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WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Assignment Terror" (Opening Excerpt, 1985)

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Here's an excerpt of the opening for the Son of Svengoolie presentation of "Assignment Terror" on WFLD Channel 32.

Sven was at Six Flags Great America that day (recently taken over from Marriott's in 1984) to help promote the March of Dimes telethon that was also hosted at the park.

The recording starts late and ends early - the video was recorded over but the audio remains for a few more seconds at the end of the clip.

This aired on local Chicag...

WGN Channel 9 - Creature Features - "The Wolf Man" [Opening Re-Creation] (1970-1976)

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Here is a re-creation (not original) of the opening of the legendary Creature Features program on WGN Channel 9. Normally I don't approve of re-creations, but since this is such an important piece of Chicago TV history, and since such scant authentic material exists for this program (only off-air audio recordings and a "gag" type promo that was made for an old WGN Sales Department presentation) - I figured this was worth an exception.

It's a shame that no authentic off-...

WGN Channel 9 - Creature Features - "The Wolf Man" [Closing Re-Creation] (1970-1976)

Views: 5939

Here is a re-creation (not original) of the closing of the legendary Creature Features program on WGN Channel 9. Normally I don't approve of re-creations, but since this is such an important piece of Chicago TV history, and since such scant authentic material exists for this program (only off-air audio recordings and a "gag" type promo that was made for an old WGN Sales Department presentation) - I figured this was worth an exception.

It's a shame that no authentic off-...

WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics With Frazier Thomas - "Boys Town" (Opening, 1981)

Views: 19433

Here is the opening for the Family Classics with Frazier Thomas presentation of "Boys Town" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

WGN Bumper promo for the premiere of The Incredible Hulk, which started on Monday, December 21st 1981. Also features the WGN Circle-9 Logo, which had been introduced earlier in the year. Voiceover by Floyd Brown. Kind of funny that the promo is for The Incredible Hulk, while the WGN logo uses the Superman theme.

Opening of Family Clas...

Body Buddies (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 6889

Here's a commercial for Body Buddies cereal by General Mills. Features a young Jason Hervey of The Wonder Years fame.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, August 1st 1980.

Burger King - "The Best Darn Drive-Thru" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1127

Here's a commercial for Burger King done in the silent movie motif where they are touting their Drive-Through as well as their food, as...you guessed it - the best.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, June 23rd 1979. (1978 Copyright)

Hallmark Cards with Nancy McKeon (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1539

Here's a commercial for Hallmark featuring Nancy McKeon of The Facts of Life fame.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, March 24th 1981.

Neet With Pam Dawber (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 2731

Here's a neat ad - a Neet ad featuring Pam Dawber, pre-Mork & Mindy fame. Oh Mindy, me likey.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 11th 1977.

Chewels With Elisabeth Shue (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 3099

Here's a commercial for Chewels gum featuring the beautiful Elisabeth Shue a few years before her Burger King ad days.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, April 14th 1981.