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WGN Channel 9 - Chicago Bulls vs. Washington Bullets (Part 1, 1979)

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Here's Part 1 of the Chicago Bulls vs. Washington Bullets game on WGN Channel 9, announced by Jack Fleming and John Kerr. Includes:

Commercial: Viromed - "All-Over Help For All Major Flu Symptoms"

Commercial: Chicagoland Oldsmobile Dealers ("The Gallant Men of Olds") - New Cutlass with Super-Sliding Sun Roof - "We Make Car Buying a Pleasure Again" (featuring George ...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "The Incredible Melting Man" (Excerpts, 1984)

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Here is the opening, end bumper (partial), and closing (partial) from WFLD Channel 32's Son of Svengoolie Show #280 showing the film "The Incredible Melting Man".

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, December 8th 1984.

Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Show #5 - Man Man Sven (ab)Used Cars" (1972)

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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.

With no clapboard segments, we can only guess that this was Break #6 (from "Show #5") - although on these master tapes sometimes they didn't save all of the breaks, so this could be Break #7 or Break #8 for all we know. This one features a classic - Mad Man Sven (ab)Used Cars. This sketch was seen at one point duri...

Empire Carpets - "Kiddie Look-Alike" (Commercial, 1983)

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Here's another Empire Carpets commercial - featuring a pint-sized version of Lynn Hauldren (Empire Carpet Man). The child in this commercial was Jason Kane, who grew up to be a Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Physician at Children's Memorial Hospital. (Just goes to show you where doing an Empire commercial can take you.)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, March 13th 1983.

Midocean Motion Pictures - "Research Reel" (1979?)

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Here's a "research reel" from Midocean Motion Pictures, a production and graphics house that handled commercials.

This came from a 3/4" Umatic tape that was kept by Cathy Mustari, art director for WFLD Channel 32 from 1974 to the late '80's, from a time when the station was actively shopping for production houses to handle their graphics for opens/closes, bumpers, promos, etc.

Includes:

- Midocean Motion Pictures - Research Reel title card

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

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Here's the ending for a WGN Presents showing of "A Guide for the Married Man" on WGN Channel 9.

This version of the graphics was used for many years on WGN Channel 9 going back well into the seventies.

Not sure what the ending music is - anyone know?

Voiceover by Jerry Golden.

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

WMAQ Channel 5 - Rock World (Part 6, 1980)

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Here's Part 6 of a complete edition of Rock World, a weekly pre-MTV music video show that aired on WMAQ Channel 5 (simulcast on WXRT 93 FM). Includes:

Video: "Listen to the Heartbeat" by D.L. Byron

Video: "Do Me" by Teddy Pendergrass (from concert performance)

Commercial: Pepsi Cola - "Catch That Pepsi Spirit" (with baton twirler practicing for parade)

Commercial: Richies Leather and Suede Sale - "Save Up to 40%" - ends O...

WFLD Channel 32 - Joker's Wild/Tic Tac Dough/To Tell The Truth (Promo, 1980)

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Here's a cool promo for the game shows The Joker's Wild, Tic Tac Dough, and To Tell The Truth on WFLD Channel 32. The lineup was:

7:30pm - The Joker's Wild
8:00pm - Tic Tac Dough
8:30pm - To Tell The Truth

Also includes a WFLD Channel 32 bumper for the presentation of the movie "30 Seconds Over Tokyo" which was sort of included in the end of the game shows promo.

You can hear some neat variations of the Field Communications theme use...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "The Man Who Reclaimed His Head" (Partial Promo, 1982)

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For Sven completists only - a brief incomplete segment of a Son of Svengoolie promo for the movie "The Man Who Reclaimed His Head". (Found at the beginning of a tape right before the Monstrous Movie)

This episode of Son of Svengoolie aired on June 5th, 1982.

Starring Rich Koz as Son of Svengoolie.