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WSNS Channel 44 - All Night Movies - "Magical Mystery Tour" (Commercial Break #2, 1980)

Views: 2345

Here's Commercial Break #2 from the Saturday All Night Movies presentation of "Magical Mystery Tour" on WSNS TV-44. Includes:

Channel 44 Saturday All Night Movies "Owl" Logo bumper

Olympia Dodge (with Bill Frank) - "Free Weber Kettle Grill"

Commercial offer from HRB Corp. for The Complete Medical Exam Book by Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld, M.D.

WSNS TV-44 White Sox '80 - "Takin' Care Of Business" promo

WSNS TV-44 Dating Game ...

Fencl Tufo's Chevy City - "Monster Dealer" (Commercial, 1986)

Views: 4148

Here's a commercial for Fencl Tufo's "Chevy City" with their weird monster puppet characters. If that wasn't enough, members of the World Championship Chicago Bears are there too.

(the first couple seconds is missing and the audio is a bit buzzy)

"The Monster Dealer In Glendale Heights"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, February 9th 1986.

WFLD Channel 32 - The BJ & Dirty Dragon Show (Part 2, 1972)

Views: 2832

Here's Part 2 of a rare surviving edition of Bill Jackson's The BJ & Dirty Dragon Show on WFLD Channel 32. This was from the original 2" quadruplex master tape. Includes:

Segment starting off with Weird heading towards an old house that he hadn't been to for centuries, and Dr. Doompuss following in hot pursuit. This leads into B.J. with magic marker in hand, with another "Whozit" game in which he is pondering which cartoon character within comics, films and TV will be...

WMAQ Channel 5 - On Q - "Spirit of '80 Marathon" (Part 3, 1980)

Views: 4599

In honor of today's Chicago Marathon, here's a marathon of a different flavor - the "Spirit of '80 (Dance) Marathon" as part of the 'On Q' program on WMAQ Channel 5. Features a live preview of the disco dance marathon at the club Faces (on Rush Street) the following day, for the cause of Special Olympics. With hosts Terry Burhans and Mike Leiderman. This part features:

Interviews with Joey Diamond, Bonnie Rose and Lee Krause by Terry Burhans.

Interview with To...

Toy Gallery (Commercial #1, 1975?)

Views: 2703

Here's a commercial for the Toy Gallery, a local business at 1825 North Lincoln that advertised on WSNS Channel 44's Popeye with Steve Hart.

In this ad [which comes after a brief CG slate marked "VTR: 586 - Cut: 1 - Toy Gallery (CM :30) - M.T./D.M." - the M.T. standing for director Mike Torchia; not sure what the D.M. is], we see shots of such products as Rack Ten, Cadaco's Happy Birthday Game Party Pak, Monopoly, Tool Belt, Parcheesi, Juggling, a stuffed Little Lulu d...

WBBS Channel 60 - Beisbol En Chicago (Promo, 1985)

Views: 2294

Here's a promo in Spanish for Beisbol En Chicago on WBBS Channel 60. Sundays at 7:30pm.

Featuring Pete Rose.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, June 9th 1985.

WFLD Channel 32 - The Gong Show (Ending & Break, 1978)

Views: 4447

Here's the ending and after show break for The Gong Show on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Gene-Gene, The Dancing Machine!

Ending credits for The Gong Show (ending voiceover by Ron Beattie - with promo for 10:30am Saturday movie - Laurel & Hardy in "Air Raid Wardens" (good for a double check on the date)

Bigsby & Kruthers

Loc Blocs - "Lego Vs. Loc Bloc"

The Egg Scrambler by Ronco (ending voiceover by Ron Beattie)

67 WMAQ White Sox Baseball (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 4358

Here is a commercial for White Sox baseball on 67 WMAQ radio.

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV in June of 1982.

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News at 10pm - "Weigel's Wieners" & Ending (1987)

Views: 3750

Here's the final part of the 10pm edition of Eyewitness News, with anchors John Drury and Mary Ann Childers, and sportscaster Tim Weigel with another edition of his "Weigel Wiener" segment ("the widely figured, largely feared frankfurters of the sports world"). Includes:

John introducing Tim by referring to the sharp tongue of Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka, who fined QB Jim McMahon for missing practice at their Platteville, WI training camp, and hinted to team presiden...