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Folger's - "My Wife Can't Make Coffee" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 4496

Here's a commercial for mountain grown Folger's coffee featuring that busybody Mrs. Olson. This is bizarre on many levels.

The wife is played by Anne Lockhart (daughter of June Lockhart and best known as Lieutenant Sheba on the original Battlestar Galactica series).

What the heck is "Flaked Coffee"?

This aired on local Detroit TV on Sunday, March 19th 1978. (Not Chicago TV, but still cool!)

ON TV - Adults Only - "Maraschino Cherry" (Opening, ID, & Ending, 1982)

Views: 7493

Here's the opening, on-screen station ID, and ending for the Adults Only presentation of the 1978 film "Maraschino Cherry" (starring Gloria Leonard, Leslie Bovee, Annette Haven and Constance Money) on ON TV. (Note: This clip was strategically cut together by me to give you only the slightest hint of naughty) Includes:

Last little bit of previous Adults Only presentation - "SexWorld"

ON TV / WSNS-TV 44 ID slide (voiceover by Mal Wyman)...

Pizza Hut - "Sox Placemats" (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 7472

Here's a commercial for Pizza Hut with a Sox Placemat promotion that was also affliated with WFLD Metromedia 32, the Sox station at the time.

Featuring Carlton Fisk and Rich Dotson of the Chicago White Sox.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, June 10th 1984.

WLS Channel 7 - "Martin Luther King, Jr. - 1929-1968" (Station ID, 1981)

Views: 1925

Here's a simple station ID slide from WLS Channel 7 that also commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday.

Voiceover by Al Parker.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, January 15th 1981 at 3pm.

WGN Channel 9 - Station Sign-On (1980)

Views: 8537

Here is a mostly complete Station Sign-On from WGN Channel 9. The National Anthem was cut.

The announcer doing the Station ID at the beginning is Carl Greyson and the voiceover for the Sign-On is Steve Hunter.

Followed by "WGN Television - 24 Hours a Day" ID with "Last Farewell" music (voiceover by Steve Hunter); which in turn is followed by part of opening titles of William Tell (a.k.a. The Adventures of William Tell), a British-produced syndicate...

The Wonderful World Of Magic - "Night Beat Magician" (1977?)

Views: 4429

Here is a segment I am jokingly calling the "Nightbeat Magician", from the program "The Wonderful World of Magic" (which starred Bill Bixby as host) that will be especially interesting to Classic Chicago TV fans.

The WGN overnight news program Nightbeat (during it's hey-day in the 70's) used as it's theme a section of the tune heard during this french magician's act - at about a minute a...

WTTW Channel 11 - "Snowblower Lineup" (Station ID, 1981)

Views: 3483

Here's a station ID and slide from WTTW Channel 11 - this one listing some of their program offerings.

Voiceover by Marty Robinson.

"Sesame Street. Nova. Chicago Week In Review. Image Union. Masterpiece Theatre. They're all here on WTTW Channel 11 Chicago."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, January 3rd 1981 @ a little before 2pm!

KTTV Channel 11 - Robert F. Kennedy Assassination Coverage (Part 1, 1968)

Views: 1035

This clip made possible by the donations from our generous group of "Fuzzketeers" during the Spring 2012 Tape Transfer Fundraiser.

Here's Part 1 of coverage of the 1968 assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy as it was breaking, from Metromedia Television News, originating out of KTTV Channel 11 in Los Angeles (a future sister station to WFLD Channel 32) and aired on sister sta...

WREX Channel 13 - Dateline Thirteen News (Promo, 1978)

Views: 2160

Here's a rare promo for WREX Channel 13 - Dateline Thirteen News. Featuring Frank Graham and Mary Lou Manalli weekdays at 5:30 and 10pm.

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Rockford, IL TV on Monday, January 9th 1978 at a little before 8pm! (not Chicago, but close enough)