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WMAQ Channel 5 - "Elsewhere On The Day After" (1983)

Views: 1942

On the night that The Day After - an ABC presentation about the effects of a full-scale nuclear attack on the United States (and one of the most-watched movies for television) aired, NBC Sunday Night at the Movies aired Part 1 of the mini-series Kennedy. Here's the ending of it and the post-show commercial break. Incidently, the creators of The Day After originally envisioned the movie to also span over multiple nights, but they decided against it after consideri...

WLS Channel 7 - Rich Man, Poor Man - Part 9 (Commercial Break, 1976)

Views: 1985

Here's a commercial break during Part 9 (the final night) of the mini-series Rich Man, Poor Man on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

Commercial: Cricket and Super Cricket lighters by Gillette

Commercial: Soft & Dri anti-perspirant - "Panic Button"

Commercial: Era detergent

ABC Novel For Television - "Rich Man, Poor Man" bumper (voiceover by Ernie Anderson)

ABC S.W.A.T. bumper promo (voiceover by Scott Vincent)
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WBBM Channel 2 - Noonbreak - "Disco Dance Lessons" (1978)

Views: 2736

Here's a partial segment from Noonbreak on WBBM Channel 2 featuring Bob Wallace and Lee Phillip with guest Karen Lustgarten, Disco Dance Instructor and author of the book "The Complete Guide to Disco Dancing".

Bob Wallace was a good sport. :-)

"In Disco you don't stop..." (unfortunately the tape did)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, October 18th 1978 during the 12 noon to 12:30pm timeframe.

Chicagoland Job Mart With William H. Macy (Commercial, 1976)

Views: 4836

Here's a short commercial for the Chicagoland Job Mart - in the Sunday Sun-Times and Friday Daily News - featuring a pre-fame William H. Macy (of Fargo fame, and other films).

This aired on local Chicago TV early Friday, June 18th 1976 at about 12 midnight.

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 With Jane Pauley (Bumper Promo, 1976)

Views: 2905

Here's a short bumper promo for NewsCenter5 on WMAQ Channel 5 featuring Jane Pauley before she moved up to the NBC network and the Today show. She was the first woman ever to anchor the evening news at WMAQ-TV.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Friday, June 18th 1976 at about 12 midnight.

WSNS Channel 44 - Monster Movie Two - "Man And The Monster" (Commercial Break, 1979)

Views: 1432

Here's a commercial break from the Monster Movie Two presentation of "Man and the Monster" on WSNS TV-44. Includes:

WSNS Monster Movie Two bumper (silent, but with "Sox play the Yankees-" partial voiceover by Linda Frost before getting cut off)

Commercial: "Jackie Wilson Solid Gold" record offer by Group III (ending voiceover by Jack Reynolds)

WSNS "Man and the Monster" bumper (with Mussorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain" playing)

WFLD Channel 32 - Saturday Morning Movie - "God Is My Co-Pilot" (Ending Bumper, 1981)

Views: 848

Here's the ending bumper from the Saturday Morning Movie presentation of "God is my Co-Pilot" on WFLD Channel 32.

Also features a brief snippet at the end of an Award Lumber & Construction commercial featuring Bud Kelly.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, June 27th 1981 at a few minutes before 12 Noon.

WGN Channel 9 - WGN Presents - "The Questor Tapes" (Opening, 1981)

Views: 4267

Here's the opening to the WGN Television Presents presentation of "The Questor Tapes" on WGN Channel 9. (also includes a partial WGN Station ID with an interesting baseball variation - touting their carrying of the Cubs and the newly re-acquired White Sox)

Station ID voiceover by Marty McNeeley. Movie opening voiceover by Bob Bell.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, March 11th 1981 at 11pm.

WFLD Channel 32 - PM Magazine Chicago - "Mighty Mud Mania" (1981)

Views: 753

Here's a (mostly complete) segment from an airing of PM Magazine Chicago about the annual "Mighty Mud Mania" event in Scottsdale, Arizona, which began as an advertising opportunity from the Johnson Wax company, but grew into something bigger. (do they still hold the event any more? Seems like kids nowadays wouldn't want to get this dirty - or their parents wouldn't want them to)

Story introduced by Jo Ann Williams.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Frida...