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WGN Channel 9 - When Movies Were Movies - "Casablanca" (Opening, 1979)

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Here is the opening of the WGN classic movie show, When Movies Were Movies - which this night was showing the film "Casablanca." You really have to appreciate the creativity in this, as well as the time it must have taken to make those cut-outs.

As for the theme music used for this long-running showcase - it was from the instrumental Overtur...

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WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics With Frazier Thomas - "When Worlds Collide" (Opening, 1982)

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Here's the opening of the Family Classics presentation of When Worlds Collide on WGN Channel 9. Featuring Frazier Thomas as host. (I would have left in more of the movie opening but this is where the recording stopped)

The Family Classics theme song was called "Moviescope" and was a piece of library music composed by Dennis Berry. It was originally released ...

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WBBM Channel 2 - CBS News Special Report - John Lennon: The Dream Is Over (Part 5, 1980)

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Here's Part 5, the final part, of John Lennon: The Dream is Over - a CBS Network news special hosted by Charles Osgood that aired immediately after The 10 O'Clock News on WBBM Channel 2. Includes:

Ending credits for John Lennon: The Dream is Over

CBS Network "Eye" ID (voiceover by Bill Gilliand)

Commercial: Mumm Champagne - "Mumm's the word."

Commercial: Johnson's disposable diapers from Johnson & Johnson

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WFLD Channel 32 - Movie For A Saturday Afternoon - "The Kettles On Old McDonald's Farm" (Break #3, 1980)

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Here's something pretty rare - some footage from WFLD Channel 32's Movie for a Saturday Afternoon featuring the Kaiser-era 32 logo, so this must have dated to at least early 1977 (previous to this we only had a tiny excerpt of this bumper). Most of it was taped over unfortunately, but this is what remains. This third segment, with complete commercial break, includes:

WFLD Movie for a Saturday A...

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WCIU Channel 26 - The Oscar Canales Show - "Harriet Blake Sings" (1977)

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Here's a segment from a program called The Oscar Canales show on WCIU Channel 26 featuring a singer named Harriet Blake.

"On Monday Nights at 9pm WCIU had a series of rotating producers who would produce a monthly special. Oscar Canales was one of those host producers. Oscar was a singer who would always open the show with a song, sometimes singing with his guest. On this particular night his guest was Harriet Blake, another singer. She put on quite a performance and I h...

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Way to Go! Special (Part 6, 1980)

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Here is Part 6 of the Field Communications produced Way to Go! Special - an hour long (compilation?) showcase of some special kids and what they do. Has a lot of nice little slices of late seventies life as a kid. :-) The tape was dated May of 1980. My contact says that only a few of these "Specials" were made. Like I said, I'm not sure if these were compilations of segments shown on the regular Way to Go program, or if they were specifically produced for these specials. I am pretty sure this...

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WTTW Channel 11 - "Its A Wonderful Pledge" (1987)

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Here is a hilarious and creative parody piece combining the ethos of Pledge Breaks with the classic film, "It's a Wonderful Life".

Former WTTW staffer and Emmy-award-winning producer Rick Kotrba recalls, "It was originally produced in December 1986 for party festivities at the WTTW studios. I was the writer/creator. The technician who recorded the sound and edited the video was Harvey Moshman.

In March 1987, this abridged version was created for broadc...

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WGN Channel 9 - My Three Sons - "The Non-Proposal" (Opening & Commercial Break #1, 1978)

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Here's the opening and Commercial Break #1 for My Three Sons on WGN Channel 9 where the episode that night was "The Non-Proposal". The reception was a little fuzzy. Includes:

Ending of the "Fairy Tales" Smoking Stinks PSA

WGN-TV "Last Farewell" Station ID (Voiceover by Carl Greyson)

Opening to My Three Sons

Lincoln Logs by Playskool

AFX Ultra 5 ...

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WGN Channel 9 - Cartoon Capers (Opening, 1978)

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Here's the opening moments of "Cartoon Capers" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

"Last Farewell" video animated station ID (voiceover by Bob Bell who also provides time check)

Brief shot of Cartoon Capers bumper slide - anyone remember this?

Accompanying music consisting of 1945-55 version of "Merrily We Roll Along" as heard on the opening of countless Warner Bros. "Merrie Melodies" cartoons - dissolving into opening title sequence and first mome...