Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Here's an incredible recent find - the first 15 minutes of the Monstrous Movie presentation of "The Amazing Colossal Man" [1957] on WFLD Channel 32.
(previous to this we had an example of the original opening from an old tape dub that was traded around a lot, so the quality wasn't ideal - although in this one the original voiceover is intact - (more on that below) - youtu.be/Ho1M9tMwqx8)
Includes:
Kaiser-era Movie at Noon ending titles (with voiceover promo for Monstrous Movie and Movie for a Saturday Afternoon showing of "Rendezvous at Midnight" by Jim Barton)
Animated Field Communications ID (voiceover by Darwin Gillette)
Station ID / promo for Son of Svengoolie presentation of "Zontar, the Thing from Venus" (with Rich Koz himself as the SoS)
Monstrous Movie open featuring the Kaiser Broadcasting-era 32 logo (sadly, the original voiceover from the pre-Barton days - that's pre-April 1980 - is talked over by Jim Barton with his own voiceover. The beginning of the original voiceover can be heard "It's time for the Monstrous Movie..." by late-70s staff announcer Ron Beattie, but then it's covered up by Barton's. At least the maniacal laugh can still be heard - from that "Bag O' Laughs" novelty item sold in the 70s)
Film segment 1 (note: opening credits music had to be modified to prevent YouTube blocking)
Monstrous Movie original Kaiser-era "Zooming" bumper - not seen for 44+ years! (featuring the scary music bed and "Bag O' Laughs" novelty item)
Commercials for:
Thom McAn shoes - "Presents the Thom Girls"
Empire Carpet (with Lynn Hauldren finishing his carpet installation and a customer having trouble remembering the name)
Pillsbury Quick Bread Mix (jingle set to tune of "Short'nin' Bread") (recording ends midway)
This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, April 18th 1981 between 1:29pm and 1:45pm.
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 Even though (mostly) short clips are displayed here, 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 an incredible recent find - the first 15 minutes of the Monstrous Movie presentation of "The Amazing Colossal Man" [1957] on WFLD Channel 32.
(previous to this we had an example of the original opening from an old tape dub that was traded around a lot, so the quality wasn't ideal - although in this one the original voiceover is intact - (more on that below) - youtu.be/Ho1M9tMwqx8)
Includes:
Kaiser-era Movie at Noon ending titles (with voiceover promo for Monstrous Movie and Movie for a Saturday Afternoon showing of "Rendezvous at Midnight" by Jim Barton)
Animated Field Communications ID (voiceover by Darwin Gillette)
Station ID / promo for Son of Svengoolie presentation of "Zontar, the Thing from Venus" (with Rich Koz himself as the SoS)
Monstrous Movie open featuring the Kaiser Broadcasting-era 32 logo (sadly, the original voiceover from the pre-Barton days - that's pre-April 1980 - is talked over by Jim Barton with his own voiceover. The beginning of the original voiceover can be heard "It's time for the Monstrous Movie..." by late-70s staff announcer Ron Beattie, but then it's covered up by Barton's. At least the maniacal laugh can still be heard - from that "Bag O' Laughs" novelty item sold in the 70s)
Film segment 1 (note: opening credits music had to be modified to prevent YouTube blocking)
Monstrous Movie original Kaiser-era "Zooming" bumper - not seen for 44+ years! (featuring the scary music bed and "Bag O' Laughs" novelty item)
Commercials for:
Thom McAn shoes - "Presents the Thom Girls"
Empire Carpet (with Lynn Hauldren finishing his carpet installation and a customer having trouble remembering the name)
Pillsbury Quick Bread Mix (jingle set to tune of "Short'nin' Bread") (recording ends midway)
This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, April 18th 1981 between 1:29pm and 1:45pm.
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 Even though (mostly) short clips are displayed here, 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!
![U.S.D.A. - Farmer Brown & Harry Hound [Proteins] (PSA, 1978)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/b4WyW8eHDCM/mqdefault.jpg "U.S.D.A. - Farmer Brown & Harry Hound [Proteins] (PSA, 1978)
Heres another PSA for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in their series of Farmer Brown spots (of which there were four), here joined by Harry Hound in spotlighting protein foods such as meat, fish, baked beans, eggs and peanut butter for kids to eat to keep them healthy.
(Another PSA in that series, with Fred the Horse, which explains the benefits of bread, rice and cereal, had previously been posted here: https://youtu.be/TLqSk8-EBjA)
Eat a veg-a-bread-a-milk-a-cheese-a-bean-a-meat-a-fruit!
I love you Farmer Brown...
This aired on local New York TV on Monday, September 25th 1978 during the 10:00am to 11:30am (Eastern) 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 Even though (mostly) short clips are displayed here, 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!")
![WFAA Channel 8 [Dallas-Fort Worth, TX] - Country Daybreak (Complete Broadcast, 3/6/1979) 📺 🐓 ☀️](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bbEBeBxn9u8/mqdefault.jpg "WFAA Channel 8 [Dallas-Fort Worth, TX] - Country Daybreak (Complete Broadcast, 3/6/1979) 📺 🐓 ☀️
Remember the Farm Report? Well, heres the complete broadcast of an edition of Country Daybreak as aired over WFAA Channel 8 in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX. Steve Weebus(?) is your host keeping abreast of all the news on markets and farms.
(Previously, part of another edition from later in the year was posted: https://youtu.be/PxysVlJ386s )
You can also see Chicagos version of the Farm Report here: WGN Channel 9 - Top O the Morning (First 17 Minutes, 7/13/1982) (https://youtu.be/GQs-zeUwjGI)
Includes:
PSAs for:
EPA, Car Care Council and Lung Association about keeping cars tuned to reduce pollution
American Cancer Society (voiceover by William B. Williams)
Station ID / PSA for American Heart Association
FBI 10 Most Wanted Fugitives update list - Charles Everett Hughes added, including the crimes hes wanted for (Hughes would finally be arrested in April of 1981)
PSA for UTA - looking for answers to energy needs in Texas
Station ID / PSA for Dallas Public Library
Show open, with Steve starting off with weather forecast, then giving advice to farmers on certain crops, coastal Bermuda grass and use of dormant oil, and following items:
- Coming New World of Agriculture meeting in Fort Worth
- Showing of printout of A.M.S.-U.S.D.A. Market Report (with phone voiceover by Ronnie Steen of the Federal-State Market News Office in Ft. Worth explaining everything) before commercial break
Commercials for:
Wescott Ford (with owner Carl Wescott) - Delayed Moving Sale
H&R Block (with Henry Block)
Liquid Milogard 4L Herbicide
- Steve fields questions on when to start fertilizing your lawn
- This day is deadline for applying to Small Business Administration for drought disaster loans over 1978 crop losses
- Annual meeting of Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association to be held March 11th through 13th in Houston
- Steve previews guests Charles Rollins and Don King, who would talk about said meeting
- Meeting at 1:30pm at Bonham Livestock Auction Barn, livestock specialists to be guests
- Preview of meetings happening next day, including one at Gladys & Rubys Restaurant in DeSoto at 11:30am, before Steve closes program (Go fishin...)
Closing titles (music: Nashville Skyline Rag by Bob Dylan, which had to be modified to prevent YouTube blocking)
First few seconds of notice for Small Business Administration (about said drought losses) before recording ends (a presentation of the WFAA-TV Farm Department)
Good morning, its time for another cup of coffee...
This aired on local Dallas-Fort Worth TV early Tuesday, March 6th 1979 during the 5:58am to 6:15am 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 Even though (mostly) short clips are displayed here, 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!")
