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Scotch Magic Tape - "Invisible Man" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 2928

Here is one of those old "Invisible Man" commercials for Scotch Magic Transparent Tape by 3M.

I used to love these growing up (though they did freak me out a bit). :-)

Maybe it was because they were shot on videotape, as opposed to film, which gave them a more immediate and less cinematic look.

"It's Magic"

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV in December of 1978.

WPWR Channel 50 - Nanny And The Professor - "1-900 Hall of Shame" (Opening & Break, 1991)

Views: 5340

Here is the opening to an airing of Nanny and the Professor (presenting the episode "The Astronomers") on WPWR Channel 50 and the commercial break that follows, with a sequence of hilariously bad and over-the-top 1-900 phone line commercials - each one more cheesy than the last.

Includes:

WPWR Star Trek: The Next Generation bumper promo (ending voiceover by ??)

Opening to Nanny and the Professor

Girl's Talk - 1-900-230-1700 ($...

Epoch-Man (Partial Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2250

Here's a commercial (unfortunately incomplete) for a handheld game called Epoch-Man by, oddly enough, Epoch. Arcade action that fits in your pocket.

It's not just a game! It's a clock! An alarm! A stopwatch! Makes Julliane Fries!

"Batteries Included".

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, May 29th 1982.

Irish Spring (Commercial and Promotion, 1980)

Views: 1908

Two hairy, Irish men wrestling - and this is supposed to make me want to buy their soap?

"A Manly Deodorant Soap"

(Plus an Easter Egg)

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, February 25th, 1980.

English Leather - "Some Men" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2357

Here's a commercial for English Leather cologne featuring their jingle.

Who's the singer, anyone know?

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, March 28th 1980.

Chap Stick Lip Treat Flavor Gloss with Suzy Chapstick (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1449

Here's a commercial for Chap Stick Lip Treat flavor gloss with Suzy Chaffee, a.k.a. "Suzy Chapstick," offering this item from a truck resembling ice cream trucks. Comes in six "flavors": orange, banana, chocolate, strawberry, licorice and root beer.

Ending voiceover by ??

(C) A.H. Robins 1978

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, February 2nd 1979.

WSNS Channel 44 - Spider-Man (Opening, 1974)

Views: 3601

Here's the opening for the 1967-70 animated series Spider-Man on WSNS Channel 44 - this was years before it aired on WFLD Channel 32! Includes:

"On Your Station for the Bulls Road Games" ID slide, starting off with a miscue, comprised of a brief snippet of a taped audio promo for Adventures of Superman (voiceover by Linda Frost), followed by the live voiceover (by Linda Frost) advising that Spider-Man will come next, followed by Adventures of Superman

WFLD Channel 32 - The Honeymooners - "A Matter of Life and Death" (Commercial Break #1, 1977)

Views: 2245

Here's the first commercial break from the airing of The Honeymooners episode "A Matter of Life and Death" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

The Honeymooners bumper slide (with colorized line drawing based on famed 1955 photo of three of show's stars inside a GMC "Old Look" bus, and Kaiser-era 32 logo) (NOTE: This same drawing would be used for a later bumper from after Field's own logo style took over, as seen on

Parker Brothers - Spider-Man (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1855

Here's a commercial for the Parker Brothers Spider-Man video game for the Atari 2600 VCS.

"Parker Brothers - The Ones To Beat"

This aired on local Chicago TV in 1982.