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Emergency Broadcast System Test (1984)

Views: 7716

Here is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) on WFLD Metromedia Channel 32 in Chicago from 1984. (Jim Barton announcing)

For kids who grew up with nuclear holocaust nightmares from the likes of the movie "The Day After", this should be memorable. ;-)

Still scary, all these years later. :-)

WGN Channel 9 - Donahue - "Adult Kids Living at Home" (Opening, 1980)

Views: 2063

Here's the opening moments of an installment of Donahue on WGN Channel 9 which examined adult kids living at home (this was some twelve years before Jerry Springer's look at "adult babies"). Includes:

Station ID bumper slide with drawing of sun and moon sitting down watching TV and message "Open for Business 24 Hours a Day" (set in Lubalin Graph Bold - a serif version of ITC's famed Avant Garde fon...

CBS Network - The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show (Bumper #1, 1984)

Views: 3490

Here's a bumper for when the CBS Network aired The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show on Saturday mornings. These have a video arcade theme to them.

Voiceover by Rick Dees.

This aired on local Chicago TV in the Fall of 1984.

WHEC Channel 10 - Banana Splits (Bumper Promo, 1978)

Views: 1756

It's not WFLD unfortunately, but I did find this short bumper promo for the Rochester New York station WHEC Channel 10 airing The Banana Splits weekdays at 4pm.

Not sure when this aired exactly on local Rochester TV but we did narrow it down to June of 1978.

WDCA Channel 20 - Snipets - "Pigpen Cipher" (1980)

Views: 809

Here's another rare Snipets segment! These originally were created by and [primarily] aired on the Kaiser Broadcasting / Field Communications stations such as WFLD Channel 32, in the 1970's and early '80's. However, in a discovery that is sure to change SnipetsHistory forever - this one was discovered on a Betamax recording of a broadcast of the Star Trek episode "The Savage Curtain" on WDCA Channel 20 (Washington, D.C.) from April of 1980!

At this time the Field ...

WFLD Channel 32 - Mighty Mouse (On-Screen ID, 1981?)

Views: 730

Here is an on-screen station ID during a cartoon shown on Mighty Mouse on WFLD Channel 32. Not sure on the year, but probably from 1981-1982.

WTTW Channel 11 - Sesame Street (Opening, 1983)

Views: 2437

Here's the opening for Sesame Street on WTTW Channel 11. This was Episode 1755 with the main story being that Oscar travels to the moon with a Space Grouch. Also includes a WTTW Station ID - "Sesame Street is Next." variation at the beginning.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, February 18th 1983 during the 4:30pm to 5:30pm timeframe.

SuperStation WTBS - SuperStation Funtime (Bumper, 1983)

Views: 2074

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

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

World Communications Day (PSA, 1980)

Views: 1424

Here's a public service announcement with Barbara Rush encouraging you to "watch what your child watches". From the Catholic Church World Communications Day - Sunday, June 1st 1980.

(The screaming heard over the "bad movie" the kids are watching is the same tape loop that was used as part of the theme for the original Svengoolie show starring Jerry G. Bishop)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, May 31st 1980.