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WFLD Channel 32 - Tom and Jerry (Commercial Break #1, 1981)

Views: 1937

Here's the first commercial break of an edition of Tom and Jerry on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Ending moments of "Matinee Mouse" (1966), but with ending titles cut out

"Angry Tree" bumper with Loeki the Lion (A.K.A. Loeki De Leeuw), a Dutch animated character that Field Communications licensed for use on their stations (voiceover by Dr. Don Rose)

Commercial: 255 Computer Command (TM) Vette remote controlled car from LJN - 4C Batteries Not...

WGN Channel 9 - The Afternoon Movie - "The Cocoanuts" (Opening & Break, 1981)

Views: 3842

Here's the opening and first commercial break from The Afternoon Movie presentation of The Marx Brothers' 1929 classic "The Cocoanuts" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

'WGN Television/24 Hours a Day' ID with "Last Farewell" music (voiceover by Bob Bell)

Opening title segment of The Afternoon Movie featuring clips from various films in their library, with voiceover (Merri Dee) explaining the premise and plot of "The Cocoanuts" and advising it will start ...

WMAQ Channel 5 - "The Wizard of Oz" (Commercial Break #1, 1973)

Views: 3575

Here's a surviving commercial break for the 1973 airing of the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" (starring Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley and Bert Lahr) on WMAQ Channel 5. This was the seventh airing of this classic by NBC, which held the rights from 1967 to 1975. (Among the fare preempted this evening: The Wonderful World of Disney.) Includes:

Commercial: Jell-O Pudding & Pie Filling and Instant Pudding Mix - with kids in summer camp grousing about the camp food -...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "The Walking Dead" (Break #1, 1985)

Views: 2163

Here's Break #1 to an episode of Son of Svengoolie that hasn't been seen in close to 24 years! This was number 318 where he was presenting the movie "The Walking Dead". Includes:

Sven bumper about the Godzilla 1985 contest details coming up.

Commercial: Chicago Cubs - "They're out there for you", featuring Bob Dernier, Keith Moreland, and Gary Matthews. Promoting Wallet Day - September 8th.

Commercial: Plywood Minnesota
Commercial: First ...

The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show - Kellogg's Cereals - "Yes We Can!" (Commercial Break, 1976)

Views: 5810

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If you ever wondered where Barack Obama got his slogan for the 2008 Presidential campaign from, this may have been it! ;-)

Here's a one-minute commercial for Kellogg's cereals, with the backs of cereal boxes spotlighting numerous American historical figures (Orville and Wilbur Wright, Thomas Edison, Ben Franklin) and including animated flashes of such events as Franklin's discovery ...

WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "Outrageous Talk Show Hosts" (Part 6, 1985)

Views: 2272

Here's Part 6 of an episode of AM Chicago on WLS Channel 7. The topic was controversial, provocative and outrageous radio talk show hosts and featured Alan Burke of WGBS in Miami, Morton Downey Jr. (on this show just going by Mort Downey) of WERE in Cleveland, Warren Freiberg of WLNR in Lansing, IL, Irv Homer of WWDB in Philadelphia, and Jerry Williams of WRKO in Boston. Starring Oprah Winfrey as host.

This episode featured the infamous "soap spraying" incident by Warren Frei...

WBBM Channel 2 - The 10 O'Clock News - "The Death of John Lennon" (Part 2 - Non-Lennon News, 1980)

Views: 852

Here's Part 2 of The 10 O'Clock News on WBBM Channel 2. The top story of the day was obviously the murder of John Lennon (covered in Part 1), but there were other stories too. Includes:

Bill Kurtis reports on planes being sent to monitor the Soviets and other steps taken to dissuade them from invading Poland.

Walter Jacobson reports on Mayor Byrne's proposed 1981 budget; hikes to water rate...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "Attack Of The Mushroom People" - Bobby Skafish (Break #1, 1983)

Views: 2246

A true fuzzy memory (since the reception was pretty bad) - here's Commercial Break #1 from the Son of Svengoolie presentation of "Attack of the Mushroom People" on WFLD Channel 32, which features Chicago Radio DJ Bobby Skafish (doing his best Mick Jagger impersonation - well, physically - not vocally) and "The Not-Ready-For-VHF Blues Band" performing his singing tribute to Sven. (the song Bobby sings is a parody of the old blues song "The Seventh Son" by Willie Dixon)

B...

CBS Network - In The News - "Central America" (1983)

Views: 1290

Here's a segment of the kids news featurette, In The News - which deals with the subject of Central America, touching on peace talks going on at that time in El Salvador between the government and rebel leaders, with President Reagan's Special Envoy to Central America Richard Stone serving as a mediator; as well as Stone's meetings with Nicaragua Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega who supporter the Salvadoran rebels. Mention is also made of Reagan ordering naval exercises off Central Ame...