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WKBS Channel 48 - Snipets - "The Body Machine" (1983)

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From another airing of a Flintstones rerun on the late, lamented WKBS Channel 48 in Philadelphia, PA, here is a segment of Snipets which we've entitled "The Body Machine."

With the beginning "worms" opening leading the way (and 1977 copyright date), we start off with a shot of a pre-teen boy running in slow motion as the narrator shows how the human body is like a machine, and as such has to be checked every now and then. Most of this segment takes place during a...

Thinkabout (Ending Credits, 1979)

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Here are the ending credits for Thinkabout, "a cooperative project for acquiring skills essential to learning", which was an instructional program for children, produced in 1979 by the Agency for Instructional Television, in association with various contributing television stations in the United States and Canada.

It was distributed to PBS and educational stations across the US and Canada as late as the mid-to-late 1980s.

The sixty programs produced were aimed f...

WFLD Channel 32 - The BJ & Dirty Dragon Show (Part 7, 1972)

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Here's Part 7 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:

Mother Plumtree finishing up a chocolate muzzie and offering it to Fenster who declares himself sick of her "silly cooking"; Wally berating Blob's "Wally the Wonder Horse" makeup (with accompanying hoof sounds); Mayor B.J. on the phone with Mother over what went down, and then deducing that all the da...

KOCO Channel 5 - Lunch With Ho Ho (Promo #1, 1965)

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Here is a promo for "Lunch With Ho-Ho" on KOCO-TV Channel 5 in Oklahoma City. This was a children's program featuring HoHo the Clown (played by Ed Birchall) and Pokey the Puppet (played by Bill Howard, the station's long-time stage manager wearing a sock-puppet on his arm). (we also see Jeanie the Dog here)

From the clapboard (held by Bill Howard) we can see that this promo was recorded on Wednesday, August 11th 1965. The Director was "Thrash" (Bill Thrash (originally Carrol...

WSNS Channel 44 - Popeye with Steve Hart - "Animal Corner" (1975)

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Here's the "Animal Corner" segment of Popeye with Steve Hart which aired on WSNS Channel 44. This segment was hosted by Bob Hoffman. This was from the original master tape, recorded on August 12th 1975. Includes:

"Animal Corner" bumper and intro (voiceover by Steve Hart)

Bob Hoffman shows a baby pigeon, who is technically called a "squeaker" as he emphasizes. Even with background music, we can still hear this baby pigeon squeak, which is how they got t...

WCIU Channel 26 - The Chicago Party (Opening, 1982)

Views: 2836

After Polka Party on Saturday Nights, WCIU Channel 26 had for a time a show called The Chicago Party - here's the opening 5 minutes of an episode, including a commercial break, before the tape ends. Includes:

WCIU Station ID (voiceover by Bill O'Connor)

Opening of The Chicago Party starring James Christopher and Willie Woods.

Commercial: CopHerBox II - "Ask Your Kids"

Commercial: Screamin' Wheels Roller Rink at 6119 Melton Road in G...

WGN Channel 9 - The Nine O'Clock News - "Farewell, Frazier..." (1985)

Views: 4474

To Mark the 30th Anniversary:

Here's a segment from The Nine O'Clock News on WGN Channel 9 from the day of Frazier Thomas' death at the age of 66. Denise Cannon reports.

Features scenes from Garfield Goose and Friends, Family Classics and Bozo's Circus / The Bozo Show, as well as the specials "Sailing the Seas of Columbus" and "Legends of Arthur the Phantom King". Also seen are Roy Brown (Cooky the Clown), Joey D'Auria (Bozo #...

WFLD Channel 32 - The BJ & Dirty Dragon Show (Part 4, 1972)

Views: 2319

Here's Part 4 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:

B.J. about to request mail from Postmaster Dragon when Wally comes by asking about Weird's whereabouts; Dragon bombing with another song about a shoemaker's daughter; B.J. reading a letter from viewer Bobby Shaw giving advice on how Dragon could give the mail (a package with vegetables and paper), plu...

WPWR Channel 50 - Ultraman (Opening & Break, 1991)

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Here's the opening and first commercial break for Ultraman on WPWR Channel 50. Includes:

WPWR Brady Bunch bumper promo (voiceover by ??)

Opening to Ultraman (what a wimpy theme song - it's like Pat Boone compared to Spectreman's rockin' tune) (which one day I will learn how to play the bass line to) :-)

WPWR 50 Kid's Club "Summertime Place" lineup promo - The Jetsons at 2:30pm...