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WBBM Channel 2 - The 10 O'Clock News - "The Death of John Lennon" (Part 1, 1980)

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Here's Part 1 of The 10 O'Clock News on WBBM Channel 2. It covers the biggest news story that day - the murder of John Lennon which occured late in the evening the previous day (too late to be covered on the evening news). Featuring Bill Kurtis, Phil Walters, Walter Jacobson. Includes:

WBBM "Starfield" animated station ID (voiceover by Jerry Harper)

Opening to The 10 O'Clock News (voiceover by ??)

Bill Kurtis reports on the murder ...

WFLD Channel 32 - The Gong Show (Ending & Break, 1978)

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Here's the ending and after show break for The Gong Show on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Gene-Gene, The Dancing Machine!

Ending credits for The Gong Show (ending voiceover by Ron Beattie - with promo for 10:30am Saturday movie - Laurel & Hardy in "Air Raid Wardens" (good for a double check on the date)

Bigsby & Kruthers

Loc Blocs - "Lego Vs. Loc Bloc"

The Egg Scrambler by Ronco (ending voiceover by Ron Beattie)

WFLD Channel 32 - Newscene Headlines With Kathy McFarland (1982)

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Here's the Newscene Headlines on WFLD Channel 32 featuring Kathy McFarland. (pretty much the same as the pre-movie version, but different copy and a few new stories) Includes:

Suspect arrested in shooting of 38-year-old off-duty Chicago police officer John Weller

More bad news about the economy: index of leading economic indicators dropped 6/10ths of a percent in January

Good day on Wall Street - Dow finishes up.

Alderman Wilson Fr...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Bride of Frankenstein" (Break #8, 1983)

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Here's the eighth commercial break for the Son of Svengoolie presentation of the 1935 film "Bride of Frankenstein" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Son of Svengoolie bumper

Commercial: Dick Van Dyke for Hunt's All Natural Barbecue Sauce (previously seen in third break)

Commercial: Award Lumber & Construction Co. - "Make Your Old Home Look New for Less" with maintenance-free aluminum siding

Commercial: Bountiful Pistachios (pre...

Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Show #5 - Ask Svengoolie" (1972)

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Here's a segment from Screaming Yellow Theater - the original Svengoolie, which aired on WFLD Channel 32 from 1970-1973. Svengoolie was played by Jerry G. Bishop.

With no clapboard segments, we can only guess that this was Break #5 (from "Show #5") - although on these master tapes sometimes they didn't save all of the breaks, so this could be Break #6 or Break #7 for all we know. This one features Ask Svengoolie with a question from the "Scare Mail" bag for that week.
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Channel 6 (Nashville) - "A Primitive Weather Channel Christmas" (Excerpt, 1975)

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Not from Chicago, but still of historical interest: a weird oddity - an excerpt from cable Channel 6 in Nashville, Tennessee (broadcasting in black and white), with what amounts to a primitive version of The Weather Channel, with readings of Wind Direction, Wind Velocity, Barometric Pressure, Temperature, Time, and Current Speed in MPH (just kidding). Plus, it includes a (literal) community bulletin board (including, at one point, a notice for town carolers). All this with a hypnotic, end...

Son of Svengoolie - Assorted Clips Compilation - "Christmas Stuff" (Part 4)

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Here is Part 4 of a compilation of assorted Son of Svengoolie clips. I did not make this compilation - it has been floating around the trading circles for a long time, and this is the best copy I've been able to find. It has some neat clips you will not see anywhere else.

Featuring:

The Day After Christmas Complaint Department (must be from Dec. 1983, since this is a reference to The Day After movie that aired in November of that year and was big news.) (inc...

CBS Network - Happy New Year America! (Part 1, 1980)

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Here's Part 1 of the continuation of Happy New Year America! on WBBM Channel 2 after the preemption by New Year's Eve: Chicago Style was completed. In this short segment we get treated to some disco roller dancing. Also includes:

Promo for The CBS Late Movie (voiceover by Norm Stevens)

CBS Eye ID (voiceover by Hal Simms)

Commercial: Sizzler Family Steak House

Commercial: Toyota

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