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WGN Channel 9 - The Late Movie - "The Cocoanuts" (Opening & Break, 1987)

Views: 4888

Here's the opening moments and first commercial break of The Late Movie presentation of the Marx Brothers' first feature, "The Cocoanuts" (1929), on WGN Channel 9. This screening marked the last time WGN aired a Marx Brothers movie on New Year's Day. Includes:

WGN Station ID - with Bob Vorwald of WGN's sports department wishing everybody a happy holiday season (background music: "Deck the Halls" by Mannheim Steamroller)

The Late Movie CGI open wi...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness AM News with Jim Gibbons (1978)

Views: 1388

Here's an edition of Eyewitness AM News on WLS Channel 7 that aired within Good Morning America. The anchor of this edition was Jim Gibbons, and the items are as follows:

- Jay Levine reporting on the previous day's events in the trial of Nola Jean Weaver of Long Grove, accused of murdering her husband Larry in 1977; prosecutor Ann Regan's tales of sordid love affairs and Larry's beating his wife, shouting matches between prosecution and defense, and swinging moo...

The Underdog Show (Syndicated Version - Closing Credits)

Views: 1937

Some of my earliest WFLD Channel 32 memories were watching Underdog when it used to be on around 12 noon. I think I watched this after I came home from the half day of kindergarten or whatever it was.

Those cliffhanger endings were so thrilling to a small kid!

I also loved Tennessee Tuxedo and Chumley!

WGN Channel 9 - Miles Showcase Theatre - "The Maltese Falcon" (Commercial Break #2, 1973)

Views: 2029

Here's the second commercial break for the Miles Showcase Theatre presentation of the 1941 Humphrey Bogart movie "The Maltese Falcon" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Host Ray Rayner starts off by introducing a commercial for Alka-Seltzer, another in their series of ads along the lines of their "Spicy Meatball" and "I Can't Believe I Ate the Whole Thing" campaigns. In this example, a man at a dinner table assures his mother he's sure he's had enough. A color version of thi...

Commonwealth Edison - "Another Day" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1205

Here's a spot for Commonwealth Edison showing how electricity is vital to the operation of a factory - the Intermatic Company.

"Working For You"

(quality is a little spotty because this was at the very end of a tape before it ran out)

This aired on local Chicago TV early Monday, November 5th 1979.

WLS Channel 7 - Delta House - "The Legacy" (Opening & Break, 1979)

Views: 1909

Here's the opening and first commercial break for the premiere episode of the very short-lived series Delta House, "The Legacy," on WLS Channel 7.

The program was a spin-off of, and produced by the very same people (and studio) as, the 1978 box-office smash "National Lampoon's Animal House," with John Vernon reprising his role as Faber College's Dean Vernon Wormer from the said movie, as well as Stephen Furst as Kent Dorfman; Bruce McGill as Daniel Simpson Day; and James...

WFLD Channel 32 - Newscope - "The Blizzard of '67" and Other Stories (Part 4, 1967)

Views: 2079

Here's Part 4, the last part, of an edition of Newscope on WFLD Channel 32, anchored by Patrick Muldowney.

NOTE: This is the earliest footage currently known to exist of a WFLD broadcast (albeit via kinescope); the sound heard in the background on the right channel is of time code as heard on 3/4" Umatic tapes. (this is not our museum's transfer)

Includes:

Patrick Muldowney gives the weather report, with fair skies and temperatures t...

WBBM Channel 2 - Baker's Dozen (Opening & Break, 1982)

Views: 2100

Here's the opening and first commercial break for a short lived CBS series called "Baker's Dozen" on WBBM Channel 2. Includes:

WBBM News promo bumper with Don Craig - "Verdict in the Marquette 10 Bribery Trial"

Opening credits to Baker's Dozen - starring Ron Silver, Cindy Weintraub, Alan Weeks, Sam McMurray, Thomas Quinn, and Doris Belack as Captain Baker. The show only lasted 6 episodes, and this one - "Sauce for the Goose" was the last aired.

ABC Network - World News Tonight - "The Crash of Flight 191" (Part 3 - Non-Crash News, 1979)

Views: 1668

Here's Part 3 of a complete edition (with commercials) of ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings in London and Max Robinson in Washington (Frank Reynolds was on vacation), from the day of the worst air disaster in U.S. history, the crash of American Airlines Flight 191 just outside Chicago's O'Hare Airport. This segment has more of the non-crash news of the day. Featuring Dan Cordtz and Sam Donaldson. Includes:

Max Robinson introduces a report on the latest gove...