dennis Franz). Memories from cast of Michael Conrad, Rene Eriquez and his death from AIDS, rare ET BTS from 1981 on set as cast considers whether they will last and ET tape from final day of shooting.

Sunday, May 11 - #14 – Growing Pains
Interviews with all major cast members (Alan Thicke, Joanna Kerns, Kirk Cameron, Tracy Gold), never before seen bloopers from set, profile on Leonardo Dicaprio's time on the show, Tracy Gold anorexia fight.

Sunday, May 18 - #19 - Friends
Rare ET behind the scenes footage from Friends cast before show went on the air. ET Vault footage of cast members before they became friends and career pieces on each of the cast members.

Sunday, May 25 - #20 - Bewitched
Interviews with cast members (Erin Murphy, Alice Ghostley, Bernard Fox). home movies from the set (provided by Erin Murphy), leads/tags from in front of original house, ET vault footage of last days of Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Dick Sargent.



Specials:

- "May Day"
Thursday, May 1, 2003
8 p.m. to 12 a.m.
It's May 1st, May day, May day! TV Land will start May off by heading to TV's two most famous "May" cities, "Mayberry" and "Mayfield." Enjoy episodes of "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Leave it to Beaver to start off the month of May."
8:00PM The Andy Griffith Show "Ellie Comes to Town"
Description: A new pharmacist (Elinor Donohue) comes to town.
8:30PM Leave It to Beaver "The Bus Ride"
Description: Beaver becomes confused on a bus trip.
9:00PM The Andy Griffith Show "A Plaque for Mayberry"
Description: Otis is a Revolutionary War hero's descendant.
9:30PM Leave It to Beaver "Eddie, the Businessman"
Description: Eddie and Wally go to work for a dairy.
10:00PM The Andy Griffith Show "The Mayberry Band"
Description: The Mayberry Band travels to the state competition.
10:30PM Leave It to Beaver "Beaver, the Hero"
Description: Football-hero Beaver's ego is out of control.
11:00PM The Andy Griffith Show "The Pageant"
Description: Aunt Bee wants to star in the centennial pageant.
11:30PM Leave It to Beaver "The Book Report"
Description: Beaver tries to do a book report from a movie.


- "Mother’s Like No Others"
Who’s your favorite television mom? Is it Lucy Ricardo, Carol Brady, Donna Reed or maybe June Cleaver? This May, join us in celebrating Mothers day with TV Land’s greatest mothers. We will showcase the greatest mom episodes and feature The Brady Bunch, I Love Lucy, Donna Reed and Leave It to Beaver on Tuesday, May 6th from 8pm – 12am and an encore on Sunday, May 11th 4pm – 8pm

8pm – Brady Bunch #10 – Every Boy Does It Once
Already tired of hand-me-downs and believing that his stepmother hates him, Bobby starts packing when his brothers and stepsisters donÆt include him in their plans and leave him at home alone.
8:30pm – Brady Bunch #49 – Tell It Like It Is
Carol writes a magazine article about the family which encounters mixed reviews.
9pm – I Love Lucy #136 – Nursery School
Ricky finds Lucy exhausted after a trying day with little Ricky and insists it is time their son started nursery school. Lucy's protests are overridden and Ricky takes young Ricky to nursrey school, but after the first day, the baby comes down with tonsilitis. Lucy promises the child that she'll spend the night with him at the hospital, and when hospital regulations prevent this, Lucy hatches her own plot to circumvent them.
9:30pm – I Love Lucy #157 – Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright
A case of stage fright hits Little Ricky as he is about to make his debut as a drummer. Little Ricky is scheduled to play the drums in a children's orchestra. Although his parents and their friends, the Mertzes are overcome with nervousness, Little Ricky seems calm until his big moment arrives, then goes to pieces. Although his next performance is six months away, Lucy feels she must do something about his stage fright now.
10pm – Leave It To Beaver #109 – Mothers Day Competition
In honor of Mother's Day, Beaver is assigned to write an essay about his mother's life for a school paper. He finds that her life was boring, so he makes up an extravagant story about her and hands it in. The teacher knows that it's not true and confronts both Beaver and June about it.
10:30pm – Leave It To Beaver #220 – The Silent Treatment
Beaver is asked by June to go to the store for her before he goes and plays with his friends. Beaver gets annoyed at this request and decides to give his mother the silent treatment. He ignores her until one day he gets stung by a bee and instantly runs to her without even thinking. She fixes him up and he apologizes for being so mean to her.
11pm – Donna Reed #194 – Mary Come Home
A letter from Mary, who has been away at college, informing her family that she is coming home for a visit, starts things humming at the Stone household. Although, Alex warns Donna not to plan things so that the family monopolizes all of Mary’s time, Donna decides to have a part for her on Saturday night.
11:30pm – Donna Reed #248 - Indoor Outing
Trisha is sick, so Donna stays home with her for the weekend while Alex and Jeff go on a camping trip. Donna tells Trisha about all the vacations the Stones had took in the past, as there are scenes from previous programs shown.


