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WBBM Channel 2 - Hunter - "The Costa Rican Connection" (Opening, Preview Breaks & Ending, 1977)

Views: 1454

Here's the opening, preview breaks and ending moments of an episode of the TV series Hunter.

And no, folks, this is not the 1984-91 series on NBC (and thus, seen by Chicagoans on WMAQ Channel 5) with Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer, but a virtually forgotten, short-lived series - "A Lorimar Production" (the company famous at the time for The Waltons and, later, for Dallas and Knots Landing) - that ran on the CBS Network and therefore aired in Chica...

WFLD Channel 32 - The Honeymooners (Bumper #1, 1979)

Views: 1689

Here's a rare bumper for The Honeymooners on WFLD Channel 32, with the station's "zooming text" in sunburst orange type, a (what looks to be) a hand-colored art-card.

The rendition of the famed August 1955 photo (taken outside the area around New York's Carnegie Hall) features co-stars Jackie Gleason, Audrey Meadows and Art Carney inside GMC "Old Look" bus #2969 (model #TDH-4509, built for New York City Omnibus Corp. in November - December 1950 [information courtesy of t...

Schaumburg Datsun (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1312

Here's a commercial for Schaumburg Datsun at 910 West Golf Road. (Now Kia of Schaumburg)

This aired on local Chicago TV on early Saturday, September 20th 1980.

McDonald's - "Nobody Can Do It Like McDonald's Can" (Commercial, 197?)

Views: 1783

Here's another vintage McDonald's commercials - a long one at 60 seconds.

Features the "Nobody Can Do It Like McDonald's Can" jingle.

Copyright (C) McDonald's Corp. 197?

Special thanks to Anthony Diaz of The Mid-American Heritage Preservation Foundation for preserving for many years the original tape this was found on, so that we could transfer it and present it to you here now.

WFLD Channel 32 - The Best of Groucho - You Bet Your Life (Break #1, 1975)

Views: 3503

Here is Commercial Break #1 (Nothing of note in the opening) of The Best of Groucho - You Bet Your Life on WFLD Channel 32. (In Black and White, unfortunately) Includes:

Prell Shampoo (featuring Patti Deutch of Match Game fame)

Hellmann's Real Mayonnaise - The Best

WFLD Advertising Sales TV Starter Kit featuring Walt Bodkin - Sales Manager at WFLD (I wonder where he is now?)...

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 - "Oscar Losers of 1980" (1981)

Views: 1058

Here's a segment of NewsCenter5 on WMAQ Channel 5, in which critic Roger Ebert (or as he was shown in the lower-third, "Roger Ebert At The Movies") spotlights some of the films that were conspicuously missing from the Oscar nominations, to wit:

- "The Empire Strikes Back" ($180 million at the box office, only given an honorary nod for special effects)

- The Chicago-made blockbuster "The Blues Brothers"

- "Popeye" (Shelley Duvall as Olive Oyl...

FM 100 - "Beautiful Music Above The Noise" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 3477

Here's another animated commercial for FM 100 ( WLOO 100.3 FM ).

(quality's a little bad, but this is the only copy I've found of this one)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 4th 1979.

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Bride of Frankenstein" (Break #4, 1983)

Views: 971

Here's the fourth commercial break for the Son of Svengoolie presentation of the 1935 film "Bride of Frankenstein" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Sven about to sing a number when pianist Doug Graves (Doug Scharf) complains about his singing, after which Lawrence Welcome (Rich Koz in a double role, thanks to the magic of television) gives pointers to "Mr. Goolie" on proper song "introduction'm" by citing his various catchphrases - and after going on and on with one ad plug...

WBBM Channel 2 - The 10 O'Clock News - "Nosferatu" (Ending & Break, 1979)

Views: 3399

Here's a partial review of the new version of "Nosferatu" by Gene Siskel on The 10 O'Clock News on WBBM Channel 2, followed by the end of the news, and a post-show commercial break. Includes:

Partial Review of "Nosferatu" (1979) by Gene Siskel including a look at the original version

Commercial: Sears Bank and Trust with Bobby Hull

Commercial: FM 100 - The Music Station - "Mystery Songs Contest"

Commercial: Wool - from The Wo...