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WGN Channel 9 - When Movies Were Movies - "A Night At The Opera" (Bumper, 1979?)

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Here is a bumper for the When Movies Were Movies presentation of the Marx Brothers classic "A Night at the Opera" on WGN Channel 9.

Notice the artwork of the studio lights is the same as in the other example.

The bumper music is from another portion of the instrumental

The Star Wars Holiday Special - "I Am Boba Fett" (Part 6, 1978)

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Here's Part 6 of The Star Wars Holiday Special featuring the Star Wars cartoon with the introduction of the character Boba Fett.

Anyone know who does the voice of the character "Captain Kazan" in the opening of the cartoon? Sounds a bit like Dick Van Dyke but it's probably not. Very familiar though....

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

WFLD Channel 32 - The Koz Zone - "The Futile Gourmet" (1989)

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Here's another great sketch from Episode 13 of The Koz Zone on WFLD Channel 32 - "The Futile Gourmet".

Some parts of this were recycled from bits the original Svengoolie, Jerry G. Bishop did - but Koz probably wrote them for him anyway. :-)

Starring Rich Koz as The Futile Gourmet with Jim Barton doing the opening voiceover.

"The missing link between dinner and the emergency ward..."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday,...

WLS Channel 7 - 30th Anniversary Special (Part 2, 1978)

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Here's Part 2 of WLS Channel 7's 30th Anniversary Special, broadcast from Chicago's Park West and hosted by Eyewitness News anchors Fahey Flynn and Joel Daly.

This part includes:

Fahey and Joel walking on the stage to the podium (with the iconic "Circle 7" logo up front), introduced (off-camera) by Gary Gears

Fahey opens with his famed "How do you do, ladies and gentlemen" intro, to hearty applause, while he and Joel trade barbs about...

WPWR Channel 60 - 20 Minute Workout (Part 3, 1984)

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Here's Part 3, the very short final part, of some nice wholesome entertainment - the exercise show, 20 Minute Workout. 8-) Not a complete episode unfortunately, but almost. We are missing the opening and most of the ending credits.

Features the Channel 60 bumper for the show, the host saying goodbye, and the beginning of the ending credits before the tape cuts out. (Created by Ron Harris...)

This aired on WFLD Channel 32 originally, but moved to WPWR Channel ...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "300th Show Retrospective" (1985)

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Here is the ending of Son of Svengoolie show number 300, which presented the original "Dracula" movie. As this was a special occasion, they took a look back at some memorable clips and bits from the show. Includes:

Ending of "Dracula" movie.

Commercial bumper for Son of Svengoolie (cut-off)

Sven's preview of next week's exclusive movie - "Hot Rods to Gila".

Rich Koz' introduction of clips

Clip from the ...

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 - "The Crash of Flight 191 - The Day After" (Part 1, 1979)

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Here's more coverage of the crash of American Airlines Flight 191 at O'Hare Field, the worst air disaster in U.S. history; this is Part 1 of a special edition of NewsCenter5 with Mike Jackson and Carol Marin (both in the studio and in field reports filed earlier in the day) from the day after the crash. Featuring Tom Korzeniowski, Rich Samuels and Jim Tilmon. Includes:

Tape starts in the middle of a report from Tom Korzeniowski at Touhy Avenue near Mount Prospect Road ...

American Dental Association - "Smile Power" (PSA, 1979)

Views: 2535

Here is another animated public service announcement from the American Dental Association. Features Wendall (Windal?) the Dental Wizard who transforms a cookie jar into a healthy snack factory.

These were created by Rick Reinert Productions, who also did the opening for the ABC Weekend Special and Afterschool Specials.

Uses the same music as this MS Read A Thon PSA.

This aired...

WLS Channel 7 - News Bulletin - "No Static At All?" (1979)

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Here's a news bulletin from WLS Channel 7, anchored by Fred Villanueva.

Well . . . attempted to be, as at the start we only hear static noise. After this false start, which saw the "News Bulletin" bumper return, the anchor advises of the start of a strike by bus drivers and motormen against the Chicago Transit Authority to commence at 3am on Monday, December 17th, and previews details of a possible firefighters' strike to come on Eyewitness News at 10pm.

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