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The Star Wars Holiday Special - "This Minute" (Part 4, 1978)

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Here's Part 4 of The Star Wars Holiday Special featuring Mermeia (Diahann Carroll) singing "This Minute" to Chewbacca's father Itchy through the Mind Evaporator. Oh, also Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) looking awkward.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, November 17th 1978.

KMBC Channel 9 - KMBC 9 News at 10pm - "After The Day After" (Part 2, 1983)

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Here's the second and final part of the KMBC 9 News at 10pm with anchors Larry Moore and Brenda Williams on KMBC Channel 9 in Kansas City, MO. Also features a report by Jim Hickey, plus in-studio appearances by Walt Bodine, clinical psychologist Dr. Marilyn Metzl, and Kansas City Councilman Frank Palermo. Includes:

Larry Moore segueing into Brenda Williams' mentioning that The Day After had its world premiere in West Germany three days before ABC's airing, again...

Son Of Svengoolie - "Halloween Draculathon" (Opening, 1979)

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Here is the opening for the Son of Svengoolie "Halloween Draculathon" - a five and a half hour special where Sven showed the films "Dracula", "Dracula's Daughter", and "House of Dracula". This was episode number 19 of the show.

This aired on local Chicago TV Saturday, October 27th 1979.

The Star Wars Holiday Special - "Goodnight But Not Goodbye" (Part 9, 1978)

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Here's Part 9 of The Star Wars Holiday Special which features Ackmena the bar keep (Bea Arthur) singing "Goodnight But Not Goodbye".

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, November 17th 1978.

WBBM Channel 2 - "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" (Opening, 1984)

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Here's the opening for a broadcast of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" on WBBM Channel 2. Includes a Walter Jacobson bumper promo, CBS "Special" animation, opening credits, and commercial bumper.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, December 5th 1984.

WTTW Channel 11 - Wild Chicago - "Islands" (Part 2, 1991)

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Here is Part Two of an "Islands" themed episode of Wild Chicago on WTTW Channel 11. Featuring Ben Hollis as host. I believe this was a compilation of segments from earlier shows all with an islands-related theme. Includes:

68th Street Islands (Harrison-Dever Crib and 68th Street Crib) on Lake Michigan.

Garfield's Fantasy Island II bar at 6011 South State Street.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, July 14th 1991.

The Multichron Calculator Watch (Commercial Offer, 1983)

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Here's a commercial offer for The Multichron Calculator Watch - the unbelievable watch with 21 different features! You have the power to Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide, Use Memory, and Save a Constant. It's also a Stopwatch, Lap-Timer, shows the HOUR OF THE DAY (!), the Minute, Seconds, AM/PM, has 24 Hour Time, has a Calendar with Month, Date, Day of the Week, and a Night Light! Can you believe it? It also has a Daily Alarm, a Weekly Alarm, and an Hourly Chime. Lastly it has "Feature 21...

The Star Wars Holiday Special - "Six Simple Words" (Part 8, 1978)

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Here's Part 8 of The Star Wars Holiday Special featuring Maude (whoops, I mean Akmena) (Bea Arthur) serving drinks to Krelman (Harvey Korman) while he expresses his love for her and she pours drinks in his head.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, November 17th 1978.

Toys "R" Us (Christmas Commercial #2, 1984)

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Here's another Christmas themed "I Don't Wanna Grow Up.." Toys "R" Us commercial featuring Geoffrey the Girafee and the Talking Viewmaster with Michael Jackson "Thriller" cartridge, View Master Show Beam Projector, and the View Master Cabbage Patch Kid 3D Viewer set with cartridges.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 11th 1984.