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KCOP Channel 13 - Romper Room (Excerpts and Commercial Break, 1977)

Views: 3380

Here's a neat and rare clip of the local Los Angeles Romper Room show from 1977! (this was yet another "easter egg" found at the end of a Betamax tape whose contents had been partially recorded over - boy, do we love these!)

The host was Miss Soco (Socorro Swan - now Socorro Serrano) who incidentally was the only Latina teacher the show ever had in all of its incarnations. She presided over the LA-area Romper Room from 1975 to 1989, having taken over from Miss Mary A...

Field Communications - "Scanimated" (ID, 1978)

Views: 1183

Here is the updated animated Field Communications ID, created to replace the earlier static version seen at the beginning of this clip here. (We even have a San Francisco version of the old-style ID)

This ID was seen on all of the Field stations, often accompanied by a voiceover (by Darwin Gillette) denoting the particular city it wa...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Tales Of The Unexpected - "Oh No, Not Another Opening Variation" (1980)

Views: 3805

Well, finally we find the opening (from one of it's original airings in Chicago - late night on WMAQ Channel 5) of the spooky British anthology program, "Tales of the Unexpected" (or in this case, "Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected", as it was called during it's first season) Let's see, we've already seen:

The original British opening for the program, not seen on American TV during it's original run. (...

WBBM Channel 2 - It's Worth Knowing with Mary Jane Hayes (Opening, 1980)

Views: 2683

Here's the opening moments for the discussion show It's Worth Knowing on WBBM Channel 2, hosted by Mary Jane Hayes. The subject was Chicago's long association with railroads, dating back to 1848, and the guests were freelance transportation writer Fritz Plous; Evanston, IL radio broadcaster Roy Arpan, and photographer Bill Fahrenwald - all members of the ...

WFLD Channel 32 - The Honeymooners (Bumper #1, 1979)

Views: 1688

Here's a rare bumper for The Honeymooners on WFLD Channel 32, with the station's "zooming text" in sunburst orange type, a (what looks to be) a hand-colored art-card.

The rendition of the famed August 1955 photo (taken outside the area around New York's Carnegie Hall) features co-stars Jackie Gleason, Audrey Meadows and Art Carney inside GMC "Old Look" bus #2969 (model #TDH-4509, built for New York City Omnibus Corp. in November - December 1950 [information courtesy of t...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Beast From 20,000 Fathoms" (Ending & Commercial Break, 1985)

Views: 1376

Here's the ending of the Son of Svengoolie presentation of "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms" [1953]. This was the third and final time he showed this film. Includes:

Ending of the film

Commercial: Jordache - Distressed Denim - "You've Got The Look" (80s Style) (10 second ad)

Son of Sven bumper - featuring a joke that loses most of its impact due to the fact that it didn't immediately follow the end of the movie (thanks a lot, Metromedia bean...

Two Guys From Muck (Opening, 1982)

Views: 2006

Here is a (mostly complete) opening from a forgotten pilot, Two Guys From Muck. (The audio doesn't come in until about four seconds into this clip.) The credits (with pertinent shots of the actors involved) are as follows:

Starring Adam Arkin, Rick Casorla, Gwen Humble, and Graham Jarvis as Editor Davis

Special Guests (in alphabetical order): Victor Buono, Jill St. John, Larry Storch

Executive Producers - Lee Rich and Philip Capice
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WMAQ Channel 5 - The Woody Woodpecker Show (Pre-Show Break & Opening, 1971)

Views: 2956

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Here's a local commercial break and opening moments of The Woody Woodpecker Show on WMAQ Channel 5. The popular character ran on the NBC Network from 1970 to 1977. Includes:

Commercial: WMAQ Channel 5 News - "Watch Yourself" - with Harry Volkman (comes in at tail end of commercial) (with "5" derived from Impact font)

Promo for National Geographic Special