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WLS Channel 7 - News Bulletin - "No Static At All?" (1979)

Views: 2188

Here's a news bulletin from WLS Channel 7, anchored by Fred Villanueva.

Well . . . attempted to be, as at the start we only hear static noise. After this false start, which saw the "News Bulletin" bumper return, the anchor advises of the start of a strike by bus drivers and motormen against the Chicago Transit Authority to commence at 3am on Monday, December 17th, and previews details of a possible firefighters' strike to come on Eyewitness News at 10pm.

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The Great American Turn-On (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1318

Here's a commercial for "The Great American Turn-On", which was a forerunner to "The Clapper" that debuted a few years after this ad. Available at Walgreens.

What is The Great American Turn-On, anyway? Money? Power? Use of our military-industrial complex? ;-)

In any case, according to the website Trademarkia.com, The Great American Turn-On was a trademark of a ...

Roller Boogie (Trailer For TV, 1979)

Views: 1862

Here's a theatrical movie trailer for the film Roller Boogie, starring Linda Blair (whose career had taken a nose dive in the years up to this point following her roles in the films The Exorcist and Born Innocent) and Jim Bray (in his only film credit, if IMDb.com is of any indication).

Main voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 16th 1979.

WLS Channel 7 - Who's On Call? (Opening, Break & Excerpt, 1979)

Views: 4022

Here's the opening moments of a very little-known (thankfully) (and ultimately failed) pilot called Who's On Call? that aired on WLS Channel 7.

This show is almost like a parody of what a terrible sitcom would be. It has no listing on IMDb.com, and almost no listings on Google. I wouldn't be surprised if this was the only time it aired. Forbesy Russell - this is your time to shine again. ;-)

Includes:

Opening titles with basic premis...

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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WGN Channel 9 - Miles Showcase Theatre - "The Maltese Falcon" (Commercial Break #1, 1973)

Views: 2250

Here's the first commercial break for the Miles Showcase Theatre presentation of the 1941 Humphrey Bogart movie "The Maltese Falcon" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Host Ray Rayner once again explaining the program's "four commercial interruptions" format, and introducing a commercial for Bactine disinfectant, with a child who'd scraped his knee - "Helps the Hurt Stop Hurting"

Next, Ray introduces a commercial for One-a-Day Plus Iron (with ten vitamins plus i...

WGN Channel 9 - Miles Showcase Theatre - "The Maltese Falcon" (Commercial Break #2, 1973)

Views: 2029

Here's the second commercial break for the Miles Showcase Theatre presentation of the 1941 Humphrey Bogart movie "The Maltese Falcon" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Host Ray Rayner starts off by introducing a commercial for Alka-Seltzer, another in their series of ads along the lines of their "Spicy Meatball" and "I Can't Believe I Ate the Whole Thing" campaigns. In this example, a man at a dinner table assures his mother he's sure he's had enough. A color version of thi...

WGN Channel 9 - Miles Showcase Theatre - "The Maltese Falcon" (On-Screen ID, 1973)

Views: 2072

Here's an on-screen station ID from the Miles Showcase Theatre presentation of the 1941 Humphrey Bogart movie "The Maltese Falcon" on WGN Channel 9. The ID is typeset on a very primitive character generator system whose service dated back to the late 1960's, and was used by other stations and networks on such news events as the 1968 Democratic National Convention and the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing. This early CG typesetting preceded such systems as Vidifont and Chyron.

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Doorways to Horror by Pressman (Commercial, 1986)

Views: 907

Here's a commercial for the video cassette game Doorways to Horror by Pressman, with the Werewolf explaining how you can play at home with famous Hollywood film monsters (Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy, etc.). Also features a small blurb for Doorways to Adventure at the end.

"It's the VCR game you can really sink your teeth into."

This aired on local Chicago TV Wednesday, December 10th 1986 during the 11:30pm to 12 midnight timeframe.