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WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 At 5pm - "The Blizzard of '78" (Part 1, 1978)

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Everyone remembers the great Blizzard of '79 - but how many people remember the Blizzard of 1978? Before the big snow in 1979 hit, this seemed fairly significant I guess, although not as bad as the Big Snow of 1967. Was this just a case of snow-perbole? You decide.

Here is Part 1 of some footage from the NewsCenter5 airing at 5pm on WMAQ Channel 5, with Mike Jackson, Ron Hunter, and Jerry Taft.

This part features a report on commuting by Gene Randall, the weather...

Mattel - "Mork & Mindy Toys" (Commercial, 1979)

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Here's a commercial for a collection of toys by Mattel based on the TV show Mork & Mindy. Includes:

Mork doll with Talking Spacepack - "Says 8 things"

Mork Talking Ragdoll - "Says 7 things" (some even halfway intelligible)

Mork from Ork (this would have been my favorite - a little Mork action figure inside an egg that you can open - I pretty much did this myself when my mom gave me the egg from her pantyhose to play with)

Ork...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Sorting It Out (Part 2, 1976)

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Here's Part 2 of an episode of Sorting It Out on WMAQ Channel 5. Sorting It Out was a locally produced news magazine type show that featured interesting people and events around Chicagoland. It starred Bob Smith and a pre-Cheers Shelley Long, who at this point was still mostly known for her work in Homemakers furniture commercials.

This part features a look at a family with three generation...

WBBM Channel 2 - The Bad News Bears (Opening & Sponsorship, 1979)

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Here's the opening and "Sponsored by..." tag for "The Bad News Bears" - a relatively short-lived TV series (23 episodes) based on the movies. On this night, Episode #3 aired, "Nakedness is Next to Godliness". (Wikipedia has the wrong one listed for this night)

The show starred several people who would later become better known, including Corey Feldman, Meeno Peluce (of Voyagers! fame), and Tricia Cast (the sister in It's Your Move and other roles).

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WTVO Channel 17 - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (Opening & Break #1, 1978)

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Here's the opening and first commercial break from an episode of Don Kirshner's Rock Concert on WTVO Channel 17. Includes:

Opening of Don Kirshner's Rock Concert

Commercial: Instead bras.

Commercial: Playtex - "Even better than before."

Commercial: Let's All Go To The Movies - Now Showing - at the Robin Drive-In, Sunset Outdoor Theater, Midway Theater, CherryVale Theatres, Times Theater, Dixon Theater, and the State Theater in Freep...

WGN Channel 9 - The Archies (Commercial Break, 1977)

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Here's a short commercial break from The Archies on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

The Archies bumper

WGN Promo - "The Marx Brothers - All This Week on the 8:00 Movie" (that night's movie was "Duck Soup") (voiceover by Carl Greyson)

Drive Alert PSA featuring Sgt. Larry Dembinski of the Indiana State Police, talking about the problem of "Gapers".

The Archies...