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Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Wilderness Road" - The Golden Goolie Award (Segment #2-2, 1973)

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Here's another segment from Screaming Yellow Theater - the original Svengoolie, which aired on WFLD Channel 32 from 1970-1973. Svengoolie was played by Jerry G. Bishop. By this point, if the clapboard is of any indication, the SYT title had been eschewed in favor of Svengoolie.

This segment (#2-2) is from Show #59 (according to the clapboard). However, there is no recording date.

In this segment, Svengoolie is presiding over "The Go...

NBC Network - "Proud As A Peacock" (Shorter Promo, 1980)

Views: 2415

Here's a shorter version of a promo for the NBC Network with their "NBC Proud as a Peacock" jingle. Features clips from:

Smokey & The Bandit, (some Jane Fonda movie), All the President's Men, (some Clint Eastwood movie), Flamingo Road, Speak Up America, The Thursday Games, Harper Valley, Hill Street Blues, NBC Evening News, The Today Show, Donahue, and Tomorrow with Tom Snyder.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 26th 1980.

WFLD Channel 32 - The Best Of Chicago (Part 3, 1983)

Views: 642

Here's Part 3 of a neat special called The Best of Chicago on WFLD Channel 32.
It was produced and directed by the multi-talented WFLD veteran Don Shannon, who graciously donated a copy to us. Don, whose name you have undoubtedly seen here before, was involved in producing and directing a variety of shows at WFLD spanning many decades. From Jerry G. Bishop's Svengoolie to PM Magazine and everything in between - Don saw it all.

Hosted by No...

WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics - "Moby Dick" (Ending, Break & Preview, 1985)

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Here's the ending of the Family Classics presentation of Moby Dick on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

The ending moments of "Moby Dick"

Commercial: Thomas' English Muffins (jingle sung by Jake Holmes, of "Dazed and Confused" fame)

Commercial: Kellogg's Frosted Flakes ("They're G-R-R-REAT!") with free M&M's Snack Pack

Commercial: Eagle Springtime Round-Up of national brands (discounts on Citrus Hill orange juice and Folger's ...

WFLD Channel 32 - M*A*S*H & Benny Hill (Promo, 1980)

Views: 2346

Here is a promo for a Monday night airing of M*A*S*H and Benny Hill on WFLD Channel 32. Here was the lineup:

9:55pm - Newscene
10:00pm - M*A*S*H
10:30pm - Benny Hill

Also includes a WFLD Channel 32 return bumper for the presentation of the movie "30 Seconds Over Tokyo". You can hear some of the Field Communications theme used as the music for the movie bumper.

Voice over by Jim Barton.

(There is a horizontal line on t...

The Alcoholism Center Featuring Levar Burton (PSA, 1980)

Views: 2145

Here is a public service announcement from The Alcoholism Center featuring Levar Burton where he addresses the issue of teen drinking problems.

What is that footage of the girl on the beach? From some movie-of-the-week?

The Alcoholism Center
55 East Jackson - Suite 1080
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 663-0610

This aired on local Chicago TV the last week of July 1980.

WSNS Channel 44 - Sports Spotlight - "Sleeper Hold" (1979?)

Views: 3292

Here's a rare clip from Sports Spotlight on WSNS Channel 44 featuring wrestler Verne Gagne demonstrating a sleeper hold move on a couple of TV-44 staffers. Not sure who the first guy is, but the guy with the beard is John Dickinson (who was also the producer on the Money Movie)

Also features Dave Condon - columnist for the Chicago Tribune.

Not sure when this aired -...

Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Wilderness Road" (Opening, 1973)

Views: 3793

Here's another segment from Screaming Yellow Theater - the original Svengoolie, which aired on WFLD Channel 32 from 1970-1973. Svengoolie was played by Jerry G. Bishop. By this point, if the clapboard is of any indication, the SYT title had been eschewed in favor of Svengoolie.

This opening segment is from Show #59 (according to the clapboard). However, there is no recording date.

In this opening segment, the members of the local Ch...

WBBM Channel 2 - Fright Night (Opening, 1971-72)

Views: 1554

Here's the opening sequence for WBBM Channel 2's stab at a horror movie showcase, Fright Night.

This opening was created by Jim Talbot.

Jim recalls:
"I had designed and animated the wbbm station break for Hal Biard, who was head of promotion for channel 2. He liked it and asked me to do something for their fright night late night movie.

I was a one man operation back then (still am) working from the back porch of an editing compan...