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WFLD Metromedia Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "End of Show" (Break #9, Show #249)

Views: 2035

Here is commercial break #9 and the ending of WFLD Metromedia Channel 32's Son of Svengoolie presenting the movie "The Eye Creatures". Includes:

End of movie (I Love Lucy clip gag)

Spic and Span

First Metropolitan Builders

Soft 'n' Pretty Toilet Tissue

Sergeant's Flea & Tick Collar

United Way Crusade of Mercy

End of Son of Svengoolie Show #249

Taxi Promo (again)

Sew Easy (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2204

Here's a commercial for the toy sewing machine Sew Easy - by Hasbro for their Romper Room division.

This aired on local Chicago TV in the Summer of 1980.

Chicago Savings & Loan - "Little Saver" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 1693

Here's a commercial for Chicago Savings and Loan featuring a paper delivery girl saving her money at the bank. Their home office was at 6245 South Western Avenue.

"We're a lot like you..."

This aired on local Chicago TV early Wednesday, March 29th 1978.

WFLD Channel 32 - Scared Straight! (Part 3, 1979)

Views: 1245

Here's Part 3 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:

Disclaimer notice on screen (with accompanying voiceover by Peter Falk):

The remainder of "Scared Straight!" contains crude street language and graphic descriptions not suitable for children.

Inside the room where the teens are a capti...

Strolling Bowling By Tomy (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 2684

Here's a commercial for Strolling Bowling by Tomy.

(I think the audio is missing for the first 5 seconds - must have been a control room error)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, April 7th 1981.

WGN Channel 9 - WGN Friday Night Movie - "The Incredible Shrinking Man" (Commercial Break, 1980)

Views: 2361

Here's a commercial break during the WGN Friday Night Movie presentation of "The Incredible Shrinking Man" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

All Temperature Cheer - "Dad's Old Sweater"

Ball Park franks - "Summer at the Lake"

WGN Weather Break with Tom Skilling

WGN Friday Night Movie bumper (voiceover by Clif Mercer)

Robitussin cough syrup

Charmin toilet tissue with Mr. Whipple - "The Soft...

John Moran For Judge Of Circuit Court Of Cook County (Political Ad, 1976)

Views: 1022

Here's a local political ad for John Moran, who was running for Judge of the Circuit Court Of Cook County.

Paid for by the John J. Moran Campaign Committee.

"The bright spot on the paper ballot..."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, March 15th 1976 during the 9pm to 10pm timeframe.

Squirt Squirt Squirt The Animals (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 10944

Here's a commercial for the toy Squirt Squirt Squirt the Animals by Hasbro and their Romper Room division.

Personally, I would have named it Squirt Squirt Squirt Squirt Squirt Squirt Squirt the Animals.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, June 16th 1980 during the 11am-12pm hour.

Hot Fudge Show (Part 3, 1974)

Views: 1946

Here's Part 3 of an episode of the Hot Fudge Show - which was produced in Detroit but also aired all over the country, including Chicago on WFLD, WSNS, and WLS, at various times during the 70's and early 80's.

This segment features another sketch with Arte Johnson and the Mitts and the Hot Fudge Newsreel Show featuring a visit to a paper-making plant.

Despite what the IMDB entry and Wikipedia entries say, the show began in 1974, as this episode is from that year ...