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evision DAYTON DAILY NEWS Friday, Feb. 5, 1982 Page 38 Cable's 'Bizarre' so crazy even its star is surprised Tom Hopkins Call It cable's answer to Benny Hill. It's "Bi-U zarre," pay TV's first comedy series. There's to be said for any program so flaky it was rejected by the commercial networks. Back in 1977, ABC agreed to air the pilot episode of "Bizarre" with Richard Dawson as host.

Then when producers Allan Blye and Bob (Einstein Smothers Brothers Comedy "Van Dyke and bawdied the show up and pitched it to the networks as weekly series the networks replied, "No, P. thanks, we need a public outcry like we need a hole in the head." And "Bizarre" was sold to Showtime in 11980 with funnymanimpressionist John Byner as host and chief merriment-maker. A Li" poll recently found "Bizarre" to be Show-pi-; time's most popular program. It's already been Picked up for a third season on the feevee channel of Viacom and Teleprompter. jSjJ AT FIRST GLANCE, "Bizarre" might any other repertory comedy show on the tube uncluttered by sales pitches, of course, but a familiar format of comedy sketches and black-j5T outs.

Then you're walloped In the eyeball by a JmL bare boob or a tasteless comedy bit that you know you'd never see on CBS, NBC or ABC. Ui "I 'ftl Kit CtimvieAA Mtircalf GnmaHrVtAtt subjects, Even pay TV has its limits, and Byner admits' the Showtime censor occasionally wags a fickle finger. "THERE ARE JUST some things you can think of yourself that you wouldn't want to see on television," Byner says, "things that are-offensive to a particular group homosexual things, for example. You'd have to deal with those people (pressure groups) comin' through the door. It's best to just stay away from it." Dayton Viacom viewers might notice that "Bizarre" normally runs less than 25 minutes.

That's because there are two versons, one uncensored for Showtime and a milder version with commercials for airing on the Canadian dearth of variety shows on TV has spelled hard times for many comedians. And Byner got so tired of being on the road that he stop ped doing nightclubs too years ago. It's too bad. Byner's uncanny impersonations of people like Ed Sullivan and Richard Nixon put him in the same league with Frank network version doesn't have the bad breath and the four-letter The show is taped in Toronto with a mostly Canadian repertory company. See BYNER, Page 39.

Byner admitted in a phone call from his LA home. "I had a Roman Catholic upbringing and I'll say, 'Hey, you sure we can do And they'll say, 'Yeah, go And I do it and, sure enough, nobody complains. "We don't just go out there and try to be risque, but if something comes along and it's funny and it doesn't look like we're pushing, we'll use it. It's also a plus that we don't have that pressure over ratings. We don't have to keep saying, 'Oh, oh, nobody watched last night' or 'Here comes so-and-so to give us the bad news'." If "Bizarre" has any fault at all, it may be that it's not risque enough.

Viewers accustomed to the excesses of "Saturday Night Live" might find "Bizarre" much ado about nothing. Comedy sketches steer almost painfully clear of character assassination or touchy Byner delivers much-needed, pep talk in segment of 'Bizarre' tZ; 'jaw Prime Time Tonight 2 WDTN 4WCMH 5WLWT 6 WTVN 7 WHIO 9 WCPO 10 WBNS 12 WKRC 14-16 WPTD 13 WXK Lit WKEF 40 WTJC WOSU WCET ft WBTI 8X0 Benson NBC Magazine NBC Magazine Benson The Dukes The Dukes The Dukes Benson Washington Week Movie NBC Magazine Richard Hogue Washington Week Washington Week Subscription QX) :30 Open All Night Open All Night OfHazzard OfHazzard OfHazzard Open An Night Wall Street "Pink Panther Wall Street Wall Street 0:30 9 CO AD-Star McClain'sLaw McClain'sLaw AU-Star Dallas Dallas Dallas All-Star Creativity McClain'slaw Bible Creativity Creativity QfiO :30 Family Feud Family Feud Family Feud Inside Story Again" Praise Inside Story Inside Story 1 fSX) Strike Force Cassie Co. Strike Force Falcon Crest Falcon Crest Falcon Crest Strike Force Non-Fiction All In Family 700 Club Basketball Non-Fiction 1 AX) Television Carol Burnett Television VjOO New News News News News News News News Dick Cavett MASH News Dick Cavett i OO 1 1 :30 Nightline Tonight Tonight Benny Hill Movie Movie Movie Nightline Am. Interests Rockford Files Tonight J.Swaggart Capt.News 11:30 TV highlights Tonight's TV Movies Radio Highlights IT 1 fc THE PIGEON THAT TOOK ROME 4:20 (1962) Charlton Heston, Elsa Martinelli. Homing pigeons used by an American spy are eaten by an innocent family and replaced with German birds.

k-k-k-k Excellent kkk Good kk Fair Poor I with villains History: Cicely Tyson is featured. 2:00 WAVI (1210) Doug Carrick: Carrick discusses Presdent Re a-; gan's indecision on' whether to increase excise taxes to chip away at the federal budget deficit should taxes be raised or should spending be cut even more? ONTV A homicidal maniac amputates his chained hand to escape execution, but returns seeking revenge with a hooked stump. MACHO CALLAHAN 1:00 (1970) David Janssen, Jean Se-berg. A woman offers a huge bounty for the capture of the man who raped her and killed her husband. FROM HELL IT CAME 1:20 it (1957) Tod Andrews, Tina Carver.

