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The Ginsu (Commercial Offer, 1980)

Views: 3151

Here's the original commercial offer ad (or possibly with tiny changes to the ending voiceover) for Ginsu knives.

Followed by the Ginsu II and a million parodies.

Main voiceover by Bill Silver (a disc jockey at WPJB 105 FM in Providence, RI who did this and other ads for years).

"Now how much would you pay?...

WFLD Channel 32 - 10 O'Clock Movie - "My Little Chickadee" (Opening, 1983)

Views: 1830

Here's an oddity - who knew WFLD had a 10pm movie at one point?

Here is the opening of the 10 O'Clock Movie presentation of "My Little Chickadee" [1940] starring Mae West and W.C. Fields, on WFLD Channel 32. (voiceover by Jim Barton)

The graphics are very similar to the type used for the WFLD "Premiere Movie".

Preceded by a WFLD Lincoln's Birthday bumper (voiceover b...

WGN Channel 9 - Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (Partial Commercial Break, 1980?)

Views: 4948

Found at the very end of a tape, here's a partial commercial break for "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" on WGN Channel 9. (why they didn't use a question mark in the name I have no idea) Includes:

Original Scooby-Doo series bumper (voiceover by Casey Kasem)

"We'll Be Right Back" WGN Scooby-Doo bumper (voiceover by Merri Dee)

Baby Feels So Real doll by Mego

- Tape Ends - :-(

This likely aired (based on the copyrigh...

CBS Network - Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales & Twas The Night Before Christmas (Promo, 1980)

Views: 1375

Here's a CBS Network promo for two Christmas specials coming up on Saturday, December 13th 1980 - "Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales" and the Rankin-Bass special, "Twas the Night Before Christmas" Also includes a CBS "EYE-D" at the end. (voiceover by ??)

Main voiceover by ??

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 9th 1980 during the 8pm to 10pm timeframe.

WFLD Channel 32 - "Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" (Ending, 1983)

Views: 834

Here is the ending from the Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries episode "Last Kiss of Summer Part 1" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries end credits with Jim Barton voiceover

WFLD Channel 32 Happy Days Again promo with Jim Barton voiceover.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, June 18th 1983.

WSNS Channel 44 - Monster Rally Movie (Bumper Excerpt, 197?)

Views: 2585

Here's something pretty rare - an (unfortunately) partial bumper for the Monster Rally Movie - this one being the first glimpse of one that we've seen with the spooky voiceover announcer - "...on 44..." (it doesn't sound like the "host" of Monster Rally Movie, John Dickinson (seen here in the taped opening segment) could it be Don Ferris doing a scary voice?)

Also includes a snippet of a couple "Community...

The CBS Tuesday Night Movies - "White Lightning" (Promo, 1979)

Views: 2010

Here's a promo for the CBS Tuesday Night Movies presentation of "White Lightning" which aired on Tuesday, February 20th 1979. Also includes a CBS Late Movie bumper at the beginning, and a CBS "Eye" ID at the end.

Voiceover for the promo by Allan Berns.

Norm Stevens does the voiceover on the CBS ID at the end.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV early Tuesday, February 20th 1979.

Casablanca Records - KISS - Rock And Roll Over (Commercial & Concert Info, 1977)

Views: 1203

Here's a promo commercial for KISS' then-latest album Rock and Roll Over (Casablanca NBLP 7037), featuring snippets of tracks such as "Hard Luck Woman" and "Calling Dr. Love." The commercial ends with information on an upcoming concert to be held the following Saturday, January 22nd at Chicago Stadium (which was simply referred to as "The Stadium" on both the voiceover and lower-third).

Voiceover by ?? .

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, Janua...

WGN Channel 9 - "Mom, The Wolf Man and Me" (Promo #1, 1980)

Views: 725

Here's a promo for an upcoming Operation Prime Time presentation of "Mom, The Wolf Man and Me" on WGN Channel 9, to be aired at 7pm. This made-for-TV movie, produced by Time-Life Television and adapted from the best-selling novel by Norma Klein, stars Patty Duke Astin (as "Mom"), David Birney (as "The Wolf Man"), Keenan Wynn, Danielle Brisebois (the "me" in the title), Viveca Lindfors, John Lithgow, and Chris Barnes.

Main voiceover by Les Marshak. Ending voiceover by M...