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7up - "UNdo It At the Disco" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 1033

Here's a commercial for 7up, with a disco theme.

This aired on local Chicago TV Saturday, October 28th 1978 during the 7:00pm to 9:00pm timeframe.

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WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics - "Moby Dick" (Opening, 1985)

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Here's the (mostly complete) opening of the Family Classics presentation of Moby Dick on WGN Channel 9.

Includes:

"Family Classics" opening title sequence and book motif with film title on cover (voiceover by Floyd Brown)

First minute of film, with opening credits

Note: Floyd Brown announced the movie since Frazier Thomas had died earlier that month on April 3rd. This was during a transitional period before Roy...

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Sharp Televisions - "Frat Demolition" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 640

Here's a commercial for Sharp Televisions with a college fraternity theme - likely inspired by Animal House.

"From Sharp Minds Come Sharp Products"

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, November 27th 1982.

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WSNS Channel 44 - Monster Rally Movie - "Opening Outtakes" (1976)

Views: 2165

From the vaults, here is a set of outtakes and bloopers from the opening for Monster Rally Movie on WSNS Channel 44, with host John Dickinson attempting to nail his intro for the show, along with some fun crew hijinks Includes:

(Opening, Take 1) - We had seen this already in a previous clip which was found on a different tape.

(Opening, Take 2) - This was the take used for

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WTTW Channel 11 - Wild Chicago - "Punks, Junk & More" (Part 2, 1991)

Views: 2002

Here is Part Two of an episode of Wild Chicago on WTTW Channel 11. Featuring Ben Hollis as host. Includes:

Punk Rock Park (featuring a cameo by someone I went to high school with - Jerry Masek - in the background of one of the shots lifting his shirt up) - the corner of Clark & Belmont - most notably, the Dunkin' Donuts there.

(Sorry, but the "Mary's Porcelain Treasures" segment was omitted in this recording.)

Archie Humber's (sp?) Place - ...

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Italian Dance Party (Record Offer, 1984)

Views: 3556

Here's a record offer commercial for Italian Dance Party, featuring disco-fied versions of such familiar all-time Italian hits as "Arrivederci Roma," "More," "O Sole Mio," "Mama," "Come Back to Sorrento," "Tarantella," "Amena E Core," "C'e'la Luna," "Volare," "Non Pensare a Me," "Theme from 'The Godfather'," "Scusa Me," "Quando, Quando, Quando," "I Have But One Heart," "Kiss Me," "Santa Lucia," "Al Di La," "Come Prima," "Tra Veglia E Sonno" and "Mala Femmina," as performed by the Festa...

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Dave Allen At Large (Opening, 1984)

Views: 2786

And now for a special treat, let's all enjoy a bit of vintage Dave Allen At Large - as seen on WTTW Channel 11. 8-)

Theme song by the awesome (even if he never wrote another thing) Alan Hawkshaw.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, September 16th 1984.

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American Family Insurance - "A Little Rain..." (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 2061

Here's a commercial for American Family Insurance with a theme based on a Longfellow poem. Also features the old version of their jingle before they contemporized it.

Ending voiceover by Don Ferris.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, October 29th 1978 during the 12 noon to 1pm hour.

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WGN Channel 9 - Saturday Matinee - "Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy" (Opening, 1982)

Views: 3193

Here's the opening moments of the Saturday Matinee presentation of the 1955 film "Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy" (the duo's final film for Universal, and their next-to-last in general) on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Saturday Matinee "Theatre Popcorn" opening bumper slide (completely updated from the older "Camera Lenses" version shown briefly at the tail end of this clip from the prior year),...