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WBBM Channel 2 - Double Dare - "Hong Kong King Con" (Preview, Opening, Breaks & Ending, 1985)

Views: 1194

Hey, remember that 1980s show Double Dare? Well, here's a preview, opening and ending (along with some breaks) for the program.

However, if you're expecting to see Marc Summers and kids doing stunts getting slimed, then you're thinking of the wrong show. This Double Dare was a short-lived Billy Dee Williams vehicle that co-starred Ken Wahl (best known for his starring role in the CBS series Wiseguy), as well as Joe Maher and Janet Carroll (the latter as...

WGN Channel 9 - The Late Movie - "The Cocoanuts" (Opening & Break, 1987)

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Here's the opening moments and first commercial break of The Late Movie presentation of the Marx Brothers' first feature, "The Cocoanuts" (1929), on WGN Channel 9. This screening marked the last time WGN aired a Marx Brothers movie on New Year's Day. Includes:

WGN Station ID - with Bob Vorwald of WGN's sports department wishing everybody a happy holiday season (background music: "Deck the Halls" by Mannheim Steamroller)

The Late Movie CGI open wi...

WLS Channel 7 - Ending of Halloween Is Grinch Night and Opening of The Halloween That Almost Wasn't (1979)

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Here's the closing credits for Halloween Is Grinch Night, followed by the opening moments of The Halloween That Almost Wasn't on WLS Channel 7. Includes.

End credits for Halloween Is Grinch Night - (C) MCMLXVII (1977) Dr. Seuss and A.S. Geisel - A DePatie-Freleng Production (voiceover by Allan Jefferys)

Promo for 240-Robert episode "Double Trouble" (with early acting appearances by future film star Michelle Pfeiffer and ...

WTVT Channel 13 - Pulse Featuring Jim Ruddle (Part 4, 1964)

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Here's Part 4 of a rare edition of the nightly Pulse newscast from WTVT Channel 13 in Tampa / St. Petersburg, Florida, transferred from the original 2" quad videotape. This was notable in featuring future Chicago TV legend Jim Ruddle anchoring out of St. Petersburg at various points. This part features him, Tampa-based Hugh Smith, and news director Ray Dantzler in the Pulse newsroom. Includes:

Jim reports on a parliamentary maneuver in Pinellas County to block d...

WGN Channel 9 - The Pink Panther (Commercial Break, 1981)

Views: 3285

Here's a commercial break from The Pink Panther on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Ending of "The Inspector" cartoon (based loosely on Peter Sellers' "Inspector Clouseau" character in The Pink Panther movies)

"The Pink Panther will be right back" animated bumper (part of the actual show, not locally created)

Record offer for Denim from K-tel, with country hits including "On the Road Again" by Willie Nelson, "A Headache Tomorro...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Beast From 20,000 Fathoms" (Ending & Commercial Break, 1985)

Views: 1376

Here's the ending of the Son of Svengoolie presentation of "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms" [1953]. This was the third and final time he showed this film. Includes:

Ending of the film

Commercial: Jordache - Distressed Denim - "You've Got The Look" (80s Style) (10 second ad)

Son of Sven bumper - featuring a joke that loses most of its impact due to the fact that it didn't immediately follow the end of the movie (thanks a lot, Metromedia bean...

WBBM Channel 2 - TV 2 News at 6pm (Part 3, 1974)

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Here's Part 3 of a complete edition of the TV 2 News at 6pm on WBBM Channel 2 with anchor Bob Wallace. Also featuring John Coughlin. Includes:

Bob reports on at least two weather-related deaths in the Chicago area, including 37-year-old John Reid (sp?) who lost control of his car from the slippery roads and crashed into a tree, suffering fatal injuries; and 50-year-old Nathaniel Stephenson (sp?), from overexposure in a snow bank on the South Side

This le...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News (Pre-Show Break & Opening Excerpt, 1977)

Views: 4134

Here's the tail end of The ABC Monday Night Movie, a pre-show break, and the opening to Eyewitness News on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

Partial ABC promo for "How the West Was Won" (Part 2) (voiceover by Ernie Anderson)

Bumper for The ABC Monday Night Movie

Promo for Good Morning America featuring David Hartman and Paula - a two week old baby that they were going to monitor the progress of - I wonder how long that lasted? ...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Bride of Frankenstein" (Break #1, 1983)

Views: 971

Here's the first commercial break for the Son of Svengoolie presentation of the 1935 film "Bride of Frankenstein" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

"WOOO in Berwyn" segment, with Sven as disk jockey playing "all music, all the time," starting off with a mock commercial for House of Lard (voiceover by Rich Koz) with an editorial from "Vice President and General Mangler" Zallman T. Tombstone, Jr. in which Tombstone complaining about somebody eating lunch at his desk; Sven then...