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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. :-)

WFLD Channel 32 - Newscope - "The Blizzard of '67" and Other Stories (Part 2, 1967)

Views: 2296

Here's Part 2 of an edition of Newscope on WFLD Channel 32, anchored by Patrick Muldowney.

NOTE: This is the earliest footage currently known to exist of a WFLD broadcast (albeit via kinescope); the sound heard in the background on the right channel is of time code as heard on 3/4" Umatic tapes. (this is not our museum's transfer)

Includes:

Patrick reporting on other news:

- A cabin fire during a launch test of Apollo ...

WFLD Channel 32 - The Addams Family - #2 (Break #1, 1971)

Views: 1834

Here's the full Commercial Break #1 (in black and white) from a different episode of The Addams Family on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Charms Big lollipops (better quality than previously posted)

McDonald's - "A Trip To McDonald's Land" (1970 Copyright)

Shamrock Shakes from McDonald's - Just For The Fun Of It! (I think it's a 1971 copyright) (with Shamrock Shake slate and voiceover - who's the announcer?) (actor sounds like the voice of the guy tha...

WLS Channel 7 - Late Night Movie - "Flareup" (Partial Commercial Break, 1977)

Views: 2753

Here's a partial commercial break from a Late Night Movie airing of the movie "Flareup" on WLS Channel 7. Chris Tufts (Phantom), our resident schedule sleuth, found it. I'll fill in the video description once we've got everything.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Friday, February 4th 1977 during the Midnight to 1:30 AM time frame.

WPWR Channel 60 - "The Beatles Cartoon" (Commercial Break #1, 1984?)

Views: 2586

Here is a WPWR Channel 60 Beatles Cartoon Commercial Break. Not sure of the year exactly, probably 1984.

Includes:

Dudley Do-Right promo

Space Kidettes promo

King Leonardo promo

Weekday Cartoon & Video Show promo

King Kong promo

Channel 60 Beatles bumper

WLS Channel 7 - Kennedy And Company - "WLS Deejays" (1972)

Views: 7295

The transfer of this video clip made possible by your generous donations!

Here's a rare segment from the morning show Kennedy and Company on WLS Channel 7, hosted by the late Bob Kennedy. This was the predecessor to AM Chicago (which was begun after Kennedy's death in 1974), and is considered in some corners to be an ancestor to the recently-ended The Oprah Winfrey Show.

This segment was devoted to the disc jockeys of WLS Musicradio 8...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Assignment Terror" (Opening Excerpt, 1985)

Views: 2173

Here's an excerpt of the opening for the Son of Svengoolie presentation of "Assignment Terror" on WFLD Channel 32.

Sven was at Six Flags Great America that day (recently taken over from Marriott's in 1984) to help promote the March of Dimes telethon that was also hosted at the park.

The recording starts late and ends early - the video was recorded over but the audio remains for a few more seconds at the end of the clip.

This aired on local Chicag...

WMAQ Channel 5 - "Late Night Saturday" (Promo, 1980)

Views: 2994

Here is an NBC promo for the Late Night Saturday line-up on WMAQ Channel 5. After Saturday Night Live, it was SCTV at 12 Midnight, Sha-Na-Na at 12:30am, The Guinness Game at 1am, and finally Tales of the Unexpected at 1:30am.

Voiceover by Garry Meier (verified by Rob Hart - "He says they were taping the Steve & Garry special "Not for Midgets Only" when the Channel 5 people asked him to record a couple of promos.")

"Channel 5 - Proud as a Peacock!"

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Son of Svengoolie - "MisteRobber's Neighborhood" (Break 11, Show #334 - Last Show)

Views: 2365

Here is break #11 of WFLD Channel 32's Son of Svengoolie presenting the movie "Supersonic Man". This was his last show, #334. :-(

Includes:

"MisteRobber's Neighborhood", a parody of the Mr. Rogers' show, which was done well before Eddie Murphy's SNL parody.

(NOTE: Full Version in excellent quality is here!)

Starring Rich Koz as MisteRobber.