CBS Wednesday Night Movies -"The Jayne Mansfield Story" - WJBK-TV (Complete Broadcast, 10/29/1980) 📺

Not from Chicago, but aired via another CBS affiliate, WJBK Channel 2 in Detroit, MI, here's The CBS Wednesday Night Movies' "television premiere" presentation of "The Jayne Mansfield Story," with Loni Anderson as the ultimately doomed blonde bombshell, and Austrian-born Arnold Schwarzenegger as her husband, Hungarian-born Mickey Hargitay. Followed by the first three minutes of Eyewitness News, with Norm Wagy, Jill Geisler, Bill Fouch and Joanne Williams, and a report from Tom Fenton.

Includes:

Station ID / Eyewitness News Tonight promo (with Norm Wagy)

Opening sequence and film preview (voiceover by Danny Dark)

Commercials for:

Nature Valley Granola Clusters

Caress - "Better Than Soap"

Wisk detergent - "No More Ring Around the Collar"

Taylor Lake Country Wine

Film Segment 1

Commercials for:

American Dairy Association - "Cheese Adds a Slice of Life"

Cover Girl Marathon Mascara (with Cindy Harrell)

Anacin Fast Pain Relief

Aunt Jemima Buttermilk Complete Pancake Mix

Film Segment 2

Commercials for:

Freshen-Up spearmint gum

Chicken of the Sea Tuna (voiceover by Peter Thomas)

Corelle Dimension IV Livingware by Corning

Scoundrel fragrance from Revlon

Return bumper (voiceover by Danny Dark)

Promo for "Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case," followed by CBS 'Eye-D' (voiceover by Dave Campbell)

Commercials for:

McDonald's Great New McChicken Sandwich

Misty Harbor raincoats - at Hudson's

Station ID / Eyewitness News Tonight promo (with Norm Wagy)

Film Segment 3

Commercials for:

Ragu Pizza Quick sauce

1981 Mazda 626 (with "Just One Look" jingle)

Clairol Nice 'n Easy hair conditioner

Borden Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk

Return bumper (voiceover by Danny Dark)

Promos for The White Shadow and WKRP in Cincinnati

CBS 'Eye-D' (voiceover by Dave Campbell)

Theatrical trailer for "The Stunt Man"

TV 2 Newsbreak with Greg Neubacher

Station ID / Dallas promo with Linda Gray

One more "At Selected Theatres" look (from "The Stunt Man" trailer)

Film Segment 4

Commercials for:

Pillsbury Orange Danish Rolls (with Paul Frees as Poppin' Fresh)

Political ad for Republican National Committee (with a Tip O'Neill impersonator) - "The Democrats Are Out of Gas"

Nuance fragrance - from Coty

Sizzlean by Swift - "50% Leaner than Bacon"

Film Segment 5

Commercials for:

Olympus OM10 camera (with Cheryl Tiegs)

L'Oreal Preference - for soft hair colors

Ford Fairmont (with Ronnie Schell)

Hero dog food - for big dogs

Return bumper (voiceover by Danny Dark)

Promo for Archie Bunker's Place, Alice, The Jeffersons and The Body Human: The Sexes, Part II

CBS 'Eye-D' (voiceover by Dave Campbell)

Commercials for:

Whisker Lickins cat food

Political ad for Republican National Committee - "The Democrat Dollar"

Station ID / Eyewitness News Tonight promo (with Norm Wagy)

Film Segment 6

Commercials for:

Kellogg's cereals (jingle to tune of "(It's Gonna Be a) Great Day")

Anbesol antiseptic anesthetic - "Kills Pain on Contact"

Theatrical trailer for "The Awakening"

Film Segment 7, followed by ending credits (and local-based voiceover promo for "Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case" - overriding national Dave Campbell voiceover)

Promo for next week's CBS Wednesday Night Movies presentation of "Love at First Bite" (voiceover by Wendell Craig?)

Show ending titles

Promo for "Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case," followed by CBS 'Eye-D' (voiceover by Dave Campbell)

Commercials for:

Star magazine (Sophia Loren on cover)

Hudson's Annual Discovery Sale on pillows

Station ID slide

Political ad for Reagan / Bush - "The Time Has Come"

CBS 'Eye-D' (voiceover by Dave Campbell)

Eyewitness News preview with Norm Wagy and Jill Geisler

Commercial: Red Lobster - "What Did You Have for Lunch Today?"

Station ID slide

Eyewitness News opening, with lead-off story being IATSE strike against station and going from there (midway through Tom Fenton story on Iran hostage crisis when recording ends)

This aired on local Detroit TV on Wednesday, October 29th 1980 during the 9:00pm to 11:03pm (Eastern time) timeframe.

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