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WSNS Channel 44 - Al Lerner Sports - "So Long..." (Part 1, 1971)

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Here's Part 1 of the final episode of Al Lerner Sports on WSNS Channel 44. Lerner was the station's first sportscaster, and would go on to a long career with such stations as WLS Channel 7, WMAQ Channel 5, WGN Radio 720 and WSCR-AM, as well as being a wrestling announcer. Also featuring a young (and at this point, moustacheless) Tim Weigel, then a sportswriter for the now-defunct Chicago Daily News, who himself would become a familiar face on Chicago television, working for all three...

American Medical Association - "Great Time for a Drink!" (PSA, 1982)

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American Medical Association - "Great Time for a Drink!" Public Service Announcement from 1982.

WFLD Channel 32 - Stooges Rascals Hour (Opening, 1977)

Views: 2404

Finally, in color! Here's the opening for the Stooges / Rascals Hour on WFLD Channel 32, from an original master tape (which looks like it was transferred from 16mm film) - and therefore with no voiceover. (Previous to this we only had an off-air black-and-white recording of the opening, from 1979)

At the beginning, we briefly see the production slate showing that this was number 8856 and was crea...

Gigglesnort Hotel (Opening)

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Here is the opening from one of the best and most remembered Chicago children's shows (although it was eventually syndicated to other markets) - Gigglesnort Hotel.

Even though it was seen for many years after it was produced, the show was only in production for 3 years - 1975, 1976, and 1977. In Chicago, it aired on Sunday mornings on WLS Channel 7.

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WSNS Channel 44 - The Good Time Bunch - "Christmas Special" (Promo, 1977)

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Here's a promo for a Christmas special from Channel 44's Good Time Bunch club show. Featuring Mary Pat (Byrne) and Brian (Vandenbroucke) as the hosts.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV in December of 1977.

WTTW Channel 11 - Movie 11 - "Threads" (Opening, 1987)

Views: 1859

Here's the opening to a "Movie 11" presentation of Threads - a harrowing, deeply depressing look at the immediate and long-term effects of a full-scale nuclear war. This British film makes The Day After look like an episode of Gilligan's Island.

Just take your ol' Uncle Fuzz' advice - don't ever watch this movie - just don't. You'll feel better, trust me.

Features a quick bit of Fuzzy modification at the end, just for some morbid fun. ;-)
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WMAQ Channel 5 - Meditations, Sign-Off, & Anthem (1984)

Views: 17475

Here's the sermon segment Meditations on WMAQ Channel 5 followed by the station sign-off and national anthem. Also preceeded by a WMAQ "The People's Court" bumper promo and ending with some static.

The pastor during Meditations is Rev. Richard (Dick) D. Ahlberg of the First Evangelical Free Church. Voiceover for the Station Sign-off is Ed Grennan. Music used for Meditations is "Last Dance" by Chuck Mangione.

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KOCO Channel 5 - Lunch With Ho Ho (Promo #2, 1965)

Views: 2315

Here is a promo for "Lunch With Ho-Ho" on KOCO-TV Channel 5 in Oklahoma City. This was a children's program featuring HoHo the Clown (played by Ed Birchall) and Pokey the Puppet (played by Bill Howard, the station's long-time stage manager wearing a sock-puppet on his arm).

We can probably assume that this was recorded at the same session as the first promo, i.e., on Wednesday, August 11th 1965. The Director was "Thrash" with Camera by "Rose and Waters".

This l...

WFLD Channel 32 - Scared Straight! (Part 4, 1979)

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Here's Part 4 of the controversial Academy Award-winning documentary Scared Straight! (hosted and narrated by Peter Falk) as aired on WFLD Channel 32. This was from an "encore presentation." Includes:

"27 Years" orders the audience members to sit up, and gets into the face of several of them, even so far as to threaten to bite off the nose of one teen; he bluntly points out that what they see on TV is "fantasy," and that in real life when one does time, they do time...