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Hall of Fame Books (Commercial Offer, 1985)

Views: 1483

Here's a commercial offer for Hall of Fame books - those illustrated, comic book style editions of historical tales, classics and biographies, for kids.

From National Express / Academic Industries, Inc.

This aired on local Chicago TV in 1985.

WGN Channel 9 - Garfield Goose and Friends - "Clutch Cargo" (1971?)

Views: 10005

Here's an interesting discovery! A 16mm film, found by Mr. Chance Mitchell on Ebay and graciously donated to us - it starts out with a vintage WGN Color Station ID (the same one we saw at the beginning of the Bozo's Circus: The Lost Tape special (albeit with different music), which is why I date this, for lack of a better guess, as from 1971)

Then follows the most complete, and richest-color-looking opening for Garfield Goose and Friends that I have ever seen bef...

NBC Network - NBC Nightly News - "Navstar (GPS)" & Ending (1978)

Views: 2504

Here's an interesting segment of an edition of NBC Nightly News, anchored by John Chancellor from New York and Jessica Savitch (filling in on this evening for David Brinkley) from Washington, DC.

This clip starts off with John introducing a report from Roy Neal about tests being conducted by the U.S. Air Force in Yuma, AZ, for a satellite navigation system called "Navstar" which was a forerunner to the global positioning satellites (GPS) that are in use today to help get...

Atari - "The 1980 Atari Games" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2781

Here's a commercial for the 1980 Atari Games - Basketball, Sky Diver, Human Cannonball (it looks like Shaun White is playing), Space Invaders

Featuring "Andy Leonard".

Ending voiceover by Danny Dark.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 28th 1980.

WBBM Channel 2 - Channel 2 News Special Report - Blizzard '79 (Part 1, 1979)

Views: 5968

Here's Part 1 of a Channel 2 News Special Report on the Blizzard of 1979 - this update coming the day after the big snow hit. (has a tiny snippet of the ending of a WMAQ NewsCenter5 report at the beginning - you can recognize the theme music, as well as a flash of a CBS All in the Family slide - likely announcing the pre-emption for this report) Includes:

Carrie Cochran anchoring; Steve Shepard reporting on regular citizens clearing their streets; Phil Whitelaw doing ...

WFLD Channel 32 - The Addams Family - #2 (Break #2 & Ending, 1971)

Views: 1792

Here's the last full commercial break (in all black and white) as well as the ending credits from a different episode of The Addams Family on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Dancing Dawn and her Dancing friends dolls for girls (longer version and better quality than previously posted one)

Chicken Unlimited Family Restaurants - "We're Not Happy Until You Are" (Just like FuzzyMemories!) ;-)

ACLD (Association of Children with Learning Disabilities) Confere...

WFLD Channel 32 - The Three Stooges - "Cookoo Cavaliers" (Opening, 1981)

Views: 2524

Here is the opening for Comedy Classics featuring The Three Stooges on WFLD Channel 32.

Voiceover by Jim Barton. Music used is an alternate version of "Knock Knock" by Spike Jones (with some mysterious editing at the end)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, September 7th 1981 @ 11pm!

WFLD Channel 32 - Family Movie - "Wife Vs. Secretary" (Opening, 1983)

Views: 1741

Here's the opening for the Family Movie presentation of "Wife Vs. Secretary" on WFLD Channel 32.

Voiceover by Jim Barton.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, March 13th 1983 @ 12:00 Noon!

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 - "The Family" (Promo, 1978)

Views: 1901

Here's a promo for a NewsCenter5 special on WMAQ Channel 5 - "The Family" - about the Vienna Correctional Center - a minimum security prison in Illinois - and the people trying to turn their lives around and get rehabilitated. The special aired on Friday, March 31st 1978 at 7:30pm.

Voiceover by Ed Grennan.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Wednesday, March 29th 1978.