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WSNS Channel 44 - Popeye with Steve Hart - "Becoming a Clown" (1976)

Views: 967

Here's another segment from Popeye with Steve Hart on WSNS Channel 44. Here, Steve is applying clown makeup and, after he finishes, goes off on stage to a waiting (and unseen) audience. Watch, during the middle of his transformation, for the mirror to display an image of a little girl (Steve's daughter) for a few seconds.

The second instrumental heard in this piece is "Over the Waves."

The Engineer on this was Chuck Zenkus. Director was Jim Angio.
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WSNS Channel 44 - Popeye with Steve Hart (Opening, 1975?)

Views: 776

Here's another opening for Popeye with Steve Hart on WSNS Channel 44. Includes:

Brief shot of 1956 EIA resolution chart, with tone approximately 960 Hz

Show opening with custom "Popeye Show" theme, featuring puppets Little K, Bookie Worm, Hector the Chicken, Mean Mr. Mustard (who lives in a mustard jar), and the talking picture Captain Salty

Steve opening the show with puppets Little Happening and Mean Mr. Mustard, and promising a "truck lo...

WSNS Channel 44 - Popeye with Steve Hart - "Mail Time" (1975?)

Views: 425

Here's the "Mail Time" segment of Popeye with Steve Hart on WSNS Channel 44. Includes:

Steve starting off in front of Captain Salty, going on about what happened with "Dear Crabby" early on, with Bookie Worm (the voice of Nancy Boyle) at the desk. He then goes to the big Popeye spinach jar to select four lucky winners - the fifth who says "I Watch Popeye on Channel 44" to be invited to the lighthouse (he ends up taking one extra letter).

The first...

WSNS Channel 44 - Popeye with Steve Hart - "The Greasy Gourmet" (1975?)

Views: 390

Here's a sketch from Popeye with Steve Hart on WSNS Channel 44, followed by the ending credits.

This sketch is titled "The Greasy Gourmet" (the title of which is a takeoff on The Galloping Gourmet), with Steve in the title role (and a bad French accent) and Nancy Boyle as his assistant. He announces his intention to make "ze French sian" (sp?) soup, with potato peels, celery, tomatoes, onions, seasoning, noodles and chicken (a rubber chicken, probably left over f...

WSNS Channel 44 - White Sox Baseball - "Take Me Out To the Ballgame" (8-18-1980)

Views: 3440

Harry Caray once again leads the fans at Comiskey during the "Seventh Inning Stretch", singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame".

From White Sox Vs. Indians (Game 2).

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, August 18th 1980.

WRCK FM 95 - "WRoCK" (Commercial #2, 1980)

Views: 2118

Here's the 10-second, shorter version of a commercial for WRCK (WROCK) FM 95 - "Chicago's Rock Hits!". Short, like the lifespan for WRCK-FM, which only lasted from May 22, 1980 through December 1980.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, August 7th 1980. (C) American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

Zombie (Trailer For TV, 1980)

Views: 793

Here's a theatrical movie trailer for the Italian-made thriller Zombie (also known oddly enough, as Zombi 2).

One of the stars of the film, Tisa Farrow, is the younger sister of Mia Farrow.

Ending voiceover by Mike Rapchak.

"There is no explicit sex in this picture. However, there are scenes of violence which may be considered shocking. No one under 17 will be admitted."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thur...

Health-Tex - "The First Clothes to Grow Up In" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 466

Here's an animated commercial for Health-Tex clothes, with short vignettes of children's significant firsts in their development (such as talking, walking, going to school, making friends), including the clothes they wear - all set to song (sung [possibly] by Jake Holmes).

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

Don't Go in the House (Trailer For TV, 1980)

Views: 742

Here's a theatrical movie trailer for the horror film Don't Go in the House.

Main voiceover by ?? Ending voiceover by Mike Rapchak.

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