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The CBS Late Movie - "Barnaby Jones" (Promo, 1979)

Views: 1218

Here's a promo for The CBS Late Movie presentation of Barnaby Jones airing Tuesday, February 20th 1979.

Voiceover by Norm Stevens.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV early Tuesday, February 20th 1979.

WMJC FM 95 - "The Magic Is The Music" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 1637

Here's a commercial for local Detroit radio station WMJC FM 95 which features an animation of a radio melting in reverse that looks like it came out of Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer video.

This aired on local Detroit TV on Thursday, April 7th 1977 (not Chicago TV, but still cool!)

CBS Network - "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" (Promo, 1978)

Views: 2988

Here's a CBS Network promo for the Halloween special, "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" which aired on Monday, October 30th 1978.

This promo aired on local Rockford TV on Friday, October 27th 1978.

CBS Network - Here Comes Peter Cottontail (Commercial Break #1, 1980)

Views: 1512

Here's Commercial Break #1 for the CBS Network presentation of "Here Comes Peter Cottontail". Includes:

"Here Comes Peter Cottontail" bumper

"Here Comes Peter Cottontail" Sponsored by...Kellogg's.

Kellogg's Cereals - "It's Gonna Be A Great Day"

"Here Comes Peter Cottontail" return bumper

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, March 28th 1980 @ 7pm!

CBS Network - A Charlie Brown Christmas (Opening, 1982)

Views: 4662

Here's the opening for "A Charlie Brown Christmas" as aired on WBBM Channel 2. Includes the pre-emption notice for Square Pegs, the spinning CBS Special animation we all love, as well as the beginning of the program.

Pre-emption voiceover by Lee Jordan.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, December 6th 1982.

Star Wars Radio Controlled R2-D2 By Kenner (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1897

Here's a commercial for the Radio-Controlled R2D2 toy by Kenner. I remember seeing this in the Sears catalog but I think it was always too expensive for us.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, October 28th 1979. (1977 Copyright)

CBS Network - The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show (Bumper #2, 1984)

Views: 2198

Here's a return bumper for when the CBS Network aired The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show on Saturday mornings. These have a video arcade theme to them.

Also includes the opening card for one of the cartoons - with a little musical ditty that will stay stuck in my head forever. (they had slight variations of it however - this one wasn't my favorite - it's kind of truncated. I liked the full version)

Voiceover by Rick Dees.

This aired on local Chicag...

Various (Nashville Stations) - "A Flippin' Country Christmas"(1975)

Views: 955

Not from Chicago, but still of historical interest: channel flipping through the dial on Nashville, Tennessee TV (via cable TV) on Christmas Day 1975. Features programming seen on ABC affiliate WNGE (now WKRN) Channel 2, NBC affiliate WSM (now WSMV) Channel 4, CBS affiliate WTVF Channel 5, and PBS affiliate WDCN (now WNPT) Channel 8, at least one or two as yet unidentified stations, plus cable Channel 6 (public access / public notices).

Includes:

Channel 2