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GK Chevrolet Of Downers Grove (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 3990

Here's an extremely low budget commercial for GK Chevrolet in Downers Grove. It looks like someone's Super 8 home movies, and it isn't helped by a technical problem with the audio - the announcer keeps cutting out. Then he seems a bit lost. Finally, the last 15 seconds of the live read feature dead air with a clock plaintively ticking in the background.

GK Chevrolet is now Bill Kay Chevrolet - part of the Bill Kay Automotive Group - still at the same place, 1601 Ogden Avenue...

WSNS Channel 44 - Popeye with Steve Hart - "Chatting with Captain Salty" (Segment #3, 1974)

Views: 1030

Here's the third segment of another rare surviving edition of Popeye with Steve Hart on WSNS Channel 44. This was from the original master tape. Includes:

CG VTR slate with tone and countdown - "VTR: 8I0 - Cut: 15 {which blinks on and off} - Air: Fri. 10/4 - "Popeye" - Dir. M.T. - Eng. P.Mc."

Steve next to the sleeping Captain Salty, explaining he was talking with the Captain when the latter began dozing off. The Captain is goaded awake, and then explai...

WFLD Channel 32 - Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade (Break #4, 1984) + Tom & Jerry Opening

Views: 1548

Here is commercial break #4 for the presentation of "Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade" on WFLD Metromedia Channel 32's Afternoon Fun program. This also dates to October 1984. (Since this wasn't normally part of the Afternoon Fun lineup, it must have been a special shown around Halloween) This one has a better quality picture.
Includes:

Strawberry Shortcake bumper (Now these messages)

Rose-Petal Roadster

Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey ...

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

Views: 4473

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...

WSNS Channel 44 - All Night Movies - "Magical Mystery Tour" (Commercial Break #3, 1980)

Views: 2978

Here's Commercial Break #3 from the Saturday All Night Movies presentation of "Magical Mystery Tour" on WSNS TV-44. Includes:

Channel 44 Saturday All Night Movies "Owl" Logo bumper

Super Funky Favorites record offer from HRB Music (main voiceover by Bill "Rosko" Mercer, ending voiceover by ??)

Channel 44 - The Best in Sports - The Most in Sports - Championship Tennis Promo (voiceover by Mal Wyman)

WSNS The Outer Limits...

WBBM Channel 2 - TV 2 News at 10pm (Part 3, 1973)

Views: 1646

Here's Part 3 of a complete edition of the TV 2 News at 10pm on WBBM Channel 2 with anchor Bob Wallace. Also featuring Bob Faw, John Coughlin, and a brief shot of Bruce Roberts. Includes:

Bob Wallace introduces a report by Bob Faw on efforts to save the old wooden Deerfield, IL train station which is set to be replaced by "a sturdy, but architecturally dull, masonry and metal structure"; the film report shows people at work painting the old wooden train station, and ar...

WSNS Channel 44 - Popeye with Steve Hart - "Animal Corner" (1975)

Views: 435

Here's the "Animal Corner" segment of Popeye with Steve Hart which aired on WSNS Channel 44. This segment was hosted by Bob Hoffman. This was from the original master tape, recorded on August 12th 1975. Includes:

"Animal Corner" bumper and intro (voiceover by Steve Hart)

Bob Hoffman shows a baby pigeon, who is technically called a "squeaker" as he emphasizes. Even with background music, we can still hear this baby pigeon squeak, which is how they got t...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Today (Commercial Break & Channel Switching, 1982)

Views: 3096

Here is a mostly complete commercial break during an episode of Today on WMAQ Channel 5. Includes:

Small excerpt of Today showing date and time.

Evans Furs - "Dividend Days" (interrupted by Channel Switching)

Channel Switching to WLS Channel 7 (Good Morning America), then Channel 9 (Bozo cartoon), then WTTW Channel 11 (Sesame Street), and then to some scrambled content (likely ON-TV), before going back to the Evans Fur commercial.

M...

CBS Network - In The News - "Census Forms On Their Way" (1980)

Views: 1974

Here's a segment of the kids news featurette, In The News as aired on KELO-TV Channel 11 [Sioux Falls, South Dakota]. This particular one includes an introduction by Popeye the Sailor and deals with the subject of the 1980 Census.

Also includes a commercial break for Crayola crayons and markers.

These aired between commercial breaks during Saturday morning cartoons on CBS affiliates from 1971 to 1986 (and was for that network what the long-running animate...