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WGN Channel 9 - Bozo's Circus - "The Premiere Episode!!" (1961) [April Fools Joke]

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INCREDIBLE NEWS! FOOTAGE FROM THE PREMIERE EPISODE OF BOZO'S CIRCUS FROM 1961 HAS BEEN FOUND!! WATCH THIS VIDEO!!!

Chicago White Sox - "Amateur Fan-Footage" (1972)

Views: 5996

Here is some fan-shot footage of the Chicago White Sox from June of 1972.

Look for an appearance by the original Svengoolie - Jerry G. Bishop at about a minute and 47 seconds in. Or is it? Could it be an impersonator? Maybe someone could do some research to see if Jerry G. made an official appearance at Comiskey in June of 1972?

Disco Fever By Ronco (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 3190

Here's a commercial for the album Disco Fever by Ronco.

Main voiceover by Wendell Craig. Ending voiceover by ??

This aired on local Detroit TV on Tuesday, May 9th 1978. (Not Chicago TV, but still cool!)

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "300th Show Retrospective" (1985)

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Here is the ending of Son of Svengoolie show number 300, which presented the original "Dracula" movie. As this was a special occasion, they took a look back at some memorable clips and bits from the show. Includes:

Ending of "Dracula" movie.

Commercial bumper for Son of Svengoolie (cut-off)

Sven's preview of next week's exclusive movie - "Hot Rods to Gila".

Rich Koz' introduction of clips

Clip from the ...

WGN Channel 9 - WGN Television Presents - "White Christmas" (Opening & Excerpts + Sales Presentation Excerpt, 1972/1973)

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Here's two segments with an early opening title sequence for the long-running late night movie showcase WGN Television Presents on WGN Channel 9, one from an early home videotape recorded in black-and-white (though aired of course originally in color - the recording of which has some tape tracking problems at certain points in the video) and the other from an internal sales presentation video.

The first clip is from the presentation of the 1954 Bing Crosby/Danny Kaye/Ros...

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 Sports (Promo, 1978)

Views: 2697

Here's a groovy disco promo for the NewsCenter5 sports anchor team on WMAQ Channel 5. Features Al Meltzer, Mike Leiderman, and Greg Gumbel.

Voiceover by ??

Background music is "Disco Inferno" by The Trammps.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Wednesday, March 29th 1978.

WKBD Channel 50 - Star Trek (Bumper #3, 1977)

Views: 2250

Here's one more Star Trek bumper from one of WFLD's sister-stations - WKBD Channel 50 in Detroit. This was probably the 3rd version they ever used for their Trek airings. Notice this one has a voiceover - all the other bumpers for the episode were silent.

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Detroit TV on Sunday, June 19th 1977 during the 6pm to 7pm hour. (not Chicago TV, but still cool)

McDonald's - The Chicago Bears - "Playoff Payoff" (Commercial, 1985)

Views: 3426

Here is a request filled - just happened to find this one! A commercial with members of the Chicago Bears talking about the new game from McDonald's.

Voiceover by Herb Graham.

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 31st 1985.

WSNS Channel 44 - The Dating Game - "Joey D'Auria" (Part 3, 1980)

Views: 1151

Here's Part 3 of an episode of The Dating Game on WSNS Channel 44.

In this part, Autumn makes her choice and picks one of the bachelors. Will it be Joey???

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, July 24th 1980 during the 5:30pm to 6:00pm timeframe. (the show itself has a Copyright of 1979 though)