Here’s a complete, first-run broadcast of the Second City Television (SCTV) episode “Leave It to Beaver” as aired over WMAQ Channel 5. (S01E15, originally aired in Canada over the Global Television Network on September 26th 1977, and again on September 30th 1977.)

(note: another complete broadcast of SCTV from WMAQ-TV can be viewed here:

Also included is the first five minutes of Album Tracks (posted separately here:

Includes:

Animated station ID with PSA voiceover for safety belts and 55 mph speed limit (by Ed Grennan)

Segment 1 and opening titles (with Spike Jones’ “Dance of the Hours” as theme and voiceover by Dave Thomas) [modification notice: To prevent YouTube blocking, a portion of this music had to be reversed from how it aired originally]

Commercials for:

Norelco Ladybug electric shaver – “It Works” (at Marshall Field & Co.; ending voiceover by Ed Grennan)

Long Chevrolet with Timmy the Newsboy – “Spring Savings Spectacular”

Revlon Flex Balsam & Protein Shampoo (at Dominick’s; ending voiceover by Ed Grennan)

Heinz Ketchup – “The Taste That’s Worth the Wait” (with Carly Simon’s “Anticipation” as jingle)

Segment 2 of show (Trivia: Earl’s son in SCTV News sketch played by Donald Cowper, nephew of John Candy). “Leave It to Beaver: 25th Anniversary Party” sketch starts at [10:02])

Commercials for:

Schlitz Malt Liquor – “Seance” – “Put the Bull Where Your Beer Is” (posted separately here:

Scotts Turf Builder fertilizer – “Help Your Lawn Stand Up to Summer”

Maybelline Fresh Lash eye mascara – “24 Hour Mascara That Conditions, Too”

Kodak Colorburst instant cameras – with Dick Van Dyke

Segment 3 of show

Commercials for:

Norelco rotary razor – “Very Close, but No ‘Gotcha’ ” (available at Marshall Field & Co.; ending voiceover by Ed Grennan)

Farnsworth Ford – Red, White & Blue Tag Sale

Coast deodorant soap

Theatrical trailer for re-release of “Jason and the Argonauts” (ending voiceover by Ed Grennan)

Segment 4, with ending credits

PSA for Doughnut Day for June 9th from The Salvation Army of Chicago (voiceover by Ed Grennan)

Commercials for:

Wilkinson Trac II twin blade cartridge razors

Longines Quartz LC wristwatch (at Rogers Jewelers – voiceover by Ed Grennan)

Station ID (voiceover by Ed Grennan)

Album Tracks open (with section of “Can We Still Be Friends?” by Todd Rundgren), with Bob previewing coming edition, and listing Record World’s Top 4 albums and Radio & Records’ Top 5 albums (Album Tracks posted separately here:

Album Tracks was hosted by Bob Pittman who would go on to form the cable channel Music Television (MTV). This show aired early versions of what would come to be called music videos and had news on the latest in the music scene, prefiguring MTV News.

Lee Masters reports on reaction to Martin Scorsese film “The Last Waltz,” Yes’ recording of a new album (which would be released in the fall as “Tormato”), Jefferson Starship rehearsals for their European tour, Chicago recording in Miami, the Bee Gees’ domination of the singles chart, failure of movie “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” two members of Brand X leaving, Senate proposal to have transatlantic rock stars taxed both here and in England

Commercials for:

Schaumburg Datsun – (voiceover by Ed Grennan)

Park West, with previews of upcoming appearances from May 31st-July 23rd – Including, Sergio Mendes and Brazil ’88, comedy team Proctor and Bergman from Firesign Theatre, Flora Purim with Special Guest Les McCann, Peabo Bryson, Elvis – The Legend Lives: Starring Chicago’s own Rick Saucedo, Laura Nyro, and Ashford & Simpson. (voiceover by Ed Grennan)

Exposition Carpet Co. – Spring Cleaning Sale

Vivitar pocket camera – with Orson Welles (recording ends just before ad does) (Orson sounds a bit peeved in this one too, almost like he’s being asked to emphasize “in July”. C’mon fellas you’re losing your head!)

Sadly, here the tape runs out…

” . . . and John Candy as The Beaver . . . “

This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday, May 28th 1978 during the 12:00am to 12:36am timeframe.

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The MCCTv (FuzzyMemoriesTV) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose primary mission is the preservation and display of off-air, early home videotape recordings (70s to early 80s, mostly) recorded off of TV (in Chicago or other cities now too); things which would likely be lost if not sought out and preserved digitally. If you have any old 1970s videotapes recorded off of TV please email: tapes@fuzzy.tv Even though (mostly) short clips are displayed here, we preserve the entire broadcasts in our archives – the complete programs with breaks (or however much is present on the tape), for historical preservation. For information on how to help in our mission, to donate or lend tapes to be converted to DVD, please e-mail tapes@fuzzy.tv Thank you for your help!

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