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WBBM Channel 2 - A Charlie Brown Christmas (Excerpts, 1975)

Views: 4385

Here's some excerpts of the 1975 airing of the Peanuts special A Charlie Brown Christmas on WBBM Channel 2. Includes:

Tail end of WBBM ID bumper slide with shot of Christmas lights in front of Chicago skyline - a slightly different station logo than would be used a few years from here, with the "2" in Serif Gothic Heavy and call letters and city in Serif Gothic Bold (same font as used by sister station WCBS Channel 2 in New York from 1973 to 1985, and by KNXT Channel 2 ...

WFLD Channel 32 - Newscene With Kathy McFarland (Ending Excerpt, 1980)

Views: 1424

Here's the last few minutes of Newscene with Kathy McFarland on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Kathy reads the Sports and gives the Weather
Newscene ending with Ron Beattie voiceover
American Motors Concord DL commercial
Federal Express - Pick Up The Phone

Benny Hill Promo (sounds like Bud Kelly doing the voiceover)

Opening of M*A*S*H

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, February 26th 1980.

WMAQ Channel 5 - "Slid Too Soon" (1975)

Views: 2488

Here's a portion of a full commercial break for the NBC Monday Night At The Movies presentation of the 1974 made-for-TV movie "A Case Of Rape" on WMAQ Channel 5, which features a technical boo-boo. Includes:

Commercial for Arby's with Will Geer(?) with "Buy Three, The Fourth's Free" offer (at start, brief erroneous chroma-key of station ID / Mike Douglas Show promo slide)

Commercial: Cadile...

WMAQ Channel 5 - NBC Thursday Night At The Movies - "Almost Summer" (Opening, 1981)

Views: 3251

Here's the opening for the NBC Thursday Night at the Movies presentation of "Almost Summer" on WMAQ Channel 5. Includes a WMAQ station ID and PSA voiceover at the beginning. (by Ed Grennan)

Movie intro voiceover by Les Marshak.

This aired on local Chicago TV Thursday, May 28th 1981 at 8pm.

Epilepsy Foundation of America (PSA, 1979)

Views: 454

Here's a public service announcement for the Epilepsy Foundation of America, with shots of a little girl (not in a car seat or with a seat belt!) climbing over the seats inside a car, a child skateboarder, and a man on a motorcycle. The voiceover mentions that main causes of acquired epilepsy are falls and other accidents, and advises wearing seat belts and helmets to prevent it. The ending shot before the address is shown, is a fall victim being put in an ambulance.

Voiceove...

WGN Channel 9 - WGN Presents - "The Questor Tapes" (Opening, 1981)

Views: 4228

Here's the opening to the WGN Television Presents presentation of "The Questor Tapes" on WGN Channel 9. (also includes a partial WGN Station ID with an interesting baseball variation - touting their carrying of the Cubs and the newly re-acquired White Sox)

Station ID voiceover by Marty McNeeley. Movie opening voiceover by Bob Bell.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, March 11th 1981 at 11pm.

WMAQ Channel 5 - Today (Commercial Break & Channel Switching, 1982)

Views: 3081

Here is a mostly complete commercial break during an episode of Today on WMAQ Channel 5. Includes:

Small excerpt of Today showing date and time.

Evans Furs - "Dividend Days" (interrupted by Channel Switching)

Channel Switching to WLS Channel 7 (Good Morning America), then Channel 9 (Bozo cartoon), then WTTW Channel 11 (Sesame Street), and then to some scrambled content (likely ON-TV), before going back to the Evans Fur commercial.

M...

WGN Channel 9 - WGN Thursday Night Movie - "Death Rathe 2000" (1983)

Views: 4022

Here's the ending of the WGN Thursday Night Movie presentation of "The Mackintosh Man" with a humorous voiceover preview for tomorrow night's movie.

Apparently, Clif Mercer wasn't the only one who sounded like this at times. ;-)

(and no, The Mackintosh Man did *not* star Justin Long) ;-)

Voiceover by Paul Rogers.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, July 7th 1983 at a little before 9pm.