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WFLD Channel 32 - Super Cartoon Sunrise - "Popeye" (Bumper, 1984)

Views: 941

Here is a bumper for Popeye on Super Cartoon Sunrise on WFLD Channel 32.

Voiceover by Jeff Lupetin - "Now back to Popeye..."

Couple interesting things about this bumper - First of all, for some reason they use the old style WFLD 32 logo from the Field days. This is different from the other ones. Secondly, the animation is more pronounced in this version - look at the "sparkle" effects on the 32 logo and around the clock box. This wasn't seen in the other bump...

WGN Channel 9 - Cartoon Capers (Opening, 1978)

Views: 4116

Here's the opening moments of "Cartoon Capers" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

"Last Farewell" video animated station ID (voiceover by Bob Bell who also provides time check)

Brief shot of Cartoon Capers bumper slide - anyone remember this?

Accompanying music consisting of 1945-55 version of "Merrily We Roll Along" as heard on the opening of countless Warner Bros. "Merrie Melodies" cartoons - dissolving into opening title sequence and first mome...

WKBS Channel 48 - Snipets - "The Spooldozer" (1983)

Views: 562

Here's another Snipets segment, entitled "The Spooldozer," that aired on WKBS Channel 48 in Philadelphia, PA, within an airing of an episode of The Flintstones. Includes:

Later opening titles with worms - (C) 1975 Field Communications (originally produced by Kaiser Broadcasting)

A demonstration of the "Spooldozer," with a do-it-yourself (DIY) guide to making it - with an empty thread spool, a short stick or old pencil, a short rubber band, a piece ...

WFLD Channel 32 - Lunchtime Fun - "The Monkees" (Commercial Break #2, 1982)

Views: 1872

Here's Commercial Break #2 for the Lunchtime Fun presentation of The Monkees on WFLD Channel 32.

"Lion in a Boat" bumper - with Loeki the Lion (A.K.A. Loeki De Leeuw), a Dutch animated character that Field Communications licensed for use on their stations (with Jim Barton announcing)

Robert Schiffer cosmetics (with Angie Dickinson)

Trix cereal - "Pirate Rabbit" (again??)

"Lion in a Boat" return bumper - with Loeki the Lion (A....

The Reluctant Robot (Part 8, 1980)

Views: 2279

Here is the 8th and final part from another all but forgotten Field Communications special production - The Reluctant Robot. It was produced to get kids interested in Astronomical Science; pulsars, planets, space travel, etc. You can definitely see the influence from Star Wars a couple years earlier. The budget must not have been too great because the whole thing comes off as feeling like an episode of Dr. Who. (not that there's anything *wrong* with that) ;-)

Ending Credits:

WFLD Channel 32 - "Super Afterschool Fun - Coming September 4th" (Promo, 1978)

Views: 2578

Here's a promo for WFLD Channel 32's afternoon cartoon lineup (not yet christened "Afternoon Fun"?)

Featured cartoon series shown in this promo that is set to start on September 4th are Magilla Gorilla (at 2:30pm), Casper (at 3pm), Woody Woodpecker (at 3:30pm), and Tom & Jerry (at 4pm).

We see, from a brief shot at the start, that this spot (labeled "PM Cartoon Cluster Promo" and assigned production number 8884) was directed by veteran...

WSNS Channel 44 - Popeye with Steve Hart (Ending, 1975)

Views: 1401

Here's the ending segment of Popeye with Steve Hart which aired on WSNS Channel 44. This was from the original master tape, recorded on August 12th 1975. Includes:

Steve again offers congratulations to big winner Charlton Shan of Wheeling, IL, and then says goodbye (with Bookie Worm joining in).

Shot of lighthouse and Popeye Show theme with end credits (typesetting from 3M Datavision character generator, in what is the earliest known example of su...

WFLD Channel 32 - The BJ & Dirty Dragon Show (Part 6, 1972)

Views: 2819

Here's Part 6 of a rare surviving edition of Bill Jackson's The BJ & Dirty Dragon Show on WFLD Channel 32. This was from the original 2" quadruplex master tape. Includes:

Dr. Doompuss in the forest, with his henchmen FrankenWeird and Wolf Wally, proclaiming that "with our power, there's no stopping us" and promising that "our victims await us"; B.J. and the Box announcing the latest visit with the town monument Blob, who's unintelligible as usual (except B.J. manages t...

WPWR Channel 60 - "Public Notice" (1985)

Views: 2941

Here is a public notice from WPWR Channel 60 as required by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). This one deals with an application filed November 7th 1985 seeking consent to assign the broadcast license of WBBS-TV from HATCO-60 to Metrowest Corporation.

Mentions Marcelino Miyares, the general partner of Hispanic American Television-Chicago. The officers/shareholders from Aurora-Chicago Telecasters are given as Stanley McDonald, Raymond Kussler, James A. Murphy, Lamon...