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WSNS Channel 44 - The Beatles Cartoon (Commercial Breaks #1, 1982)

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Here are some commercial breaks from WSNS Channel 44 in Chicago showing the Beatles cartoon. This aired on local Chicago television Wednesday, June 2nd 1982 or Thursday, June 3rd 1982. Includes:

Ending of Leave it to Beaver on Channel 44.

Support your Mental Health Association

WSNS Channel 44 and ON TV ID bumper

Beatles on TV 44 card bumper

The Picture Bible

ON TV Subscription Television - Holmes Vs. C...

WSNS Channel 44 - Sign-On & ONTV Transition (1985)

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Here is a rare and neat video - a sign-on for WSNS Channel 44 followed by the transition to ONTV's scrambled signal. Includes:

Color Bars, Tone & "WSNS-TV Transmitter Maintenance Until 5:57 A.M." text message for about 65 seconds.

WSNS Channel 44 Sign-On

National Anthem along with scenes of Chicago (Marina City Towers, Soldier Field)

Metro Focus community calendar notice

(Looks like there was a cut in recording here. ...

WSNS Channel 44 - Monster Movie One - "The Night of the Sorcerers" (Ending & Dragnet Opening, 1981)

Views: 3267

Here is the ending for WSNS Channel 44's Saturday Monster Movie presentation of "The Night of the Sorcerers" (A.K.A. “La Noche de los Brujos”). Includes:

Ending of the movie (looks like they cut the credits out)

Don Ferris does the voiceover announcement for the close of the movie, while the theme song, Mussorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain" plays (with some screaming or animal noises mixed in?) with some wind noises, and some imagery from monster mov...

WSNS Channel 44 - Popeye with Steve Hart (Opening, 1975?)

Views: 776

Here's another opening for Popeye with Steve Hart on WSNS Channel 44. Includes:

Brief shot of 1956 EIA resolution chart, with tone approximately 960 Hz

Show opening with custom "Popeye Show" theme, featuring puppets Little K, Bookie Worm, Hector the Chicken, Mean Mr. Mustard (who lives in a mustard jar), and the talking picture Captain Salty

Steve opening the show with puppets Little Happening and Mean Mr. Mustard, and promising a "truck lo...

WSNS Channel 44 - All Night Movies - "Magical Mystery Tour" (Opening, 1980)

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Here's the opening of the Saturday All Night Movies presentation of "Magical Mystery Tour" on WSNS TV-44.

Music used is "Friends" by Chick Corea, from 1978.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday morning, May 25th 1980.

WSNS Channel 44 - The Beatles Cartoon (Commercial Breaks #2, 1982)

Views: 2262

Here are some more commercial breaks from WSNS Channel 44 in Chicago showing the Beatles cartoon. This aired on local Chicago television Wednesday, June 2nd 1982 or Thursday, June 3rd 1982.

Includes:

Beatles on TV 44 card bumper

The Sporting News with Tom Seaver (ending voiceover by Jack Reynolds)

Over Your Head in Debt? (voiceover by Don Ferris who was also on WTTW Channel 11)

WSNS Channel 44 and ON TV ID bumper - Yo...

WSNS Channel 44 - Monster Movie - "The Night of the Sorcerers" (Break #1, 1981)

Views: 1730

Here is the full Commercial Break #1 for WSNS Channel 44's Saturday Monster Movie presentation of "The Night of the Sorcerers" (A.K.A. “La Noche de los Brujos”). Includes:

“Monster Movie One” bumper with Mussorgsky's “Night on Bald Mountain” music.

French Wrap swimsuit by Sunup to Sundown offer (main voiceover by ??) (ending voiceover by Jack Reynolds)

Essence magazine

“Night of the Sorcerers” Film Reels WSNS ...

WSNS Channel 44 - The 1 O'Clock Movie - "Gulliver's Travels" (Break #3, 1979)

Views: 2236

Now for some more neat old TV-44 footage!

Here is Commercial Break #3 for The 1 O'Clock Movie presentation of the animated "Gulliver's Travels" on WSNS. Includes:

The 1 O'Clock Movie bumper slide

The Knitting Machine (ending voiceover by WSNS' former General Manager and sometimes announcer Mal Wyman)

TV-44 It Takes a Thief promo - Monday through Thursday nights at 10:30 (ending voiceover by Don Ferris)

The 1 O'Clock M...

WSNS Channel 44 - Popeye with Steve Hart (Opening, 1974)

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Here's the opening segment of another rare, surviving edition of Popeye with Steve Hart on WSNS Channel 44. This was from the original master tape. According to the notes in with the tape, this was "Show #2". Notice they had not developed an opening with a theme song yet. Also the TV listings at this point only said "Popeye", not "Popeye with Steve Hart". Includes:

Opening shot of closeup of lighthouse window with ship sound effects, dissolving into Steve Hart (with...