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Polk Bros - "Humidifier Sale" (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 1886

Here's another commercial for Polk Bros with a sale on a humidifier.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, January 21st 1984.

Polk Bros. - "Now More Than Ever" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 2516

Here's a quick ad for Polk Bros. featuring Frigidaire products.

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 4th 1979.

Odyssey2 - "Another Bright Idea" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1789

Here's a commercial for the Odyssey2 (Odyssey 2) home video game computer system by Magnavox.

Includes a tag at the end for Polk Bros with voiceover by Jim Barton.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, October 30th 1980.

Burny Bros. Bakery (Commercial, 1973)

Views: 4602

Here's a commercial for Burny Brothers Bakery, a long-defunct local Chicago bakery.

Voiceover by Herb Graham (used to be staff announcer on WAIT and has appeared in the radio drama "Unshackled" for many years) - info courtesy Stan Adams.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, November 3rd 1973 during the 10pm to 10:30pm timeframe.

WGN Channel 9 - The Morning Movie - "Sorry, Wrong Number" (Commercial Break #7, 1975)

Views: 1499

Here's Commercial Break #7 during The Morning Movie presentation of "Sorry, Wrong Number" on WGN Channel 9. Quality varies due to reception and tape degradation issues. Includes:

The Morning Movie bumper slide (with music from "Sorry, Wrong Number")

Community Family Centers - Sensational Pre-Thanksgiving Sale (with jingle) (voiceover by Al Parker)

Robert Hall Village organs - Hoffman Estates, Burbank, Homewood, Villa Park, Crystal ...

Six Flags Great America (Commercial, 1987)

Views: 4034

Have the time at the time of your life? (Does this make sense? Or is it Half the time at the time of your life?) Featuring B.J. Jones as the dad (he is now the artistic director of the Northlight Theatre in Skokie, IL).

Bugs Bunny - (C) Warner Bros. Inc., 1987.

Twicket.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, June 26th 1987.

WMAQ Channel 5 - Quark (Ending & Partial Break, 1978)

Views: 1923

Here is the ending credits for "Quark" with NBC voiceover (by Howard Reig), followed by a promo featuring Dick Van Dyke for "Highlights of Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus" (voiceover by Roger Tuttle) and a partial Montgomery Ward commercial.

This aired on local Chicago TV Friday, March 3rd 1978 at a little before 7:30pm!

WSNS Channel 44 - Al Lerner Sports - "So Long..." (Part 2, 1971)

Views: 1562

Here's Part 2 of the final episode of Al Lerner Sports on WSNS Channel 44. Lerner was the station's first sportscaster, and would go on to a long career with such stations as WLS Channel 7, WMAQ Channel 5, WGN Radio 720 and WSCR-AM, as well as being a wrestling announcer. Also featuring a young (and at this point, moustacheless) Tim Weigel, then a sportswriter for the now-defunct Chicago Daily News, who himself would become a familiar face on Chicago television, working for all three n...

Astrocade - "The Professional Arcade" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 5943

Here's a commercial for another game system that never really got off the ground - the Bally Astrocade. I remember I got one of these years ago at a flea market and it had the most awkward controllers I've ever used. "The Professional Arcade" - for those times you want to do your serious business next to a pac-man machine.

Available at:

Team Electronic's - Algonquin, Illinois
Polk Brothers - Chicago, Illlinois

"Available Soon"