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WGN Channel 9 - Give Me Liberty - "Aural Difficulties" (1975?)

Views: 5698

Here's a segment from the made-for-TV movie "Give Me Liberty".

This clip is interesting because it contains a technical difficulties moment when the station lost the sound for the network feed and printed on the screen "Lost Network Sound. Please stand by."

At about the one minute mark and again at the 2 minute 43 second mark you hear two different announcers respectively, who are they? I think I have a clue but I'll let you guys guess.

"Our soun...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Movie 5 (Ending, 1989)

Views: 2407

Here's the ending for the Movie 5 presentation on WMAQ Channel 5. (which I believe was the same sequence as the opening) You can see colored footage of old movies and stars such as Charlie Chaplin.

Wasn't this used as the opening for other movie shows in other cities? How old is it? (i.e., when did they first start using it?) Anyone know?

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, January 14th 1989.

NBC Network - Mr. Smith - "Dial-An-Ape" (1983)

Views: 4897

Here's a promo for the short-lived NBC program Mr. Smith, about a talking orangutan. I guess they thought it would be a good idea to try and charge people 50 cents to hear what he had to say on the phone at 1-900-40-SMITH. The show lasted less than two months.

"All New! Message #2"

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, September 20th 1983 at a couple minutes before 10pm.

CBS Network - Here Comes Peter Cottontail (Commercial Break #2, 1980)

Views: 1974

Here's Commercial Break #2 for the CBS Network presentation of "Here Comes Peter Cottontail". Includes:

"Here Comes Peter Cottontail" bumper

Nestle Crunch - "Music To Your Mouth".

Kodak Film - "America's Storyteller" .

CBS Network promo - "The Tim Conway Show".

CBS Network promo - "The Bugs Bunny Easter Special".

"Here Comes Peter Cottontail" return bumper

This aired on local Chicago TV...

The SFM Holiday Network (Bumper, 1982)

Views: 2141

Here's a bumper for The SFM Holiday Network with music and no voiceover. The SFM Holiday Network aired in Chicago on WGN Channel 9.

This aired on local Chicago TV in December of 1982.

ABC Network - "Sunday Lineup" (Promo, 1982)

Views: 1900

Here's an ABC Network promo advertising Ripley's Believe It Or Not!, Matt Houston, an NFL Football Special - Atlanta Vs. San Francisco.

Also includes an ABC Network animated ID with the on-screen WLS ID.

Main voiceover by Ernie Anderson (ending voiceover by Bill Rice)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, December 16th 1982.

CBS Network - "Devil Dog: The Hound Of Hell" (Promo, 1978)

Views: 991

Here's a CBS Network promo for the made-for-tv movie "Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell", which premiered on Halloween night - Tuesday, October 31st 1978.

This promo aired on local Rockford TV on Friday, October 27th 1978.

NBC Monday Night At The Movies - "A Case Of Rape" (Bumper, 1975)

Views: 3401

Here's a bumper for the NBC Monday Night at the Movies presentation of "A Case of Rape".

Voiceover by Eddie King.

(clip has reception problems, but hey...early 1975)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, February 17th 1975 during the 8pm to 10pm period.

WBBM Channel 2 - The Best Of CBS - "Chinatown" (Partial Bumpers, 1984)

Views: 2139

Here's a couple partial commercial bumpers (the only left intact) for the Best of CBS presentation of "Chinatown". We see most of the pre-break bumper and then the last part of the post-break bumper since the commercials were edited out.

Voiceover by Jerry Harper.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, October 13th 1984.