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Way to Go! Special (Part 1, 1980)

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Here is Part 1 of the Field Communications produced Way to Go! Special - an hour long (compilation?) showcase of some special kids and what they do. Has a lot of nice little slices of late seventies life as a kid. :-) The tape was dated May of 1980. My contact says that only a few of these "Specials" were made. Like I said, I'm not sure if these were compilations of segments shown on the regular Way to Go program, or if they were specifically produced for these specials. I am pretty sur...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News - "Something Special" (Promo #1, 1981)

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Here's a promo for the Eyewitness News team on WLS Channel 7. Featuring Fahey Flynn, Larry Moore, Joel Daly, and Mary Ann Childers - they were truly something special.

"Seven's On Your Side"

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

KXTX Channel 39 [Dallas-Fort Worth, TX] - Star Trek - "Arena" (Technical Difficulties Moment, 1979)

Views: 1775

Here's an excerpt from an airing of an episode of the original Star Trek series on KXTX Channel 39 in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (then owned by the Christian Broadcasting Network, now owned by Telemundo - and thus, a sister station to our own WSNS Channel 44, hence a six-degrees-of-separation Chicago connection).

After the station ID/"Next" promo (voiceover by ??), they start right off the bat with a misthreaded presentation (from the 16mm film projector) of the episode "Aren...

Way to Go! Special (Part 2, 1980)

Views: 392

Here is Part 2 of the Field Communications produced Way to Go! Special - an hour long (compilation?) showcase of some special kids and what they do. Has a lot of nice little slices of late seventies life as a kid. :-) The tape was dated May of 1980. My contact says that only a few of these "Specials" were made. Like I said, I'm not sure if these were compilations of segments shown on the regular Way to Go program, or if they were specifically produced for these specials. I am pretty sure thi...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News - "Something Special" (Promo #2, 1981)

Views: 3236

Here's another "Seven's On Your Side" promo for the Eyewitness News team on WLS Channel 7. Featuring Fahey Flynn, Jay Levine, Kim Peterson, Diane Allen, Joel Daly and Mary Ann Childers - they were truly something special.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, March 14th 1981.

WBBM Channel 2 - How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Excerpts, 1975)

Views: 3575

Here's some surviving excerpts of the 1975 airing of a holiday perennial, the animated adaptation of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas on WBBM Channel 2. Includes:

A more complete "Season's Greetings" WBBM Station ID, with the same bumper slide as on here (voiceover by ??) - followed by CBS "bong"

Animated "A CBS Special Presentation" bumper

Opening titles of <...

Golden Bear Restaurants - "Gold Rush Special" (Commercial, 1982)

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Here's a quick 10 second spot for another long-defunct chain of Chicagoland (and elsewhere?) eateries - Golden Bear Restaurants. This ad is advertising their "Gold Rush Special" - steak and eggs for $3.95.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Monday, November 15th 1982.

WMAQ Channel 5 - On Q - "Spirit of '80 Marathon" (Part 2, 1980)

Views: 1930

In honor of today's Chicago Marathon, here's a marathon of a different flavor - the "Spirit of '80 (Dance) Marathon" as part of the 'On Q' program on WMAQ Channel 5. Features a live preview of the disco dance marathon at the club Faces (on Rush Street) the following day, for the cause of Special Olympics. With hosts Terry Burhans and Mike Leiderman. This part features:

Interview with actor Forrest Tucker (of F Troop fame) by Terry Burhans

Interview with...

AT&T - "Happy Holidays" (Commercial, 1985)

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Here's a Happy Holiday's commercial for AT&T.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 10th 1985.