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Season 1

  • S01E01 Episode NO. 1

    • November 16, 1978
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Hour long compilation episode of Image Union featuring "TV Magic Ballots" by Nate Herman and Warren Leming, "Assassins" with Joe Mantegna and Jack Wallace, "Chicago Blues" by Jim Passin and Nancy Grosse, work from Jane Veeder, excerpts from "Now We Live On Clifton" by Kartemquin Films, stopmotion animation, an interview by "My Sister's Cutting Room" during a dog's birthday party, and "The Bums" by Scott Jacobs and Valjean McLenighan 1976. The second half of the episode features "Electronic Masks" by Barbara Sykes, an excerpt from "Paper Roses" by Maxi Cohen and Joel Gold, and "Television Delivers People" by Richard Serra and Carlota Fay Schoolman.

  • S01E02 Episode NO. 2

    • November 30, 1978
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Hour long compilation episode of Image Union featuring "Busia and Cioc" by Valjean McLenighan, "Newsquake" by Warren Leming and Nate Herman, scenes from "Think Twice" by Ruiz Bevis Community TV Class, "Going Shopping" by Andrew Aaron, "Beach Ball Boogie" by Annette Barbier, "Phoneme Frolics" by Dana Hogdon, "Silly Geese," "The White Rock Blues" by Sally and Ray Cioni, scenes from "Making it in Hollywood" by Frank Cavestani, "Listen, Santa" by Lilly Ollinger, and "Teagarden" by Dana Hodgdon.

  • S01E03 Episode NO. 3

    • December 14, 1978
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring "Cold Cows" by Franklin Miller, "Dr. John and Martha Faye" by David Obermeyer, "Christmas Morning in Sister Bay" by Dan Sandin, "The Santa Tapes" by Scott Jacobs, "Another Millionaire" by Tom Palazzolo, and "The Circus" by Jean Sousa.

  • S01E04 Episode NO. 4

    • December 28, 1978
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Compilation episode of Image Union called "People and Their Music," featuring a documentary about fiddlers by Victoria Hamburg, Dana Hodgdon, and John Peaslee, "Celebrating Fifty Years of Tamburitza Music" by Mirko Popadic and Gordana Trbuhovich Grasa, "Chicago Blues" by Jim Passin and Nancy Grosse, "It Ain't City Music" by Tom Davenport, a tribute to Chicago blues by Raul Zaritsky, Jim Morrissette, and Linda Williams, "Music from the Heart" by Victoria Spivey, and "The Luckies" by Fred Colon.

  • S01E05 Episode NO. 5

    • January 11, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Labor/work-focused compilation episode of Image Union, hosted by Studs Terkel. It features several segments from the Illinois Labor History Society, "It's a Living: When I Was a Worker Like LaVerne" by Skip Blumberg and Jane Aaron, "Uno Mas" by Mike Torro, Iris Bruno, and Jose Claudio, "Packingtown U.S.A. by William Adelman," and "Winnie Wright, Age 11" and "Trick Bag" by Kartemquin Films.

  • S01E06 Episode NO. 6

    • January 25, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

    For this episode, Image Union took an adventure trip into unexplored television territory. With home computer, video system and related technology as topics, the program went away from its original structure and produced a thirty-minute-clip that is repeated twice. Processed video is combined with real life acting television. Computer games take turns with shots in a Mexican landscape, studio production with graphic animations. They show the variety of art forms in television.

  • S01E07 Episode NO. 7

    • February 8, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Hour long compilation episode of Image Union featuring "Chairs" by Nick Despota, John Mabey, and Bob Synder, "Helen Lishman for Mayor" by Warren Leming, "Picture Box," "Waiting," and "Saturday Morning" by Dan Curry, "Commuting to Tomorrow" by Scott Fivelson, "Cycling Keeps Me Off the Streets" by Mirko Popadic, "Men in the Street, Sardines in the Bus" by Jiffy Vidinc, "To Die a Cowboy" by James Wright, Jr., "Black Spirit Boogie" by Kenneth Shearer, "Other Leading Brand 11-2-76" by Scott Walker, a film by E.E. Seiter, and "Gotta Sing" by Bill Melamed.

  • S01E08 Episode NO. 8

    • February 22, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Hour long compilation episode of Image Union featuring "Truthfully Speaking" by Dana Hogdon, "Ricky and Rocky" by Tom Palazzolo, "Movement in Black and White" by Les White, "Spouse Beater" by John Caldwell, "Tablatoons" by Roger Anderson, a segment from The Video News, "Dancing Grain" by Dan Curry, a segment from the TBA Comedy Show, and "35 Years" by Slawomir Kojro.

  • S01E09 Episode NO. 9: Women

    • March 8, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Hour long compilation episode of Image Union featuring "Jane Byrne Election Night" by Scott Jacobs with Cindy Neal and Lilly Ollinger,"La Traviata" by Catherine DeJong, "Four Women Over 80" by Max Greenberg, an excerpt from "Two is Better" by Jane Gaines, "Rugby Women" by Eleanor Boyer, a tape from the Community TV Network, "Curtain" by Barbara Laitham, an excerpt from "Self Defense" by Michelle Citron, and "Girls Talk Liberation" by Lilly Ollinger.

  • S01E10 Episode NO. 10: Animation

    • March 22, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Animation compilation episode of Image Union featuring "Appeal" by Kevin Dole, "Freedom Is" by Ron Crawford, "Your Astrology for December 13th" by Peter Dakis, "Yo Yo the Clone" by Lillian and J.P. Somersaulter, "Saturday Night Sickness," "Superman Trailer" by Dick Greenberg, and a series of examples from several animation studios.

  • S01E11 Episode NO. 11

    • April 5, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Hour long compilation episode of Image Union featuring "Recorded Live" by Steve Wilson, "Balloons" by Steve Walker, Ed Greenberg, and Richard Auchter, "Hush Hoggies Hush: Tom Johnson's Praying Pigs" by Bill Ferris and Judy Peiser, "Rocky Horror" by Jim Doherty, "Mi Amor Disperato" by Vittorio Linguini, "Sports-Action Profiles" by Kartemquin Films, and "Burb Baby Burn" by Dana Young.

  • S01E12 Episode NO. 12

    • April 6, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

    TBA

  • S01E13 Episode NO. 13: Composite

    • April 8, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Image Union episode featuring "Chairs" by Nick Despota, John Mabey, and Bob Synder, "Helen Lishman for Mayor" by Warren Leming, "Saturday Morning," "Picture Box," "Waiting," and "Howard to Englewood" by Dan Curry, and "Commuting to Tomorrow" by Scott Fivelson.

