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WFLD Channel 32 - "Three's Company" (Promo, 1983)

Views: 1110

Here's a promo for Three's Company on WFLD Channel 32 - at the end the voiceover goes too long and runs into an I Love Lucy bumper.

Voiceover by Jim Barton.

This aired on local Chicago TV Friday, February 11th 1983.

WMAQ Channel 5 - "Station ID" (1975)

Views: 2566

The transfer of this video clip made possible by your generous donations!

Here's a station ID slide and voiceover for WMAQ Channel 5. Features the curvy 5 logo that was phased out at the beginning of 1976.

Voiceover by Ed Grennan.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, October 24th 1975.

WFLD Channel 32 - The Honeymooners - "The Golfer" (Commercial Break #1, 1971)

Views: 1494

Here's Commercial Break #1 from a repeat of The Honeymooners episode "The Golfer" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Lake Thunderbird Homes (in Putnam, IL) (incomplete) (voiceover by Del Clark)

Exquisite Forms Magic Lady underwear (Available at Marshall Field & Company) (ending voiceover by Del Clark)

Hotel Careers Catalog (ending voiceover by Del Clark)

South Commons Luxury High-Rises (31st & Indiana) (Management by Baird & Warne...

WLS Channel 7 - The ABC Thursday Night Movie - "The Return of the King" (Opening & Commercial Break, 1983)

Views: 2171

Here's the opening moments and first commercial break for The ABC Thursday Night Movie presentation of the animated adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Return of the King" (1980) on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

"Closed Captioned for the Hearing Impaired" animated bumper

ABC Thursday Night Movie opening and preview of "The Return of the King" (with voiceover by Joel Crager)

Commercial: Sani-Flush toilet cleaner - with 30% more cleaning i...

WFLD Channel 32 - The Three Stooges - "Punchy Cowpunchers" (Commercial Break #2, 1979)

Views: 1590

(NOTE - this clip was originally broadcast in color but was recorded in Black & White)

Here is Commercial Break #2 for the short "Punchy Cowpunchers" during an episode of The Three Stooges on WFLD Channel 32. (Break #3 was previously posted here) Includes:

WFLD Three Stooges bumper

WFLD Sanford & Son promo (voiceover by Ron Beattie)

The Greatest of Jer...

WTVT Channel 13 - Pulse Featuring Jim Ruddle (Part 5, 1964)

Views: 1480

Here's Part 5 of rare edition of the nightly Pulse newscast from WTVT Channel 13 in Tampa / St. Petersburg, Florida, transferred from the original 2" quad videotape. This was notable in featuring future Chicago TV legend Jim Ruddle anchoring out of St. Petersburg at various points. This part features Ray Dantzler in the Pulse newsroom, sports director "Salty" Sol Fleischman, and Paul Reynolds. Includes:

Ray introducing Pulse Sports with "Salty" Sol who, a...

WFLD Channel 32 - Spiderman (Commercial Break #1, 1983)

Views: 2429

Here is the first commercial break from an airing of Spiderman on WFLD Channel 32. (quality is pretty poor, but it's the best we have) Includes:

WFLD Spiderman bumper (voiceover by Dr. Don)

Plaque Attack by Activision (available at McDades, Lock 'N Hear, and Video Dynamics)

Fruit Roll-Ups by Fruit Corners (featuring Jason Hervey of The Wonder Years fame)

Manglord from Ideal

WFLD Super Cartoon Sunrise promo (vo...

WMAQ Channel 5 - "Elsewhere On The Day After" (1983)

Views: 1934

On the night that The Day After - an ABC presentation about the effects of a full-scale nuclear attack on the United States (and one of the most-watched movies for television) aired, NBC Sunday Night at the Movies aired Part 1 of the mini-series Kennedy. Here's the ending of it and the post-show commercial break. Incidently, the creators of The Day After originally envisioned the movie to also span over multiple nights, but they decided against it after consideri...

WBBM Channel 2 - The CBS Late Movie - "Helter Skelter: Part 1" (Commercial Break #1, 1979)

Views: 3803

Here's the first commercial break from The CBS Late Movie presentation of "Helter Skelter" (Part 1). Includes:

The CBS Late Movie bumper (Helta?) (Voiceover by Bill Martin)

9-Lives presents Morris. (Gotta love that cat)

Vicks Inhaler - "It's a breather for your nose." (Favorite of Felix Unger)

No Nonsense Panty Hose - "Suddenly energy looks beautiful" (featuring Susan Blanchard)

The Norelco rotary razor.

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