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Here's the complete broadcast of a repeat of an episode of the SCTV Network, "Sammy Maudlin 23rd Anniversary / CBC with Jayne Eastwood" [S5E4-1 (Cycle 4, Episode 1); original air date November 5th/6th 1982] as shown over WMAQ Channel 5. This was one of the "Network 90" episodes.
The crux of this installment involved a janitors' strike and president Guy Caballero borrowing programming from CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) in the interim, interrupting Sammy Maudlin's 23rd anniversary show.
Includes:
Station ID / promo for "River of Jazz"
Segment 1: Opening titles and Penolta M-X ad parody
Commercials for:
"The Outsiders" theatrical trailer
Lowenbrau (sung by Arthur Prysock)
Serta Perfect Sleeper (with Susan Anton)
Velamints Sugar Free Peppermint
Segment 2: Sammy Maudlin 23rd Anniversary (Part 1)
Commercials for:
Activision Seaquest video game
Honda V65 Magna motorcycle
Rolaids (with Roger Staubach) (voiceover by Scott Muni)
"Bad Boys" theatrical trailer
Segment 3: Part 2 of Maudlin special interrupted by news of janitors' strike, negotiations, and station manager Edith Prickley out on the town
Commercials for:
Midas mufflers
Wendy's Bacon Cheeseburger
Mitsubishi Cordia Sports Coupe
Harveys Bristol Cream
Bumper
Promo for Love, Sidney and Family Ties (voiceover by Danny Dark)
Commercials for:
Greyhound buses (voiceover by Peter Thomas)
Better Buick Dealers of Chicagoland and Northern Indiana
Coldwell Banker
Station ID / promo for "If Not Today, Tomorrow" (voiceover by Jim Hill)
Segment 4: CBC programs and ads including Hinterland Who's Who and Moose Beer
Commercials for:
"Gandhi" and "Tootsie" theatrical trailers (voiceover by Charles Aidman)
Schick disposable razor
Halls with Vapor Action
Paul Masson Chablis
Segment 5: Headline Challenge, CBC animated logo
Commercials for:
"Max Dugan Returns" theatrical trailer (voiceover by Mark Elliott)
Crystal Drano (voiceover by Allen Swift)
Lite Beer (with outdoorsmen Brian Anderson and Grits Gresham)
Imported 5-door Colt Hatchback
Segment 6: The Journal
Commercials for:
WXRT 93 FM
Ed Mathieu Imports
Lancers White Wine
Audi 5000 Turbo Diesel
Promo for "Prom Night" (voiceover by Danny Dark)
Promo for Saturday Night Live (with the Smothers Brothers)
Commercials for:
Matt's Cookies
Better Buick Dealers of Chicagoland & Northern Indiana
White Castle hamburgers
Station ID / "Your Political Connection" promo
Segment 7: Animated short about moving chair and promo for The Rowdyman; Edith confronts union leader Sid Dithers
Commercials for:
Lowenbrau (jingle sung by Arthur Prysock)
U.S. Army - "Be All You Can Be" (sung by Jake Holmes)
Norelco Roto-Tract Razors (with Mark Gastineau and his mother)
"Spring Break" theatrical trailer (voiceover by Charles Aidman)
Segment 8: Canadian film, "Garth and Gord and Fiona and Alice"; news update on strike talks
Commercials for:
Old Spice anti-perspirant (voiceover by Victor Caroli)
Budweiser (with Leon Redbone)
Atari Phoenix video game
Chic jeans
Segment 9: Press conference with Guy, Edith and Sid; ending of Sammy's 23rd anniversary retrospective, followed by preview of next week's show with John Cougar (repeat of S5E4-2)
Commercials for:
Sugar Free Trident Mints
River Raid video game from Activision
Miller High Life beer
Ending credits (with voiceover promo for NBC News Overnight by Howard Reig)
Promo for Voyagers! and the 1976 "King Kong" (voiceover by Danny Dark)
Commercials for:
Channel 5 News "Your Political Connection" (voiceover by Jim Hill)
Tron home video games - from Mattel Electronics for Intellivision
Ed Mathieu Imports
Station ID / promo for River of Jazz
First minute of NBC News Overnight (the first half posted separately here: youtu.be/t7hduH1SXTA)
This aired on local Chicago TV late Friday, March 25th into early Saturday, March 26th 1983 during the 11:30pm to 1am timeframe.
About The Museum of Classic Chicago Television:
The MCCTv (FuzzyMemoriesTV) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose primary mission is the preservation and display of off-air, early home videotape recordings (70s to early 80s, mostly) recorded off of TV (in Chicago or other cities now too); things which would likely be lost if not sought out and preserved digitally. If you have any old 1970s videotapes recorded off of TV please email: tapes@fuzzy.tv We preserve the entire broadcasts in our archives - the complete programs with breaks (or however much is present on the tape), for historical preservation. For information on how to help in our mission, to donate or lend tapes to be converted to digital, please e-mail tapes@fuzzy.tv Thank you for your help!
