NBC Network - Doug Henning's World of Magic (IV) - WDIV-TV (Complete Broadcast, 12/14/1978) 📺

Here's the complete, first-run broadcast of the fourth of seven specials under the umbrella Doug Henning's World of Magic that aired between 1975 and 1982, here as transmitted over WDIV Channel 4 in Detroit, MI. Joining him here on this "magical journey through time" are guest Brooke Shields (then recently starred in "Pretty Baby") and special guest Tom Bosley (Happy Days). Also featured is Doug's then-wife, Barbara DeAngelis Henning. Show voiceover sounds like Dave Madden. (Previously, we also found and transferred from Betamax, his sixth World of Magic special from 1981, posted here:    • NBC Network - Doug Henning's World of Magi...  ) Includes: Station ID / Bowling for Dollars promo (joined in progress) Animated An NBC Special bumper (with voiceover of preemption notice for Project U.F.O. by Donald Rickles) Opening, with Doug doing hand trick at start and explaining this program, followed by trick involving a trunk, cover and table; Brooke emerges from the trunk, then Tom comes on stage; after which, Doug schools Brooke on the "silk" illusion, then a trick involving a bowl of water, and a trick from the days of ancient Egypt Opening titles (voiceover by ??) Sponsor billboard for Timex Commercials for: Timex (John Cameron Swayze at circus with elephant) Colgate Fluorigard Dental Rinse Clairol Hot Stuff 1200 blow dryer (voiceover by William B. Williams) Segment 2: Doug explains to Brooke about illusions, then Tom pops out of the trunk during preparation for a trick from ancient China; after which he tells Brooke the live audience is seeing exactly then what viewers are seeing now; a gong and Tom (as an ancient ruler) are involved in the retelling of an ancient legend Commercials for: Timex (letter written by Charles Magown of West Monroe, LA) (ending voiceover by John Cameron Swayze) Instant Quaker Oatmeal with Bran and Raisins 7up - "Double Up on 7up" Promo for Diff'rent Strokes (voiceover by Casey Kasem) and for The Eddie Capra Mysteries (voiceover by Les Marshak) Bumper Promo for Stubby Pringle's Christmas and "The Winds of Kitty Hawk" (voiceover by ??) Promo for CHiPs (voiceover by ??) Commercial: Budweiser - "The Michigan Bottle" (voiceover by Ed McMahon) Station ID / weather promo with Sonny Eliot Segment 3 features Doug as a troubadour and Brooke as a waif, involving magic tricks from "merrie olde England," including action at a medieval Renaissance Fair, with Doug at one point doing a juggling trick with apples, then other tricks involving a thread and cards - and Tom Commercials for: Timex (with Jim McKay outside a dolphin pool) Purina Moist & Chunky Dog Chow Playtex Cross Your Heart Bra (featuring actress Ilene Graff, best known as the mom on Mr. Belvedere) Promo for Stubby Pringle's Christmas and "The Winds of Kitty Hawk" (voiceover by ??) In Segment 4, we see more trickery from ancient Egypt, involving sand from one cup to another, a trick pyramid and sticks of fire, Tom as an ancient King, prison bars and tigers Commercials for: Beer Enriched Body on Tap Shampoo Colgate toothpaste (with promo for Colgate Masters on January 13th-14th at end) Timex (a kid opens his Christmas present) Sponsor billboard for Timex PSA's for: American Fire Protection Association - "Learn Not to Burn" PSA (with Dick Van Dyke - talk about taking a licking and keeping on ticking(!) - as Santa) Ad Council - "Careers" PSA (with tech school student Kelly Blixton) In Segment 5, Doug encapsulates last trick with Brooke and Tom, then pulls various animals from the trunk as end credits roll and he says his goodnights NBC News Update with Jessica Savitch (voiceover by Mac McGarry), with headlines: UN General Assembly asks for arms embargo against Israel Secretary of State Vance returns from Middle East, no chance of meeting Sunday deadline Teamsters President Fitzsimmons may not hew to Carter's 7% wage guideline White House Christmas tree lighting ceremony Commercial: Geritol Promo for Diff'rent Strokes, Who's Watching the Kids and The Eddie Capra Mysteries (voiceover by Fred Collins) Incomplete commercial for National Bank of Detroit (recording ends midway) This aired on local Detroit TV on Thursday, December 14th 1978 during the 8pm to 9pm (Eastern) timeframe. About The Museum of Classic Chicago Television: 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: [email protected] 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 digital, please e-mail [email protected] Thank you for your help!