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The Big Red One (Trailer For TV, 1980)

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Here's a theatrical movie trailer for Samuel Fuller's The Big Red One which stars Lee Marvin and (in one of the few roles he played outside the Star Wars franchise) Mark Hamill. Features quotes of reviews from Time magazine's Richard Schickel and ABC's Rona Barrett.

Main voiceover by ?? Ending voiceover by Mike Rapchak.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, August 28th 1980.

Activision - Pitfall! With Jack Black (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 7534

Here's a commercial for the videogame Pitfall! by Activision and featuring at the beginning a very young-looking appearance of the actor Jack Black - rockin' the pith helmet.

That girl at the end - I remember her from Twilight Zone: The Movie too - but I know she's been in lots of other stuff from the time period.

Available at: Walgreen's and Video Etc.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, October 30th 1983.

Illinois Lottery - "Illinois Double" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1019

Here's a commercial for the Illinois Lottery's "Illinois Double" game.

The green star guy was played by Joey Cory.

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

WSNS Channel 44 - Summit Series Game 8 (Technical Difficulties?, 1972)

Views: 2849

Here's something strange - during the broadcast on WSNS TV-44 of Game 8 of the 1972 Summit Series, they kept changing back to a World Championship Hockey slide - is this Channel 44's way of trying to do an ID or was this a glitch?

This happens all throughout the game it seems, at varying times.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, September 28th 1972. (Game aired here from 9pm to Midnight)

Voice of Democracy Contest (PSA, 1979)

Views: 855

Here's another public service announcement of sorts - this one for the Voice of Democracy Essay Contest - The 33rd Annual Scholarship Program for Broadcast Scriptwriting. Sponsored by The Veterans of Foreign Wars. That year's topic: "My Role in America's Future". Features a previous year's winner - Marla (or Merla ?) Hansel (sp?) from Troy, Illinois.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 22nd 1979.

Showbiz Pizza Place With Dick Van Patten (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 5304

Here's another commercial for Showbiz Pizza featuring "Eight Is Enough" star Dick Van Patten.

5 Chicago Area Locations.

"I'll Bet That Bizza Tastes Goooood!"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, March 9th 1983.

Video Game Pack (Spanish) (Commercial Offer, 1985)

Views: 2286

Here's a commercial offer in Spanish from Urban General Corp. for a "Video Game Pack" made up of Atari 2600 cartridge winners like Journey - Escape, Space Jockey, Towering Inferno, Space Cavern, Infiltrate, and Space Winnebago (just kidding on that last one).

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, June 9th 1985.

Apple Jacks - "Video Game" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2150

Here's a commercial for Apple Jacks cereal with a video game theme.

This aired on local Chicago TV in 1982.

Marvel Comics - "Summer Escape" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1621

Here's a neat commercial for Marvel Comics featuring kids at a playground reading the comic books. Definitely low-budget.

Features X-Men, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Captain America, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four, Star Wars, and The Avengers.

Music almost sounds like the theme from Hawaii 5-O.

(ending voiceover ended just a tad early)

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This aired on local Chic...