  • S01E14 Episode NO. 14: Commercial World

    • May 19, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Work by Chicago commercial filmmakers. There is a mix of actual commercials, parodies, and regular films. Works include "The Honeymooners" by Goldsholl Associates, "Four Commercials" by Paul Chen, "The Ritz Newsiola" by Siporin Film Productions, and "American School for Stuntmen" by Michael K. Goi.

  • S01E15 Episode NO. 15

    • May 31, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

    TBA

  • S01E16 Episode NO. 16

    • June 1, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

    TBA

  • S01E17 Episode NO. 17

    • June 2, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Image Union episode featuring "Too Late for Me" by William Alvelo.

  • S01E18 Episode NO. 18

    • June 9, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

    TBA

  • S01E19 Episode NO. 19

    • June 16, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

    TBA

  • S01E20 Episode NO. 20: Art & Beauty

    • June 23, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Compilation Image Union episode featuring "Miss East Side Chicago Beauty Contest" by Tom Palazzolo, "Steven and Joel" by Ken Solarz, and "Insights" by Nick Despota.

  • S01E21 Episode NO. 21

    • June 30, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring "Street Show Auditions" by Drew Brown, Annette Barbier, Jerry Moyemont, and Jim Fahrenwald, "Rock Against Racism" by Jim Nitti and Jim Pasta, "Voices of the People" by Nancy Cruz, Sandra Ortiz, Mirko Popadic, Sandra Rogers, and Denise Zaccardi, and "Continued to Death" by Scott Jacobs, Tony Medici, and Mirko Popadic.

  • S01E22 Episode NO. 22

    • July 1, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

    TBA

  • S01E23 Episode NO. 23

    • July 15, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

    TBA

  • S01E24 Episode NO. 24

    • August 18, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Short show #24 (8/18/79) and #25 (8/25/79). From same 3/4". Plus :35 promo. Works include "Chicago Blues" by Jim Passin and Nancy Grosse and "Four Women Over 80" by Sandra May Greenberg.

  • S01E25 Episode NO. 25

    • August 25, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Short show #25 (8/25/79). From same 3/4". Plus :35 promo. Works include "Chicago Blues" by Jim Passin and Nancy Grosse and "Four Women Over 80" by Sandra May Greenberg.

  • S01E26 Episode NO. 26: Short Show

    • September 1, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S01E27 Episode NO. 27: Super 8's

    • September 8, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S01E28 Episode NO. 28: Municipal Mirth

    • September 15, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S01E29 Episode NO. 29

    • September 29, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S01E30 Episode NO. 30: 15 Min Show

    • October 6, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S01E31 Episode NO. 31

    • October 13, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S01E32 Episode NO. 32

    • October 20, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S01E33 Episode NO. 33

    • October 27, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S01E34 Episode NO. 34

    • November 3, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S01E35 Episode NO. 35: Alien Nation

    • November 10, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S01E36 Episode NO. 36

    • November 17, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S01E37 Episode NO. 37: Somersaulters and Aces

    • December 1, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S01E38 Episode NO. 38

    • December 8, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Two part Image Union episode featuring "Now and Then" by Lilly Ollinger and "It's Not Like That No More" by Rudy Horn.

  • S01E39 Episode NO. 39

    • December 15, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S01E40 Episode NO. 40: Holiday Show

    • December 22, 1979
    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S01E41 Episode NO. 41: The Caribbean Show

    • January 5, 1980
    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S01E42 Episode NO. 42

    • January 6, 1980
    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S01E43 Episode NO. 43: Modern Times

    • January 12, 1980
    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S01E44 Episode NO. 44

    • January 19, 1980
    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S01E45 Episode NO. 45

    • January 26, 1980
    • WTTW/Chicago

  • SPECIAL 0x1 Image Union: All Night

    • November 17, 1979

    Image Union's late-night special from 1:45-2:37 a.m. Features a collection of "films and video tapes you don't usually see on TV": various short films, commercials, viewer phone calls, music, and interviews.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Episode NO. 201

    • January 19, 1980

    TBA

  • S02E02 Episode NO. 202

    • January 19, 1980

    TBA

  • S02E03 Episode NO. 203

    • January 19, 1980

    TBA

  • S02E04 Episode NO. 204: Yanomami

    • January 19, 1980

    Image Union episode featuring "The Laughing Alligator" by Juan Downey. Color video. A video art piece examining Downey's experience living with the Yanomami Indians of the Amazon Rainforest.

  • S02E05 Episode NO. 205

    • January 26, 1980

    TBA

  • S02E06 Episode NO. 206

    • February 9, 1980

    An episode of Image Union featuring seven short, experimental films.

  • S02E07 Episode NO. 207: The California View

    • February 16, 1980

    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring "Festival of the Saws" and "Ugly Dog Contest" by Skip Blumberg and Jules Backus, and "Autoparts" by Chip Lord and Phil Garner.

  • S02E08 Episode NO. 208

    • February 16, 1980

    TBA

  • S02E09 Episode NO. 209: Space And Video

    • February 23, 1980

    Image Union episode "Space and Video" featuring "Reflection" by David Hoffman, :The Ballad of Captain Video" by The Video Brothers, "Yo Yo the Clone," by Lillian and J.P. Somersaulter, and "Dog License" by Paul Jessel and Bill Langdon.

  • S02E10 Episode NO. 210: Defense for Atomic Attack

    • March 1, 1980

    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring "Defense for Atomic Attack" by Allen Ross of Chicago Filmmakers, clips from "Media Burn" by Ant Farm, and "The Pope's Visit" by Joseph McGarry.

  • S02E11 Episode NO. 211: REMAKE OF SHOW no. 1

    • March 15, 1980

    This episode of Image Union is a remake of Image Union #1. See http://mediaburn.org/video/image-union-episode-1/.

  • S02E12 Episode NO. 212: Cool Dreams

    • March 29, 1980

    Episode of Image Union featuring music videos, live performances, and comedy segments by the band Cool Dreams.

  • S02E13 Episode NO. 213

    • March 29, 1980

    TBA

  • S02E14 Episode NO. 214: International Women’s Day

    • March 8, 1980

    This episode of Image Union is in honor of International Women's Day. Works include "Festival De Mujeres" by Eleanor Boyer and Karen Peugh and "La Llaronda" by Nancy de los Santos, Librado Martinez III, Eugene Lisansky, and Jeff Chown.

  • S02E15 Episode NO. 215

    TBA

  • S02E16 Episode NO. 216

    TBA

  • S02E17 Episode NO. 217

    TBA

  • S02E18 Episode NO. 218: The Cost Of Cotton

    • March 22, 1980

    Image Union episode featuring "Cost of Cotton" by Luis Argueta and David Temple. Documentary about the negative impact of cotton farming in Guatemala. The main focus is on the use of dangerous pesticides, specifically DDT

  • S02E19 Episode NO. 219

    TBA

  • S02E20 Episode NO. 220: Five Shorts

    • July 12, 1980

    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring "Television Answer Man," "Skippy Peanut Butter Jars" by Copper Giloth, "Campaign" by Tom Palazzolo, "Short Train Short" by Jeanne Meyers, Mark Cavanagh, and Tom McMahon, and "Russian Rag" by Joseph McGarry.

