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Superstation WTBS Channel 17 - Movie 17 - "Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things" (Opening & Break, 1980)

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Here's the opening and first commercial break for the Movie 17 presentation of "Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things" [1972; a.k.a. "Revenge of the Living Dead"] on Superstation WTBS Channel 17 in Atlanta, GA, the first such major "superstation" that became an icon through national transmission to cable systems across the country. Includes:

Movie 17 titles with shot of 35mm film can (from which such objects as a reel and director's chair are stored) and funky...

Magnetic Batman & Robin By Mego (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 3415

Here's a commercial for the magnetic Batman and Robin dolls by Mego.

Voiceover by Wendell Craig.

This aired on Chicago TV (via Cable) likely in October of 1979.

Tele1st (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 4873

Here's a commercial for the short-lived Tele1st - "The Entertainment Recording Service" (or Telefirst) pay-tv service - an alternative to ON TV and Spectrum. Read more about it here.

"No Cable Needed"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, February 16th 1984.

Star Wars - Jabba The Hutt Playset (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 1759

Here is a commercial for the Jabba The Hutt playset from Kenner.

This aired on local Chicago TV (via Cable) in 1983.

Fraggle Rock Book Club (Commercial, 1987)

Views: 907

Here's a commercial for the Fraggle Rock Book Club featuring the most unrealistic depiction of genuine childhood enthusiasm ever recorded.

"I Luuuuuuuuuuve Fraggle-Rock!"

This aired on local Chicago TV (cable) in April of 1987.

Roger Whittaker - "All My Best" (Record Offer #2, 1979)

Views: 2255

Here's a shorter version of the record offer for "All My Best" of Roger Whittaker from TeeVee Records, Inc. (the longer full version is here)

This aired on Chicago TV (via Cable) likely in October of 1979.

Nickelodeon - "Not Just For Kids" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2384

Here is a commercial reminding people that the relatively new cable channel Nickelodeon was not just for kids. Features clay versions of characters from the show "Pinwheel" as well as "You Can't Do That On Television".

This aired on local Chicago TV in 1983.

Helen Keller International - "If You Wore These for a Day..." (PSA, 1980)

Views: 2601

Here's a brief PSA for Helen Keller International, imploring people to wear blindfolds for one day to gain a better understanding of what it's like to be blind, and why it's important to donate to the organization that helps them.

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Atlanta TV (and transmitted to Chicago via cable) on Friday, October 31st 1980.

Channel 6 (Nashville) - "A Primitive Weather Channel Christmas" (Excerpt, 1975)

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Not from Chicago, but still of historical interest: a weird oddity - an excerpt from cable Channel 6 in Nashville, Tennessee (broadcasting in black and white), with what amounts to a primitive version of The Weather Channel, with readings of Wind Direction, Wind Velocity, Barometric Pressure, Temperature, Time, and Current Speed in MPH (just kidding). Plus, it includes a (literal) community bulletin board (including, at one point, a notice for town carolers). All this with a hypnotic, end...