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Cheker Gas with Gale Sayers - "Self-Service" (Commercial #1, 1980)

Views: 2970

Here is a commercial for Cheker (not Checker??) Gas featuring former Chicago Bears player Gayle Sayers.

"That's Cheker - it's a Gas."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, July 30th 1980.

WGN Channel 9 - "Cubs/Sox Mix-Up" (Promo, 1981)

Views: 5381

Here's a promo for the Chicago Cubs on WGN Channel 9 - or wait, is it the Chicago White Sox? Even the announcer is mixed up as he continues to talk over the next PSA.

Anyone know the name of the music?

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, May 19th 1981.

WLS Channel 7 - Fridays (Promo #2, 1980)

Views: 2540

Here's another promo for the next edition of ABC's Fridays on WLS Channel 7, with musical guests Devo (repeated from May 23rd 1980). Features clips with a pre-Seinfeld Michael Richards, as well as of a "Star Wars" parody.

Main voiceover by Ernie Anderson. Ending voiceover by Allan Jefferys.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, August 28th 1980.

WSNS Channel 44 - Chicago Bulls Basketball (Opening, 1975-1976)

Views: 3688

Here's a rare opening for airings of Chicago Bulls basketball on WSNS Channel 44 that was used for the 1975-1976 season (and longer?)

Anyone know what the music is?

"Dubbed by" (created by?) John Dickinson and Charles (Chuck) Zenkus on 10-21-75 according to the chyron at the beginning.

Bert Weinman Ford with Linn Burton (Commercial, 1986)

Views: 1390

Here is a later commercial for Bert Weinman Ford (incomplete) which dates to 1986. Starring Linn Burton - for certain - he was the guy famous for saying the address - 3535 North Ashland Avenue in Chicago.

WSNS Channel 44 - Rick Talley Sports, Bob Elson Sports & Comment & Wrestling Superstars (Excerpts, 197?)

Views: 5223

This clip made possible by the donations from our generous group of "Fuzzketeers" during the Spring 2012 Tape Transfer Fundraiser.

Here's a segment from a demo reel produced by WSNS Channel 44 spotlighting some of the sports shows aired on the station at the time. Included are:

Video animated '44' graphic which started off many a promo in the 1976-77 period
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Chard�n Jeans With Larry Bird (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1432

Here's a commercial for Chard�n Jeans (or Fashions or whatever they were) which features NBA-great Larry Bird. Featuring some neat arcade shots - one I could make out was Berzerk.

Available at Foyers. (??)

"I beg your Chard�n..."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, August 28th 1981.

WGN Channel 9 - The $50,000 Pyramid (Promo, 1981)

Views: 5717

Here's a bumper promo for The New $50,000 Pyramid starring Dick Clark on WGN Channel 9 - which began airing at 12 Noon on Monday, January 26th 1981.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 23rd 1981.

WLS Channel 7 - The 3:30 Movie - "Jason And The Argonauts" (Opening, 1978)

Views: 8881

Well, here it is - the opening to The 3:30 Movie on WLS Channel 7!! The movie was "Jason and the Argonauts" - unfortunately the beginning of the film cuts off the last couple seconds of the theme song - which you can hear in the bumpers, which I will post.

Funny, but I've seen these graphics elsewhere - they were also used for the same era's The Late Movie on WLS - except of course for the title change, everything else was the same - same swirling star graphics, ...