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WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 - "Maury Povich" (Short Promos, 1976/77)

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Here are two short promos for the coming arrival of Maury Povich as co-anchor with Ron Hunter of the 4:30pm and 6pm editions of NewsCenter5 on WMAQ Channel 5. The first features Broadway star Carol Channing, the second Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (D-Minnesota), each giving testimonials about what effect Mr. Povich will have on Chicago viewers. (It would be another decade, however, before Maury would have a major effect on the rest of the country.)

These aired on local C...

WCIU Channel 26 - Hellenic Theater (Part 1, 1978?)

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Here is Part 1 of a segment from Hellenic Theater on WCIU Channel 26.

"If you lived in Chicago and spoke Greek, or had a relative who did you knew who Bobby Papademus was. Bobby was a mainstay of Greek radio in Chicago.

One of WCIU's first independent "ethnic" producers, Bobby entertained Chicago's Greek audience for many years on Sunday nights at 7pm with Hellenic Theater. Mostly a music show with talent from Chicago's many Greek nightclubs, the show was d...

WCIU Channel 26 - Hellenic Theater (Part 2, 1978?)

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Here is Part 2 of a segment from Hellenic Theater on WCIU Channel 26.

"If you lived in Chicago and spoke Greek, or had a relative who did you knew who Bobby Papademus was. Bobby was a mainstay of Greek radio in Chicago.

One of WCIU's first independent "ethnic" producers, Bobby entertained Chicago's Greek audience for many years on Sunday nights at 7pm with Hellenic Theater. Mostly a music show with talent from Chicago's many Greek nightclubs, the show was d...

Alberto VO5 Hair Spray With Rula Lenska (Commercial, 1979)

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Here's a commercial for Alberto VO5 hair spray with English television and theater "star" Rula Lenska. Also features an Alberto-Culver Silver Anniversary Sweepstakes offer at end where you can win $25,000 in Tiffany money (?)

Relevant Factoid: Son of Svengoolie loved to use her name as a punchline many times, especially in the early years of the show.

"Offer ends August 11, 1979."

This aired on local Chicago TV early Tuesday, February 20th ...

WFLD Channel 32 - All in the Family (Bumpers, 1981)

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Here are two more examples of the old WFLD Field-style Zoomin' bumpers that I edited together - this time for All in the Family on WFLD Channel 32, both of which have a snippet of the closing theme "Remembering You" (written by series star Carroll O'Connor and Roger Kellaway). The first bumper has a still of Archie (O'Connor) and Edith (Jean Stapleton), and the second has a still of Archie and Edith with Mike (Rob Reiner) and Gloria (Sally Struthers); both stills date to the mid-1970'...

WCIU Channel 26 - Hellenic Theater (Part 3 - Last, 1978?)

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Here is Part 3, the last part, of a segment from Hellenic Theater on WCIU Channel 26.

"If you lived in Chicago and spoke Greek, or had a relative who did you knew who Bobby Papademus was. Bobby was a mainstay of Greek radio in Chicago.

One of WCIU's first independent "ethnic" producers, Bobby entertained Chicago's Greek audience for many years on Sunday nights at 7pm with Hellenic Theater. Mostly a music show with talent from Chicago's many Greek nightclubs...

WGN Channel 9 - WGN Thursday Night Movie - "Death Rathe 2000" (1983)

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Here's the ending of the WGN Thursday Night Movie presentation of "The Mackintosh Man" with a humorous voiceover preview for tomorrow night's movie.

Apparently, Clif Mercer wasn't the only one who sounded like this at times. ;-)

(and no, The Mackintosh Man did *not* star Justin Long) ;-)

Voiceover by Paul Rogers.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, July 7th 1983 at a little before 9pm.

Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Show #5 - More Mort Sahl" (1972?)

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Here's a segment from Screaming Yellow Theater - the original Svengoolie, which aired on WFLD Channel 32 from 1970-1973. Svengoolie was played by Jerry G. Bishop.

With no clapboard segments, we can only guess that this was Break #2 (from "Show #5") - although on these master tapes sometimes they didn't save all of the breaks, so this could be Break #3 or Break #4 for all we know. This one again features comedian Mort Sahl sitting down and making some humorous topical comments...

WBBM Channel 2 - A Merry Olde Christmas (Part 1, 1984)

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Here's Part 1 of A Merry Olde Christmas, a look at Christmas celebrations in and around London, England that was hosted by Bob Wallace and aired on WBBM Channel 2. From the original master tape. Includes:

CG opening slate: "A Merry Olde Christmas - Rec. 12/21/84 - P.B. 12/22/84" (set in Serifa Bold, a serif font used by CBS News and its owned stations for lower-third super text on newscasts during this period)

Bob Wallace opening the program by w...