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WLS Channel 7 - Ending of Halloween Is Grinch Night and Opening of The Halloween That Almost Wasn't (1979)

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Here's the closing credits for Halloween Is Grinch Night, followed by the opening moments of The Halloween That Almost Wasn't on WLS Channel 7. Includes.

End credits for Halloween Is Grinch Night - (C) MCMLXVII (1977) Dr. Seuss and A.S. Geisel - A DePatie-Freleng Production (voiceover by Allan Jefferys)

Promo for 240-Robert episode "Double Trouble" (with early acting appearances by future film star Michelle Pfeiffer and ...

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 - "What Can Chicago Expect From Maury Povich?" (Long Promos, 1976-77)

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Here's a series of long promos (edited together here) created for the upcoming arrival of Maury Povich at WMAQ Channel 5, where he would co-anchor the 4:30pm and 6pm editions of NewsCenter5 with Ron Hunter.

There are four segments in general, each one featuring (in order of appearance): Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (D-Minnesota), Rep. Morris Udall (D-Arizona), Congressman Philip Crane (R-Illinois), and Treasury Secretary William E. Simon, all giving testimonials about wha...

WTTW Channel 11 - Station Sign-On & A.M. Weather (#1, 1983)

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Here's another station sign-on (voiceover by Marty Robinson) and AM Weather segment on WTTW Channel 11. (notice, slightly different WTTW logo layout over the colorbars)

A.M. Weather was produced by the Maryland Center for Public Broadcasting and sponsored by the Department of Transportation - Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA), AOPA Air Safety Foundation, Phillips Petroleum, National Business Aircraft Association Inc, Hilton Hote...

WTTW Channel 11 - Station Sign-On & A.M. Weather (#2, 1983)

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Here's the station sign-on (voiceover by Marty Robinson) and AM Weather segment on WTTW Channel 11.

A.M. Weather was produced by the Maryland Center for Public Broadcasting and sponsored by the Department of Transportation - Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA), AOPA Air Safety Foundation, Phillips Petroleum, National Business Aircraft Association Inc, Hilton Hotels Corporation, Continental Grain, Avemco Insurance, PDQ Executive Air...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Kidding Around - "Kid Contortionist-Acrobat" (1979)

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Here's an installment from Kidding Around, a Saturday kids' show that ran from 1978 to 1985 on WMAQ Channel 5.

The main host was Steve Smith (not to be confused with the Canadian comedian of the same name who is best known as outdoorsman Red Green on a long-running TV series, The Red Green Show), and his co-hostess here is Shawn Gourdie (who, at the time, was 13 years old and a seventh-grader at Sudling Junior High in Palatine; a Chicago Tribune piece on the prog...

WGN Channel 9 - Sunday Matinee - "Sherlock Holmes and the Pearl of Death" (Opening, 1979)

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Here's the opening for the Sunday Matinee presentation of the 1944 Sherlock Holmes film "The Pearl of Death" (title listed on bumper slide as "Sherlock Holmes and the Pearl of Death") on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

WGN "A Happy Holiday Is a Safe Holiday" ID bumper slide with 1960s "Television 9" logo (voiceover by Clif Mercer)

Sunday Matinee opening with filmstrip and movie camera graphics, duly backed by instrumental version of The Young Rascals' "Gr...

WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics - "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (Opening, 1982)

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Here's the opening of the Family Classics presentation of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) on WGN Channel 9. (one of only two times they showed the movie - the other was on 11/23/80)

Hosted by Frazier Thomas.

Preceeded by a "WG - Entertains You" promo for the encore presentation of "Smiley's People" - Monday at 7pm.

The Family Classics

WGN Channel 9 - When Movies Were Movies - "Casablanca" (Opening, 1979)

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Here is the opening of the WGN classic movie show, When Movies Were Movies - which this night was showing the film "Casablanca." You really have to appreciate the creativity in this, as well as the time it must have taken to make those cut-outs.

As for the theme music used for this long-running showcase - it was from the instrumental Overtur...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Saturday Night Live - "Gould & Numan" (Excerpt #2) & SCTV - "Goodbye America" (Partial Opening, 1980)

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Here's the last moments (preceded by this clip) of the edition of Saturday Night Live with Elliott Gould as host and Gary Numan as musical guest, followed by the opening moments of Second City Television (SCTV) - Episode #1.16, "Goodbye America" (originally aired in Canada on October 3rd and 7th 1977) on WMAQ Channel 5. Includes:

Saturday Night Live bumper slide (with another p...