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Son of Svengoolie - "Godzilla's Back" (1985)

Views: 3245

Here is a clip from what I believe is the 09-14-85 episode #318 showing "Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster". It's a song promoting the fact that Godzilla is back in the new movie Godzilla 1985.
(Also includes a partial movie bumper)

Featuring Rich Koz as Son of Svengoolie and Doug Scharf as Doug Graves the piano player. (Don't know who the backup singers are)

WFLD Channel 32 - Movie For A Saturday Afternoon - "The Kettles On Old McDonald's Farm" (Break #2, 1980)

Views: 855

Here's something pretty rare - some footage from WFLD Channel 32's Movie for a Saturday Afternoon featuring the Kaiser-era 32 logo, so this must have dated to at least early 1977 (previous to this we only had a tiny excerpt of this bumper). Most of it was taped over unfortunately, but this is what remains. This second segment, with ID and complete commercial break, includes:

WFLD on-screen Station...

WGN Channel 9 - Sunday Matinee - "The World of Hans Christian Andersen" (Opening, 1977)

Views: 2700

Here's the opening moments of the Sunday Matinee presentation of the 1971 animated feature "The World of Hans Christian Andersen" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

"Season's Greetings From The WGN Family" bumper

Sunday Matinee "camera and filmstrip" slide, with Raymond Lefevre and His Orchestra's version of The Young Rascals' "Groovin'," and voiceover (by ?) introducing the movie and having a little flub with "Christmas Dray..."

"NTA Relea...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Beast From 20,000 Fathoms" (Ending & Commercial Break, 1985)

Views: 1383

Here's the ending of the Son of Svengoolie presentation of "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms" [1953]. This was the third and final time he showed this film. Includes:

Ending of the film

Commercial: Jordache - Distressed Denim - "You've Got The Look" (80s Style) (10 second ad)

Son of Sven bumper - featuring a joke that loses most of its impact due to the fact that it didn't immediately follow the end of the movie (thanks a lot, Metromedia bean...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "Yongary, Monster from the Deep" (Ending Excerpt, 1982)

Views: 1846

(For Sven completists only) Here is an (unfortunately very brief) excerpt from the ending of the Son of Svengoolie presentation of "Yongary, Monster from the Deep" on WFLD Channel 32. This was Episode #171.

Partial Credits:

Cameras - Tom Henek and Russ Sherman
Video Tape - Brian Braun
TelePrompTer - Matt Lazaro
Electronic Graphics - Russ Hunt and Dianne Ward
Stagehands - Bobby Walker and Richard Kehl
Wardrobe Mistress - Inge Koz...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "The Worst Of Svengoolie" (Part 7, 1983)

Views: 1671

Here's Part 7 of a Son of Svengoolie Special - "The Worst of Svengoolie" featuring Jonathan Brandmeier ("Johnny B") who had recently joined WLUP FM 98 - The Loop.

This part features Sven and Johnny B showing us some of the listener's costumes, followed by The Worst Monsters - with clips from "The Flesh-Eaters", "Atomic Submarine", "Beast With a Million Eyes", "Curse of the Swamp Creature", "Reptilicus", "Incredible, Two-Headed Transplant", "Yog, Monster From Space", "Invaders...

The Big Red One (Trailer For TV, 1980)

Views: 472

Here's a theatrical movie trailer for Samuel Fuller's The Big Red One which stars Lee Marvin and (in one of the few roles he played outside the Star Wars franchise) Mark Hamill. Features quotes of reviews from Time magazine's Richard Schickel and ABC's Rona Barrett.

Main voiceover by ?? Ending voiceover by Mike Rapchak.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, August 28th 1980.

WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics With Frazier Thomas - "Wrong Book" (Bumper Screw-Up, 1982)

Views: 2352

Here's a small technical screw-up during the Family Classics presentation of The Adventures Of Robin Hood on WGN Channel 9. Coming out of a commercial break they showed the bumper with the "War of the Worlds" book instead of the Robin Hood one.

(They showed "War of the Worlds" two weeks previously on Sunday, February 14th 1982)

The Family Classics