A small African village is hurled into ter- ror as a ghastly arm belonging to the native chief's son arises from its grave seeking revenge. TONIGHT 7:55 WVUD-FM (99.9) Basketball: Fairborn-Baker vs. Park Hills. 11:06 WHIO (1290) Mystery Theater: "The Cantankerous Ghost." Stars Marian Seldes. An antiquated spirit returns to the site of his old home to save, Its destiny.

SATURDAY A.M. 7:00 WAVI (1210) Mike Gallagher: "What do you know about Wall Street?" SATURDAY P.M. 12:00 WMUB-FM (88.5) Mighty Memory Mobile: Names to remember from 1935 are Benny Goodman, Billie Holliday and Benito Mussolini. 1:00 WDAO-FM (107.7) Profiles in Black THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN 8:00 0 (1976) Peter Sellers, Herbert Lorn. Maniacal former police inspector Dreyfus directs a dozen assassins to eliminate bungling Inspector Jacques Clouseau.

THE CONCRETE COWBOYS 11:30 (1979) Jerry Reed, Tom Selleck, Morgan Fairchild. HORROR AT 37,000 FEET Q) kit (1972) Buddy Ebsen, Chuck Connors. A 747 jetliner is haunted by evil spirits while carrying a shipment from England. TENTACLES i 11:30 (1977) John Huston, Shelley Win-ters. An 80-foot octopus enraged by the undersea activities of an oceanographer goes on the rampage near a small California community.

i CHAMBER OF HORRORS 1:00 (1966) Patrick O'Neal, Suzy 9:00 S) (CS Special: "All-Star Family Feud." Heroes including Bernie Kopell, Kurt Thomas and Tom Wopat take on villains led by Susan Lucci, Inga Swenson and Norman Fell in a prime-time version of the game show on ABC. (60 minutes) 9:00 Creativity With Bill Moyers: "Fred Smith Corporate Creativity (The Story of Federal Express)." The half -hour PBS program focuses on entrepreneur Fred Smith. A decade ago, Smith saw the nation's economic prosperity was becoming more and more dependent on the computer and that swift transportation of electronics products and parts to any part of the country was essential. The making of that system and the people who developed it are the subjects of this show. Smith's solution was overnight package delivery, 10:00 Special: "I Remember Harlem." This 60-minute condensed version of the four-part series, "I Remember Harlem," takes a look at Harlem from its early years through the late 1970s.

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Ifitb Buss Bunny 03 9 Sesame Street 33 The Flintstones Your local magazine program G9 Merv Griffin 6:30 Big Blue Marble GQ Great Space Coaster EB A Better Way Discover Columbus Focus Q) Call The Doctor U.S. Farm Report (HI Kids Are People Too (66) I Love Lucy 7:00 Dr. Snuggles U.S. Farm Report KB Richard Hoeue mm ft Shirley 53) 03 Antiquery 53 Movie: "First Spaceship On Venus" Si Movie: "The Shocking Miss Pilgrim" 89 Mister Rogers (rerun) 3 (66) Outer Limits 0:30 CD CB Kid Super Power Hour Bugs Bunny Road Runner 53) Bugs Bunny 53) 03 Victory Garden 89 Electric Company (rerun) 10:00 52) Richie Rich -Scooby Doo 53) Movie: "The Magnificent Seven" 53) 03 Julia Child And More Company 89 It's Everbody's Business (66) Movie: "Wake Island" (T) Tom And Jerry Spider-Man 53) 03 This Old House 53 Movie: "Buck Privates" CB Bullwlnkle 89 It's Everbody's Business 11:00 52) Goldle Gold Thundarr Mr. Moon's Magic Circus 53) 03 Woodwright's Shop CB Kung Fu gi Humanities Through The Arts 89 America: The Second Century 11:30 (3) To Be Announced The Legend Of King Arthur: (Part 5 of 8) Blackstar INSTALLED (D EB Cassie Cassie Is hired by a young man to vindicate his dead father's 15-year-old murder conviction.

