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The Most Important Person - "OOPS, I Made A Mistake!" (1972)

Views: 7476

Here is probably the most famous segment of the animated short "The Most Important Person". This one's called "OOPS, I Made A Mistake!".

In Chicago, these aired during commercial breaks on WFLD Channel 32 and WTTW Channel 11 during the seventies and possibly as late as the early eighties.

Distributed by Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation - EBE.

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Gigglesnort Hotel (Opening)

Views: 11504

Here is the opening from one of the best and most remembered Chicago children's shows (although it was eventually syndicated to other markets) - Gigglesnort Hotel.

Even though it was seen for many years after it was produced, the show was only in production for 3 years - 1975, 1976, and 1977. In Chicago, it aired on Sunday mornings on WLS Channel 7.

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WFLD Channel 32 - Super Cartoon Sunrise (Opening, 1984)

Views: 1690

Here is the opening for Super Cartoon Sunrise on WFLD Channel 32. This is from a later incarnation of the show, but features the same graphics and music. (Except the 32 WFLD logo which is different from the earlier version)

You know, it's funny but I never knew that WFLD showed the Jetsons. I could have sworn it was only on Channel 60/50. In any case, it must have only been on WFLD for a very short time.

Lineup included:

The Great Space Coaste...

Snipets - "Fireman" (1979)

Views: 3271

Here is another rare Snipets segment! These would air on Field Communications stations such as WFLD Channel 32 in the 70s and early 80s. This one also features the older "patchwork" logo of Snipets.

This segment features firefighter Jerry Overstreet (from what looks like San Francisco) taking you through a day in his job, and telling you why he likes it.

Produced by Field Communications Corporation. (I still say that ending voiceover sounds like George Takei of ...

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

Views: 493

Here's another segment from Popeye with Steve Hart on WSNS Channel 44. Here (from left), Steve, Nancy Boyle, and Bob Hoffmann are seen over a drawing of triplets in a crib, as they lip-synch (and clown around) to Danny Kaye's 1947 recording of the Arthur Schwartz / Howard Dietz composition "Triplets" (which had been performed most famously by Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray and Jack Buchanan in the 1953 film "The Band Wagon"). The tape cuts out midway through this number.

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ABC Network - Santa Claus is Comin' To Town & An American Christmas Carol (Promo, 1980)

Views: 1284

Here are combined ABC Network promos for Santa Claus is Comin' To Town & An American Christmas Carol starring Henry Winkler. Both aired Thursday, December 25th 1980.

Main Voiceover by Ernie Anderson. Ending voiceover by ??

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 21st 1980.

Raisins from California - "Nature's Candy" with Molly Ringwald (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2246

Here's a commercial for Raisins from California, with a young Molly Ringwald (years before her becoming part of the "Brat Pack" and her breakout starring role in "Pretty in Pink") as a babysitter tending to two young kids - and feeding them raisins while extolling its virtues as an ideal snack.

Ending voiceover by ??

Sponsored by California Raisin Advisory Board.

Trivia Note: Ms. Ringwald's birthday is February 18th - the same day as that of "Lil' ...

WPWR Channel 60 - The Beatles (Bumper #1, 1985)

Views: 1628

Here's a later version of a bumper for The Beatles cartoon on WPWR Channel 60. You can see an earlier version of the bumper here and here.

Voiceover by Larry Langford.

This aired on local Chicago TV mid-May 1985.

WPWR Channel 60 - The Beatles (Bumper #2, 1985)

Views: 1367

Here's another example of a later version of a bumper for The Beatles cartoon on WPWR Channel 60. You can see an earlier version of the bumper here and here.

Voiceover by Larry Langford.

This aired on local Chicago TV mid-May 1985.