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WGN Channel 9 - Creature Features - "The Raven" (Opening & Bumper Excerpts, 1978)

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Question: When did WGN's Creature Features program end? If you said 1976, then here's another FuzzyMemories discovery that will rewrite history! (read more about it in the latest edition of Fuzzy's News & Views)

Two years after its supposed end, here's the opening and bumper excerpts from the Creature Features presentation of the 1935 Boris Karloff / Bela Lugosi...

WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "Hoffman & Ski Show" (Part 4, 1978)

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Here's Part 4 of an (incomplete) episode of AM Chicago on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

Co-host Robb Weller at Ski Show '78 at McCormick Place West at Donnelley Hall. First he speaks with professional chimp Deena (5 years old) and her trainer Mike Stower (she will be showing off her skiing skills at the show), then interviews Nordic ski champ Sven Wiik (who was also coach of the ski team at the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics, which Weller misdates as 1970) for a bit; before goi...

WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics - "The Canterville Ghost" (Opening, 1983)

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Here's the opening of the Family Classics presentation of The Canterville Ghost (1944) on WGN Channel 9. (this airing was the last time it appeared on Family Classics)

Hosted by Frazier Thomas.

Preceded by a WGN bumper promo for Fantasy Island featuring Ricardo Montalban. (looking kind of shifty-eyed taking a peek at the cue cards apparently)

The

WIFR Channel 23 - The CBS Sunday Night Movies - "That's Entertainment Part 2" (Opening & Partial Break, 1977)

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Here is the opening and partial first commercial break to The CBS Sunday Night Movies presentation of "That's Entertainment Part II" on WIFR Channel 23. Includes:

"WIFR-TV Freeport - Rockford" - Sunday Late Show and Station ID slide (voiceover by ??)

A CBS Special Presentation of The CBS Sunday Night Movies opening for the first TV airing of That's Entertainment Part 2 (voiceover by Allan Berns)

Revlon sponsorship bumper

Charlie per...

Son Of Svengoolie - "House of Frankenstein" - "Long Mail Call" (1981)

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Here's a very long mail call segment from episode number 86 of Son of Sven where he was showing the film "House of Frankenstein".

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, March 7th 1981.

Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Wilderness Road" - Musical Number (Segment #1-5, 1973)

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Here's another segment from Screaming Yellow Theater - the original Svengoolie, which aired on WFLD Channel 32 from 1970-1973. Svengoolie was played by Jerry G. Bishop. By this point, if the clapboard is of any indication, the SYT title had been eschewed in favor of Svengoolie.

This segment (#1-5) is from Show #59 (according to the clapboard). However, there is no recording date.

In this segment, "Greaser-Polka Band" Wilderness Road...

WFLD Channel 32 - Sci-Fi Cinema (Promo, 1971)

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Here's another extreme rarity - a promo for Sci-Fi Cinema on WFLD Channel 32, which apparently aired at the time on Saturdays at 1pm and 6pm and Sundays at 1pm.

Notice that the color comes on at the end of this promo. This is something I haven't been able to figure out on this really old material. On some of it, if the program was in black and white originally, then the commercial breaks will be in black and white too, except occasionally the color will come on. I really don...

WTTW Channel 11 - Summerfest '79 (Pledge Break #2, 1979)

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Here's the first pledge break for Summerfest '79 on WTTW Channel 11. This segment features Cherie Mason and WCLR Radio personality Paul Brian. Includes:

Ending of segment with Jane Olivor, with voiceover (by ??) pledging a joint appearance by her and Charles Aznavour after the break

Summerfest '79 video bumper

First shot of this break consisting of Cherie holding up phone receiver and announcing phone number, and then showing example...

WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics - "Moby Dick" (Ending, Break & Preview, 1985)

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Here's the ending of the Family Classics presentation of Moby Dick on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

The ending moments of "Moby Dick"

Commercial: Thomas' English Muffins (jingle sung by Jake Holmes, of "Dazed and Confused" fame)

Commercial: Kellogg's Frosted Flakes ("They're G-R-R-REAT!") with free M&M's Snack Pack

Commercial: Eagle Springtime Round-Up of national brands (discounts on Citrus Hill orange juice and Folger's ...