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53) News (3) 7 O'Clock Report (S3) (Q Focus: Features a segment on the Dayton Ballet Company with choreographer Stuart Sebastian and general manager Geneva Jordan. M.A.S.H 2 Benny HiU 09 Leave It To Beaver Si MacNeil Lehrer Report 780 0 3)02) P.M. Magazine: How to make money with your homemade recipes; the problems of a diminutive female Army private. (Si Joker's WUd (43 EB Family Feud Entertainment Tonight: An interview with Lionel Richie and the Commodores. (9 You Asked For It 53) Richard Simmons MacNeil Lehrer Repart All In The Family Another Life Si Columbus Perspectives Business Report IN 10 DAYS! A report on how California wines have gained stature and now rank among the world's finest; a look at private adoptions arranged by the adoptive parents; a report on the lives of local television anchor people.

(5) (S3) The Dukes Of Hazzard: Boss Hogg pins an illegal gambling operation on the Dukes. (S3) 03 Si Washington Week In Review Movie: "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" Richard Hogue 8:30 (Q Open All Night: Gordon is humiliated when his wife throws him for a loop. (Si 03 Si 89 Wall Street Week: "Emerging And Growing?" 'Guest: Mary C. Farrell, vice president, Brean Murray, Roster Securities, Inc. 6:00 32) Special: "All-Star Family Feud." See Highlights.

3D CB McClain's Law: McClain matches his experience and sixth sense as a veteran cop against the analytical printouts of a sophisticated police crime computer following a series of robberies and beatings by a pair of young thugs. Dallas: J.R.'s excitement over his latest cartel deal is overshadowed by his annoyance over Sue Ellen's rekindled friendship with Cliff Barnes. 03 Si 89 Creativity With BUI Moyers: "Fred Smith: Corporate Creativity" See Highlights. At Home With The Biblef (TsT) 03 Si 89 Inside Story: "Poland: Stop the Press" Interviews with Polish and western journalists are featured in an examination of the total censorship currently enforced in Poland. Praise "oo (Q Strike Force: Murphy goes after three men wanted for a series of rape-murders.

A.a nwri i-tsssr The Dayton Ballet Since 1937, the Dayton Ballet Company has been an important cultural resource in our city. The ballet's founder, choreographerdirector, general managers, and dancers discuss their feelings about this major company. Modern-day Banking Lynn Shostack, vice-president of Bankers Trust Company in New York, talks about new developments in banking, including increased mechanization. I Fridays at 7 pm Saturdays at 6:30 am Aware Sunrise Semester (Vj, Agri Country (S3 Laurel And Hardy Laughtoons CB Spider-Man i (66) I Dream Of Jean-nie 7:30 We're Movin' Little Rascals Dr. Snuggles Urban And Suburban OS Roy Rogers 03) Chuck White S2l Max B.

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(JJ 03 Mister Ifi- Rogers (rerun) WS'O Wonder Woman 'n 68 Tic Tac Dough New Zoo Revue (66) The Addams fjT Family CD Happy Days Again d) 03)63 News (HI MJV3JI jj rj C3 Si Electric tvrtl'- Company (rerun) (5S Hot Fudge i' g9 Over Easy: Guests: Josh Logan and his wife Nedda Harrlgan. (rerun) (66). Leave It To Bea- T- ver The Dayton Power and Light Company Courthouse Plaza Southwest Dayton. Oik 45401 DIVIDEND NOTICE The Board of Directors today declared quarterly dividends on the Common and Preferred Stock of the Company. Common Stock.

$0455 per share Preferred Stock: Series A SO 9375 per share Series SO 9375 per share Series SO 975 par share Series 0 Jl 87 per share Series Jl 925 pershare Series S1 84373 pershare Senes S3 125 pershare SeriesHS2.15625 pershare Series I $2 34375 pershare Series $290 pershare Dividends wift be payable on March 1, 1982, to stock-hokjers of record at the close ot February 8. 1982. Ft Newlin. li 123 Secretary maar Jan 28.i982 S3) 03 Photo Show Si Everybody's Children 89 America: The Second Century GED (66) Movie: "The Front Page." 3 la kt han" the leader (uNo-w WPTO WPTD 1:20 (S3) Movie: From Hell It Came" TOMORROW AFTERNOON 1:30 8:30 52) Heathcliff And Marmaduke CD CB Smurf 58 Tarzaa Lone Ranger (J4) (Q Portraits la Pastels 53 Woody Woodpecker (66) The Addams Family 32) Fonz Laverne WRIGHT Produced by America's Top Ten trOO 8:00 3D 52 Benson: Kraus decides to try the wild side of life in the mistaken belief that she has only sis months to live, NBC Magazine: I Wright State University aLrVI EL Dayton. Ohio News 12.

00 52) Weekend Special: "The Joke's On Mr. Little" An unusual teacher sets out to out- 'OSKSOtSIS News G0 ABC News (S) 03 The Lawmakers 0 Happy Days Again Rock Concert 8 News.