Saturtainment: Zack & The Magic Factory (Weekend Special, 1981)

 Two teens decide to open a magic shop, with the help of their aunt (Jane Withers), but it's also a building being earmarked for demolition. Yoiks! "Zack & The Magic Factory" was a 2-part Weekend Special from the winter of 1981, hosted by Michael Young (Kids Are People, Too):

Former child star Withers had resurrected her career with a lengthy gig as Josephine, shilling for Comet cleanser during the 60's & 70's, back when Comet was part of the Procter & Gamble family. Real life magician Mark Wilson served as a technical adviser.

No rating. Just a public service.

From Primetime to Daytime: The series premiere of F-Troop (1965)

 We had this before, but, then, a mass deletion of F-Troop on YouTube resulted in the previous video being removed.

"Scourge of The West", the series opener, explains how bumbling Wilton Parmenter (Ken Berry) landed at Fort Courage. The opening sequence is narrated by William Conrad (The Fugitive).

Rating: A.

Getting Schooled: The Schoolmaster (The Rifleman, 1960)

 From season 3 of The Rifleman:

A very strict new teacher (Arnold Moss) causes problems for Mark (Johnny Crawford), but must work with Lucas (Chuck Connors) to rescue Mark and a friend from a mine after the boys run away from school.

Worth noting: Connors' real life son, Jimmy Fields, and niece, Pamela Cole, are among the guest stars.

Didn't see this one the first time to my reckoning. No rating.

Looney TV: Injun Trouble (1938)

 Return with us now to a time when Native Americans were treated as stereotypes, such as the villainous Superchief, also known as Injun Joe. Porky Pig is a scout leading a wagon train, and runs afoul of Joe until the lone survivor of Joe's last raid shows up........

Originally known as Goofus when he appeared here, the bearded survivor was rechristened as Sloppy Moe in the remake, "Wagon Heels", several years later.

Rating: B.

Saturday Morning's Greatest Hits: Right Time of The Night (1977)

 Jennifer Warnes went all the way to the top of the Easy Listening (now Adult Contemporary) chart in 1977, and hit #6 on the top 40, with "Right Time of The Night", which crossed over to the country chart, peaking at #11. This landed Jennifer on The Midnight Special:

From Primetime to Daytime: Ralph Malph, boxer? (Happy Days, 1977)

 Poor Ralph (Donny Most). He's caught the attention of a cheerleader, but her jealous boyfriend (guest star Reb Brown) is so not digging, leading to a boxing match between the two men....

This compilation covers the basic plotline.

Around this same time, Brown was also making the first of two "Captain America" TV-movies for CBS & Universal, then largely disappeared from the radar after the 2nd film.

Literary Toons: Weep No More, My Lady (Weekend Special, 1979-83)

 James Street's Goodbye, My Lady was adapted into the feature film, "Weep No More, My Lady", with Brandon DeWilde, several years ago. In 1979, Ruby-Spears took their turn for the ABC Weekend Special. The print we have comes from a 1983 repeat hosted by Willie Tyler & Lester. Ernie Anderson & Dick Tufeld are our announcers.

I'd think if they re-do this, they'd use the original title, to avoid confusion with Mary Higgins Clark's Weep No More, My Lady, a more adult novel.

Rating: B.