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WGN Channel 9 - Creature Features - "The Wolf Man" [Closing Re-Creation] (1970-1976)

Views: 5700

Here is a re-creation (not original) of the closing of the legendary Creature Features program on WGN Channel 9. Normally I don't approve of re-creations, but since this is such an important piece of Chicago TV history, and since such scant authentic material exists for this program (only off-air audio recordings and a "gag" type promo that was made for an old WGN Sales Department presentation) - I figured this was worth an exception.

It's a shame that no authentic off-...

WGN Channel 9 - Creature Features - "The Wolf Man" [Opening Re-Creation] (1970-1976)

Views: 14951

Here is a re-creation (not original) of the opening of the legendary Creature Features program on WGN Channel 9. Normally I don't approve of re-creations, but since this is such an important piece of Chicago TV history, and since such scant authentic material exists for this program (only off-air audio recordings and a "gag" type promo that was made for an old WGN Sales Department presentation) - I figured this was worth an exception.

It's a shame that no authentic off-...

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 At 10pm (Promo, 1977)

Views: 3978

Here is a two-minute, awesomely overdone promo (in that 70s way) for WMAQ Channel 5's NewsCenter5 At 10pm, starting off with a space motif and a laser-style lightning bolt traveling around the world and then back to Chicago ("From the stars to the planets, from Chicago to the ends of the earth" - voiceover by Brad Crandall), to promote "a new age of electronic journalism" (a reference to the adoption of video-based ENG) and the resources of NBC News. Some of the clips (of news events within ...

Dungeons & Dragons - "Products Of Your Imagination" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2156

Here's a cool partially animated commercial for the Dungeons and Dragons role-playing game by TSR.

Voiceover by the inimitable Ken Nordine.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 20th 1983.

Don't Tip The Waiter (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 4145

Here's a commercial for the board game Don't Tip the Waiter - by Colorforms.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, September 9th 1981.

Parker Brothers - Clue (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1389

Here's a commercial for the classic board game "Clue" by Parker Brothers.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, October 28th 1979.

Numbers Up By Milton Bradley (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 737

Here's a commercial for the Numbers Up game by Milton Bradley.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 23rd 1981.

Pacific Stereo - "Go Bears!" (Commercial, 1986)

Views: 824

Here's a commercial for Pacific Stereo featuring a whale and promoting excitement over the Bears' Super Bowl appearance.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 24th 1986. (Two days before the big game!)

WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "Night of the Blood Monster" (Ending Excerpt, 1982)

Views: 1721

Here is an excerpt from the ending of the Son of Svengoolie presentation of "Night of the Blood Monster" on WFLD Channel 32. This was Episode #168.

Sven says, "See you at Amlings..." - must have been one of his appearances for the Halloween season.

Credits:

Son of Svengoolie

Starring Rich Koz
Written and Produced by Rich Koz and Joe Oher
Directed by Joe Oher
Studio Supervisor - Russ Hunt
Stage Manager - P...