Search Results

Poppin Fresh Pies (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 6880

Here's a commercial for Poppin Fresh Pies Restaurant (which became simply Poppin Fresh, and now known as Baker's Square)

"Where great pies are just the beginning."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, May 2nd 1982. (1979 Copyright - The Pillsbury Company)

Poppin Fresh Pies - "Hard To Wait" (Commercial #2, 1980)

Views: 1897

Here's another commercial for Poppin Fresh Pies / Poppin Fresh Restaurants (which became Baker's Square) using a piece of bassoon laden production music that is as old as time. (seriously, how many commercials have you heard this in?)

Ending voiceover by Jim Barton.

"Never has it been so hard to wait for dessert."

This aired on local Chicaog TV on Thursday, November 13th 1980.

Poppin Fresh Pies - "Hard To Wait" (Commercial #1, 1980)

Views: 2820

Here's another commercial for Poppin Fresh Pies / Poppin Fresh Restaurants (which became Baker's Square) using a piece of bassoon laden production music that is as old as time. (seriously, how many commercials have you heard this in?)

Main voiceover by Burgess Meredith. Ending voiceover by Jim Barton.

"Never has it been so hard to wait for dessert."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, November 11th 1980.

Poppin Fresh (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 3405

Here is a commercial for the chain that eventually become Bakers Square, which is still around today. A lot of people forget that Bakers Square used to be called Poppin' Fresh. :-)

"You Can't Get Fresher"

I wonder why they changed it?

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, September 24th 1982.

Bakers Square - "Where's The Pie?" (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 1049

Ok, this completes the trifecta. Here's a commercial for Bakers Square as they were transitioning from Poppin Fresh Restaurants.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, May 2nd 1984.

Increda-Bubble - "It Pops Inside Your Mouth" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1922

Here's a commercial for IncredaBubble "popping" bubble gum, with a group of teenaged singers telling a police officer "where's the bubble." This carbonated bubble gum product from General Foods (an attempt to compete with other products such as Bubblicious) never really caught on with the public, despite a major advertising push.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, May 14th 1980 during the 4pm to 4:30pm timeframe.

WGN Channel 9 - Bozo's Circus (Commercial Break #1, 1976)

Views: 5490

Here's a commercial break from an edition of Bozo's Circus on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

"We Will Return..." bumper slide (voiceover by Frazier Thomas)

Commercial: Lucky Charms cereal by General Mills (with Arthur Anderson as the voice of "Lucky the Leprechaun") - Lucky tries to escape from the pursuing kids in a rocket

Commercial: TV Time Popcorn with Popping Oil Salt - in 2-Pak and 4-Pak boxes - "Join the TV Time Popcorn Explosion"
...

WGN Channel 9 - Bugs Bunny & Friends (Commercial Break #1, 1981)

Views: 4037

Here's the first commercial break for Bugs Bunny & Friends on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Ending moments of "Buckaroo Bugs" (1944 - the first Bugs Bunny cartoon to be released in the Looney Tunes series)

Bugs Bunny & Friends "We'll Be Right Back" bumper slide (voiceover by Merri Dee)

Promo for The Muppet Show with guest Bob Hope, for 5pm (ending voiceover by Merri Dee)

Commercial for pair of super-soft Nyamy...