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Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Generic Commercial Intro #29" (1971)
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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.
As it states this is a "generic" commercial intro (#29). In the early days of the show, SYT consisted mainly of voiceover announcements for the movie, which was eventually expanded into full appearances by Svengoolie. Though it's from after that era, this clip gives you a sense of what the program was like i...
Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Generic Commercial Intro #27" (1971)
Views: 2189
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.
As it states this is a "generic" commercial intro (#27), with Sven goofing around with some video effects. In the early days of the show, SYT consisted mainly of voiceover announcements for the movie, which was eventually expanded into full appearances by Svengoolie. Though it's from after that era, this clip gives...
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"Just Pants" - right across the street from "Virtuous Shoes".
This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday, August 20th 1978 during the 12:00am to 12:30am timeframe.
WLS Channel 7 - The 3:00 Movie - "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" (Commercial Break, 1982)
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Here's a commercial break from The 3:00 Movie presentation of "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" (1971) on WLS Channel 7. Includes:
The 3:00 Movie animated bumper (with section of bridge from "Skippin' " by Ramsey Lewis)
Commercial: McDonald's "Play and Win" promotion for the Atari "Scratch & Win" cards - expires October 22nd 1982 (or as long as supplies last)
Commercial: American Business Institute Chicago - featuring personnel ...
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Here's an odd one - a quick flash of a bumper for something called "The All Electric Magik Lantern Moving Picture Show" which was showing the movie "Forbidden Planet".
Here's a bigger version of the slide.
The All-Electric Magik Lantern Moving Picture Show aired on WBBM Channel 2. This showcase ran on early Monday mornings starting in Septem...
WLUP FM 98 - The Loop - "Lorelei's Remarkable Mouth" (Commercial, )
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This aired on local Chicago TV
WGN Channel 9 - Chicago Cubs Baseball - "Mayor Jane Byrne Throws Out The First Pitch" (1981)
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Here's a clip featuring Mayor Jane Byrne throwing out the first pitch at a Cubs game, followed by the singing of the National Anthem (mostly complete) by Jimmy Damon (the inspiration for Bill Murray's lounge singer character on Saturday Night Live), then the starting lineups and opening moments of the game.
Cardinal Cody can be seen sitting next to Mayor Byrne. He would pass away less than a year later on April 25th 1982. On the Mayor's left is her husband, Jay McMulle...
WSNS Channel 44 - The Money Movie - "China Gate" (Break #1, 1979)
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Here's some rare footage from another long-lost local movie show - "The Money Movie" on WSNS TV-44! The movie presented on this day was "China Gate". TMM was similar in concept to Dialing for Dollars. Viewers (mostly lonely housewives and old people from what it sounds like) would send in post cards with their name and phone number, and the host would call them live on the air during the movie breaks to see if they could answer some trivia questions. They answered an easy preliminary ques...
WGN Channel 9 - When Movies Were Movies - "The Petrified Forest" (Bumper Excerpts, 1972)
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Here are a couple bumper excerpts from the When Movies Were Movies presentation of "The Petrified Forest" (1936) on WGN Channel 9.
This is an early example of the particular "style" of this long-running movie showcase as would be seen in color on this 1979 opening and