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WMAQ Channel 5 - "Severe ThunderSTROMS" (1986)
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Here's an on-screen crawl message regarding bad weather on WMAQ Channel 5, during an airing of the mini-series "Celebrity".
What's a Thunderstrom anyway? Strom Thurmond's superhero alter ego?
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstrom warning for McHenry and Lake Counties in Northern Illinois until 8:30pm. High winds, dangerous lightning, and heavy rain are expected. A severe thunderstrom was reported (detcted ...
WFLD Channel 32 - "Mighty Woodpecker" (Opening Screw-Up, 1981)
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Here's the opening for what was supposed to be Mighty Mouse on WFLD Channel 32, but instead they played the opening video for Woody Woodpecker. The voiceover by Dr. Don is correct though.
The screw-up likely occured because Mighty Mouse had replaced Woody Woodpecker in this timeslot about a month prior to this airing.
Notice, the font on the WFLD Woody Woodpecker logo is a bit different than the more rounded design
WGN Channel 9 - "Lottery Trainwreck" (1988)
Views: 2435
Here's an interesting clip - the Illinois Lottery drawing on WGN Channel 9 where on this particular night, the balls did not drop into the mixing chamber for the "Cash 5" game and the winning numbers had to be selected off camera and given via an on-screen scroll about 20 minutes later, during the 7 O'Clock Movie airing of "Vertigo".
Featuring Merri Dee doing the drawing. Not sure who the voiceover is by, although it sounds a little like Joan Kohn. Also features supervision b...
WCIU Channel 26 - Outdoor Sportsman - "Small Screw-Up" (Ending, 1979)
Views: 3862
Here's another ending of the Outdoor Sportsman program on WCIU Channel 26. Features Joe Wyer giving some info about a fishing trip at the Channel Lake Boat House he will be attending the next day, along with Bill Radke (sp?) from WTAQ. You can see the WCIU people accidently cut to some other program - looks like someone dancing - before they go to the end credits.
Anyone know what the ending music is?
Outdoor Sportsman was on Saturdays at 5:30pm, right before Ed...
WLS Channel 7 - News Bulletin - "No Static At All?" (1979)
Views: 2184
Here's a news bulletin from WLS Channel 7, anchored by Fred Villanueva.
Well . . . attempted to be, as at the start we only hear static noise. After this false start, which saw the "News Bulletin" bumper return, the anchor advises of the start of a strike by bus drivers and motormen against the Chicago Transit Authority to commence at 3am on Monday, December 17th, and previews details of a possible firefighters' strike to come on Eyewitness News at 10pm.
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WLS Channel 7 - Late Night Movie/3:30 Movie - "What's Up, Tiger Lily?" (Opening, 1980)
Views: 3524
Ok, this one is really nuts. Here is the opening to what was a WLS Channel 7 Late Night Movie presentation of "What's Up, Tiger Lily?" - however, they screwed up and played the opening for the 3:30 Movie - but it's a different opening than we've seen so far!
Modelled after the updated graphics for The 3:00 Movie, it uses the same ...
WGN Channel 9 - The Hollywood Squares - "Technical Difficulties Moment" (Promo, 1980)
Views: 4489
Here's a promo for The Hollywood Squares on WGN Channel 9 which had some audio difficulty, followed by a bumper for The Morning Movie and the opening titles for a WGN Editorial. Includes:
Promo for The Hollywood Squares - now based out of the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas - for weeknights at 10pm. "Squares" shown in rapid-fire order after host Peter Marshall's "Hello, stars!" are:
Loretta Swit
Mike Farrell
Lauren Tewes
Gav...
WGN Channel 9 - NewsNine - "Dart Gun Fun" (Excerpt, 1977)
Views: 4626
Here's an excerpt of an edition of NewsNine on WGN Channel 9, anchored by Jack Taylor. Also featuring Frank Rios, with brief appearances by Harry Volkman and Jack Brickhouse(?). Includes:
Jack introduces a piece by Frank Rios about toys that could be considered dangerous for children - and Rios finds that the toy he's holding (a dart gun) is dangerous for him - something which takes several takes for him to find out. Jack then signals the end of the filmed piece by sp...
WTTW Channel 11 - Doctor Who - "The Max Headroom Pirating Incident" (1987)
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During a broadcast of the Dr. Who episode "Horror of Fang Rock" on WTTW Chicago Channel 11, on Sunday November 22nd, 1987, at around 11:15pm, a Video "Pirate" wearing a Max Headroom mask broke into the signal and transmitted one of the weirdest, unauthorized things ever to hit the Chicago airwaves.
Earlier in the evening on the same day, during the Nine O'Clock News on Channel 9 (Yes, a completely different channel) the Max Headroom Pirate also broke in - although it was for a...