  • S02E21 Episode NO. 221

    TBA

  • S02E22 Episode NO. 222: Art Institute Videos

    • May 31, 1980

    “Image Union No. 222: Art Institute Video” Image Union introduction. Voiceover describes that this episode will present video work from students at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago.

  • S02E23 Episode NO. 223: Bronx Baptism

    • June 3, 1980

    Image Union episode featuring "Bronx Baptism" by Dee Dee Halleck. Color film. Shot at a Puerto Rican Pentecostal Church in the Bronx during a mass baptism. Opens with title cards explaining the way the Pentecostal faith provides an inroads for Puerto Rican immigrants to find community in New York City. This video has Spanish audio with English subtitles.

  • S02E24 Episode NO. 224

    TBA

  • S02E25 Episode NO. 225

    TBA

  • S02E26 Episode NO. 226

    TBA

  • S02E27 Episode NO. 227

    TBA

  • S02E28 Episode NO. 228

    TBA

  • S02E29 Episode NO. 229

    TBA

  • S02E30 Episode NO. 230: Four More Years

    • June 28, 1980

    Image Union episode featuring an excerpt from "Four More Years" by TVTV, a documentary taped at the 1972 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach, FL. The tape focuses on several aspects of the convention, including the support Nixon received from young Republicans, the media coverage of the event, and the protests inside and outside of the convention. The end result of the spectacle was the nomination of Richard Nixon for President and Spiro Agnew for Vice President.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Episode NO. 301

    • August 9, 1980
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring "Every Saturday night" by Craig Somers, "Grandmother's Bedtime Story" by Michael Hitchcock, and "It's Not Like That No More" by Rudy Horn.

  • S03E02 Episode NO. 302

    • August 9, 1980
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Twp part Image Union episode featuring "30 Candles Burning" by Curtis Fisher and "Fistful of Death" by Motiaytis Van Pelt.

  • S03E03 Episode NO. 303: BARTALK

    • August 9, 1980
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Episode 303 of the award winning series, The 90's. This episode is called "BARTALK" and features the following segments:

  • S03E04 Episode NO. 304

    • August 30, 1980
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Two part Image Union episode featuring "King of the Z's" by Stephen Winer and Karl Teidemann and "North Star Racers" by Cindy Neal.

  • S03E05 Episode NO. 305

    • September 6, 1980
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Compilation Image Union episode featuring "The Music of Erich Zann" by John Strysik, "Heavenly Bodies" by Karen Aqua, "Strata" by Lori Dresner, and a piece by Laugh Track.

  • S03E06 Episode NO. 306

    • September 13, 1980
    • WTTW/Chicago

    A series of short films shown on Image Union.

  • S03E07 Episode NO. 307

    • September 20, 1980
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Image Union episode from September 1980 featuring: "Right to Strike" by Ramazan Ajdini and Jean de Segonzac, a documentary about the 1980 Chicago firemen's strike; and "Double Think" by Janice Tanaka, an experimental film about Japanese internment during World War II.

  • S03E08 Episode NO. 308

    • August 4, 1980
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring "Always Late" by Mitchell Kriegman, "Advanced Riding Bowl" by Connie Coleman and Alan Powell, "The Chicago Cycling Classic" by Karen Conner, and "Cetacean" by Chip Dodsworth. The tapes in this program were selected for showing at the Museum of Contemporary Art.

  • S03E09 Episode NO. 309

    • August 18, 1980
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Compilation Image Union episode featuring "Shopper Ph.D" by Diana Stoneberg, "Cheat-U-Fair" by Columbia College's Visual Production Seminar Class, and "Passion of the Lion" by Vince Waldron.

  • S03E10 Episode NO. 310

    • August 25, 1980
    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S03E11 Episode NO. 311

    • November 1, 1980
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Image Union episode featuring "Hard Bargain" by Michael Pack. The episode ends with a fake commercial for "Vinyl-On."

  • S03E12 Episode NO. 312

    • November 8, 1980
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring "Stampede" by Ken Brown, "Manifest" by WSIU-TV, "Along the Way" by Steve Eagle, "Measure of Volatility" by Shalom Gorewitz, "Reception" by Michael Patterson, and "Kustom Kwikies" by Norman E. Magden.

  • S03E13 Episode NO. 313

    • November 15, 1980
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Two part Image Union episode featuring "The Cleansing" by John Davies and John Petrakis and "Giving Way" by Gaylon Emerzian.

  • S03E14 Episode NO. 314

    • November 22, 1980
    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S03E15 Episode NO. 315

    • November 29, 1980
    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S03E16 Episode NO. 316: Say Day O

    • December 6, 1980
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Image Union episode featuring "Say Day-O" by Dennis Darmek.

  • S03E17 Episode NO. 317

    • December 13, 1980
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring "The Dirt Bike" by Dan Mostowki, "My Car" by Josiah Preston Halstead, and "Black Dawn" by Robin Lloyd.

  • S03E18 Episode NO. 318

    • December 17, 1980
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring "The Long and Winding Road" by Dean Kendrick, "Clockwork," "Iron on Courage" by Wazmo Vision, and "Assyrian Destiny in the Middle East" by Ben Polus and John Yonan.

  • S03E19 Episode NO. 319

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  • S03E20 Episode NO. 320

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  • S03E21 Episode NO. 321: Blue Monday

    • January 19, 1981
    • WTTW/Chicago

    An episode of the independent film and video showcase, Image Union, featuring Blue Monday by Spike Jones and Michael Prussian. Mark Naftalin (piano) and his band perform a jazz concert. Charles Houff, Dr. Wild Willie Moore and Frankie Lee are guest stars.

  • S03E22 Episode NO. 322

    • January 14, 1981
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring "Secret Horror" by Michael Smith and Mark Fischer, "A Brat Tale" by Diane Benkendorf, "Shibboleth" by Richard Alpert, and a clip from "Four More Years" by TVTV.

  • S03E23 Episode NO. 323

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  • S03E24 Episode NO. 324

    • March 7, 1981
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Two part Image Union episode featuring "On Strike" by Kartemquin Films and "Grand Turk: The Grand Canyon of Coral."

  • S03E25 Episode NO. 325

    • March 14, 1981
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring "Jane Byrne Election Night" by Cindy Neal and Lilly Ollinger, "Don't Rain on my Boufont" by Diana Stoneberg, and "Uptown Mellow Drama" by Ron Shook.

