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WTHR Channel 13 - Today (Opening Moments, 1979)
Views: 1756
Here's the opening moments of the Today show with Tom Brokaw and Jane Pauley, as aired on Indianapolis TV. Also featuring reporter Steve Delaney. Includes:
Station ID with promo for Name That Tune at 7:30pm (voiceover by ??)
Opening titles for Today, with Tom Brokaw and Jane Pauley opening the program before Tom goes right into the news of the morning:
- Anti-American demonstrations outside the U.S. Embassy compound in Islama...
WFLD Channel 32 - Star Trek Triad - "TREKnical Difficulties" (1984)
Views: 2857
Here's a technical difficulties moment from Star Trek Triad - a several hours long block of Star Trek episodes combined with commentary from Leonard Nimoy and trivia questions. This special was created for the promotion of the new movie Star Trek III: The Search For Spock. Includes:
Leonard Nimoy Star Trek Triad commercial bumper
About 20 seconds of black
A couple second flash of the WFLD on-screen station ID
WFLD Special Presentat...
WLS Channel 7 - Late Night Movie - "Gargoyles" (Ending Break, 1980)
Views: 3722
Here's the ending commercial break from the movie "Gargoyles" on the WLS Late Night Movie. Includes:
Last couple minutes of the movie, so you can experience it's intense cheesy weirdness.
WLS Movie Promo - The French Connection - airing at 10:45pm on Saturday, October 18th 1980. (voiceover by Ernie Anderson)
Nelson Brothers - First In Furniture. (voiceover by Al Parker)
Roll-O-Matic Sponge Mop & Waxer - Available at all Sears, Walgr...
WGN Channel 9 - Bugs Bunny & Friends (Commercial Break #2, 1981)
Views: 2081
Here's the second commercial break for Bugs Bunny & Friends on WGN Channel 9. Includes:
Ending moments of "Swooner Crooner" (1944)
Bugs Bunny & Friends "We'll Be Right Back" bumper slide (voiceover by Merri Dee)
"Superman" Station ID bumper slide
Record offer for Lolliwinks from K-tel (also seen during a commercial break on this clip)
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WGN Channel 9 - Bozo's Circus - "Skylab Synchronicity" (1979)
Views: 2785
Here's an excerpt of Bozo's Circus on WGN Channel 9, featuring a news bulletin crawled on the lower-third section of the screen during a showing of the Huckleberry Hound cartoon "A Bully Dog" (from Season #2, Episode #5, originally aired on November 2nd 1959).
In another case of synchronicity, a message about the satellite space station Skylab falling back to earth was given during the point in this episode where Huck, playing the role of a messenger boy, attempts to d...
WBBM Channel 2 - It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (Opening & Break, 1976)
Views: 2906
Here's the opening and first commercial for the 1976 airing of that perennial Halloween classic, "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" as aired on WBBM Channel 2. Previous to this, we saw the opening for the 1980 airing.
Includes:
WBBM-TV animated Station ID (voiceover by Jerry Harper)
CBS Pre-emption notice for "Doc" (voiceover by ??)
A CBS Special Presentatio...
KOCO Channel 5 - Saturday Night Double Feature (Opening, 1972)
Views: 1088
Here's the opening titles for the Saturday Night Double Feature from KOCO Channel 5 in Oklahoma City, OK. Dig the early video effects, as well as the synth-heavy theme music (which has been revealed to be "Topless Dancers of Corfu" by Dick Hyman and His Electric Eclectics, released in 1969 on Command single #RS 45-4126 [later switched to the ABC/Probe label under the same catalogue number] as the B-side of his Top 40 hit from that year, "The Minotaur"; both were also on his LP Moog...
WCFC Channel 38 - Liberty Temple Full Gospel News - "Mad" (Part 1, 1987)
Views: 4881
Here's some footage from WCFC-TV Channel 38 - our religious station in Chicago. Features Sharleatha Collins introducing the movie "Mad" during the program "Liberty Temple Full Gospel News". This feels like something that should be part of the Found Footage Festival.
Mad: A true story about the life of Pastor Clifford E. Turner growing up as a young man in the inner city of Chicago, in the 60s. Written, Produced, Directed, Filmed & Scored at Liberty Temple Full Gospel Church....
WLS Channel 7 - Fahey Flynn Presents Seven's Greetings (Part 2, 1972)
Views: 2891
Here's Part 2 of Fahey Flynn Presents: Seven's Greetings, a Christmas Eve special hosted by the legendary news anchor on WLS Channel 7. This was transferred from the original 2" quad master tape (long since trashed) onto 3/4" Umatic, from which this transfer was made. The show was recorded on Tuesday, December 19th 1972.
Featured in this part are Suzy Streetnoise and the puppets Meisterburger and Mike Raphone and from Interesting News for Kids, Feminine Franc...