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WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Annoying Cab Ride" (1981)

Views: 2238

Here's a classic Son of Sven bit from episode number 86 where the movie was "House of Frankenstein".

Featuring an annoying cab ride and a cab driver who's about to lose it. :-)

This “taxi-cab” bit was originally done by Burns and Schreiber.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, March 7th 1981.

Creative Mirror Designs - "Magic Of Mirrors" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 1909

Here's a commercial for Creative Mirror - demonstrating their "magical" properties at creating the illusion of more space in your house. I guess they also had locations in Houston, IL (about as far south as Champaign) and one in Indiana? Dial M-I-R-R-O-R-S.

Featuring Pam. (heiress to the Creative Mirrors fortune) ;-)
They're still around, and she's still with the company! :-)

This aired on ...

Son Of Svengoolie - "Halloween Draculathon" (Opening, 1979)

Views: 879

Here is the opening for the Son of Svengoolie "Halloween Draculathon" - a five and a half hour special where Sven showed the films "Dracula", "Dracula's Daughter", and "House of Dracula". This was episode number 19 of the show.

This aired on local Chicago TV Saturday, October 27th 1979.

CBS: On The Air (Part 7) - "Game Shows" (1978)

Views: 3441

Art Linkletter passed away yesterday (1912-2010). He was best known for the shows House Party and Kids Say the Darndest Things. Here he is featured in a segment from CBS: On The Air - A Celebration of 50 Years (Part 7) which highlighted some of the network's fabulous game, quiz, and panel shows.

Rest in peace, Art.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, April 1st 1978 during the 7:30-10pm timeframe.

Son Of Svengoolie - "Tombstone Bumper" (1984)

Views: 2184

Here's one of the bumpers they used on Son of Svengoolie featuring a ghostly image of Tombstone. This particular one came at the end of episode #258 when he aired "House of Frankenstein".

Most of the time Sven would tell a joke in a voiceover during these bumpers, but since this one was right after the end credits of the movie it just plays "Son's Theme" before cutting to the commercial break.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 7th 1984.

WGN Channel 9 - "Lou Rawls' Welcome Home" (Promo, 1984)

Views: 7048

Here's one of the memorable Lou Rawls jingle promos that WGN Channel 9 had during the 1980's. Featuring:

Bozo's Circus (Ned Locke, Ray Rayner, Bob Bell, and Roy Brown)
Harry Caray
Denise Cannon & John Drury
The Love Boat
WKRP in Cincinnati
One Day at a Time
Animal House
Fantasy Island
Lou Grant
Barney Miller

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, January 7th 1984.

National Fire Protection Association - "Learn Not To Burn" (PSA, 1978)

Views: 3744

Here's a Public Service Announcement from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) featuring Dick Van Dyke - one of the "Learn Not To Burn" series. In this one, Dick shows us how to crawl out of a burning house so we can breathe.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Thursday, March 30th 1978.

St. Paul Federal Savings & Loan - "We Help You Make the Most of It" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 1536

Here's a commercial for St. Paul Federal Savings & Loan in which they present themselves as more than just a bank, but one where you could get anything from microwaves to cups of coffee to other trinkets to have around the house.

Note: This commercial previously appeared (in an incomplete form) at the end of this clip.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, September 29th 1977 during th...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Bride of Frankenstein" (Break #1, 1983)

Views: 964

Here's the first commercial break for the Son of Svengoolie presentation of the 1935 film "Bride of Frankenstein" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

"WOOO in Berwyn" segment, with Sven as disk jockey playing "all music, all the time," starting off with a mock commercial for House of Lard (voiceover by Rich Koz) with an editorial from "Vice President and General Mangler" Zallman T. Tombstone, Jr. in which Tombstone complaining about somebody eating lunch at his desk; Sven then...