  • S03E26 Episode NO. 326

    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S03E27 Episode NO. 327

    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S03E28 Episode NO. 328

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  • S03E29 Episode NO. 329: Short Pieces

    • March 30, 1981
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring the work of Ellen and Lynda Kahn, Max Almy, Norman Magdon and Tom Erickson, Richard Serra and Carlota Fay Schoolman, Jane Veeder, and Bart Friedman and Nancy Cain.

  • S03E30 Episode NO. 330

    • June 27, 1981
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring "Black Forest Trading Post" by Stuart Klein and Andrew Lugg, "Cinetract Emotional Fascism" by Tom Corboy, "Sun Run" and "Star Crazy" by Rufus Butler Seder, "The Underground Water Source" by J.P. and Lilian Somersaulter, and "Old Age: A True Story" by Alan Marcus.

  • S03E31 Episode NO. 331

    • April 20, 1981
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring "Crazy Frank" by Columbia College Film Department Visual Production Seminar, "Cheez Whiz" by Norm Bruns, "Wedding Song" by Mirko Popadic, and "Don't Let it Bother You" by Dimitri M.

  • S03E32 Episode NO. 332

    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S03E33 Episode NO. 333

    • May 18, 1981
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring "Dan Sandin" by Christine de Lignieres, "Video Junkins" by Nancy Simon Harris, and "Duck and Cover."

  • S03E34 Episode NO. 334

    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S03E35 Episode NO. 335

    • May 4, 1981
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring "Happy Endings" by Tom Corboy, "Fashion Show" by Theo Eshetu, "Poetry 9-5" by Jim Ferguson.

  • S03E36 Episode NO. 336

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  • S03E37 Episode NO. 337

    • June 18, 1981
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring "Effects of TV" by Bob Mickens, "The North Loop Redevelopment Follies" by The Visual Production Seminar of Columbia College, "Video and the Detectives" by Declan Quinn and Harriet Gordon, and "This is Real" by Michael D. Cook.

  • S03E38 Episode NO. 338

    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S03E39 Episode NO. 339: Can't Take No More

    • June 16, 1981
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Image Union episode featuring "Can't Take No More" by Janet Hayman Jenny Durin.

  • S03E40 Episode NO. 340

    • June 15, 1981
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring "Street Scene" by Andy Aaron, "Secret Horror" by Michael Smith and Mark Fischer, and "Olympic Fragments" by John Sanborn and Kit Fitzgerald.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Episode No. 401

    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S04E02 Episode No. 402

    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S04E03 Episode No. 403

    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S04E04 Episode No. 404

    • August 24, 1981
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring "Summer Camp" by Phil Rosenthal, "The Sandwichman" by Jon Freedman, and "Aircraft Sear" by uncredited videomakers.

  • S04E05 Episode No. 405

    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S04E06 Episode No. 406

    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S04E07 Episode No. 407

    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S04E08 Episode No. 408

    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S04E09 Episode No. 409

    • July 27, 1981
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Two part Image Union episode featuring "The Sadness of a Cleaning Woman at Midnight" by Deborah Scholinski and Milo Yelesiyevich and "Time" by Daryl Moore.

  • S04E10 Episode No. 410

    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S04E11 Episode No. 411

    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S04E12 Episode No. 412

    • August 24, 1981
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring "In the Course of Time" by Jac Rubenstein and Dan Andries, "Faces" by Dino Malcolm, "Circus Magic" by an uncredited filmmaker, "The Laws of Physics" by Dick Schaefer, and "No Gasoline" by Dino Malcolm.

  • S04E13 Episode No. 413

    • WTTW/Chicago

  • S04E14 Episode No. 414

    • September 2, 1981
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring "TV" by Robert Medich, "George Talking Straight" by Jean de Segonzac and Marian Marzynski, and "Between Dots" by Arturo Cubacub.

  • S04E15 Episode No. 415

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  • S04E16 Episode No. 416: I'd Like to Hate Myself in the Morning

    • September 8, 1981
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Image Union episode featuring "I'd Like to Hate Myself in the Morning" by Michael Carlin. Black and white film that depicts the grim consequences of going on a diet and giving up smoking at the same time.

  • S04E17 Episode No. 417: Vietnam Vets

    • October 2, 1981
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Part of the Global Perspectives on War and Peace Collection. "Cause I've Already Been To Hell" by Marianne Hjertstrand and Birgitta Karlstrom. This film focuses on the difficulty Vietnam veterans have had dealing with the psychological impact of their tour of duty. The tape is structured mainly around footage of a roomful of veterans discussing their experiences with each other, cutting to other interviews with veterans at times, or having them narrate the stories behind gruesome war photographs. It was filmed in New York in May 1981.

  • S04E18 Episode No. 418

    • November 2, 1981
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring music videos. Songs include "PRL 8-53," "Vasectomy," and "How It's Done" by Phil 'N' the Blanks, "Video Child" by The Almighty Crabbes, "Tape Your Wife to the Ceiling" by The Suburbs, "Language is a Virus" by Laurie Anderson, "and "Television Delivers People" by Richard Serra and Carlota Fay Schoolman. "Television Delivers People" is not a music video, per se, but a text-based manifesto.

  • S04E19 Episode No. 419

    • November 2, 1981
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring work by Jeff Lint and the Chicago Filmmakers. Segments include "Duck," "Imperialist Overture," "Flowchart," and "Defense for Atomic Attack."

  • S04E20 Episode No. 420: Pandemonium

    • November 6, 1981
    • WTTW/Chicago

    Episode of Image Union featuring the work "Pandemonium" by Frank Garvey. Color video. An eerie experimental short set in the decaying industrial ruins of Chicago.

  • S04E21 Episode No. 421: Blue Monday (stereo)

    • November 18, 1981
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    This episode of Image Union features "Mark Naftalin's Blue Monday Party" by Videotunes. Mark Naftalin (piano) and his band perform a blues concert. John Lee Hooker, Charlie Musselwhite, Luther Tucker, and Frances Clay are guest stars.

  • S04E22 Episode No. 422

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  • S04E23 Episode No. 423

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  • S04E24 Episode No. 424: Pass/Fail

    • January 4, 1982
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    An episode of Image Union featuring "Pass/Fail" by Roy Campanella, Jr.

  • S04E25 Episode No. 425: Lots of Little Ones

    • January 21, 1982
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    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring "The Space Cadets" by Heather McAdams, "The Cough" by Teddy Dibble, "Duet for Tap and Galoshes" by Laurie McDonald, "City Slickers" by Rufus Butler Seder, and "Sunstone" by Ed Emshwiller.

