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Ray-O-Vac - "Gifts For Everyone" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1067

Here's a holiday commercial for Ray-O-Vac products. Available at:

Our Own Hardware
Farm & Fleet stores

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, December 15th 1980.

The Crayola Caddy (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 1794

Here's a holiday themed commercial for the Crayola Caddy.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 9th 1983 during the 7:30 to 8pm half-hour.

Venture - "Give the Gift of Music" (Commercial #2, 1981)

Views: 896

Here's a Venture commercial advertising music as gifts for the holiday - Stevie Nicks, Queen, and The Rolling Stones - that's a little better.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 20th 1981.

Sears - "Christmas Values" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 2103

Here's a holiday commercial for Sears. My mom had one of those old-school Sears store credit cards.

(tape had a crease in it so there is a horizontal line in the picture)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 9th 1979.

WGN Channel 9 - "Chanukah Greetings" (Bumper, 1979)

Views: 2113

Here is a WGN Channel 9 Hanukkah bumper for the holiday season.

Voiceover by Bob Bell.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 21st 1979 at 6:30am.

Venture - "The Gifts You Want Most" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 2830

Here's an early holiday themed commercial for Venture advertising albums by Elton John, Dolly Parton, and Kansas.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 5th 1978 during the 3:30 to 5pm timeframe.

WBBM Channel 2 - Channel 2 News at Six - "Dracula on the Radio" (1976)

Views: 1915

Here's an excerpt of an edition of Channel 2 News at Six on WBBM Channel 2, anchored by Bill Kurtis and Walter Jacobson.

This clip starts off with Walter introducing a report by Bob Wallace about a new radio production of Bram Stoker's "Dracula" by the All-Media Dramatic Workshop (known after 1978 as the National Radio Theater; they disbanded in 1987).

The program aired on WFMT 98.7 FM the next evening (Tuesday, October 19th) at 10:30pm and again on Thursd...

Zayre - "Sixty Hour Sale" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 3813

Here's a holiday sale themed commercial for Zayre (or did you say Zayer's?)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 25th 1982.

K-Mart - "Holiday Nightgowns" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1114

Here's a Christmas commercial for K-Mart advertising nightgowns for $4.00. Too much.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, December 10th 1980.