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WFLD Metromedia Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Optimetric" (Break 3, Show #249)

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Here is commercial break #3 of WFLD Metromedia Channel 32's Son of Svengoolie presenting the movie "The Eye Creatures". Includes:

Murray Bikes

McDonald's

Brim Decaffinated Coffee

John M. Smyth's Homemakers (with Shelley Long)

Son of Svengoolie song "Optimetric", which was a parody of the Pointer Sisters' "Automatic" (has audio drop-outs) with Doug Scharf as Doug Graves

Wisk detergent

Minu...

WSNS Channel 44 - All Night Movies - "Magical Mystery Tour" (Commercial Break #1, 1980)

Views: 1870

Here's Commercial Break #1 from the Saturday All Night Movies presentation of "Magical Mystery Tour" on WSNS TV-44. Includes:

Channel 44 Saturday All Night Movies "Owl" Logo bumper

Record offer for the Rock Trilogy - Spotlight the Greatest Hits of Del Shannon, Gene Pitney, and Tommy Roe by Hall of Music and Interceptor Sounds (Main voiceover by Les Marshak. Ending voiceover by Jack Reynolds)

WSNS TV-44 promo for The Sunday Night Movie prese...

WFLD Channel 32 - The Best Of Chicago (Part 3, 1983)

Views: 637

Here's Part 3 of a neat special called The Best of Chicago on WFLD Channel 32.
It was produced and directed by the multi-talented WFLD veteran Don Shannon, who graciously donated a copy to us. Don, whose name you have undoubtedly seen here before, was involved in producing and directing a variety of shows at WFLD spanning many decades. From Jerry G. Bishop's Svengoolie to PM Magazine and everything in between - Don saw it all.

Hosted by No...

WGN Channel 9 - Sunday Matinee - "Sherlock Holmes Faces Death" (Partial Pre-Show Break, Opening, and Break #1, 1982)

Views: 3115

Here's a partial pre-show commercial break, opening, and first commercial break for the Sunday Matinee presentation of the 1943 film "Sherlock Holmes Faces Death" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Partial commercial for True Value Hardware Stores' "Hardware Value of the Month" sale - spotlighting Mayfair toilet seats and Stanadyne water faucets (voiceover by Pat Summerall)

Commercial: Victory Auto Wreckers - good deals on various car parts, taken from seven ac...

WFLD Channel 32 - CNN News Headlines With Kathy McFarland (1983)

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Here are two News Headlines segments (with slight variations) featuring Kathy McFarland on WFLD Channel 32. These previews for the news appeared at two different times during the airing of the 7 O'Clock movie that night. The top story was Mayor Jane Byrne conceding the Democratic primary to Harold Washington.

By 1983 WFLD had dropped the "Newscene" moniker, and went with the generic "News Headlines". It also stopped being listed as a separate program airing at 9:55pm. Stran...

WGN Channel 9 - "Lottery Trainwreck" (1988)

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Here's an interesting clip - the Illinois Lottery drawing on WGN Channel 9 where on this particular night, the balls did not drop into the mixing chamber for the "Cash 5" game and the winning numbers had to be selected off camera and given via an on-screen scroll about 20 minutes later, during the 7 O'Clock Movie airing of "Vertigo".

Featuring Merri Dee doing the drawing. Not sure who the voiceover is by, although it sounds a little like Joan Kohn. Also features supervision b...

1st Metropolitan Builders - "Helping Chicagoland Families" with Peter Lawford (Commercial #1, 1979)

Views: 767

Here's a commercial for 1st Metropolitan Builders featuring legendary actor Peter Lawford outside and inside a Chicago area mansion, explaining how 1st Metropolitan helps "thousands of families" in and around the Chicago area remodel their homes to suit their changing needs.

This ad was produced five years before the co-star of such now-classic films as "The Picture of Dorian Gray," "Good News" and "Royal Wedding," and onetime member of Frank Sinatra's "Rat Pack," died, on Dece...

Midocean Motion Pictures - "Demo Reel" (1979?)

Views: 775

Here's the final part of a demo reel from Midocean Motion Pictures, a production and graphics firm which worked "in association with" EUE-Screen Gems (the latter of "S From Hell" infamy, spun off from Columbia Pictures).

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 produ...

WBBM Channel 2 - The Late Show - "Strangers On A Train" (Commercial Break #2, 1978)

Views: 1091

Here's Commercial Break #2 from The Late Show presentation of "Strangers On A Train" on WBBM Channel 2. Includes:

The Late Show "Atomic Popcorn" bumper

PSA: Veterans Administration - "Claim Your Benefits Before It's Too Late" (with Max Cleland, Administrator of Veterans Affairs)

WBBM Community Accents Community Calendar feature - "Christmas Trees" (voiceo...