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WGN Channel 9 - Creature Features - "The Wolf Man" [Closing Re-Creation] (1970-1976)

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Here is a re-creation (not original) of the closing of the legendary Creature Features program on WGN Channel 9. Normally I don't approve of re-creations, but since this is such an important piece of Chicago TV history, and since such scant authentic material exists for this program (only off-air audio recordings and a "gag" type promo that was made for an old WGN Sales Department presentation) - I figured this was worth an exception.

It's a shame that no authentic off-...

Colgate Toothpaste (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 3333

Here is a cloying and annoying commercial for Colgate Toothpaste. From the slightly inappropriate-sounding tagline, "The Clean in your Mouth is Colgate" to the inane lyrics - "and it's nice when your teeth are gettin' strong" and "there's a twinkle in your eye when there's flouride for the teeth..." - there are too many things to find irritating in this one. Ugh.

Also features the famous Colgate "Chalk" test.

And, uh, is that supposed to be the same kid at the ...

WFLD Channel 32 - The Underdog Show (Bumper #2, 1990)

Views: 881

Here's another commercial bumper for The Underdog Show from it's waning run on WFLD Channel 32 - Summer of 1990.

(Not sure who the voiceover announcer is on the bumper - could that be Jim Barton doing a funny voice?)

"Duhhhhh, here's a riddle..."

WMAQ Channel 5 - Princess Grace Funeral (Bumper Promo, 1982)

Views: 2021

Here is a short bumper promo for the funeral of Princess Grace of Monaco.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, between 12 and 1am, on September 18th, 1982.

Thinkabout (Ending Credits, 1979)

Views: 2426

Here are the ending credits for Thinkabout, "a cooperative project for acquiring skills essential to learning", which was an instructional program for children, produced in 1979 by the Agency for Instructional Television, in association with various contributing television stations in the United States and Canada.

It was distributed to PBS and educational stations across the US and Canada as late as the mid-to-late 1980s.

The sixty programs produced were aimed f...

Who's Askin'? - "Does A Straw Work In Outer Space?" (1990)

Views: 2894

Here's one of the interstitials that WFLD Channel 32 used to run in the early nineties during commercial breaks featuring the talents of Rich Koz - Who's Askin'? In twenty years, these will probably be the Snipets of their time. :-)

Daniel Parker of Oak Park wanted to know if a straw works in outer space. Now he knows.

This aired on local Chicago TV in the Summer of 1990.

American Dental Association - "Periodontal Disease" (PSA, 1979)

Views: 2020

Here is another animated public service announcement from the American Dental Association. Features a witch cooking up a potion to fight Periodontal Disease, as well as a talking frog with easier methods.

These were created by Rick Reinert Productions, who also did the opening for the ABC Weekend Special and Afterschool Specials.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, October 22nd 1979.

Glow In The Dark Shrinky Dinks (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 2360

Here's a commercial for those fun little pieces of plastic we all loved - Shrinky Dinks - from Skyline Toys.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, October 22nd 1979.

WGN Channel 9 - Sunday Matinee - "Charlie Chan And The Feathered Serpent" (Opening, 1981)

Views: 3128

Here is the opening for the Sunday Matinee presentation of "Charlie Chan and the Feathered Serpent" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Sunday Matinee opening with instrumental version (by Raymond Lefevre and His Orchestra) of "Groovin'" made popular by The Young Rascals.

Features the old-time car graphics, which must have replaced the movie camera graphics sometime between February and December 1981. Most likely, it was replaced at the beginning of the Fall sea...