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WMAQ Channel 5 - "The Wizard of Oz" (Commercial Break #2, 1973)
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Here's a second surviving commercial break for the 1973 airing of the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" (starring Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley and Bert Lahr) on WMAQ Channel 5. This was the seventh airing of this classic by NBC, which held the rights from 1967 to 1975. (Among the fare preempted this evening: The Wonderful World of Disney.) Includes:
Commercial: McDonald's - with a mother and her children driving to have a meal after her husband bids them goodbye ...
WLS Channel 7 - ABC Movie Special - "Rudolph and Frosty" (Opening, 1981)
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Fuzzy Claus returns with his yearly bagful of Christmas-themed goodies!!!!
Here's the opening moments of the ABC Movie Special presentation of Rankin/Bass' "Rudolph and Frosty" (originally released in 1979 as "Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July," per IMDb) on WLS Channel 7. (NOTE: At the start of this clip, there is some "channel-surfing" (or more accurately commercial/pre-show c...
WMAQ Channel 5 - Chicago Sizzlin' - The 31st Annual Chicago Emmy Awards (Part 4, 1989)
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Here's Part 4 of the 31st Annual Chicago Emmy Awards broadcast, titled Chicago Sizzlin'.
This part features Steve Rashid and the Pork Pie Orchestra performing "Unchain My Heart," Mark Giangreco, Joan Esposito, Mark Schaefer, and Brian Roland.
Mr. Schaefer won in the "Entertainment - Single Program" category for Schaefer's Place: The First Anniversary Show on WBBM Channel 2, and Mr. Roland won in the "Entertainment Program - Series" category for S...
WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Bride of Frankenstein" (Break #7, 1983)
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Here's the seventh commercial break for the Son of Svengoolie presentation of the 1935 film "Bride of Frankenstein" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:
Sven, from the monitor, showing various photos and artworks he got before going off on vacation, including a monster where you can only see his eyes and blood-soaked mouth, and a drawing of Sven and his cast from the 1st Santa Cruz Unfit Movie & Music Award (SCUMM), sent by Tommy Greenvale(?) - ends with "Thank You" song from S...
WBBM Channel 2 - Channel 2 News - Walter's Perspective - "Nancy On Blacks" (1980)
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Here's a Perspective from anchor Walter Jacobson, from the 6pm edition of Channel 2 News on WBBM Channel 2.
In this op-ed, Walter starts off by bringing up the influence and impact of First Ladies and other relatives on recent Presidential elections (citing then-current First Lady Rosalynn Carter and her brother-in-law Billy), before going to the role Nancy Reagan is playing on behalf of her husband, Ronald Reagan, in the 1980 Presidential campaign (with a still o...
WFLD Channel 32 - Monstrous Movie - "Calling Dr. Death" (Ending, 1982)
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Here is the ending (preceded by the tail end of a commercial break featuring an ad for the AAA Chicago Motor Club) for the WFLD Channel 32 Monstrous Movie presentation of "Calling Dr. Death" [1943].
The ending only consists of a voiceover promo for what was coming up next - Son of Svengoolie featuring, "Die, Monster, Die!".
Previous to this we saw another example of the revised Monstrous Movie...
Way to Go! with Dr. Don (Episode 1, Part 3, 1979)
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Here is yet another version of the Way to Go! program produced by Field Communications - this one hosted by none other than Doctor Donald D. Rose (Dr. Don!). He of course was the voiceover guy for kid's programs on Field Stations including Super Cartoon Sunrise, Lunchtime Fun, and Afternoon Fun - which included shows such as Woody Woodpecker, Popeye, Tom & Jerry, The Flintstones, The Banana Splits, The Great Space Coaster, The Little Rascals, etc...
This is Part 2 of what I bel...
WMAQ Channel 5 - newsfive - "Streaking" (1974)
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Here's a segment of the ending portion of newsfive with legendary anchor Floyd Kalber (a.k.a. "The Big Tuna") on WMAQ Channel 5, from the height of the "streaking" craze in 1974. Also features weatherman Harry Volkman. Includes:
Outro of weather report by Harry Volkman, who mentions the temperature at 57 degrees - which Floyd characterizes as "not weather for streaking," whi...
WBFF Channel 45 (Baltimore, MD) - Captain Chesapeake (Opening & Excerpts, 1979)
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Not from Chicago, but still interesting nonetheless, here's the opening moments of the children's series Captain Chesapeake on WBFF Channel 45 in Baltimore, MD.
The show ran from 1971 to 1990, with George A. Lewis playing the title role.
Includes:
Station ID slide (voiceover by ??)
Opening title sequence, explaining how he came to be Captain Chesapeake, with film of him swimming to shore before cutting to the title slide and...