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WPWR Channel 60 - Gumby (Opening & Commercial Breaks)

Views: 2562

Here are some commercial breaks and the opening of The Gumby Show, with Art Clokey intro from WPWR Channel 60, circa 1985.

SuperStation WTBS - SuperStation Funtime (Opening, 1983)

Views: 2392

Here is the opening for SuperStation Funtime - a kid's show on early cable outlet SuperStation WTBS. It wasn't exactly Super Cartoon Sunrise, but then those were big shoes to fill.

This aired on local Chicago TV (Cable) in 1983.

WFLD Channel 32 - The Three Stooges - "So Long Mr. Chumps" (Opening, 1979)

Views: 1986

(NOTE - this clip was originally broadcast in color but was recorded in Black & White)

Here is the opening for The Three Stooges on WFLD Channel 32 (voiceover by Ron Beattie), as well as the opening of the short "So Long Mr. Chumps". Includes:

Partial pre-show commercial for Halls Mentho-Lyptus cough tablets. (you can see it in color here)

Chicago Health & Racquetbal...

WNBQ Channel 5 - The Dorsey Connors Show (Part 1, 1963)

Views: 3263

Here's Part 1 of an edition of The Dorsey Connors Show on WNBQ Channel 5 (which, like most shows of this period, is only available via 16mm kinescope film). Ms. Connors, who died on September 5th 2007, was a fixture on Chicago radio and television in the early years of the latter medium, with a daytime program that was along the lines of shows such as that of Lee Phillip on WBBM Channel 2. But whereas Ms. Phillip continually remade herself (and in the process, remained a Chicago TV p...

WSNS Channel 44 - Chicago Bulls Basketball (Opening, 1975-1976)

Views: 3688

Here's a rare opening for airings of Chicago Bulls basketball on WSNS Channel 44 that was used for the 1975-1976 season (and longer?)

Anyone know what the music is?

"Dubbed by" (created by?) John Dickinson and Charles (Chuck) Zenkus on 10-21-75 according to the chyron at the beginning.

WFLD Channel 32 - Newstalk - "Crusade Of Mercy Week" (Opening, 1981)

Views: 1902

Here is the opening and first minute (before the tape ran out) of Newstalk on WFLD Channel 32 during "Crusade of Mercy" week.

Featuring Naurice Roberts as host. Her guests this night were Othello Ellis, President of the Abraham Lincoln Centre, and Michael Blakely (also of the Centre) who both do volunteer work for the United Way - Crusade of Mercy.

(Notice the opening music is the same as they were using for Newscene at the time - not the other scarier music the...

The Don Ferris "Sampler" (1977-1991)

Views: 3759

Here's a compilation I created of some of the fine work of Don Ferris, announcer emeritus for WSNS TV-44 and WTTW Channel 11. I am going to present this to him today when we meet for the first time! (more on that later) Includes:

Fan-made Museum of Classic Chicago Television "Station ID" (Created by (and voiceover by) Roger Berton with audio edit by Rick Klein)

Ending excerpt of the WSNS Channel 44 Saturday All Night Movies presentation of Magical Myste...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News At 10pm (Opening & Break, 1976)

Views: 6790

Here's something really ancient and rare - the opening for the Eyewitness News at 10pm on WLS Channel 7 - from early 1976!! Featuring Fahey Flynn, Joel Daly, Bill Frink, and John Coleman. Includes:

WLS-TV Chicago animated ID (with voiceover promo for "The Titanic" on The 3:30 Movie by Al Parker)

Rosemarie Gulley reports on the story of a girl born at a toll plaza - Grace Hernandez - featuring her mother Sara Hernandez. Wouldn't it be something if we cou...

WFLD Channel 32 - The Underdog Show (Open, 1990)

Views: 2380

Here's the opening of The Underdog Show from it's waning run on WFLD Channel 32 - Summer of 1990. Includes a quick weather report by Dan Dobrowalski (sp?) at the beginning and the memorable Underdog opening.

I used to love how Shoeshine Boy bit that coin (didn't understand why though until later).

Underdog has stayed with me till this day - I always try to remain humble and lovable. :-)