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WYCC Channel 20 - "First Broadcast" (Part 4, 1983)

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Here's Part 4 (the final part) of the first broadcast of WYCC Channel 20, hosted by Program Director Elynne Chaplik. This part also features Dr. Salvatore Rotella, Vice Chancellor and Channel 20's original General Manager. Includes:

Elynne introducing Dr. Rotella, who speaks of how WYCC had started with a dream the City Colleges had for a long time, and its overall mission which is at one with the City Colleges, and how WYCC has become the vehicle through which they could acc...

Creative Mirror Designs - "20th Anniversary Spectacular Holiday Sale" with Pam (Commercial, 1992)

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Here's a commercial for Creative Mirror Designs, celebrating their 20th anniversary with a "spectacular" holiday sale on various mirror designs.

Starts off with a vintage clip of Pam the Creative Mirrors girl (and daughter of the owner) as a little girl, which was the first commercial they ever did (which you can see here in a longer form in this 1977 auction clip from WTTW Channel 11). The ad then segue...

Highland Plaza Mall - "Robin Appearance #2" (Commercial, 1977)

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Not from a Chicago airing, but still interesting - here's a commercial from Highland Plaza Mall (Hixon Pike at Ashland Terrace) promoting another area appearance by Robin (Burt Ward from the 1966-68 Batman TV series) on Monday, December 12th and Tuesday, December 13th at the mall after school.

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chattanooga, Tennessee TV the first week of December 1977.

Chicago Heart Assocation - "Do You Mime If I Smoke?" - Short Version (PSA, 1979)

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Here is the shorter, 10 second version of the Chicago Heart Association public service annoucement featuring Carleton the Mime. I think it's kind of ironic that the mime's name is very similar to a popular brand of cigarettes. ;-)

There is also a longer and medium length versi...

WWJ Channel 4 - "Partial Station Sign-Off" (1978)

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At the end of a tape, after a recording of a movie ended, there was a bit of a previous recording that was taped over. We see most of the National Anthem, then some strange black and white bars, and then static. In the static you can hear bleeding through what perhaps was on another channel at the same time (during the static the tape kept speeding up which is why the audio races at times)

RetroNewfoundland (Vintage Canada) was enterprising enough to slow down the audio heard a...

Imperial Leather - "You Can't Beat That, Karate Man" (Commercial, 1980)

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Here's a memorable commercial for Imperial Leathers featuring a guy showing off some karate moves for no reason and a voiceover insisting that you can't beat that.

They were in the Chicago area for only 20 days at the Amphitheatre - 4300 South Halsted Street (spelled Halstead Street in the ad itself). Phone 927-6501.

Voiceover by ??

"Don't you dare miss it!"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, December 18th 1980 durin...

Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Wilderness Road" - Swami Heybebopareebop (Segment #1-1, 1973)

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Here's another segment from Screaming Yellow Theater - the original Svengoolie, which aired on WFLD Channel 32 from 1970-1973. Svengoolie was played by Jerry G. Bishop. By this point, if the clapboard is of any indication, the SYT title had been eschewed in favor of Svengoolie.

This segment (#1-1) is from Show #59 (according to the clapboard). However, there is no recording date.

In this segment, Svengoolie introduces the rock band ...

Chicago Heart Assocation - "Do You Mime If I Smoke?" - Long Version (PSA, 1979)

Views: 1925

Here is the longer, minute-long version of the Chicago Heart Association public service annoucement featuring Carleton the Mime. I think it's kind of ironic that the mime's name is very similar to a popular brand of cigarettes. ;-)

There is also a medium and short length versi...

Chicago Heart Assocation - "Do You Mime If I Smoke?" - Medium Version (PSA, 1980)

Views: 1319

Here is the 30 second, medium-length version of the Chicago Heart Association public service annoucement featuring Carleton the Mime. I think it's kind of ironic that the mime's name is very similar to a popular brand of cigarettes. ;-)

There is also a longer and short length ...