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WMAQ Channel 5 - The Fugitive - "The Girl From Little Egypt" (Partial Commercial Break, 1977)

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Here's a partial commercial break found at the end of a tape from an episode of The Fugitive on WMAQ Channel 5. Includes:

Remaining portion of The Fugitive episode "The Girl from Little Egypt" before the break started.

Long Chevrolet - Could this be the first ever Long Chevrolet commercial with Timmy the Newsboy? Thanks to the expiration date on the offer we know this clip must be from before March 30th 1977.

Partial commercial for RB Clothing be...

1st Metropolitan Builders - "Easy Maintenance Aluminum Siding" with Peter Lawford (Commercial #2, 1979)

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Here's another commercial for 1st Metropolitan Builders, featuring legendary actor (and former Rat Packer) Peter Lawford explaining how aluminum siding on the outside of a home is not only attractive but also saves money on heating in the winter and cooling in the summer, enhances a home's resale value, and is easy to maintain.

Another commercial with Mr. Lawford can be seen here.

Ending voi...

The Magic Of David Copperfield (Open & Commercial Break, 1978)

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Here is the opening segment and first commercial break to "The Magic of David Copperfield" (his first CBS special). Includes a CBS Wonder Woman pre-emption graphic (recording missed the voiceover though) as well as the famous CBS Special animation with Hawaii Five-O's Call To Danger Music cue, and an introduction by the great Orson Welles. Also features Valerie Bertinelli as one of his guests. During the card trick number, an instrumental version of the O'Jay's "Love Train" is played.
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WCIU Channel 26 - Outdoor Sportsman (Ending, 1979)

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Here's the ending of the Outdoor Sportsman program on WCIU Channel 26. Features Joe Wyer trying to give some info about a contest of some sort (fishing contest?) on April 29th but runs out of time before the credits. Anyone know what the ending music is?

Outdoor Sportsman was on Saturdays at 5:30pm, right before Eddie Korosa's Polka Party. (in the early-to-mid 70's Outdoor Sportsman aired on WSNS Channel 44)

Also features a WCIU-TV Channel 26 Station ID slide ...

WMAQ Channel 5 - "The NBC Mystery Tornado" (1972)

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Here's an onscreen tornado warning during a re-run broadcast of Columbo in "Death Lends a Hand" as part of The NBC Mystery Movie lineup on WMAQ Channel 5.

"Tornado watch for Logan, Denitt, Macon, Menard and Sangamon counties. Locally severe thunderstorms with possible tornados - continues in effect until midnight."

Note: This was originally broadcast in ...

Snipets - "Skateboard Safety Rules" (1980)

Views: 2847

Here is another rare Snipets segment! These would air on Field Communications stations such as WFLD Channel 32 in the 70's and 80's.

This one is a bit fuzzy, but it's the best we have so far. This one also features the older "patchwork" logo of Snipets as well as a different group of kids saying "Snipets!". There is also a voiceover at the end which sounds like George Takei - "Snipets are produced by Field Communications". This voiceover was dropped when the "worms" version to...

WSNS Channel 44 - "Chicago's Television Sports Center" (Promo, 1974)

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Here's a promo for the sports lineup on WSNS Channel 44, which billed itself back then as "Chicago's Television Sports Center." The week's schedule spotlighted here consisted back then of:

- Boxing from the Forum on Mondays

- Bob Luce Wrestling on Tuesdays

- Boxing from the Olympic on Wednesdays

- Championship Bowling on Thursdays

- Chicago Wrestling on Fridays

- Ou...