WGN Channel 9 - Chicago Bulls vs. Washington Bullets (Part 1, 1979)

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Here's Part 1 of the Chicago Bulls vs. Washington Bullets game on WGN Channel 9, announced by Jack Fleming and John Kerr. Includes:

Commercial: Viromed - "All-Over Help For All Major Flu Symptoms"

Commercial: Chicagoland Oldsmobile Dealers ("The Gallant Men of Olds") - New Cutlass with Super-Sliding Sun Roof - "We Make Car Buying a Pleasure Again" (featuring George Wendt of Cheers fame and Robert J. ("Bob") Jones as the Parking Lot Attendants)

WGN Television 9 "Last Farewell" Station ID (voiceover by Clif Mercer)

Opening of Bulls/Bullets game from Capital Centre in Landover, MD with listing of sponsors: (voiceover by Jack Fleming)

- Datsun - "We Are Driven"

- Schlitz Light Natural Pilsner Beer

- Amoco - "You Expect More from a Leader"

- McDonald's - Association of Chicagoland McDonald's Restaurants

Jack Fleming and Johnny "Red" Kerr, standing in the vicinity of the court, encapsulate the status of prior Bulls/Bullets matchups in the season, before Jack signals a commercial break after previewing an interview with Bulls head coach Scotty Robertson.

Commercial: New Front-Wheel Drive Datsun 310 - with features for driving in snowy weather - "We Are Driven"

John Kerr interviews Bulls head coach Scotty Robertson, speaking about the Bulls' win over Detroit the previous night and the prospects for tonight's game; then he mentions the game will start after the next commercial break.

Commercial: Rusty Jones Rust-Proof - "Hello Rusty Jones, Goodbye Rusty Cars"

NOTE: The font used for the "WGN-TV Channel 9" part of the graphic mentioning the Bulls vs. Bullets went by a host of different names over the years including Doric Italic and Washington. A British-based blog, 'Kecske Bak', has given details on this typeface, including its significance as far as its use on BBC Television (especially its logo as in place from the early 1960's into the later 1980's), in this piece: "Washington Post." The other fonts in this early Chiron (before its spelling was changed to Chyron) CG system (which was in place at WGN at least as early as 1975) were Helvetica Medium and News Gothic Bold.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, February 28th 1979 during the 6:59pm to 7:04pm timeframe.

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