WMAQ Channel 5 - Real People (Part 3, 1980)

Here's Part 3 (the final part) of an episode of the prototypical "reality show" Real People on WMAQ Channel 5.

In this segment, hosts (from L - R) Byron Allen, Skip Stephenson, Sarah Purcell and John Barbour sum up rhyming "thoughts to think about," with John musing about Three Mile Island's nuclear waste, Byron waxing philosophic about Gerald Ford's aborted 1980 Presidential run, Sarah ruminating on credit card charges, and Skip giving the lowdown on housing prices. With that, they say their good nights.

Announcer Jack Harrell (who was later the original announcer for The People's Court) previews the guests of next week's edition as the credits roll (look for an RCA TK-44A camera with a sticker featuring the 1976 NBC logo on the side):

Real People
Executive Producer - George Schlatter
Producers - Bob Wynn, John Barbour
Directed by Dave Caldwell
Written by Dave Panich, Gene Farmer - with John Barbour and George Schlatter
Field Producers - Dave Bell, Peter Brown, Dan Chaykin, Susan Cuscuna, Pat Dunavan, Dan Gomez, Larry Mitchell, Bob Raser
Associate Producer - Gary Necessary
Art Director - Robert Keene
Costume Coordinator - Michael Travis
Assistant to the Producers - June Scott
Videotape Editors - Bryan Duggan, Vince Humphrey, Grant Johnson, Richard Schwadel, Barry Simon, Carl Stein, Peter Groom
Film Editors - Timothy Eaton, Sue Ann Fincke, Eve Goldberg, Donn Hoyer
Associate Director - Rick Locke
Assistant Film Editors - Steve Paskay, Peter Hedgeman, Doug Loviska, Joan Benike
Research Director - Wendi Benson
Research - Sondra Farrell, Wendy Heller, Hal Parets, Phyllis Rogowski, Brenda Dillon, Elayne Sawaya
Post Production Coordinator - Liz Mitchell
Location Managers - Hank Barr, Richard Hoover
Production Assistants - Pamela Cantori, Suzzanne Stangel, Jack Harrell, Linda Arcari, Victor Bank
Production Associates - Courtney Conte, Cary Gries, I.M. Friedman
Technical Director - Lou Fusari
Lighting Director - Kirk Witherspoon
Audio - Bill Cole
Video - Jerry Smith
Stage Managers - Jerry Masterson, Lee Fairchild
Makeup - Harry Blake
Production Manager - Peter Nichol
Miss Purcell's Wardrobe Furnished by Back Street Feminine Attire
Special Features by Charles Hillinger
A George Schlatter Production
(C) 1980 George Schlatter Productions - All Rights Reserved

During the credit roll, voiceover Casey Kasem previews upcoming episodes of Diff'rent Strokes ("The Squealer," which comes on after this show), Hello, Larry ("Larry's Mid-Life Crisis: Part 2"), the short-lived TV series version of From Here to Eternity ("The Departure"), and for the next day (March 27th), Buck Rogers in the 25th Century ("Flight of the War Witch") and Quincy, M.E. ("Deadly Arena").

NBC News Update with John Dancy (opening voiceover and sponsor billboard {for Nabisco Wheat Thins} by Washington, DC - based Mac McGarry {who was long famous for hosting that city's version of It's Academic on WMAQ's sister station, WRC Channel 4, for many years})

John Dancy ("in Washington") reads the following items:

- Day 144 of the hostage crisis, and voting for a new Iranian parliament - and a decision on hostages' fate - is postponed amid fraud charges

- President Carter says Medicare and Social Security will not be affected by proposed budget cuts, but other programs will have deeper cuts than expected

- Pope John Paul II to embark on a six-nation tour of Africa in May

- U.S. Olympic Committee member says they may ignore Carter's call for boycott of Moscow Olympics and send a team there anyway

- India gives diplomatic recognition to PLO

John then ends the Update with the "more news later" notice.

Commercial: Nabisco Wheat Thins with Sandy Duncan

Promo for conclusion of The Shaggy D.A. with Suzanne Pleshette, Vic Tayback and Dick Van Patten for Sunday, March 30th at 7pm (6pm Central & Mountain), followed by CHiPs episode "Dynamite Alley" on its new day and time at 8pm (7pm Central & Mountain) (voiceover by Casey Kasem)

Promo for Jesus of Nazareth for Sunday at 9pm (8pm Central & Mountain) (voiceover by Mel Brandt)

Commercial: Fayva - sales on Jack & Jill sandals - for $7 including leathers (sizes to 3) for a limited time - "A Different Kind of Shoe Store" (ending voiceover advising of newest Chicago area Fayva stores by Ed Grennan)

Commercial: Harveys Bristol Cream Sherry - Hattie on phone invites Bobby over for a drink, then explains how inviting a man over for a drink is "as respectable as you can get" - "It's Downright Upright" - (C) 1978 Heublein, Inc., Hartford, Conn.

WMAQ Channel 5 ID slide with PSA for Kidney Foundation of Illinois (voiceover by Ed Grennan)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, March 26th 1980 during the 7:55pm to 8pm timeframe.

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