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WFLD Channel 32 - "Please Don't Eat The Six Million Dollar Man" (1978)

Views: 2700

During the broadcast of an episode of The Six Million Dollar Man, someone at WFLD Channel 32 screwed up and played the bumper for (of all things) the show "Please Don't Eat The Daisies" instead of the correct one.

Rumor has it, thirteen employees were fired as a result. ;-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 9th 1978.

WSNS Channel 44 - Monster Movie Two - "Man And The Monster" (Commercial Break, 1979)

Views: 1620

Here's a commercial break from the Monster Movie Two presentation of "Man and the Monster" on WSNS TV-44. Includes:

WSNS Monster Movie Two bumper (silent, but with "Sox play the Yankees-" partial voiceover by Linda Frost before getting cut off)

Commercial: "Jackie Wilson Solid Gold" record offer by Group III (ending voiceover by Jack Reynolds)

WSNS "Man and the Monster" bumper (with Mussorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain" playing)

Kenner - Six Million Dollar Man Action Play-Doh Set (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 2061

Here's a commercial for the Six Million Dollar Man and Bionic Woman Action Play-Doh set by Kenner.

Maskatron?

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, April 17th 1977 during the 4:30pm to 5:00pm half-hour. (1973 and 1974 Copyright)

WFLD Channel 32 - The Six Million Dollar Man (Promo, 1981)

Views: 1969

Here's a promo for The Six Million Dollar Man on WFLD Channel 32 which aired at 5pm.

Voiceover by Jim Barton.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, July 6th 1981.

WFLD Channel 32 - Chicago Blitz Vs. Tampa Bay Bandits (Promo, 1983)

Views: 2387

Here's a promo of an upcoming game between the Chicago Blitz vs. Tampa Bay Bandits of the now-defunct United States Football League (USFL), to air Saturday, April 2nd at 7pm.

From this, we learn that George Allen was the Blitz' head coach and that John Reeves was the Bandits' QB. The play-by-play was by Doug Buffone and Lorn Brown (the latter of whom also handled play-by-play for Chicago White Sox radio broadcasts). (Spoiler / Time-Travelling Gambler Alert: The Blitz would ...

WGN Channel 9 - WGN Presents - "A Guide For The Married Man" (On-Screen ID, 1980)

Views: 3279

Here's an on-screen Station ID for WGN Channel 9 during a showing of "A Guide for the Married Man".

This aired on local Chicago TV on early Saturday, September 20th 1980.

Empire Carpet - "Impostors" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 4188

Here's another Empire Carpet commercial featuring various impostors of the real deal - Lynn Hauldren, the Empire Carpet Man.

"588-2300 - Empire!"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 20th 1983.

WFLD Channel 32 - Make Me Laugh! (Bumper, 1979)

Views: 4222

Here's another rare WFLD "zooming" bumper for the game show "Make Me Laugh!" (hilariously parodied by Rich Koz here)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, March 9th 1979.

McDade's - The Catalog House - "Video Equipment" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 2248

Here's another commercial for McDade's - The Catalog House, featuring some specials on video equipment. Boy, that's a lot of beans for a VHS VCR.

Featuring soap star Jed Allen, although his voice may have been dubbed in all of these.

This aired on local Chicago TV in the first week of September of 1981.