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WGN Channel 9 - Movie Greats - "International House" (Opening, 1981)

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Here is the opening for the Movie Greats presentation of "International House" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

WGN Globe-Logo Station ID (voiceover by Paul Rogers)

Movie Greats opening with theme song (segment of "Birdland" by Weather Report) and movie introduction (voiceover by Paul Rogers). This is a different theme song than featuring in the other Movie Greats clip posted from December 1981, which was more traditional sounding.

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The ABC Monday Night Movie - "Superdome" (Opening & Break, 1978)

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Here's the opening and first commercial break of The ABC Sunday Night Movie presentation of "Superdome". Includes:

"The ABC Monday Night Movie" opening. (voiceover by Joel Crager)

Commercial: Contac.

Commercial: Stanley Tools.

Commercial: Protein 29 Conditioning Hair Groom - "It takes care of the hair that's still there."

Commercial: Ore-Ida frozen hash browns - "It's All-Righta".

Opening of "Superdome...

WGN Channel 9 - Movie Greats - "Guns Of Diablo" (Opening, 1981)

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Here is the opening for the Movie Greats presentation of "Guns of Diablo" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

WGN Globe-Logo (slightly different one) Station ID (Featuring Clif Mercer as the announcer)

Movie Greats opening with theme song (segment of "Birdland" by Weather Report) and movie introduction by Clif Mercer. This is a different theme song than featuring in the other Movie Greats clip posted from December 1981, which was more traditional sounding.

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Field Communications - "Old Style Chicago" - A FuzzyMemories Re-Creation (Station ID, 1978)

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Here is a (slight) re-creation of the vintage Chicago Field Communications ID (pre-1979) from before they came out with their animated one. I believe this was the original Field ID style. Note the weird electronic music.

I used the original video of the ID from the San Francisco version, which was recorded in 1978, along with the audio from

WFLD Channel 32 - Movie 32 - "Topper Takes A Trip" (Break #3, 1971)

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Here's Commercial Break #3 for the Movie 32 presentation of "Topper Takes a Trip" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Golden Days of Radio record offer with Jim Ameche from the Longines Symphonette Society (ending voiceover by Del Clark)

WFLD Station ID (voiceover by Del Clark)

Movie 32 bumper (in color) with voiceover - "And now we return to tonight's feature 'Topper Takes a Trip'...". (by Del Clark)

This aired on local Chicago TV ...

WCLR 102 FM - "Movin' Easy" (Commercial, 1983)

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Here is a commercial for WCLR 102 FM in Chicago. (Now 101.9 WTMX - The Mix)

Movin' Easy with Barbra Streisand, James Taylor, Barry Manilow, Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel, Radar Weather (I love their first album!), Johnny Mathis, Dionne Warwick, Concise News, Neil Diamond, The Beatles, Clear Traffic Watch (sell outs), Frank Sinatra, and Chicago.

Voiceover by Dave Martin, who before this had also worked at WCFL and voiced

WGN Channel 9 - WGN Thursday Night Movie - "Capone" (Technical Difficulty Moment, 1983)

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Here's a technical difficulty moment during the Thursday Night Movie presentation of "Capone" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Commercial: Pioneer Village Motel & Restaurant - I-80 at Minden Nebraska Exit (comes in at end)

WGN Thursday Night Movie bumper

11 seconds of black

WGN Television Chicago Station ID slide (on for 33 seconds)

"Please Stand By" slide (on for 9 seconds before returning to the movie)

Way to Go! Special (Part 1, 1980)

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Here is Part 1 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 sur...

The Magic Of David Copperfield (Open & Commercial Break, 1978)

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Here is the opening segment and first commercial break to "The Magic of David Copperfield" (his first CBS special). Includes a CBS Wonder Woman pre-emption graphic (recording missed the voiceover though) as well as the famous CBS Special animation with Hawaii Five-O's Call To Danger Music cue, and an introduction by the great Orson Welles. Also features Valerie Bertinelli as one of his guests. During the card trick number, an instrumental version of the O'Jay's "Love Train" is played.
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