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WGN Channel 9 - The 9 O'Clock News - "Roy Leonard Reviews Santa Claus: The Movie" (1985)
Views: 2773
Here's an excerpt from the 9 O'Clock News on WGN Channel 9 - Rick Rosenthal introducing Roy Leonard for his review of "Santa Claus: The Movie". (The anchor at the end is Pat Harvey)
This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, November 29th 1985.
WGN Channel 9 - Movie Greats - "Christmas In Connecticut" (Opening, 1981)
Views: 4992
Here's the opening for Movie Greats on WGN Channel 9 - presenting the movie "Christmas in Connecticut".
Voiceover by Jack Taylor.
This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 20th 1981 at 1:30pm.
WGN Channel 9 - "Season's Greetings From The Hulk At Wrigley Field" (Short Promo #1, 1981)
Views: 3441
Here's a short version of the goofy holiday greeting/promo featuring The Incredible Hulk running around Chicago holding a giant WGN ball (ornament?). I guess this was supposed to promo the fact that WGN was getting re-runs of the Incredible Hulk show soon. Here he is seen loitering around Wrigley Field in the winter, with his... ball.
Playing the part of the Incredible Hulk is Bob Foal.
Additional information by Mr. Joey D'Auria (Bozo #2) - "Funny story about...
WGN Channel 9 - Fright Night (Promo, 1986)
Views: 5365
Here's a promo for what must have been a very short-lived program on WGN Channel 9 - Fright Night - a horror and suspense movie show that was probably their attempt to revive the old Creature Features tradition. Aired Friday Nights at 11:30pm - sponsored by Budweiser.
"Terrifying stories from the supernatural, brought to you by Budweiser."
Voiceover by Merri Dee.
This aired on local Chicago TV in December 1986.
WGN Channel 9 - Movie Greats - "Guns of Diablo" (On-Screen Alert, 1981)
Views: 3253
During the the Movie Greats presentation of "Guns of Diablo" on WGN Channel 9, there was an on-screen message crawl regarding the arrival in the U.S. of freed American Hostages from Iran. Very cool historical tie-in here... So, based on this new information,
This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, January 25th 1981.
WGN Channel 9 - Sunday Matinee - "Charlie Chan At The Opera" (Opening, 1981)
Views: 12109
Here is the opening for the Sunday Matinee presentation of "Charlie Chan at the Opera" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:
WGN "Last Farewell" Globe-Logo Station ID (Clif Mercer as the announcer)
Sunday Matinee opening with instrumental of "Groovin'" made popular by The Young Rascals. Anyone know who does this instrumental version? Features the filmstrip and old-time movie camera graphics as well as voice over announcement of film (again, Clif Mercer as announcer)
WGN Channel 9 - The 7 O'Clock Movie - "The African Queen" (Opening, 1987)
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Here is the opening for The 7 O'Clock Movie presentation of "The African Queen" on WGN Channel 9.
The opening features stylized renderings of scenes from "A Fistful of Dollars", "Cabaret", "The Seven-Year Itch", "The African Queen", "Rooster Cogburn", and "Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid".
This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, September 26th 1987 at 7pm!
WGN Channel 9 - The Archies (Commercial Break, 1977)
Views: 4717
Here's a short commercial break from The Archies on WGN Channel 9. Includes:
The Archies bumper
WGN Promo - "The Marx Brothers - All This Week on the 8:00 Movie" (that night's movie was "Duck Soup") (voiceover by Carl Greyson)
Drive Alert PSA featuring Sgt. Larry Dembinski of the Indiana State Police, talking about the problem of "Gapers".
The Archies...
WGN Channel 9 - The Andy Griffith Show - "Watching The Detectives" (Promo, 1989)
Views: 4115
Here's a memorable promo for The Andy Griffith Show on WGN Channel 9 featuring Elvis Costello's "Watching The Detectives". The show came back to their schedule on Monday, June 19th 1989 at 6pm.
Ending voiceover by Doug Paul.
This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, June 7th 1989.