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Chicago White Sox (Promo, 1980)

Views: 3713

Here is a promo for the Chicago White Sox - featuring the Sox Vs. Kansas City Weekend:

Friday, August 1st - Italian Night
Saturday, August 2nd - Dubuque Cushion Night
Sunday, August 3rd - Herbie the Love Bug

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, July 30th 1980.

National Fire Protection Association - "Have 2 Ways Out" (PSA, 1988)

Views: 1341

Here's another Public Service Announcement from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) featuring Dick Van Dyke - one of the "Learn Not To Burn" series. In this one, Dick shows us how a gopher has two ways out and that we should too.

This aired on local Chicago TV around February 1988.

McDonald's - "Daddy's Breakfast" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 2121

Here's a commercial for McDonald's, with a father coming home to and doting on his young toddler offspring, while one of their eager young space-cadet workers behind the counter touts their breakfast menu of scrambled eggs with sausage and hash browns, hot cakes and sausage, and Egg McMuffin, all to the strains of their jingle of the time, "You're the One."

(C) Copyright McDonald's Corp. 1979.

This aired on local Philadelphia TV on Sunday, April 29th 1979.

Wickes Furniture - January Bonus Sale - "Dreams Don't Have to Wait" (Commercial, 1974)

Views: 1906

Here's a commercial for Wickes Furniture promoting their January bonus sale on one-of-a-kind items in such styles as Mediterranean, contemporary, and Early American.

In Willowbrook, Harvey, Itasca and Wheeling.

Voiceover (possibly) by Lynn Hauldren (years before he became the Empire Carpet spokesperson).

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, January 12th 1974 at 6:29pm.

Cook County Jail - The Pace Institute (PSA, 1978)

Views: 2372

Here's a Public Service Annoucement regarding the Pace private school - an educational organization inside Cook County Jail where inmates can learn new skills. And they're still operating.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Wednesday, March 29th 1978.

Pocket-Sized Action Figures By Mego (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2515

Here's a commercial for Pocket-Sized Action figures by Mego, including Mr. Spock, Captain Kirk, The Incredible Hulk, characters from the movie "The Black Hole", Batman and Robin, Buck Rogers, Captain America, Spiderman, Superman, and many more.

This aired on local Milwaukee TV in May 1980.

McDade's - The Catalog House - "Trays & Luggage" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 948

I'm sure a lot of people from a certain age in the Chicagoland area (did they have stores in other cities?) will remember these commercials for McDade's - The Catalog House - and their familiar jingle.

Featuring soap star Jed Allen, although his voice may have been dubbed in all of these.

Hurry - Sale ends December 17, 1980! :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 9th 1980 during the 10pm to 10:30pm timeframe.

WGN Channel 9 - White Sox Vs. Blue Jays (Promo, 1981)

Views: 4870

Here's the correct promo for the Chicago White Sox Vs. Toronto Blue Jays on WGN Channel 9.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, May 19th 1981.

MCA Records & Tapes - Olivia Newton-John - "ONJ For The Holidays" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 2281

Here's a commercial for a greatest hits compilation of Olivia Newton-John entitled ONJ, on MCA Records and Tapes.

"Specially priced at all Sears and Playback."

Ending voiceover by Jack Taylor?

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, November 23rd 1977.