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WFLD Channel 32 - License Renewal Notice (1980)

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Here is an FCC license renewal notice from WFLD Channel 32 featuring Naurice Roberts.

"On November 30th, 1979, WFLD-TV was granted a license by the Federal Communications Commission, to serve the public interest as a public trustee until December 1st, 1982. Each August 1st we place in our public inspection file a list of what we consider to have been some of the significant problems and needs of our service area during the preceding 12 months and some of our programming aired t...

WLS Channel 7 - Ending of Saturday Night Movie, Reflections and Station Sign-Off (1977)

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Here's (as far as I'm aware) the earliest known (to date) sign-off sequence, from any channel, to turn up here. This one is from WLS Channel 7, found at the end of a Umatic videotape that was mostly recorded over with high school girls' gymnastics home movies from 1977 (boooooo!) and includes:

The ending moments of the Saturday Night Movie presentation (in glorious "pan-and-scan" and quite terrible color - it's not the recording - compare to how the commercials look!) o...

Osco Drug - "Save the Osco Way" (Commercial, 1978)

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Here's a commercial for Osco Drug which shows how customers can now save on generic equivalents of widely-used brand name prescription drugs.

This commercial is in the same campaign as this one.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, October 19th 1978.

Jewel Food Stores - "Holiday Party Ideas" (Commercial, 1978)

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Here's a holiday themed commercial for Jewel Food Stores.

Voiceover by Joe Slattery.

"Where people like to go for holiday party ideas."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 5th 1978 during the 3:30 to 5pm timeframe.

Centsible Drug - "Shopping List" (Commercial, 1986)

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Here's a commercial for Centisble Drug, which I believe was located in Wheaton - was this the only store? And they were strictly local, right?

"Here's your Centsible Shopping List from this week's Chicago Sun-Times"

Voiceover by WMAQ Channel 5's Ed Grennan.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, June 11th 1986.

WFLD Channel 32 - Superstars - "SilverHawks" (Opening & Break #1, 1987)

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Here's the opening Superstars sequence, followed in short order by the opening titles for, and first commercial break of the SilverHawks episode "No More Mr. Nice Guy" on WFLD Channel 32. (In the mornings, Superstars replaced the Super Cartoon Sunrise block that sustained Channel 32 through both Field and Metromedia eras.) Includes:

Fox 32 Station ID with first Fox-era logo (voiceover by Beau Weaver)

Superstars animated openin...

The Garden Weasel With Jerry Baker (Commercial, 1980)

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Here's a commercial for The Garden Weasel featuring their original spokesman Jerry Baker - "The American Master Gardener" (before they got Jim Martindale).

Available at:
Walgreens
Osco Drug
DeKoven Drug Centers
Ribordy Drugs

Ending voiceover by Clif Mercer.

"And that's a mulch, and that's beneficial to your garden..."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, April 18th 1980.

Convenient Food Mart - "Bottle Pop" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1431

Here's a short commercial for Convenient Food Marts advertising a special on 7-Up and Dr. Pepper soda products 16oz bottles.

"With Deposit".

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, December 18th 1980 during the 6pm to 7pm timeframe.

WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "The Worst Of Svengoolie" (Part 1, 1983)

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Here's Part 1 of a Son of Svengoolie Special - "The Worst of Svengoolie" featuring Jonathan Brandmeier ("Johnny B") who had recently joined WLUP FM 98 - The Loop.

This part features Sven and Doug singing "Trick or Treatment" (parody of "Shock Treatment"?) and The Worst Performances with scenes from "Curse of the Swamp Creature", "I Was a Teenage Frankenstein", "Zontar: Thing From Venus", "Supersonic Man", "The Eye Creatures", "Beast With a Million Eyes", "Star Odyssey", and "...