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WSNS Channel 44 - Popeye with Steve Hart - "Beep, Beep" (1975?)

Views: 681

Here's a segment from Popeye with Steve Hart on WSNS Channel 44, in which he lip-synchs (and pantomimes) to The Playmates' 1958 novelty hit "Beep, Beep" (Roulette 4115), with a drawing of another driver in a small red car in the background.

This aired on local Chicago TV around June of 1975.

WGN Channel 9 - The 90th Annual Tournament Of Roses Parade (Promo, 1979)

Views: 3185

Rest in Peace, Gary Coleman. He died today at the age of 42.

Here he is in a promo for an airing of the 90th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade on WGN Channel 9.

Ending voiceover by George Bauer.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Monday, January 1st 1979.

True Value Hardware Stores - "Mother's Day Special Gifts" with Lee Phillip (Commercial, 1976)

Views: 985

Here's one for all the mothers (and those that love them) out there - a commercial for True Value Hardware Stores, with Lee Phillip spotlighting Mother's Day special gift values including the Hamilton Beach Broiler/Skillet for $19.88, West Bend Quick-Drip Coffee Brewer for $24.99, and Rival Crock-Pot (with stoneware that lifts out) for $22.88.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, May 2nd 1976.

NBC Saturday Night At The Movies - KISS Meets The Phantom Of The Park (Bumper, 1978)

Views: 2304

Here's a bumper for the NBC Saturday Night at the Movies premiere of "KISS Meets The Phantom of the Park".

Voiceover by Peggy Taylor.

"Starring" KISS.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, October 28th 1978.

WIFR Channel 23 - Action Newsbreak (1978)

Views: 2876

Here's an Action Newsbreak on WIFR Channel 23 with anchor Rick Moore. Stories include:

Former aide to Governor Thompson charged with forging signatures on tax lid petitions.

Dollar shrinking even more (what else is new?) and the cost of living jumped.

Egypt & Isreal to resume peace talks; leaders of both countries share the Nobel Peace Prize.

This aired on local Rockford, IL TV on Friday, October 27th 1978 @ 7pm. (not Chicago, but c...

ABC News Brief With Tom Jarriel (1978)

Views: 1911

Here's an ABC News Brief with Tom Jarriel. Stories include:

- Tornados hit in Arkansas and Louisiana

- Southern Railway passenger train derailment in Virginia

- Thousands of protesters demonstrate against the Shah in Iran

Commercial: Michelob - "Holidays Were Made For Michelob" (with John Forsythe)

- Congressional Report says Selective Service cannot mobilize troops fast enough for a National crisis

Open...

Son Of Svengoolie - "Dracula's Daughter" - "Mail Call #2" (1979)

Views: 544

Here is the second mail call segment for Son of Sven episode number 2 featuring the film "Dracula's Daughter".

How many times did he do a show with more than one mail segment? Perhaps it was because he got so much mail from his first episode?

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, June 23rd 1979.

KSTP Channel 5 - Eyewitness News Update With Ron Magers (1979)

Views: 3487

Here's something neat - a pre-WMAQ Ron Magers news update. I didn't know that he worked in Minnesota, but there it is - he worked at KSTP-TV, the ABC (formerly NBC) affiliate in Minneapolis-St. Paul from 1974 to 1981.

This aired on local Minneapolis - Saint Paul TV on Monday, May 7th 1979.

WFLD Channel 32 - Movie at Noon - "Six of a Kind" (Tiny Ending Excerpt, 1979)

Views: 1301

Here's a tiny excerpt of another long-lost WFLD movie show bumper, during the ending of a presentation of "Six of a Kind" - the Movie at Noon.

Thanks to Phantom (Chris Tufts) for researching this.

This aired on local Chicago TV roughly sometime in the latter half of 1979.