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WLS Channel 7 - The 3:30 Movie - "Jason And The Argonauts" (Commercial Break #2, 1978)

Views: 2515

Here's Commercial Break #2 during the 3:30 Movie presentation of "Jason and the Argonauts" on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

3:30 Movie bumper

WDAI 94.7 FM - Disco Radio!

Armourcote commercial offer (the original!)

WLS-TV Editorial Reply with Betty Cameron - President, League of Women Voters of Cook County.

Jason and the Argonauts Channel 7 bumper slide

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, December 27t...

WFLD Channel 32 - Six O'Clock Movie - "The FBI Story" (Technical Difficulties, 1981)

Views: 2933

Here's a technical difficulties moment during the WFLD Channel 32 Six O'Clock Movie presentation of "The FBI Story" - featuring a strange slide.

Perhaps Telefrank can tell us what's going on here? Why is the slide so dark and mysterious looking? Why/when would this ever be used?

Who knows how long this technical difficulties moment lasted? Unfortunately someone was impatient and paused the recording and restarted it when the film was fixed. :-)

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WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "How To Make A Monster" (Promo, 1980)

Views: 1890

Here's a rare old promo for Son of Svengoolie episode number 56, showing the movie, "How To Make A Monster". This episode aired on Saturday, August 2nd 1980 at 8pm.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, August 1st 1980.

WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics With Frazier Thomas - "A Christmas Carol" (Promo, 1981)

Views: 5258

Here's a nice promo for an airing of "A Christmas Carol" on WGN Channel 9's Family Classics with host Frazier Thomas.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 20th 1981.

WTTW Channel 11 - Sunday Movie Eleven - "Operation Snatch" (Opening, 1980)

Views: 1121

Here's a (mostly complete) opening of the Sunday Movie Eleven presentation of "Operation Snatch" on WTTW Channel 11. Uses a slightly different font on the "Movie Eleven" logo than the one previously seen. Also includes a Thomson Vacations tag at the beginning and a WTTW station ID slide.

The recording cut-out before the opening was completed.

All voiceovers by Marty Robinson.

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WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "Frankenstein" (Break #6, 1985)

Views: 1793

Here's Break #6 to another rare episode of Son of Svengoolie. This was number 302 where he was presenting the classic film "Frankenstein". Includes:

Sven bumper

Commercial: Lincoln Carpeting
Commercial: Top Job
Commercial: Burger King - "Bacon Double Cheeseburger Deluxe"
Commercial: Harlem Furniture
WFLD Promo for Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Sven return bumper

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturda...

WBBM Channel 2 - The All Electric Magik Lantern Moving Picture Show - "Land of the Pharaohs" (Bumper #1, 1978)

Views: 2914

Here's an example of a bumper from "The All Electric Magik Lantern Moving Picture Show" - which was what WBBM Channel 2 called their Late Late Movie. On this night the presentation was "Land of the Pharaohs".

You can hear they used an excerpt from a piece of classical music during the bumpers - anyone know what it is?

This aired on local Chicago TV early Monday, December 18th 1978.

WBBM Channel 2 - The All Electric Magik Lantern Moving Picture Show - "Land Of The Pharaohs" (Bumper #2, 1978)

Views: 2260

Here's another example of a bumper from "The All Electric Magik Lantern Moving Picture Show" - which was what WBBM Channel 2 called their Late Late Movie. On this night the presentation was "Land of the Pharaohs".

You can hear they used an excerpt from a piece of classical music during the bumpers - anyone know what it is?

This aired on local Chicago TV early Monday, December 18th 1978.

WSNS Channel 44 - Monster Movie One -"The Night of the Sorcerers" (Opening, 1981)

Views: 3247

Here is the opening for WSNS Channel 44's Saturday Monster Movie presentation of "The Night of the Sorcerers" (A.K.A. “La Noche de los Brujos”). Includes:

Don Ferris does the voiceover announcement of the movie, while the theme song, Mussorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain" plays (with some screaming or animal noises mixed in?) and some imagery from monster movies is shown. You also get to see the "An Avco Embassy Television Presentation" logo and the first few minut...