  • S04E26 Episode No. 426: Serbian/Steel

    • January 25, 1982
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    An episode of Image Union featuring the work "One Sturdy String" by Mirko Popadic. A history of traditional Serbian music. Some footage from Popadic's "Serbian Wedding" tape. We see the different ways Serbian Chicagoans incorporate this music into their lives, from extremely traditional performances to weddings to rock interpretations. We see footage of the Kapugi brothers playing the tamburitza. There is a lot of talk about the happiness produced by Serbian music and about the ways it combines with American music. Followed by "Studs Terkel at the Steel Mill" featuring Studs Terkel interviewing steel worker and organizer Alice Peurala.

  • S04E27 Episode No. 427

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  • S04E28 Episode No. 428: Love Tapes

    • February 13, 1982
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    Episode of Image Union featuring the work "Love Tapes" by Wendy Clarke. "Love Tapes" is a collection of videos from an experiment in which people were allowed to sit alone in a cubicle, only with a video camera and monitor, and talk about love for three minutes. Hundreds of people participated in this experiment, and this collection features 8 full length tapes.

  • S04E29 Episode No. 429: Music Video (Long Version)

    • February 18, 1982
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    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring music videos. Music videos include "PRL 8-53," "Vasectomy," and "How It's Done" by Phil 'N' the Blanks, "Video Child" by The Almighty Crabbes, "Tape Your Wife to the Ceiling" by the Suburbs, "Language is a Virus" by Laurie Anderson, and "September" by Floyd Dillman.

  • S04E30 Episode No. 430: Inside Spring Training

    • March 29, 1982
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    Image Union episode featuring "Inside Spring Training" by Tom Weinberg. A look at the 1978 White Sox at preseason practice in Florida.

  • S04E31 Episode No. 431

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  • S04E32 Episode No. 432

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  • S04E33 Episode No. 433

    • May 3, 1982
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    This episode features 9 thirty-second commercials produced for performance artists in addition to several short films. NOTE: The artists commercials are not available online. This means the timecodes are not accurate for the online version.

  • S04E34 Episode No. 434

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  • S04E35 Episode No. 435: Cocaine Express

    • May 20, 1982
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    "Cocaine Express" is a short documentary about the experiences of photographer Henry Herr Gill and writer Rick Soll, journalists for the Chicago Sun Times. They describe the details and enormous scale of the underground drug trade between the United States and nations in South America. The footage is mostly black and white photographic stills with Gill and Soll narrating. They trace their steps through different South and Central American towns, and talk about various characters and situations they encountered along the way.

  • S04E36 Episode No. 436: Trinidad/Neighborhood

    • May 17, 1982
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    Two part episode of Image Union featuring two films: "The Neightborhood" by W. Schwartz and A.J. Kornbluth and "A Letter From Trinidad" by Myrna Changar.

Season 5

  • S05E01 Episode No. 501

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  • S05E02 Episode No. 502: Sketches/DE

    • June 14, 1982
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    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring works by Vincent Collins, Davidson Gigliotti & Michael Smith, Tony Buba, Brad Sherman, Terry Beebe-Wolfgram, and Phil Jordan, and Gus Van Sant. Works include animation, comedy, and documentary.

  • S05E03 Episode No. 503: Backabout/Family

    • June 14, 1982
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    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring the work of Mike Tracy, Jay Miracle, and Davidson Gigliotti. Tracy's "Backabout" is a film shown in reverse for comedic effect; Miracle's "Any Family" is a documentary about a family who raises circus animals; and Gigliotti's "Risk" is a performance piece.

  • S05E04 Episode No. 504: Writing/Rivers

    • June 21, 1982
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    Compilation episode of Imgae Union featuring the work of artists Paul Snajdr, Davidson Gigliotti, and Robert Millman. The latter two artists produced surreal art pieces for the episode.

  • S05E05 Episode No. 505

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  • S05E06 Episode No. 506

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  • S05E07 Episode No. 507: Pennylane/Alley

    • July 19, 1982
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    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring work by Chris Schmidt and Tim Johnson, Arnold Leibovit, Barbara Popvic and Rafael Gomez, and Ken Gilford and Virginia Gorski. Segments include, respectively, "Surprise Party," "Penny Lane," "Alley," and "Heart and Sole."

  • S05E08 Episode No. 508

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  • S05E09 Episode No. 509: 5 Shorts

    • August 30, 1982
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    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring the work of artists Randy Marcus, Ricke Pukis, Judy Whitaker, Niek Reus, and Angelo Restivo

  • S05E10 Episode No. 510: Cleaning Lady/Music

    • August 12, 1982
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    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring music videos. Music by the Talking Heads, Phil 'N The Blanks, and others.

  • S05E11 Episode No. 511: Full of Grace

    • August 30, 1982
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    Image Union episode featuring "Full of Grace" by Peter McCarthy. B&W film. A short drama about a woman whose life falls apart after her alcoholic brother drives a rift between her and her fiancé.

  • S05E12 Episode No. 512: Nuclear Demo... plus 2

    • August 30, 1982
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    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring the work of artists Sherrie White and Dean Kendrick. The works include a documentary about protests against nuclear proliferation and animation.

  • S05E13 Episode No. 513: Dance in Silence

    • September 9, 1982
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    Image Union episode featuring "Dance in Silence" by Annette Barbier. Color video. A piece that documents a dance program for hearing-impaired young adults. It follows the dance troupe from rehearsals to their final performance.

  • S05E14 Episode No. 514: Days of Swing and Roses

    • October 4, 1982
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    Image Union episode featuring "Days of Swine and Roses" by Dennis Darmek. Color video. A documentary about the Wisconsin State Fair. The various activities and oddities at the fair are showcased, including pig and cattle shows; performances; and a freak show.

  • S05E15 Episode No. 515

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  • S05E16 Episode No. 516

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  • S05E17 Episode No. 517

    • October 18, 1982
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    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring music videos. Songs from Teenage Radiation, Desmond and Bohemia, Earth, Wind, and Fire, Michael Block, and John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

  • S05E18 Episode No. 518

    • October 18, 1982
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    Compilation episode from Image Union featuring the work of artists Drew Morey, John Cline, and Trudi Baldwin.

  • S05E19 Episode No. 519: A Hunger Artist

    • November 1, 1982
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    Episode of Image Union featuring "A Hunger Artist" by John Strysik. B&W film. An adaptation of a Franz Kafka story about a man who fasts for long periods of time for the enjoyment of gawking sideshow audiences.

  • S05E20 Episode No. 520

    • November 8, 1982
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    Image Union episode #520. Featuring "Hon-Knee-Moon in Lower Manhattan" by David Robinson, "Delivery Man" by Emily Hubley, "Dirt" by Mike Connor and "Time's T-Bone" by John J. McClintock.

