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WGN Channel 9 - G.I. Joe (Commercial Break #2, 1987)

Views: 4204

Here's another commercial break for an airing of G.I. Joe on WGN Channel 9. Quality's a little iffy, but this is the best I have right now. Includes:

G.I. Joe bumper
WGN-TV Tribune Broadcasting Company bumper
WGN Facts of Life promo
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe action figures
Laser Tag
Chicago Dental Society PSA with Willie Gault of the Chicago Bears
WGN-TV Chicagoland Calendar
G.I. Joe bumper

This aired ...

Son Of Svengoolie - "Angry at the Smurfs" (Break 10, Show #334 - Last Show)

Views: 2568

Here is break #10 of WFLD Channel 32's Son of Svengoolie presenting the movie "Supersonic Man". This was his last show, #334. :-(

Original Airdate: Saturday, January 25th 1986. (His final show taped on Wednesday, January 22nd 1986)

Includes:

"Angry at the Smurfs"

Starring Rich Koz as Son of Svengoolie. Also starring Doug Scharf as Doug Graves.

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News Brief With Mary Ann Childers (1981)

Views: 3841

Here is an Eyewitness News Brief with Mary Ann Childers on WLS Channel 7. Briefs include:

80 year old man arrested in mercy killing of his 79 year old wife.

The 2 year old son of Cook County State's Attorney Richard M. Daley dies (Kevin Daley).

Commercial: Oldsmobile - The Gallant Men of Olds.

Jay Levine's report on problems facing Chicago paramedics at 10.

Opening voiceover by Wayne Atkinson.

This aire...

Son of Svengoolie - "Studio Tour" (Break 5, Show #334 - Last Show)

Views: 2296

Here is break #5 of WFLD Channel 32's Son of Svengoolie presenting the movie "Supersonic Man". This was his last show, #334. :-(

Original Airdate: Saturday, January 25th 1986. (His final show taped on Wednesday, January 22nd 1986)

Includes:

"Studio Tour"

Starring Rich Koz as Son of Svengoolie. Also starring Doug Scharf as Doug Graves. You can also see Jim Barton in this clip.

WSNS Channel 44 - "The Mike Douglas Show" (Bumper Promo, 1977)

Views: 1038

Here's a quick bumper promo for The Mike Douglas Show airing on WSNS Channel 44 weekdays at 5pm starting Monday, April 18th 1977.

(I was able to date these clips exactly because it was recorded on the tape after the Superman episode that aired from April 10th to the 15th, and because this episode was preceeded by Spider-Man, so it must have aired on a Sunday but before the 18th)

Voiceover by Linda Frost.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sun...

WSNS Channel 44 - Popeye with Steve Hart (Ending, 1974)

Views: 488

Here's the ending segment of another rare surviving edition of Popeye with Steve Hart on WSNS Channel 44. This was from the original master tape. Includes:

CG VTR slate with tone and countdown - "VTR: 8I0 - Cut: 16 {which blinks on and off} - Air: Fri. 10/4 - "Popeye" - Dir. M.T. - Eng. P.Mc."

Steve, Little K and Captain Salty saying their goodbyes. As the music is played in the background, Steve's voiceover is heard promoting Spider-Man which fo...

Eagle Discount Supermarkets - "Tis the Season to Be Merry" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1377

Here's a Christmas commercial for the now-defunct Eagle Discount Stores, with offers for fresh fruit baskets and Eagle holiday gift certificates, available in any amount and redeemable for any item. Features the man with the white beard and red suit at the end, holding the basket of fruit.

This commercial is the same as shown here the following year, the only difference being in the lower-third text (and ...

The 24 Days of Christmas - "England" with Michael Caine (1979)

Views: 1454

Here's another installment from the recurring 24 Days of Christmas one-minute featurettes, here with Michael Caine (just a few short years away from becoming "The Hardest Working Man in Hollywood") describing the Christmas traditions in England (five years before WBBM Channel 2's Bob Wallace travelled all the way there to find them out in person). Caine starts off by invoking the names of key characters from Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" before listing holiday traditions that d...

WFLD Channel 32 - The Addams Family - #2 (Break #1, 1971)

Views: 1669

Here's the full Commercial Break #1 (in black and white) from a different episode of The Addams Family on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Charms Big lollipops (better quality than previously posted)

McDonald's - "A Trip To McDonald's Land" (1970 Copyright)

Shamrock Shakes from McDonald's - Just For The Fun Of It! (I think it's a 1971 copyright) (with Shamrock Shake slate and voiceover - who's the announcer?) (actor sounds like the voice of the guy tha...