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The 24 Days of Christmas - "Bolivia" with Raquel Welch (1981)

Views: 1595

Here's another installment from the recurring 24 Days of Christmas one-minute featurettes. In this edition, legendary sex symbol (and Chicago native) Raquel Welch (nee Tejada) describes the Christmas traditions of Bolivia (where her father was born), which includes celebrating the holidays with a harvest festival and, on Christmas Eve, a children's dance on the narrow streets in the villages where they sing Bolivian Christmas carols.

This ends with a sponsor billboard f...

WGN Channel 9 - 10th Inning - "John McNamara" (Partial, 1979)

Views: 1814

Here's the first four minutes or so (before the tape cut out) of the 10th Inning show on WGN Channel 9. Features Jack Brickhouse interviewing John McNamara, manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Also includes a complete commercial break (which only includes one commercial) - for Fencl-Tufo's Chevy City, featuring a goofy Dracula puppet.

Also includes a WGN "Last-Farewell" animated Station ID at the beginning (voiceover by Clif Mercer)

This aired on local Chicago TV o...

National Clothing Fashions - "Be a Disco Star Tonight" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 2139

Here's a commercial for National Clothing Fashions spotlighting the latest disco fashions, and accompanied by (what else?) disco music. (They seemed to have a thing for disco-themed outfits, given that they'd do another such ad the next year.) With an offer for a store credit card which one could get in 90 seconds. Stores at 26 West Randolph, 3138 North Randolph and 6348 South Halsted.

Voiceover by ??

WFLD Channel 32 - Fernwood 2 Night (Partial Break #3, 1977)

Views: 2236

Here's another tantalizing glimpse into what WFLD Channel 32 looked like in 1977! Another partial commercial break from an airing of Fernwood 2 Night - back in the Kaiser era!

Includes:

American Consumer Tummy Trimmer - Genuine Deluxe Model! (For Fat American Consumers) (ending voiceover by Jack Reynolds)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, July 12th 1977.

The Keane Brothers (Commercial #2, 1977)

Views: 3315

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...

Glass Froster By Ronco (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 2755

Makes a great Christmas gift - The Automatic Glass Froster by Ronco. The only question I have is how do you recharge it after it runs out of freon or whatever it uses.

This was an updated version of an earlier ad seen in 1978. Notice the changed box design.

Once again, it's not available everywhere. Only at these select boutiques:
Walgreens
Woolco
Woolworth
Osco...

Pontiac Firebird - "Chicago Fireman" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 2928

Here's a neat commercial for the Pontiac Firebird with a local slant featuring a Chicago Firefighter (or actor posing as such).

See the 1979 Pontiac Firebird at Dick McFeely Pontiac at 5300 North Broadway, Grossinger Pontiac at 2658 West Lawrence Avenue, C. James at 6060 North Western Avenue, and Emil Mares Pontiac at 2232 South Blue Island Avenue.

Ending voiceover by Mal Wyman.

"Sing It, Chicagoland: See The Guys With Pontiaction"

T...

A&P Brands Open House with Price & Pride - "Hey, Look Us Over!" (Partial Commercial, 1977)

Views: 1685

Here's a partial, incomplete commercial for A&P Brands' Open House, with Price and Pride (accompanied by a marching band) spotlighting the savings on A&P and Ann Page brand products including the latter's Mandarin Oranges and the former's Eight O'Clock Coffee and an equivalent of what looks like either Cheez Doodles or frozen French fries.

Ending voiceover (with notice of A&P Private Label Sale, available at all Chicago, Springfield and Decatur stores) by ?? (halfway through b...

WFLD Channel 32 - American League Championship Series - Sox Vs. Orioles - Game 1 (Opening, 1983)

Views: 5754

Here is the opening 8 minutes of Game 1 of the 1983 American League Championship Series, which was played between the Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles.

You get to see the cool Channel 32 graphics for their Sox coverage at the time, as well as the starting lineups and opening banter by announcers Don Drysdale and Ken Harrelson.

(By the way, the Sox won this game 2-1, but lost the series 3-1) :-(

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesda...