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Tuffy Mufflers With Jimmy The Greek - "It's A Sure Thing" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 4843

Here's a commercial for Tuffy Mufflers (They're known as Tuffy Auto Service Centers now) featuring the former sports broadcaster and odds maker, Jimmy the Greek.

This aired on local Detroit TV on Tuesday, May 9th 1978. (Not Chicago TV, but still cool!)

The Incredible Shrinking Woman (Trailer For TV, 1981)

Views: 1993

Here's a theatrical movie trailer for TV for the movie "The Incredible Shrinking Woman".

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 23rd 1981.

Mountain Family Robinson (Trailer For TV, 1981)

Views: 3446

Here's a quick theatrical movie trailer for TV for the movie "Mountain Family Robinson.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 23rd 1981.

Scanners (Trailer For TV, 1981)

Views: 2211

Here's a quick theatrical movie trailer for TV for the movie "Scanners".

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 23rd 1981.

WISN Channel 12 - Movie 12 - "Penny Serenade" (Opening, 1980)

Views: 3693

Here's the opening to the Movie 12 presentation of "Penny Serenade" on WISN Channel 12 in Milwaukee.

Includes "Alcoholism: The Family Destroyer" PSA slide from "Project Eye Opener" at the beginning.

The movie open music is "Manhattan Skyline" by David Shire off the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack album.

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Milwaukee TV early Tuesday, January 1st 1980 at about 12 midnight. (Not Chicago TV, but still c...

WTTW Channel 11 - Movie Eleven - "Dr. Who" (Intermission Ending, 1976)

Views: 2613

Here's the ending of an Intermission during Movie Eleven's presentation of the Doctor Who story "The Claws of Axos". We see just a smidge of a WTTW ID slide and the ending of Don Ferris' voiceover and a Movie Eleven Intermission slide before they fade up with Part 3.

Previous to this we saw the opening with the snazzy music from the same broadcast.

Voiceover by Don Ferris.

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WBBM Channel 2 - Escapade (Opening, 1978)

Views: 3499

Here's the opening for the pilot of a short-lived spinoff series of the Avengers called "Escapade" on WBBM Channel 2. Preceeded by the ending of a "The 10 O'Clock News" bumper promo followed by the CBS Special spinning graphic. The episode was entitled "i thought it was someone i knew"

"A Quinn Martin Production"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, May 19th 1978 at 9pm.

Texaco - "World Trade Center" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2205

Here's a now haunting commercial for Texaco that features someone running up the stairs of the World Trade Center to get to the roof. You also get to see some shots of the exterior.

I wonder if the guy who was in this commercial thought about it on that date 21 years later.

"Working to keep your trust"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, February 3rd 1980 at a little past 7pm.

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 at 10pm - "Teacher's Strike" (Opening, 1980)

Views: 4364

Here is the opening and first 8 minutes or so of NewsCenter 5 at 10pm on WMAQ Channel 5. Features Paul Hogan reporting at a live news conference at the Conrad Hilton, Rich Samuels, Linda Yu, Mike Jackson, and a brief glimpse in the opening of Terry Burhans and Mike Leiderman. June Massell is also seen at the end in the introduction to another story about a contract for Chicago firefighters.

Preceded by a quick bumper promo for Mary Tyler Moore - weekdays at 4pm. (voiceover b...