Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Here's the last 15 minutes of a re-run broadcast of an edition of Fridays (S02E22) as aired over WLS Channel 7, hosted by David Steinberg. (Originally broadcast on March 13th 1981.)

A Fuzzy Personal Videotape Collecting Remembrance: This was one of the very first tapes that I found, which began my hobby. I got it at the old Maxwell Street open-air markets probably around 1990 or 1991. Hard to believe this tape was only about 10 or 11 years old at the time - even though when I first viewed it the contents seemed like a lifetime ago.

A little bonus will follow.

Includes:

Recording coming in as David converses with members of The Marshall Tucker Band, who perform their new song "This Time I Believe"

Commercials for:
Lowenbrau Beer - "Flying B Dude Ranch" ("Here's to Good Friends" jingle sung by Arthur Prysock)
Wrangler Jeans - "Here Comes Wrangler"
Honda MB5 motorcycle - "Only $798"
Velamints (with Cathy Lee Crosby) - from Ragold, Inc.

Animated ABC ID (with station ID lower-third)

Sketch, "The Eighth Wonder of the World: The Comedy Genius" featuring Larry David (staged a la "King Kong")

Commercials for:
95½ WMET - "Chicago's Classic Rock" (posted separately here: youtu.be/Vjw-VPFziac)
Burger King - "Special One Quiz Game"
Kodak Kodacolor II Color Negative Film - "America's Storyteller"
Chardón Jeans (Chardon) with NBA star Larry Bird (and Matt Lattanzi and Stephanie McLean) (posted separately here: youtu.be/B7aVTpadV3g)

Show ends with credits (with Polaroids of names in question):

Produced by Bill Lee, John Moffitt
Directed by Bob Bowker
Co-Producer and Script Supervisor - Jack Burns
Head Writers - Steve Adams, Joe Shulkin
Written by Rod Ash, Larry Charles, Mark Curtiss, Larry David (yes, THAT Larry David, later of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm fame), Bryan Gordon, Bruce Kirschbaum, Thomas Kramer, Bruce Mahler, Elaine Pope
Executive in Charge of Production - Vic Kaplan
Art Director - Bill Bohnert
Costume Designer - Bill Belew
Music Director - Fred Thaler
Film Segments Directed by Thomas Kramer
Associate Director - Amy
Assistant to the Producers - Andi Copeland
Production Manager - Christie Stentz
Talent Coordinators - Chuck Hull, Bibi Green
Casting - Nancy Brenner
Assistant Art Director - Bruce Ryan
Production Coordinator - Martha Benedek
Production Assistants - Sissy Cargill, Juliet Petrencs
Photography by Wayne Williams
Cinematographer - Dave McMillan
Researchers - Brad Bermond, Zach Wechsler
Production Associates - Donna Gray, Lissa Kapstrom, Richard King, Jill Kleck, Sam Sandora, Doug Wheeler
Unit Managers - Jo-Lynne Green, Don Armstrong
Technical Manager - Ted Jakubanis
Production Services Coordinator - T.J. Johnston
Technical Director - Bob Kemp
Lighting Director - Alan Walker
Audio - Ron Cronkhite, Roy Rising
Video - Jim Smith
Cameras - Ralph Alcocer, Dave Banks, Ron Brooks, Jack Denton, Dale Walsh, Carole Wetovich
Videotape Editors - Manny Moura, Len Hebert
Stage Managers - Bud Schweich, Gerry Cohen, Jennifer Cobb
Makeup and Hair - Sheryl Leigh Shulman, Dale Miller, Jack Bricker
Wardrobe - Terry Beaudoin, Philip L. Wayne
Portions Recorded Earlier
d. mango Collages by David Peters
Additional Studio Audio Facilities Provided by Best Audio
Live from ABC Television Center in Hollywood
A Production of The West Coast Comedy Company
in association with Moffitt-Lee Productions, Inc.
(C) 1981 - All Rights Reserved

(midway through end credits, voiceover - by Maryedith Burrell - advising that John and Greg Rice also appeared on this show, and plugging next week's show with host Father Guido Sarducci and Jefferson Starship; followed by promo for Good Morning America by Joan Lunden, and for Fantasy Island on Late Night Monday by Bob Lloyd)

Promo for King's Crossing (voiceover by Ernie Anderson)

Commercials for:
Kentucky Fried Chicken (with Roberta Flack)
Ford Mercury LN7
Sergio Valente jeans ("Available at Jeans West", ending tag voiced by Mike Rapchak)

"Seven on Your Side" station ID with PSA for Field Museum (voiceover by Mike Rapchak)

Bonus: First minute of Steve Dahl's Greetings from Graceland, starting out with sponsor billboard (voiceover by Janice Gears Kos)

This aired on local Chicago TV late Friday, August 28th 1981 into early Saturday, August 29th 1981 during the 11:54pm to 12:12am timeframe.
 
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