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Pontiac Grand Prix - "Like a Rich Man's Car" (Commercial, 1978)

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Here's a local-themed commercial for the Pontiac Grand Prix, with chauffeur "Roberts" (played by George Womack, who died in 1983 at age 61) driving the car in and around Chicago, and explaining how it looks and drives "like a rich man's car" but doesn't cost like one. Also featuring Dan Henrick as the car's owner. Ends with a shot of the Grand Prix going through one of the Chicago highways and the message: "See the Guys with Pontiaction, and Price Our Grand Prix - Chicagoland and Northern I...

Activision - Pitfall! With Jack Black (Commercial, 1983)

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Here's a commercial for the videogame Pitfall! by Activision and featuring at the beginning a very young-looking appearance of the actor Jack Black - rockin' the pith helmet.

That girl at the end - I remember her from Twilight Zone: The Movie too - but I know she's been in lots of other stuff from the time period.

Available at: Walgreen's and Video Etc.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, October 30th 1983.

WMAQ Channel 5 - Chicago Sizzlin' - The 31st Annual Chicago Emmy Awards (Part 12, 1989)

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Here's Part 12 (the last part) of the 31st Annual Chicago Emmy Awards broadcast, titled Chicago Sizzlin'.

This part features Jonathon Brandmeier ("Johnny B") and The Leisure Suits performing "I've Got Nothin' to Say" and "Sweet Home Chicago," (with Buzz Kilman blowin' harp!) with the Emmy winners joining him on the stage at the end. (You can see producer Keith Stras at one point)

Credits:

Produced by Bobbi Clark, Carol Cooling Kopp

Hot Fudge Show (Part 3, 1974)

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Here's Part 3 of an episode of the Hot Fudge Show - which was produced in Detroit but also aired all over the country, including Chicago on WFLD, WSNS, and WLS, at various times during the 70's and early 80's.

This segment features another sketch with Arte Johnson and the Mitts and the Hot Fudge Newsreel Show featuring a visit to a paper-making plant.

Despite what the IMDB entry and Wikipedia entries say, the show began in 1974, as this episode is from that year ...

WFLD Channel 32 - The Best of Groucho (Bumper #2, 1979)

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Here's another bumper for The Best of Groucho on WFLD Channel 32. The video is the same as on the other bumper from the same period, except here the opening notes of the show's theme, "Hooray for Captain Spaulding," are played.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 4th 1979 during the 9:30pm to 10pm timeframe.

WFLD Channel 32 - America 2 Night (Bumper Excerpts #1, 1978)

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Here's a brief glimpse at a couple commercial bumpers from America 2 Night on WFLD Channel 32 from 1978 - still featuring the Kaiser-era logo.

The first one, before it gets cut off, features the zooming show name and WFLD logo - an effect they used for many years on a variety of shows.

The second one, sounds like it has a special ID voiceover by Martin Mull made specifically for WFLD - sure sounds like his voice to me, anyway.

This aired on local...

Viacom - "Special Delivery" (1984)

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Here's a "Special Delivery From Viacom" logo animation that aired at the end of the Twilight Zone Silver Anniversary special. I don't think I've ever seen this one before. Certainly a vast improvement in tone over the grim "V of Doom".

(I don't know if the audio's a bit wobbly or it's supposed to sound like that)

Nowadays about the only "Special Delivery" people usually get from Viacom is...

WFLD Channel 32 - A V*E*R*Y Special Month Of M*A*S*H (Promo, 1983)

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Here's a promo for "A V*E*R*Y Special Month of M*A*S*H" on WFLD Channel 32. These were selected episodes with (as I recall) an introduction by a cast member, in honor of the ending of the show.

Voiceover by Jim Barton.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, February 23rd 1983.

WFLD Channel 32 - The BJ & Dirty Dragon Show (Part 5, 1972)

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Here's Part 5 of a rare surviving edition of Bill Jackson's The BJ & Dirty Dragon Show on WFLD Channel 32. This was from the original 2" quadruplex master tape. Includes:

Wally still looking for Weird, and B.J. hoping that he didn't go into that old house - whereupon the Box plays "Taps." B.J. then starts to draw a picture of "Mr. Mean," starting with the eyes, eyebrows, nose and mouth, before we cut to Dr. Doompuss inside the house and going into the room where Weird...