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WSNS Channel 44 - The Good Time Bunch Christmas Special (Part 3, 1977)

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Here's Part 3 of The Good Time Bunch Christmas Special with Mary Pat (Byrne) and Brian (Vandenbroucke) on WSNS Channel 44. Featuring several behind-the-scenes crew members of the station, including Datavision operator Kathy Dalheim, director Kurt Mendelsohn and producer James A. Angio.

This part starts with Mary Pat and Brian waxing on the dance from Part 2 and thanking the Joseph Holmes Dance Theatre, and segues into the behind-the-scenes makeup of the show, starting w...

WCIU Channel 26 - The Warren Freiberg Show (Part 4, 1981)

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Here's Part 4 of an episode of The Warren Freiberg Show on WCIU Channel 26. In case you weren't familiar with him, Warren Freiberg had some rather "extreme" and "fringe" opinions. He had a radio show, and you may also remember him turning up in little vignettes on Steve Dahl's "It's Too Early" show from 1983.

This part features Warren and Libby continuing their talk with video-recording pioneer (and comic book store pioneer) Larry Charet (yes, the legendary man who accidently r...

WGN Channel 9 - The Ray Rayner Show (Ending, Break & ID, 1980)

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Here's the ending credits for The Ray Rayner Show on WGN Channel 9, followed by a commercial and station ID. Includes:

Ending credits (with loop of 1941-45 opening "Merrie Melodies" theme of Warner Bros. cartoons):

Musical Director - Don Orlando
Chelveston Lives at the Animal Kingdom
Assistant Director - Barbara Shikami
Executive Producer - Ray Rayner
Directed by Bill Hartmann

The prizes awarded on this show were...

WFLD Channel 32 - Newscope - "The Blizzard of '67" and Other Stories (Part 1, 1967)

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Here's the first part of an edition of Newscope on WFLD Channel 32, anchored by Patrick Muldowney. Also featuring Harlan Draeger of the Chicago Daily News, Richard Foster of the Chicago Sun-Times (both papers, like WFLD, were owned by Field Enterprises), sportscaster Dave Martin, and WA9RTP ham operators Jim Roper(?) and Dick Cox.

NOTES: This is the earliest footage currently known to exist of a WFLD broadcast (albeit via kinescope); the sound heard in the backg...

WFLD Channel 32 - Tom and Jerry (Commercial Break #2, 1981)

Views: 980

Here's the second commercial break of an edition of Tom and Jerry on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Ending moments (minus ending titles) of "Tom and Cherie" (1954)

Tom and Jerry bumper (voiceover by Dr. Don Rose)

Commercial: Power Command Radio Controlled Fat Wheels from Remco - with inflatable wheels you can blow up yourself - 2-9 Volt and 4 C batteries not included (voiceover by Les Marshak)

Commercial: Call-Me-Back T...

WMAQ Channel 5 - All-Star Salute to Mother's Day [Excerpt] (Part 4 - Incomplete, 1981)

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Here's our Part 4 (incomplete) of a portion of the All-Star Salute to Mother's Day, hosted by Ed McMahon and Jayne Kennedy, that aired on WMAQ Channel 5. This part features (in order of appearance) Yvette Mimieux and her mother, Donald O'Connor and (very briefly) Ricky Schroeder. Includes:

All-Star Salute to Mother's Day bumper, with voiceover (by Jayne Kennedy) previewing upcoming appearances by Michele Lee and Anson Williams

Jayne then introduce...

WBBM Channel 2 - Station ID Slide (Tiny Excerpt, 1971)

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Here's a very brief excerpt of a station ID slide from WBBM Channel 2. The "2" at this point was from the network-mandated "CBS Didot" serif font, unlike sister stations WCBS Channel 2 in New York and then-KNXT Channel 2 (now KCBS) in Los Angeles which then used sans-serif Grotesque No. 9 whose size was the same as the CBS Eye. It should be also noted that another sister station at the time, WCAU...