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WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "The 3-D Movie" (Promo #1, 1982)

Views: 2988

Here's a promo for the most famous (or infamous) event in Son of Svengoolie history - The 3D Movie! (which aired on Thursday, July 29th 1982)

This promo is different than the one we saw earlier and features Sven in front of the Shedd Aquarium.

(quality is fuzzy)

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, July 13th 1982.

Viacom - "Special Delivery" (1984)

Views: 2704

Here's a "Special Delivery From Viacom" logo animation that aired at the end of the Twilight Zone Silver Anniversary special. I don't think I've ever seen this one before. Certainly a vast improvement in tone over the grim "V of Doom".

(I don't know if the audio's a bit wobbly or it's supposed to sound like that)

Nowadays about the only "Special Delivery" people usually get from Viacom is...

The Star Wars Holiday Special - "Let's Blow This Thing And Go Home" (Part 12, 1978)

Views: 4106

Here's Part 12, the last part, of The Star Wars Holiday Special. Thank the maker, it's over.

(Part 11, the penultimate part, was previously posted here)

End credits voiceover by Bill Martin.

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

U.S. Postal Service - "Good News" (PSA #2, 1981)

Views: 2523

Here is a shorter version of a Public Service Announcement from the United States Postal Service featuring Danielle Brisebois and her mother. In this spot they remind you to use the correct ZIP code.

The longer version can be seen here.

"Good News Travels Better in a Letter With The Right Zip."

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

Santa's Village with Larry Lujack - "Just a Kid At Heart" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2452

Here's a commercial for The Three Worlds of Santa's Village in Dundee, Illinois featuring legendary radio legend Larry Lujack, the charming and delightful ol' Uncle Lar.

Superjock is wearing a #89 jersey, which likely was a subtle (?) nod to his longtime home station WLS-AM 890 ("The Big 89").

Is there something in this ad that is slightly unsettling?

This aired on local Chicag...

WJPC AM 95 With Sammy Davis, Jr. (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 3323

Here's another commercial for a long-gone Chicago radio station - WJPC AM 95 (950 AM) - where Tom Joyner got his start in Chicago. (Along with LaDonna Tittle and BeBe D'Banana)

Featuring Sammy Davis, Jr. doing an impression of Humphrey Bogart.

Is that Tom Joyner doing the voiceover at the end?

WJPC was apparently owned by Johnson Publishing Company, who put out Jet and Ebony magazines.

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV on Su...

WYEN FM 107 - "Request Radio" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 3214

Here's a commercial for WYEN FM 107 ("Request Radio," licensed to neighboring Des Plaines - and today Spanish-language WPPN, "Amor 106.7"), featuring snippets of such tracks as "No Tell Lover" by Chicago, "Last Time I Saw Him" by Diana Ross, "Forever In Blue Jeans" by Neil Diamond, and "Too Much Heaven" by the Bee Gees.

The "Request Radio" slogan referred to the station playing music requested by listeners.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, September 22...

WJPC 95 AM - "The Station All Your Friends Are Listening To" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1038

Here's a commercial for WJPC 95 AM, with celebrity endorsements from Michael Jackson (wearing a London police constable's hat and sporting his first nose job as would be seen on his breakthrough album Off the Wall) and his pet parrot named Ricky, Muhammad Ali, Redd Foxx (with Tom Joyner holding the microphone - and being KO'd by him), the Commodores, Soul Train host Don Cornelius, and Slappy White. Also seen with Joyner at the end are fellow WJPC air personalities Jo Jo Bell Wi...

WBBM Channel 2 - Ending of Channel 2 Showcase, Break & Opening of The All-Electric Magik Lantern Moving Picture Show (1979)

Views: 1810

Here's the ending and break from the Channel 2 Showcase presentation of the 1968 film "Rosemary's Baby," and the (mostly) complete opening titles for The All-Electric Magik Lantern Moving Picture Show on WBBM Channel 2. Includes:

Tail end of ending credits of "Rosemary's Baby," with original 1968 "A Paramount Picture" bumper

Commercial: Sanyo car stereo radio with built-in cassette player - "Brings people together for the better life"