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WFLD Channel 32 - Lunchtime Fun - "The Monkees" (Commercial Break #2, 1982)

Views: 2016

Here's Commercial Break #2 for the Lunchtime Fun presentation of The Monkees on WFLD Channel 32.

"Lion in a Boat" bumper - with Loeki the Lion (A.K.A. Loeki De Leeuw), a Dutch animated character that Field Communications licensed for use on their stations (with Jim Barton announcing)

Robert Schiffer cosmetics (with Angie Dickinson)

Trix cereal - "Pirate Rabbit" (again??)

"Lion in a Boat" return bumper - with Loeki the Lion (A....

WFLD Channel 32 - Soul Searching & Chicago '80 (Excerpts, 1980)

Views: 1327

Here is something from the extremely fuzzy memory department - a very staticy clip of the ending of Soul Searching (public affairs program for African-Americans I can only assume) followed by a Field Communications ID, a WFLD All in the Family promo and then the opening and first couple minutes of Chicago '80 - hosted by Norman Mark - with that weeks topic - "Atheism - Is there a God?".

Featuring Ouida Lindsey as host of Soul Searching (Fashions by Holiday ...

RCA - "I Got a Free TV" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1579

Here's a commercial for RCA's Second Set Bonus Days sale, with a free extra console (such as a black-and-white Model AD125W set) for those who buy the 1980 model XL-100 console.

(It should be noted that Indianapolis was a major hub for RCA's record division, with that city housing one of the country's largest pressing plants that turned out millions of LP's, 45's and before that 78's from such artists including Elvis Presley, Perry Como, Harry Belafonte, Jefferson Airplane, T...

WBBM Channel 2 - The All-Electric Magik Lantern Moving Picture Show - "The Rose Tattoo" (Opening, 1979)

Views: 3168

Finally! Here's the (mostly complete) opening for The All-Electric Magik Lantern Moving Picture Show on WBBM Channel 2. This showcase ran on early Monday mornings starting in September 1971 and lasted until September 27th 1982, replaced (as were the Tuesday through Friday morning airings of The Late Show) by CBS News Nightwatch (predecessor to today's Up to the Minute). Any word on what was the synth-heavy theme for this memorable movie umbrella would be appreci...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "Frankenstein" (Break #1, 1985)

Views: 2677

Here's Break #1 to another rare episode of Son of Svengoolie. This was number 302 where he was presenting the classic film "Frankenstein". Includes:

Sven bumper

Commercial: John M. Smyth's Homemakers (no Shelley Long)
Commercial: 1st City Builders
Commercial: Brown's Chicken - "Spice Squad"
Commercial: Front Row
WFLD Promo for Samson & Delilah

Sven sketch at the "Exchanges & Refunds" window

Commercial: S...

WLS Channel 7 - Sunday Night Movie - "The Burglars" (Opening, 1980)

Views: 2468

Here's the opening to the Sunday Night Movie presentation of "The Burglars" on WLS Channel 7. We can see it uses the same swirling-star motif as used on the 3:30 Movie and Late Night Movie shows of the period.

Previous to this we had only seen a small snip...

Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Generic Commercial Intro #29" (1971)

Views: 1519

Here's a segment from Screaming Yellow Theater - the original Svengoolie, which aired on WFLD Channel 32 from 1970-1973. Svengoolie was played by Jerry G. Bishop.

As it states this is a "generic" commercial intro (#29). In the early days of the show, SYT consisted mainly of voiceover announcements for the movie, which was eventually expanded into full appearances by Svengoolie. Though it's from after that era, this clip gives you a sense of what the program was like i...

Old Chicago - "Monsters of the Midway" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 4141

Here's a commercial for the amusement park Old Chicago featuring "Monster of the Midway Testimonials" from Dracula, the Wolfman and Frankenstein's Monster. This was to promote their ride called Monster of the Midway.

As a bonus, here's a neat on-set picture taken during the filming of this commercial, featuring local actor Stan Adams as Frankenstein's Monster...

WFLD Channel 32 - "Super Afterschool Fun - Coming September 4th" (Promo, 1978)

Views: 2707

Here's a promo for WFLD Channel 32's afternoon cartoon lineup (not yet christened "Afternoon Fun"?)

Featured cartoon series shown in this promo that is set to start on September 4th are Magilla Gorilla (at 2:30pm), Casper (at 3pm), Woody Woodpecker (at 3:30pm), and Tom & Jerry (at 4pm).

We see, from a brief shot at the start, that this spot (labeled "PM Cartoon Cluster Promo" and assigned production number 8884) was directed by veteran...