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WFLD Channel 32 - Joker's Wild/Tic Tac Dough/To Tell The Truth (Promo, 1980)

Views: 4400

Here's a cool promo for the game shows The Joker's Wild, Tic Tac Dough, and To Tell The Truth on WFLD Channel 32. The lineup was:

7:30pm - The Joker's Wild
8:00pm - Tic Tac Dough
8:30pm - To Tell The Truth

Also includes a WFLD Channel 32 bumper for the presentation of the movie "30 Seconds Over Tokyo" which was sort of included in the end of the game shows promo.

You can hear some neat variations of the Field Communications theme use...

SportsChannel - The Sports Writers On TV (Part 4, 1991)

Views: 1376

Here's an episode of The SportsWriters on TV, as aired on SportsChannel - one of the hosts of which we lost recently (Bill Gleason).

Featuring Bill Jauss of the Chicago Tribune, Rick Telander of Sports Illustrated, Bill Gleason from the South Bend, Indiana Tribune, and hosted by Ben Bentley.

In Part 4, they discuss the job of coach of the Notre Dame basketball team and why no one wants it.

Includes:

Commercial: True Value Hardware St...

WFLD Channel 32 - The Gong Show (Ending & Break, 1978)

Views: 4447

Here's the ending and after show break for The Gong Show on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Gene-Gene, The Dancing Machine!

Ending credits for The Gong Show (ending voiceover by Ron Beattie - with promo for 10:30am Saturday movie - Laurel & Hardy in "Air Raid Wardens" (good for a double check on the date)

Bigsby & Kruthers

Loc Blocs - "Lego Vs. Loc Bloc"

The Egg Scrambler by Ronco (ending voiceover by Ron Beattie)

WGN Channel 9 - The Ray Rayner Show - "The Bye-Bye Show" - "A Merri Goodbye" (Part 5, 1981)

Views: 9164

Here is Part 5 of the final episode of The Ray Rayner Show as shown on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

"Kids in Chicago Having a Good Time" Ray Rayner bumper (Merri Dee voiceover)

Date, Weather, and Sports report shown

A Visit with Cuddley Dudley (Roy Brown)

Merri Dee comes by to say farewell to Ray and give Cud a scratch on the ears

Time shown (Merri Dee voiceover)

Ray Rayner bumper slate

Thi...

WGN Channel 9 - The Late Movie - "Three Faces West" (Opening, 1980)

Views: 12370

Another hard-to-find one bites the dust! Here's the opening for The Late Movie on WGN Channel 9 presenting "Three Faces West". This is the long-running opening which used unique "kaleidoscope" artwork and a soundtrack of "Take Five" by Dave Brubek. This opening was used for many years throughout the 1970's.

Also includes a "Last Farewell" Station ID at the beginning (Annouced by Jerry Golden) and the first commercial spot before the movie began - Bert Weinman - Your TV Ford ...

The Roast Of Tim Weigel - "Jack Brickhouse" (Part 2, 1981)

Views: 2257

Here's Part 2 of an interesting "backstage" glimpse at some local TV personalities of yore - raw footage shot at a dinner event "roasting" Tim Weigel. (Roasting Weigel's Weiner?) Included are such notables as Fahey Flynn, Ray Meyer, Joel Daly, Bill Veeck, Al Lerner, Bill Gleason, Jack Brickhouse, and more. (Can anyone help ID any? They don't have to be famous, if you know who someone is, let me know)

Part 2 includes Al Lerner as M.C. and Jack Brickhouse giving Tim a good jo...

The Roast Of Tim Weigel - "Bill Gleason" (Part 3, 1981)

Views: 1421

Here's Part 3 of an interesting "backstage" glimpse at some local TV personalities of yore - raw footage shot at a dinner event "roasting" Tim Weigel. (Roasting Weigel's Weiner?) Included are such notables as Fahey Flynn, Ray Meyer, Joel Daly, Bill Veeck, Al Lerner, Bill Gleason, Jack Brickhouse, and more. (Can anyone help ID any? They don't have to be famous, if you know who someone is, let me know)

Part 3 includes Bill Gleason (of "Sportswriters (Sports Writers) on TV" fa...

NBC News Update With Chuck Scarborough (1976)

Views: 2799

Here's a vintage NBC News Update with Chuck Scarborough. Includes:

President-Elect Carter has made no statement yet about how he'll stimulate the economy.

Jim Wright will be the House Democratic leader in the next session of Congress.

Thomas "Tip" O'Neill is the new Speaker of the House.

Supreme Court rules that a man on death row in Texas cannot be executed until his case is appealed.

Gunman holds man hostage ...

WGN Channel 9 - Bozo's Circus (Commercial Break #1, 1977)

Views: 5020

Here's Commercial Break #1 from an episode of Bozo's Circus on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Bozo's Circus bumper featuring Garfield Goose and Macintosh Mouse (voiceover by Frazier Thomas)

Micronauts Space Vehicles by Mego

Barbie Townhouse by Mattel (1976 Copyright)

Batman and Robin Bat Coders - Walkie-Talkies by Mego

Farrah doll by Mego (Farrah Fawcett-Majors)

Bozo's Circus return bumpe...