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ABC Network - FYI - "Kids Love To Spin" (1981)

Views: 1740

Here is one of the daytime interstitial features that ABC ran during the early eighties - FYI - For Your Information - hosted by Mr. Barney Miller himself, Hal Linden.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 5th 1981.

Dispensa's Kiddie Kingdom (Commercial #2, 1981)

Views: 4360

Here's another commercial for Dispensa's Kiddie Kingdom which was located in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. It's a different one than we've seen before.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, July 12th 1981.

WMAQ Channel 5 - Tales Of The Unexpected - "Oh No, Not Another Opening Variation" (1980)

Views: 3805

Well, finally we find the opening (from one of it's original airings in Chicago - late night on WMAQ Channel 5) of the spooky British anthology program, "Tales of the Unexpected" (or in this case, "Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected", as it was called during it's first season) Let's see, we've already seen:

The original British opening for the program, not seen on American TV during it's original run. (...

WGN Channel 9 - John Drury and NewsNine - "Our Lady of the Angels Fire Confession" (1979)

Views: 3719

Here's a segment from John Drury and NewsNine on WGN Channel 9, involving a confession from an unnamed person - then in his thirties, at the time on parole after serving time for arson and murder - in connection with the fire that destroyed the Our Lady of the Angels school on Chicago's West Side on December 1st 1958, killing 92 students and three nuns.

This clip starts off at the tail end of Drury's introduction of the report, by Alex Burkholder, which was filmed on Aug...

FYI - "Sing To Your Baby" (1980)

Views: 1725

Here is another of the daytime interstitial features that ABC ran during the early eighties between Daytime Soaps - FYI - For Your Information - hosted by Mr. Barney Miller himself, Hal Linden.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, January 31st 1980 at a couple minutes before 2pm!

Marriott's Great America - "What A Day!" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 4353

Here's another commercial for Marriott's Great America.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday, July 13th 1980.

Dispensa's Kiddie Kingdom (Commercial #1, 1979)

Views: 11737

Here's a commercial for Dispensa's Kiddie Kingdom which was located in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.

This aired on local Chicago TV in August 1979.

WTTW Channel 11 - Sneak Previews (Opening, 1982)

Views: 1344

Here is a vintage clip from WTTW Channel 11 in Chicago showing the opening to Sneak Previews with Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel.

Note the announcer at the beginning of the clip - Don Ferris - this is the same person doing some of the voice over work for WSNS Channel 44 at around the same time.

Also note the old WTTW 11 ID bumper - I forgot that they didn't have any music or "frame" effect on these back then.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday...

WFLD Channel 32 - Movie 32 - "Topper Takes A Trip" (Partial Opening, 1971)

Views: 1404

Here's the tail end of the opening for the Movie 32 presentation of "Topper Takes a Trip" on WFLD Channel 32. The person started recording late so we miss the graphics but get to hear some of the theme song again.

"A Walter-Reade Organization, Inc. Presentation"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, March 28th 1971 at 10:30pm!