WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Supersonic Man" (Complete Final Show, 1986) 📺

Here's a special Fuzzy 10th Anniversary treat - the complete broadcast of the very last edition of Son of Svengoolie (Show #336, by the current reckoning) on WFLD Channel 32 - on which "Supersonic Man" (1979) was shown. Also includes a WFLD "Thought for Today", National Anthem and Station Sign-off at the end, to boot! :-)

Starring Rich Koz as Son of Svengoolie and Tombstone, and Doug Scharf as Doug Graves.

Includes:

Incomplete end credits for Mission: Impossible episode "Fool's Gold," with voiceover (by Jim Barton) promoting Son of Svengoolie next

Station ID / promo for Bulls vs. Mavericks for Monday at 7:30pm (main voiceover by ??)

Opening titles, with title inside circle and diagonal line, and "Sven: The Final Chapter" alongside a hanging rubber chicken

Intro includes repeats of Dr. Rabbees and Transfusion Punch, with Tombstone as a cheap satellite, leading into first part of movie

Break #1, with "Berwyn Vice"

Commercial: Citrus Hill Select

Commercial: White Cloud soft tissue

Commercial: New No-Rinse Spic & Span

Commercial: Schmerler Ford

Break #2, with repeat of "Re-Heat It" (with "Goulia Child" played by WFLD Art Director Cathy Mustari) (Parody of Michael Jackson's "Beat it")

Commercial offer for Time magazine - free alarm-clock phone offer

Promo for Mrs. Woman of the World for Sunday at 6:00pm - with Richard Dawson

Break #3, with Son of Sven returning us to the film (at 29:45 movie is cut for some reason)

Break #4, featuring a repeat of "Ghandi & Dagwood"

Commercial offer for Time Life Books' "Epic of Flight" book series

Break #5, with tour of WFLD studios and control room (with a glimpse of Son of Sven director Joe Oher)

Commercial: Aarco-American, Inc. (voiceover by Jim Barton)

Commercial: Gaines Furniture Outlet

Commercial: Ray Hara's King Nissan

PSA with PM Magazine's Susan Boller and Dave Saint for McDonald's Safe Kids tray liners

Illinois State Lottery's Daily Games - with Joan McGrath and Jack Ehrlich of Laventhol & Horwath: (voiceover by WGN-TV's Dean Richards) (background music is "Power Generator" by Network Music Ensemble -    • Power Generator   )

Daily Game: 647
Pick 4: 9333
Lotto: 31-6-36-44-5-34

Break #6, with Son of Sven preparing to move stuff out as third part of film is shown

Break #7, with Doug and Son of Sven

Commercial offer for Time Life Books' "The Enchanted World" (voiceover by Vincent Price)

Break #8, with song "Canceled" (sung to tune of "Busted" by Ray Charles)

Commercial: Loretta Lynn for USO

Commercial: Ray Hara's King Nissan

Break #9, with Sven taking us back to the action (or, Part 4 of the movie)

Break #10, featuring "Angry at the Smurfs" (sung to tune of "Hungry Like the Wolf" by Duran Duran)

Commercial offer for Money magazine

Promo for The 43rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, for Wednesday at 7:30pm

Part 5 of movie

Break #11 bumper, with Son of Sven mentioning "Gilligan's Island"

Commercial: Coca-Cola Classic and New Coke - with Jim McMahon and William "The Refrigerator" Perry

Repeat of "The Enchanted World" offer

Break #12, featuring one last repeat of Sven's most famous bit - "MisteRobber's Neighborhood", leading into concluding part of film

Commercial: Gaines Furniture Outlet

Commercial: Walt Disney World - with free offer

Commercial: Schmerler Ford

Son of Sven closes out his final show by bringing out Doug and announcer Jim Barton, before he's led through studio by stagehands trying to get rid of him, finally ending with Sven being surprised by his co-workers and a goodbye cake. :-)

(C) WFLD TV 1986

Station ID, with "Paw the Pats" (wishing that our Chicago Bears will "Paw" the Patriots in the next day's Super Bowl XX)

"Metromedia 32" animated station ID

Thought for Today (with old Field-era logo) with Father Joseph Sykes(?) of St. Raphael Parish (opening and closing voiceover by Jim Barton)

Station sign-off (voiceover by Jim Barton), followed by "America the Beautiful"

"Turn in next week at this time for...ahhh, who cares...goodnight everybody, and thank you..."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, January 25th 1986. (Taped three days earlier, on Wednesday, January 22nd 1986.)

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