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WTTW Channel 11 - "Christmas Sign-Off" (1978)

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Here's something pretty cool - the ending of "Sing We Noel" followed by a Christmas Day Station Sign-off on WTTW Channel 11. Also includes:

PBS - Public Broadcasting Service animated logo

WTTW promo for New Year's at Pops (main voiceover by William Pierce) (secondary voiceover by Marty Robinson)

PSA: Yule Connection (with Phil Donahue) (and they were still using the same ad a...

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WLS Channel 7 - ABC Theatre - "A Time For Miracles" (Opening & Break, 1980)

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Here's the opening and first break of the ABC Theatre presentation (actually a special ABC Sunday Night Movie presentation) of "A Time for Miracles" starring Kate Mulgrew. Includes:

Bumper promo for "7 On Gun Control" featuring Karen Kalish

ABC Theatre opening (older style - different than the one seen by 1983) (voiceover by Ernie Anderson)

Commercial: Andre ...

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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 - Season's Greetings - "ΚΑLA’ ΧΡΙΣΓΟỨΓΕΝΝΑ" (1979)

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"Season's Greetings from the WGN Family" - ΚΑLA’ ΧΡΙΣΓΟỨΓΕΝΝΑ. Looks Greek to me... (sorry, had to) ;-)

Sounds like Merri Dee doing the end voice over again.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, December 24th 1979.

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WNGE Channel 2 - "Christmas Night Lineup" (Promo, 1975)

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Not from Chicago, but still of historical interest - a promo of Christmas evening's programming lineup on WNGE Channel 2 in Nashville, Tennessee. (The "GE" part of the station's calls was for its then-owner, General Electric; prior to 1973 it had been on Channel 8 under the call letters WSIX, until it swapped frequencies with PBS affiliate WDCN [now WNPT]; since 1983 Channel 2 has been known as WKRN.)

The lineup for this evening is listed as follows:

- 7:00pm - ...

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WSNS Channel 44 - "Season's Greetings" (Bumper, 1978)

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Here's an animated "Season's Greetings" bumper from WSNS Channel 44, starting off with snowflakes falling, and where a pair of trees evolves into the "44" logo.

Directed and produced by Kurt Mendelsohn. Camerawork by Ron Vasser.

Kurt said about the making of this, "Took at least 10 passes to layer it all together. Connie made several vertical boards of snowflakes on black. We recorded Ron's camera slowly tilting up on the first one, irised low, then played i...

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The Eight Days of Chanukah - "Super Nosh" with Jack Klugman (1979)

Views: 1137

Here's another short piece on one of the aspects of the eight days of Chanukah (or do you say Hanukkah), with actor Jack Klugman (a.k.a. Oscar Madison of the TV series version of The Odd Couple, and also the title character of Quincy, M.E. that was airing on the NBC network at the time of this segment) describing the various foods served during the holidays, including goose stuffed with dumplings; kugel (a pudding containing noodles, cheese and raisins); latkes (potato pancakes)...

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WLS Channel 7 - ABC Movie Special - "Rudolph and Frosty" (Commercial Break #1, 1981)

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Here's the first commercial break from the ABC Movie Special presentation of "Rudolph and Frosty" on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

"Rudolph and Frosty" bumper (voiceover by Joel Crager)

Commercial: Coast Deodorant Soap - "The Eye-Opener" - with exhausted mother after latest set of chores including duty as "Mother Munk" (voiceover by ??)

Commercial: All-Temperature Cheer detergent - can wash in hot, warm and cold - "Tough On Dirt in Today's Coo...

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Mrs. Claus - "976-3333" (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 1792

Here's Santa Claus, shown here holding a book with children gathered around him, promoting a 976 phone number in which Mrs. Claus would speak with children on the phone while he's out delivering toys. Mrs. Claus is heard by voiceover near the end, going on about how busy Santa is.

Disclaimer shown at end: "Call Rates To Downtown Chicago Apply - By Phone Programs, Illinois." Another voiceover (by ??) advises children to get their parents' permission before calling.