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WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "Attack Of The Mushroom People" - Bobby Skafish (Break #1, 1983)

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A true fuzzy memory (since the reception was pretty bad) - here's Commercial Break #1 from the Son of Svengoolie presentation of "Attack of the Mushroom People" on WFLD Channel 32, which features Chicago Radio DJ Bobby Skafish (doing his best Mick Jagger impersonation - well, physically - not vocally) and "The Not-Ready-For-VHF Blues Band" performing his singing tribute to Sven. (the song Bobby sings is a parody of the old blues song "The Seventh Son" by Willie Dixon)

B...

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...

TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes - "Son Of Sven Appearance" (1984?)

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Here's a segment from NBC's TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes which featured some late-night movie hosts from around the country. You might recognize one of them. (Features a clip from Son Of Svengoolie - "MisteRobber's Neighborhood" (1980))

Boy, Rich Koz blows the rest of these guys out of the water. I know one is that Fritz the Night Owl guy - anyone else want to ID everyone and their sta...

WGN Channel 9 - The Daily Game Lottery Drawing (1981)

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Here's a complete Daily Game Illinois state lottery drawing on WGN Channel 9, featuring Karen Smith and lottery official Bob Houck(sp?).

The winning number that night was 039.

Main voiceover by Marty McNeeley.

The Daily Game - (C) 1981, WGN Continental Broadcasting Co.

Also features a WGN Station ID with the "Last Farewell" music and "24 Hours a Day" slogan (voiceover by Marty McNeeley)

This aired on loca...

WFLD Channel 32 - Promotional Sales Film (Part 1, 1970)

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Here's a terrific piece of local history and the next best thing to a guided tour of WFLD's facilities circa 1970 for you broadcast equipment junkies out there (W.B. I'm looking in your direction...) ;-)

This is Part 1 of a WFLD promotional film for (I assume) the sales department, meant to be shown to prospective advertisers on why WFLD was such a kick-arse station to buy time on. And they do take their time - in the first part showing the aforementioned equipment spread, as...

Milex Car Care With Jan Gabriel (Commercial, 1983)

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Here's a commercial for Milex Car Care featuring the late, great Jan Gabriel - Mr. "Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!" - the voice of the U.S. 30 Dragstrip and Santa Fe Speedway.

His commercials were was parodied by the original Svengoolie Jerry G. Bishop with "Carbon Monoxide Speedway" as well as Rich Koz' Son of Svengoolie doing "

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