Here's the complete broadcast of a repeat of an episode of the SCTV Network, "Sammy Maudlin 23rd Anniversary / CBC with Jayne Eastwood" [S5E4-1 (Cycle 4, Episode 1); original air date November 5th/6th 1982] as shown over WMAQ Channel 5. This was one of the "Network 90" episodes.
The crux of this installment involved a janitors' strike and president Guy Caballero borrowing programming from CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) in the interim, interrupting Sammy Maudlin's 23rd anniversary show.
Includes:
Station ID / promo for "River of Jazz"
Segment 1: Opening titles and Penolta M-X ad parody
Commercials for:
"The Outsiders" theatrical trailer
Lowenbrau (sung by Arthur Prysock)
Serta Perfect Sleeper (with Susan Anton)
Velamints Sugar Free Peppermint
Segment 2: Sammy Maudlin 23rd Anniversary (Part 1)
Commercials for:
Activision Seaquest video game
Honda V65 Magna motorcycle
Rolaids (with Roger Staubach) (voiceover by Scott Muni)
"Bad Boys" theatrical trailer
Segment 3: Part 2 of Maudlin special interrupted by news of janitors' strike, negotiations, and station manager Edith Prickley out on the town
Commercials for:
Midas mufflers
Wendy's Bacon Cheeseburger
Mitsubishi Cordia Sports Coupe
Harveys Bristol Cream
Bumper
Promo for Love, Sidney and Family Ties (voiceover by Danny Dark)
Commercials for:
Greyhound buses (voiceover by Peter Thomas)
Better Buick Dealers of Chicagoland and Northern Indiana
Coldwell Banker
Station ID / promo for "If Not Today, Tomorrow" (voiceover by Jim Hill)
Segment 4: CBC programs and ads including Hinterland Who's Who and Moose Beer
Commercials for:
"Gandhi" and "Tootsie" theatrical trailers (voiceover by Charles Aidman)
Schick disposable razor
Halls with Vapor Action
Paul Masson Chablis
Segment 5: Headline Challenge, CBC animated logo
Commercials for:
"Max Dugan Returns" theatrical trailer (voiceover by Mark Elliott)
Crystal Drano (voiceover by Allen Swift)
Lite Beer (with outdoorsmen Brian Anderson and Grits Gresham)
Imported 5-door Colt Hatchback
Segment 6: The Journal
Commercials for:
WXRT 93 FM
Ed Mathieu Imports
Lancers White Wine
Audi 5000 Turbo Diesel
Promo for "Prom Night" (voiceover by Danny Dark)
Promo for Saturday Night Live (with the Smothers Brothers)
Commercials for:
Matt's Cookies
Better Buick Dealers of Chicagoland & Northern Indiana
White Castle hamburgers
Station ID / "Your Political Connection" promo
Segment 7: Animated short about moving chair and promo for The Rowdyman; Edith confronts union leader Sid Dithers
Commercials for:
Lowenbrau (jingle sung by Arthur Prysock)
U.S. Army - "Be All You Can Be" (sung by Jake Holmes)
Norelco Roto-Tract Razors (with Mark Gastineau and his mother)
"Spring Break" theatrical trailer (voiceover by Charles Aidman)
Segment 8: Canadian film, "Garth and Gord and Fiona and Alice"; news update on strike talks
Commercials for:
Old Spice anti-perspirant (voiceover by Victor Caroli)
Budweiser (with Leon Redbone)
Atari Phoenix video game
Chic jeans
Segment 9: Press conference with Guy, Edith and Sid; ending of Sammy's 23rd anniversary retrospective, followed by preview of next week's show with John Cougar (repeat of S5E4-2)
Commercials for:
Sugar Free Trident Mints
River Raid video game from Activision
Miller High Life beer
Ending credits (with voiceover promo for NBC News Overnight by Howard Reig)
Promo for Voyagers! and the 1976 "King Kong" (voiceover by Danny Dark)
Commercials for:
Channel 5 News "Your Political Connection" (voiceover by Jim Hill)
Tron home video games - from Mattel Electronics for Intellivision
Ed Mathieu Imports
Station ID / promo for River of Jazz
First minute of NBC News Overnight (the first half posted separately here: youtu.be/t7hduH1SXTA)
This aired on local Chicago TV late Friday, March 25th into early Saturday, March 26th 1983 during the 11:30pm to 1am timeframe.
About The Museum of Classic Chicago Television:
The MCCTv (FuzzyMemoriesTV) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose primary mission is the preservation and display of off-air, early home videotape recordings (70s to early 80s, mostly) recorded off of TV (in Chicago or other cities now too); things which would likely be lost if not sought out and preserved digitally. If you have any old 1970s videotapes recorded off of TV please email: tapes@fuzzy.tv We preserve the entire broadcasts in our archives - the complete programs with breaks (or however much is present on the tape), for historical preservation. For information on how to help in our mission, to donate or lend tapes to be converted to digital, please e-mail tapes@fuzzy.tv Thank you for your help!
