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WGN Channel 9 - Miles Showcase Theatre - "The Maltese Falcon" (Opening, 1973)

Views: 4493

Here's the opening moments of the Miles Showcase Theatre presentation of the 1941 Humphrey Bogart movie "The Maltese Falcon" on WGN Channel 9. With Ray Rayner as host. Includes:

Opening titles, with some clips from "The Maltese Falcon" shown; a movie theatre marquee motif with the Miles Laboratories logo on top, and "Showcase Theatre" below

Ray Rayner's introduction of the movie, and explaining about Miles Showcase Theatre's format

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WMAQ Channel 5 - Today (Commercial Break & Channel Switching, 1982)

Views: 3091

Here is a mostly complete commercial break during an episode of Today on WMAQ Channel 5. Includes:

Small excerpt of Today showing date and time.

Evans Furs - "Dividend Days" (interrupted by Channel Switching)

Channel Switching to WLS Channel 7 (Good Morning America), then Channel 9 (Bozo cartoon), then WTTW Channel 11 (Sesame Street), and then to some scrambled content (likely ON-TV), before going back to the Evans Fur commercial.

M...

WFLD Channel 32 - Newscene with Jim Bohannon (1982)

Views: 2195

Here is a complete episode of Newscene - WFLD Channel 32's news program which aired at 9:55pm weeknights, as read by Jim Bohannon who was filling in for Kathy McFarland. (Curses! Deprived of more Kathy footage! Why must fate be so cruel? Why did she have to take off THIS day?) ;-) Includes:

Field Communications in Chicago ID
Opening of Newscene with voiceover by Jim Barton

Space Shuttle landing scrapped due to high winds.
Secretary Hague has words ...

WGN Channel 9 - The Morning Movie - "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" (Opening, 1980)

Views: 2354

Here's the opening and first commercial break of The Morning Movie presentation of the 1934 W.C. Fields film "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" (also starring Pauline Lord, Zasu Pitts, Evelyn Venable and Kent Taylor) on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Station ID bumper slide with drawing of sun and moon sitting down watching TV and message "Open for Business 24 Hours a Day," dissolving into late 1970s video animation - with "Last Farewell" music in background (voiceover by Bob ...

The Underdog Show (Syndicated Version - Closing Credits)

Views: 1937

Some of my earliest WFLD Channel 32 memories were watching Underdog when it used to be on around 12 noon. I think I watched this after I came home from the half day of kindergarten or whatever it was.

Those cliffhanger endings were so thrilling to a small kid!

I also loved Tennessee Tuxedo and Chumley!

WMAQ Channel 5 - Jerry Springer - "Adult Babies" (Part 4, 1992)

Views: 3645

Here's Part 4 of a (vintage?) Jerry Springer episode on WMAQ Channel 5 dealing with the very delicate (and absorbent) topic of Adult Babies.

Part 4 starts off with a "Guests of the Jerry Springer Show stay at The Ambassador West hotel" notice, and continues the panel discussion while bringing in Dr. Mary S. Hogan, Ph.D., who supports adults who act like babies. Also includes:

Commercial: Ocean Spray Ruby Red grapefruit drink.

Commercial: Dirt Dev...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Editorial 5 - "Political Patronage Decision" (1979)

Views: 700

Here's an editorial by Dillon Smith, Editorial Director of WMAQ Channel 5, standing outside the Kluczynski Federal Building.

In this editorial, he gives his opinion and analysis on a recent court decision by Federal Judge Nicholas J. Bua that ruled that Chicago's and Cook County's political patronage system - where government jobs were given to Democrats who pledged their allegiance to political precinct bosses over equally qualified Republicans whose allegiance was to the pe...

Spectrum - Movie Ending & Intermission Opening (1983?)

Views: 1370

Finally - some Spectrum footage! (Sorry, OnTV fans...) Here's the ending of the film "Diner" followed by a Spectrum ID and Intermission animation with the beginning of "Cleveland Smith Bounty Hunter"

Not sure when this aired exactly, but the movie Diner came out in March of 1982, so I would imagine that this wouldn't get to Spectrum until 1983, no?

WFLD Channel 32 - Eight O'Clock Movie - "The Best of Benny Hill" (Ending, Break & Previews, 1982)

Views: 2378

Here's the ending and final commercial break from The Eight O'Clock Movie presentation of "The Best of Benny Hill" (1974) on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Ending of the movie (with closing moments of chase sequence that originated from his March 22nd 1972 special)

Commercial: Squeezably Soft Charmin - "The Squeezing Gets You - The Softness Keeps You" (with Dick Wilson as Mr. Whipple)

Commercial: Empire Carpets - "Warehouse Tour" (as seen