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WGN Channel 9 - Sunday Matinee - "The World of Hans Christian Andersen" (Opening, 1977)
Views: 2694
Here's the opening moments of the Sunday Matinee presentation of the 1971 animated feature "The World of Hans Christian Andersen" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:
"Season's Greetings From The WGN Family" bumper
Sunday Matinee "camera and filmstrip" slide, with Raymond Lefevre and His Orchestra's version of The Young Rascals' "Groovin'," and voiceover (by ?) introducing the movie and having a little flub with "Christmas Dray..."
"NTA Relea...
WSNS Channel 44 - Popeye with Steve Hart (Opening, 1975?)
Views: 777
Here's another opening for Popeye with Steve Hart on WSNS Channel 44. Includes:
Brief shot of 1956 EIA resolution chart, with tone approximately 960 Hz
Show opening with custom "Popeye Show" theme, featuring puppets Little K, Bookie Worm, Hector the Chicken, Mean Mr. Mustard (who lives in a mustard jar), and the talking picture Captain Salty
Steve opening the show with puppets Little Happening and Mean Mr. Mustard, and promising a "truck lo...
WLS Channel 7 - The 3:30 Movie - "Northwest Mounted Police" (Promo, 1972)
Views: 1600
Here's something very rare - a [sound modified] promo for an upcoming 3:30 Movie presentation (in two parts) of the 1940 film "Northwest Mounted Police" (directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard) on WLS Channel 7, from within the venerable afternoon movie showcase's early years.
Pretty neat find, showing different 3:30 Movie title graphics than we've seen before. Anyone remember this version? Could it have only been used for the...
NBC Network - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson - "The Royal Wedding" (Excerpt, 1981)
Views: 2831
In commemoration of the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, here are the opening moments of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson where the 1981 Royal Wedding of Charles and Diana was the main theme. Includes:
Excerpt of promo slide for upcoming outdoor "Shakespeare in the Park" presentation of "The Taming of the Shrew" at the Geneva Summer Theatre Festival, Thursday-Sunday through August 2nd (voiceover by Ed Grennan)
Opening of The Tonight...
WMAQ Channel 5 - 5's Pride with Norman Mark (Excerpt, 1979)
Views: 730
Here's another of the various "odds and ends" that we find - an excerpt from a show called 5's Pride on WMAQ Channel 5, hosted by Norman Mark, which contains previews of new shows to air on the "Peacock Network" starting in the fall of 1979, also containing a commercial break.
Voiceover for all show previews is Casey Kasem.
Includes:
Previews for the shows Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (to air Thursdays at 7pm) and Shirley st...
WFLD Channel 32 - "Festival Of Television" (Promo, 1978)
Views: 1799
Here's a promo for the "Festival of Television" and their first night of special programming on WFLD Channel 32. Here are Chris Tuft's recollections:
"It was a weeknight hour of 1950s sitcoms. Monday (June 19th 1978) was (as noted in the promo) "The Jack Benny Show" (at 10:30pm) and "My Hero" (at 11pm). Tuesday was "Topper" and "The Gale Storm Show", Wednesday was "Love That Bob" and "How to Marry a Millionaire". Thursday was "Bachelor Father" and "People's Choice." Fr...
Views: 11515
Here is the opening from one of the best and most remembered Chicago children's shows (although it was eventually syndicated to other markets) - Gigglesnort Hotel.
Even though it was seen for many years after it was produced, the show was only in production for 3 years - 1975, 1976, and 1977. In Chicago, it aired on Sunday mornings on WLS Channel 7.
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WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics - "The Canterville Ghost" (Opening, 1983)
Views: 1754
Here's the opening of the Family Classics presentation of The Canterville Ghost (1944) on WGN Channel 9. (this airing was the last time it appeared on Family Classics)
Hosted by Frazier Thomas.
Preceded by a WGN bumper promo for Fantasy Island featuring Ricardo Montalban. (looking kind of shifty-eyed taking a peek at the cue cards apparently)
The
WSNS Channel 44 - Thing Theatre - "Wrestling Women Vs. The Aztec Mummy" (Bumper Excerpt, 1980)
Views: 3227
Here's another super-rare glimpse at the Thing Theatre movie program on WSNS Channel 44 - a partial bumper, during an airing of "Wrestling Women Vs. The Aztec Mummy" - an example of one of the low budget Mexican horror films produced during the late-50s and 60s.
We can see the same logo font style as featured in the opening of the show, with a color scheme more reminiscent of WSNS'