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WBBM Channel 2 - The Best Of CBS - "Chinatown" (Partial Ending & Post-Show Break, 1984)

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Here's a partial ending to the Best of CBS presentation of the movie "Chinatown" as well as the post-show commercial break. Also has a WBBM-TV Chicago on-screen ID at the beginning. Includes:

"Democracy" public service announcement from the Hellenic Heritage Foundation with Telly Savalas

NATO Public Service Announcement from The Atlantic Council of the United States

Partial ending to The Best of CBS (voiceover by Jerry Harper)

This...

WMAQ Channel 5 - NBC Theatre - "Summer Of My German Soldier" (Promo, 1978)

Views: 1081

Here's a promo for an upcoming NBC Theatre presentation of "Summer Of My German Soldier," a made-for-TV movie starring Bruce Davison as a Nazi POW and Kristy McNichol as a young American girl who falls head over heels for him, to air Monday (October 30th) at 9pm (8pm Central). (Details of this flick can be found here.)

Voiceover by Les Marshak.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on...

WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "Breakdancing & Belafonte" (Part 3, 1984)

Views: 2009

Here's Part 3 of a partial episode of AM Chicago starring Oprah Winfrey as host. This episode features Harry Belafonte talking about his involvement with the movie "Beat Street" (released earlier in the month) and featuring some of Chicago's most talented break dancers. Includes:

The "Planet Rockers" breakdancing group.

Commercial: Dianetics with John Brodie

Commercial: Fashionation - "Olympicwear Buyout!"

Commercial: Hotline Legal...

WGN Channel 9 - "Mom, The Wolf Man and Me" (Promo #1, 1980)

Views: 735

Here's a promo for an upcoming Operation Prime Time presentation of "Mom, The Wolf Man and Me" on WGN Channel 9, to be aired at 7pm. This made-for-TV movie, produced by Time-Life Television and adapted from the best-selling novel by Norma Klein, stars Patty Duke Astin (as "Mom"), David Birney (as "The Wolf Man"), Keenan Wynn, Danielle Brisebois (the "me" in the title), Viveca Lindfors, John Lithgow, and Chris Barnes.

Main voiceover by Les Marshak. Ending voiceover by M...

CBS Video Games - Wizard of Wor - With John Madden (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 3138

Here is a commercial for the CBS video game "Wizard of Wor" for the Atari 2600 VCS. (Soon for Colecovision)

Featuring the CBS Video Games Challenge of Champions - Tony Sarkis Vs. Ray Johnson - as well as a money back guarantee (Offer ends January 31st 1983) and some all-star selling by football commentator John Madden.

"Dramatization of actual competition."

This aired on local Chicago TV Saturday, January 15th 1983.

Atari - "Test Facility" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 2028

Here's a commercial from Atari, depicting a test facility for games from the Atari 2600 VCS (Video Computer System).

Features Kareem Abdul-Jabaar going up against Atari's basketball game, race car legend Mario Andretti testing their Night Driver game, and soccer great Pele testing their Pele's Championship Soccer game - and the games beating them all.

Voiceover by Danny Dark?

"We take our games seriously so you have more fun."

Son of Svengoolie - "MisteRobber's Neighborhood" (Break 11, Show #334 - Last Show)

Views: 2247

Here is break #11 of WFLD Channel 32's Son of Svengoolie presenting the movie "Supersonic Man". This was his last show, #334. :-(

Includes:

"MisteRobber's Neighborhood", a parody of the Mr. Rogers' show, which was done well before Eddie Murphy's SNL parody.

(NOTE: Full Version in excellent quality is here!)

Starring Rich Koz as MisteRobber.

WLS Channel 7 - Who's On Call? (Opening, Break & Excerpt, 1979)

Views: 4022

Here's the opening moments of a very little-known (thankfully) (and ultimately failed) pilot called Who's On Call? that aired on WLS Channel 7.

This show is almost like a parody of what a terrible sitcom would be. It has no listing on IMDb.com, and almost no listings on Google. I wouldn't be surprised if this was the only time it aired. Forbesy Russell - this is your time to shine again. ;-)

Includes:

Opening titles with basic premis...

ABC News Viewpoint - The Day After (Part 4, 1983)

Views: 4305

Here is Part 4 of the live ABC News Viewpoint special on "The Nuclear Dilemma". This aired after The Day After on WLS Channel 7 - an ABC Theater telemovie about the effects of a full-scale nuclear attack on the United States. Hosted by Ted Koppel.

Panel of guests were Dr. Henry Kissinger, Carl Sagan, Brent Scowcroft, William F. Buckley, Jr., Elie Wiesel, and Robert McNamara.

This part features an on-screen crawl promoting WLS-TVs News Coverage of the mo...