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Here's two segments with an early opening title sequence for the long-running late night movie showcase WGN Television Presents on WGN Channel 9, one from an early home videotape recorded in black-and-white (though aired of course originally in color - the recording of which has some tape tracking problems at certain points in the video) and the other from an internal sales presentation video.
The first clip is from the presentation of the 1954 Bing Crosby/Danny Kaye/Ros...
WSNS Channel 44 - All Night Movies - "Magical Mystery Tour" (Commercial Break #2, 1980)
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Here's Commercial Break #2 from the Saturday All Night Movies presentation of "Magical Mystery Tour" on WSNS TV-44. Includes:
Channel 44 Saturday All Night Movies "Owl" Logo bumper
Olympia Dodge (with Bill Frank) - "Free Weber Kettle Grill"
Commercial offer from HRB Corp. for The Complete Medical Exam Book by Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld, M.D.
WSNS TV-44 White Sox '80 - "Takin' Care Of Business" promo
WSNS TV-44 Dating Game ...
Star Wars Patrol Dewback by Kenner (Commercial, 1980)
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Here's a commercial for the Star Wars Patrol Dewback action figure by Kenner. Can be used with Storm Trooper action figure. Also seen are the R2-D2 and C-3PO action figures. Each sold separately.
This ad aired only a few months prior to the release of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (reclassified as Episode 5 in the saga after the release of the "prequels"). It is also notable for an early appearance by a young Ricky Schroeder (in the yellow shirt) - a few ...
Carol Buick, Toyota, Subaru & DeLorean with Professor Corey (Commercial, 1981)
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Here's a commercial for Carol Buick, Toyota, Subaru & DeLorean in Evanston which had just moved into a larger space and so they were updating their address from the previous 1033 Chicago Avenue to 1033-1130 Chicago Avenue in Evanston.
Featuring "Professor" Irwin Corey, the comedian who also appeared on the original Svengoolie show back in the early seventies at least a few times.
WSNS Channel 44 - All Night Movies - "Magical Mystery Tour" (Commercial Break #3, 1980)
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Here's Commercial Break #3 from the Saturday All Night Movies presentation of "Magical Mystery Tour" on WSNS TV-44. Includes:
Channel 44 Saturday All Night Movies "Owl" Logo bumper
Super Funky Favorites record offer from HRB Music (main voiceover by Bill "Rosko" Mercer, ending voiceover by ??)
Channel 44 - The Best in Sports - The Most in Sports - Championship Tennis Promo (voiceover by Mal Wyman)
WSNS The Outer Limits...
Into The Valley Of The Space Invaders (Part 4 - Last, 1982)
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Here's Part 4, the last part, of the Field Communications produced mini-documentary, "Into The Valley of The Space Invaders" hosted by Bob Wilkins. This fun special takes a look behind the video game phenomenon and interviews some of the Silicon Valley artists, programmers, and engineers involved in making them.
Obviously this airing is from the San Francisco Field outlet, KBHK Channel 44, but here in the Chicago area this program aired at least twice on WFLD Channel 32 - on <...
WTTW Channel 11 - Wild Chicago - "Stephen Colbert Cameo" (1990)
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Here's a neat clip from an episode of Wild Chicago - one of their "Dumb Question" segments where they go somewhere and ask random people a question of questionable intelligence. This one took place in Lincoln Park near Diversey.
As I watched this episode and saw this segment I kept going back to this part - that guy in the sunglasses looks familiar...finally it hit me - it's Stephen Colbert!! (of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report fame) You can also see one o...
National Fashions (Commercial, 1976)
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Here's another commercial for National Clothing Fashions. With locations in the Loop at 26 West Randolph Street - West of the Oriental Theatre, 3138 North Lincoln Avenue, and 6348 South Halsted Street. WGN Channel 9 - "Comedy Tonight!" (Promo, 1979)
Views: 5829 Here's a memorable promo from WGN Channel 9 featuring their "Comedy Tonight!" lineup of Fall 1979. Includes excerpts from:
Music sounds to be an instrumental of Yes' Roundabout.
Previously we saw commercials from National Clothes from 1979,
The Dick Van Dyke Show (5:30pm, Mondays through Saturdays)
The Odd Couple (6pm, Mondays through Saturdays)
Good Times (5pm, Mondays through Saturdays)
Carol Burnett and Friends (6:30pm)
Maude (7pm, Mondays through Saturdays)
Chico and the Man (7:30pm, Mondays through Saturdays)
Song used is "Comedy Tonight"...
