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WGN Channel 9 - For Whom The Bell Tolls (End Of Break & Bumper, 1979)

Views: 2379

Here's the end of a commercial break and a bumper for a WGN Channel 9 presentation of "For Whom The Bell Tolls". This was listed as "Special Prime Time Movie" in one newspaper but not sure if that's an official title. Includes:

End of Theatrical Movie Trailer for TV for "The Late Great Planet Earth" ("The Last Days of Planet Earth")

WGN People, Places & Things Community Calendar notice (voiceover by Carl Greyson)

"For Whom The Bell Tolls" ...

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WGN Channel 9 - WGN Thursday Night Movie - "Taxi Driver TV Disclaimer Ending" (1982)

Views: 12650

On WGN Channel 9, the Thursday Night Movie one particular evening was Martin Scorsese' Taxi Driver - what you might call a "difficult" film to air on regular broadcast television. Besides making some comical expletive overdubs, they added this curious disclaimer to the end of the film, which was not present in the theatrical or DVD releases, as seen here:

"TO OUR TELEVISION AUDIENCE - In the aftermath of violence, the distinction between hero and villain is sometimes a matter ...

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WLS Channel 7 - The ABC Thursday Night Movie - "The Return of the King" (Opening & Commercial Break, 1983)

Views: 2272

Here's the opening moments and first commercial break for The ABC Thursday Night Movie presentation of the animated adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Return of the King" (1980) on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

"Closed Captioned for the Hearing Impaired" animated bumper

ABC Thursday Night Movie opening and preview of "The Return of the King" (with voiceover by Joel Crager)

Commercial: Sani-Flush toilet cleaner - with 30% more cleaning i...

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WBBM Channel 2 - CBS Special Movie Presentation - "A Christmas Without Snow" (Opening & Break, 1980)

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Here's the opening and first break from the CBS Special Movie Presentation of "A Christmas Without Snow" on WBBM Channel 2. Includes:

WBBM News bumper promo with Bill Kurtis - "John Lennon, a focus report at 10."

Opening of the CBS Special Movie Presentation of "A Christmas Without Snow" (Television Premiere) (voiceover by ??)

Commercial: Sears - "Twas a Night Before Christmas, and in the Sears store..."

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WLS Channel 7 - The ABC Sunday Night Movie - "An American Christmas Carol" (Opening & Break, 1979)

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Here's the opening and first commercial break for The ABC Sunday Night Movie world premiere presentation of "An American Christmas Carol" (starring Henry Winkler of Happy Days fame - AAAAAY!) on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

Animated station ID/promo for Eyewitness News at 6pm & 10pm with Fahey Flynn (voiceover by Gary Gears)

The ABC Sunday Night Movie open, including promo for "An American Christmas Carol" (voiceover by Joel Crager)
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WMAQ Channel 5 - Saturday Night Live - "Gould & Numan" (Excerpt #1, 1980)

Views: 2811

Here's an extended excerpt from the original airing of Saturday Night Live (hosted by Elliott Gould, with musical guest Gary Numan) on WMAQ Channel 5. Includes:

Ending of a sketch with faraway shot of studio setup, and RCA TK-44A/B cameras positioned - CG bumper "Coming Up Next: Several Minutes of Profiteering"

Theatrical trailer for the movie version of "All That Jazz" (a "Coming Soon" trailer for which can be seen in

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WFLD Channel 32 - Eight O'Clock Movie - "The Best of Benny Hill" (Commercial Break #3, 1982)

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

Ending of Hill's "My Garden of Love" number (color kinescope from his March 11th 1970 special)

WFLD Eight O'Clock Movie bumper

Commercial: Jet America Airlines (Low-Fare Non-Stop Service from Chicago to Long Beach, CA on new DC-9's)

Commercial: Empire Carpets - "Bad Impersonators...

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WFLD Channel 32 - Eight O'Clock Movie - "The Best Of Benny Hill" (Commercial Break #2, 1982)

Views: 1883

Here's the second commercial break from the Eight O'Clock Movie presentation of "The Best of Benny Hill" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Ending of "Words of Comfort" blooper segment with Benny, Patricia Hayes and (off-camera voiceover) Michael Sharvell-Martin (color kinescope from videotape source; originally aired on his October 28th 1970 special)

WFLD Eight O'Clock Movie bumper

WFLD Newscene Headlines with Kathy McFarland

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Crystal Valley Campers - "7th Annual Camper Show" (Promo, 1972)

Views: 1348

Here's a promo for the seventh annual "Camper Show" for hundreds of new recreational vehicles (RV's) and trailers to be held from January 22nd to 31st at Crystal Valley Campers, north of Arlington Heights at Hiway 14 in Crystal Lake, IL.

Voiceover by Clif Mercer.

"Big show - big savings."

This aired on local Chicago TV in the first few weeks of January 1972.