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WMAQ Channel 5 - Rock World (Part 1, 1980)
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Here's Part 1 of a complete edition of Rock World, a weekly pre-MTV music video show that aired on WMAQ Channel 5 (simulcast on WXRT 93 FM). Includes:
WMAQ Channel 5 Animated Station ID with promo for Beulah Land on Tuesday, October 7th (voiceover by ??)
Opening titles (featuring clips of Blondie, The Cars, The Boomtown Rats and X-Ray Spex (whose lead singer, Poly Styrene, sadly passed away on April 25th 2011), Supercharge, The Movies, Ben Sidran a...
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Here's Part 5 of Midwest Sports Special - "Inside the World of Hockey with the Chicago Blackhawks," hosted by Frank Sweeney, as aired on WBKB (now WLS) Channel 7. This was transferred from the original film, and thus has no commercials. Featured in this part are players Bobby Hull, Elmer "Moose" Vasko, Pierre Pilote, Stan Mikita, Phil Esposito and John McKenzie, general manager Tommy Ivan, coach Bobby Reay, and trainer Nick Garen. Includes:
After demonstrations of the...
Wrigley's Orbit Sugar-Free Gum (Commercial, 1977)
Views: 1907
Here's a commercial for Wrigley's Orbit Sugar-Free Gum - "For a taste that's out of this world."
"With Xylitol"
This aired on local Rockford, IL TV on Monday, November 28th 1977. (not Chicago, but close enough)
Bell System - "Electronic Switching" (Commercial, 1980)
Views: 2164
Here is a commercial for the Bell System that advertises their efforts to switch over to the new ESS, or Electronic Switching System, that paved the way for such features as Call-Waiting and Caller-ID.
"The Bell System - Keeping Your Communications System the Best in the World."
This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, March 23rd, 1980.
Bergner's - "Christmas Toyland" (Commercial, 1964?)
Views: 1443
Yes, it's Christmas in July here at FuzzyMemoriesTV!
Here's a "Toyland" ad for Bergner's - a famous department store in Peoria, IL at the Sheridan Village Shopping Center.
Music is a quirky instrumental of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer".
"It's a mad, mad world of holiday fun..." (Could this be a reference to the film?)
Not sure when this aired exactly, but based on various evidence Christmastime of 1964 seems a good...
WMAQ Channel 5 - Sorting It Out (Part 3, 1976)
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Here's Part 3, the final part, of an episode of Sorting It Out on WMAQ Channel 5. Sorting It Out was a locally produced news magazine type show that featured interesting people and events around Chicagoland. It starred Bob Smith and a pre-Cheers Shelley Long, who at this point was still mostly known for her work in Homemakers furniture commercials.
This part includes a look at an exhibit at...
A Christmas Moment - "Armenia" With Mike Conners (1982)
Views: 933
Here's one of another series of short pieces on different country's Christmas celebrations, featuring celebrities - in this case, Mike Connors (TV's Mannix). Here he talks about the traditions of Armenia.
Brought to you by The Bell System - Bell Brings the World Closer.
These seem very similar to the other series "The 24 Days of Christmas" - I think they just repackaged them with a different title.
This aired on local Chicago TV in December of...
Danley Garages - "That's Why We're Number One!" (Commercial, 1984)
Views: 2547
Finally! Here's the Danley Garages commercial (albeit a short version) featuring stop-motion animation and the memorable jingle, "Danley - Building Your Garage with Quality - Depend on Danley - That's Why We're Number One!"
"Danley - Home of Garage World - Your Car's Best Friend"
"Dial G-A-R-A-G-E-S"
This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, July 4th 1984.
WSNS Channel 44 - Fútbol (On-Screen Station ID, 1986)
Views: 1789
Here's an on-screen station ID for WSNS Channel 44 during a broadcast of Futbol (Soccer - not sure what match it is - World Cup?). I thought it was interesting that they're using the same station ID as long before the Spanish transition.
This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, June 5th 1986.