- "Ten From Your Show of Shows" (1973 special)
Tuesday, May 13
9:00pm - 10:30pm
A compilation of ten sketches from the comedy/variety series "Your Show of Shows" starring Sid Caesar, which was telecast live on NBC from 1950 to 1954. Highlights include "The Bavarian Clock," a spoof of "From Here to Eternity" and a takeoff on "This Is Your Life."
Starring: Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris, and Louis Nye.

[TVJunkie101]

2 different eps of Donna Reed airing. Very nice.

I'm surprised Gidget is sticking around.

Thanks Pavanbadal.

[LucyFan]

Darn, I was hoping for The Munsters to make one last return in May before the rights expires.

[Impressions]

Thanks, PB. I'm surprised that the TV Land Kitschen, will stay the same, it been that way for a few months, I wonder when they will decide to change it. I'm glad they will air two seperate episodes of The Donna Reed Show in their "Mother's Like No Others" block, even though it won't be airing in their regular schedule. I don't know why they are keeping Gidget and The Flying Nun for May, they have very few episodes, and they are going to have to air in several rotations. Hopefully, many new shows will follow in June.

[Nanny Fine]

I like part of the Kitschen - The Welcome Back Kotter and Square Pegs part! I think I'd like Soap if I had been able to watch it from the start and I still tape it even though I have no idea what plots are going on. I am just not a fan of My Favorite Martian (even though I tape it too because it's on durig the Kitschen) and I'd love to see something like Joanie Loves Chachi there or even something like My Sister Sam. But leave Kotter please

[TVJunkie101]

I'm glad about Kotter and Martian staying (TV Land has all of the episodes for those shows). Hopefully, all 98 or whatever eps of Kotter are aired.

I'm surprised about Square Pegs staying. Soap, not really, it does pretty good for TV Land, I mean, you'd think they'd get new episodes...

What TV Land REALLY should have done was keep the same schedule (that started in January) through April. And then change it to the April schedule in May. That would have made better sense. *shrug*

I'll live.

[DetectiveGriffin]

TvLand, TvLand ....what is your deal?

Summer is coming and my people (the midwesterners - not surprisingly indiginous to the midwest) need 2 things - car chases / crashes and tornado action.

If tvland doesnt pick up the dukes of hazzard, every single one of us - YES, EVERYONE IN THE MIDWEST - is just gonna use plan B
(sittin on the front porch till 4am listening to Ozzy and/or the Eagles ... FULL BLAST)

Those of you who dont live is a state neighboring the midwest probably didn't know a think about this - or maybe only saw it on CNN once. Well, Tvland, you could have stopped it and once again you didnt.
Way to go.

[Czas na Zywiec]

Originally posted by DetectiveGriffin
TvLand, TvLand ....what is your deal?

Summer is coming and my people (the midwesterners - not surprisingly indiginous to the midwest) need 2 things - car chases / crashes and tornado action.

If tvland doesnt pick up the dukes of hazzard, every single one of us - YES, EVERYONE IN THE MIDWEST - is just gonna use plan B
(sittin on the front porch till 4am listening to Ozzy and/or the Eagles ... FULL BLAST)

Those of you who dont live is a state neighboring the midwest probably didn't know a think about this - or maybe only saw it on CNN once. Well, Tvland, you could have stopped it and once again you didnt.
Way to go.

Hmm......I've lived in Chicago all my life, but I've been away for the past two years. I'm going to move back soon though, so can you maybe fill me in?

[DetectiveGriffin]

ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA DO .... PARANOID!

DAH DAH ... DAH DAH DAH DAH DAH DAH DAH DAH
DAH DAH ... DAH DAH DAH!

[Pavan]

This was postponed a while back, and is now scheduled on TV Land:

Tuesday, May 13
9:00pm to 10:30pm
"Ten From Your Show of Shows" (1973 special)
A compilation of ten sketches from the comedy/variety series "Your Show of Shows" starring Sid Caesar, which was telecast live on NBC from 1950 to 1954. Highlights include "The Bavarian Clock," a spoof of "From Here to Eternity" and a takeoff on "This Is Your Life."
Starring: Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris, and Louis Nye.