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WFLD Channel 32 - The Dance Fever Christmas Special (Part 1, 1980)

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Here's Part 1 of your holiday cheese platter for this year - The 1st Annual Dance Fever Christmas Special. Hosted by Deney Terrio (with his dance group "Motion"), and featuring guest celebrity judges Robert Blake and his 14 year old daughter Delinah (now known as Delinah Blake Hurwitz), Chad Everett and his 9 year old daughter Shannon, and Connie Stevens and her 11 year old daughter Tricia Leigh (now known as Tricia Leigh Fisher). Also features David Copperfield doing a magic segment and Th...

Glass Froster By Ronco (Commercial, 1978)

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Here's an earlier version of a commercial for The Glass Froster by Ronco. This one features a different box design than the one advertised in 1981.

Available at these fine stores:
Walgreens
Woolworth
Woolco
Osco Drug
Goldblatt's
Venture

Ending voiceover by ??.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 23rd 1978.

WCIU Channel 26 - Polish Variety Hour Christmas Special (Production Elements & Slides, 1970?)

Views: 1575

Here's some production elements and slides from the Polish Variety Hour Christmas Special on WCIU Channel 26. (Polish Variety Hour was a staple of the station from 1968 to 1975.) Includes:

Production reel (from the original 2" quadruplex master tape) of opening title sequence of Polish Variety Hour Christmas Special from circa 1970 (in black-and-white), starting off with approx. 1 kHz tone and then to opening fanfare with closeup of Christmas tree with sn...

The Star Wars Holiday Special - "Ripped Bantha Head" (Part 7, 1978)

Views: 2743

Here's Part 7 of The Star Wars Holiday Special featuring the thrilling conclusion to the Boba Fett cartoon as well as Dromboid (Harvey Korman) showing Lumpy how to put together a mini-transmitter and doing some schtick.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, November 17th 1978.

The Star Wars Holiday Special - "Let's See A Little Smile" (Part 2, 1978)

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Here's Part 2 of The Star Wars Holiday Special featuring Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) fixing an engine with R2D2 as well as Saun Dann (Art Carney) selling stuff to Imperial troops at the Trading Post.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, November 17th 1978.

The Beef Industry Council - "Holiday Greetings" (Commercial, 1982)

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Here's a commercial from the Beef Industry council reminding you to be thankful this holiday season.

"A Holiday Greeting - Sponsored by The Beef Industry Council and your Local Beef Industry."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, December 18th 1982 during the 7:30 to 8pm half-hour.

WGN Channel 9 - Season's Greetings - "Silver Bells" (1979)

Views: 3216

Here is another Season's Greetings message from "The WGN Family" featuring a scene from The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) with Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell singing "Silver Bells". This would run during commercial breaks around the holidays.

Features some not-quite politically correct humor from Bob Hope. :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, December 17th 1979.

The Star Wars Holiday Special - "This Minute" (Part 4, 1978)

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Here's Part 4 of The Star Wars Holiday Special featuring Mermeia (Diahann Carroll) singing "This Minute" to Chewbacca's father Itchy through the Mind Evaporator. Oh, also Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) looking awkward.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, November 17th 1978.

The Star Wars Holiday Special - "Goodnight But Not Goodbye" (Part 9, 1978)

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Here's Part 9 of The Star Wars Holiday Special which features Ackmena the bar keep (Bea Arthur) singing "Goodnight But Not Goodbye".

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, November 17th 1978.