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Donahue - "Andy Griffith & Friends" (Part 1, 1986)

Views: 1971

Here's Part 1 (with this recording joined "already in progress") of an installment of Donahue that aired on WBBM Channel 2, hosted by Phil Donahue, with Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, Jim Nabors and George Lindsey reminiscing about their days on The Andy Griffith Show and promoting their upcoming reunion TV-movie, Return to Mayberry, which would air on the NBC Network on April 13th 1986; this was also a few months before Griffith began a nine-year run on TV as crafty defense ...

Son Of Svengoolie - "Svenford & Son" (1979)

Views: 819

Here's an early segment from Son of Sven - "Svenford & Son" (parody of the show "Sanford & Son")

Not sure what episode this was from but it was an early one.

This first aired on local Chicago TV on a Saturday in the latter half of 1979.

WFLD Channel 32 - The Jack Benny Show - "Pre-Emption Notice" (1975)

Views: 1016

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Here's the opening of The Jack Benny Program on WFLD Channel 32, featuring a pre-emption notice. Includes:

Pre-emption notice for Bill Burrud's Travel World (from the host of Animal World) with show logo bumper slide from WFLD (which used a serif typeface called Windsor Bold, which apparently preceded Avant Garde Medium as Kaiser-era WFLD's font du jour)
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WFLD Channel 32 - Joker! Joker!! Joker!!! (Part 1, 1980)

Views: 3155

Here's Part 1 of an airing of Joker! Joker!! Joker!!! (the kids' version of The Joker's Wild) on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Field Communications in Chicago animated ID

WFLD Sanford & Son bumper promo (voiceover by Ron Beattie)

Opening segment of Joker! Joker!! Joker!!! introducing the cute kid-testants, 9 year old Suzie Watree (sp?) and 8 year old Justyn Lezin.

WFLD Joker! Joker!! Joker!!! commerci...

Burger King - "A Crucial Question" with Elisabeth Shue (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 3646

Here's another commercial for Burger King featuring Elisabeth Shue.

She can butter my burger any day.

"Aren't you hungry for Burger King now?"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, May 2nd 1984.

Abel and Associates - "Demo Reel" (Part 2, 1978?)

Views: 1326

Here's Part 2 (the final part) of a demo reel from Abel and Associates, a Hollywood-based production and graphics firm headed by Robert Abel.

This came from a 3/4" Umatic tape that was kept by Cathy Mustari, art director for WFLD Channel 32 from 1974 to the late '80's, from a time when the station was actively shopping for production houses to handle their graphics for opens/closes, bumpers, promos, etc.

This part includes:

- Commercial for Chevrol...

Tic Tac With Ally Sheedy (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 1701

Here's a commercial for Tic Tacs breath mints featuring yet another appearance of a young, pre-fame Ally Sheedy. (and that guy from Revenge of the Nerds)

Not to mention that the commercial is completely insane. ;-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 31st 1978 during the 3:30pm to 5pm timeframe.

WCIU Channel 26 - "English Superman" (Station ID, 1982?)

Views: 1555

Here is another Station ID (but this time in English!) for WCIU Channel 26.

Music used is the theme from the Superman movie. (Gee, I wonder who copied who?)

Not sure when they used this ID, but 1982 seems a good estimate.

Epson HX-20 Notebook Computer (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 3284

Here's another commercial which shows how far we've come in computers - for the Epson HX-20 notebook computer - the first "laptop".

If you ever want to print out a receipt for something, you're set.

Features actor Stephen Furst of "Animal House" fame.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 18th 1982.