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WGN Channel 9 - Cartoon Capers (Opening, 1978)

Views: 4114

Here's the opening moments of "Cartoon Capers" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

"Last Farewell" video animated station ID (voiceover by Bob Bell who also provides time check)

Brief shot of Cartoon Capers bumper slide - anyone remember this?

Accompanying music consisting of 1945-55 version of "Merrily We Roll Along" as heard on the opening of countless Warner Bros. "Merrie Melodies" cartoons - dissolving into opening title sequence and first mome...

WFLD Channel 32 - "Cartoon Odds & Ends" (1981?)

Views: 2016

Here's a few miscellaneous remaining odds and ends from a recent discovery, from cartoon broadcasts on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Partial stop-motion animated bumper with Loeki the Lion watching TV and clinking glasses with a hand peering out from inside the telly, seen during an airing of Casper (voiceover by Dr. Don Rose)

Clips of a Tommy Tortoise and Moe Hare cartoon, which involved Tommy visiting New York City and driving through the sights of Broadwa...

WFLD Channel 32 - Super Cartoon Sunday (Break #1, 1984)

Views: 2925

Here is a commercial break for Super Cartoon Sunday (Sunday version of Super Cartoon Sunrise) from 1984. Includes:

Tom & Jerry Super Cartoon Sunday bumper (Jeff Lupetin announcing)

Super Tiger Snap Caps and Party Poppers

Get-Along Gang

Showbiz Pizza Place

Tom & Jerry Super Cartoon Sunday bumper (Jeff Lupetin announcing)

Tom & Jerry Super Cartoon Sunday bumper (Jeff Lupetin announcing)

Gene...

WBBM Channel 2 - The All Electric Magik Lantern Moving Picture Show - "Land of the Pharaohs" (Bumper #1, 1978)

Views: 2898

Here's an example of a bumper from "The All Electric Magik Lantern Moving Picture Show" - which was what WBBM Channel 2 called their Late Late Movie. On this night the presentation was "Land of the Pharaohs".

You can hear they used an excerpt from a piece of classical music during the bumpers - anyone know what it is?

This aired on local Chicago TV early Monday, December 18th 1978.

WBBM Channel 2 - The All Electric Magik Lantern Moving Picture Show - "Land Of The Pharaohs" (Bumper #2, 1978)

Views: 2245

Here's another example of a bumper from "The All Electric Magik Lantern Moving Picture Show" - which was what WBBM Channel 2 called their Late Late Movie. On this night the presentation was "Land of the Pharaohs".

You can hear they used an excerpt from a piece of classical music during the bumpers - anyone know what it is?

This aired on local Chicago TV early Monday, December 18th 1978.

WFLD Channel 32 - Casper (Commercial Break #1, 1979)

Views: 2580

At long last! Another rare WFLD cartoon break! This is in fact, the oldest ever found! And it even has another lost Snipets segment! Includes:

WFLD Casper bumper (dig that funky music!)

Candi - doll for girls by Mego

McDonald's - "The Land of McDonald's Sundaes"

WFLD Spiderman promo (Dr. Don voiceover) - "Today at 4:30"

Snipets - Fireman (with Jerry Overstreet)

WFLD Casper return bumper (voice...

WGN Channel 9 - The WGN 8:00 Movie - "A Hard Day's Night" (Opening, 1977)

Views: 3013

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Here's the opening of The WGN 8:00 Movie presentation of "A Hard Day's Night" featuring the Beatles, on WGN Channel 9. Also includes a "Last Farewell" animated WGN station ID at the beginning, and a snippet of the beginning of an Imperial margarine ad at the end (voiceover by Peter Thomas).

The opening graphics seen here are the same as those in

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