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M & M's - "All Hands Love M & M's" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1410

Here's a commercial for M & M's candies - melts in your mouth, not in your hand - featuring members of a street band playing instruments.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 23rd 1981.

Numbers Up By Milton Bradley (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 746

Here's a commercial for the Numbers Up game by Milton Bradley.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 23rd 1981.

Skittles - "Crunchy Fruit Chews" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1236

Here's an animated commercial for Skittles crunchy fruit chews candies.

"Artificially Flavored".

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 23rd 1981.

Safari Cards (Commercial #1, 1981)

Views: 1536

Here's a different commercial for Safari Cards - those animal cards with pictures on one side and interesting facts about them on the other side. And you could store them in a file case! (woo..)

You can see the 2nd Safari Cards commercial here.

I think everyone of a certain age remembers these. Were they only in the Chicagoland area? Were there knockoffs of these or were these the only ones ...

Story of America Cards (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1418

Boy, cards with pictures on one side and information on the other were sure hot items in the early eighties. Here's another example - "Story of America" history cards. You can store these with your Safari Cards and your Greenhouse Cards.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 23rd 1981.

McGruff The Crime Dog - "The Gilstraps" (PSA, 1981)

Views: 1051

Here's another public service announcement from McGruff the Crime Dog - "The Gilstraps" - making sure you're aware of some of the scams that thieves can pull, such as dressing up like movers and pretending to move the stuff in your house while really stealing it.

Has a Copyright of 1979. From the Ad Council.

Take a bite out'a crime!

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 23rd 1981.

Boy Scouts - "Get In Touch" (PSA #1, 1981)

Views: 667

Here's another public service annoucement for the Boy Scouts featuring that unfortunate slogan. Check out another, extended one in this series here.

Get in Touch - Get in Scouting.

Voiceover by Lou Rawls.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 23rd 1981.

ON TV - "Coming..." (Promo Excerpt, 1982)

Views: 1294

Before the tape cut off, after the ON TV airing of "The Cat and the Canary" concluded there were some promos about to start, at the beginning of which used the ON TV "Coming" animation with music. ("Lights" by Styx) This music is different than another example seen here.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, May 13th 1982.

ON TV - "The Cat And The Canary" (On-Screen ID, 1982)

Views: 1486

Here is an on-screen station ID during the ON TV presentation of the movie "The Cat and the Canary".

Notice that it's different from other examples that I have accurately dated from 1981. There isn't even any mention of WSNS.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, May 13th 1982.