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WFLD Channel 32 - The Dance Fever Christmas Special (Part 1, 1980)

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Here's Part 1 of your holiday cheese platter for this year - The 1st Annual Dance Fever Christmas Special. Hosted by Deney Terrio (with his dance group "Motion"), and featuring guest celebrity judges Robert Blake and his 14 year old daughter Delinah (now known as Delinah Blake Hurwitz), Chad Everett and his 9 year old daughter Shannon, and Connie Stevens and her 11 year old daughter Tricia Leigh (now known as Tricia Leigh Fisher). Also features David Copperfield doing a magic segment and Th...

WGN Channel 9 - The SFM Holiday Network - "Christmas Package" (Promos, 1979)

Views: 3074

Here are promos for two Christmas movies as part of The SFM Holiday Network on WGN Channel 9 - "Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus" and "Heidi", which aired back-to-back on Saturday, December 8th 1979.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday December 6th 1979.

WGN Channel 9 - The Scooby-Doo Show (Commercial Break, 1981)

Views: 2904

Here's a full commercial break for The Scooby-Doo Show on WGN Channel 9. (The episode shown was from the late 1970's period by which this title was applied.) Includes:

"Scooby-Doo - We'll Be Right Back" bumper (voiceover by Merri Dee)

Animated WGN station ID

Commercial: Millennium Falcon and Snowspeeder from the Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back collection, by Kenner (voiceover by ??)

Commercial: M&M's candy...

The ABC Sunday Night Movie - "Convoy" (Opening, 1981)

Views: 2489

Here is the older-style ABC Sunday Night Movie opening - the "Star Marquee". This was used for a good portion of the seventies up until the Fall of 1981. (at which point it was replaced with the "Star Tunnel" version, also found here) The movie being shown on this night was "Convoy".

Voiceover by Joel Crager.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, April 12th 1981.

CBS Network - Here Comes Peter Cottontail (Commercial Break #2, 1980)

Views: 1982

Here's Commercial Break #2 for the CBS Network presentation of "Here Comes Peter Cottontail". Includes:

"Here Comes Peter Cottontail" bumper

Nestle Crunch - "Music To Your Mouth".

Kodak Film - "America's Storyteller" .

CBS Network promo - "The Tim Conway Show".

CBS Network promo - "The Bugs Bunny Easter Special".

"Here Comes Peter Cottontail" return bumper

This aired on local Chicago TV...

WFLD Channel 32 - Star Trek - "The Return Of The Archons" (Commercial Break #1, 1982)

Views: 2713

Here is a commercial break from a re-run of the episode, "The Return Of The Archons" of Star Trek as shown on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Bountiful

Ford

Boston Sea Party

Woolite Carpet Cleaner

Promo for the White Sox on Channel 32 (Cool Graphics!)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, September 11th 1982.

Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Larry Lujack" (Opening, 1973)

Views: 4430

Here's another segment from Screaming Yellow Theater - the original Svengoolie, which aired on WFLD Channel 32 from 1970-1973. Svengoolie was played by Jerry G. Bishop. By this point, if the clapboard and opening titles are of any indication, the SYT title had been eschewed in favor of Svengoolie.

This segment (designated #1-1 - Open), with guest Larry "Superjock" Lujack (who was holding court at the time at WCFL AM 1000 - which in those days was ho...

WTTW Channel 11 - Dr. Who Ending & The Two Ronnies Open (1984)

Views: 2882

Here is the ending of Dr. Who and the opening of The Two Ronnies on WTTW Channel 11 in Chicago. Includes:

Marty Robinson voice over during credits: "We've all heard of the City by the Bay, the City in a Garden, the City of Angels, the Eternal City, the City of Light. All lovely and descriptive appellations. Next week, the Doctor and Romana will leave for a holiday in the City of Light, but will find instead... the City of Death."

Nova promo - "The Case of ESP"<...

WLS Channel 7 - The 3:30 Movie - "Jason And The Argonauts" (Commercial Break #6, 1978)

Views: 2834

Here's Commercial Break #6 during the 3:30 Movie presentation of "Jason and the Argonauts" on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

3:30 Movie bumper

Paul Anka for the Holiday Star Telethon for United Cerebral Palsy - December 30th and 31st. Sponsored by Montgomery Ward Auto Club. (again)

Wrigley's Spearmint gum (with Dana Plato of Diff'rent Strokes fame)

Beefsteak rye bread by Wonder (again)

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