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WLS Channel 7 - The 3:00 Movie - "Follow That Dream" (Commercial Break, 1983)

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Here's a commercial break from The 3:00 Movie presentation of the 1962 Elvis Presley film "Follow That Dream" on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

Animated 3:00 Movie "star" bumper (with excerpt from Ramsey Lewis' "Skippin' " as background music)

Promo for upcoming "Tune In to Fitness" series of reports for next month's editions of 4:30 Eyewitness News, with Tim Weigel - tied in with Osco Drug

Commercial: 1983 Renault Alliance from Am...

WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics - "The Man in the Iron Mask" (Opening, 1988)

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Here's the opening moments of the Family Classics presentation of the 1977 version of Alexandre Dumas' swashbuckler "The Man in the Iron Mask," hosted by Roy Leonard. Includes:

Animated opening titles as also seen on this clip

Host Roy Leonard's introduction of the movie, with an explanation of the legend behind the story and historical description, and explaining that the version be...

WLS Channel 7 - FBI Bulletin, Reflections & Station Sign-Off (1979)

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Here's an FBI Bulletin, Reflections and Station Sign-off from WLS Channel 7. Includes:

WLS promo for the "new" 3:00 Movie - "Where Were You When The Lights Went Out?" (voiceover by Dick Tufeld) (was this during a trial period of the 3:00 Movie? Or only done for the purpose of airing a 2 hour movie instead of an hour and a half one?) (why did they wait another whole year before officially switching the time?)

FBI Bulletin (voiceover by Wayne Atkinson) for...

Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Larry Lujack" (1972)

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Here's a segment from Screaming Yellow Theater - the original Svengoolie, which aired on WFLD Channel 32 from 1970-1973. Svengoolie was played by Jerry G. Bishop.

This Break #2 from an unknown episode number features Larry Lujack - "Superjock" disc jockey from (at the time) WLS-AM 890 radio.

I'm thinking that "SYT #1" as the clapboard person says, refers to the fact that it's Movie #1. (2 movies a night were shown for most of the run of SYT)

Accor...

WGN Channel 9 - WGN Presents - "Mutiny On The Bounty" (Ending & Break, 1977)

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Here's something pretty rare - the ending of a WGN Presents airing of "Mutiny on the Bounty" from 1977! You'll notice the graphics used here are the scrolling movie marquee version which we also saw in this example from 1980. I thought they were using an earlier version of the opening in 1977. Actually, I have an example from 1979 that uses the older version's "spotlight" motif with movie stars faces inside them. I gu...

Roller Boogie (Trailer For TV, 1979)

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Here's a theatrical movie trailer for the film Roller Boogie, starring Linda Blair (whose career had taken a nose dive in the years up to this point following her roles in the films The Exorcist and Born Innocent) and Jim Bray (in his only film credit, if IMDb.com is of any indication).

Main voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 16th 1979.

NBC Monday Night At The Movies - "A Case Of Rape" (Bumper, 1975)

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Here's a bumper for the NBC Monday Night at the Movies presentation of "A Case of Rape".

Voiceover by Eddie King.

(clip has reception problems, but hey...early 1975)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, February 17th 1975 during the 8pm to 10pm period.

WBBM Channel 2 - The Best Of CBS - "Chinatown" (Partial Bumpers, 1984)

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Here's a couple partial commercial bumpers (the only left intact) for the Best of CBS presentation of "Chinatown". We see most of the pre-break bumper and then the last part of the post-break bumper since the commercials were edited out.

Voiceover by Jerry Harper.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, October 13th 1984.

NBC Network - "It's NBC Week" (Promo, 1983)

Views: 2516

Here's a promo for a number of programs comprising "NBC Week" with the peacock network touting some of their Fall season lineup, specials, and movies. Includes:

Real People
Facts Of Life
We've Got It Made
Mr. Smith
Made for TV Movie: For Love And Honor
The 35th Annual Emmy Awards
Made for TV Movie: Sessions

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, September 20th 1983 at a couple minutes before 10pm.