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WMAQ Channel 5 - "Slid Too Soon" (1975)
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Here's a portion of a full commercial break for the NBC Monday Night At The Movies presentation of the 1974 made-for-TV movie "A Case Of Rape" on WMAQ Channel 5, which features a technical boo-boo. Includes:
Commercial for Arby's with Will Geer(?) with "Buy Three, The Fourth's Free" offer (at start, brief erroneous chroma-key of station ID / Mike Douglas Show promo slide)
Commercial: Cadile...
WMAQ Channel 5 - The NBC News Midnight Special Report - "Death of Rockefeller" (1979)
Views: 3146
Here's an NBC News Special Report on the death of former Vice President and New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller as aired on WMAQ Channel 5. The bulletin came at the end of a commercial break and interrupted an edition of The Midnight Special which featured The Village People amongst the musical guests. I left some of the song in at the end for fun. Includes:
Tail end of commercial for Tickle anti-perspirant for women - "You'll Love The Way It Works" - (C) B...
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Here's the opening moments and first commercial break for The ABC Thursday Night Movie presentation of the animated adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Return of the King" (1980) on WLS Channel 7. Includes:
"Closed Captioned for the Hearing Impaired" animated bumper
ABC Thursday Night Movie opening and preview of "The Return of the King" (with voiceover by Joel Crager)
Commercial: Sani-Flush toilet cleaner - with 30% more cleaning i...
WLS Channel 7 - The 3:30 Movie - "The Curse of Frankenstein" (Promo, 1979)
Views: 1652
Here's a promo for The 3:30 Movie presentation of "The Curse of Frankenstein" (1957, Hammer Film Productions) starring Peter Cushing, on WLS Channel 7. The movie aired on Monday, May 28th 1979.
Voiceover by Gary Gears.
This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, May 27th 1979.
The Protector with Mike Ditka (Commercial, 1983)
Views: 1724
Here's a commercial for The Protector Total New Car Protection system featuring legendary Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka.
The Protector system features Rustproofing, Fabric-Shield and Paint-Shield.
"Hang tough!"
This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, August 16th 1983.
WGN Channel 9 - Bozo's Circus - "Skylab Synchronicity" (1979)
Views: 2777
Here's an excerpt of Bozo's Circus on WGN Channel 9, featuring a news bulletin crawled on the lower-third section of the screen during a showing of the Huckleberry Hound cartoon "A Bully Dog" (from Season #2, Episode #5, originally aired on November 2nd 1959).
In another case of synchronicity, a message about the satellite space station Skylab falling back to earth was given during the point in this episode where Huck, playing the role of a messenger boy, attempts to d...
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Here's Part 6 (the final part) of Midwest Sports Special - "Inside the World of Hockey with the Chicago Blackhawks," hosted by Frank Sweeney, as aired on WBKB (now WLS) Channel 7. This was transferred from the original film, and thus has no commercials. Featured in this part are player Bill Hay, Standby Club fans Larry Chetienne(?), Elaine Urich(?), and Maya(?) Lerman(?), referee Vern Buffey, linesmen George Hayes and John D'Amico, and general manager Tommy Ivan. Includes:
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Here's Part 5 of Midwest Sports Special - "Inside the World of Hockey with the Chicago Blackhawks," hosted by Frank Sweeney, as aired on WBKB (now WLS) Channel 7. This was transferred from the original film, and thus has no commercials. Featured in this part are players Bobby Hull, Elmer "Moose" Vasko, Pierre Pilote, Stan Mikita, Phil Esposito and John McKenzie, general manager Tommy Ivan, coach Bobby Reay, and trainer Nick Garen. Includes:
After demonstrations of the...
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Here's Part 4 of Midwest Sports Special - "Inside the World of Hockey with the Chicago Blackhawks," hosted by Frank Sweeney, as aired on WBKB (now WLS) Channel 7. This was transferred from the original film, and thus has no commercials. Featured in this part are coach Billy Reay (voice only), Bobby Hull with his family (second wife Joanne McKay and their first two children, Bobby Jr. and Brett), Stan Mikita, John McKenzie, and Pierre Pilote. Includes:
Opening shot of ...