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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...

McDade's - The Catalog House - "Kitchen Appliances" (Commercial, 1980)

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Here's another Christmas commercial for McDade's advertising a microwave oven and food processor.

Featuring soap star Jed Allen, although his voice may have been dubbed in all of these.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Wednesday, December 10th 1980.

A Solid Gold Christmas (Part 1, 1982)

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Here is Part 1 of "A Solid Gold Christmas". Enjoy this holiday cheese tray!

Featuring: Rex Smith, Marilynn McCoo, John Davidson, Marie Osmond, John Schneider, Donna Summer, America, Andrae Crouch, Roberta Flack, Crystal Gayle, The Oak Ridge Boys, Peter, Paul & Mary, Jerry Reed, Sister Sledge, The Chipmunks, Wayland Flowers & Madame, Jeff Altman, and The Solid Gold Dancers.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 10th 1982 during the 7pm to 9pm timeframe.

Levi's - "Sensible & Joyous" (Commercial, 1980)

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Here's a Christmas themed commercial for Levi's Jeans and their other clothes products.

Voiceover by the legendary Ken Nordine of "Word Jazz" fame.

"Quality Never Goes Out of Style."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 21st 1980.

The Oprah Winfrey Show - "Staff Christmas Talent Show" (Part 7, 1985)

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Here's Part 7 of a fairly early episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show - back when they were still producing it in the WLS-TV studios, and when they were still using the old AM Chicago music as the theme. On this day they had a Christmas Talent Show featuring staff members from WLS Channel 7. This part includes:

WLS-TV Creative Services news promotion manager Patti Wilusz sings "The Christmas Song", and then Robin Jones, desk assistant in the WLS-TV news department sings a medley of...

ABC Network - Santa Claus is Comin' To Town & An American Christmas Carol (Promo, 1980)

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Here are combined ABC Network promos for Santa Claus is Comin' To Town & An American Christmas Carol starring Henry Winkler. Both aired Thursday, December 25th 1980.

Main Voiceover by Ernie Anderson. Ending voiceover by ??

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 21st 1980.

CBS Network - Here Comes Peter Cottontail (Commercial Break #2, 1980)

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Here's Commercial Break #2 for the CBS Network presentation of "Here Comes Peter Cottontail". Includes:

"Here Comes Peter Cottontail" bumper

Nestle Crunch - "Music To Your Mouth".

Kodak Film - "America's Storyteller" .

CBS Network promo - "The Tim Conway Show".

CBS Network promo - "The Bugs Bunny Easter Special".

"Here Comes Peter Cottontail" return bumper

This aired on local Chicago TV...

WGN Channel 9 - "Season's Greetings From Andy Griffith" (1979)

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Here is another Season's Greetings message from "The WGN Family" featuring Andy Griffith and Elinor Donahue (formerly of Father Knows Best) singing "Away in a Manger" that would run during commercial breaks around the holidays. This clip originated from the first-season Andy Griffith Show episode "The Christmas Story," which originally aired on the CBS Network on Monday, December 19th 1960.

Also features at the end, the "WGN Season's Greetings Christmas Tree" bum...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Editorial 5 - "Season's Greetings from the Smith Family" (1979)

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(Wish I could have posted this last December, but alas, I often come upon these clips too late. Still, I am sure Dillon Smith's family will enjoy seeing this clip if they haven't for awhile).

Here's a Christmas-themed editorial started off by WMAQ Channel 5's Editorial Director Dillon Smith at the family's home, in which he says he's in no mood to complain about the Mayor, the state of city government and so on, and instead turns over the soapbox on a rotating basis to ...