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WSNS Channel 44 - TV44 Sports Spotlight with Jim Durham - "The San Diego Chicken, Pre-Demolition" (Part 3, 1979)

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Here's a special and rare treat for the 35th Anniversary of the infamous "Disco Demolition" event! (please excuse the ghosty picture quality and buzzy audio)

Includes:

Part 3 of the TV44 Sports Spotlight with Jim Durham, with the San Diego Chicken (a.k.a. Ted Giannoulas) as guest, as aired on WSNS Channel 44 just before the first game of a proposed doubleheader with the Detroit Tigers that was followed by the infamous "Disco Demolition Night." Inc...

Atari Home Computers - Kiosk Videodisc Presentation (Part 2, 1982)

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Here's Part 2 of an interesting time capsule - the presentation from a videodisc that ran on an in-store kiosk display to demonstrate the Atari Home Computer. This was around the time of Dragon's Lair and other laserdisc games which made the medium very popular for encorporating with computers.

The label on the laserdisc says "E.R.I.C. POP". I know POP stands for Point of Purchase - not sure about the ERIC part.

Starring Brooke Alderson as "The Mom" (not sure of ...

Atari Home Computers - Kiosk Videodisc Presentation (Part 1, 1982)

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Here's Part 1 of an interesting time capsule - the presentation from a videodisc that ran on an in-store kiosk display to demonstrate the Atari Home Computer. This was around the time of Dragon's Lair and other laserdisc games which made the medium very popular for encorporating with computers.

The label on the laserdisc says "E.R.I.C. POP". I know POP stands for Point of Purchase - not sure about the ERIC part.

Starring Brooke Alderson as "The Mom" (not sure o...

Atari Home Computers - Kiosk Videodisc Presentation (Part 3, 1982)

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Here's Part 3, the last part, of an interesting time capsule - the presentation from a videodisc that ran on an in-store kiosk display to demonstrate the Atari Home Computer. This was around the time of Dragon's Lair and other laserdisc games which made the medium very popular for encorporating with computers.

The label on the laserdisc says "E.R.I.C. POP". I know POP stands for Point of Purchase - not sure about the ERIC part.

Starring Brooke Alderson as "The Mo...

WSNS Channel 44 - Dinah! & Friends (Excerpt) (Part 2, 1980)

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Here's Part 2 of an excerpt from an episode of Dinah! & Friends on WSNS Channel 44 with the cast of Eight Is Enough. Includes:

Benny Goodman - "The King of Swing" record offer (main voiceover by Jack Sterling, ending voiceover by Jack Reynolds)

WSNS promo for The Rookies (voiceover by Mal Wyman)

WSNS Gong Show promo (voiceover by Don Ferris)

WSNS NHL Game of the Week bumper promo (voiceover by Linda Frost...

Count Chocula & Franken Berry Cereals - "Super Bubble Offer" (Commercial, 1980)

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Here's a commercial for Count Chocula and Franken Berry cereals from General Mills which starts off with the Count and the monster shooting baskets in a game of basketball, and featuring an offer for four pieces of Super Bubble bubble gum in specially marked boxes of Count Chocula, Franken Berry and Boo Berry.

(c) 1980 General Mills, Inc.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 28th 1980.

WCFL AM 1000 - "Hot Ticket" (Commercial, 1981)

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Here's another commercial for WCFL AM 1000 during its "This Is It" days, this one featuring a promotion in coordination with White Hen Pantry stores for a "Hot Ticket" scratch-off game where you could win $1000, or prizes like a Hawaiian vacation or a new car.

Voiceover by Dave Martin, who was WCFL's program director at the time. He later held the same job at WCLR, and voiced this commercial, too.

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WFLD Channel 32 - The Koz Zone - "It's a Wonderful Cliche" (Part 2, 1989)

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Here is Part 2 of a funny holiday themed sketch from The Koz Zone - "It's a Wonderful Cliche". Features:

- Uncle Beelzebub presenting the rebus puzzle game "Win, Lose, or Drawl..." (with Jim Barton voiceover as one of the people guessing)

- Parody of a bad infomercial pitchman (The "Money-Makin' Seminar" guy...wish I could remember his name) (or maybe I don't)

This is from Episode 22, which featured the movie "The Champ".

This aire...

Large Size Boba Fett & Darth Vader Action Figures By Kenner (Commercial, 1979)

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Here's a commercial for the 12" large-size Star Wars Action figures of Boba Fett and Darth Vader - by Kenner. Interesting, since Boba Fett hadn't even been introduced as a character until Friday, November 17th 1978. (the date of the airing of the Star Wars Holiday Special)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, November 12th 1979.