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WKBS Channel 48 - The $50,000 Pyramid (Ending, 1981)

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Here is an ending credits voice over and bumper card from the Field Communications station WKBS Channel 48 in Philadelphia which shut down in 1983. Includes:

Ending credits with WKBS movie promo voiceover.

WKBS 48 $50,000 Pyramid bumper slide with voiceover - More Movie - Fewer Commercials. Now stay tuned for McHale's Navy next!

This aired during a broadcast of the $50,000 Pyramid game show with Dick Clark in 1981.

Note - this is t...

The Most Important Person - "I'm Lonely" (1972)

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Here is a segment of the animated short "The Most Important Person". This one's called "I'm Lonely".

These aired on WFLD Channel 32 in Chicago during the late-seventies and possibly as late as the early eighties? (And, I'm sure, on many other local stations)

Distributed by Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation - EBE.

Funded by The Office of Child Development - Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

Produced by...

Imagic - Demon Attack (Commercial, 1982)

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Here is a commercial for the Imagic video game "Demon Attack" for the Atari 2600 (Coming soon, Intellivision).

Starring Armand Hans III.

Imagic - Created by Experts For Experts.

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV between 7 and 10pm, on Sunday October 17th, 1982.

Scotch Magic Tape - "Invisible Man" (Commercial, 1978)

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Here is one of those old "Invisible Man" commercials for Scotch Magic Transparent Tape by 3M.

I used to love these growing up (though they did freak me out a bit). :-)

Maybe it was because they were shot on videotape, as opposed to film, which gave them a more immediate and less cinematic look.

"It's Magic"

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV in December of 1978.

McDade's - Gone Out Of Business!! (Commercial, 1988)

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Here is what was probably the last commercial ever for McDade's. Well, now we know when they closed down for good. :-(

R.I.P. McDade's. 1957-1988.

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, January 16th, 1988.

WFLD Metromedia Channel 32 - Saturday Cinema (Closing, 1985)

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Here is the closing for WFLD Metromedia Channel 32's Saturday Cinema, with Jim Barton announcing.

"The Son of Svengoolie is next on Metromedia 32..."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, May 11th 1985.

Son Of Svengoolie - "Tombstone/Durwood In '84" (1984)

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Here's a segment from Son of Sven - "Tombstone/Durwood in '84".

Featuring Durwood the Dummy - who Jerry G. Bishop's Svengoolie also used to use.

Not sure what episode this was from although the studio info at the beginning says "Son of Sven 8682 - Cut 3".

This aired on local Chicago TV on a Saturday in 1984.

Empire Carpets (Commercial, 1995)

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Here is a later commercial for Empire Carpets. Not too much longer and he would morph into an animated CGI character to remain ageless for all eternity. :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV Saturday, January 21st 1995.

WCIU Channel 26 - "Technical Difficulties" (1995)

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Here is a "Technical Difficulties" moment for The "U" Channel 26 WCIU in Chicago during it's first few weeks on the air. This occured during a commercial break. At least they made it interesting. (Actually the cynical side of me says this was staged, but who knows? Is it a coincidence that the technical difficulty only lasted almost exactly 1 minute?)

Voiceover by Richard Malmos.

This aired on Saturday, January 21st 1995.