TV Barn's TV Picks for Sept. 15

Where was the rendezvous where three was company, too?

A) apartment 201
B) apartment 305
C) apartment 227
D) apartment 7-D
E) apartment 242

TV Barn's TV Picks for Friday, September 15, 2006
by Tom Heald with Jon Delfin
All times Eastern
For PBS programs, check local listings

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6 a.m. until Saturday 6 a.m.
TCM is showing you its shorts. Some highlights: "La Jetée" (7:30 p.m.), which was the source of the story for "12 Monkeys." Also, films from David Lynch (9 p.m.), Martin Scorsese (9:45), Stanley Kubrick (10:30), Tony and Ridley Scott (midnight and 12:30 a.m.), Jane Campion (1 a.m.) and Alfred Hitchcock (5 a.m.).

7 p.m.
"Squirrel Boy" (Cartoon)

7:30 p.m.
Teen Titans find "Trouble in Tokyo" (Cartoon) chasing ninjas.

7:50 p.m.
"Stand Up or Shut Up" (Starz Comedy)

8 p.m.
A military wife needs the help of "Nanny 911" (Fox) to maintain troop readiness.

PETE REPEAT
Get to the roots of the matter with the pilot of "Men in Trees" (ABC; see 9). What the heck, tell the kids you're baby-sitting to go to bed early.

"Avatar: The Last Airbender" (Nickelodeon)
"The Dog Whisperer" (National Geographic)
"Discoveries This Week" (Discovery Science)
"Take Home Chef" (TLC; also 8:30)
"Degrassi's 40 Most Go-Therest Moments" (Noggin): 30-21
"Trick My Truck" (CMT)
"WWE Friday Night SmackDown!" (UPN, more or less)
"Dateline NBC" (NBC)

8:30 p.m.
"Foxworthy's Big Night Out" (CMT): Trace Adkins

9 p.m.
Steve Earle & Rosanne Cash meet at the "Crossroads" (CMT).

Which golden throat hasn't made the grade? Learn on the "Celebrity Duets: Results Show" (Fox).

The Lucian Alliance strikes "Stargate SG-1" (Sci Fi), and we all know what that means.

Marin visits the sweat lodge and is stalked by a raccoon on "Men in Trees" (ABC). I wish I were joking.

"Kath & Kim" (Sundance) discover "The Hideous Truth."

"The Kumars at No. 42" (BBC America) welcome Joanna Lumley.

"NOW" (PBS)
"Meerkat Manor" (Animal Planet): "Boys Will Be Boys"

9:30 p.m.
"The Life & Times of Juniper Lee" (Cartoon)

10 p.m.
Prisoner abuse is an "Inside Job" on "AIR: America's Investigative Reports" (PBS).

"20/20" (ABC) investigates gets to the bottom of the black-gloved person stalking the streets of Salem.

"Stargate Atlantis" (Sci Fi) tries to avoid the 'Noid. Oh no, what's that over there. It looks like a second one. Heaven help us ... we've a pair of noids!

"The Soup" (E!) of the week? Whitney Houston Divorce Gumbo.

"My Gym Partner Is a Monkey" (Cartoon)
"Jack Dee Live at the Apollo" (BBC America)
"Sexual Healing" (Showtime)
"Cover Shot" (TLC; also 10:30)
"John Edward Fake Country" (WE)
"Greatest NASCAR Rivalries" (CMT)

11 p.m.
BEST-KEPT SECRET ON TELEVISION
The fourth season of "MI-5" (A&E) begins.

"The World Stands Up" (BBC America; also 11:30): Pete Correale, Mick Ferry; Alonzo Bodden, Stephen Lynch
"The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman" (IFC)
"Best Week Ever" (VH1)

11:30 p.m.
"The Business" (IFC)

midnight
"Battlestar Galactica: The Story So Far" (USA)

BABY, TALK TO ME
* Michael McKean, Clark Kent Ervin, Gloria Steinem and Pat Buchanan (and perhaps Ed Gillespie) have their brains and spines tapped by Bill Maher.
* Rose: Les Moonves; others TBA
* Smiley: Gladys Knight
* Johnny Knoxville and Rachael Ray get crafty with Dave.
* Howie Mandel and Clay Aiken make their case with Jay.
* Sarah Silverman and Lionel Richie are who Jimmy is looking for.
* Matthew Perry, Xzibit and the Rapture shuck and jive with Conan.
* Mia Kirshner and Method Man are read the riot act by Craig.
* Norm MacDonald, Amy Smart and the Roots apply dye with Carson.

REGAL BEAGLES
Just upstairs from the Ropers and/or Mr. Furley, Janet, Jack, Chrissy and/or Cindy and/or Terri lived in A) apartment 201.

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