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WFLD Channel 32 - Spiderman (Commercial Break #1, 1983)

Views: 2436

Here is the first commercial break from an airing of Spiderman on WFLD Channel 32. (quality is pretty poor, but it's the best we have) Includes:

WFLD Spiderman bumper (voiceover by Dr. Don)

Plaque Attack by Activision (available at McDades, Lock 'N Hear, and Video Dynamics)

Fruit Roll-Ups by Fruit Corners (featuring Jason Hervey of The Wonder Years fame)

Manglord from Ideal

WFLD Super Cartoon Sunrise promo (vo...

WCIU Channel 26 - "While You See A Chance" (Station ID #1, 1982?)

Views: 916

Here is a Station ID in Spanish for WCIU Channel 26 and set at the Daley Center Picasso.

Music used is "While You See a Chance" by Steve Winwood.

Not sure when they used this ID, but 1982 seems a good estimate.

WCIU Channel 26 - Outdoor Sportsman (Ending, 1979)

Views: 2917

Here's the ending of the Outdoor Sportsman program on WCIU Channel 26. Features Joe Wyer trying to give some info about a contest of some sort (fishing contest?) on April 29th but runs out of time before the credits. Anyone know what the ending music is?

Outdoor Sportsman was on Saturdays at 5:30pm, right before Eddie Korosa's Polka Party. (in the early-to-mid 70's Outdoor Sportsman aired on WSNS Channel 44)

Also features a WCIU-TV Channel 26 Station ID slide ...

WMAQ Channel 5 - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (Promos / Station ID's, 1976)

Views: 1804

Here's a series of promos by Johnny Carson for The Tonight Show on WMAQ Channel 5, transferred from the original 2" quad master tape.

The first (designated "PR-1040 CARSON :10's - TAKE 1") is a promo for the show to air at 10:30pm following NewsCenter5 with Ron Hunter; on the second ("TAKE 2"), Johnny thanks viewers for watching the show over "the past 13-1/2 years"; the third ("TAKE 3") advises viewers to watch or "the Bird of Paradise will fly up your nose"; a...

WSNS Channel 44 - "Psychedelic Station ID" (1975)

Views: 1378

Here's a computer animated station ID for WSNS Channel 44, with the colors consisting of full color bars, accompanied by computer-synthesized music.

Anyone know where the music originates from? Kraftwerk?

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, June 17th 1975 at about 7:44pm.

ON TV - Alien (On-Screen ID, 1981)

Views: 2322

Here's another ON TV on-screen station ID - during the movie Alien - the scene where they find the fossilized "space jockey" in the derelict vessel. (I've heard that the Alien prequel currently being worked on will reveal the backstory to this thing and what the heck it was)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, May 2nd 1981.

WGN Channel 9 - Sunday Matinee - "Charlie Chan At The Opera" (Opening, 1981)

Views: 11960

Here is the opening for the Sunday Matinee presentation of "Charlie Chan at the Opera" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

WGN "Last Farewell" Globe-Logo Station ID (Clif Mercer as the announcer)

Sunday Matinee opening with instrumental of "Groovin'" made popular by The Young Rascals. Anyone know who does this instrumental version? Features the filmstrip and old-time movie camera graphics as well as voice over announcement of film (again, Clif Mercer as announcer)

Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour - "You Always Have a Party" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1803

Here's a commercial for Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour, a "totally wacko" place for kids 6 to 14 "or right in between".

This spot really brought back memories. A birthday party at Farrell's was a major thrill when I was about 5 years old.

I remember there was a Farrell's inside North Riverside Mall - I wonder when it closed?

I remember there was a Simpson's episode where Moe the Bartender opened up an Ice Cream Parlour for kids and whoever wrote th...

WNIC FM 100 - "Mellow Nice Bright" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 2181

Here's a commercial for a local Detroit radio station - WNIC FM 100.

This aired on local Detroit TV on Saturday, January 15th 1977 during the 5pm to 6pm timeframe.