Here are a few programs to look out for in the upcoming week ...
FRIDAY 12:35 A.M. Fletch, TBS. Chevy Chase has made some funny movies and he's made some very unfunny movies. This is one of the former, which is followed by another fine sleeper comedy, Ron Howard's Gung Ho.
FRIDAY 8 P.M. Junkyard Wars, TLC. The challenge this week is to build a remote controlled aircraft to drop paint bombs on a distant target. One team builds
an aircraft out of scrap, while the other lot opts for a mini-Hindenberg, a helium-filled airship!
FRIDAY 10 P.M. Mortuary School, Discovery. Meet students training for one of the world's strangest jobs. Drawn to the San Francisco College of Mortuary Science with
dreams of becoming morticians, a store clerk, a teacher and a beautician learn about embalming, cremation and the restorative arts.
SATURDAY 6:30 P.M. AAA Baseball, FoxSports Ohio. The Buffalo Bisons against the Louisville Riverbats. The Indians' farmhands do battle with the Reds' top minor leaguers. By the time you read this, it may be a "Prime Time" game, if you know what I mean.
SATURDAY 11 P.M. Rocky & Bullwinkle, Cartoon Network. Out of the graveyard shift, and into a more decent time slot go our heroes. Did you know the "J" in Homer J. Simpson is to honor Bullwinkle J. Moose? Brilliant early '60s satire. Dudley Do-right follows.
SUNDAY 9 A.M. Automobiles, The History Channel. "Jeep." Drafted into World War II, the weird-looking jeep forged streams, dug ditches, powered wash tubs and served as a wedding altar. After the war, it became an international sensation. Its offspring, the SUV, has never been more popular. Well, those gas prices have dented its appeal a bit. The question? Was the jeep's design stolen from its creators.
SUNDAY 1:30 P.M. Made in America, TNT. During production of this 1993 comedy, stars Whoppi Goldberg and Ted Danson became an item. This prompted Howard Stern to quip "I can't picture Whoppi Goldberg without Ted Danson on top of her." That comment to this day makes Becker hard to watch.
SUNDAY 2 P.M. American Justice, A&E. "The Donnie Brasco Story." The true story of Joe Pistone, the FBI agent who risked his life to infiltrate a ruthless New York Mafia family and gather evidence against crime bosses. To this day, some in the mob refuse to believe that Pistone was a mole.
SUNDAY 9 P.M. America's Haunted Hotels, Travel Channel. When Americans began incorporating travel into their lives, people took to the interstates in droves. And the idea of the hotel vacation became very important in the nation's growth. Today, most cities and towns have grand palaces and resorts that offer a luxurious retreat for everyone from presidents to common citizens.
-- P.F. Wilson
