Kids'
Comedy
Theater
September
9,
1972
-
March
3,
1973
After
the
end
of
Rusty
Nails'
very
successful
weekday
morning
series
(see
Rusty
Nails'
Cartoons),
he
became
host
of
this
program,
a
series
of
kid-friendly
movies
from
the
1940s-1960s.
The
program
was
stretched-out
over
a
two-and-a-half-hour
slot,
to
allow
Rusty
time
to
perform
his
clown
acts
and
talk
about
the
day's
movie.
This
was
Rusty
Nails'
last
regular
appearance
on
Portland
television.
Following
this,
he
returned
to
performing
live
before
audiences
around
the
country.
On
December
23,
1972,
in
this
time
slot,
Rusty
Nails
was
the
local
host
for
coverage
of
the
"Santa
Claus
Lane
Parade,"
from
Hollywood,
California.
Some
of
the
movies
that
aired
during
the
run
of
this
series
include:
09/09/72
"Munster,
Go
Home"
09/16/72
"Boots
Malone"
09/23/72
"The
Reluctant
Astronaut"
09/30/72
"The
Good
Humor
Man"
10/21/72
"Miss
Grant
Takes
Richmond"
11/11/72
"The
Ghost
and
Mr.
Chicken"
11/18/72
"The
Perils
of
Pauline"
11/25/72
"The
Snow
Queen"
12/02/72
"Always
Leave
Them
Laughing"
12/09/72
"McHale's
Navy
Joins
the
Air
Force"
12/16/72
"Charley's
Aunt"
12/23/72
SANTA
CLAUS
LANE
PARADE
01/06/73
"The
Fuller
Brush
Girl"
01/13/73
"Mr.
Belvedere
Goes
to
College"
01/20/73
"The
Brass
Bottle"
01/27/73
"The
Prince
and
the
Pauper"
02/10/73
"Fluffy"
02/17/73
"Love
and
Kisses"
02/24/73
"Tammy and the Millionaire"
03/03/73
"McHale's
Navy"
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