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WKBS Channel 48 - The $50,000 Pyramid (Break #1, 1981)

Views: 2642

Here are a couple items from the Field Communications station WKBS Channel 48 in Philadelphia which shut down in 1983. This aired during a broadcast of the $50,000 Pyramid game show with Dick Clark. Includes:

A movie promo for Farewell to the Planet of the Apes - More Movie - Fewer Commercials!

Local commercial for automotive and electronics training at Pennco Tech of Pennsauken, New Jersey.

This aired on local Philadelphia TV on Thursday, Februa...

18 Golden Hits of 1976 (Record Offer, 1977)

Views: 3767

Here's a record offer for "18 Golden Hits of 1976" with songs performed by "The Sound Effects" (or "The original Sound Effects" as the announcer helpfully mentions). It's another album of knock-offs (although at least from this ad, not quite as bad as the infamous "Muskrat Love" collection)

"After you forget all about the Bicentennial, this is what you'll remember 1976 for..."

This aired o...

WZTV Channel 17 - I Dream of Jeannie - "With the Light Sound Film-Warble" (1977)

Views: 3364

Here's a technical-difficulty moment that plagued WZTV Channel 17 in Nashville, Tennessee during the airing of the I Dream of Jeannie episode "Nobody Loves a Fat Astronaut" (originally aired on the NBC network on March 17th 1969) with Barbara Eden as both the title character and her evil sister, Jeannie II.

This clip includes:

Sound going off on episode 19 seconds into this clip, after brief sprocket sound from 16mm film projector (once again a bit of fort...

WTTW Channel 11 - Lineup Schedule & Opening of The Paper Chase (1981)

Views: 4058

Here is the evening's lineup schedule (voiceover by Don Ferris) followed by a Commonwealth Edison sponsorship slide, WTTW Station ID slide, WTTW Chicago Animation, Paper Chase sponsorship slide (voiceover by Marty Robinson) and the opening to The Paper Chase.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, October 14th 1981. (at a little before 7pm)

WFLD Channel 32 - Movie 32 - "Topper Takes A Trip" (Ending, 1971)

Views: 2010

Here's the ending for the Movie 32 presentation of "Topper Takes a Trip" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Last part of movie credits

WFLD Station ID - "WFLD-TV Channel 32" (in color) (voiceover by Del Clark) (cut-off - recording ends) :-(

And thus the person who recorded this goes to bed for the evening, looking forward to enjoying the rest of that crazy decade of the seventies... ;-)

This part aired on local Chicago TV early Monday, ...

WLUP The Loop FM 98 - "Lorelei Lip-Syncing" (Commercial, 1980?)

Views: 5820

Here's a cool vintage commercial for WLUP - The Loop - FM 98. I believe this airing is from early 1980.

Features that original hot siren Loop chick - Lorelei, lip-syncing to Steve Dahl & Garry Meier, Les Tracy, Mitch Michaels (Doin' the Cruise!), and Sky Daniels!

(Also features a tiny snippet of a WFLD Channel 32 M*A*S*H bumper at the beginning) Enjoy!

Commercial Produced by Chuck Blore.

WGN Channel 9 - 10th Inning - "John McNamara" (Partial, 1979)

Views: 1823

Here's the first four minutes or so (before the tape cut out) of the 10th Inning show on WGN Channel 9. Features Jack Brickhouse interviewing John McNamara, manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Also includes a complete commercial break (which only includes one commercial) - for Fencl-Tufo's Chevy City, featuring a goofy Dracula puppet.

Also includes a WGN "Last-Farewell" animated Station ID at the beginning (voiceover by Clif Mercer)

This aired on local Chicago TV o...

Way to Go (Part 2a, 1980)

Views: 626

Here is Part 2a of a long-forgotten Field Communications produced program for kids called Way to Go. This episode (which may infact be the first one) is from 1980.

I am pretty sure this was produced at the Field station KBHK-TV Channel 44 in San Francisco.

This program aired on WFLD Channel 32 in Chicago on Sunday mornings at 9:30am in July of 1981 (Thanks, smctopia!) and may have aired at other times too.

Features:

The Way to Go g...

NBC Network - "Elvis Has Left The Building" (Part 3, 1977)

Views: 2720

Here is Part 3 of an NBC Special Report (on local Rockford affilliate WTVO Channel 17) from when it was first announced that Elvis Presley had died. Features Jackson Bain and David Brinkley reporting.

Features the NBC Special Report graphic at the end, an NBC network ID (voiceover by Howard Reig), and the beginning of a promo for a new series, "Big Hawaii", before the recording ends.

"Pressed on blue vinyl."

This aired on local Rockford, IL TV on ...