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WBBM Channel 2 - News - "The Groundhog Play" (1987?)

Views: 1944

Here is a fun segment from Bob Wallace on WBBM Channel 2 News that was submitted for a local Emmy (not sure when, or if it won). Here Bob breaks down the whole Groundhog Day thing into language that a sports fan can understand.

Featuring Lester Holt introducing the piece, and Woody the Woodchuck of the Lincoln Park Zoo performing.

This aired on local Chicago TV in (not sure - 1987?)

The Science Fiction Film Awards (Part 3, 1978)

Views: 1450

Part 3, more cheese for your enjoyment. :-)

Featuring Stan Freberg and "Orville", Christopher Lee, Piper Laurie, Rick Baker, and Lord Darth Vader.

(sorry the end part of this segment got clipped - maybe the person who recorded it had to change tapes - the early ones he was using only had about 28 minutes of recording time each)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 20th 1978.

The Science Fiction Film Awards - "Shat Scat" (Part 7, 1978)

Views: 8385

Part 7, featuring the immortal, unforgettable rendition of "Rocket Man" by William Shatner.

Also features Karen Black, Bernie Taupin, Richard Benjamin, and Paula Prentiss.

And - a WGN Channel 9 on-screen ID!

(Unfortunately gets cut off before this segment is complete)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 20th 1978.

The Science Fiction Film Awards (Part 5, 1978)

Views: 2089

Part 5, more cheese for your enjoyment. :-)

Featuring Charlton Heston, Jodie Foster and George Burns.

George Burns was awesome. He makes everyone else look like amateurs. I'll bet while he was sitting in the audience and watching the show he wanted to strangle his agent for making him show up to this thing... ;-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 20th 1978.

WFLD Metromedia Channel 32 - The Stooge Follies (Break 1, 1984)

Views: 913

Here is a commercial break from a WFLD Metromedia Channel 32 airing of The Stooge Follies, from 1984. Not sure what time this was on, but probably later at night. Including:

B96 WBBM-FM - Chicago's Hot Music

Empire Carpets (with Son of Svengoolie) - not again?! Did this commercial run every 15 minutes in 1984? ;-)

First Metropolitan Builders

41st Annual Golden Globe Awards promo

WFLD Channel 32 - The Koz Zone - "The Astro-Zombies" - "Beginnings..." (1989)

Views: 744

Here's the first few minutes of the very first Koz Zone episode (before it had a name even) - back when he was really playing up the idea of being a video pirater. The first movie he showed was "The Astro-Zombies" (which he also showed on Son of Svengoolie at one point).

It was an exciting time - waiting for this to come on. It had been years since I had seen Son of Svengoolie or any Rich Koz Komedy at that point, and it was starting to become a fuzzy childhood memory ...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News at 4:30pm - "The Practical Theater Company" (1982)

Views: 3071

Here's a look at a small repertory company called "The Practical Theater Company" that was spotlighted by critic-at-large John Callaway on an edition of Eyewitness News at 4:30pm on WLS Channel 7.

This segment was entered for submission to the Chicago Emmys, as evidenced at the start of this clip by a title card with the Emmy symbol and the words: "WLS-TV 7 - NATAS Emmy Entry - 10B - Individual Excellence, Non-Performing."

The Practical Theater Company, ...

WFLD Channel 32 - Chicago Blitz Vs. Tampa Bay Bandits (Promo, 1983)

Views: 2169

Here's a promo of an upcoming game between the Chicago Blitz vs. Tampa Bay Bandits of the now-defunct United States Football League (USFL), to air Saturday, April 2nd at 7pm.

From this, we learn that George Allen was the Blitz' head coach and that John Reeves was the Bandits' QB. The play-by-play was by Doug Buffone and Lorn Brown (the latter of whom also handled play-by-play for Chicago White Sox radio broadcasts). (Spoiler / Time-Travelling Gambler Alert: The Blitz would ...

Hot Fudge Show (Part 1, 1974)

Views: 5926

Here's Part 1 of an episode of the Hot Fudge Show - which was produced in Detroit but also aired all over the country, including Chicago on WFLD, WSNS, and WLS, at various times during the 70's and early 80's.

This segment features The Mitts, as well as Write-On! with the Groucho Marx type puppet, and Arte Johnson doing the Hug Awards.

Despite what the IMDB entry and Wikipedia entries say, the show began in 1974, as this episode is from that year and is one of th...