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Ponderosa Steakhouse - "Gift Certificates" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2338

Here's a holiday commercial for Ponderosa Steakhouse restaurants featuring their Christmas gift certificates.

"How do you do what you do?"

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

Son of Svengoolie - "Patton" (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 1795

Here is a Son of Svengoolie Commercial for Halloween 1984, in a parody of the movie "Patton", encouraging everyone to buy Easter Seals coupon booklets.

Starring Rich Koz as Son of Svengoolie.

Zimmerman Lincoln-Mercury - "Cub Reporter" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 1682

Here's a commercial for Zimmerman Lincoln-Mercury featuring their "Cub Reporter" - seems likely inspired by Long Chevrolet's Timmy to me.

Featuring Zimmy The Zales Cat!

Zimmerman Lincoln-Mercury was located at North Avenue - Route 64 - at Dunham Road in St. Charles.

I wonder where "Cub Reporter" is now - she's got to be around 43 or 44 years old. Gotta love her Jodie Foster inspired outfit.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursd...

Toys "R" Us (Christmas Commercial #1, 1984)

Views: 1283

Here's a Christmas themed "I Don't Wanna Grow Up.." Toys "R" Us commercial featuring Geoffrey the Girafee and the UpWords game, Crayola Caddy, and Trivia-Challenge.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 11th 1984.

Long John Silvers - "Holiday Mugs" (Commercial, 1985)

Views: 996

Here's a holiday commercial for Long John Silvers featuring Norman Rockwell mugs.

This aired on Friday, November 29th 1985.

WFLD Channel 32 - The Joker's Wild/Tic-Tac-Dough Contestant Search (Promo, 1983)

Views: 1599

Here is a contestant search promo for The Joker's Wild and Tic-Tac-Dough featuring Jack Barry.

Voiceover by Jim Barton.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, October 5th 1983.

SportsChannel - The Sports Writers On TV (Part 7, 1991)

Views: 1514

Here's an episode of The SportsWriters on TV, as aired on SportsChannel - one of the hosts of which we lost recently (Bill Gleason).

Featuring Bill Jauss of the Chicago Tribune, Rick Telander of Sports Illustrated, Bill Gleason from the South Bend, Indiana Tribune, and hosted by Ben Bentley.

In Part 7, the last part, they discuss a connection between the Civil War and baseball - Ken Burns, and his upcoming documentary - also, how still photographs are better than...

WGN Channel 9 - "'Tis the Season" (Promo, 1984)

Views: 2250

Here's a promo for the holiday special "'Tis the Season" on WGN Channel 9, starring Nancy Wilson and Ramsey Lewis.

This aired on local Chicago TV in December 1984.

WFLD Channel 32 - "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" (Promo, 1984)

Views: 829

Here's a promo for the world premiere of "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" with Mickey Rooney, on WFLD Channel 32.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 11th 1984.