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The Best Of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Record Offer, 1981)

Views: 7213

Here's a fun record offer for The Best of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles.

"Hey, Do you know Smokey Robinson and The Miracles?"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, February 1st 1981.

Showbiz Pizza Place - "New Sandwiches" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 5306

Here's a commercial for Showbiz Pizza advertising their new deli sandwich offerings. (Pizza? Nah - give me a sandwich...) ? Come for the Pizza, Stay For the Fun!

Locations: Darien - Bloomingdale - Arlington Heights

"I'll Bet That Bizza Tastes Goooood!"

This aired on either Saturday, May 8th 1982 or Sunday, May 9th 1982.

WMAQ Channel 5 - "V" (Bumper, 1985)

Views: 2633

Here's a bumper for "V" the series, with an onscreen station ID for WMAQ Channel 5. Notice that this one is slightly different and a little shorter than the one without the Station ID.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, February 8th 1985.

WLAK FM Stereo 94 - "All Music, All the Time" (Commercial, 1974)

Views: 1522

Here's a commercial for WLAK FM Stereo 94, spotlighting beautiful music all day and all night.

"So beautiful, it's become the sixth Great Lake."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, January 12th 1974 during the 6pm to 6:30pm timeframe.

Old MacDonald's Farm (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 3779

Here's a commercial for Old MacDonald's Farm - part of the 3 Worlds of Fun in Dundee, Illinois. (The others being Coney Island and Santa's Village)

Featuring Tommy Lasorda as Old MacDonald. (kidding)

With Merri Dee doing the voiceover.

This aired on local Chicago TV in September of 1977.

WBBM Channel 2 - "Have Your Children Done Their Homework?" (Station ID, 1979)

Views: 2051

Here's a station ID slide from WBBM Channel 2 with the "Project Learning" logo and a voiceover message (by Bob Carrington) asking if your children had done their homework yet. This is followed by the "CBS Bong".

This was along the lines of such famous top-of-hour messages as this one from WNEW (now WNYW) Channel 5 in New York (future sister station to our own WFLD Channel 32) that asked (and still asks) ever...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Beyond the Time Barrier" (Ending, 1986)

Views: 788

Here's the ending moments of the Son Of Svengoolie presentation (Show #333) of the 1960 film "Beyond the Time Barrier" on WFLD Channel 32.

Includes:

Ending moments of film

Commercial offer for Money magazine (main voiceover by ??)

Sven (Rich Koz) previewing next week's film, "The Devil Within Her" (1975), starring Joan Collins, then about to do a joke about polar bears at the Lincoln Park Zoo while the doorbell rings - and the...

WTVO Channel 17 - "Snow Scene" (Station ID Slide, 1976)

Views: 4138

Here's a rare Station ID and slide from WTVO Channel 17.

Voiceover by Bob Kevern.

"Bob was the weather man and did most of the booth announcing. Bob also introduced the weather window, with shots of citizens waving at the camera. Bruce Richardson anchored the news and was a wonderful person. Bob Lewis did the sports and had a loose casual style. If Ernie Banks dropped in - he was on the air. Those were good times." - Ted Schwandt

This aired on l...

WFLD Channel 32 - The Monkees (Ending Credits, 1980)

Views: 2949

Here are the ending credits to The Monkees on WFLD Channel 32 featuring a voiceover by Dr. Don as he announces Romper Room with Miss Sally coming up next, followed by Summer Lunchtime Fun with Lost in Space at 11am, Underdog at Noon, and Tennessee Tuxedo at 12:30pm.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, July 3rd 1980 at a little before 9am.