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WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "Invisible Agent" (Partial Ending, 1982)

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Here is a partial ending for the Son of Svengoolie airing of the film "Invisible Agent" on WFLD Channel 32, which includes a holiday greeting - "Merry Christmas From Sven & The Crew".

Are those flowers, or something else? ;-)

Also features a Field Communications ID at the end.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, December 18th 1982.

ABC Network - John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (Promo, 1980)

Views: 1363

Here's a promo for the ABC Network special, "John Denver & The Muppets: A Christmas Together". The special aired on Tuesday, December 23rd 1980.

Main voiceover by Ernie Anderson. Ending voiceover by ?

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 21st 1980.

The Star Wars Holiday Special - "You're Like Family To Me" (Part 10, 1978)

Views: 2457

Here's Part 10 of The Star Wars Holiday Special featuring Han Solo (Harrison Ford) expressing his love for the Wookie family (and doing one of the best acting jobs ever).

(Part 11, the penultimate part, was previously posted here)

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

Kooky Spooks Make-Up (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1628

Here's a commercial for Kooky Spooks Make-Up kit, where budding trick-or-treaters could be made up into skull faces, mummy faces, ghoul faces, goblins, clowns, and one other category (six frightening disguises to choose from). When the make-up dries, it cracks, to make children look older (as if!), and thus really scarier.

Voiceover by ??

(See this clip for Kooky Spooks' costume kit.)
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Tele1st - "Scrambled Delights" (1984)

Views: 6922

Here's an example of some scrambled programming on Tele1st. As Chris (Phantom) described earlier, we see the picture cycling between normal and inverted (negative) colors. And the sound has a constant sharp percussive beat in the background while the program audio sounds like it is smooshed together.

All in all, I wouldn't have wanted to be a teenager on drugs while watching this.
I edited together some segments separated by fade-outs. This was worth $25.95...

WGN Channel 9 - The 9 O'Clock News - "Christmas In Chicago" (Opening, 1985)

Views: 7815

Here's the opening and first segment for The 9 O'Clock News on WGN Channel 9 with Rick Rosenthal, Pat Harvey, Tom Skilling, Bob Hillman, and Steve Sanders.

Covers the Tree Lighting Ceremony in Daley Plaza with Mayor Harold Washington and Merri Dee as M.C., the start of the Christmas shopping season, and a lawsuit involving the rights to televise the annual Christmas Parade

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, November 29th 1985.

WMAQ Channel 5 - "The NBC Mystery Tornado" (1972)

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Here's an onscreen tornado warning during a re-run broadcast of Columbo in "Death Lends a Hand" as part of The NBC Mystery Movie lineup on WMAQ Channel 5.

"Tornado watch for Logan, Denitt, Macon, Menard and Sangamon counties. Locally severe thunderstorms with possible tornados - continues in effect until midnight."

Note: This was originally broadcast in ...

1st Metropolitan Builders - "Helping Chicagoland Families" with Peter Lawford (Commercial #1, 1979)

Views: 760

Here's a commercial for 1st Metropolitan Builders featuring legendary actor Peter Lawford outside and inside a Chicago area mansion, explaining how 1st Metropolitan helps "thousands of families" in and around the Chicago area remodel their homes to suit their changing needs.

This ad was produced five years before the co-star of such now-classic films as "The Picture of Dorian Gray," "Good News" and "Royal Wedding," and onetime member of Frank Sinatra's "Rat Pack," died, on Dece...

CBS Network - "Johnny Cash & Andy Williams Christmas Specials" (Promo, 1982)

Views: 2018

Here is a CBS Network promo for a couple of Christmas specials - "Johnny Cash: A Merry Memphis Christmas" and "Andy Williams' Early New England Christmas" which aired Tuesday, December 7th 1982.

Voiceover by ??

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, December 6th 1982.