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WFLD Channel 32 - Movie For A Saturday Afternoon - "The Kettles On Old McDonald's Farm" (Break #2, 1980)

Views: 850

Here's something pretty rare - some footage from WFLD Channel 32's Movie for a Saturday Afternoon featuring the Kaiser-era 32 logo, so this must have dated to at least early 1977 (previous to this we only had a tiny excerpt of this bumper). Most of it was taped over unfortunately, but this is what remains. This second segment, with ID and complete commercial break, includes:

WFLD on-screen Station...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Editorial 5 - "Criticizing Walter" (1980)

Views: 1777

Here's an editorial by Dillon Smith, Editorial Director of WMAQ Channel 5, in which he takes serious issue with WBBM Channel 2 anchor / editorialist Walter Jacobson's "Perspective" of August 7th 1980 (see here for his full comments) for seizing on Nancy Reagan's criticism of Democratic policies which she said were primarily responsible for most blacks being on welfare, and suggesting that she was actually saying most bla...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Rock World (Part 5, 1980)

Views: 1911

Here's Part 5 of a complete edition of Rock World, a weekly pre-MTV music video show that aired on WMAQ Channel 5 (simulcast on WXRT 93 FM). Includes:

Video of a live performance by Steve Forbert - "Romeo's Tune" followed by "The Sweet Love That You Give (Sure Goes a Long Long Way)"

Commercial: GV Jeans with Hot Pockets by Murjani (same one shown at certain points through the show)

Commercial: Connie Shoes (again!) - at Watertower Place, ...

WPWR Channel 50 - Nanny And The Professor - "1-900 Hall of Shame" (Opening & Break, 1991)

Views: 5346

Here is the opening to an airing of Nanny and the Professor (presenting the episode "The Astronomers") on WPWR Channel 50 and the commercial break that follows, with a sequence of hilariously bad and over-the-top 1-900 phone line commercials - each one more cheesy than the last.

Includes:

WPWR Star Trek: The Next Generation bumper promo (ending voiceover by ??)

Opening to Nanny and the Professor

Girl's Talk - 1-900-230-1700 ($...

WSNS Channel 44 - The Good Time Bunch (Promo, 1977)

Views: 1928

Here's a promo for WSNS Channel 44's Good Time Bunch club, with hosts Brian (Vandenbroucke) and Mary Pat (Byrne) presiding over the third drawing for prizes for children ages 2-13 who are members of the club, and for those who aren't they can send in their names and addresses to join (alas, employees of Channel 44, Chase/Ehrenberg, and their families aren't eligible). The membership kit consisted of a Good Time Bunch membership card, stickers, TV schedule, and a 6-inch machine-...

WBBM Channel 2 - The CBS Late Movie - "Helter Skelter: Part 1" (Commercial Break #2, 1979)

Views: 2677

Here's the second commercial break from The CBS Late Movie presentation of "Helter Skelter" (Part 1) on WBBM Channel 2. Includes:

The CBS Late Movie bumper (Helta?) (Voiceover by Bill Martin)

TV Scoreboard game by Radio Shack. (Voiceover by Danny Dark)

Maytag Jetclean Dishwasher - $25 pre-Christmas discount.

Old Spice cologne for Christmas - by Shulton.

K-Tel record offer - "Together". (Ahh, Ambrosia...) - Available ...

WMAQ Channel 5 - PSA's, Meditation, and Station Sign-Off (1989)

Views: 15850

Here are some public service announcements, then Meditation, and finally the station sign-off for WMAQ Channel 5. Includes:

PSA - Illegal Drugs: It's Not Someone Else's Problem

PSA - Project Serve with Janelle LaVigne

PSA - Medic Alert bracelets with Diahann Carroll and Vic Damone

PSA - United Way / Crusade of Mercy with Michael Jordan

PSA - Latino Institute with Migdalia (Millie) Rivera

Medit...