Here's a complete broadcast of Tomorrow with Tom Snyder on WMAQ Channel 5, the last of a repeat week; this is about the "Big Four" monsters of old movies (Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man and King Kong), originally aired early Friday, November 7th 1975. (despite Tom's claim that this episode was "done just a little bit over 4 months ago", apparently)
His guests are professor Leonard Wolf of San Francisco State University and author of "The Annotated Dracula," actor Peter Cushing ("sitting on a cushion" and about to attend a Famous Monsters' Convention) and science fiction writer and author Forrest J. Ackerman (wearing a Dracula cape worn by Bela Lugosi).
Includes:
PSA for VD Confidential (voiceover by Lorry Young)
Commercial: Chicagoland Job Mart - in the Sunday Sun-Times and Friday Daily News - featuring a young William H. Macy (of "Fargo" fame, and other films)
Station ID / promo for NewsCenter5 with Jane Pauley
Tom indicates this to be the last "repeat edition" after a vacation, and previewing what will be on next week ("the business of sex in America"), before opening with scary monster motifs and movie posters before our host describes the setup for this edition (and a person wearing a scary mask lurks behind him).
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Commercial: Weber Charcoal, Gas & Electric Kettles
Commercial: Summer's Eve
Commercial: Sea & Ski
Commercial: Coca-Cola
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Tom introduces his guests, starting with Peter about filming such movies, then Leonard about Peter's roles, Dracula's history and real-life vampires, and Forrest's dealings with Boris Karloff, and all speak about Frankenstein and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."
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Commercial: Borden Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk
Commercial: Jewel Food Stores - Summer Peaches
Commercial: International Import Motors Ltd.
Commercial: Kmart - Father's Day Sale on Shirts
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In this segment, topics discussed include the Big Four monsters and religious aspects thereof, "The Phantom of the Opera," Peter discussing Barbara Lee, varying quality of horror films by studio, and how they evolved over the years.
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Commercial: 9 Lives with Morris the cat
Commercial: Rolaids antacid (voiceover by Scott Muni)
Commercial: Pillsbury Squoze imitation lemonade family soft drink mix with half the sugar
Commercial: Samsonite luggage (voiceover by John Bartholomew Tucker)
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Memorabilia show-and-tell, with Lugosi's Dracula ring, garlic, James Arness "Thing" hand, mask and wig of a Morlok from "The Time Machine," head of Zuni Warrior that terrorized Karen Black in "Trilogy of Terror," cross, stake, Kukri (a.k.a. Gurkha) knife, glass container carrying poppy seeds, and knotted strings, all being shown.
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Commercial: White Cloud toilet paper
Commercial: Culligan Aqua-Cleer drinking water system
Commercial: Nelson Brothers (voiceover by Al Parker)
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The discussion turns to the sexual overtones of monster pictures, Dr. Van Helsing's actual business as in Bram Stoker's novel, the context of the era of when it was written, and X-rated horror films.
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Commercial: Schlitz beer
Commercial: Schick Super II razor
Commercial: Bufferin aspirin
Commercial: Ultra Ban anti-perspirant lotion
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Discussion about Prof. Wolf's courses, occult, witchcraft, ESP, telepathy, witches, reincarnation, belief vs. skepticism. and entertainment value of horror films, after which Tom closes discussion.
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Commercial: Jewel Food Stores - Father's Day Ham
Commercial: Kmart - Father's Day Sale on watches
Commercial: Illinois & Northern Indiana Ford dealers
Commercial: Camay soap - with Luciana Avedon
Tom ends by previewing next week's shows before saying goodnight
Tom Snyders[sic] Wardrobe Furnished by Rubin Brothers International
Have a Nice Tomorrow
An NBC Television Network Production
Promo for "Friends" (no, not the 1994-2004 series) for Saturday (voiceover by Bill Rippe)
Incomplete commercial for Nu Vinyl (tape cuts out midway)
This aired on local Chicago TV early Friday, June 18th 1976 during the 12:00am to 1:00am timeframe.
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