  • S05E21 Episode No. 521: 3 Locals

    • November 15, 1982
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    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring the work of artists Cynthia Neal, Lilly Ollinger, and Tom Weinberg. Works include footage from Chicago's Deep Tunnel Project, a portrait of an 11-year-old marathon runner, and an interview with a producer of x-rated pornographic films.

  • S05E22 Episode No. 522

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  • S05E23 Episode No. 523

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  • S05E24 Episode No. 524: Death in the West

    • January 22, 1983
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    Image Union program featuring the documentary "Death in the West," a British anti-tobacco film. The film focuses on the then-controversial issue of whether smoking is harmful to a person's health and features interviews with people on both sides of the issue. It is framed by the stories of several real cowboys with lung cancer, in order to counteract the image of smoking as a masculine activity.

  • S05E25 Episode No. 525: Election Show 1983

    • January 24, 1983
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    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring footage of Richard J. Daley and Jane Byrne. The episode also features animation from Paul Jessel and Bill Langdon and video from Nick Despota, John Mabey, and Bob Synder, Waren Leming, and Nate Herman.

  • S05E26 Episode No. 526

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  • S05E27 Episode No. 527

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  • S05E28 Episode No. 528: Commercialfest

    • February 7, 1983
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    A tape of the award winners of the 1982 U.S. Television Commercials Festival.

  • S05E29 Episode No. 529

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  • S05E30 Episode No. 530

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  • S05E31 Episode No. 531

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  • S05E32 Episode No. 532: Riverview Plus 2

    • February 16, 1983
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    This Image Union episode has three major parts. The first is a look back on the Chicago amusement park, Riverview, the second is a piece on the Illinois lottery by Tom Palazzolo, and the third is a reminisce on vaudeville performance by Rudy Horn, a former Vaudeville performer.

  • S05E33 Episode No. 533: Steve Dahl in "FALKLANDS" & "ROOTBEER RAGS"

    • March 14, 1983
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    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring the work of artists Brian Thomas, Patricia Hemmingway-Seale, and Bill O'Neil. Also included is a music video by E&C Media produced for Chicago radio DJ Steve Dahl, Gary Maier, and the band Teenage Radiation.

  • S05E34 Episode No. 534

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  • S05E35 Episode No. 535

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  • S05E36 Episode No. 536

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  • S05E37 Episode No. 537: Barking Geckos

    • May 9, 1983
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    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring a collection of music videos and comedy sketches all made by Roger Bain. The collection is called The Barking Gecko Video Review.

Season 6

  • S06E01 Episode No. 601: Petrified Man

    • May 16, 1983
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    Petrified Man by Denise Bostrom. Adapted from a story by Eudora Welty. Color video. Takes place in the 1950s in a Southern beauty shop. The women gossip, occasionally interrupted by cigarette commercials from the period.

  • S06E02 Episode No. 602

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  • S06E03 Episode No. 603

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  • S06E04 Episode No. 604: Shorties

    • June 20, 1983
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    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring "Let Them Eat Cheese" by Kirk von Heflin, "The Treadmill" by The Video Brothers, "Dangerous Stranger" and "Industrialization of Dream Ejaculating Ecstasy of Mind" by Stevo Wolfson, and "The Glass" by Doug Hall.

  • S06E05 Episode No. 605

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  • S06E06 Episode No. 606

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  • S06E07 Episode No. 607

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  • S06E08 Episode No. 608: Mayoral Spots

    • January 3, 1984
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    Mayoral Commercials by Lynn Sweet. This tape collects many of the political ads from the 1983 race for mayor of Chicago. The ads are shown in approximately consecutive order. First there are the ads for the Democratic primary race between Jane Byrne, Richard M. Daley, and Harold Washington, followed by ads from the general election between Harold Washington and Bernard Epton. Many of the ads are smears, so it is interesting to see them in close succession responding to each other. Includes ad featuring Studs Terkel for Washington.

  • S06E09 Episode No. 609: Chicago Stories

    • September 6, 1983
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    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring the work of artists Monica Kendall, Taggart Siegel and Steven Jandacek, Nancy R. Stone, Carl Gustafson, and Michael Heister. Works include animation, drama, and documentary.

  • S06E10 Episode No. 610

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  • S06E11 Episode No. 611: Trapped

    • August 15, 1983
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    "Trapped" by Lutz Becker and James Scott. Color video. A depressed man looks back on his tumultuous life while contemplating suicide. It mixes newly shot video footage and stock film footage of major events of the '60

  • S06E12 Episode No. 612

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  • S06E13 Episode No. 613

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  • S06E14 Episode No. 614

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  • S06E15 Episode No. 615: Pop Goose

    • October 17, 1983
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    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring the work of Robert Skiles, Gaylon Emerzian, Brad Sherman, Chel White and Michel Le Blanc, Mark Pritchard, and Mark Listizia and Patrick Reilly. Works include animation, comedy, and drama.

  • S06E16 Episode No. 616

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  • S06E17 Episode No. 617

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  • S06E18 Episode No. 618: Uptown Christian Soldiers

    • November 14, 1983
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    "Uptown Christian Soldiers" is a short, well-balanced documentary about Jesus People USA in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood. JPUSA offers emergency housing, long-term housing for disadvantaged persons, and a daily meal program. JPUSA also operates several small businesses in the neighborhood. Program features interviews from administrators, community members, former members, and the families of members. There is also footage from within the dining halls of the ministry and the dormitories bought by the church.

  • S06E19 Episode No. 619

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  • S06E20 Episode No. 620: Las Vegas: Last Oasis in America

    • November 21, 1983
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    Video portrait of Las Vegas in the late 1970's.

  • S06E21 Episode No. 621

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  • S06E22 Episode No. 622

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  • S06E23 Episode No. 623

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  • S06E24 Episode No. 624

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  • S06E25 Episode No. 625: Jamie Jam

    • January 23, 1983
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    Compilation episode of Image Union. All segments in this episode are videos with musical accompaniment, no dialogue or narration. The videos are from Paul Gray, John Stevenson and David Liston, Scott Miller, John Stein, and City Video Productions.

  • S06E26 Episode No. 626: Information Withheld

    • January 9, 1984
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    The episode of Image Union features the documentary "Information Withheld" by Juan Downey. The documentary focuses on signs and symbols used around the world.

  • S06E27 Episode No. 627: Public People

    • January 23, 1984
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    Featuring WBBM's Diane Abt interview with Mayor Harold Washington and "The Nixon Tape" by Deris Jeannette, Elan Soltes, and Jodi Sibert.

  • S06E28 Episode No. 628: Nicaragua

    • March 5, 1984
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    A documentary about the U.S. citizens who are living in Nicaragua and are opposed to the Reagan administration policy towards Nicaragua, including the possibility of a U.S. invasion.

  • S06E29 Episode No. 629: The West Bank: Whose Promised Land?

