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Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Larry Lujack" - Svengoolie on the Chicken (Segment #2-2, 1973)

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Here's another segment from Screaming Yellow Theater - the original Svengoolie, which aired on WFLD Channel 32 from 1970-1973. Svengoolie was played by Jerry G. Bishop. By this point, if the clapboard is of any indication, the SYT title had been eschewed in favor of Svengoolie.

This segment (#2-2) is from Show #61 (according to the clapboard, which lists as guest one Aaron Gold, although Larry "Superjock" Lujack made an appearance earlier in the pr...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "The Walking Dead" (Break #5, 1985)

Views: 1608

Here's Break #5 to an episode of Son of Svengoolie that hasn't been seen in close to 24 years! This was number 318 where he was presenting the movie "The Walking Dead". Includes:

Sven bumper with Godzilla 1985 contest details again

Commercial: Citrus Hill Select orange juice - "Gets Your Juices Flowing"
Commercial: Folgers Coffee featuring Scott Bakula (again)
Commercial: Nu Finish car polish

Sven return bumper

This a...

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

Views: 2071

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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WGN Channel 9 - The Morning Movie - "Christmas in Connecticut" (Opening & Break, 1979)

Views: 3621

Here's the opening and first commercial break from The Morning Movie presentation of the 1945 Barbara Stanwyck/Dennis Morgan/Sydney Greenstreet film "Christmas in Connecticut" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

"Season's Greetings from the WGN Family" bumper slide (voiceover by Len Johnson)

WGN Morning Movie opening (music by ??) - with notice that the film is edited for television (voiceover by Len Johnson)

Commercial: "

WGN Channel 9 - WGN Thursday Night Movie - "Taxi Driver TV Disclaimer Ending" (1982)

Views: 12577

On WGN Channel 9, the Thursday Night Movie one particular evening was Martin Scorsese' Taxi Driver - what you might call a "difficult" film to air on regular broadcast television. Besides making some comical expletive overdubs, they added this curious disclaimer to the end of the film, which was not present in the theatrical or DVD releases, as seen here:

"TO OUR TELEVISION AUDIENCE - In the aftermath of violence, the distinction between hero and villain is sometimes a matter ...

Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Wilderness Road" - Next Movie Intro (Segment #1-6, 1973)

Views: 655

Here's another segment from Screaming Yellow Theater - the original Svengoolie, which aired on WFLD Channel 32 from 1970-1973. Svengoolie was played by Jerry G. Bishop. By this point, if the clapboard is of any indication, the SYT title had been eschewed in favor of Svengoolie.

This segment (#1-6) is from Show #59 (according to the clapboard). However, there is no recording date.

In this segment, Svengoolie, accompanying himself on ...

Son Of Svengoolie - "Black Friday" - "Mail Call & Leave It To Mole" (1983)

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Here is the mail call segment and the sketch "Leave it to Mole" during Son of Sven episode number 188 where he was showing the film "Black Friday".

Note: The "Leave it to Mole" sketch was originally shown during episode number 84 when he was featuring the movie "The Mole People" (appropriately enough) and first aired on Saturday, February 14th 1981.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, February 19th 1983.

WKBS Channel 48 - The $50,000 Pyramid (Ending, 1981)

Views: 4119

Here is an ending credits voice over and bumper card from the Field Communications station WKBS Channel 48 in Philadelphia which shut down in 1983. Includes:

Ending credits with WKBS movie promo voiceover.

WKBS 48 $50,000 Pyramid bumper slide with voiceover - More Movie - Fewer Commercials. Now stay tuned for McHale's Navy next!

This aired during a broadcast of the $50,000 Pyramid game show with Dick Clark in 1981.

Note - this is t...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "The Walking Dead" (Break #2, 1985)

Views: 2240

Here's Break #2 to an episode of Son of Svengoolie that hasn't been seen in close to 24 years! This was number 318 where he was presenting the movie "The Walking Dead". Includes:

Sven bumper

Commercial: Bounty paper towels featuring Rosie - "The Quicker Picker-Upper"

Commercial: Folgers Coffee featuring Scott Bakula

Commercial: Wrigley's Spearmint Gum - "Get the Little Lift" (different one)

Another Sven reminder of t...