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WFLD Channel 32 - Drive-In Movie (Ending, 1984)

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Here is a clip of an end bumper for the WFLD Channel 32 Drive-In Movie. Announces the Son of Svengoolie movie "The Eye Creatures" coming up next. This dates to April 1984. With Jim Barton Announcing.

Theme music: "Alone at a Drive-In Movie" from the movie Grease (albeit sped up) - this movie show title and theme were also used in New York by sister-station WNEW (now WNYW) Channel 5.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, April 28th 1984....

Hot Fudge Show (Part 1, 1974)

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Here's Part 1 of an episode of the Hot Fudge Show - which was produced in Detroit but also aired all over the country, including Chicago on WFLD, WSNS, and WLS, at various times during the 70's and early 80's.

This segment features The Mitts, as well as Write-On! with the Groucho Marx type puppet, and Arte Johnson doing the Hug Awards.

Despite what the IMDB entry and Wikipedia entries say, the show began in 1974, as this episode is from that year and is one of th...

WCIU Channel 26 - Eddie Korosa's Polka Party (Part 1, January 1979)

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Here's Part 1 of a vintage episode of Eddie Korosa's Polka Party on WCIU Channel 26.

Also features a partial Zenith TV commercial (voiceover likely by Bud Kelly) at the beginning and a WCIU-TV Station ID (voiceover by Bill O'Connor)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, January 13th 1979.

WSNS Channel 44 - Chicago Wrestling with Bob Luce - Ben's Auto Sales (Sponsorship Tag, 1980)

Views: 3098

Here's a sponsorship tag at the end of an airing of Chicago Wrestling from Ben's Auto Sales - 5858 South Western Avenue featuring Bob Luce, legendary wrestling promoter and pitchman.

Bob also teases a Wrestling event at the Hammond Civic Center, Saturday, October 18th 1980 at 8:30pm (doors open at 6:30!) between Bruiser and Brody (?)

Background music is the Disco Star Wars Theme by Meco
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WFLD Channel 32 - Super Cartoon Sunrise (Ending, 1984)

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Here is the closing for Super Cartoon Sunrise on WFLD Channel 32. This version featured the later "Metromedia 32" logo for the station as opposed to the "classic" Field Communications logo.

Every Monday through Friday starting at 6:30am -

Lineup included:

6:30 - The Great Space Coaster
7:00 - The Jetsons
7:30 - Woody Woodpecker
8:00 - The Flintstones
8:30 - Popeye

This was followed by Lost in Space at 9am...

Burger King - "Broiling Vs. Frying" with Elisabeth Shue (Commercial, 1983)

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Here's another Burger King commercial with future film star Elisabeth Shue, in which she explains that, according to a poll, flame-broiling beats frying by a 3-to-1 ratio - and Burger King does the former.

(Other Burger King commercials with Ms. Shue can be found here and here.)

She can butter my burger any day.

Your Arms Too Short To Box With God at the Studebaker Theatre (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 757

Here's a commercial for Vinnette Carroll's Your Arms Too Short To Box With God at the Studebaker Theatre in Chicago, which at the time of this airing was held over for one more week. The commercial was made during its 1976-78 run on Broadway in New York City. (The reference to the original cast album on ABC Records at the end of this commercial is a clue as to its production origin, as by 1981 ABC Records no longer existed, having been sold by the network in 1979 to, and its artist r...

WTTW Channel 11 - Wild Chicago - "Islands" (Part 1, 1991)

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Here is Part One of an "Islands" themed episode of Wild Chicago on WTTW Channel 11. Featuring Ben Hollis as host. I believe this was a compilation of segments from earlier shows all with an islands-related theme. Includes:

End of a WTTW Station ID at the beginning

Treasure Island Foods grocery store at 3460 North Broadway.

Blue Island Trailer Park

"Low Definition Mono"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, July 14t...

Carol Buick, Toyota, Subaru & DeLorean with Professor Corey (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 909

Here's a commercial for Carol Buick, Toyota, Subaru & DeLorean in Evanston which had just moved into a larger space and so they were updating their address from the previous 1033 Chicago Avenue to 1033-1130 Chicago Avenue in Evanston.

Featuring "Professor" Irwin Corey, the comedian who also appeared on the original Svengoolie show back in the early seventies at least a few times.