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WLS Channel 7 - The 3:30 Movie - "Jason And The Argonauts" (Post-Movie Commercial Break, 1978)

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Here's the post-movie commercial break for the 3:30 Movie presentation of "Jason and the Argonauts" on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

Ending of movie

Neil Diamond - "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" on Columbia Records and Tapes - Available wherever records and tapes are sold

3:30 Movie ending animation (same as the opening)

WLS-TV Chicago Happy Holidays - "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" singing greeting featuring John Drury, Joel Daly, Bill Fr...

WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "Outrageous Talk Show Hosts" (Part 2, 1985)

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Here's Part 2 of an episode of AM Chicago on WLS Channel 7. The topic was controversial, provocative and outrageous radio talk show hosts and featured Alan Burke of WGBS in Miami, Morton Downey Jr. (on this show just going by Mort Downey) of WERE in Cleveland, Warren Freiberg of WLNR in Lansing, IL, Irv Homer of WWDB in Philadelphia, and Jerry Williams of WRKO in Boston. Starring Oprah Winfrey as host.

This episode featured the infamous "soap spraying" incident by Warren Frei...

WLS Channel 7 - ABC Movie Special - "Rudolph and Frosty" (Commercial Break #2, 1981)

Views: 1256

Here's the second commercial break from the ABC Movie Special presentation of "Rudolph and Frosty" on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

"Rudolph and Frosty" bumper (voiceover by Joel Crager)

Commercial: A cool holiday themed one for Atari video games - with scenes of people inside playing Atari games while snow is falling outside, set to a synthesized version of "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" (voiceover by ??) - (C) 1981 Atari, Inc.

Theatrical tra...

WGN Channel 9 - Chicago Bulls vs. Washington Bullets (Part 1, 1979)

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Here's Part 1 of the Chicago Bulls vs. Washington Bullets game on WGN Channel 9, announced by Jack Fleming and John Kerr. Includes:

Commercial: Viromed - "All-Over Help For All Major Flu Symptoms"

Commercial: Chicagoland Oldsmobile Dealers ("The Gallant Men of Olds") - New Cutlass with Super-Sliding Sun Roof - "We Make Car Buying a Pleasure Again" (featuring George ...

Harris Bank - Internal Promotional Film (Workprint) (Part 1, 1982)

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Here's Part 1 of something pretty neat and rare - a workprint of an internal promotional film from Harris Bank of Chicago, titled Honesty and Fair Dealing: An Introduction to the Harris Bank and the People Who Make It Work, produced for the company's 100th anniversary in 1982. (although maybe it's just the slightly washed-out and dirty work print, this almost seems like it could be from about 1977 - right down to the funky music. I do know that bank culture always seems to be a bit be...

Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips - "Shhh!" (1977)

Views: 13717

Here's a commercial for Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips.

There's a secret. Shhh! Shhh!
Where's the secret? Shhh! Shhh!
The secret's at your fingertips
It's Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips.

How do we make the meal you can't make at home? What makes our fish filets so crunchy? Our chips like French Fries outside and baked inside? We'll never tell!

There's a secret here tonight
Real good secret here tonight
Clap your h...

WLS Channel 7 - Fahey Flynn Presents Seven's Greetings (Part 1, 1972)

Views: 4933

Here's Part 1 of Fahey Flynn Presents: Seven's Greetings, a Christmas Eve special hosted by the legendary news anchor on WLS Channel 7.

This was transferred from the original 2" quad master tape (long since trashed) onto 3/4" Umatic, from which this transfer was made. The show was recorded on Tuesday, December 19th 1972.

Includes:

Very brief shot of EIA RS-189A color bars with 1 kHz tone, followed by countdown and display of slate marked: "...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Editorial Outtakes, "Speak Out" and Others (1979-80)

Views: 9884

Here's a set of outtakes from WMAQ Channel 5's editorial director Dillon Smith, plus a few "Speak Out" vox pops thrown in for good measure.

Includes:

Dillon counting down and introducing a "Speak Out" segment

A young woman in the 18-20 age range speaking about the legal drinking age (as a debate was raging about whether to raise the minimum age from 18 to 21)

An older man speaking about "turning it over to Picaxo"

Anot...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News (Pre-Show Break & Opening Excerpt, 1977)

Views: 4122

Here's the tail end of The ABC Monday Night Movie, a pre-show break, and the opening to Eyewitness News on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

Partial ABC promo for "How the West Was Won" (Part 2) (voiceover by Ernie Anderson)

Bumper for The ABC Monday Night Movie

Promo for Good Morning America featuring David Hartman and Paula - a two week old baby that they were going to monitor the progress of - I wonder how long that lasted? ...