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Atari Home Computers - Kiosk Videodisc Presentation (Part 1, 1982)

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Here's Part 1 of an interesting time capsule - the presentation from a videodisc that ran on an in-store kiosk display to demonstrate the Atari Home Computer. This was around the time of Dragon's Lair and other laserdisc games which made the medium very popular for encorporating with computers.

The label on the laserdisc says "E.R.I.C. POP". I know POP stands for Point of Purchase - not sure about the ERIC part.

Starring Brooke Alderson as "The Mom" (not sure o...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "This Is Dracula!" (Break #5, Show #181)

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Here is break #5 of WFLD Channel 32's Son of Svengoolie show #181.

Includes the sketches, "This is Dracula!" (parody of "This is Elvis") and "American Abcess" (parody of the American Express commercials with Karl Malden)

Starring Rich Koz as Dracula, Son of Svengoolie, and Karl Malden.

Not sure when this aired originally, although this airing in Show 181 was a re-run.

Atari Home Computers - Kiosk Videodisc Presentation (Part 3, 1982)

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Here's Part 3, the last part, of an interesting time capsule - the presentation from a videodisc that ran on an in-store kiosk display to demonstrate the Atari Home Computer. This was around the time of Dragon's Lair and other laserdisc games which made the medium very popular for encorporating with computers.

The label on the laserdisc says "E.R.I.C. POP". I know POP stands for Point of Purchase - not sure about the ERIC part.

Starring Brooke Alderson as "The Mo...

Homer's Furniture - "Bedroom Furniture Sale" (Commercial, 1978)

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Here's a commercial for Homer's furniture, offering a sale on bedroom furniture in such styles as authentic American, elegant provincial, exciting modern and smart contemporary, and ranging from timeless classics to flexible modular groupings. Sale ends April 30th. Five showrooms in Chicago, Lombard and Skokie.

Voiceover by Ron MacAdam (who was also an impressionist who did many voices as well as being the puppeteer for "Tracer the Dog" on The Dick Tracy Show featuring...

WLS Channel 7 - Friday Night - "Steve & Garry" (Part 1, 1981)

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In honor of Steve Dahl's new foray into the world of Podcast Broadcasting (which begins today - check out Dahl.com for more info) - here is a vintage Steve & Garry appearance on WLS Channel 7's Friday Night with Jay Levine.

Part 1 begins a couple minutes into the program, and the audio take a few seconds to kick in. Steve talks about his being fired from WLUP FM 98.

(Commercials were cut out of thi...

Community Family Centers - "Meet The Lone Ranger" (Partial Commercial, 1976)

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Here's a really old (and unfortunately incomplete) commercial for Community stores featuring a promotion at the end for a live event where you could come out and meet the original Lone Ranger - Clayton Moore in person, on Saturday, June 19th 1976! Pretty cool. (this was before the famous lawsuit that tried to prevent Clayton Moore from wearing the mask)

"The Lone Ranger Ride...

Large Size Boba Fett & Darth Vader Action Figures By Kenner (Commercial, 1979)

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Here's a commercial for the 12" large-size Star Wars Action figures of Boba Fett and Darth Vader - by Kenner. Interesting, since Boba Fett hadn't even been introduced as a character until Friday, November 17th 1978. (the date of the airing of the Star Wars Holiday Special)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, November 12th 1979.

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

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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 ...

The Ginsu (Commercial Offer, 1980)

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Here's the original commercial offer ad (or possibly with tiny changes to the ending voiceover) for Ginsu knives.

Followed by the Ginsu II and a million parodies.

Main voiceover by Bill Silver (a disc jockey at WPJB 105 FM in Providence, RI who did this and other ads for years).

"Now how much would you pay?...