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Son Of Svengoolie - "Svenford & Son" (1979)

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Here's an early segment from Son of Sven - "Svenford & Son" (parody of the show "Sanford & Son")

Not sure what episode this was from but it was an early one.

This first aired on local Chicago TV on a Saturday in the latter half of 1979.

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Richard J. Daley For Mayor - "Good For Chicago" (Political Ad, 1975)

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Here's something really cool - an original political ad for the re-election of Richard J. Daley held on Tuesday, February 25th 1975.

Boy, after recently reading "Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago" by Mike Royko, I don't know if you could say he was all that good for Chicago. But it certainly was a political dynasty the likes of which we will never see aga- oops, never mind.

Paid for by The All-Chicago Citizens Committee to Re-elect Richard J. Daley, Mayor.
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The CBS Late Movie - "A Touch Of Class" (Bumper, 1979)

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Here's a bumper for The CBS Late Movie presentation of "A Touch of Class". I chose this one because the announcer was early and you get to hear a bit more of the classic music.

Voiceover by Hal Simms.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Tuesday, February 20th 1979.

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Son Of Svengoolie - "Lease A Leech" (1979)

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Here's an early segment from Son of Sven - the sketch "Lease a Leech".

Not sure what episode this was from but it was definitely an early one from 1979.

This aired on local Chicago TV on a Saturday in the latter half of 1979.

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Northwest Federal Savings - "The Tax Savings Place" (Commercial, 1981)

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Here's a commercial for Northwest Federal Savings advertising their new Tax Free CD (which in those days only meant "certificate of deposit" - the Compact Disc wasn't introduced until a year later). Note how one of the business-suited people sheds his suit and leaves that crowd to join the more middle-class crowd nearby. As noted in a lower-third text, the terms are $500 minimum deposit, one year term, penalty for early withdrawal. (Ah, the days . . . )

"You don't have to...

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WFLD Channel 32 - The BJ & Dirty Dragon Show (Part 6, 1972)

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Here's Part 6 of a rare surviving edition of Bill Jackson's The BJ & Dirty Dragon Show on WFLD Channel 32. This was from the original 2" quadruplex master tape. Includes:

Dr. Doompuss in the forest, with his henchmen FrankenWeird and Wolf Wally, proclaiming that "with our power, there's no stopping us" and promising that "our victims await us"; B.J. and the Box announcing the latest visit with the town monument Blob, who's unintelligible as usual (except B.J. manages t...

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1-900-FUN-MATE (Commercial, 1991)

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Here's a commercial for one of those cheesy-bad 1-900 number ads, which were so ubiquitous in the early 90s.

1-900-FUN-MATE ($9.95 per call; from Telcor, Inc.)

Not to sound desperate but, "Call me...please..." ;-)

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, June 22nd 1991 after 2am.

Dragnet Opening, 1981)"> Watch Later

WSNS Channel 44 - Monster Movie One - "The Night of the Sorcerers" (Ending & Dragnet Opening, 1981)

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Here is the ending for WSNS Channel 44's Saturday Monster Movie presentation of "The Night of the Sorcerers" (A.K.A. “La Noche de los Brujos”). Includes:

Ending of the movie (looks like they cut the credits out)

Don Ferris does the voiceover announcement for the close of the movie, while the theme song, Mussorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain" plays (with some screaming or animal noises mixed in?) with some wind noises, and some imagery from monster mov...

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Cat's Auto Parts (Commercial, 1982)

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Here's a commercial for Cat's Auto Parts - sounds like an early competitor of Victory Auto Wreckers.

Voiceover by Floyd Brown.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday, May 30th 1982.