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District Furniture & Appliances - "Come Down to the District" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 1325

By request, here's an earworm-inducing commercial for District Furniture and Appliances, with banjo-infused old-timey dixieland-type music in the background and a sale offer on a Sylvania 19" color TV plus a pair of lounge chairs - all for only $379. (Golly gee! Where can you find such an equivalent deal today?)

The jingle is a takeoff on the popular old-time tune, "Waiting For The Robert E. Lee.".

District Furniture and Appliances was located at 4501 South Pul...

The Keane Brothers (Commercial #2, 1977)

Views: 3325

Here's another commercial for the eponymous debut album by the "Hanson" of their day - The Keane Brothers. (Tom and John) This one is shorter but has some different footage. (The longer version is here)

On 20th Century Records and Tapes. Produced by the legendary David Foster.

Nowadays they probably would have had to look like Justin Bieber in order to get a record deal.

Avai...

Dion & The Belmonts - "The Dion Years" (Record Offer, 1976)

Views: 836

Here's a record offer from GRT for "The Dion Years" by Dion & The Belmonts, with 22 original recordings of both the group and Dion's early solo hits, all originally released on Laurie Records between 1958 and 1962. The album cover was a mockup of vintage Life magazine covers.

Note, on the mailing address of where to send for this album, a glaring error on the address (the zip code of 06909 would theoretically be within the perimeters of Stamford, CT!).

Main vo...

WSNS Channel 44 - Monster Rally Movie - "Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural" (Partial Bumper #1, 1980)

Views: 1793

Here's one of the few glimpses yet found of a show that a lot of people remember and have requested footage of - Monster Rally Movie! This aired on WSNS Channel 44 and reportedly had it's own host - a mysterious figure in a creepy costume. Here we get to see only a partial commercial bumper from the show - the only type of footage (other than the movie itself) known to exist currently. The movie this night was the very weird 1973 film Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural.

Eagle Discount Supermarkets - "Tis the Season to Be Merry" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1383

Here's a Christmas commercial for the now-defunct Eagle Discount Stores, with offers for fresh fruit baskets and Eagle holiday gift certificates, available in any amount and redeemable for any item. Features the man with the white beard and red suit at the end, holding the basket of fruit.

This commercial is the same as shown here the following year, the only difference being in the lower-third text (and ...

Casablanca Records - KISS - Rock And Roll Over (Commercial & Concert Info, 1977)

Views: 1214

Here's a promo commercial for KISS' then-latest album Rock and Roll Over (Casablanca NBLP 7037), featuring snippets of tracks such as "Hard Luck Woman" and "Calling Dr. Love." The commercial ends with information on an upcoming concert to be held the following Saturday, January 22nd at Chicago Stadium (which was simply referred to as "The Stadium" on both the voiceover and lower-third).

Voiceover by ?? .

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, Janua...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Sorting It Out (Part 1, 1976)

Views: 3374

Here's Part 1 of an episode of Sorting It Out on WMAQ Channel 5. Sorting It Out was a locally produced news magazine type show that featured interesting people and events around Chicagoland. It starred Bob Smith and a pre-Cheers Shelley Long, who at this point was still mostly known for her work in Homemakers furniture commercials.

This part features a look at 18-year-old Jonathan Dietch an...

Little Bucky Saving Centers - "Towels, Coffee, & Insoles" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 3156

Here's an animated commercial for Little Bucky Saving Centers - with a Robin Hood or elf type mascot. Does anyone remember these stores? What happened to them?

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, May 30th 1980.

The Keane Brothers (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 10649

Here's a commercial for the eponymous debut album by the "Hanson" of their day - The Keane Brothers. (Tom and John) On 20th Century Records and Tapes. Produced by the legendary David Foster.

The second song in this isn't half bad - has a real mellow 70s vibe to it. Tom wrote their own songs from what I've googled. Oh - wow, I guess that song was written for and about Amy Carter. It's called Amy (Show The World You're There).

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