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WBBM Channel 2 - Channel 2 Showcase - "Rosemary's Baby" (Ending Bumper, 1979)

Views: 1915

Here's the ending title bumper for the Channel 2 Showcase presentation of the 1968 film "Rosemary's Baby" on WBBM Channel 2. Heard over the music towards the end is a promo for an upcoming repeat of the public-affairs show Newsmakers with Walter Jacobson (voiceover by Bob Carrington)

The theme music for this filmed bumper was "Race With The Devil" by Chris Gunning, from th...

WFLD Channel 32 - All in the Family - "The Best of All in the Family: Part 1" (Commercial Break, 1981)

Views: 1070

Here's a commercial break which aired during "The Best of All in the Family: Part 1" episode of All in the Family on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

All in the Family bumper with still of Archie and Edith

Commercial: Hawaiian Punch with Donny & Marie Osmond

Theatrical trailer for the movie "Dirty Tricks" starring Elliott Gould, Kate Jackson (she left Charlie's Angels for this?!) and Rich Little (main voiceover by ??) (endin...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Beyond the Time Barrier" (Break #5, 1986)

Views: 697

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

Voice of Jim Barton explaining to Sven (Rich Koz) that what was affecting the main character was the same as happened to him after Christmas shopping

Commercial - Ray Hara's King Datsun, 6200 West Touhy, Niles - with low offers on Sentra, Stanza and Maxima - "Forget List Prices, Make the ...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "The Worst Of Svengoolie" (Part 1, 1983)

Views: 2761

Here's Part 1 of a Son of Svengoolie Special - "The Worst of Svengoolie" featuring Jonathan Brandmeier ("Johnny B") who had recently joined WLUP FM 98 - The Loop.

This part features Sven and Doug singing "Trick or Treatment" (parody of "Shock Treatment"?) and The Worst Performances with scenes from "Curse of the Swamp Creature", "I Was a Teenage Frankenstein", "Zontar: Thing From Venus", "Supersonic Man", "The Eye Creatures", "Beast With a Million Eyes", "Star Odyssey", and "...

WGN Channel 9 - I Dream of Jeannie - "Who Are You Calling a Genie?" (Commercial Break, 1980)

Views: 2905

Here's a commercial break from a repeat of the I Dream of Jeannie episode "Who Are You Calling a Genie?" (originally aired on the NBC Network on November 7th 1967) on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Commercial: Starburst Fruit Chews - "A Burst of Refreshing Fruit Flavor" (including orange, lime, strawberry and lemon - "Naturally and Artificially Flavored")

Commercial: Star Wars Imperial Troop Transporter by Kenner (voiceover by Norman Rose)

WTTW Channel 11 - The Captioned ABC News (1978)

Views: 2243

Here's the first ten minutes of The Captioned ABC News on WTTW Channel 11, which was a replay of the evening's edition of World News Tonight that had aired earlier (at 5:30pm) on WLS Channel 7. The anchors were Max Robinson in Chicago, Peter Jennings in London (on assignment) and Frank Reynolds in Washington, with commentary by Howard K. Smith, and Barbara Walters with a special report (alas, of these five, only Reynolds and Robinson are the ones with significant airtime; the o...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News At 10pm - "The Freeze Of '79" (Part 1, 1979)

Views: 8705

Here is Part 1 of a complete edition of the WLS Eyewitness News at 10pm on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

Ending of an ABC Network promo for Family
Preview for upcoming Eyewitness News featuring Joel Daly

Promo for the Thursday, January 11th 1979 edition of AM Chicago featuring Sandi Freeman and Robb Weller

Commercial: A&P
Commercial: La Choy
WLS Eyewitness News bumper promo (voiceover by Al Parker)

Opening o...

WFLD Channel 32 - Star Trek Triad - "TREKnical Difficulties" (1984)

Views: 2856

Here's a technical difficulties moment from Star Trek Triad - a several hours long block of Star Trek episodes combined with commentary from Leonard Nimoy and trivia questions. This special was created for the promotion of the new movie Star Trek III: The Search For Spock. Includes:

Leonard Nimoy Star Trek Triad commercial bumper

About 20 seconds of black

A couple second flash of the WFLD on-screen station ID

WFLD Special Presentat...

WOR Channel 9 - News 9 - "Tom Dunn, Kid Reporter" Promo & 9 All Night Bumper (1984)

Views: 972

Here's a promo for News 9 on WOR Channel 9 in New York City, spotlighting anchor Tom Dunn's interest in news dating from his childhood (with a younger actor playing the younger Dunn). The real-life Tom Dunn (who died in 2006) is shown towards the end, both solo and flanked by (clockwise from lower left) co-anchor Sara Lee Kessler (last heard from on FM News 101.9 in New York, a sister station to our very own local former FM News 101.1), weatherman Lloyd Lindsay Young (last heard from ...