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WLS Channel 7 - Friday Night - "Steve & Garry" (Part 5, 1981)

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In honor of Steve Dahl's new foray into the world of Podcast Broadcasting (which begins today - check out Dahl.com for more info) - here is a vintage Steve & Garry appearance on WLS Channel 7's Friday Night with Jay Levine.

Part 5 begins with a announcement about requesting tickets for the show Friday Night (voiceover by Al Parker), then Steve talks about "Do Ya Think I'm Disco?", the "Anti-Disco Crusade" i...

NBC News Special Report - John Lennon - The Man And His Music (Part 3, 1980)

Views: 830

Here's Part 3, the final part, of an NBC Special Report on John Lennon: The Man and his Music, which aired the day after his murder, hosted by Jane Pauley. (who seems to have too smirky an attitude for this) Includes:

Jann Wenner, Editor and Publisher of Rolling Stone Magazine, speaks about Lennon and his impact.

Stephen Frazier talks with some Lennon fans standing outside in the rain near the Dakota - Sheila Kelly of Manhattan and Frank Mayorano.
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WMAQ Channel 5 - Rock World (Part 2, 1980)

Views: 1314

Here's Part 2 of a complete edition of Rock World, a weekly pre-MTV music video show that aired on WMAQ Channel 5 (simulcast on WXRT 93 FM). Includes:

Videos by Hilly Michaels:

- "Calling All Girls"

- "Shake It and Dance"

Record Offer: "The Complete Simon & Garfunkel Collection" - 5-Record Set (3 8-track tapes or cassettes) with 60 songs - by Tee Vee Records

Commercial: Connie Shoes - at Yorktown, Harlem Ir...

Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Wilderness Road" - Sven's Poem of Love (Transition, 1973)

Views: 863

Here's another segment from Screaming Yellow Theater - the original Svengoolie, which aired on WFLD Channel 32 from 1970-1973. Svengoolie was played by Jerry G. Bishop. By this point, if the clapboard is of any indication, the SYT title had been eschewed in favor of Svengoolie.

This transitional segment is from Show #59 (according to the clapboard). However, there is no recording date.

This segment is devoted to Svengoolie's "Poem o...

WCIU Channel 26 - "The Assad Brothers Playing Classical Guitar" (Program Segments, 1980)

Views: 923

Here are a few segments of Viernes Especial co Esteban ( Friday Special with Estaban ) on WCIU Channel 26 featuring Sergio and Odair Assad - The Assad Brothers ( Duo Assad ) - playing classical guitar.

The speech on the beginning is:
"Directamente de Rio de Janeiro Sergio y Odair con una sonata de Domenico Scarlatti. Aqui los tenemos."

That can be translated as:
"Directly from Rio de Janeiro, Sergio and Odar play a sonata by Domenico Scarlatti. Her...

WSNS Channel 44 - Popeye with Steve Hart (Opening, 1974)

Views: 931

Here's the opening segment of another rare, surviving edition of Popeye with Steve Hart on WSNS Channel 44. This was from the original master tape. According to the notes in with the tape, this was "Show #2". Notice they had not developed an opening with a theme song yet. Also the TV listings at this point only said "Popeye", not "Popeye with Steve Hart". Includes:

Opening shot of closeup of lighthouse window with ship sound effects, dissolving into Steve Hart (with...

WFLD Metromedia Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Optimetric" (Break 3, Show #249)

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Here is commercial break #3 of WFLD Metromedia Channel 32's Son of Svengoolie presenting the movie "The Eye Creatures". Includes:

Murray Bikes

McDonald's

Brim Decaffinated Coffee

John M. Smyth's Homemakers (with Shelley Long)

Son of Svengoolie song "Optimetric", which was a parody of the Pointer Sisters' "Automatic" (has audio drop-outs) with Doug Scharf as Doug Graves

Wisk detergent

Minu...

ON TV - "Premiere Night" (Opening, 1980)

Views: 3032

Here's the opening moments of the premiere night of ON TV Subscription Television which aired in Chicago on WSNS Channel 44.

This starts with the video animated ON TV ID, then the introductory promo which promotes the new subscription channel as a "revolution in Chicago broadcasting."

The first night's lineup includes "10" with Bo Derek, Dudley Moore and Julie Andrews; "Norma Rae" with Sally Field; and "Slap Shot" with Paul Newman. Brief clips from other films...

WFLD Channel 32 - The Six Million Dollar Man - "The Bionic Woman: Part 2" (Commercial Break #1, 1978)

Views: 2761

Here's Commercial Break #1 from the episode "The Bionic Woman (Part 2)" of The Six Million Dollar Man on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

WFLD Six Million Dollar Man bumper

Commercial: K-Mart - The Saving Place

Commercial: Big Deal by Lakeside

Commercial: Skippy peanut butter with Annette Funicello - "It's Hard to Beat Skippy" (unless you're talking about the neighbor from Family Ties)

Commercial: Quiz Wiz by Coleco - "Col&...