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La Preferida Foods With Harry Caray (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 6427

What comes to mind when you think of Harry Caray? If you said Mexican Food products, you'd be correct! Here's a commercial for La Preferida Foods featuring the late, great Sox and Cubs broadcaster.

(Remember, "La Preferida" backwards is "Adireferp Al")

Question for everyone: "If you were a taco, and you were starving, would you eat yourself?" I know I would!

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, September 20th 1980.

Long Chevrolet - "Timmy's All Grown Up" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 4997

Here's a commercial for Long Chevrolet in Elmhurst featuring that annoying Little Timmy kid - no longer in his newsboy outfit shouting "Extra, Extra!, but now a cultured, sophisticated man about town.

CHEVETTE! CHEVETTE! SHUT-UP! SHUT-UP! ;-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, January 25th 1981.

WLS Musicradio 89 - Rodney Dangerfield & Larry Lujack (Commercial #1, 1981)

Views: 2374

Here's a classic commercial for WLS Musicradio 89 - "The Big 89" with Rodney Dangerfield and Larry Lujack.

This commercial aired on local Chicago television on Friday, August 28th 1981.

G106 - John "Records" Landecker (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 1466

from 1984.

Long Chevrolet - "Service Specials" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 2393

Here's another commercial for Long Chevrolet featuring "Timmy the Newsboy". Could this be the first ever featuring him?

Long Chevrolet was located in Elmhurst on Grand Avenue, between York and Route 83.

Thanks to the expiration date on the offer we know this clip must be from before March 30th 1977.

"Extra, Extra!"

This aired on local Chicago TV in late March 1977.

Celozzi-Ettleson Chevrolet (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 2307

Celozzi-Ettleson Chevrolet - Where you always save more money! Located in Elmhurst at York and Roosevelt Roads.

McDonald's & Jewel Chicagoland Contest (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2154

Here is a commercial for the "Our Kind of Town" contest sponsored by Chicagoland McDonald's and Jewel.

James J. McNulty of Burbank, Illinois won $10,000!

Barbara Scott of Highland, Indiana won $2000!

I wonder if they still have the money?

(Contest ends August 29th, 1982)

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV in July of 1982.

Fencl Tufo's Chevy City - "Monster Dealer" (Commercial, 1986)

Views: 4148

Here's a commercial for Fencl Tufo's "Chevy City" with their weird monster puppet characters. If that wasn't enough, members of the World Championship Chicago Bears are there too.

(the first couple seconds is missing and the audio is a bit buzzy)

"The Monster Dealer In Glendale Heights"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, February 9th 1986.

WBKB Channel 7 - Midwest Sports Special - "Inside the World of Hockey with the Chicago Blackhawks" (Part 6, 1964)

Views: 1720

Here's Part 6 (the final part) of Midwest Sports Special - "Inside the World of Hockey with the Chicago Blackhawks," hosted by Frank Sweeney, as aired on WBKB (now WLS) Channel 7. This was transferred from the original film, and thus has no commercials. Featured in this part are player Bill Hay, Standby Club fans Larry Chetienne(?), Elaine Urich(?), and Maya(?) Lerman(?), referee Vern Buffey, linesmen George Hayes and John D'Amico, and general manager Tommy Ivan. Includes: