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WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Bride of Frankenstein" (Break #2, 1983)

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Here's the second commercial break for the Son of Svengoolie presentation of the 1935 film "Bride of Frankenstein" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Son of Svengoolie bumper

Commercial: Superman Creamy Peanut Butter - "Its Strength Is Its Great Taste" - TM & (C) DC Comics, Inc. 1983

Commercial: A&W Root Beer - "Delicious" - "That Frosty Mug Sensation - 100% Caffeine Free"

Commercial: Lysol Deodorizing Cleaner - "Spring ...

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

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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.

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WGN Channel 9 - The Morning Movie - "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" (Opening, 1980)

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Here's the opening and first commercial break of The Morning Movie presentation of the 1934 W.C. Fields film "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" (also starring Pauline Lord, Zasu Pitts, Evelyn Venable and Kent Taylor) on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Station ID bumper slide with drawing of sun and moon sitting down watching TV and message "Open for Business 24 Hours a Day," dissolving into late 1970s video animation - with "Last Farewell" music in background (voiceover by Bob ...

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WSNS Channel 44 - All Night Movies - "The Popcorn Thief" (Promo, 1980)

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Here's another spooky promo for the All Night Movies program on WSNS TV-44.

Featuring TV-44 staffer John Bannick as the insomniac who can't sleep.

According to Linda Frost (Concoby), "He worked in the (commercial) traffic department and was good friends with Laura Devon (head of the department, who was also an actress). Unfortunately Laura relayed the info that John had passed away about 10 years ago. He was a sweetheart."

Voiceover by D...

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WTTW Channel 11 - The Channel Eleven Moviebreak - "Banana Peel" (Opening, 1980)

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Here's the opening of The Channel Eleven Moviebreak presentation of the 1963 film "Banana Peel" (starring Jeanne Moreau and Jean Paul Belmondo, with Claude Brasseur, Jean Pierre Marielle, Alain Cuny, and Gert Frobe) on WTTW Channel 11. Includes:

"Made possible by" notice, with billboard for LaSalle National Bank (voiceover by Marty Robinson)

"11 Chicago" station ID with picture of yellow flower (voiceover by Don Ferris)

The Channel Eleve...

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Chis-An-Bop with Fred MacMurray (Commercial Offer, 1979)

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Here's a commercial offer for Chis-An-Bop, a Korean-derived means of calculating math for children ages 5-13 which involves using their fingers. With Fred MacMurray and two children, Debbie and Brad, who demonstrate a few examples of Chis-An-Bop at work. Comes with a book and option for record (or, as he put it, "phonograph sound disc") or cassette.

"As Seen on National TV Talk Shows"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, February 2nd 1979.

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WFLD Channel 32 - Creature Feature - "The Black Cat" (Tiny Opening Excerpt, 1979)

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Blink, and you'll miss it!

Here is an extreme rarity - a painfully small excerpt from the opening of WFLD Channel 32's Creature Feature program. This was the program that was replaced by Son of Svengoolie in Summer of 1979.

If you pause the video at the right spot you can see a fairly clear shot of the opening title. You can make out a smokey graveyard type atmosphere with a black crow or raven perched on a tree branch to the right and a coffin in the foregro...

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WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "The 3-D Movie" (Ending, 1982)

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Here's a piece lost until now - the ending to The Son of Svengoolie 3D Movie showing of "The Revenge of the Creature" on WFLD Channel 32. Still haven't found the entire movie complete with commercials, but at least now we have the closing.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, July 29th 1982.

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Son Of Svengoolie - "Sell-Out Radio Network" (1983)

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Here's the sketch "Sell-Out Radio Network" from Son of Sven episode number 188 where he was showing the film "Black Friday".

This was Break 5, Segment 5.

Those aren't 8 tracks, those are cart tapes spinning on Son of Svengoolie's platter. WHAT is actually AM 1340 in Philadelphia. KWIT is actually FM 90.3 in Sioux City. WAXX is 104.5 FM in Eau Claire. KUDD is 107.9 FM in Roy, Utah. Surprisingly, there is no radio station with the call letters KOLD but they are C...