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Here's a complete broadcast of an edition of Wheel of Fortune (hosted by Pat Sajak and Vanna White), followed by the first 9 minutes of an edition of Scrabble (hosted by Chuck Woolery who, ironically, was Sajak's Wheel predecessor), all as aired on WMAQ Channel 5.
Wheel voiceovers by Jack Clark. Scrabble voiceovers by Charlie Tuna.
Includes:
Station ID / Entertainment Tonight promo (voiceover by Don Pardo!)
Wheel open, Pat introduces Vanna and contestants Marcia Custer from Fresno, CA (a fifth-generation niece of THE General Custer); Elicia Rosales from Santa Barbara, CA; and retired hula dancer George Sherva (sp?), all of whom speak about themselves; then to the first puzzle ("Thing"), after which various items are shown and plugs for RCA Playmate 5 portable TV-radio, Kelvinator washer-dryer, cuff links, and Van Cleef & Arpels gift certificate
Commercials for:
Mon Cheri fine chocolates from Ferrero
FTD florists (with Merlin Olsen)
Segment 2, with Round 2 puzzle ("Person"), followed by plugs for "Closed on Sunday" lithograph print, Alsy Corps' table lamps, Sharp 13" diagonal portable color TV, and Western Airlines trip to San Francisco with four days at Holiday Lodge
Commercials for:
Tupperware Ultra 21 - "Now You're Cooking"
Chuck Wagon dog food with gravy (sung by Frankie Laine?)
Segment 3, with Round 3 puzzle ("Phrase"), followed by plugs for Cartier crystal wine set (four glasses and a pitcher), and trip to Las Vegas with two nights at Sahara Las Vegas hotel; ends with bumper (and lower-third station ID at bottom)
Commercials for:
Armour Lower Salt Bacon & Ham
Dynamo Action Plus heavy-duty laundry detergent
9 Lives (with Morris the Cat)
Actifed 12-hour capsules (nasal decongestant/antihistamine) (with Apollo 7 commander Wally Schirra)
Segment 4 starts with plug for Service Merchandise gift certificates before play resumes with Round 4 puzzle ("Place"), followed by plug for 52" solid oak bar from Golden West Billiards
Commercials for:
Gorton's Crunchy Fish Sticks
Monopoly 50th anniversary board game
Winner plays for bonus round, preceded by plug for Mazda 323; round is another phrase
Commercials for:
Pepperidge Farm layer cakes (with Parker Fennelly)
Kal Kan Mealtime dry dog food
Pat and Vanna close show, followed by plugs for Superseal food containers, Wind Song perfume from Prince Matchabelli, Alpine regular or sugar-free spiced cider, Gillespie wood floor restorer, Success Rice and True Value Master Mechanic tool kit, followed by end credits (with voiceover promos for NBC Nightly News by Howard Reig, for American Almanac by Roger Mudd, and for "Love on the Run" by Roger Tuttle)
Promo for "Love on the Run" (voiceover by Danny Dark)
Commercials for:
Sunsweet California pitted prunes
Purina Happy Kitten kitten food
Dominick's Finer Foods 60th Year Appreciation Celebration - sale on R.B. Rice pork sausage, Treefresh orange juice and Heritage House milk
Station ID / promo for "Love on the Run" (voiceover by Jim Hill)
Bonus!
First segment of Scrabble with contestants Tom Browne (sp?), Tom Lancaster from Detroit, MI, and Kathie Carlucci from Monterey Park, CA; first round with nine-letter word containing 'I'
Commercials for:
Pillsbury Crunchy French Loaf (with Inspector Clouseau)
Geritol Complete (with Nancy Lopez and family)
Segment 2, with second round with seven-letter word containing 'S', followed by eight-letter word containing 'E', six-letter word containing 'E' (play is midway when recording cuts out)
This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, October 21st 1985 during the 10am to 10:39am 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 a complete broadcast of an edition of Wheel of Fortune (hosted by Pat Sajak and Vanna White), followed by the first 9 minutes of an edition of Scrabble (hosted by Chuck Woolery who, ironically, was Sajak's Wheel predecessor), all as aired on WMAQ Channel 5.
Wheel voiceovers by Jack Clark. Scrabble voiceovers by Charlie Tuna.
Includes:
Station ID / Entertainment Tonight promo (voiceover by Don Pardo!)
Wheel open, Pat introduces Vanna and contestants Marcia Custer from Fresno, CA (a fifth-generation niece of THE General Custer); Elicia Rosales from Santa Barbara, CA; and retired hula dancer George Sherva (sp?), all of whom speak about themselves; then to the first puzzle ("Thing"), after which various items are shown and plugs for RCA Playmate 5 portable TV-radio, Kelvinator washer-dryer, cuff links, and Van Cleef & Arpels gift certificate
Commercials for:
Mon Cheri fine chocolates from Ferrero
FTD florists (with Merlin Olsen)
Segment 2, with Round 2 puzzle ("Person"), followed by plugs for "Closed on Sunday" lithograph print, Alsy Corps' table lamps, Sharp 13" diagonal portable color TV, and Western Airlines trip to San Francisco with four days at Holiday Lodge
Commercials for:
Tupperware Ultra 21 - "Now You're Cooking"
Chuck Wagon dog food with gravy (sung by Frankie Laine?)
Segment 3, with Round 3 puzzle ("Phrase"), followed by plugs for Cartier crystal wine set (four glasses and a pitcher), and trip to Las Vegas with two nights at Sahara Las Vegas hotel; ends with bumper (and lower-third station ID at bottom)
Commercials for:
Armour Lower Salt Bacon & Ham
Dynamo Action Plus heavy-duty laundry detergent
9 Lives (with Morris the Cat)
Actifed 12-hour capsules (nasal decongestant/antihistamine) (with Apollo 7 commander Wally Schirra)
Segment 4 starts with plug for Service Merchandise gift certificates before play resumes with Round 4 puzzle ("Place"), followed by plug for 52" solid oak bar from Golden West Billiards
Commercials for:
Gorton's Crunchy Fish Sticks
Monopoly 50th anniversary board game
Winner plays for bonus round, preceded by plug for Mazda 323; round is another phrase
Commercials for:
Pepperidge Farm layer cakes (with Parker Fennelly)
Kal Kan Mealtime dry dog food
Pat and Vanna close show, followed by plugs for Superseal food containers, Wind Song perfume from Prince Matchabelli, Alpine regular or sugar-free spiced cider, Gillespie wood floor restorer, Success Rice and True Value Master Mechanic tool kit, followed by end credits (with voiceover promos for NBC Nightly News by Howard Reig, for American Almanac by Roger Mudd, and for "Love on the Run" by Roger Tuttle)
Promo for "Love on the Run" (voiceover by Danny Dark)
Commercials for:
Sunsweet California pitted prunes
Purina Happy Kitten kitten food
Dominick's Finer Foods 60th Year Appreciation Celebration - sale on R.B. Rice pork sausage, Treefresh orange juice and Heritage House milk
Station ID / promo for "Love on the Run" (voiceover by Jim Hill)
Bonus!
First segment of Scrabble with contestants Tom Browne (sp?), Tom Lancaster from Detroit, MI, and Kathie Carlucci from Monterey Park, CA; first round with nine-letter word containing 'I'
Commercials for:
Pillsbury Crunchy French Loaf (with Inspector Clouseau)
Geritol Complete (with Nancy Lopez and family)
Segment 2, with second round with seven-letter word containing 'S', followed by eight-letter word containing 'E', six-letter word containing 'E' (play is midway when recording cuts out)
This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, October 21st 1985 during the 10am to 10:39am 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!