    • March 5, 1984
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    An episode of the independent film and video showcase, Image Union, featuring "West Bank: Whose Promised Land?" by Esti Galili Marpet. A documentary about struggle between Israelis and Arabs in the Israeli occupied West Bank, a strip of land that has been a longtime subject of violent dispute. Includes interviews with several Israeli soldiers and settlers, several Palestinians, and several peace activists.

  • S06E30 Episode No. 630: Commercials

    • April 17, 1984
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    A tape of the award winners of the 1983 U.S. Television Commercials Festival. They are: Kolotex pantyhose, John Smith's Lager, Martini, Cinzano, Hellmann's Mayonnaise, Eggs, Yoplait yogurt, Samboy Chips, Tefal Toaster and Coffee Maker, Wright's Coal Tar Soap, British Airways, Falstaff Cigars, Terry's Famous Chocolate Orange, Western Australia, Spontex Sponge Cloths, American Lung Association, Miller's Outpost, U.S. Open on CBS Sports, Ford Escort, Chameleon Sunglasses, Archer Daniels Midland Company, Budweiser, Rainiers Beer, Stroh's Beer, Wendy's, Revlon, Timex Quartz, Kaypro Computer, Pioneer, Great America, Mastercard International, Sentry Insurance, D.O.C., MCI Long Distance, Megabucks, Brooklyn Bridge's 100th anniversary and Levi's.

  • S06E31 Episode No. 631

    • March 6, 1984
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    An episode of Image Union featuring a concert performance and a few interviews from four Chicago-based New Wave bands: Bohemia, The Marquis, Phil N' The Blanks, and Screamin' Rachael and Remote.

Season 7

  • S07E01 Episode No. 701: Three Chicago Women

    • July 11, 1984

    This episode of Image Union features short pieces by three Chicago women: Laura Litten, Maggie Rawlings, and Sharon Zurek.

  • S07E02 Episode No. 710: Rock n' Roll Disciples

    • July 22, 1987

    Image Union episode called "Rock n' Roll Disciples" by Thomas Corby. The work is a documentary about obsessive Elvis enthusiasts, who speak about their difficulties in dealing with the rock star's death.

  • S07E03 Episode No. 721

    • February 6, 1985

    Compilation episode from Image Union featuring the work of Paul Glickman, Marilyn Wulff, Terry Miller, and Teri Yarbrow. Also featured are award-winning commercials for Leyland Runner and Falstaff Cigars.

  • S07E04 Episode No. 724: Commercialfest 1984

    • February 21, 1985

    Image Union episode featuring the year's best commercials, 1984.

  • S07E05 Episode No. 728: Seven Short Works Outer Space & Dogs

    • April 2, 1985

    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring the work of more than seven artists: Maria Weidmann and Champ Clark, Paul Leaf, Alan Baranowski, Lisa Fremont, and Eli Noyes. Also on the videotape are two music videos for The Cleaning Ladys and Babie Brother.

  • S07E06 Episode No. 729: Reclaiming America Plus 2

    • April 9, 1985

    "Reclaiming America" is a short documentary about the American Agriculture Movement's 1985 protest in front of the Chicago Board of Trade. The protesters, family farmers, target futures trading and the speculative shorting tactics used in the financial system. 49 protesters were arrested over two days. Footage focuses on speeches from Wayne Cryts, president of the American Agricultural Movement.

Season 8

  • S08E01 Episode No. 801: Music Videos

    • June 26, 1985

    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring all music videos. Musicians include Vassili Harakas, John Caldwell, and Lou Hinkhouse.

  • S08E02 Episode No. 805: Box of Treasures: Northwest Coast Indians

    • July 24, 1985

    Film made with the Kwakwaka'wakw Indians (also called the Kwakiutl) of British Columbia about their struggles to preserve their cultural heritage. As an introduction to the piece, Chuck Olin explains that the documentary was not made simply about the tribe from the point of view of an outsider, it was made with them and for their own use. The potlach was a fundamental part of the Kwakiutl's culture and economy. However, the Canadian government declared it illegal, and in the 1920s they interrupted a potlach held by this tribe and stole all of the tribe's important artifacts. The tape celebrates the return of these artifacts t o the tribe and the building of a cultural center to house them. The film also deals with the tribe's attempts to preserve their language and culture.

  • S08E03 Episode No. 812: Animal Crackers

    • October 1, 1985

    Two tapes about animals - one about the gorilla, Sinbad, of the Lincoln Park Zoo and one about the dolphins and their trainers at the Brookfield Zoo. The works are "Sinbad Has Surgery" and "Everybody Loves Dolphins."

  • S08E04 Episode No. 814: Disarmament Survey

    • October 14, 1985

    Part of the Global Perspectives on War and Peace Collection. Disarmament Survey. In the spring of 1982, 300 independent videomakers around the world produced a public opinion poll. People were interviewed on the street about their opinions on the nuclear arms race and disarmament. Responses were polarized.

  • S08E05 Episode No. 815: AFI Excerpts, Prisoners, Life is a Saxophone, Passion

    • October 29, 1985

    Image Union episode featuring highlights from the 1985 National Video Festival, presented by the American Film Institute and sponsored by Sony Corporation of America. The program includes work from Jonathan Borofsky and Gary Glassman, Saundra Sharp, and Jean-Luc Godard.

  • S08E06 Episode No. 818: Song of Radauti

    • November 26, 1985

    Black and white film documenting a rapidly fading Jewish community in rural Romania. The film is treated like a diary piece with the photographer recounting his experiences living in the village in voiceover while we see images of daily life and of the elderly people who make up the town.

  • S08E07 Episode No. 819: Xmas Show

    • December 17, 1985

    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring two Christmas-themed videos: "All I Want for Xmas" by John Tondelli and "The Neopolitans-The Night Before Christmas" by Tony Izzo.

  • S08E08 Episode No. 825: WIDC 1986

    • February 11, 1986

    A collection of films and videos from the 1986 Women in the Director's Chair Festival.

  • S08E09 Episode No. 828: Commercialfest 1986

    • March 27, 1986

    A collection of International and North American winners from the 1985 U.S. Commercial Festival.

  • S08E10 Episode No. 829: My Mother Married Wilbur Stump

    • March 27, 1986

    A documentary/video diary of a widowed woman's late-in-life romance with musician Wilbur Stump, the "dean of San Francisco pianobar entertainers." The woman, who is also the videomaker's mother, recalls how she met Stump, Stump's alcoholism, and their life together; friends and colleagues remember Stump's music and his relationship with his wife. The video consists mostly of current interviews; some home movies and videos are shown throughout.

Season 9

  • S09E01 Episode 910: Dan Dinello

    • September 9, 1986
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    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring five videos by Dan Dinello, including "Pink Triangles Rising." Music is from Fela Kuti, Knightklub, Magnum Force, Stations, and a composite of various radio broadcasts.

