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WFLD Channel 32 - The Eight O'Clock Movie - "The Slender Thread" (Commercial Break, 1982)

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Here's a complete commercial break from the Eight O'Clock Movie presentation of "The Slender Thread" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

WFLD Eight O'Clock Movie bumper

Jim Palmer - star pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles - for Jockey Underwear - On sale at Carson Pirie Scott (sale ends March 14th)

Empire Carpets: Bad Impersonators (really bad)

McDonald's - Quality Game (ending voiceover by Jim Barton)

WFLD Eight O'Clock Mov...

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WSNS Channel 44 - The 1 O'Clock Movie - "Gulliver's Travels" (Ending Excerpt, 1979)

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Now for some more neat old TV-44 footage!

Here is an excerpt of the ending to The 1 O'Clock Movie presentation of the animated "Gulliver's Travels" on WSNS. (cut-off, sadly) You can hear the same music as in the opening start to fade-up, and we see a flash of what the opening title looked like in color!

Unfortunately (we can always find something to complain about, can't we?) the person who recorded this 29 years ago (who at the time had no idea his recording...

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WCIU Channel 26 - The Warren Freiberg Show (Part 4, 1981)

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Here's Part 4 of an episode of The Warren Freiberg Show on WCIU Channel 26. In case you weren't familiar with him, Warren Freiberg had some rather "extreme" and "fringe" opinions. He had a radio show, and you may also remember him turning up in little vignettes on Steve Dahl's "It's Too Early" show from 1983.

This part features Warren and Libby continuing their talk with video-recording pioneer (and comic book store pioneer) Larry Charet (yes, the legendary man who accidently r...

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WFLD Channel 32 - The Richard Simmons Show (Program Annoucement, 1981)

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Here's a slate for the Richard Simmons Show with an announcement that the show was being pre-empted that evening for the WFLD Channel 32 Movie Special, "Stalag 17".

Voiceover by Jim Barton.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, October 21st 1981. (My 7th Birthday!)

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120 Music Masterpieces (Record Offer, 1982)

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Here's a special Christmas present for one of our regular viewers here..."W.B.". This is one he has been wanting to see for a long time...just found it. :-)

Here's a record offer commercial for "120 Music Masterpieces" along with "30 Piano Masterpieces" by Vista Marketing. Features the actor John Williams.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, January 12th 1982.

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WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 at 10pm - "Gas Crunch" (Partial Commercial Break & News Excerpt, 1979)

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Here's a partial commercial break and partial NewsCenter5 special report on the gas crunch and efforts to spur conservation, as aired on WMAQ Channel 5. With anchor Jim Ruddle and correspondent Roberta Baskin. Includes:

Incomplete, partial commercial for WLAK 94 FM Stereo, with a theme of 94 being everywhere - including at the Chicago Board of Trade, the price of a fur coat, and a Chicago Bulls score

Jim Ruddle reads a news item about California Governor...

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1st Metropolitan Builders - "Helping Chicagoland Families" with Peter Lawford (Commercial #1, 1979)

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Here's a commercial for 1st Metropolitan Builders featuring legendary actor Peter Lawford outside and inside a Chicago area mansion, explaining how 1st Metropolitan helps "thousands of families" in and around the Chicago area remodel their homes to suit their changing needs.

This ad was produced five years before the co-star of such now-classic films as "The Picture of Dorian Gray," "Good News" and "Royal Wedding," and onetime member of Frank Sinatra's "Rat Pack," died, on Dece...

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WBBM Channel 2 - Channel 2 Weekend News (Part 1, 1978)

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Here's Part 1 of a complete edition of the Channel 2 Weekend News on WBBM Channel 2, anchored by Bob Wallace (substituting for Harry Porterfield). Also featuring Brian Boyer. Includes:

Tail end of commercial for Arlington Race Track - "That's Entertainment" (post time 2pm, Monday-Saturday)

Animated WBBM Station ID (voiceover by Jerry Harper?)

Opening of Channel 2 Weekend News (with Dick Marx's famous "I Love Chicago, Chicago My Home...

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WGN Channel 9 - "Season's Greetings From The Hulk" (Short Promo #2, 1981)

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Here's another shorter version of the goofy holiday greeting/promo featuring The Incredible Hulk running around Chicago holding a giant WGN ball (ornament?). I guess this was supposed to promo the fact that WGN was getting re-runs of the Incredible Hulk show soon.

Playing the part of the Incredible Hulk is Bob Foal.

Additional information by Mr. Joey D'Auria (Bozo #2) - "Funny story about this Hulk... His name is Bob Foal ... In the late 1970's I was working w...