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Perkins' Fanta-Mals (Commercial #4, 1974?)

Views: 1114

Here's kind of a rare oddity - a commercial for a "coloring book/cut-out paper dolls kit" type toy called Fanta-Mals (or Mini-Mals) by Perkins. This was found on an old 3/4" tape and dates to about 1974 or 1975. Does anyone remember these?

Features the Fanta-Mals mascot - "Ralf", the green monster with the pink umbrella.

Again, not sure when or where these aired.

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The Lost Snipets - "Spinning Tops" (A FuzzyMemories Re-Creation)

Views: 1348

I had some additional Snipets segments but they were transferred from 16mm film and did not have the opening and closing on them. So, I did a little editing job and added them in. This was an early one, notice it's only 30 seconds long as opposed to the usual 1 minute length that most were in later years. I found something cool to add to this - the circa 1975 title for Snipets, during the Kaiser Broadcasting era! Notice it is a little different from the Field era one that took over...

The Lost Snipets - "PeaScraper" (A FuzzyMemories Re-Creation)

Views: 1073

I had some additional Snipets segments but they were transferred from 16mm film and did not have the opening and closing on them. So, I did a little editing job and added them in. This was an early one, circa 1975 (ok it's a minute long but not all of the early ones were short) I found something cool to add to this - the circa 1975 title for Snipets, during the Kaiser Broadcasting era! Notice it is a little different from the Field era one that took over in 1977. Enjoy.

Field Communications - "Old Style Chicago" - A FuzzyMemories Re-Creation (Station ID, 1978)

Views: 1815

Here is a (slight) re-creation of the vintage Chicago Field Communications ID (pre-1979) from before they came out with their animated one. I believe this was the original Field ID style. Note the weird electronic music.

I used the original video of the ID from the San Francisco version, which was recorded in 1978, along with the audio from

WMAQ Channel 5 - NBC Saturday Night At The Movies - "KISS Meets The Phantom" (Opening, 1978)

Views: 6479

Here's the (mostly complete) opening for the NBC Saturday Night at the Movies presentation of "KISS Meets the Phantom" (A.K.A., "KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park) on WMAQ Channel 5. They even did a WMAQ on-screen station ID during it. (the recording missed about the first half of the NBC opening though)

If only the rest of the movie was as moderately entertaining as the opening credits.

Voiceover by Fred Collins.

This aired on local Chicago TV ...

WFLD Channel 32 - Movie 32 - "Topper Takes A Trip" (Break #3, 1971)

Views: 5334

Here's Commercial Break #3 for the Movie 32 presentation of "Topper Takes a Trip" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Golden Days of Radio record offer with Jim Ameche from the Longines Symphonette Society (ending voiceover by Del Clark)

WFLD Station ID (voiceover by Del Clark)

Movie 32 bumper (in color) with voiceover - "And now we return to tonight's feature 'Topper Takes a Trip'...". (by Del Clark)

This aired on local Chicago TV ...

WSNS Channel 44 - "Season's Greetings" (Bumper, 1978)

Views: 1137

Here's an animated "Season's Greetings" bumper from WSNS Channel 44, starting off with snowflakes falling, and where a pair of trees evolves into the "44" logo.

Directed and produced by Kurt Mendelsohn. Camerawork by Ron Vasser.

Kurt said about the making of this, "Took at least 10 passes to layer it all together. Connie made several vertical boards of snowflakes on black. We recorded Ron's camera slowly tilting up on the first one, irised low, then played i...