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Cat Fancy Magazine (Commercial, 1984)

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Here's a commercial for Cat Fancy magazine, 'cause who doesn't love cats? Lots and lots of cats, climbing all over you... :-)

(actually I do like cats)

"The on-camera talent is the veteran announcer John Harlan, who recently was president of Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters. Harlan has had an incredible career; he was the announcer for such game shows as "You Don't Say!", "Name That Tune" and "Password", and has worked on many other shows." - Dave Mackey

Star Beat Presents What's Happening! (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 3134

Here's another neat commercial for Starbeat! (previous to this we saw only one other Starbeat commercial, from 1983) This one features a different ending slide that also shows a picture of Steve Cronen.

Featuring Steve Cronen and the Starbeat Dictaphone at 948-8800! He's still around too with Starbeat Intermedia, Inc!

Featu...

WBBM Channel 2 - Channel 2 Weekend News (Part 4, 1978)

Views: 2543

Here's the fourth and final part of a complete edition of the Channel 2 Weekend News on WBBM Channel 2, anchored by Bob Wallace (substituting for Harry Porterfield). Also featuring Bruce Roberts. Includes:

Bob introduces a report by John Campbell of WBAY Channel 2 in Green Bay, WI, about a Green Bay man named Mark Ernst who has made cross-country skiing a year-round endeavor by the use of roller skis. Film of Ernst roller skiing on the road is shown, with some comment...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "Frankenstein" (Ending, 1985)

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Here's the ending to another rare episode of Son of Svengoolie. This was number 302 where he was presenting the classic film "Frankenstein". Includes:

Sven bumper

Commercial: Zenith Video Movie camera
Commercial: Tic Tac breath mints
Commercial: Empire Carpets
Commercial: Reiter's Home Fashionables - "Love That Reiter's Sale" (again)

Commercial: Columbia bikes - "Available at Child World" (again)

Ending of Son ...

WFLD Channel 32 - Joker! Joker!! Joker!!! (Part 2, 1980)

Views: 1391

Here's Part 2, the last part (unfortunately incomplete - the tape ran out) of an airing of Joker! Joker!! Joker!!! (the kids' version of The Joker's Wild) on WFLD Channel 32. Includes a WFLD Joker! Joker!! Joker!!! return bumper at the beginning.

Features 8 year old Justyn Lezin playing the devil round. (or starting to)

We'll never know if she won those awful jackets and the metal detector. :-(

This aired on local Chicago TV...

WLS Channel 7 - The 3:30 Movie - "Jason And The Argonauts" (Commercial Break #3, 1978)

Views: 1422

Here's Commercial Break #3 during the 3:30 Movie presentation of "Jason and the Argonauts" on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

3:30 Movie bumper

Pepsi - Have a Pepsi Day

Paul Anka for the Holiday Star Telethon for United Cerebral Palsy - December 30th and 31st. Sponsored by Montgomery Ward Auto Club.

Vicks DayCare

Long Chevrolet - Extra! Extra! Newsboy Becomes Reporter! (Now we know the evolution of these ads. Timmy prob...

WNBQ Channel 5 - The Dorsey Connors Show (Part 2, 1963)

Views: 1396

Here's Part 2 (the final part) 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, remain...

WMAQ Channel 5 - "Proud Local Lineup" (Promo, 1980)

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Here's a local version of the NBC Network "Proud as a Peacock" campaign featuring the weekday evening lineup on WMAQ Channel 5. Features clips from:

NewsCenter 5 at 6pm
Family Feud (Mondays & Tuesday at 6:30pm)
The $1.98 Beauty Show (Wednesdays at 6:30pm)
The Price Is Right (Thursdays at 6:30pm)
Name That Tune (Fridays at 6:30pm)

Voiceover by ??

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

WLS Channel 7 - The ABC Monday Night Movie - "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (Opening, 1983)

Views: 2846

Here's the opening moments of The ABC Monday Night Movie presentation of Steven Spielberg's 1977 film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

WLS Station ID / Tim Weigel promo for 4:30 Eyewitness News

That's Incredible preemption notice (voiceover by Ernie Anderson)

Closed-Captioned for the Hearing Impaired graphics and notice

The ABC Monday Night Movie "Star Tunnel" opening title...