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WGN Channel 9 - The Morning Movie - "Sorry, Wrong Number" (Commercial Break #5, 1975)

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Here's Commercial Break #5 (an extended break) during The Morning Movie presentation of "Sorry, Wrong Number" on WGN Channel 9. Quality varies due to reception and tape degradation issues. Includes:

The Morning Movie bumper slide (with music from "Sorry, Wrong Number")

National Food Stores - "Happy Thanksgiving" (voiceover by Lloyd Hanson - longtime voice at WSNS TV-44 and for Dominick's Finer Foods' commercials) (or is that Joe Slattery - longti...

KTVU Channel 2 - 8 O'Clock Movie - "The April Fools" (Opening & Break, 1981)

Views: 2921

Here's the only April Fool for today on FuzzyMemories! :-)

Thanks to Nancy Travisano (Studio76Art)!

This aired on local Oakland/San Francisco TV on Monday, October 12th 1981 at 8pm.

WMAQ Channel 5 - Today In Chicago - "Beatles Anniversary" (Part 3, 1984)

Views: 790

In honor of Terri Hemmert's recent nomination to the Radio Hall of Fame, here's a program featuring her talking about her favorite subject: The Beatles!

Here's Part 3 of an episode of Today in Chicago with Jorie Lueloff as host. Today the topic was the anniversary of the Beatles' arrival in America. Featuring Terri Hemmert, Dick Biondi, and Don McLeese of the Chicago Sun-Times. Includes:

Commercial: Become a Marine Corps Drill Instructor

PSA: Di...

NBC News Digest With Jessica Savitch - "One of Her Last" (1983)

Views: 9182

Here's a mostly complete NBC News Digest with Jessica Savitch. This is notable for being one of her last appearances on television before her untimely death on Sunday, October 23rd 1983. October was not a good month for her, starting out on October 3rd with this infamous, apparently drug-impaired NBC News Digest appearance.

According to the NBC Archives (reported to Jessica's sister Lori Savi...

Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Tina McDowall" (Opening, 1973)

Views: 2001

Here's another segment from Screaming Yellow Theater - the original Svengoolie, which aired on WFLD Channel 32 from 1970-1973. Svengoolie was played by Jerry G. Bishop. By this point, if the clapboard is of any indication, the SYT title had been eschewed in favor of Svengoolie.

This opening segment, with guest Tina McDowall (a Penthouse "Pet of the Year" for 1972), is from Show #60 (according to the clapboard). However, there is no recordin...

WMAQ Channel 5 - 5 Cheers Chicago's New Year (Part 4, 1980/1981)

Views: 1097

Back to the festivities at Miomir's Serbian Club at 2255 W. Lawrence, with Warner speaking with a lady, Carole(?) Black, whose birthday is January 1st (her 23rd), who wishes for good health and a good husband; her friend explains that she has a good husband but he's not at the club with her, instead he's in Florida; Warner then gestures Jerry to wish her a happy birthday as well as a happy New Year, and not long after club owner Miomir plants a kiss on the birthday girl (upon which Jerry give...

WTTW Channel 11 - Mystery! (Opening, 1981)

Views: 1912

Here's the opening of Mystery! on WTTW Channel 11 with host Vincent Price. Also includes a WTTW Station ID slide at the beginning with a voiceover by Don Ferris.

Features the classic opening animation based on the cartoons of Chicago-born artist Edward Gorey. It was animated by Eugene Federenko, Derek Lamb and Janet Perlman, and the music was by Normand Roger.

(Vincent Price cut-off early due to tape ending)

This aired on local Chicago TV ...

WBBM Channel 2 - A Charlie Brown Christmas (Excerpts, 1975)

Views: 4399

Here's some excerpts of the 1975 airing of the Peanuts special A Charlie Brown Christmas on WBBM Channel 2. Includes:

Tail end of WBBM ID bumper slide with shot of Christmas lights in front of Chicago skyline - a slightly different station logo than would be used a few years from here, with the "2" in Serif Gothic Heavy and call letters and city in Serif Gothic Bold (same font as used by sister station WCBS Channel 2 in New York from 1973 to 1985, and by KNXT Channel 2 ...

WFLD Channel 32 - The Three Stooges - "Uncivil Warriors" (Opening, 1978)

Views: 2660

Here's the opening to the Three Stooges on WFLD Channel 32, airing the short "Uncivil Warriors". I also kept in the old-style Field Communications ID and a WFLD Six Million Dollar Man promo at the beginning.

Voiceover during the Six Million Dollar Man promo and Three Stooges opening is by Ron Beattie.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 1st 1978 at 11pm!