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WGN Channel 9 - WGN Presents - "A Guide For The Married Man" (Bumper, 1980)

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Here's a bumper showing the very first version of the WGN Presents graphics! This version was used for many years on WGN Channel 9 going back well into the seventies.

This must have been a transitional period where they would alternate between the older WGN Presents graphics and the newer one, since we have seen that earlier in May of 1980 they were already using the new graphics at least in some cases.

WGN Channel 9 - WGN Presents - "A Guide For The Married Man" (On-Screen ID, 1980)

Views: 2945

Here's an on-screen Station ID for WGN Channel 9 during a showing of "A Guide for the Married Man".

This aired on local Chicago TV on early Saturday, September 20th 1980.

Zayre - "Zayre Has Got It All!" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 3775

Here's a commercial for that bastion of cheap products, Zayre stores.

Or, as my mom used to call it - "Zayres". :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on early Saturday, September 20th 1980.

Victory Auto Wreckers - "Different Phone Number" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2855

Here's a Victory Auto Wreckers commercial but with a different phone number than the standard 860-2000 we all remember. This one was 263-3405 - I wonder if this was a temporary change or if this was the original number.

Featuring Jim Ostrander and Jose "Louie" Arroyo.

Voiceover by Jerry Golden.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, September 20th 1980.

Danley Garages - "That's Why We're Number One!" (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 2580

Finally! Here's the Danley Garages commercial (albeit a short version) featuring stop-motion animation and the memorable jingle, "Danley - Building Your Garage with Quality - Depend on Danley - That's Why We're Number One!"

"Danley - Home of Garage World - Your Car's Best Friend"

"Dial G-A-R-A-G-E-S"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, July 4th 1984.

Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 5414

Here's a commercial for Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips (or was it known as Arthur Treachers Seafood at this point?) featuring a jingle.

This aired on local Chicago TV on early Saturday, September 20th 1980.

Friends by Teledisc (Record Offer, 1987)

Views: 1085

Here's a record offer for "Friends" - "beautiful music with a country flavor", by Teledisc - featuring some cute kids.

This aired on local Chicago TV in January of 1987.

WGN Channel 9 - Station Sign-On (1980)

Views: 8533

Here is a mostly complete Station Sign-On from WGN Channel 9. The National Anthem was cut.

The announcer doing the Station ID at the beginning is Carl Greyson and the voiceover for the Sign-On is Steve Hunter.

Followed by "WGN Television - 24 Hours a Day" ID with "Last Farewell" music (voiceover by Steve Hunter); which in turn is followed by part of opening titles of William Tell (a.k.a. The Adventures of William Tell), a British-produced syndicate...

Cruisin' by Sessions (Record Offer, 1985)

Views: 3031

Here's another record offer from Sessions - Cruisin' - 55 Original Hits.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, January 13th 1985.