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WSNS Channel 44 - The Saturday Night Movie - "The Young War Lord" (Ending, 1980)

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Here is the ending for the Saturday Night Movie presentation of "The Young War Lord" on WSNS TV-44. Includes:

TV 44 Movies animated graphics specially designed for epileptics.

Voiceover preview by Don Ferris for next week's Saturday Night Movie "Blood & Defiance" which aired on Saturday, July 26th 1980 at 11:00pm. We get to hear the ending of the theme song - perhaps this is more evidence that this is not a standard "song" but a short piece specifically recorded...

Spectrum - NightScene - "Massage...The Touch Of Love" (Opening, 1982)

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Here is the opening of NightScene on Spectrum - their optional Adult Content service with tonight's feature, "Massage...The Touch of Love". (which unfortunately had to be omitted here due to time constraints) ;-)

This aired on local Chicago TV in December 1982.

ON TV - The Who Rocks America Confirmation Test (1982)

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Here is the (very abrupt) ending of the movie Taps on ON TV (with no end credits) followed immediately by "The Who Rocks America" Confirmation Test. This tested whether you had paid for the special concert event or not. This person evidently did not since the picture became scrambled soon after.

Voiceovers by Lloyd Hanson and Mal Wyman (at various points).

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 17th 1982 at a little before 9pm.

WSNS Channel 44 - Popeye with Steve Hart (Opening, 1975)

Views: 1869

Here's a rare bit of Chicago Kids TV History - seen publically for the first time in over 35 years - footage from TV-44's Popeye with Steve Hart! Includes:

The opening titles and first segment of Popeye with Steve Hart on WSNS Channel 44. This was from an original studio tape, recorded on August 12th 1975.

CG VTR slate with message: "VTR: 770 - Cut: 1 / Air: Mon. 8/18 - Popeye Show Inserts - Steve Hart Productions - Rec: 8/12/75 - M. T....

WSNS Channel 44 - Monster Rally Movie - "The Death Ray Of Dr. Mabuse" (Promo, 1977)

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I just found this but I couldn't wait by putting it into the normal transfer queue - the oldest TV-44 footage I've ever found!!

Here's a promo for the Monster Rally Movie presentation of "The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse" on WSNS Channel 44. This movie aired on Friday, April 15th 1977 at 10:30pm.

You can hear the same music as in the recently discovered opening to the Monster Rally Movie. ...

WSNS Channel 44 - The 1 O'Clock Movie - "Gulliver's Travels" (Break #2, 1979)

Views: 1440

Now for some more neat old TV-44 footage!

Here is Commercial Break #2 for The 1 O'Clock Movie presentation of the animated "Gulliver's Travels" on WSNS. Includes:

The 1 O'Clock Movie bumper slide

Golden Girls - Hall of Music record offer (main voiceover by Les Marshak)

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TV-44 The Dating Game promo - Weeknights at 5:30 beginning December 31st (voiceover by Don Ferris)

The 1 O'Clock Movie bumper s...

WSNS Channel 44 - "Afternoons Are Fun On 44" (Promo, 1974)

Views: 1657

Here's a very cool glimpse at some very old TV-44 - from 1974!

It's a slides-only promo of the afternoon lineup of WSNS Channel 44, which ranged "from cartoons to action" and at the time of this airing consisted of:

- 3pm - Robin Hood (presumably the 1950's British-made TV series with Richard Greene in the title role)

- 3:30pm - Popeye on 44 with Steve Hart (a what-ful of surprises?) ;-)

- 4pm - Spider-Man (...