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WGN Channel 9 - Star Trek - "Spock's Brain" (Ending & Commercial Break, 1978)

Views: 1814

Here's a neat little nugget - the ending of an episode of Star Trek on WGN Channel 9. Years before the show came to WFLD. Wish I could find someone who taped more of these. :-) Includes:

Ending of Star Trek - "Spock's Brain" (Season 3, Episode 1 - originally aired on the NBC Network, and thus in Chicago via WMAQ Channel 5, on September 20th 1968)

Commercial: Rice-a-Roni - "The San Francisco Treat!" (Featuring the little toy trolley and th...

WCIX Channel 6 - Snipets - "Girls Play Ball Too" (1984)

Views: 1679

Here's another rare Snipets segment! These originally were created by and aired on the Kaiser Broadcasting / Field Communications stations such as WFLD Channel 32, in the 70s and early 80s. However, with the sale and dissolution of Field starting in 1982, for whatever reason Snipets segments popped up on a few other non-Field or former-Field stations, even as late as 1986!

This particular a...

WPWR Channel 60 - Financial News Network (Ending, 1983)

Views: 1404

Here is the ending for the Financial News Network program on WPWR Channel 60. This aired right before MV3 - the music video program.

Also includes a rare early animated WPWR Station ID at the end.

(I lightened up the picture a bit as it was too dark)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, June 17th 1983.

Chicago White Sox - "Na-Na Hey-Hey Goodbye" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 5318

Here's a memorable commercial for the White Sox - featuring fans singing "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam, first popularized during White Sox games by team organist, Nancy Faust. Featuring a young Kathy Griffin (in her first acting job, years before making it big as a comedian and TV personality) wearing braids and Sox hat and playing a kazoo, all the way at the far left of the screen in the second row around :15 (among the attendant Sox fans), and Theodore "Ted" Noose as the traffi...

WCIU Channel 26 - Bit Of Yugoslavia (Excerpt & Ending, 198?)

Views: 1076

Here's an excerpt and the ending from a Bit of Yugoslavia on WCIU Channel 26 - another program catered to a specific ethnic community. Includes:

A bit of a Bit of Yugoslavia excerpt - featuring the star of Saturday Night Fever (Yugoslavian version) ;-)

Commercial: Black Forest Emporium Restaurant
Commercial: Oak Mill Mall in Niles

WCIU Station ID

Not sure when this aired, other than on a Sunday.

WGN Channel 9 - Ray Rayner And His Friends (Open, 1979)

Views: 6555

Here is the opening for Ray Rayner and His Friends (A.K.A. The Ray Rayner Show) on WGN Channel 9 - unfortunately the tape cuts off before the show really begins, but we do get to see Ray say Good Morning. :-)

Also includes a "Last Farewell" WGN Station ID at the beginning with Bob Bell announcing.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, November 28th 1979 @ 7:00am!

Pac-Man Children's Chewable Multi-Vitamin Plus Iron with Fred Savage (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 3321

Here's a commercial for Pac-Man Children's Chewable Multi-Vitamin Plus Iron, which had no sugar or additives among its ingredients - unlike Flintstones Multi-Vitamins which had 70% sugar.

Featuring a very young Fred Savage, years before he shot to fame as the star of the TV series The Wonder Years.

(C) 1983 Rexall Corporation

"Goodbye, Fred - Hello, Pac-Man."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 28th 1983 d...

WTVO Channel 17 - "Sinnissippi Park Weather Montage" (1978?)

Views: 1951

Here's an excerpt from a WTVO Channel 17 weather report featuring their montage of people running, walking, biking, and just plain enjoying local Sinnissippi Park.

Featuring Jason Gough (in the thumbnail pic) and his Dad, Richard Gough. :-)

Voiceover by ??

This likely aired on local Rockford, IL TV in 1978. (not Chicago, but close enough)

WGN Channel 9 - Sunday Matinee - "The World of Hans Christian Andersen" (Opening, 1977)

Views: 2693

Here's the opening moments of the Sunday Matinee presentation of the 1971 animated feature "The World of Hans Christian Andersen" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

"Season's Greetings From The WGN Family" bumper

Sunday Matinee "camera and filmstrip" slide, with Raymond Lefevre and His Orchestra's version of The Young Rascals' "Groovin'," and voiceover (by ?) introducing the movie and having a little flub with "Christmas Dray..."

"NTA Relea...