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1st Metropolitan Builders - "Diorama" (Commercial #2, 1984)
Views: 1581
I'll bet a lot of people remember this one - a different version of an earlier diorama commercial.
This aired on local Chicago TV in 1984.
Stove Top Stuffing For Pork With Ally Sheedy (Commercial, 1980)
Views: 2556
Here's a commercial for Stove Top Stuffing for Pork, in which a young Ally Sheedy (in the period when she was frequently appearing in such commercials, and years before becoming a key member of the "Brat Pack") lures "Uncle Tim" (who's building a doghouse) to a dinner with pork chops accompanied by Stove Top instead of potatoes. Dream Away (Commercial Offer, 1984)
Views: 1866 Here is one of the most laughable TV offers ever - Dream Away - a "dietary aid" that supposedly makes you lose weight while you're sleeping.
Yet more Ally Sheedy commercial work...jeez, we might have to make a special category for her. So far we've seen her in
This aired on local Chicago TV in 1984.
McDonald's - "Get Out Of Bed, Sleepyhead" (Commercial, 1980)
Views: 2429
Here's a commercial for McDonald's featuring Ronald McDonald and Birdy the Early Bird.
This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, March 28th 1980.
Zayre - "Take Another Look" (Commercial, 1979)
Views: 2635
Here's another commercial for Zayre - this one with their "Take Another Look At Zayre" jingle.
This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, April 7th 1979.
WFLD Channel 32 - The Jack Benny Show - "Pre-Emption Notice" (1975)
Views: 1016
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Here's the opening of The Jack Benny Program on WFLD Channel 32, featuring a pre-emption notice. Includes:
Pre-emption notice for Bill Burrud's Travel World (from the host of Animal World) with show logo bumper slide from WFLD (which used a serif typeface called Windsor Bold, which apparently preceded Avant Garde Medium as Kaiser-era WFLD's font du jour)
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Views: 4443
Here's the last moments (preceded by this clip) of the edition of Saturday Night Live with Elliott Gould as host and Gary Numan as musical guest, followed by the opening moments of Second City Television (SCTV) - Episode #1.16, "Goodbye America" (originally aired in Canada on October 3rd and 7th 1977) on WMAQ Channel 5. Includes:
Saturday Night Live bumper slide (with another p...
WGN Channel 9 - When Movies Were Movies - "Casablanca" (Opening, 1979)
Views: 7378
Here is the opening of the WGN classic movie show, When Movies Were Movies - which this night was showing the film "Casablanca." You really have to appreciate the creativity in this, as well as the time it must have taken to make those cut-outs.
As for the theme music used for this long-running showcase - it was from the instrumental Overtur...
WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics With Frazier Thomas - "When Worlds Collide" (Opening, 1982)
Views: 5308
Here's the opening of the Family Classics presentation of When Worlds Collide on WGN Channel 9. Featuring Frazier Thomas as host. (I would have left in more of the movie opening but this is where the recording stopped)
The Family Classics theme song was called "Moviescope" and was a piece of library music composed by Dennis Berry. It was originally released ...