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WPWR Channel 50 - Romper Room & Friends (Part 1, 1991)

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Here's Part 1 of an episode of Romper Room and Friends (Syndicated Version) which aired on WPWR Channel 50. Features Miss Molly McCloskey, Kimble, Up-Up, Granny Cat, Do Bee, (Hmm..) and all the other weird characters. Includes:

WPWR Merrie Melodies bumper promo (voiceover by ??)

Paddington Bear short (Part 1)

WPWR Happy Days promo (voiceover by ??)

Cocoa Puffs cereal

Froot Loops cereal

Golden Grahams c...

Way to Go! Special (Part 6, 1980)

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Here is Part 6 of the Field Communications produced Way to Go! Special - an hour long (compilation?) showcase of some special kids and what they do. Has a lot of nice little slices of late seventies life as a kid. :-) The tape was dated May of 1980. My contact says that only a few of these "Specials" were made. Like I said, I'm not sure if these were compilations of segments shown on the regular Way to Go program, or if they were specifically produced for these specials. I am pretty sure this...

WGN Channel 9 - The Science Fiction Film Awards (Opening, 1978)

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Here's the opening credits and cheesetasic "dance number" for The Science Fiction Film Awards. You haven't lived until you've seen Dracula boogie'n down 70's style. 8-)

Hosted by Karen Black & William Shatner

Starring (in alphabetical order - for ego's sake):

Buzz Aldrin
Richard Benjamin
Ray Bradbury
Charles "Pete" Conrad
Buster Crabbe (I didn't even know she had one of those)
The Dancin' Machine (no Gene-Gene?)...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News At 10pm - "The Freeze Of '79" (Part 2, 1979)

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Here is Part 2 of a complete edition of the WLS Eyewitness News at 10pm on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

Report on the War on Cigarettes - Tobacco institute bashes Surgeon General's report. Vivian Rosenberg talks with some people in a bar about their smoking habit.

John and Greta Rideout reconcile after she accused him (her husband) of raping her.

Lee Marvin breach-of-contract trial gets underway tomorrow. Attorney Barbara Hirsch comments on the grow...

WCIU Channel 26 - Eddie Korosa's Polka Party (Part 1, 1978)

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Here's Part 1 of the oldest Polka Party episode that I've been able to find so far. Includes:

EKJ opens the show with "Baby Doll Polka"

Linda and Irene Korosa wish everyone a happy Sweetest Day and Happy Mother-In-Law's Day. They also mention that Debbie Korosa will marry
Gary Bosetch (sp?) of Lockport the following day.

EKJ and the boys play "Eddie's Polka"

Commercial: Star Concertina & Imperial Manufacturing at 2618 West ...

Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Phyllis Diller Impersonator" (1972)

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Here's a segment from Screaming Yellow Theater - the original Svengoolie, which aired on WFLD Channel 32 from 1970-1973. Svengoolie was played by Jerry G. Bishop.

This Break #2 from an unknown episode number features an impersonator of famous comedian Phyllis Diller.

I'm thinking that "SYT #1" as the clapboard person says, refers to the fact that it's Movie #1. (2 movies a night were shown for most of the run of SYT)

According to the TV listings, ...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Today (Commercial Break & Channel Switching, 1982)

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Here is a mostly complete commercial break during an episode of Today on WMAQ Channel 5. Includes:

Small excerpt of Today showing date and time.

Evans Furs - "Dividend Days" (interrupted by Channel Switching)

Channel Switching to WLS Channel 7 (Good Morning America), then Channel 9 (Bozo cartoon), then WTTW Channel 11 (Sesame Street), and then to some scrambled content (likely ON-TV), before going back to the Evans Fur commercial.

M...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News At 10pm - "The Freeze Of '79" (Part 4, 1979)

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Here is Part 4 (the last part) of a complete edition of the WLS Eyewitness News at 10pm on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

Joel Daly with "Odds & Ends" news - including the story of an abandoned dog hobbling along the river bank near Montgomery Ward who has been there for weeks

Ending of the News

Commercial: Continental Bank - "Collector Chicago Plates" (with voiceover by Tom Bosley of "Happy Days" fame)

Commercial: Yellow Pages - "Get In ...

The ABC Saturday Preview Special (Part 1, 1983)

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Here is Part 1 of The ABC Saturday Preview Special - a look at ABC's Saturday Morning programs of the past and present. Includes clips of: Sky King, Space Patrol, On Your Mark..., Super Circus, Cartoonies, Goober and the Ghost Chasers, Hong Kong Phooey, Lassie's Rescue Rangers, Mighty Man and Yukk, Mumbly, Marmaduke, Rocky and his Friends, Dynomutt, Richie Rich, The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show, The Puppy's Further Adventures, The Littles, The Little Rascals, Pac-Man, Disneyland, Mickey M...