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Snipets - "Body Pride" (1976?)

Views: 2014

HERE'S ANOTHER LONG LOST SNIPETS SEGMENT! Features a young Black/Asian (?) lad, contemplating his physical features, while we hear his internal monologue.

This one actually came from 16mm film and interestingly, includes the opening and closing Snipets bumpers - the Kaiser Broadcasting variation no less.

This is one of the "Pride Has Many Faces" series of Snipets of which t...

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WFLD Channel 32 - "Festival Of Television" (Promo, 1978)

Views: 1993

Here's a promo for the "Festival of Television" and their first night of special programming on WFLD Channel 32. Here are Chris Tuft's recollections:

"It was a weeknight hour of 1950s sitcoms. Monday (June 19th 1978) was (as noted in the promo) "The Jack Benny Show" (at 10:30pm) and "My Hero" (at 11pm). Tuesday was "Topper" and "The Gale Storm Show", Wednesday was "Love That Bob" and "How to Marry a Millionaire". Thursday was "Bachelor Father" and "People's Choice." Fr...

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WTHR Channel 13 - Today (Opening Moments, 1979)

Views: 1938

Here's the opening moments of the Today show with Tom Brokaw and Jane Pauley, as aired on Indianapolis TV. Also featuring reporter Steve Delaney. Includes:

Station ID with promo for Name That Tune at 7:30pm (voiceover by ??)

Opening titles for Today, with Tom Brokaw and Jane Pauley opening the program before Tom goes right into the news of the morning:

- Anti-American demonstrations outside the U.S. Embassy compound in Islama...

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WFLD Channel 32 - Star Trek Triad - "TREKnical Difficulties" (1984)

Views: 3024

Here's a technical difficulties moment from Star Trek Triad - a several hours long block of Star Trek episodes combined with commentary from Leonard Nimoy and trivia questions. This special was created for the promotion of the new movie Star Trek III: The Search For Spock. Includes:

Leonard Nimoy Star Trek Triad commercial bumper

About 20 seconds of black

A couple second flash of the WFLD on-screen station ID

WFLD Special Presentat...

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WLS Channel 7 - Late Night Movie - "Gargoyles" (Ending Break, 1980)

Views: 3992

Here's the ending commercial break from the movie "Gargoyles" on the WLS Late Night Movie. Includes:

Last couple minutes of the movie, so you can experience it's intense cheesy weirdness.

WLS Movie Promo - The French Connection - airing at 10:45pm on Saturday, October 18th 1980. (voiceover by Ernie Anderson)

Nelson Brothers - First In Furniture. (voiceover by Al Parker)

Roll-O-Matic Sponge Mop & Waxer - Available at all Sears, Walgr...

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WGN Channel 9 - Bugs Bunny & Friends (Commercial Break #2, 1981)

Views: 2238

Here's the second commercial break for Bugs Bunny & Friends on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Ending moments of "Swooner Crooner" (1944)

Bugs Bunny & Friends "We'll Be Right Back" bumper slide (voiceover by Merri Dee)

"Superman" Station ID bumper slide

Record offer for Lolliwinks from K-tel (also seen during a commercial break on this clip)
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SportsChannel - The Sports Writers On TV (Part 7, 1991)

Views: 1695

Here's an episode of The SportsWriters on TV, as aired on SportsChannel - one of the hosts of which we lost recently (Bill Gleason).

Featuring Bill Jauss of the Chicago Tribune, Rick Telander of Sports Illustrated, Bill Gleason from the South Bend, Indiana Tribune, and hosted by Ben Bentley.

In Part 7, the last part, they discuss a connection between the Civil War and baseball - Ken Burns, and his upcoming documentary - also, how still photographs are better than...

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WBBM Channel 2 - It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (Opening & Break, 1976)

Views: 3202

Here's the opening and first commercial for the 1976 airing of that perennial Halloween classic, "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" as aired on WBBM Channel 2. Previous to this, we saw the opening for the 1980 airing.
Includes:

WBBM-TV animated Station ID (voiceover by Jerry Harper)

CBS Pre-emption notice for "Doc" (voiceover by ??)

A CBS Special Presentatio...

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KOCO Channel 5 - Saturday Night Double Feature (Opening, 1972)

Views: 1228

Here's the opening titles for the Saturday Night Double Feature from KOCO Channel 5 in Oklahoma City, OK. Dig the early video effects, as well as the synth-heavy theme music (which has been revealed to be "Topless Dancers of Corfu" by Dick Hyman and His Electric Eclectics, released in 1969 on Command single #RS 45-4126 [later switched to the ABC/Probe label under the same catalogue number] as the B-side of his Top 40 hit from that year, "The Minotaur"; both were also on his LP Moog...