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Panos Productions (Demonstration Reel, 1978)

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Here's a promo demo reel for Panos Productions, a local Chicago video production house that produced some local TV commercials and at least one program. (Outdoor Sportsman on WCIU Channel 26)

The fonts seen here are from a very primitive CG system, along the lines of 3M Datavision (but different from what was used by WSNS Channel 44).

Includes:

Roughly two seconds of EIA RS-18...

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WPWR To WBBS Switchover (1985)

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Here's an example of the nightly switchover from WPWR-TV Channel 60 (2:30am - 7pm) to WBBS-TV Channel 60 (7pm - 2:30am). Includes:

Switchover (voiceover by ??)

Regalos Musicales (false-start beginning)

WBBS-TV Canal 60 promotional video (can anyone translate?)

Regalos Musicales (real beginning)

Note: Regalos Musicales pre-empted "Semana En Beisbol" this night for some unknown reason.

This aired o...

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WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - Saturday Night Fright (Promo, 1982)

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Here's a promo for Saturday Night Fright - a two-movie Son of Svengoolie Halloween special. Featuring Pat Callahan from the radio station Q101 FM.

Movies shown that night were "The Mummy" and "House of Horrors".

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, October 30th 1982.

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WWWM-FM News 101.1 - "The Svengoolie Discovery" - Two Versions (News Excerpts, 2011)

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Here are two versions of a radio story that aired this weekend at various times on the new FM News 101.1 WWWM regarding this museum's discovery of the new Jerry G. Bishop Svengoolie material.

Featuring Rob Hart reporting and comments by Rick Klein.

This aired on local Chicago Radio Saturday, September 24th and Sunday, September 25th 2011. (versions were alternated)

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Nelson Brothers - "We Put It All Together For You" (Commercial, 1978)

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Here's an extended commercial for Nelson Brothers furniture, spotlighting their various combinations for bedroom ensembles, including dressers, chests of drawers, nightstands, luxurious beds, and "everything from rugs on the floor to pictures on the wall." And all this could be yours with "credit power."

Open Monday and Thursday until 9pm, Sunday 10am to 5pm. At Cottage Grove at 63rd, Halsted at 65th, 9605 South Cicero Avenue, Broadway near Lawrence, Lincoln Avenue near Belmo...

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WTTW Channel 11 - Bleacher Bums (Introduction, 1984)

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In honor of opening day for the Chicago Cubs, here's the long-unseen WTTW Channel 11 production of Bleacher Bums. Originally produced in 1979, and set in 1977, this broadcast is from 1984 (the last time it was shown on TV), when the Cubs had a good run at the pennant. Enjoy!

And if you're interested, be sure to visit friend of the museum Kasey Ignarski's website where you can purchase his book, Cu...

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Mercy Hospital and Medical Center - Strangers Can Mean Danger (PSA, 1984)

Views: 1676

Here's a fairly eerie animated public service announcement for children's safety.

Produced by: Media Resources and Security and Special Services Department - Mercy Hospital and Medical Center - Chicago, Illinois. This Message was Funded by: Illinois Law Enforcement Commission, Chicago Cook County, Criminal Justice Commission and Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.

"You like candy?"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, Fe...

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Pontiac Grand Prix - "Like a Rich Man's Car" (Commercial, 1978)

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Here's a local-themed commercial for the Pontiac Grand Prix, with chauffeur "Roberts" (played by George Womack, who died in 1983 at age 61) driving the car in and around Chicago, and explaining how it looks and drives "like a rich man's car" but doesn't cost like one. Also featuring Dan Henrick as the car's owner. Ends with a shot of the Grand Prix going through one of the Chicago highways and the message: "See the Guys with Pontiaction, and Price Our Grand Prix - Chicagoland and Northern I...

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WTTW Channel 11 - Bleacher Bums (Part 3, 1984)

Views: 1899

In honor of opening day for the Chicago Cubs, here's the long-unseen WTTW Channel 11 production of Bleacher Bums. Originally produced in 1979, and set in 1977, this broadcast is from 1984 (the last time it was shown on TV), when the Cubs had a good run at the pennant. Enjoy!

And if you're interested, be sure to visit friend of the museum Kasey Ignarski's website where you can purchase his book, Cu...