Search Results

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

Views: 879

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.

WGN Channel 9 - People, Places & Things - "Christmas Around the World" (1979)

Views: 1471

Here is a community calendar announcement from WGN Channel 9 which they dubbed "People, Places & Things" - this one regarding the 38th annual "Christmas Around the World" festival at the Museum of Science and Industry.

Voiceover by Bob Bell.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, December 10th 1979.

Dominick's Finer Foods - "Canned Ham For Easter" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2931

Here's a quick commercial for Dominick's Finer Foods with a sale on Agar and Dubuque canned hams for Easter.

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, April 9th 1982.

WGN Channel 9 - "Happy Thanksgiving Day" (Partial Bumper, 1978)

Views: 2494

Here's a quick flash of a partial Thanksgiving Day bumper on WGN Channel 9 that aired immediately following the ending credits of "The Flying Deuces" starring Laurel and Hardy. The logo shown would pinpoint the origin of this bumper to earlier in the decade.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 23rd 1978 at 4:30pm.

WBBM Channel 2 - A Merry Olde Christmas (Part 1, 1984)

Views: 1050

Here's Part 1 of A Merry Olde Christmas, a look at Christmas celebrations in and around London, England that was hosted by Bob Wallace and aired on WBBM Channel 2. From the original master tape. Includes:

CG opening slate: "A Merry Olde Christmas - Rec. 12/21/84 - P.B. 12/22/84" (set in Serifa Bold, a serif font used by CBS News and its owned stations for lower-third super text on newscasts during this period)

Bob Wallace opening the program by w...

WGN Channel 9 - Movie Greats - "Christmas In Connecticut" (Opening, 1981)

Views: 4832

Here's the opening for Movie Greats on WGN Channel 9 - presenting the movie "Christmas in Connecticut".

Voiceover by Jack Taylor.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 20th 1981 at 1:30pm.

M&M's Plain & Peanut Chocolate Candies - "Deck the Halls with M&M's" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1387

Here's a commercial for M&M's plain and peanut chocolate candies, with a specially made jingle set to the tune of the Christmas carol "Deck the Halls." Features scenes of a couple pulling bags of M&M's from Christmas stockings, a gathering of people at a table and a woman surprised to see the clear bowl empty, a man outside seeing a jar of M&M's inside a mailbox, two people coming out of a department store after Christmas shopping, and a certain man with a beard in a red suit with white trim...

Toys R Us - "Now Look What You Did" (Commercial, 1986)

Views: 2196

Here's another Christmas commercial for Toys R Us featuring a cheesy robot.

This aired on local Chicago TV in December 1986.

Pulsar - "Holiday Gifts Around The World" (Commercial, 1985)

Views: 717

Here's a Christmas commercial for Pulsar Watches.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 10th 1985.