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WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "Hoffman & Ski Show" (Part 4, 1978)

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Here's Part 4 of an (incomplete) episode of AM Chicago on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

Co-host Robb Weller at Ski Show '78 at McCormick Place West at Donnelley Hall. First he speaks with professional chimp Deena (5 years old) and her trainer Mike Stower (she will be showing off her skiing skills at the show), then interviews Nordic ski champ Sven Wiik (who was also coach of the ski team at the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics, which Weller misdates as 1970) for a bit; before goi...

WTTW Channel 11 - "Rich And Strange" (Ending, 1981)

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Here's the ending of the movie "Rich and Strange" on WTTW Channel 11 - followed by the beginning of an early Looney Tunes cartoon - "Yodeling Yokels", airing under the banner of "Matinee Memories". This was immediately followed by "Villa Alegre".

Voiceover by Marty Robinson.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, June 17th 1981 at a few minutes before 2:30pm.

President Carter - "The Future Is Waiting" (Political Ad, 1980)

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Here's a long-form paid political announcement for President Jimmy Carter that aired after an ABC Sunday Night Special Movie presentation of "Jaws" (only the 2nd time the movie aired on Network TV). Reagan got the first 4 minutes and 20 seconds, Carter got the next.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, October 5th 1980 during the 9:45pm to 10:01pm timeframe.

WFLD Channel 32 - Eight O'Clock Movie - "The Best of Benny Hill" (Ending, Break & Previews, 1982)

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Here's the ending and final commercial break from The Eight O'Clock Movie presentation of "The Best of Benny Hill" (1974) on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Ending of the movie (with closing moments of chase sequence that originated from his March 22nd 1972 special)

Commercial: Squeezably Soft Charmin - "The Squeezing Gets You - The Softness Keeps You" (with Dick Wilson as Mr. Whipple)

Commercial: Empire Carpets - "Warehouse Tour" (as seen

WLS Channel 7 - FBI Bulletin, Reflections & Station Sign-Off (1979)

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Here's an FBI Bulletin, Reflections and Station Sign-off from WLS Channel 7. Includes:

WLS promo for the "new" 3:00 Movie - "Where Were You When The Lights Went Out?" (voiceover by Dick Tufeld) (was this during a trial period of the 3:00 Movie? Or only done for the purpose of airing a 2 hour movie instead of an hour and a half one?) (why did they wait another whole year before officially switching the time?)

FBI Bulletin (voiceover by Wayne Atkinson) for...

WLS Channel 7 - The 3:30 Movie - "Pocketful of Miracles" (Promo, 1974?)

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Here's a promo for the upcoming 3:30 Movie presentation of the 1961 film "Pocketful of Miracles" starring Glenn Ford and Bette Davis, preserved on 16mm film. This was most likely for the two-part airing to be shown on February 7th and 8th 1974, as the typesetting for the title (set in a font called Frankfurter) was different than that on this 1972 promo.

Technical / Modification Note: This ...

WSNS Channel 44 - Thing Theatre - "Attack Of The Robots" (Opening, 1978)

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Here's a special Halloween & 2nd Anniversary treat -

Another faint and fuzzy memory rescued from the trashbin of obscurity - the opening to Thing Theatre on WSNS TV-44!

Thanks to a helpful YouTube commenter, we now know what the theme song for Thing Theatre is, where it came from and who it's by. You'll never believe it!

It's from the soundtrack to the movie "Car Wash" (released in 1976), performed by Rose Royce, and the exact title is Cut...

WSNS Channel 44 - The Money Movie - "China Gate" (Break #1, 1979)

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Here's some rare footage from another long-lost local movie show - "The Money Movie" on WSNS TV-44! The movie presented on this day was "China Gate". TMM was similar in concept to Dialing for Dollars. Viewers (mostly lonely housewives and old people from what it sounds like) would send in post cards with their name and phone number, and the host would call them live on the air during the movie breaks to see if they could answer some trivia questions. They answered an easy preliminary ques...

NBC Network - The Sunday Big Event - "Enola Gay" (Opening, 1980)

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Here's the opening to The Sunday Big Event World Premiere movie presentation of "Enola Gay: The Men, The Mission, The Atomic Bomb" on NBC.

Voiceover by ?? (don't tell me, it's the Disney voice guy, right?)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 23rd 1980.