The Museum of Classic Chicago Television (www.FuzzyMemories.TV) | WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Merry Christmas" (1983) 🎄 🎅 ❄️🎁 @FuzzyMemoriesTV | Uploaded 9 months ago | Updated 1 hour ago
Here's the ending segment of the Son of Svengoolie presentation of "The Bat People" (1974) on WFLD Channel 32. In this segment, Sven (Rich Koz) leads a crew chorus into a specially-crafted version of "We Wish You a Merry Christmas."
Crew Members Featured:
Upper Left: Cathy Mustari (WFLD Art Director)
Upper Middle: Mike Smith (WFLD Film Editor)
Upper Right: Susan Uyeda (WFLD Artist)
Bottom Left: Jae Alexander
Middle Bottom: Gary Zeleny (WFLD Artist)
Bottom Right: Rich Koz (as Son of Svengoolie!)
This is followed by a super text (in tangerine orange with white outline): "Merry Christmas from Sven and the 32 Crew." (FontNerd Info: The 32 was set in American Typewriter Bold; the rest, in Brush Script)
In the last seconds (after the "Hooray for Hollywood" taken from the first episode of the CBS Radio series The Stan Freberg Show from July 14th 1957) is the scene from The Honeymooners episode "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" (originally aired on the CBS Network on December 24th 1955 - 28 years before this show) where Ralph (Jackie Gleason) and Alice (Audrey Meadows) embrace.
Bonus:
Star Search Promo (ending voiceover by Jim Barton)
Opening to the WFLD Channel 32 "Drive-In Movie" presentation of "Tom Thumb" [1958]. (voiceover by ??)
This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, December 24th 1983 during the 11:58am to 12:01pm 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!
Here's the ending segment of the Son of Svengoolie presentation of "The Bat People" (1974) on WFLD Channel 32. In this segment, Sven (Rich Koz) leads a crew chorus into a specially-crafted version of "We Wish You a Merry Christmas."
Crew Members Featured:
Upper Left: Cathy Mustari (WFLD Art Director)
Upper Middle: Mike Smith (WFLD Film Editor)
Upper Right: Susan Uyeda (WFLD Artist)
Bottom Left: Jae Alexander
Middle Bottom: Gary Zeleny (WFLD Artist)
Bottom Right: Rich Koz (as Son of Svengoolie!)
This is followed by a super text (in tangerine orange with white outline): "Merry Christmas from Sven and the 32 Crew." (FontNerd Info: The 32 was set in American Typewriter Bold; the rest, in Brush Script)
In the last seconds (after the "Hooray for Hollywood" taken from the first episode of the CBS Radio series The Stan Freberg Show from July 14th 1957) is the scene from The Honeymooners episode "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" (originally aired on the CBS Network on December 24th 1955 - 28 years before this show) where Ralph (Jackie Gleason) and Alice (Audrey Meadows) embrace.
Bonus:
Star Search Promo (ending voiceover by Jim Barton)
Opening to the WFLD Channel 32 "Drive-In Movie" presentation of "Tom Thumb" [1958]. (voiceover by ??)
This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, December 24th 1983 during the 11:58am to 12:01pm 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!
![KMBC Channel 9 [Kansas City, MO] - Leap Day News (Partial Newscast, 2/29/1980)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pzScXYppR6Y/hqdefault.jpg "KMBC Channel 9 [Kansas City, MO] - Leap Day News (Partial Newscast, 2/29/1980)
Heres part of a newscast of The News: 6 OClock Report on KMBC Channel 9 in Kansas City, MO, which fell on a Leap Day. The anchor is Scott Feldman, with Don Fortune (not seen here, but referred to in the open) and meteorologist Dave Dusik (who is featured).
Includes:
Recording coming in during promo for Benji and Andy Kaufman Special (main voiceover by Ernie Anderson)
Recording then cuts to preview for 6pm News
Commercials for:
Braniff International Airlines (voiceover by Doug Jeffers?)
Pearle Vision Center (with Edward Binns)
1980 Chrysler Cordoba - Corinthian Edition (with engineers Jim Royer and Tom Hildebrandt, and Ricardo Montalban)
Station ID / promo for PM Magazine
The News open (with same cut of Lalo Schifrins Tar Sequence theme from Cool Hand Luke that was used for years for ABC-owned stations Eyewitness News and variants such as WXYZ Detroits Action News and KGO San Franciscos News Scene)
- Dave on Arctic weather from Canada coming into Kansas City area to bring bitter cold throughout weekend
- March 31 jury trial date set for reputed mob bosses Nick Civella and Peter Tamburello
- Kansas City massage parlor owner Daryl Burkhead (sp?) found guilty on 5 of 6 drug-related charges
- Marion, KS judge sentences Timothy Newfield to one life and two 15-to-life terms for his part in kidnapping and slaying of 24-year-old Peabody State Bank employee last summer
- Congressional investigation into job hazards at Postal Service, spurred by death of bulk mail handler in New Jersey last December; Brenda Williams reports on safety record of Kansas City post office, with interviews with Bob Kessler of the postal union, employee Mary Wiggins and KC postal officer in charge Donald Ethier
- Bob Doles presidential campaign hanging by a thread
Commercials for:
The Lady Vanishes (theatrical trailer) (main voiceover by Jerry G. Bishop)
Jansens Furniture (with Ed Jansen)
Good News Missouri (with Diana Ward)
Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel
- Pam Whiting (?) on program (Utilicare) to help seniors pay utility bills and how its working (or not); interviews with Sally Fahrenthold of Metro Lutheran Ministry and Grace Meek of the KC office of the Division of Family Services
- W. Robert Semple resigns as Independence City Manager at request of Mayor Lee Comer; they disagreed over discipline of Power & Light Company employee over gratuities received for long-term coal contract
Commercials for:
Wards (Montgomery Ward) Hardware Week Sale
John Ray and Pete Franklin Chrysler-Plymouth
Promo for PM Magazine for 6:30pm
Dave with more detailed weather forecast on just how cold it will be the next few days (recording ends as hes midway through)
This aired on local Kansas City TV on Friday, February 29th 1980 during the 5:58pm to 6:17pm 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!")
![WGN Channel 9 - Ray Rayner & Friends [with Bozo!] (Promo, 1979) 🤡](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qKmQUyWrToY/hqdefault.jpg "WGN Channel 9 - Ray Rayner & Friends [with Bozo!] (Promo, 1979) 🤡
Heres a (perhaps moderately confusing?) short commercial promo for Ray Rayner and Friends on WGN Channel 9 - BUT featuring Bozo the Clown (Bob Bell), advising kids to tune-in every school day at 7am. For Ray Rayner. Not Bozos Circus. (until like a year later, then - err, nevermind) Cross-promotional action!
Bonus: Closing segment of Star Blazers which featured a preview of the next episode (voiceover by Phil Tonken). (Ntrivia: Princess Invidia later went on to found the worlds most valuable publicly traded company, with a market capitalization of over $3.3 trillion.) Followed by the first moments of the ending credit sequence.
WGN Television 9!
This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, October 29th 1979 within the 6:55am to 7:00am 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!")
