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Channel 6 (Nashville) - "A Primitive Weather Channel Christmas" (Excerpt, 1975)

Views: 7964

Not from Chicago, but still of historical interest: a weird oddity - an excerpt from cable Channel 6 in Nashville, Tennessee (broadcasting in black and white), with what amounts to a primitive version of The Weather Channel, with readings of Wind Direction, Wind Velocity, Barometric Pressure, Temperature, Time, and Current Speed in MPH (just kidding). Plus, it includes a (literal) community bulletin board (including, at one point, a notice for town carolers). All this with a hypnotic, end...

Sportmart - "The Edge" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2147

Here's a commercial for Sportmart featuring sales on an inflatable boat and a trolling motor. Located in Chicago, Niles, Schaumburg, Lombard, Oak Lawn, and Calumet City.

"For Sports..it's Sportmart"

This aired on local Chicago TV on (most likely) Thursday, May 13th 1982.

Playball (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1609

Here's a commercial for Playball - a sponge rubber ball on an elastic band that clips to your baseball glove and which will come back to you after you throw it. Makes dads obsolete. ;-)

A "Play-By-Yourself Toy" - product of Playball, Inc - a Pixonic Company [sic?]

Is it just me or does this ad look like it was locally produced?

"If your Dad is tired or your friends are all away..."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, J...

Primetime Live - "Chicago Cubs - Wait 'Till This Year" (1989)

Views: 3325

Here's a story from Primetime Live about the Chicago Cubs. Features an interview at the end with Ron Santo (in a moderately suspect hairpiece) and Bill Jauss.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, September 28th 1989.

WSNS Channel 44 - Star Spangled Movie - "You're Telling Me!" (Bumper #5, 197?)

Views: 855

Here is something extremely rare - some bumpers and on-screen station ID's during the "Star Spangled Movie" presentation of the W.C. Fields film "You're Telling Me!" on WSNS Channel 44.

It's too bad this person didn't go to the kitchen to make a sandwich - it would have been nice to have a complete bumper or commercial break.

Notice this bumper is different! The ol' 44 Film Cans with the title of the film and W.C. Fields name - look at the font.

T...

WMAQ Channel 5 - "Slid Too Soon" (1975)

Views: 2495

Here's a portion of a full commercial break for the NBC Monday Night At The Movies presentation of the 1974 made-for-TV movie "A Case Of Rape" on WMAQ Channel 5, which features a technical boo-boo. Includes:

Commercial for Arby's with Will Geer(?) with "Buy Three, The Fourth's Free" offer (at start, brief erroneous chroma-key of station ID / Mike Douglas Show promo slide)

Commercial: Cadile...

WYCC Channel 20 - "First Broadcast" (Part 2, 1983)

Views: 971

Here's Part 2 of the first broadcast from WYCC Channel 20, which arose from the ashes of the previous occupant of that dial position, WXXW, which had left the air in 1974. Featured in this clip are Program Director Elynne Chaplik and Oscar Shabat, Chancellor of City Colleges of Chicago. Includes:

WYCC Program Director Elynne Chaplik (later Elynne Chaplik-Aleskow, the station's guiding light through the 1990's), welcomes people to the "new" Channel 20 with a profile on the Cit...

WFLD Channel 32 - The Gong Show (Bumper #1, 1978)

Views: 1953

Here's another rare bumper from WFLD Channel 32 - this time for The Gong Show! (same as the second one but different music)

What are those silhouettes of people doing on there?

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 1st 1978.

WFLD Channel 32 - The Gong Show (Bumper #2, 1978)

Views: 1378

Here's another rare bumper from WFLD Channel 32 - this time for The Gong Show! (same as the first one but different music)

What are those silhouettes of people doing on there?

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 1st 1978.