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ON TV - Adults Only - "Maraschino Cherry" (Opening, ID, & Ending, 1982)

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Here's the opening, on-screen station ID, and ending for the Adults Only presentation of the 1978 film "Maraschino Cherry" (starring Gloria Leonard, Leslie Bovee, Annette Haven and Constance Money) on ON TV. (Note: This clip was strategically cut together by me to give you only the slightest hint of naughty) Includes:

Last little bit of previous Adults Only presentation - "SexWorld"

ON TV / WSNS-TV 44 ID slide (voiceover by Mal Wyman)...

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Remington Micro Screen (Commercial, 1983)

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Here's a commercial for the legendary Remington Micro Screen electric shaver (or do you say electric razor?).

Features Victor Kiam, the President and spokesman of Remington Products, Inc. who famously liked the product so much, he bought the company!

"Shaves as close as a blade, or I'll give you your money back."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, February 17th 1983.

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WGN Channel 9 - Prime Time Movie - "Song of Bernadette" (Promo, Open, Bumper Excerpts, On-Screen ID & Technical Difficulties Moment, 1979)

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Here's some surviving clips (other than the recording of the film itself) from the "Prime Time Movie" broadcast of "Song of Bernadette" (1943), starring Jennifer Jones, on WGN Channel 9. Though not an Easter movie it often aired during or close to the holiday. All the commercial breaks were cut so this is what was left of interest.

Includes: (all voiceovers by Carl Greyson)

A mostly complete promo for the movie (I assume this aired shortly before it began)

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Field Communications - "Scanimated" (ID, 1978)

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Here is the updated animated Field Communications ID, created to replace the earlier static version seen at the beginning of this clip here. (We even have a San Francisco version of the old-style ID)

This ID was seen on all of the Field stations, often accompanied by a voiceover (by Darwin Gillette) denoting the particular city it wa...

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WBNG Channel 12 - Station Sign-Off (1984)

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Here's a station sign-off for WBNG Channel 12 in Binghamton / Elmira, NY.

This aired right after The CBS Late Movie presentation of the 1978 made-for-TV film "Three on a Date" (originally aired on the ABC Network on February 17th 1978, directed by Bill Bixby and with an all-star cast including June Allyson, Loni Anderson [pre-WKRP in Cincinnati], Ray Bolger, John Byner, Geoff Edwards, Carol Lawrence, Meredith MacRae, Rick Nelson . . . and Forbesy Russell [of

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The Weather Channel (Excerpt, 1983)

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Here is a glimpse back to how the Weather Channel used to look in the early days.

Featuring Bill Schubert and Vince Miller. (Unknown anchor at beginning on the right)

Not sure what the blue bar on the bottom of the screen was supposed to be for...

This aired on local Chicago TV on either Friday, July 29 1983 or Monday, August 1st 1983. (kind of conflicting information - date on the screen is the 29th but the anchor references August 1st)

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Screen Gems - "The Scratchy 'S' From Hell" (1979)

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Here's an example of the memorable mid-60s Screen Gems animated "S From Hell" logo. This particularly dirty-looking print came at the end of an episode of I Dream of Jeannie on good ol' WGN Channel 9.

For my money, still not as freaky as the Viacom " V of Doom".

Synthesized music riff by Eric Siday.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, December ...

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Golden Grahams - "Beach Volleyball" (Commercial #1, 1981)

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Here's a commercial for Golden Grahams cereal. There was a slightly revised version a year later.

Featuring Missy Gold (Tracy Gold's younger sister). Missy starred in the 80's sitcom Benson.

This aired on local Milwaukee TV in the Summer of 1980.

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WTTW Channel 11 - "Classy Pledge" (1981)

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Here's a pledge break of sorts on WTTW Channel 11. No announcers or rows of phones, just five minutes of classical music (Bach's Air on the G String) and a scrolling on-screen message.

Also features a WTTW Station ID slide at the end (voiceover by Don Ferris).

"You have an opportunity study different cultures."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, March 12th 1981 at 11:30pm.