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WMAQ Channel 5 - Sword of Justice - "Port of Entry" (Opening & Break, 1979)

Views: 1967

Here's the opening and first commercial break for the next-to-last presentation of the short-lived series, Sword of Justice, on WMAQ Channel 5; this episode, "Port of Entry," was originally telecast on December 24th 1978.

The series - one of several offerings over the years from Glen A. Larson (a former member of the 1950's and '60's singing group The Four Preps) - starred Dack Rambo as Jack Cole, an avenger a la Zorro only without the mask, and co-starred Alex Courtney ...

HBO Sign-Off (1979)

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Here's a sign-off from HBO (Home Box Office), from back in the days when they did sign off (the pioneering cable TV channel switched to a 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week schedule on December 28th 1981, after going 24 hours on weekends that September).

The sign-off consisted of an animated film with people all heading off to bed for the night, from all directions, accompanied by instrumental music that almost screamed '70's, down to the omnipresent conga drums and a low tom drum whi...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Beyond the Time Barrier" (Break #1 + Station ID, 1986)

Views: 1323

Here's the first commercial break for the Son Of Svengoolie presentation (Show #333) of the 1960 film "Beyond the Time Barrier" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Ending moments of first part of film, ending with Columbia Pictures title card (from between 1969 and 1976, based on the "A Division of Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc." notice at the bottom of the screen)

Sven (Rich Koz) warning against any more inside jokes, before voiceover (Jim Barton) segues t...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Bride of Frankenstein" (Break #5, 1983)

Views: 1461

Here's the fifth commercial break for the Son of Svengoolie presentation of the 1935 film "Bride of Frankenstein" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Son of Svengoolie bumper

Commercial: Imported Harveys Bristol Cream - "It's Downright Sociable" - Harveys Bristol Cream/Sherry (C) 1981 - Heublein, Inc., Hartford, Conn.

Commercial: Empire Carpets - "Empire Carpet Guy" Lynn Hauldren starts off by winding a toy figure to demonstrate the old way to b...

Image Factory - "Demo" (1980?)

Views: 853

Here's a demo reel for Image Factory, Inc., a New York-based graphics and production firm.

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:

- Promo for WPLJ 95.5 FM in New York (sister station to the many times once-and-pres...

WBBM Channel 2 - So You Think You Know Chicago? (Part 5, 1974)

Views: 2080

This clip made possible by the donations from our generous group of "Fuzzketeers" during the Spring 2012 Tape Transfer Fundraiser.

Here's the fifth and final part of a special called So You Think You Know Chicago? on WBBM Channel 2. This was the third broadcast in a continuing series of shows called Chicago Alive. The hosts were legendary anchors Bill Kurtis and Wa...

WFLA Channel 8 - Channel 8 Reports (Part 1, 1965)

Views: 1729

Here's Part 1 of an edition of Channel 8 Reports on WFLA Channel 8 in Tampa / St. Petersburg, Florida, anchored by Arch Deal.

This newscast was transferred from a 2" Quad tape that was found in, of all places, the coat closet of former Chicago TV news anchor Jim Ruddle.

Includes:

Station ID slide with "TV Channel 8" jingle

Arch Deal opening the newscast, followed by sponsor billboard for West Coast Rambler Dealers (voiceover b...

WLS Channel 7 - Delta House - "The Legacy" (Opening & Break, 1979)

Views: 2075

Here's the opening and first commercial break for the premiere episode of the very short-lived series Delta House, "The Legacy," on WLS Channel 7.

The program was a spin-off of, and produced by the very same people (and studio) as, the 1978 box-office smash "National Lampoon's Animal House," with John Vernon reprising his role as Faber College's Dean Vernon Wormer from the said movie, as well as Stephen Furst as Kent Dorfman; Bruce McGill as Daniel Simpson Day; and James...

WGN Channel 9 - John Drury and NewsNine - "Our Lady of the Angels Fire Confession" (1979)

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Here's a segment from John Drury and NewsNine on WGN Channel 9, involving a confession from an unnamed person - then in his thirties, at the time on parole after serving time for arson and murder - in connection with the fire that destroyed the Our Lady of the Angels school on Chicago's West Side on December 1st 1958, killing 92 students and three nuns.

This clip starts off at the tail end of Drury's introduction of the report, by Alex Burkholder, which was filmed on Aug...