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The Star Wars Holiday Special - "Let's See A Little Smile" (Part 2, 1978)

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Here's Part 2 of The Star Wars Holiday Special featuring Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) fixing an engine with R2D2 as well as Saun Dann (Art Carney) selling stuff to Imperial troops at the Trading Post.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, November 17th 1978.

WGN Channel 9 - 10th Inning - "John McNamara" (Partial, 1979)

Views: 1823

Here's the first four minutes or so (before the tape cut out) of the 10th Inning show on WGN Channel 9. Features Jack Brickhouse interviewing John McNamara, manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Also includes a complete commercial break (which only includes one commercial) - for Fencl-Tufo's Chevy City, featuring a goofy Dracula puppet.

Also includes a WGN "Last-Farewell" animated Station ID at the beginning (voiceover by Clif Mercer)

This aired on local Chicago TV o...

The Beef Industry Council - "Holiday Greetings" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1217

Here's a commercial from the Beef Industry council reminding you to be thankful this holiday season.

"A Holiday Greeting - Sponsored by The Beef Industry Council and your Local Beef Industry."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, December 18th 1982 during the 7:30 to 8pm half-hour.

Way to Go (Part 2a, 1980)

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Here is Part 2a of a long-forgotten Field Communications produced program for kids called Way to Go. This episode (which may infact be the first one) is from 1980.

I am pretty sure this was produced at the Field station KBHK-TV Channel 44 in San Francisco.

This program aired on WFLD Channel 32 in Chicago on Sunday mornings at 9:30am in July of 1981 (Thanks, smctopia!) and may have aired at other times too.

Features:

The Way to Go g...

Mr. Coffee with Joe DiMaggio - "The Delicious Way to Say Merry Christmas" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 1534

Here's a Christmas themed version of one of the classic Mr. Coffee commercials featuring baseball hall-of-famer Joe DiMaggio.

They didn't call him Joltin' Joe for nothin' ya know...

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, November 23rd 1977 during the 7:00pm to 8:00pm timeframe.

Stop & Go Markets - "8-Foot Christmas Stocking Contest" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 1358

Not from a Chicago airing, but still appropriate - here's a commercial from Stop & Go Markets offering an 8-foot Christmas stocking to any child or their parent who fills out an entry form for a Christmas stocking drawing - and they don't have to be present to win!

Main voiceover by ?? Ending voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chattanooga, Tennessee TV the first week of December 1977.

WGN Channel 9 - Season's Greetings - "Silver Bells" (1979)

Views: 3215

Here is another Season's Greetings message from "The WGN Family" featuring a scene from The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) with Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell singing "Silver Bells". This would run during commercial breaks around the holidays.

Features some not-quite politically correct humor from Bob Hope. :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, December 17th 1979.

The Star Wars Holiday Special - "This Minute" (Part 4, 1978)

Views: 4722

Here's Part 4 of The Star Wars Holiday Special featuring Mermeia (Diahann Carroll) singing "This Minute" to Chewbacca's father Itchy through the Mind Evaporator. Oh, also Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) looking awkward.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, November 17th 1978.

KMBC Channel 9 - KMBC 9 News at 10pm - "After The Day After" (Part 2, 1983)

Views: 730

Here's the second and final part of the KMBC 9 News at 10pm with anchors Larry Moore and Brenda Williams on KMBC Channel 9 in Kansas City, MO. Also features a report by Jim Hickey, plus in-studio appearances by Walt Bodine, clinical psychologist Dr. Marilyn Metzl, and Kansas City Councilman Frank Palermo. Includes:

Larry Moore segueing into Brenda Williams' mentioning that The Day After had its world premiere in West Germany three days before ABC's airing, again...