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WMAQ Channel 5 - Kidding Around - "Kid Contortionist-Acrobat" (1979)

Views: 1237

Here's an installment from Kidding Around, a Saturday kids' show that ran from 1978 to 1985 on WMAQ Channel 5.

The main host was Steve Smith (not to be confused with the Canadian comedian of the same name who is best known as outdoorsman Red Green on a long-running TV series, The Red Green Show), and his co-hostess here is Shawn Gourdie (who, at the time, was 13 years old and a seventh-grader at Sudling Junior High in Palatine; a Chicago Tribune piece on the prog...

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

Views: 2498

Listen to Underdog - he says to bring your umbrella with you today!

Here's a commercial bumper for the Super Cartoon Sunrise presentation of Underdog on WFLD Channel 32 featuring the special rain variation. They would have these for various weather alerts such as cold weather or rain.

Also includes the superimposed digital ...

WSNS Channel 44 - Popeye with Steve Hart - "Chatting with Captain Salty" (Segment #3, 1974)

Views: 1019

Here's the third segment of another rare surviving edition of Popeye with Steve Hart on WSNS Channel 44. This was from the original master tape. Includes:

CG VTR slate with tone and countdown - "VTR: 8I0 - Cut: 15 {which blinks on and off} - Air: Fri. 10/4 - "Popeye" - Dir. M.T. - Eng. P.Mc."

Steve next to the sleeping Captain Salty, explaining he was talking with the Captain when the latter began dozing off. The Captain is goaded awake, and then explai...

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

Views: 940

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: 4114

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: 561

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: 1867

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: 2277

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: 2576

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...