Here is all the commercial breaks during a complete airing of a Christmas episode of “Happy Days Again” on WFLD Channel 32 (from the days when syndicated reruns of shows still on the air bore differing titles, though in this case Happy Days had left the ABC Network airwaves in September 1984). Like most syndicated shows in those days, WFLD ran this from an already-showing-signs-of-use 16mm print.
No, it is not the episode where Fonzie literally jumps the shark – though this one came after that turning point in the show’s history. Instead, it is a Fonzie- and Christmas-themed episode, “Christmas Time,” originally aired over the ABC Network (and thus, in Chicago, via WLS Channel 7) on December 19th 1978 (Season 6, Episode 16). This features Eddie Fontaine as Fonzie’s father, Vito Fonzarelli, and Lynda Goodfriend as Lori Beth Allen. The episode was written by Beverly Bloomberg and directed by Jerry Paris.
Copyright (C) MCMLXXVIII by Paramount Pictures Corporation – All Rights Reserved. (Ending Logo Alert: All ending logos snipped off by WFLD.)
Includes:
Incomplete ending credits of The Brady Bunch from 1971-72 season (1972 copyright), with voiceover promo (by Jim Barton) for Rick Dees’ Solid Gold Christmas Special for 8:00pm, and upcoming Happy Days Again episode
Station ID/promo for Tournament of Roses Parade from Los Angeles for New Year’s Day at 9:30am, with Bill Welsh and Mary Hart (ending voiceover by Jim Barton)
Commercial: DeVry Institute of Technology – (C) 1984 DeVry Inc./A Bell & Howell Company
Commercial: New Triple Concentrated April Fresh Downy Fabric Softener
Commercial: Bubble Yum Wacky Fruit bubble gum – from Nabisco
Commercial: Empire’s Dynamite Carpet Sale (ends February 28th 1985)
Promo for 32 Movie Club airing of “Scrooge” [1970] for 6:00pm (ending voiceover by Jim Barton)
Commercial: Payday candy bars
Commercial: Joy dishwashing liquid (sung to tune of Bellamy Brothers hit “Let Your Love Flow”)
Another commercial for DeVry Technical Institute – (C) 1984 DeVry Inc./A Bell & Howell Company
Promo for “Men of Boys Town” for 12:00pm, followed by “Little Women” for 2:00pm (voiceover by Jim Barton)
Happy Days Again bumper (voiceover by Jim Barton)
Commercial: Halls Vapor Action
Commercial: Santa promoting Dial Mrs. Claus – 976-3333 (posted separately here: https://youtu.be/Obj7R98qOoA )
Commercial: Pert shampoo – “Wash & Go”
Commercial: “Private Dancer” album by Tina Turner – available at all Record Bar stores
Promo for Star Search for 5:00pm (ending voiceover by Jim Barton)
Commercial: Care Free sugarless gum
Commercial: New Easy Dissolving Cheer detergent
Commercial: Ray Hara’s King Datsun
Commercial: Jordache Jeans
Ending credits, with promos for “Scrooge” for 6:00pm, Rick Dees’ Solid Gold Christmas Special for 8:00pm, and “Men of Boys Town” next (voiceover by Jim Barton)
Station ID/Season’s Greetings from PM Magazine hosts Susan Boller and Dave Saint
Sunday Showcase opening titles, with voiceover (by Jim Barton) introducing “Men of Boys Town” [1941]
This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 23th 1984 between 11:30am and 12:00pm.
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