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WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "Invisible Agent" (Partial Ending, 1982)

Views: 2867

Here is a partial ending for the Son of Svengoolie airing of the film "Invisible Agent" on WFLD Channel 32, which includes a holiday greeting - "Merry Christmas From Sven & The Crew".

Are those flowers, or something else? ;-)

Also features a Field Communications ID at the end.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, December 18th 1982.

WBBM Channel 2 - Partial Commercial Break (1976)

Views: 2646

Here's a partial commercial break as aired on WBBM Channel 2 - what show it was during or at the end of, we do not know. Includes:

Tail end of Bicentennial Minute with Darren McGavin (formerly of Kolchak: The Night Stalker) (ending voiceover by Ernie Anderson, with sponsor billboard for Shell gasoline)

CBS "Eye" ID (voiceover by Don Robertson)

Commercial: Kentucky Fried Chicken - with voiceover (by Jerry Harper) offering lunch speci...

Cool Whip & Jell-O - "Pudding in a Cloud" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2115

Here's a commercial for Jell-O Instant Pudding & Pie Filling and Bird's-Eye Cool Whip topping, featuring former Flying Nun co-star Marge Redmond (as Sarah Tucker) and Bill Cosby (as himself), and children eagerly awaiting a delicacy known as "Pudding in a Cloud" which was concocted through use of both products.

(C) 1980 General Foods Corporation.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, August 28th 1980.

Kooky Spooks Make-Up (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1639

Here's a commercial for Kooky Spooks Make-Up kit, where budding trick-or-treaters could be made up into skull faces, mummy faces, ghoul faces, goblins, clowns, and one other category (six frightening disguises to choose from). When the make-up dries, it cracks, to make children look older (as if!), and thus really scarier.

Voiceover by ??

(See this clip for Kooky Spooks' costume kit.)
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WBBM Channel 2 - CBS News Special Report - John Lennon: The Dream Is Over (Part 4, 1980)

Views: 997

Here's Part 4 of John Lennon: The Dream is Over - a CBS Network news special hosted by Charles Osgood that aired immediately after The 10 O'Clock News on WBBM Channel 2. Includes:

More of WNEW Radio's Jonathan Schwartz commenting on Lennon, his impact and the 60s.

More from Albert Goldman, rock music critic (and later controversial Lennon biographer)

Commercial: RCA Selectavision 650 Videotape Recorder

Commercial: Denorex dandruff sh...

WTTW Channel 11 - Festival '77 (Pledge Break, 1977)

Views: 2962

Here's an excerpt from the Festival '77 pledge drive on WTTW Channel 11.

This clip starts at the end of a performance of "One O'Clock Jump" with such legends as clarinetist Benny Goodman, singer Ella Fitzgerald, trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie (the fella dancing with Ella), and Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson trumpeter/bandleader Doc Severinsen, as from the program All-Star Swing Festival, a tribute to the late Louis Armstrong which was taped at Philharmonic ...

Kellogg's - "Merry Christmas" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1486

Here's a nice holiday commercial for Kellogg's cereals (Froot Loops, Frosted Flakes, Frosted Rice, Rice Krispies, Cocoa Krispies, and Sugar Smacks) featuring the mascots Tony the Tiger, Tony Jr., Snap Crackle and Pop, Toucan Sam, Dig'em the Frog, and Tusk the Elephant.

Featuring Thurl Ravenscroft as the voice of Tony the Tiger.

"It's gonna be a great day."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 9th 1980 during the 8pm to 10pm ti...

Atari 2600 - "Play It!" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 1622

Here's an early commercial for the Atari 2600 VCS (Video Computer System) featuring shots from the Atari Star Ship, Black Jack, and Basketball cartridges - and featuring the celebrities Carol Channing and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Only 20 cartridges were available at the time.

"Don't Just Watch Television Tonight - Play It!"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 26th 1978.

A Solid Gold Christmas (Part 6, 1982)

Views: 586

Here is Part 6 of "A Solid Gold Christmas". Enjoy this holiday cheese tray!

Featuring: Rex Smith, Marilynn McCoo, John Davidson, Marie Osmond, John Schneider, Donna Summer, America, Andrae Crouch, Roberta Flack, Crystal Gayle, The Oak Ridge Boys, Peter, Paul & Mary, Jerry Reed, Sister Sledge, The Chipmunks, Wayland Flowers & Madame, Jeff Altman, and The Solid Gold Dancers.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 10th 1982 during the 7pm to 9pm timeframe.