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WLS Channel 7 - The Sunday Afternoon Movie - "Born Free" (Commercial Break #1, 1981)

Views: 2398

Here's a complete commercial break from The Sunday Afternoon Movie presentation of "Born Free" on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

The Sunday Afternoon Movie bumper

Ginsu II steak knives commercial offer (main voiceover by Bill Silver)

Sabre Room banquet facilities (voiceover by Mike Rapchak?)

WLS-TV Editorial by Peter Desnoes (Vice-President and General Manager of WLS) about Taste of Chicago. (voiceover by Al Parker)

Gonzal...

WLS Channel 7 - Late Night Movie - "What's Up, Tiger Lily?" (Commercial Break, 1980)

Views: 3067

Here is a complete commercial break during the WLS Channel 7 Late Night Movie presentation of "What's Up, Tiger Lily?". Includes:

Late Night Movie bumper

The Oak Ridge Boys at the Sabre Room - One Night Only May 23rd 1980. (Voiceover by ??)

The Hangar Furniture Stores - 18230 South Torrence Avenue & 17500 South Harlem Avenue - "You Can Trust The Hangar To Save You More."

Community Family Centers (voiceover by Al Parker)

WLS Channel 7 - Late Night Movie - "A Woman Rebels" (Partial Commercial Break, 1980)

Views: 2423

Here's a partial commercial break for "A Woman Rebels" on the WLS Late Night Movie. (before the recording cut off) Includes:

WLS Late Night Movie bumper (in Black & White - do they not "switch back over" to color quickly enough? Or is this a recording artifact?) (Notice again the use of the later 3:00 Movie music despite the "Swirling Star" graphics)

Long Chevrolet's Long Tent Sale (Who the heck is this guy? Where's Timmy?)

Political Ad for App...

Son of Svengoolie - "The First Episode!" (1979)

Views: 9500

Here's something really great - the opening to the very first episode of Son of Svengoolie on WFLD Channel 32. Introduced in voiceover by Jerry G. Bishop (the original Svengoolie, 1970-1973), who passes the "torch" to Rich Koz.

The movie presented was "In the Year 2889". (marked down from $29.95. narf-narf-narf...)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, June 16th 1979. (at 8pm!)

WGN Channel 9 - Fright Night (Promo, 1986)

Views: 5262

Here's a promo for what must have been a very short-lived program on WGN Channel 9 - Fright Night - a horror and suspense movie show that was probably their attempt to revive the old Creature Features tradition. Aired Friday Nights at 11:30pm - sponsored by Budweiser.

"Terrifying stories from the supernatural, brought to you by Budweiser."

Voiceover by Merri Dee.

This aired on local Chicago TV in December 1986.

WFLD Channel 32 - Six O'Clock Movie - "Bumper Production Elements" (1978)

Views: 2724

Here's some neat behind-the-scenes stuff - some working production elements for what appear to be commercial bumpers for the Six O'Clock Movie on WFLD Channel 32. You can see this is essentially the same graphics as the opening we saw recently for the Six O'Clock Movie.

First we hear some of the bumper music, "K-Jee" by MFSB again ("bumper beds", says the box). Next some color bars, and then it looks li...

WSNS Channel 44 - Star Spangled Movie - "You're Telling Me!" (On-Screen ID #2, 197?)

Views: 685

Here is something extremely rare - some bumpers and on-screen station ID's during the "Star Spangled Movie" presentation of the W.C. Fields film "You're Telling Me!" on WSNS Channel 44.

It's too bad this person didn't go to the kitchen to make a sandwich - it would have been nice to have a complete bumper or commercial break.

The music during the bumper segments is interesting - also notice they fade it up slowly a good 5 seconds before the bumper begins, while t...

WSNS Channel 44 - Star Spangled Movie - "You're Telling Me!" (Bumper #4, 197?)

Views: 830

Here is something extremely rare - some bumpers and on-screen station ID's during the "Star Spangled Movie" presentation of the W.C. Fields film "You're Telling Me!" on WSNS Channel 44.

It's too bad this person didn't go to the kitchen to make a sandwich - it would have been nice to have a complete bumper or commercial break.

The music during the bumper segments is interesting - also notice they fade it up slowly a good 5 seconds before the bumper begins, while t...

WSNS Channel 44 - Star Spangled Movie - "You're Telling Me!" (Bumper #3, 197?)

Views: 852

Here is something extremely rare - some bumpers and on-screen station ID's during the "Star Spangled Movie" presentation of the W.C. Fields film "You're Telling Me!" on WSNS Channel 44.

It's too bad this person didn't go to the kitchen to make a sandwich - it would have been nice to have a complete bumper or commercial break.

The music during the bumper segments is interesting - also notice they fade it up slowly a good 5 seconds before the bumper begins, while t...