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Son of Svengoolie - "MisteRobber's Neighborhood" (Break 11, Show #334 - Last Show)

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Here is break #11 of WFLD Channel 32's Son of Svengoolie presenting the movie "Supersonic Man". This was his last show, #334. :-(

Includes:

"MisteRobber's Neighborhood", a parody of the Mr. Rogers' show, which was done well before Eddie Murphy's SNL parody.

(NOTE: Full Version in excellent quality is here!)

Starring Rich Koz as MisteRobber.

R/Greenberg Associates - "Demo Reel" (1979?)

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Here's a demo reel from R/Greenberg Associates (now known as R/GA Media Group Inc.), which was a New York-based graphic production house that worked in film with animation and live-action effects.

This came from a 3/4" Umatic tape that was kept by Cathy Mustari, art director for WFLD Channel 32 from 1974 to the late '80's, from a time when the station was actively shopping for production houses to handle their graphics for opens/closes, bumpers, promos, etc.

Incl...

WFLD Channel 32 - Sunday Showcase (Break #3, 1986)

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Here is break #3 of WFLD Channel 32's Sunday Showcase airing of The Invisible Man. This aired on Sunday May 25th 1986. Includes:

Pulsar Watches

Pine Sol

Opryland USA Passport

Kingsford with Mesquite (Ken Nordine voice over)

Dominick's Finer Foods

Sunday Showcase bumper (with Jim Barton voice over)

MGM Musicals Great Musicals

Pearle Vision Center

Eckrich Fran...

WCIU Channel 26 - Eddie Korosa's Polka Party (Part 3, 1978)

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Here's Part 3 of the oldest Polka Party episode that I've been able to find so far. Includes:

Irene introduces "The Polish Millionaire" - Marion Slotez (?) and he says a few words during which there is a short audio problem

Linda Korosa introduces some couples who are celebrating an anniversary - Kathryn and Leo Kuss (sp?) and Jo and Al Borocky (sp?) (man these names are hard)

EKJ does the "Just Because Polka"

Commercial: Pticek and...

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 - "Chicagofest '81" (1981)

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Here's a segment from the 10pm NewsCenter5 telecast on WMAQ Channel 5 with a look at Chicagofest '81. Featuring Chuck Henry, Warner Saunders, Barry Bernson, and Linda Yu at the end.

Chaka Khan is shown performing, and then Barry Bernson takes us on a tour of the video game area with over 200 machines, and a look at Williams Electronics, the company that created Defender - at 3401 North California, and then Midway Manufacturing in Franklin Park - responsible for producing Pac-...

Son of Svengoolie - "Cancelled" (Break 8, Show #334 - Last Show)

Views: 3442

Here is break #8 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:

"Cancelled" - featuring Doug Scharf (as Doug Graves) on lead trumpet, with Jim Barton on backup trumpet.

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

WSNS Channel 44 - Get Smart (Promo, 1978)

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Here's a promo for Get Smart on WSNS Channel 44. This features clips from a two-part episode, "A Man Called Smart," with the scene of Max shooting a door from Part 2 which originally aired on the NBC Network on April 15th 1967, while the scene with him in a stretcher came from Part 1 which originally aired on April 8th 1967.

Main voiceover by Vic Roby (from original NBC network promo as from the above original airdate). Ending voiceover by Don Ferris.

Th...

WFLD Channel 32 - Mission: Impossible - "Break!" (Ending, 1977)

Views: 2889

Here's another quick little gem - the ending to Mission: Impossible on WFLD Channel 32 from back in the Kaiser Broadcasting days! Includes:

Voiceover preview for Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman coming up next, by Bud Kelly.

A quick flash of the Kaiser Broadcasting Company ID that no one has seen for 32 years! Too bad it's not complete - you can hear a snippet of some music that they played over it - sounds weird, I wonder what it was? (By the way, the little bit of...

WBBM Channel 2 - Newsbreak with John Drummond (1978)

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Here's a Newsbreak update on WBBM Channel 2 featuring the venerable Chicago newsman John "Bulldog" Drummond. Includes:

"This is CBS" 'Eye' Station ID.

September heatwave continues with today being the hottest day of 1978.

Police discover body of unidentified man in the trunk of a car at O'Hare airport. (Long Term Parking?)

Board of Elections rules that Governor Thompson's tax limit referendum will be on the November ballot.
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