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WKBD Channel 50 - Star Trek (Bumper #2, 1977)

Views: 2388

Here's another Star Trek bumper from one of WFLD's sister-stations - WKBD Channel 50 in Detroit - this one with a different font for the show name than the first one. The others can be seen here (January 1977) and here (June 1977).

This aired on local Detroit TV on Monday, April 25th 1977. (not Chicago, but still cool)

WMAQ Channel 5 - All-Star Salute to Mother's Day [Excerpt] (Part 4 - Incomplete, 1981)

Views: 509

Here's our Part 4 (incomplete) of a portion of the All-Star Salute to Mother's Day, hosted by Ed McMahon and Jayne Kennedy, that aired on WMAQ Channel 5. This part features (in order of appearance) Yvette Mimieux and her mother, Donald O'Connor and (very briefly) Ricky Schroeder. Includes:

All-Star Salute to Mother's Day bumper, with voiceover (by Jayne Kennedy) previewing upcoming appearances by Michele Lee and Anson Williams

Jayne then introduce...

Time Magazine - "Christmas Toy Wars" (Commercial, 1985)

Views: 1795

Here's a Time Magazine commercial with mentions of a Christmas Toy War as well as Halley's Comet.

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

WLS Channel 7 - 30th Anniversary Special (Part 6, 1978)

Views: 1563

Here's Part 6 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:

Long shot of anniversary audience and show title on screen, with intro of preview of films to be shown on ABC's movie shows in the 1978-79 season (introductory voiceover by Gary Gears)

"The Movies on ABC" promo (voiceover by Ernie Anderson), with clips from t...

WSNS Channel 44 - Sign-On & ONTV Transition (1985)

Views: 9694

Here is a rare and neat video - a sign-on for WSNS Channel 44 followed by the transition to ONTV's scrambled signal. Includes:

Color Bars, Tone & "WSNS-TV Transmitter Maintenance Until 5:57 A.M." text message for about 65 seconds.

WSNS Channel 44 Sign-On

National Anthem along with scenes of Chicago (Marina City Towers, Soldier Field)

Metro Focus community calendar notice

(Looks like there was a cut in recording here. ...

Nintendo Game And Watch (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 4161

Here's a commercial for the Nintendo Game and Watch - featuring some animated scenes of Nintendo characters.

This aired on local Chicago TV in June 1983.

WTTW Channel 11 - "Christmas Sign-Off" (1978)

Views: 5831

Here's something pretty cool - the ending of "Sing We Noel" followed by a Christmas Day Station Sign-off on WTTW Channel 11. Also includes:

PBS - Public Broadcasting Service animated logo

WTTW promo for New Year's at Pops (main voiceover by William Pierce) (secondary voiceover by Marty Robinson)

PSA: Yule Connection (with Phil Donahue) (and they were still using the same ad a...

WLS Channel 7 - The 3:30 Movie - "Jason And The Argonauts" (Opening, 1978)

Views: 8881

Well, here it is - the opening to The 3:30 Movie on WLS Channel 7!! The movie was "Jason and the Argonauts" - unfortunately the beginning of the film cuts off the last couple seconds of the theme song - which you can hear in the bumpers, which I will post.

Funny, but I've seen these graphics elsewhere - they were also used for the same era's The Late Movie on WLS - except of course for the title change, everything else was the same - same swirling star graphics, ...

Health-Tex - "The First Clothes to Grow Up In" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 465

Here's an animated commercial for Health-Tex clothes, with short vignettes of children's significant firsts in their development (such as talking, walking, going to school, making friends), including the clothes they wear - all set to song (sung [possibly] by Jake Holmes).

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, August 28th 1980.