Here's a (mostly) complete broadcast (except for a little bit of the recap and the ending credits) of Solid Gold as aired over WGN Channel 9. Hosts are Rex Smith and Marilyn McCoo, with Wayland Flowers and Madame, Jeff Altman (still washing his 1980 debacle with Pink Lady right outa his hair), and The Solid Gold Dancers. (Musical guests will be mentioned for each segment.)

Includes:

Mostly complete Illinois Lottery drawing (voiceover by Paul Rogers)

Commercials for:

Banquet Chicken Sticks

Electronic Learning Machine from Coleco (voiceover by Peter Thomas)

Demon Attack video game by Imagic - with Armand Hans III

WGN 'Superman' ID - with sunset shot of Chicago skyline

Show open and preview (voiceover by Robert W. Morgan), followed by a whole show of "Solid Gold Classics" starting with Evelyn King (who at that point in her career left "Champagne" at the stage door) performing "Shame"

Commercials for:

McDonald's - "Nothin' Like an Egg McMuffin"

Army - "Be All You Can Be"

Aapri Apricot Facial Scrub

Wrigley's Spearmint Gum - "Keeps You Hummin' "

Hall & Oates perform "Kiss On My List"

Top 10 countdown, with #10, "I Ran (So Far Away)" by A Flock Of Seagulls; #9, "You Don't Want Me Anymore" by Steel Breeze; and #8, "Heart Attack" by Olivia Newton-John

Madame routine, followed by Sheena Easton performing "Morning Train (Nine To Five)" (the title of which was brought about to avoid confusion with Dolly Parton's "9 To 5")

Commercials for:

TDK AD90 cassette - with Stevie Wonder

Kellogg's Honey & Nut Corn Flakes

Datril 500 Extra Strength Non-Aspirin Pain Reliever

Conway Twitty performs an updated version of "It's Only Make Believe"

Countdown resumes - #7, "You Can Do Magic" by America; #6, "The One You Love" by Glenn Frey; and #5, "Don't Fight It" by Kenny Loggins with Steve Perry

Jeff Altman routine, followed by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons performing "My Eyes Adored You," followed by another Madame routine

Commercials for:

Aim toothpaste

Maybelline Rich 'n Gentle mascara

3 Musketeers candy

Wrangler jeans

The Commodores perform "Easy" (just before Lionel Richie left for a solo career; one of his last appearances with his old group)

Marilyn with Madame

More countdown - #4, "Up Where We Belong" by Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes; #3, "I Keep Forgettin' " by Michael McDonald; and #2, "Hold On" by Santana

Rick Nelson performs a new rendition of his old hit "Travelin' Man"

Commercials for:

Chicago Health & Racquetball Club - with Victoria Principal (offer expires November 19th)

Aronson Furniture (video problems during ad)

Synsonics drums - featuring Elton John Band drummer Nigel Olsson

Joe Cocker performs "With A Little Help From My Friends"

Another Jeff Altman routine ("Al Punker's Music Barn")

The #1 song of the land, according to them: "Gypsy" by Fleetwood Mac (did not compute with Billboard, Cash Box or Radio & Records charts for the week of this show; though "Gypsy" was #1 on R&R for October 22nd, none of the other chart positions came close)

Rex and Marilyn duet on "You Take My Breath Away"

Commercials for:

Cracker Jack Extra Fresh Popping Corn (voiceover by Peter Thomas)

Dove soap

Coldmax maximum strength cold reliever

Activision for Intellivision

Rex and Marilyn begin saying their goodnights, followed by a recap of the Top 10 as the show saw it (recording ends as Rex reads off #4)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, November 15th 1982.

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