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WSNS Channel 44 - All Night Movies - "Magical Mystery Tour" (Opening, 1980)

Views: 2805

Here's the opening of the Saturday All Night Movies presentation of "Magical Mystery Tour" on WSNS TV-44.

Music used is "Friends" by Chick Corea, from 1978.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday morning, May 25th 1980.

WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics With Frazier Thomas - "A Christmas Carol" (Promo, 1979)

Views: 7179

Here's an extended promo for an airing of "A Christmas Carol" on WGN Channel 9's Family Classics with host Frazier Thomas. This is longer than the one posted from 1981.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, December 19th 1979.

WLS Channel 7 - Freaky Films (Intro & Promo, 1971)

Views: 2535

Here's an especially rare Halloween Treat for 2012!

Here is the intro to, and a promo for, Freaky Films (a.k.a. [at least according to one source] Freaky Film of the Week), a short-lived horror movie showcase that aired Saturdays on WLS Channel 7 from April 10th 1971 to September 11th 1971 (ending 30 years to the day before that other 9/11).

Both films start off with a brief title card of the logo of the company that processed it (Metr...

WLS Channel 7 - The 3:30 Movie - "The Navy Vs. The Night Monsters" (Partial Commercial Break, 1977)

Views: 5134

Here's a partial commercial break from the 3:30 Movie presentation of "The Navy vs. the Night Monsters" on WLS Channel 7. (side note - this is the earliest known example of this version of the 3:30 Movie bumper. I wonder when it started being used?) Includes:

Partial 3:30 Movie bumper

Commercial: Homemakers - A division of John M. Smyth (with Shelley Long of Cheers fame) in Woodfield and Downers Grove

Commercial: National Enquirer magazin...

WGN Channel 9 - WGN Presents - "A Guide For The Married Man" (Bumper, 1980)

Views: 3808

Here's a bumper showing the very first version of the WGN Presents graphics! This version was used for many years on WGN Channel 9 going back well into the seventies.

This must have been a transitional period where they would alternate between the older WGN Presents graphics and the newer one, since we have seen that earlier in May of 1980 they were already using the new graphics at least in some cases.

WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics - "Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea" (Opening, 1986)

Views: 4970

Opening moments for WGN Channel 9's Family Classics presentation of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, featuring Roy Leonard as host. Includes:

Promo for Rocker '85 to be aired Wednesday, January 15th (main voiceover by Doug Paul, ending voiceover by Merri Dee)

Animated opening title sequence for Family Classics (show title printed on cover of book which is laid out on a velvet surface), with scenes from various classics made into movi...

WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics With Frazier Thomas - "The War Of The Worlds" (Bumper Excerpts, 1978)

Views: 2485

Here are a couple bumper excerpts (and a tiny commercial snippet) during the Family Classics With Frazier Thomas presentation of "War of the Worlds" on WGN Channel 9.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 19th 1978.

WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics With Frazier Thomas - "A Christmas Carol" (Promo, 1981)

Views: 5479

Here's a nice promo for an airing of "A Christmas Carol" on WGN Channel 9's Family Classics with host Frazier Thomas.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 20th 1981.

Donahue - "Andy Griffith & Friends" (Part 1, 1986)

Views: 2216

Here's Part 1 (with this recording joined "already in progress") of an installment of Donahue that aired on WBBM Channel 2, hosted by Phil Donahue, with Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, Jim Nabors and George Lindsey reminiscing about their days on The Andy Griffith Show and promoting their upcoming reunion TV-movie, Return to Mayberry, which would air on the NBC Network on April 13th 1986; this was also a few months before Griffith began a nine-year run on TV as crafty defense ...