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Empire Carpets - "Kiddie Look-Alike" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2449

Here's another Empire Carpets commercial - featuring a pint-sized version of Lynn Hauldren (Empire Carpet Man). The child in this commercial was Jason Kane, who grew up to be a Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Physician at Children's Memorial Hospital. (Just goes to show you where doing an Empire commercial can take you.)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, March 13th 1983.

WXRT 93 FM - "Chicago's Fine Rock Station" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 3064

Here's the earliest WXRT commercial I've yet found - it features "Monty Python"-style animations of the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Muddy Waters, Bruce Springsteen, and Blondie, and others. The opening drum beat is from the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's reprise.

"The More You Listen, The More You Hear"

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 28th 1980.

Schmerler Ford - "With A Voice Like Mine" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 5741

Here's another classic - Harry Schmerler, Your Singing Ford Dealer.

"ROCK-a-bye your baBY..." - Route 83 and Touhy in Elk Grove Village. :-)

"With a voice like mine, I've got to give good deals..."

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

Hawthorn Center - "Share The Holidays" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 2237

Here's a holiday commercial for Hawthorn Center mall located in Vernon Hills near Routes 60 and 21. Featuring "Twigs at Hawthorn Center" (?)

"Call it a good day. Call on Hawthorn Center."

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

First Federal Savings of Chicago - "Nearby" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 601

Here's a commercial for First Federal Savings of Chicago, with their famous country-tinged jingle telling us how "it's nice to have First Federal nearby," with drive-in tellers, children bringing jars of coins to tellers, and other scenes of people banking, pre-Internet.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, January 18th 1978.

Celozzi-Ettleson Chevrolet - "Where You Always..something something" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 4756

Here's an early Celozzi-Ettleson Chevrolet commercial before they had come up with their trademark catch-phrase of "Where You Always Save More Money!". Here the best they had so far was the infinitely inferior "Hard to find, but tough to beat."

Celozzi-Ettleson Chevrolet in Elmhurst at York and Roosevelt Roads.

Gotta love that Chicago accent. "DIS MUNT..."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, February 1st 1981.

WBBM Channel 2 - The 10 O'Clock News - "The Death of John Lennon" (Part 1, 1980)

Views: 3617

Here's Part 1 of The 10 O'Clock News on WBBM Channel 2. It covers the biggest news story that day - the murder of John Lennon which occured late in the evening the previous day (too late to be covered on the evening news). Featuring Bill Kurtis, Phil Walters, Walter Jacobson. Includes:

WBBM "Starfield" animated station ID (voiceover by Jerry Harper)

Opening to The 10 O'Clock News (voiceover by ??)

Bill Kurtis reports on the murder ...

Harris Bank - "Free Hubert" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 3151

Here's a commercial for Harris Bank with an animated version of Hubert the Lion at the end.

Featuring a promotion for a free Hubert the Lion doll.

Frank Nelson does the voice of Hubert the Lion. Richard Rorbach is the balding actor.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, October 21st 1981.

WCIU Channel 26 - Smile Center (Commercial, 1985?)

Views: 969

Here is a commercial in Spanish for a dentist's office - Smile Center - on WCIU Channel 26. Is that the same lady in the Meystel's Warehouse commercial?

Located at 30 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago and 821 Howard Street in Evanston.

Not sure when they used this ID, but 1985 seems a good estimate, based on other material on the tape.