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Description: Not from Chicago, but still interesting (and pertinent) - here's the ending segment of an edition of The Benny Hill Show from WLVI Channel 56 in Boston, Massachusetts (sister station to our own WFLD Channel 32 until 1983), followed by a partial commercial break. Includes:

Ending chase sequence from his October 28th 1970 special, with Lesley Goldie disrobing to a bikini while a prisoner (Benny) is on the verge of being executed by a firing squad led by (Bob Todd) and which includes (Jackie Wright) - accompanied by voiceover promo for The Best Of Groucho (You Bet Your Life) (by Tom Evans) - with part of ending credits:

Script and Original Songs by Benny Hill
Music Associate - Syd Lucas
Musical Director - Ronnie Aldrich
Designed by Tony Borer
Produced and Directed by John Robins
(followed by The Benny Hill Show bumper from his March 11th 1970 edition, inserted in place of "Thames Colour Production" endcap)

Field Communications in Boston ID (voiceover by ??)

Commercial: Burger King - bicyclists going to have "the best darn burger and a whole lot more" - with new "Specialty Sandwiches"(TM) (chicken, chopped beefsteak, ham and cheese, and fish) being offered "at all participating restaurants" - (C) 1979 Burger King Corporation

Commercial: Toys 'R' Us - Geoffrey, Gigi and the other giraffes at a roller disco - "The World's Biggest Toy Store - The Biggest Selection" - (C) 1979, Toys 'R' Us, Inc.

Commercial: Anderson-Little clothing stores with Roger Staubach - produced by A&L Films, directed by L. Sunderland - sports coats on sale for $59, ends Saturday (which Saturday?) (ending voiceover by Bill St. James)

Commercial: Sanyo stereo tuners - with David Cole of Capitol Records and Don Hahn of A&M Records - starting with a brief shot of a modified Scully mastering lathe (with HAECO [Holzer Audio Engineering Company] cutterhead) from A&M Studios - Available at Lechmere Sales

Brief shot of promo for "Brian's Song" for Saturday [December 8th 1979] at 6:30pm before tape runs out (voiceover by Tom Evans)

This aired on local Boston TV the first week of December 1979.