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WGN Channel 9 - When Movies Were Movies - "Union Pacific" (Commercial Break #1, 1979)
Views: 2530
Here's the first commercial break from the When Movies Were Movies presentation of the 1939 film "Union Pacific" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:
Bumper slide with movie title next to lights
Commercial: Bobby Hull for Sears Bank & Trust - offering such services as savings and checking accounts, and Deposit Credit (maximum credit limit $5,000) to write yourself an "instant loan" - "Out to Be the Fastest Bank in Town"
Commercial: Chicago ...
WMAQ Channel 5 - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson with Richard Pryor (Excerpt, 1979)
Views: 1062
Here's an excerpt from The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson with guest Richard Pryor as aired on WMAQ Channel 5. Includes:
Tail end of commercial for Purina Puppy Chow (voiceover by Sterling Holloway) - "For a Full Year - Till He's Full Grown"
"Happy Birthday Taurus - More to Come" bumper
Commercial: 1980 Buick Skylark - with plenty of room inside and able to navigate in all weather - "It Just Might Be the Perfect Car for You" (voiceove...
WMAQ Channel 5 - 5's Pride with Norman Mark (Excerpt, 1979)
Views: 727
Here's another of the various "odds and ends" that we find - an excerpt from a show called 5's Pride on WMAQ Channel 5, hosted by Norman Mark, which contains previews of new shows to air on the "Peacock Network" starting in the fall of 1979, also containing a commercial break.
Voiceover for all show previews is Casey Kasem.
Includes:
Previews for the shows Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (to air Thursdays at 7pm) and Shirley st...
WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago with Ramsey Lewis (Excerpt, 1979?)
Views: 591
Here's a short excerpt from AM Chicago on WLS Channel 7, in which legendary jazz pianist (and a music figure long associated with the Windy City), Ramsey Lewis, performs a soft ballad entitled "After the Rain," written by James Mack, which he would later perform in a 1988 album with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Classic Encounter, issued on CBS Masterworks FM / MK 42661. Also featuring host Robb Weller. Unfortunately the person who recorded this only saved this bit.
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Here's the last moments (preceded by this clip) of the edition of Saturday Night Live with Elliott Gould as host and Gary Numan as musical guest, followed by the opening moments of Second City Television (SCTV) - Episode #1.16, "Goodbye America" (originally aired in Canada on October 3rd and 7th 1977) on WMAQ Channel 5. Includes:
Saturday Night Live bumper slide (with another p...
WMAQ Channel 5 - Saturday Night Live - "Gould & Numan" (Excerpt #1, 1980)
Views: 2730
Here's an extended excerpt from the original airing of Saturday Night Live (hosted by Elliott Gould, with musical guest Gary Numan) on WMAQ Channel 5. Includes: Sears Bank & Trust - "Fastest Bank in Town" with Bobby Hull (Commercial, 1979)
Views: 2017 Here's a commercial featuring hockey great Bobby Hull for Sears Bank & Trust - offering such services as savings and checking accounts, and Deposit Credit (maximum credit limit $5,000) to write yourself an "instant loan" - "Out to Be the Fastest Bank in Town".
Ending of a sketch with faraway shot of studio setup, and RCA TK-44A/B cameras positioned - CG bumper "Coming Up Next: Several Minutes of Profiteering"
Theatrical trailer for the movie version of "All That Jazz" (a "Coming Soon" trailer for which can be seen in
Features Alexander Calder's The Universe sculpture / artwork in the background near the end of the commercial, which was located in the lobby of the Sears Tower building. (and still is today - at least for n...
WFLD Channel 32 - Scared Straight! Chicago Reacts (Part 3, 1979)
Views: 1653
Here's Part 3 (the final part) of Scared Straight! Chicago Reacts, a local interview program hosted by Kathy McFarland that followed an encore presentation of the Academy Award-winning Scared Straight! on WFLD Channel 32. Also featuring Hon. Judge William Sylvester White, Chief of the Juvenile Division of Cook County Circuit Court and President of the National Association of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. Includes:
Scared Straight! Chicago Reacts bumpe...
WFLD Channel 32 - Scared Straight! Chicago Reacts (Part 2, 1979)
Views: 1178
Here's Part 2 of Scared Straight! Chicago Reacts, a local interview program hosted by Kathy McFarland that followed an encore presentation of the Academy Award-winning Scared Straight! on WFLD Channel 32. Also featuring Gayle Franzen, Chief of the Illinois Department of Corrections, and Harold Thomas of the Chicago Police Department's Youth Division. Includes:
Scared Straight! Chicago Reacts bumper (voiceover by Ron Beattie)
In this part, K...