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WCIU Channel 26 - Eddie Korosa's Polka Party (Part 2, April 1979)

Views: 1445

Here's Part 2 of another vintage episode of Eddie Korosa's Polka Party on WCIU Channel 26.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, April 7th 1979.

WCIU Channel 26 - Eddie Korosa's Polka Party (Part 3, January 1979)

Views: 1568

Here's Part 3 of a vintage episode of Eddie Korosa's Polka Party on WCIU Channel 26.

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

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News - "Bothersome Fans" (Promo, 1979)

Views: 3274

Here's a funny promo for Eyewitness News on WLS Channel 7 featuring Joel Daly, Fahey Flynn, Terry Murphy, John Drury, and a pre-fame George Wendt (Norm from Cheers) playing a talkative taxi driver. Also features a glimpse of Dr. Walt Lyons, John Coleman, Bill Frink, and Tim Weigel at the end.

"Eyewitness News - Number One and still getting stronger."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, January 21st 1979.

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News - "Just Themselves" (Promo, 1973?)

Views: 5023

Here's a neat promo for the WLS Channel 7 all-star Eyewitness News team Flynn-Daly-Coleman-Frink-And-Drury. (Fahey Flynn, Joel Daly, John Coleman, Bill Frink, and John Drury)

Featuring Don Ferris (former WSNS and WTTW announcer) as the old-time radio guy in the tux at the beginning.

Directed by the legendary Joe Sedelmaier. (of "Where's the Beef" fame, and countless others)

Not sure what year this is from, but 1973 seems a good estimate.

Hamm's Beer - "Beaver Trouble" (1979)

Views: 5232

Here's another of the memorable animated commercials for Hamm's, "the beer refreshing", starring the Hamm's bear and a mischievous beaver. (previously we saw one that featured a duck family)

Ah, the days when you could use a cartoon to advertise beer with no compunction.

Also, good thing the guy thought ahead and brought a glass beer mug with him on his trip to the wilderness. ;-) (previo...

WLS Channel 7 - The 3:30 Movie - "Jason And The Argonauts" (Commercial Break #1, 1978)

Views: 1652

Here's Commercial Break #1 during the 3:30 Movie presentation of "Jason and the Argonauts" on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

3:30 Movie bumper

Gospel Time! record offer

Reuss Complete Sports Stores - Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Hinsdale, and Wilmette (Al Parker voiceover)

Jason and the Argonauts Channel 7 bumper slide

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, December 27th 1978.

WFLD Channel 32 - Our Kind of Town - "Sculptures" (1977-78?)

Views: 1027

Here's a short piece called Our Kind of Town on WFLD Channel 32. This segment spotlights two of the more famous public sculptures in Chicago, the "Chicago Picasso" at Daley Plaza on the Loop and the "Flamingo" outside the Kluczynski Federal Building at Federal Plaza.

A different looking version of the Kaiser-era "32" logo is shown at the end.

Voiceover by Ron Beattie.

This aired on local Chicago TV likely during the 1977-78 season.

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

Views: 2003

Here's the ending for the Movie 32 presentation of "Topper Takes a Trip" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Last part of movie credits

WFLD Station ID - "WFLD-TV Channel 32" (in color) (voiceover by Del Clark) (cut-off - recording ends) :-(

And thus the person who recorded this goes to bed for the evening, looking forward to enjoying the rest of that crazy decade of the seventies... ;-)

This part aired on local Chicago TV early Monday, ...

Gluematic Pen from Loctite (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1166

Here's a commercial for the Gluematic Pen from Loctite, able to put broken pieces together with only three precise drops - sort of a competitor to Krazy Glue.

Main voiceover by Whitfield Connor(?).

Ending voiceover by ?? advising which Indianapolis area stores sold this product (Walgreen Drugs, Ames Department Stores, Ayr Way Stores, Auto Pro Stores, Ben Franklin, Bell Scott and Big Blue Stores - typeset in IBM Selectric Letter Gothic).

This air...