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WBBM Channel 2 - TV 2 News at 10pm - "Chroma Key Afro" (1973)

Views: 3015

Here's a brief excerpt from what was then called the TV 2 News at 10pm on WBBM Channel 2 featuring a humorous technical cock-up. In this clip, anchor Bob Wallace is reporting on a burglary at the Ambassador East Hotel the prior night in which the culprits stole around $38,000 in jewelry and cash (among the victims were "insult" comic Don Rickles and his wife who lost $5,000 in jewelry, and Hollywood agent Paul Kohner and his wife who lost more than $8,000 in jewelry and $5,000 in cash...

WSNS Channel 44 - Illinois State Lottery - Super Shot (Part 1, 1976)

Views: 1096

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

Here's Part 1 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 (former Miss Illinoi...

Abel and Associates - "Demo Reel" (Part 1, 1978?)

Views: 1639

Here's Part 1 of a demo reel from Abel and Associates, a Hollywood-based production and graphics firm headed by Robert Abel.

This came from a 3/4" Umatic tape that was kept by Cathy Mustari, art director for WFLD Channel 32 from 1974 to the late '80's, from a time when the station was actively shopping for production houses to handle their graphics for opens/closes, bumpers, promos, etc.

This part includes:

- A segment resembling a travel through a...

Exidy - Venture (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 3198

Here's a commercial for the Exidy game "Venture" for the ColecoVision and Atari 2600 VCS and coming soon for Intellivision.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, October 30th 1982.

ColecoVision (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2089

Here is a commercial for ColecoVision touting the fact that it can play Atari 2600 games as well with an expansion module.

Starring Brien Varady.

ColecoVision - Your Vision is Our Vision.

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV between 7 and 10pm, on Sunday October 17th, 1982.

Count Chocula & Franken Berry Cereals - "Super Bubble Offer" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 947

Here's a commercial for Count Chocula and Franken Berry cereals from General Mills which starts off with the Count and the monster shooting baskets in a game of basketball, and featuring an offer for four pieces of Super Bubble bubble gum in specially marked boxes of Count Chocula, Franken Berry and Boo Berry.

(c) 1980 General Mills, Inc.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 28th 1980.

Zaxxon - "It'll Blow You Away" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2098

Here's a commercial for Zaxxon for the Colecovision and coming soon on the Atari 2600 VCS and Intellivision.

Zaxxon. Zaxx-off.

This aired on local Chicago TV either Saturday, January 15th or Sunday, January 16th 1983.

WFLD Channel 32 - Super Cartoon Sunrise - "Battle of the Planets Variation" (Opening, 1979)

Views: 1697

Here's another opening for Super Cartoon Sunrise on WFLD Channel 32, which was saved on 16mm film. The lineup consists here of Woody Woodpecker, Popeye, Battle of the Planets, and Fred Flintstone and Friends.

The theme song used is a jazzy, funky, disco-fied instrumental version of "Hail, Hail, The Gang's All Here." (anyone know where it came from or who played on it?)

This film was produced for WFLD by Chicago-based Ritter-...

CBS Sunday Morning - "The Metric System" (With Fuzzy Credit) (2012)

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Here are some clips from CBS News Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood that used one of our videos. Includes:

"Almanac" segment of the events of February 12th, with pertinent photos, film and video clips, and descriptions of the following:

- 1973: Ohio introduces the metric system in its highway signs, showing distances in kilometers as well as miles; a clip of a school lesson about the metric system is then shown, followed by the ultimately ill-fated atte...