WMAQ Channel 5 - New Zoo Revue - "Tolerance" [1973] (Complete Broadcast, 1984) 📺

Here's the complete broadcast of a repeat of an edition of the 1970's children's show New Zoo Revue, entitled "Tolerance," as aired on WMAQ Channel 5.

This series - produced between 1972 and 1977 - starred Doug Momary as Doug and Emily Peden as Emmy Jo (they would go on to be married in real life), with full-bodied puppets Freddie the Frog (voice of Joni Robbins), Charlie the Owl (voice of Bob Holt) and Henrietta the Hippo (voice of Hazel Shermet). This episode - involving a package sent to "everybody" by Freddie's cousin Freda - also features the postman character Mr. Dingle (Chuck Woolery, years before he landed the gig as first host of Wheel of Fortune) who stays to try to recall the old days. (Very little about this installment can be found on the web.)

The program was taped at Cinema General Studios in Hollywood.

All bumpers for commercial breaks and show return are voiced by Jim Hill, during which he inexplicably refers to the show as "Zoo Revue" (well, I guess it certainly wasn't a "New" show by this time)

Includes:

Segment 1, with episode setup and show opening titles

A Presentation of New Zoo Revue Corporation
Recommended by NEA - National Education Association

Commercial: Emphasis 84 - Children Artwork Winners (manager of community programs Alexis Sarkisian spotlights artworks of winners including Sean Kenny, 13, of St. Patricia School, Palos Hills, IL; David Grzeslo, 13, of Nativity of Our Lord School in Chicago; Jimmie Styka, 10, of St. Pascal School, Chicago; Andrew Gordon, 10, of Central School in Glencoe, IL; Patti Konleczny, 13, also of St. Pascal School; Johanna Lombard, 10, of Sieden Praire School, Matteson, IL; LaShanda Estelle, 14, of Schubert School, Chicago; Rachelle Pastrana, 13, of St. Lambert School, Skokie, IL; Danielle Bergandine, 13, another St. Pascal student; Paul Williams, 13, of St. Joseph School, Homewood, IL; Nathan Grey, 12, of Bret Harte School, Chicago; another Nativity of Our Lord student, Maya Lowry, 11; another from St. Pascal, Mary Beth McKenna, 11; Marsha Barwaczr, 9, of St. Ladislaus School, Chicago; Erin Bastin, 8, of Helen Keller School, Tinley Park, IL; Julie Falduto, 12, of Immaculate Conception School, Elmhurst, IL; Ann Peñasales, 12, of Solomon School, Chicago; Ted Snidanko, 11, of Grimes School in Chicago; and two other St. Lambert students, Adelqui Boie, 13 and Misa Casbarian, 13; all of whom were asked to draw pictures of their favorite animal(s); and to Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass' version of "Talk to the Animals" which was mostly muted to avoid potential copyright issues - listen to it here in full if you really want to:    • Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Tal...  )

Show segment 2

PSA's for:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (parents of kids playing in the mud outside making a mess remember to be in the moment and have fun rather than discipline them)
United States Postal Service - "Mail Early" (for Christmas; voiceover by Peter Thomas)

Show segment 3

PSA's for:
Child Safety Program
Adam Walsh Center (with Daniel J. Travanti and John Walsh)

Show segment 4

Montage of department store Christmas displays (to "Act I: March" from Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker"), upon which Channel 5 wishes "Season's Greetings"

Show segment 5 (epilogue)

Ending title sequence, followed by snippet (but not "Snipet") of closing credits:

Executive Producer - Stephen W. Jahn
Produced & Directed by Gordon W. Wiles
Written by Benita Barrie
(station fades show out at this point)

PSA for Kids Line - Don't play with matches, call 228-KIDS instead

This aired on local Chicago TV in December 1984. (Originally aired in Chicago over WGN Channel 9 on Tuesday, April 10th 1973 during the 6:30am to 7am timeframe, apparently part of a second group of shows made after the initial 65 installments, out of a total of 195 that would accumulate by the end of its run.)

This was from a tape donated to The Museum of Classic Chicago Television as part of the Mark Yurkiw Collection.

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