The Museum of Classic Chicago Television - Fuzzy.TV

The Museum of Classic Chicago Television - Fuzzy.TV The official page of The Museum of Classic Chicago Television (www.FuzzyMemories.TV), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Our Mission: To further the acquisition, preservation, and display of historical Chicago Television broadcasts. This page is a "best-of" - the main site with over 4,700 video clips online is at www.FuzzyMemories.TV or visit our YouTube page at www.youtube.com/user/FuzzyMemoriesTV

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10/09/2025

Here's a commercial for the board game "I Vant To Bite Your Finger" by Hasbro, with a Dracula vampire-type character that will make bite marks on your finger in red marker if you lose the game.

"It's a Dracula game!"

This aired on November 10, 1981.

10/08/2025

Here's a promo for a couple of Halloween specials on the CBS Network, as aired here on WBBM Channel 2. Includes:

Promo for Bugs Bunny's Howl-oween Special followed by Raggedy Ann & Andy in The Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile They both aired on October 29th 1980.

This promo aired on October 24, 1980.

10/07/2025

Here's a promo for The Paul Lynde Halloween Special on the ABC Network, which aired on October 29, 1976. The special featured the rock group KISS, Donny & Marie, Tim Conway, and more.

Main voice over by Ernie Anderson. Ending voice over by Ed Jordan.

This promo aired on October 27, 1976.

10/06/2025

Here is the opening for the Son of Svengoolie "Halloween Draculathon" - a five and a half hour special where Sven showed the films "Dracula", "Dracula's Daughter", and "House of Dracula". This was episode number 19 of the show.

This aired on October 27, 1979.

10/05/2025

Here's a short bumper from WFLD Channel 32 featuring some kids in costume wishing everyone a happy and safe Halloween. (last second cut off early)

This aired on October 31, 1984.

10/04/2025

Here's a public service announcement from WLS Channel 7 regarding safe trick-or-treat practices. Featuring Sharon King and a bunch of kids in costumes.

This aired on October 31, 1982.

This footage was donated to The Museum of Classic Chicago Television as part of the Dennis Polkow Collection.

10/04/2025

Here's a commercial for Woolworth (We also called them Woolworths or Woolworth's - or more generally, "the dime store") and Woolco and their selection of Halloween costumes - Star Wars characters like Darth Vader and C3PO, Super Heroes like Spider-Man, Wonder Woman and Batman, Sh**un Warrior, Raggedy Ann, the Pink Panther, Holly Hobbie, Mickey Mouse, and a Devil. All with the cheap mask and plastic smock with a picture of the character on there.

This aired on October 19, 1978.

10/03/2025

Here's a segment of the CBS Evening News with Charles Osgood substituting for Dan Rather, an "Osgood File" with appropriate prose on the annual Halloween Scarecrow Competition in Nut Tree, California. (a mixed-use development in Vacaville, California)

In this year's festival, displays of different scarecrows made to resemble various monsters (including Dracula), paper ghosts, a "Crow Buster," Boy George, Michael Jackson ("Beat It"), "Mona-Crow," witches, "Charles Lindbird," and a school chalkboard, made from various differing materials, all to keep crows away from the town.

This aired on October 28, 1984.

10/02/2025

Here's a quick "Happy Halloween" bumper slide featuring a pumpkin farm, as broadcast on October 31, 1982.

Voice over by Janice Kos.

"Have a safe and happy Halloween."

10/02/2025

43 Years Ago Today:

Here's a bumper for Soul Train. :-)

This aired on October 2, 1982.

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