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WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "The Creature Walks Among Us" (Promo, 1980)

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Here's a rare old promo for Son of Svengoolie episode number 54, showing the movie, "The Creature Walks Among Us". This episode aired on Saturday, July 19th 1980 at 8pm.

Sven mentions one of the sketches on the show, "Marlin Gherkins' Mild Kingdom". (parody of Marlin Perkins on Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom)

This must have been soon after they started using the actual Son of Svengoolie theme song (Son's Theme - written by Doug Scharf) instead of the old Jerry G...

Old Chicago Amusement Park with George Wendt (Commercial, 1978)

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Here's a commercial for the Old Chicago amusement park that was located in Bolingbrook, Illinois and was open from 1975 to 1980. "Chicago's Family Fun Capitol", it was billed as "the world's first ever indoor amusement park". "Have an Old Chicago Day!" (sounds similar to Marriot's Great America slogan from the time) Features local Chicago actor George Wendt as "the dad", best known for playing "Norm" on the long-running 1980s sitcom Cheers. Jingle sung by ?? Endling voiceover by Jer...

WFLD Channel 32 - All In The Family (Bumper Promo, 1980)

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Here's a bumper promo for All in the Family on WFLD Channel 32.

It's hard to hear over the voiceover but listen to the music at the end - it's a version of the Field Communications theme done in a style of the All in the Family theme.

Voiceover by Ron Beattie.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, February 27th 1980.

WFLD Channel 32 - Sanford and Son (Bumper Promo, 1980)

Views: 1165

Here's a bumper promo for Sanford and Son on WFLD Channel 32.

Listen to the music at the end - it's a version of the Field Communications theme done in the style of the Sanford and Son theme.

Voiceover by Ron Beattie.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, February 27th 1980.

WLS Channel 7 - The 3:30 Movie - "Jason And The Argonauts" (Opening, 1978)

Views: 8985

Well, here it is - the opening to The 3:30 Movie on WLS Channel 7!! The movie was "Jason and the Argonauts" - unfortunately the beginning of the film cuts off the last couple seconds of the theme song - which you can hear in the bumpers, which I will post.

Funny, but I've seen these graphics elsewhere - they were also used for the same era's The Late Movie on WLS - except of course for the title change, everything else was the same - same swirling star graphics, ...

WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics - "Captain Blood" (Opening, 1983)

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Here's the opening of the Family Classics presentation of Captain Blood (1935) on WGN Channel 9. Hosted by Frazier Thomas.

(opening starts a tiny bit late)

The theme music sounds warbly - I wonder if that was a technical problem at WGN or something with this tape recording. I do not hear the warble after the music ends - can anyone tell?

The

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