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WFLD Channel 32 - Eight O'Clock Movie - "The Best of Benny Hill" (Ending, Break & Previews, 1982)

Views: 2588

Here's the ending and final commercial break from The Eight O'Clock Movie presentation of "The Best of Benny Hill" (1974) on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Ending of the movie (with closing moments of chase sequence that originated from his March 22nd 1972 special)

Commercial: Squeezably Soft Charmin - "The Squeezing Gets You - The Softness Keeps You" (with Dick Wilson as Mr. Whipple)

Commercial: Empire Carpets - "Warehouse Tour" (as seen

WGN Channel 9 - The Morning Movie - "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" (Opening, 1980)

Views: 2516

Here's the opening and first commercial break of The Morning Movie presentation of the 1934 W.C. Fields film "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" (also starring Pauline Lord, Zasu Pitts, Evelyn Venable and Kent Taylor) on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Station ID bumper slide with drawing of sun and moon sitting down watching TV and message "Open for Business 24 Hours a Day," dissolving into late 1970s video animation - with "Last Farewell" music in background (voiceover by Bob ...

WSNS Channel 44 - The Money Movie - "China Gate" (Break #3, 1979)

Views: 899

Here's some rare footage from another long-lost local movie show - "The Money Movie" on WSNS TV-44! The movie presented on this day was "China Gate". TMM was similar in concept to Dialing for Dollars. Viewers (mostly lonely housewives and old people from what it sounds like) would send in post cards with their name and phone number, and the host would call them live on the air during the movie breaks to see if they could answer some trivia questions. They answered an easy preliminary questi...

WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics - "Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea" (Opening, 1986)

Views: 4969

Opening moments for WGN Channel 9's Family Classics presentation of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, featuring Roy Leonard as host. Includes:

Promo for Rocker '85 to be aired Wednesday, January 15th (main voiceover by Doug Paul, ending voiceover by Merri Dee)

Animated opening title sequence for Family Classics (show title printed on cover of book which is laid out on a velvet surface), with scenes from various classics made into movi...

WLS Channel 7 - The 3:00 Movie - "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" (Commercial Break, 1982)

Views: 3130

Here's a commercial break from The 3:00 Movie presentation of "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" (1971) on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

The 3:00 Movie animated bumper (with section of bridge from "Skippin' " by Ramsey Lewis)

Commercial: McDonald's "Play and Win" promotion for the Atari "Scratch & Win" cards - expires October 22nd 1982 (or as long as supplies last)

Commercial: American Business Institute Chicago - featuring personnel ...

WBBM Channel 2 - The Sunday News (Part 2, 1971)

Views: 2161

This clip made possible by the donations from our generous group of "Fuzzketeers" during the January 2012 2" Quad Transfer Fundraiser.

Here's Part 2 of the early edition of The Sunday News on WBBM Channel 2, anchored by Bob Wallace. Also featuring Janet Langhart. Includes:

Bob reading or introducing the following items:

- State Rep. Bernar...

Lincoln Carpeting (Commercial #3, 1984)

Views: 1245

To complete the trifecta, here is one more Lincoln Carpeting commercial, circa 1984. Not the full version of the jingle, but enough.

Off comes the tie, and out come the sales records. Uh-oh, he's going for the hard sell now. :-)

The Day After (Promo, 1983)

Views: 5465

Here's a 30-second promo for the ABC Theater telemovie, The Day After, about the effects of a full-scale nuclear attack on the United States, which aired on Sunday, November 20th 1983.

Voiceover by Ernie Anderson.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV Friday, November 18th 1983.

WLS Channel 7 - The Day After (Ending Credits, 1983)

Views: 1834

Here are the ending credits to The Day After on WLS Channel 7 - an ABC Theater telemovie about the effects of a full-scale nuclear attack on the United States.

(Picture is kind of dark)

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