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WBBM Channel 2 - Partial Commercial Break (1976)

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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...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "The Walking Dead" (Ending, 1985)

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Here's the ending 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:

Commercial: Tic-Tac breath mints (again)
Commercial: Bausch & Lomb Saline Solution
Commercial: Stone Construction - with Steve Stone (not that one)
Commercial: First Metropolitan Carpets
Commercial: Remco (again)

Ending of Son of Sven - where he plugs next...

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.

WFLD Channel 32 - Afternoon Fun - "Mighty Mouse" (Jingle Bumper, 1981?)

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Here's a neat WFLD Channel 32 Afternoon Fun bumper for Mighty Mouse featuring their memorable jingle - "In Chicago, the Kids Choice is - Channel 32!". This came from a studio tape.

Previous to this we had only seen a tiny snippet of this bumper (although it does appear that in this one a different clip of the Mighty Mouse cartoon was used)

Artwork by Cathy Mustari. (That's right - the...

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...

WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "Here's Soap In Yer Eye" (1985)

Views: 4476

Here's a segment of an episode of AM Chicago on WLS Channel 7. The topic was controversial, provocative and outrageous radio talk show hosts and featured Alan Burke of WGBS in Miami, Morton Downey Jr. (on this show just going by Mort Downey) of WERE in Cleveland, Warren Freiberg of WLNR in Lansing, IL, Irv Homer of WWDB in Philadelphia, and Jerry Williams of WRKO in Boston. Starring Oprah Winfrey as host.

This episode featured the infamous "soap spraying" incident by Warren F...

WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "Hoffman & Ski Show" (Part 1, 1978)

Views: 1292

Here's Part 1 of an (incomplete) episode (missing about the first half-hour) of AM Chicago on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

Ending of PSA for American Heart Association - "We're Fighting for Your Life"

Co-host Sandi Freeman interviews author, "political observer," and syndicated columnist for the Chicago Tribune, Nicholas von Hoffman, who is on to promote his latest book,

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