WGN Channel 9 - Boo! (Complete Broadcast, 10/30/1982) 🎃 📺 

I decided to have mercy and wait until after Halloween to post this, so as to not ruin anyone's holiday.
Here's the complete Halloween-themed (and long obscure) comedy special which aired on WGN Channel 9, Boo!
The cast of this Canadian-produced special (originally aired over the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on Sunday, October 26th 1980) included Peter Cullen as The Wolf Man, Jack Duffy as Dr. Frankenstein, Ben Gordon as Dracula, Barbara Law as The Countess and Ted Zeigler as the Frankenstein monster, with special guests Dionne Warwick and Rip Taylor.
This hour includes:
"WGN Entertains You" promo for At The Movies for Saturdays at 6:30pm, with Gene Siskel
Atmospheric opening leading to lab where Drac emerges from coffin to announce, "Dead from Television Center in Transylvania, it's Boo!" leading to opening title musical number with Frankie, Dr., Wolf Man, the Mummy and other monsters
Routines in this section include:
Two men drive a stake through Drac's heart, and after they leave he utters a "these are my friends" aside
Doctor in lab with Frankie in "you'll never limp again" gag
Sponsor billboard for General Foods International Coffees
Opening titles with cast and guest list, followed by Boo! bumper
Commercial: General Foods International Coffees Suisse Mocha - with a young Lea Thompson as a to-be college student
Commercial: Peter Pan peanut butter
Commercial: Impulse body spray - (C) 1981 Lever Brothers
Commercial: Life cereal (the famous "Mikey" ad)
Boo! bumper
Next segment includes:
Dr. (singing "People Who Make People") confronted by villagers
Frankie mirror gag
Drac shaving (and singing "I've Got Me Under Your Skin") with electric razor powered by Frankie
Wolf Man mirror gag
Boo! bumper
"WGN Entertains You" promo with Milo Hamilton and John Mengelt for Bulls basketball (Bulls vs. Pistons for Wednesday at 7:00pm) (ending voiceover by Merri Dee)
Commercial: Lincoln Carpeting (voiceover by ??)
Commercial: Starburst Fruit Chews
Commercial: Frogger by Parker Brothers
Boo! bumper
This segment includes Dionne entering castle, greeted by Drac; she performs "Deja Vu"
Boo! bumper
Commercial: Stove Top Stuffing
Commercial: Pepsi-Cola
Commercial: Wrigley's Juicy Fruit gum
Commercial: Post Raisin Grape-Nuts - (1981 Copyright)
Boo! bumper
Spook Easy segment
Drac reads news bulletin about one of Dr.'s transplants
Back at the Spook Easy, Rip Taylor does a routine
Commercial: Daydreams fragrance
Commercial: Sugar Free Breath Savers
Commercial: 99% Caffeine Free Like cola
Political ad for Roland Burris for Comptroller
Boo! bumper
Segments include:
Wolf Man tending at diner as customers lament death of variety shows
Monks emerge from retreat and Rip's knees sing "Hello, Dolly!" (with Drac referring to them as "Monksters")
Dr. performs experiments while singing "Once in a Lifetime"
Dionne with crystal ball in session with Frankie
Monks do doo-wop style chant
Frankie tells Dr. he's "hopelessly in love" with Dionne and wants his help; she emerges to sing "Just The Way You Are"
Back at dungeon with prisoners
Boo! "Don't Go Away" bumper
Commercial: Peter Pan Peanut Butter
Commercial: Extra Creamy Birds Eye Cool Whip (ending voiceover by Peter Thomas)
Commercial: Accent Seasoning
Promo for At the Movies with reviews of "Jinxed" and other films, for 6:30pm
Boo! bumper
Dr. sings "Making a Friend"
Answering machine message from Drac
Wolf Man in therapy session
More games from prisoners in dungeon
Boo! bumper
Commercial: Venture video game by Coleco (also posted separately here: • Exidy - Venture (Comme... )
Commercial: Frogger
Commercial: Vectrex Arcade System
Commercial: Kraco Turbo Speakers
Commercial: Life cereal
Boo! bumper
Drac and Countessa conclude with repartee and "If Our Friends Could See Us Now"
End credits
Promo for Family Classics airing of "My Friend Flicka" for Sunday at 3:30pm
This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, October 30th 1982 during the 4:30pm to 5:30pm timeframe.
This footage was donated to The Museum of Classic Chicago Television as part of the Dennis Polkow Collection.
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