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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...

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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...

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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...

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WTTW Channel 11 - Monty Python's Flying Circus - "Warning!" (1979)

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Here is a warning bumper which aired at the beginning of Monty Python's Flying Circus on WTTW Channel 11. This was an earlier design than the ones featured here and here.

Voiceover by Marty Robinson (read live, the later ones were taped mostly)

"The following program, Monty Python's Flying Circus, may be considere...

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WSNS Channel 44 - The 1 O'Clock Movie - "Gulliver's Travels" (Break #1, 1979)

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Now for some more neat old TV-44 footage!

Here is Commercial Break #1 for The 1 O'Clock Movie presentation of the animated "Gulliver's Travels" on WSNS. Includes:

The 1 O'Clock Movie bumper slide

Hydro-jet Whirlpool (ending voiceover by Don Ferris)

TV-44 Bonanza! promo - Weeknights at 6 (ending voiceover by Don Ferris)

The 1 O'Clock Movie bumper slide

Unfortunately (we can always find something to compl...

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Hot Fudge Show (Part 2, 1974)

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Here's Part 2 of an episode of the Hot Fudge Show - which was produced in Detroit but also aired all over the country, including Chicago on WFLD, WSNS, and WLS, at various times during the 70's and early 80's.

This segment features Name that Feeling with the Groucho Marx type puppet and Arte Johnson, then Hot Fudge Superstar featuring Seymour and baseball legend Willie Mays, Write-On! with one of the Mitts, and finally Hot Fudge Together featuring My Town: The Farm - a story of...

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WTTW Channel 11 - WTTW Auction with Val Bettin (Promo, 1970)

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Here's a promo for an upcoming fundraising auction on WTTW Channel 11, to be held from April 26th to May 2nd. Val Bettin, host of Channel 11's "The Storyteller" invites viewers to donate merchandise or services to be sold, and gives the phone number of the auction office to call to do so - 583-5000 (same one they have to this day!)

This promo (in glorious black-and-white) is preceded by a brief shot of a multiburst test pattern, accompanied by a 378 Hz tone.

Acc...

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WDIV Channel 4 - News 4 Detroit (Preview & Pre-Show Break, 1979)

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Here's the preview for News 4 Detroit and the pre-show commercial break on WDIV Channel 4. Includes:

NBC Thanksgiving Day Parade promo (voiceover by Casey Kasem)

Preview for WDIV News 4 Detroit (with Mort Crim and Al Ackerman)

Commercial: F & M stores

Commercial: Taco Bell - "The Fresh Food Place" (Taca-taca-Taco Bell)

Commercial: Labatt's beer

WDIV promo for Good Times - Weekdays at 4pm (voiceover by ?...