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Rapitape (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 2184

Here's a commercial for Rapitape - perfect for wrapping those Christmas gifts! Available at all:

Walgreens
Osco Drug
De Koven Drug
Ribordy Drugs
Woolworth/Woolco
Goldblatt's

(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.

The Art Institute Of Chicago: 1879-1979 - "Join The Celebration" (Bumper Promo, 1979)

Views: 563

Here's a bumper slide promo for the Art Institute's 100 year anniversary celebration.

Voiceover by Bob Bell.

"Chicago's Work of Art for 100 Years"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, November 7th 1979.

WGN Channel 9 - Afternoon Weather Break With Tom Skilling (1980)

Views: 5801

Here's an afternoon weather break on WGN Channel 9 featuring Tom Skilling.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, September 5th 1980 during the 4:30pm to 5pm timeframe.

Empire Carpets - "Free Phone" (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 1675

Here's another Empire Carpets commercial, this one touting a free push-button phone (Ooooh!) for their 25th Aniversary. (So they started in 1959 - Holy Cow).

It sounds like they use a different version of the jingle at the end of this one. Could this be the "classic" version - brought out for the Anniversary? (Sounds very similar to the version that Rich Koz parodied in the Son of Svengoolie sketch, "Vampire Carpets".)

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV...

Kodak Disc Camera (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 870

Here is a holiday themed commercial for the new Kodak Disc camera.

This aired on local Chicago TV in December of 1982.

WFLD Channel 32 - Tic-Tac-Dough - "The Saturday Round" (Promo, 1981)

Views: 2003

Here's a quick promo for "The Saturday Round" on Tic-Tac-Dough.

Voiceover by Jim Barton.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 11th 1981.

WLS Channel 7 - News Bulletin - "The Crash of Flight 191" (Part 5, 1979)

Views: 2322

Here's Part 5 of WLS Channel 7's news coverage of the crash of American Airlines Flight 191 (a DC-10 manufactured by McDonnell-Douglas; scheduled to travel from Chicago to Los Angeles), 1/2 mile northwest of O'Hare Airport. Featuring Fahey Flynn, Diane Allen, Hugh Hill, Joel Daly, and Jim Gibbons. Includes:

News Bulletin bumper slide (voiceover by Janice Gears Kos)

Fahey and Diane leading off this section with a "Tragedy at O'Hare" graphic behind them, f...

Dominick's Finer Foods - "Sliced Corn King Bologna" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2036

Here's a quick commercial for Dominick's Finer Foods, with a sale on Sliced Corn King Bologna in their deli section. Good through February 13th.

Voiceover by Lloyd Hanson.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, February 7th 1980.

Reynolds Wrap - "We Got You Fruitcake!" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 726

Here's a Christmas themed commercial for Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil.

"The Best Wrap Around."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 9th 1980 during the 8pm to 10pm timeframe.