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Snipets - "Eat Your Fruits & Vegetables" (1980)

Views: 3181

Here is another rare Snipets segment! These would air on Field Communications stations such as WFLD Channel 32 in the 70's and 80's.

This one is extremely fuzzy, but it's the only existing copy so far. Notice that it uses some footage from Way to Go - another Field Communications program.

This segment encourages you to eat fruits and vegetables.

Produced by Field Communications Corporation.

This aired on local Chicago TV in the Sum...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "Attack Of The Mushroom People" - Bobby Skafish (Break #1, 1983)

Views: 2394

A true fuzzy memory (since the reception was pretty bad) - here's Commercial Break #1 from the Son of Svengoolie presentation of "Attack of the Mushroom People" on WFLD Channel 32, which features Chicago Radio DJ Bobby Skafish (doing his best Mick Jagger impersonation - well, physically - not vocally) and "The Not-Ready-For-VHF Blues Band" performing his singing tribute to Sven. (the song Bobby sings is a parody of the old blues song "The Seventh Son" by Willie Dixon)

B...

WFLD Channel 32 - Illinois Lottery Drawing (1984)

Views: 1495

Ok, get your FuzzyLottery tickets out...here is another vintage Illinois Lottery Drawing of the Pick 3 and Pick 4.

Announced by Jim Barton.

Background music is "Power Generator" and is part of the Network Production Library of music. You can find it on an album of theirs called "Corporate Class".

FuzzyLottery Vintage Drawings - "Where Everyone's A Winner!" (or loser, depending on how you look at it)

This aired on local ...

PM Magazine Chicago - "Sporting Events Gate Crasher" (1982)

Views: 2173

Here's the opening and first story on PM Magazine Chicago on WFLD Channel 32 - includes a story on Barry Bremen - "The Great Imposter" who snuck his way into sporting (and other) events dressed in a disguise.

Features Mike Leiderman and Jo Ann Williams as hosts at the Chicago Costume Company.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, April 7th 1982.

WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "The Worst Of Svengoolie" (Part 8, 1983)

Views: 1802

Here's Part 8 of a Son of Svengoolie Special - "The Worst of Svengoolie" featuring Jonathan Brandmeier ("Johnny B") who had recently joined WLUP FM 98 - The Loop.

This part features The Worst Science-Fiction Horror Movie Ever Made (a Rich Koz creation) (Part 1)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, October 29th 1983. (10:30pm - 12 Midnight)

Son of Svengoolie - "Trick-or-Treat Blues" (Break 3, Show #172)

Views: 2491

Here is break #3 of WFLD Channel 32's Son of Svengoolie show #172.

Includes the song, "Trick-or-Treat Blues".

Not sure of the year exactly - early eighties.

Starring Rich Koz as Son of Svengoolie and Doug Scharf as Doug Graves, the piano player.

WFLD Channel 32 - The BJ & Dirty Dragon Show (Part 6, 1972)

Views: 3075

Here's Part 6 of a rare surviving edition of Bill Jackson's The BJ & Dirty Dragon Show on WFLD Channel 32. This was from the original 2" quadruplex master tape. Includes:

Dr. Doompuss in the forest, with his henchmen FrankenWeird and Wolf Wally, proclaiming that "with our power, there's no stopping us" and promising that "our victims await us"; B.J. and the Box announcing the latest visit with the town monument Blob, who's unintelligible as usual (except B.J. manages t...

Mr. Steak (Commercial #1, 1975)

Views: 22568

Here's a commercial for another long-gone restaurant that had locations in the Chicagoland area - Mister Steak. (no, not Mr. Beef!)

The production slate at the beginning shows that this was produced at WFLD Channel 32, and we see the Kaiser Broadcasting Company logo as well. This was number 7541 (I wonder what the significance of these numbers were exactly?) and was directed by Don Shannon. Record date was 5-19-75.

Looks like the sign says "America's Favorite ...

WFLD Channel 32 - The Best Of Chicago (Part 2, 1983)

Views: 1086

Here's Part 2 of a neat special called The Best of Chicago on WFLD Channel 32.
It was produced and directed by the multi-talented WFLD veteran Don Shannon, who graciously donated a copy to us. Don, whose name you have undoubtedly seen here before, was involved in producing and directing a variety of shows at WFLD spanning many decades. From Jerry G. Bishop's Svengoolie to PM Magazine and everything in between - Don saw it all.

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