Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Here's a complete broadcast of another full edition of Scrabble, hosted by Chuck Woolery and transmitted over WMAQ Channel 5.

Show voiceovers by Charlie Tuna.

Includes:

Station ID / promo for Cheers (voiceover by Jim Hill)

Scrabble open with contestant Kathie Carlucci, and Chuck summing up her status as of this point

Commercials for:
Kmart Halloween Sale - on Halloween candies, Snuggle laundry detergent, men's sweaters and stretch jeans, vacuum bags, and assorted Halloween costumes
Chex Party Mix (voiceover by Jackson Beck?)
Ralston S'mores Chewy Granola Bars

Round 1 (Scrabble Sprint) with Kathie and fellow contestant Bob Rickey; at end Kathie is joined by husband Joe

Commercials for:
Armour Low-Salt Bacon & Ham
Sears - sale on Kenmore washers and dryers, frostless refrigerators and 12-cubic-foot chest freezer
Candy Land and Chutes & Ladders - from Milton Bradley
Kellogg's Just Right Cereal (featuring singer/songwriter Tori Amos)

Next contestants, Karen Gutwald (sp?) from Cedar City, UT, and Gene Elliot (sp?) from Canoga Park, CA, play first game with eight-word letter with 'I', seven-letter word with 'P', nine-letter word with 'E' and five-letter word with 'O', followed by plug for J.T.'s General Store gift certificate

Commercials for:
Kraft Thousand Island Dressing
Topol Smoker's Tooth Polish (with Julia Borst)
Betty Crocker Creamy Deluxe Milk Chocolate frosting with real butter
Total cereal

Where to send to become a contestant, followed by Scrabble sprint

Commercials for:
Log Cabin Lite syrup
Minute Rice
Pure & Natural soap

Chuck has words with remaining contestant, then closes program; followed by plugs for Ronson Kleenol spot remover, Black & Decker Speed Setter hair rollers, Sugar Free Scooby-Doo children's chewable vitamins, Scrub Free kitchen cleaner, Eureka Ultra vacuum cleaners and Success Rice, then end credits (with voiceover promo for The Cosby Show, Family Ties, Cheers, Night Court and Hill Street Blues by Bill Wendell)

Promo for Amazing Stories (voiceover by Danny Dark)

Commercials for:
College Inn broth
Robitussin
Dominick's Finer Foods - 60th Anniversary Appreciation Celebration (on Canfield's beverages and Canada Dry ginger ale, Gorton's crunchy and potato fish sticks, and Dominick's hot dogs)

Station ID / promo for The New Newlywed Game (voiceover by Jim Hill)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, October 24th 1985 during the 10:30am to 11:00am timeframe.

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