Today's feature is very obscure, but the great TV footage refuge that is the Museum of Classic Chicago Television comes through once again with the 1982 syndicated-in-America TV special Boo!
Boo! was a TV variety special produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and first aired on Sunday, October 26, 1980 on that network. In 1982, this special somehow found its way to a US TV syndicate and aired in various markets that October. The special is pure comedy and music, and although produced as late as 1980, it reeks of 1970s variety show tackiness. Which, to me, isn't necessarily a bad thing!
I remember coming home from trick-or-treating on Halloween night in 1982 (if the date of this airing is any indication) and finding my parents watching the opening number on KYW Channel 3 in Philadelphia and thinking "OK, this is interesting."
Here the special is presented in the Chicago market by WGN Channel 9. Be warned: there is a heavy cheese factor here, as the special is full of kooky one-liners and sight gags. If you don't have a tolerance for 1970s-style variety specials, you may want to sit this one out.
Otherwise, enjoy!
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