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WGN Channel 9 - Scooby Doo (Opening & Partial Break, 1981)
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Here's the opening and partial commercial break for Scooby Doo (segments of The New Scooby-Doo Movies) on WGN Channel 9. (The New Scooby-Doo Movies - were originally hour-long shows that paired the Mystery Machine gang of Freddy, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby with the likes of Don Knotts, Sandy Duncan, The Three Stooges, Laurel & Hardy, The Harlem Globetrotters, Tim Conway, Dick Van Dyke, "Mama" Cass Elliot and Sonny & Cher; fictional characters including Batman & Robin, The...
Emergency Broadcast System Test (1983)
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Here's a test of the Emergency Broadcast System (or as they were referred to here, "Emergency Broadcasting System") that aired on WLS Channel 7. The text was modified somewhat from this 1981 EBS test on WMAQ Channel 5:
"This is a test. This station is conducting a test of the Emergency Broadcasting [sic] System. This is only a test . . .
"This is a test of the Emergency Broadcasting [...
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Here's another example of a bumper from "The All Electric Magik Lantern Moving Picture Show" - which was what WBBM Channel 2 called their Late Late Movie. On this night the presentation was "Land of the Pharaohs".
You can hear they used an excerpt from a piece of classical music during the bumpers - anyone know what it is?
This aired on local Chicago TV early Monday, December 18th 1978.
Views: 2907
Here's an example of a bumper from "The All Electric Magik Lantern Moving Picture Show" - which was what WBBM Channel 2 called their Late Late Movie. On this night the presentation was "Land of the Pharaohs".
You can hear they used an excerpt from a piece of classical music during the bumpers - anyone know what it is?
This aired on local Chicago TV early Monday, December 18th 1978.
WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Reptilicus" (Ending Excerpt, 1982)
Views: 1830
Here is an (unfortunately very brief) excerpt from the ending of the Son of Svengoolie presentation of "Reptilicus" on WFLD Channel 32. This was Episode #158. (the episode after the big 3D Movie special)
Also features a Field Communications ID at the end.
Partial credits:
Vic Mellor
Film Editor and Historian (once met Roger Corman) - Michael J.P. Smith
Wardrobe Consultant - Inge Weiss
Music (available f...
ON TV - "Premiere Night" (Opening, 1980)
Views: 2779
Here's the opening moments of the premiere night of ON TV Subscription Television which aired in Chicago on WSNS Channel 44.
This starts with the video animated ON TV ID, then the introductory promo which promotes the new subscription channel as a "revolution in Chicago broadcasting."
The first night's lineup includes "10" with Bo Derek, Dudley Moore and Julie Andrews; "Norma Rae" with Sally Field; and "Slap Shot" with Paul Newman. Brief clips from other films...
WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Cult Of The Cobra" (Promo, 1980)
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Here's a rare old promo for Son of Svengoolie episode number 45, showing the movie, "Cult of the Cobra". This episode aired on Saturday, May 17th 1980 at 8pm.
This was even before they had the Son of Svengoolie theme song (written by Doug Scharf) and instead were still using the old Jerry G. Bishop Svengoolie theme, "Rumble".
Quality is kind of fuzzy, but then again that's how we like'em... :-)
This promo aired on local Chicago TV the 3rd week of...
WCIU Channel 26 - The Ginny Tiu Show (Part 2, 1969)
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Here's Part 2 of The Ginny Tiu Show which aired on WCIU Channel 26. Ms. Tiu was a child prodigy pianist whose chief claim to fame was playing by ear and not being able to read a note, and who was a familiar presence on such 1960's TV series as The Ed Sullivan Show, Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall, and a 1966 episode of I've Got a Secret (from Steve Allen's run as host), as well as appearing in the 1962 Elvis Presley film Girls! Girls! Girls! In later years, ...
WSNS Channel 44 - Popeye with Steve Hart - "The Greasy Gourmet" (1975?)
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Here's a sketch from Popeye with Steve Hart on WSNS Channel 44, followed by the ending credits.
This sketch is titled "The Greasy Gourmet" (the title of which is a takeoff on The Galloping Gourmet), with Steve in the title role (and a bad French accent) and Nancy Boyle as his assistant. He announces his intention to make "ze French sian" (sp?) soup, with potato peels, celery, tomatoes, onions, seasoning, noodles and chicken (a rubber chicken, probably left over f...