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WSNS Channel 44 - The Money Movie - "China Gate" (Opening, 1979)

Views: 2801

Here's some rare footage from another long-lost local movie show - "The Money Movie" on WSNS TV-44! TMM was similar in concept to Dialing for Dollars. Viewers (mostly lonely housewives and old people from what it sounds like) would send in post cards with their name and phone number, and the host would call them live on the air during the movie breaks to see if they could answer some trivia questions. They answered an easy preliminary question for $10, and then had a chance to answer a har...

Santa's Village - "Ticket To Fun" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 3848

Here's another classic commercial for The Three Worlds of Santa's Village in Dundee, IL.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Wednesday, August 1st 1979.

Snipets - "Family Fire Drill" (1982)

Views: 2288

Here's something I found which was produced by Field Communications (or Field Enterprises as it says on the case): Family Fire Drill. It's dated 6/18/82.

This was at one time one of the Snipets - although why it wouldn't have the opening and closing is anyone's guess.

WGN Channel 9 - Creature Features - "The Wolf Man" [Closing Re-Creation] (1970-1976)

Views: 5690

Here is a re-creation (not original) of the closing of the legendary Creature Features program on WGN Channel 9. Normally I don't approve of re-creations, but since this is such an important piece of Chicago TV history, and since such scant authentic material exists for this program (only off-air audio recordings and a "gag" type promo that was made for an old WGN Sales Department presentation) - I figured this was worth an exception.

It's a shame that no authentic off-...

WGN Channel 9 - Creature Features - "The Wolf Man" [Opening Re-Creation] (1970-1976)

Views: 14943

Here is a re-creation (not original) of the opening of the legendary Creature Features program on WGN Channel 9. Normally I don't approve of re-creations, but since this is such an important piece of Chicago TV history, and since such scant authentic material exists for this program (only off-air audio recordings and a "gag" type promo that was made for an old WGN Sales Department presentation) - I figured this was worth an exception.

It's a shame that no authentic off-...

FYI - "Exercise Your Mind" (1981)

Views: 1671

Here is another of the daytime interstitial features that ABC ran during the early eighties between Daytime Soaps - FYI - For Your Information - hosted by Mr. Barney Miller himself, Hal Linden.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, January 22nd 1981.

Wisconsin Dells (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 4476

Here's a commercial for Wisconsin Dells.

This aired on local Chicago TV in mid-August 1981.

FYI - "Crime Victim Compensation" (1983)

Views: 1692

Here is another of the daytime interstitial features that ABC ran during the early eighties between Daytime Soaps - FYI - For Your Information - hosted by Mr. Barney Miller himself, Hal Linden.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, November 23rd 1983.

FYI - "Good News After Turning 40" (1983)

Views: 1912

Here is another of the daytime interstitial features that ABC ran during the early eighties between Daytime Soaps - FYI - For Your Information - hosted by Mr. Barney Miller himself, Hal Linden.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, November 18th 1983.