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WSNS Channel 44 - Popeye with Steve Hart - "This Song is Your Song" (1975?)

Views: 1277

Here's another segment from Popeye with Steve Hart on WSNS Channel 44.

This time Steve Hart, Little K and guitarist/singer Mike Lazar (of Lazar's Juvenile Furniture) do their rendition of "This Land is Your Land" whose lyrics were written by Woody Guthrie, as well as McNamara's Band and a melody of jazzed-up nursury rhymes including Old King Cole, Little Miss Muffet, Jack Sprat, Hey Diddle Diddle, and Humpty Du...

Gigglesnort Hotel - "B.J. Helps Blob Prepare for a Date" (1975?)

Views: 14867

Here is a fun segment with B.J. and Blob 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. Also, did you know that Bill Jackson provided the voice for Blob, as well as all of the other characters on...

WCIX Channel 6 - Snipets - "The Granola Chef" (1984)

Views: 2585

Here's another (partial) rare Snipets segment! These originally were created by and aired on the Kaiser Broadcasting / Field Communications stations such as WFLD Channel 32, in the 70s and early 80s. However, with the sale and dissolution of Field starting in 1982, for whatever reason Snipets segments popped up on a few other non-Field or former-Field stations, even as late as 1986!

This pa...

WGN Channel 9 - Bozo's Circus - "Bozo's Tv POWWW!" (1979)

Views: 3402

Here's a segment of Bozo's Tv POWWW! A game meant to capitalize on the increasing popularity of video games. Ray Rayner also used to feature it on his show around 1979.

Here's some background information on the game:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_Powww

I wonder whatever became of "Chi Chi Heath"?

Also includes the commercial break featuring ads for the Mickey Mouse Loop the Loop toy by iLLCO and Lucky Charms cereal.

This ai...

WFLD Channel 32 - Lunchtime Fun - "The Monkees" (Commercial Break #1, 1982)

Views: 1999

Here's Commercial Break #1 for the Lunchtime Fun presentation of The Monkees on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

WFLD Lunchtime Fun Monkees bumper (voiceover by Dr. Don)

Trix cereal - "Pirate Rabbit"

ON TV

WFLD Little Rascals promo - "Premiere!" (voiceover by Dr. Don)

WFLD Lunchtime Fun Monkees return bumper (voiceover by Dr. Don)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, June 21st 1982.

WFLD Channel 32 - Lunchtime Fun - "The Monkees" (Commercial Break #3, 1982)

Views: 828

Here's Commercial Break #3 for the Lunchtime Fun presentation of The Monkees on WFLD Channel 32.

WFLD Lunchtime Fun Monkees bumper (voiceover by Dr. Don)

Time Magazine - "Cabin Fever"

WFLD Lunchtime Fun Monkees return bumper (voiceover by Dr. Don)

Voiceover by Dr. Don.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, June 21st 1982.

WFLD Channel 32 - Super Cartoon Sunrise - Popeye Hour (Bumper, 1979?)

Views: 1992

Here's a short bumper for the Popeye Hour on WFLD Channel 32 Super Cartoon Sunrise. Includes a short music sting of the show's theme song, a jazzy, funky, disco-fied, Hammond B3 organ-heavy instrumental arrangement (with a bank of trumpets at the end) of "Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here". (anyone know where it came from or who played on it?)

Wouldn't it be awesome if we could find out who the studio musicians were that recorded the music for these bumpers? Anyone out there kn...

WFLD Channel 32 - Challenge of the Gobots (Commercial Breaks, 1985)

Views: 3374

This dates to April of 1985. Aired on WFLD Channel 32 in Chicago. Includes:

CBS Storybreak Promo

Fat Albert Easter Special promo

The Claw by Tonka

Challenge of the Gobots commercial bumpers

Clutch Poppers

Transformers

Skittles - Taste the Rainbow

WFLD Metromedia 32 - Popeye PSA - "Bike Safety" (Stay close to the 'coibey')

TNT Blazer Blast Stunt Set

Way to Go! with Dr. Don (Episode 1, Part 2, 1979)

Views: 732

Here is yet another version of the Way to Go! program produced by Field Communications - this one hosted by none other than Doctor Donald D. Rose (Dr. Don!). He of course was the voiceover guy for kid's programs on Field Stations including Super Cartoon Sunrise, Lunchtime Fun, and Afternoon Fun - which included shows such as Woody Woodpecker, Popeye, Tom & Jerry, The Flintstones, The Banana Splits, The Great Space Coaster, The Little Rascals, etc...

This is Part 2 of what I bel...