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The CBS Late Movie - "Nightmare In Badham County" (Opening, 1983)

Views: 3026

Here's the opening for The CBS Late Movie presentation of "Nightmare in Badham County." CBS used this opening for many years in the 1970's up until the mid-1980's.

Voiceover by Norm Stevens.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, February 18th 1983 at 10:30pm.

Roll-O-Matic (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1902

Here's a commercial for the Roll-O-Matic - The Original Self-Wringing Mop & Waxer, with the all-new T 35 S Kleen-Rite Sponge Head.

Available at all Walgreens - Sears - Jewel Food Stores - Participating True Value Hardware Stores - K-Mart - Ace Hardware Stores - Venture Stores - Dominick's Finer Foods - Osco Drug - Woolworth

Jim Barton voiceover at end.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 24th 1982.

Fun Gum Toys by Remco (Commercial, 1968)

Views: 1670

Here's a commercial for "Fun Gum" toys by Remco, with over 35 pieces to make all sorts of variations of monsters, birds, and animals (the latter in a tie-in to the then-recent Rex Harrison version of "Doctor Dolittle").

Voiceover by ??

"Build piece by piece, and you'll discover / The nose from one makes the tail of another . . . "

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, March 27th 1968 during the 12pm to 1pm timeframe.

Glass Froster By Ronco (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 3362

Here's an earlier version of a commercial for The Glass Froster by Ronco. This one features a different box design than the one advertised in 1981.

Available at these fine stores:
Walgreens
Woolworth
Woolco
Osco Drug
Goldblatt's
Venture

Ending voiceover by ??.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 23rd 1978.

WLS Channel 7 - The 3:00 Movie - "The Power" (Bumper Promo, 1981)

Views: 1856

Here's a quick bumper promo for The 3:00 Movie presentation of "The Power" (Part 1) on WLS Channel 7.

Voiceover by Ernie Anderson.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, September 24th 1981 @ a little bit before 12 Noon! (Airing on WFLD at that time? Underdog!)

WLS Channel 7 - Planet of the Apes (Promo, 1982)

Views: 1723

Here's a neat promo for WLS Channel 7's late-night airing of Planet of the Apes featuring some cool animation and one of the best ever doing the narration.

Voiceover by Ernie Anderson.

"Imagine yourself at the mercy of apes..."

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, January 30th 1982 during the 6:30pm to 7:00pm timeframe.

WGN Channel 9 - Garfield Goose And Friends (Ending & Break, 1975)

Views: 9853

38 years ago today, this aired!

Here's the ending moments and a full commercial break from the long-running series Garfield Goose And Friends on WGN Channel 9, hosted by Frazier Thomas. This is significant as it is the only known color off-air recorded footage from the show yet found!

This was recorded at Ridgewood High School in Norridge (by whom, has been lost to time but we've narrowed it down to about four adults) on 3/4" U-matic videotape usin...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Editorial - "Sexist Textbooks" (1973)

Views: 3165

Here's an early editorial on WMAQ Channel 5 where the topic was sexist textbooks. Billie Jean King is brought up as a counter-example after her win in the "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match.

Featuring Assistant Editorial Director, Abby Kagen. (sp?)

Voiceover by ??

"Girls are portrayed as meek and passive..."

This aired on local Chicago TV in 1973 (likely, September 1973).

WFLD Channel 32 - The Merv Griffin Show (Bumper Promo, 1978)

Views: 1466

Here's a quick bumper promo for that night's episode of the Merv Griffin Show on WFLD Channel 32.

Voiceover by Ron Beattie.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, November 8th 1978.