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The Day After (Bumper Promo, 1983)

Views: 1798

Here's a quick bumper promo for the ABC Theater telemovie, The Day After, about the effects of a full-scale nuclear attack on the United States, which aired on Sunday, November 20th 1983.

Voiceover by Ernie Anderson.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV Friday, November 18th 1983.

WFLD Channel 32 - Sanford And Son (Bumper Promo, 1981)

Views: 1947

Here's a bumper promo for Sanford and Son on WFLD Channel 32.

Voiceover by ??? (It's not Doug Dahlgren)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, April 21st 1981 at 11:00pm.

WFLD Channel 32 - Dance Fever (Promo, 1980)

Views: 1213

Here's a promo for Dance Fever on WFLD Channel 32 - Saturdays at 6:30pm, right after I Love Lucy.

Host Denny ("Deney") Terrio welcomes this week: Brian Kerwin, Nipsey Russell, Ann Turkel, and The Fifth Dimension.

Voiceover by Jim Barton.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, November 8th 1980.

The Koz Zone - "Fred-Dee Press-On Nails" (1989)

Views: 586

Here's a commercial parody for Lee Press-On Nails (slightly cut-off at the beginning) during The Koz Zone's third episode - showing the film "A Nightmare on Elm Street".

Voiceover by Jim Barton.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, July 21st 1989.

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Beyond the Time Barrier" (Break #3, 1986)

Views: 660

Here's the third commercial break for the Son Of Svengoolie presentation (Show #333) of the 1960 film "Beyond the Time Barrier" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Sven (Rich Koz) suggesting that, when going back in time, to make sure Nehru jackets don't get popular

Record offer for joining Columbia Record & Tape Club - with excerpts from such hits of the time as "Walk of Life" by Dire Straits, "Part Time Lover" by Stevie Wonder, "Party All the Time" by Eddie Mu...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "Attack Of The Mushroom People" - Bobby Skafish (Break #1, 1983)

Views: 2239

A true fuzzy memory (since the reception was pretty bad) - here's Commercial Break #1 from the Son of Svengoolie presentation of "Attack of the Mushroom People" on WFLD Channel 32, which features Chicago Radio DJ Bobby Skafish (doing his best Mick Jagger impersonation - well, physically - not vocally) and "The Not-Ready-For-VHF Blues Band" performing his singing tribute to Sven. (the song Bobby sings is a parody of the old blues song "The Seventh Son" by Willie Dixon)

B...

American Motorcycle Mechanics School (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 1246

Here's a commercial for the American Motorcycle Mechanics School. They were located at 2840 North Halsted Street. Phone 929-0771.

Voiceover by Mal Wyman. (WSNS' former General Manager)

"Approved for Veterans Benefits"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, October 29th 1978 during the 12 noon to 1pm hour.

WBBM Channel 2 - Meditation (1978)

Views: 2384

Here's a "Meditation" religious segment at the end of a day's programming on WBBM Channel 2. Features Rabbi Samuel April (?) of Congregation Melrose B'nai Israel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania giving the sermon "Give us this Day", which references the 1976 film "Network".

Voiceover by Jerry Harper.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Monday, December 18th 1978.

KBHK Channel 44 - "Field Communications ID" (1979)

Views: 2813

Not from Chicago, but still interesting (and pertinent) - here's another example of the animated "Field Communications" ID bumper, this time from KBHK Channel 44 in San Francisco. (Another example, from WLVI Channel 56 in Boston, Massachusetts, can be seen here; both stations were sisters to our own WFLD Channel 32 up to Field Communications' dissolution in 1983.)

Voiceover by Darwin Gillette.