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WMAQ Channel 5 - Gavilan - "The Guns of Harry August" (Opening, Break & Ending, 1982)

Views: 1119

Here's a few segments of an episode (entitled "The Guns of Harry August") of another short-lived series that ran over the NBC Network in the early 1980's - and therefore, in the Windy City, on our own WMAQ Channel 5 - Gavilan. (don't read too quick and mistake it for "Galivan")

This show was one of several over the years that starred the late Robert Urich, here in the role of Robert Gavilan, an ex-CIA agent currently in the employ of an oceanographic institute run by Ma...

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WBMX FM 103 - "Chicago Set to Music" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 720

Here's a 10-second spot for WBMX FM 103. The "Chicago Set to Music" slogan super came courtesy the 3M Datavision that was prevalent at WSNS Channel 44.

Voiceover by ?? (sounds like Mal Wyman or possibly Mal Bellairs?).

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, May 2nd 1979.

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A & P Food Stores - "Spot Check Contest" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 812

Here's a commercial for the sadly now-defunct A & P food store chain, touting their "Spot Check" game with 1,344,534 cash and stamp prizes, including 250,000 S&H Green Stamps (remember those as well?) and two ways to win. Store clerk 'Charlie' uses a sweeper to bring up the various ways one can win. Anyone 18 or older is eligible; no purchase necessary. Scheduled to end June 30th.

Voiceover by ??

"The more you visit, the better your chances to win."

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Epilepsy Foundation of America (PSA, 1979)

Views: 461

Here's a public service announcement for the Epilepsy Foundation of America, with shots of a little girl (not in a car seat or with a seat belt!) climbing over the seats inside a car, a child skateboarder, and a man on a motorcycle. The voiceover mentions that main causes of acquired epilepsy are falls and other accidents, and advises wearing seat belts and helmets to prevent it. The ending shot before the address is shown, is a fall victim being put in an ambulance.

Voiceove...

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American Automobile Insurance Brokers - "Old Time Movies" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 579

Here's a spot for American Automobile Insurance Brokers, with clips of old silent films of cars driving recklessly accompanied by "old-timey" music, and contrasting such scenes with the reality of millions of auto accidents a year. This ad advises that those without insurance shouldn't drive, and those seeking insurance should call CE6-5366. (CEntral-6 5366) (or in modern parlance, 236-5366)

Voiceover by ?? (sounds a bit like WBBM's Bob Carrington)

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Eckrich Franks - "Weathervane" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 457

Here's a commercial for Eckrich Franks, with a father and son working on installing a weathervane on the roof while the mother's first attempts at lunch leads to her buying said hot dogs - which the voiceover notes are made with selected cuts of meat, and no cereal fillers.

Voiceover by ??

"Hot dogs, coming down - they're not Eckrich!"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, May 2nd 1979.

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WJPC 95 AM - "The Station All Your Friends Are Listening To" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1047

Here's a commercial for WJPC 95 AM, with celebrity endorsements from Michael Jackson (wearing a London police constable's hat and sporting his first nose job as would be seen on his breakthrough album Off the Wall) and his pet parrot named Ricky, Muhammad Ali, Redd Foxx (with Tom Joyner holding the microphone - and being KO'd by him), the Commodores, Soul Train host Don Cornelius, and Slappy White. Also seen with Joyner at the end are fellow WJPC air personalities Jo Jo Bell Wi...

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Osco Drug - "Take Good Care of Yourself" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1015

Here's a commercial for Osco Drug, with emphasis on the "Take Good Care of Yourself" slogan in their jingle and the low prices on prescription drugs and great service. Features a couple of cute kids.

This commercial is in the same campaign as this one.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, May 2nd 1979.

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WLS Channel 7 - 13 Queens Blvd. - "For Better or Worse" (Opening, 1979)

Views: 2008

Here's the opening (and first few minutes) of the premiere episode of 13 Queens Blvd., "For Better or Worse," as aired over WLS Channel 7.

This short-lived sitcom - about a diverse group of middle-class residents at a Queens, New York apartment complex, and referred to as 13 Queens Boulevard by both IMDb and Wikipedia