  • S09E02 Episode 923: 10 Shorts

    • April 16, 1991
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    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring the work of more than ten video artists. The videos focus on political satire, experimentation, and critical documentary. The artists include Warren Leming, Nate Herman, Nick Despota, John Mabey, and Bob Synder, Steve Wolfson, Chip Lord, Paul Jessel, and Bill Langdon.

Season 10

  • S10E01 Episode 1009: Aids: Question and Ans., Cocaine: An American Production

    • July 28, 1987

    Two part episode of Image Union featuring "AIDS: Questions and Answers" by The Community TV Network and "America: A Cocaine Addicted Society" by Brian Soifer.

  • S10E02 Episode 1023: Marilyn Monroe

    • January 28, 1988

    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring animation and surrealist work from Phoebe Legere, Martin Fischer, Terry deRoy Gruber, Matt Elson, and Keane.

  • S10E03 Episode 1027: Women in the Director's Chair

    • February 18, 1988

    This tape is a collection of works submitted to the Women in the Director's Chair Film and Video Festival.

  • S10E04 Episode 1033: I Would Never Do That Again

    • April 14, 1988

    Part of the Global Perspectives on War and Peace Collection. A documentary shot at the Veterans' Day Parade in Chicago on June 19, 1986. Videomaker Denis Mueller interviews Vietnam vets who have been scarred by their experiences in the war and are now ardent anti-war activists, and are opposed to many policies of Ronald Reagan's administration. A highlight comes when Barry Romo, one of the founders of Vietnam Veterans Against the War, speaks to high schoolers about the gruesome realities of fighting in a war.

Season 11

  • S11E01 Episode No. 1101: Commercials for '87 and '88

    • April 21, 1988

    This episode of Image Union features winners of the 1987 Mobius Awards for international commercials. Includes commercials from Vimto, Missouri Repertory Theater, Truckee Meadows Hospital, Lincoln Park Zoo, Fresh Mint, Golden Cob, Donate a Book, PSA for AIDS, K-Mart, Danskin, Genesee Cream Ale, Avia Fitness Shoes, Rapid Grow, Miller, Alka Seltzer, Australia, Wendy's, 4C, Good Sense Plastic Plates and Cups, Grundig, Changing Times, The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, Eckerd Pharmacy, Miller Lite Beer, Yoplait, Twisties, Durex Condoms, Burger King, Fuji, Good Sense Bags, The AA, Telecom Eireann, and California Fresh Eggs.

  • S11E02 Episode No. 1102: Impressions of Harold

    • June 29, 1988

    Image Union episode featuring "Impressions of Harold: 1983-1987" by Bill Stamets.

  • S11E03 Episode No. 1112

    • September 1, 1988

    Compilation episode from Image Union featuring six videos. Videographers include Marcy Lynn, Maggie Annerio and Suzanne Zach, Barbara Freeman Bell, Stan Hughes, Blair Holmes, and D.A. Pennebaker. The focus of the videos vary between experimental, animation, and documentary.

  • S11E04 Episode No. 1113: Universal Hotel

    • September 1, 1988

    An episode of Image Union featuring two short documentary films. The first, called, "Universal Hotel" is a diary / documentary about one filmmaker's research of Nazi medical experiments in the prison camp at Dachau. The second, "Growing Up Multiracial" is a conversation between a group of people with multiracial backgrounds.

  • S11E05 Episode No. 1123: Winter Shorts

    • January 12, 1989

    Compilation episode of Image Union featuring three videos by Julie Zammarchi, Marsha V. Morgan, and Teri Yarbrow.

  • S11E06 Episode No. 1129: Some Yellowstone Winter Sound

    • June 29, 1988

    Documentary dealing with the conflict between snowmobile advocates in Yellowstone National Park and those who wish Yellowstone could remain noise-free.

Season 12

  • S12E01 Episode No. 1205: International Commercials

    • June 27, 1989
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    Commercialfest '88. The international winners of the 1988 Mobius Awards, featuring spots by SGIC Car Insurance, Uniroyal Tires, Telecom, Cosmopolitan, Federal Express, Anti-smoking Campaign, New Zealand Whiskey, Fison Levington Composts, Royal Bank of Scotland, The Drug Offensive, Heinz Baked Beans, Croft Original Sherry, AA, Lee Jeans, Miller Lite, Levis' Jeans, UKLA, MacKay King, New Zealand education PSA, Funder, Cimarron International.

  • S12E02 Episode No. 1223: Women India

    • February 25, 1992
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    Annette Barbier and her daughter Celine went to India for four months in 1988. Her tape documents the everyday lives of village women and muses philosophically about the cultural differences. In an unusual touch, Barbier translates the conversation between villagers as she shoots, so we have a unique opportunity to understand how her presence with a video camera makes them feel.

  • S12E03 Episode No. 1224: Panama A Just Cause?

    • February 25, 1990
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    Part of the Global Perspectives on War and Peace Collection. In December 1989, videomaker Andrew Jones was in Panama, working on a documentary about President Manuel Noriega. On the eve of the interview, the U.S. invaded Panama amid rising tensions between the two countries. The United States had been claiming the Noriega was a drug trafficker and dangerous to America. Jones spends time with the everyday Panamanians as well as Panamanian government officials, and as a result, becomes increasingly suspicious of the portrayal of the invasion by the U.S. government and media. The documentary includes powerful on the ground footage during the U.S. attack.

Season 13

  • S13E01 Episode No. 1313: Halloween Fright

    • September 12, 1990

    A special Halloween episode of Image Union.

  • S13E02 Episode No. 1331: Iowa and its Presidents

    • April 16, 1991

    A documentary about the campaigning during the 1988 Iowa Caucuses. Many of the 1988 presidential hopefuls are seen "shaking hands and kissing babies," while the media covers their every move. Shot on super-8 film with sync sound.

  • SPECIAL 0x2 Episode 1901: 1996 Bob Awards

    • September 11, 1996

    Special live episode of Image Union honoring work from the previous season.

  • SPECIAL 0x3 Episode No. 2116: The Other M.J.

    • February 1, 1999

    Documentary about an African American man named Michael Johnson, who works on the floor crew at United Center, the home of the Chicago Bulls. (The title refers to this connection between the subject and basketball star Michael Jordan.) Johnson struggles to make ends meet on a minimum wage job amidst the pomp and circumstance of the 1996 Democratic National Convention. Through his candid reflections, one sees the struggle of many workers across the country as they are faced with limited employment options, no benefits, and no room for advancement. Some of the original footage was used in a program called "None of the Above," which investigated Americas non-voters.

  • SPECIAL 0x4 Image Union: An Extraordinary Joe

    • December 1, 1999

    Image Union's tribute to Joe Cummings.