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Woolworth - "Dollar Days" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1158

Here's a commercial for that store we all used to go to - "Woolworth's", which my Mom called a "dime store". The one we specifically used to go to was in Cermak Plaza in Berwyn (or was it technically North Riverside?), and a few doors down was "Murphy's" - another dimestore-type place. Anyone remember them?

Ahhh..."Tube Hose"...

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, May 19th 1980.

Woolworth - "Dollar Days" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 2497

Here's a commercial for Woolworth stores advertising their "Dollar Days" with a lady in a carnival barker type getup. Also makes note of Woolworth's 100th Anniversary at the end of the ad (1879-1979).

My Mom used to call Woolworth's a "dime store". The one we specifically used to go to was in Cermak Plaza in Berwyn and a few doors down was "Murphy's" - another dimestore-type place. Anyone remember them?

"Beat inflation, folks!"

This aired on local...

WBBM Channel 2 - The 10 O'Clock News - "Nosferatu" (Ending & Break, 1979)

Views: 3389

Here's a partial review of the new version of "Nosferatu" by Gene Siskel on The 10 O'Clock News on WBBM Channel 2, followed by the end of the news, and a post-show commercial break. Includes:

Partial Review of "Nosferatu" (1979) by Gene Siskel including a look at the original version

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Commercial: FM 100 - The Music Station - "Mystery Songs Contest"

Commercial: Wool - from The Wo...

WFAA Channel 8 [Dallas-Fort Worth, TX] - "Emergency Broadcast System Test" (1978)

Views: 1426

Here's a test of the Emergency Broadcast System from ABC affiliate WFAA Channel 8 in Dallas, TX. This test goes off without a hitch, as the requisite dual tones of 853 and 960 Hz are heard for 23 seconds.

Voiceover by ?? (with the EBS script displayed on screen via different slides, set in Helvetica Medium; albeit differing in some areas from how the voiceover read the script).

"This station serves the Dallas operational area." (What, no reference to For...

KXTX Channel 39 [Dallas-Fort Worth, TX] - Star Trek - "Arena" (Technical Difficulties Moment, 1979)

Views: 1754

Here's an excerpt from an airing of an episode of the original Star Trek series on KXTX Channel 39 in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (then owned by the Christian Broadcasting Network, now owned by Telemundo - and thus, a sister station to our own WSNS Channel 44, hence a six-degrees-of-separation Chicago connection).

After the station ID/"Next" promo (voiceover by ??), they start right off the bat with a misthreaded presentation (from the 16mm film projector) of the episode "Aren...

WSNS Channel 44 - Illinois State Lottery - Super Shot (Part 2, 1976)

Views: 844

This clip made possible by the donations from our generous group of "Fuzzketeers" during the Spring 2012 Tape Transfer Fundraiser.

Here's Part 2 of the Illinois State Lottery's Super Shot program on WSNS Channel 44. This was the Lottery's basketball-related game (the "Super Shot" signified hitting a basket). The hosts were Bob Hale and Sandie Wolsfeld. Includes:
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WBBM Channel 2 - It's Worth Knowing with Mary Jane Hayes (Opening, 1980)

Views: 2675

Here's the opening moments for the discussion show It's Worth Knowing on WBBM Channel 2, hosted by Mary Jane Hayes. The subject was Chicago's long association with railroads, dating back to 1848, and the guests were freelance transportation writer Fritz Plous; Evanston, IL radio broadcaster Roy Arpan, and photographer Bill Fahrenwald - all members of the ...

WMAQ Channel 5 - "Station ID Animation" (1980)

Views: 2463

Here's an animated station ID for WMAQ Channel 5 with voiceover - "For all it's worth - Energy: Save it!"

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday, July 13th 1980.

Woolworth - "Dollar Days" (Commercial, 1989)

Views: 1288

Here's a later commercial for Woolworth's stores advertising another one of their "Dollar Days" sales.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, October 4th 1989.