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WFLD Channel 32 - Eight O'Clock Movie - "Samson And Delilah" (Commercial Break, 1981)

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Here's a complete commercial break from the Eight O'Clock Movie presentation of "Samson and Delilah" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

WFLD Eight O'Clock Movie bumper (music is "K-Jee" by MFSB off the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack album)

Planters Cheez Balls and snacks

Spectrum

Sasson

Roper Microwaves - "Good Old Reliable Roper." at Grant's Hardware in Joliet

Alper-Richman Furs at 645 North Michigan Ave...

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Yoda, Ben Kenobi, R2-D2 & Luke Skywalker By Kenner (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1884

Here's a commercial for the Yoda, Ben Kenobi, R2-D2, and Bespin Luke Skywalker action figures from the Star Wars Empire Strikes Back collection, by Kenner. Similar but different from this later commercial, which focused more on promoting Yoda.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, April 10th 1981. (1980 Copyright - Lucasfilm Ltd.)

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WFLD Channel 32 - The Honeymooners - "A Matter of Life and Death" (Commercial Break #1, 1977)

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Here's the first commercial break from the airing of The Honeymooners episode "A Matter of Life and Death" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

The Honeymooners bumper slide (with colorized line drawing based on famed 1955 photo of three of show's stars inside a GMC "Old Look" bus, and Kaiser-era 32 logo) (NOTE: This same drawing would be used for a later bumper from after Field's own logo style took over, as seen on

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WSNS Channel 44 - The 1 O'Clock Movie - "Gulliver's Travels" (Break #6, 1979)

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Now for some more neat old TV-44 footage!

Here is Commercial Break #6 for The 1 O'Clock Movie presentation of the animated "Gulliver's Travels" on WSNS. Includes:

The 1 O'Clock Movie bumper slide

C.E.T. - Washer & Dryer rental - at MOhawk 4-4100 - 2945 North Milwaukee Avenue and 2025 West 95th Street (with Bud Kelly, former WFLD announcer as the spokesman in the plaid jacket)

Amazing International Gourmet Pan commercial offer - with...

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WFLD Channel 32 - Newscene Headlines With Kathy McFarland (1981)

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Just got some fresh Kathy McFarland in for you fans of hers. A very good vintage, "1981 Le'Orange Sweater'." Includes:

Reagan admits that we're in a "slight" recession. (Boy, sounds familiar - except for the admitting part)

GNP drops in 3rd Quarter; Snow may drop in Chicago

Hawaiian Punch with Donny & Marie Osmond - We're Gonna Go Hawaiian! (1980 Copyright)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, October 21st 1981. (My 7th Bi...

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WGN Channel 9 - "Season's Greetings From The Hulk" (Short Promo #2, 1981)

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Here's another shorter 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.

Playing the part of the Incredible Hulk is Bob Foal.

Additional information by Mr. Joey D'Auria (Bozo #2) - "Funny story about this Hulk... His name is Bob Foal ... In the late 1970's I was working w...

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Fox Valley Center - "Follow the Fox" (Commercial, 1975)

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Here's an early commercial (possibly the first?) for Fox Valley Center in Aurora (which had just opened in 1975), featuring an animated fox as he hides behind a tree, snacks at a table and emerges with various items, with an admonition to "just follow the Fox."

Fox Valley Center is now known as just Fox Valley Mall, and was formerly Westfield Fox Valley.

Two later commercials for this mall, both from 1983, can be found

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WGN Channel 9 - Star Trek - "Spock's Brain" (Ending & Commercial Break, 1978)

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Here's a neat little nugget - the ending of an episode of Star Trek on WGN Channel 9. Years before the show came to WFLD. Wish I could find someone who taped more of these. :-) Includes:

Ending of Star Trek - "Spock's Brain" (Season 3, Episode 1 - originally aired on the NBC Network, and thus in Chicago via WMAQ Channel 5, on September 20th 1968)

Commercial: Rice-a-Roni - "The San Francisco Treat!" (Featuring the little toy trolley and th...

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WFLD Channel 32 - Newscene Headlines With Kathy McFarland (1981)

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More Kathy McFarland for all you McFarland-ites out there. ;-)

Here's the Newscene Headlines on WFLD Channel 32 featuring Kathy McFarland. Includes:

Senate Intelligence committee briefed on evidence showing Libyan "strongman" Moammar Khadafi planning the murders of President Reagan and other top officials. Nancy Reagan feels safer with increased security.

Chicago police seriously wounded 30 year-old Reginald Hurdamen (sp?) after he allegedly sta...