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WFLD Channel 32 - It Takes A Thief - "Situation Red" (Open & Bumper Excerpt, 1977)
Views: 2281
Here's another rare 32 Kaiser bumper! Includes:
Opening to It Takes a Thief (just because the visuals are cool and the music is full of swingin'-60s-spy-groove goodness)
Partial Kaiser-era 32 bumper for It Takes A Thief
Opening title with episode name, "Situation Red"
"Let me get this straight...you want me to steal?"
This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, August 13th 1977 during the 1...
WTTW Channel 11 - "Mubembubershubip Ubappubeal" (1973)
Views: 2759
Here's an appeal for membership on WTTW Channel 11 (from an original 2" quad master tape), with longtime staff announcer Marty Robinson speaking in the language associated with the TV series Zoom ("Ubbi Dubbi") - and his son Paul (shown in inset on the upper left side of the screen) translating for him.
Even the address is shown in "Zoom" language on the lower-third of the screen at first (set in Microgramma Bold Extended - or is that Mubicrubogrubammuba Bubold Ubextub...
WMAQ Channel 5 - Saturday Night Live - "Gould & Numan" (Excerpt #1, 1980)
Views: 2875
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: WBBM Channel 2 - Channel 2 Weekend News (Part 3, 1978)
Views: 1985 Here's Part 3 of a complete edition of the Channel 2 Weekend News on WBBM Channel 2, anchored by Bob Wallace (substituting for Harry Porterfield). Also featuring Irene Rodriguez. 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
Bob reports on the following items:
- Harvey police officer Bruce Warrow (sp?) is set to meet with prosecutors over his refusal to name a source who provided him with information on a drug deal, a refusal that landed him in jail for the past week; he wants to provide s...
WMAQ Channel 5 - Real People (Part 1, 1980)
Views: 2502
Here's Part 1 of an (incomplete) episode of the prototypical "reality show" Real People on WMAQ Channel 5. The show was hosted by Byron Allen, Sarah Purcell, John Barbour, and Skip Stephenson (and featured, on and off over the years, contributions from the likes of Bill Rafferty, Mark Russell and Fred Willard - none of whom are on this edition), and ran from 1979 to 1984 at a time when NBC's ratings (and reputation) were in the toilet.
This segment (joined in progress) ...
WMAQ Channel 5 - Sorting It Out (Part 1, 1976)
Views: 3590
Here's Part 1 of an episode of Sorting It Out on WMAQ Channel 5. Sorting It Out was a locally produced news magazine type show that featured interesting people and events around Chicagoland. It starred Bob Smith and a pre-Cheers Shelley Long, who at this point was still mostly known for her work in Homemakers furniture commercials.
This part features a look at 18-year-old Jonathan Dietch an...
Views: 13620
Here is Part 2 of the live ABC News Viewpoint special on "The Nuclear Dilemma". This aired after The Day After on WLS Channel 7 - an ABC Theater telemovie about the effects of a full-scale nuclear attack on the United States. Hosted by Ted Koppel.
Panel of guests were Dr. Henry Kissinger, Carl Sagan, Brent Scowcroft, William F. Buckley, Jr., Elie Wiesel, and Robert McNamara.
This aired on local Chicago TV Sunday, November 20th 1983.
WMAQ Channel 5 - The Shari Show (Bumper Promo, 1975/76)
Views: 1351
Here's a short bumper promo (the full promo is here) for The Shari Show with Shari Lewis, which aired on WMAQ Channel 5. No Lamb Chop here, apparently.
The "Today - 3:30pm" lower-third text refers to a Tuesday, on which the show aired on a once-a-month basis between October 1975 and August 10th 1976.
Voiceover by Shari Lewis.
"The Shari Show will make you feel good ...
WDHO Channel 24 - "Nuclear Destruction: Catch It On WDHO!" (On-Screen ID, 1983)
Views: 6907
Here's something not from Chicago TV but still interesting to show the differences in stations presentations' of The Day After (an ABC Theater telemovie about the effects of a full-scale nuclear attack on the United States).
WLS-TV did not have an on-screen station ID for the entirety of the movie. However, WDHO Channel 24 in Toledo, Ohio apparently thought it was appropriate to put several of their ID's on screen throughout the movie - the most distracting of th...