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TUMS Antacid - "For Acid Indigestion and Heartburn" (Commercial, 1965)

Views: 1759

Here's a vintage commercial for TUMS antacid, with an animated man's acid indigestion and heartburn represented visually by such images as volcanic eruptions, lightning strikes, a distorted shot of midtown Manhattan from atop the Empire State Building (looking north towards West 42nd Street and 5th Avenue), stop-motion animation of dinosaurs fighting, building explosions, high tides, war zones and ships hit by turbulent seas - and after he takes a Tums, his relief is visually represented by s...

WBBM Channel 2 - The Late Show - "Strangers On A Train" (Commercial Break #1, 1978)

Views: 1113

And now, a FuzzyInsti-Request for our lead researcher Phantom (Chris Tufts) -

Here's Commercial Break #1 from The Late Show presentation of "Strangers On A Train" on WBBM Channel 2. Includes:

The Late Show "Clown" bumper

Commercial: Youth For Understanding Exchange Program (featuring actor Hugh O'Brian) - my nominee for the most unintentionally hilarious ad of late. :-)

PSA: Mayor Bilandic's Fire Prevent...

WCIU Channel 26 - Mulqueen's Kiddie A-Go-Go (Part 3, 1969)

Views: 3737

Here's the third and final segment from an episode of Mulqueen's Kiddie a-Go-Go on WCIU Channel 26. (unfortunately they stopped recording early, before the show ended) Includes:

The kids dance to "Back in Love Again" by The Buckinghams for "Moldy-Oldy Time".

Commercial: Steven's Super Skates (Manufactured by Sekur All Corp.) - available at Klipper's Toys - 1314 Waukegan Road in Glenview, IL. Dial PA 4-2040 (ending voiceover by Elaine Mulqueen)

B...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Editorial 5 - "Deep Tunnel in Deep Trouble" (1979)

Views: 1849

Here's an editorial by Dillon Smith, Editorial Director of WMAQ Channel 5, about the massive cost overruns that have been plaguing Chicago's deep tunnel project that was intended to allow rain water to flow through reservoirs and keep out polluted water.

Dillon cites how estimates of its cost (which politicians have had no concern about, due to the federal government shelling out the money) have gone up from $3 billion to $7 billion to a more recent General Accounting Office es...

WMAQ Channel 5 - Today In Chicago - "Beatles Anniversary" (Part 1, 1984)

Views: 3003

In honor of Terri Hemmert's recent nomination to the Radio Hall of Fame, here's a program featuring her talking about her favorite subject: The Beatles!

Here's Part 1 of an episode of Today in Chicago with Jorie Lueloff as host. Today the topic was the anniversary of the Beatles' arrival in America. Featuring Terri Hemmert, Dick Biondi, and Don McLeese of the Chicago Sun-Times. Includes:

WMAQ bumper promo for Eight is Enough (voiceover by ??)

WM...

WBBM Channel 2 - The Late Show - "Strangers On A Train" (Commercial Break #3, 1978)

Views: 970

Here's Commercial Break #3 from The Late Show presentation of "Strangers On A Train" on WBBM Channel 2. Includes:

The Late Show "Clown Deluxe" bumper

PSA: Job Interviewing Tips from The Centre - 1116 West Leland (seemingly targeted at potheads from the way it's presented and the obvious things mentioned) (voiceover by ??)

PSA: AARP - in Bloomsburg, PA featuring drama teacher

WMAQ Channel 5 - Today In Chicago - "Beatles Anniversary" (Part 3, 1984)

Views: 789

In honor of Terri Hemmert's recent nomination to the Radio Hall of Fame, here's a program featuring her talking about her favorite subject: The Beatles!

Here's Part 3 of an episode of Today in Chicago with Jorie Lueloff as host. Today the topic was the anniversary of the Beatles' arrival in America. Featuring Terri Hemmert, Dick Biondi, and Don McLeese of the Chicago Sun-Times. Includes:

Commercial: Become a Marine Corps Drill Instructor

PSA: Di...

Tales of the Unexpected - "Original British Version" (Opening, 1979)

Views: 2817

Here is the British opening for the creepy show Tales of the Unexpected. (The version that ran in America was different). This ran on early Sunday mornings (after Saturday Night Live) at around 12:30 or 1am in Chicago on NBC 5.

Here's some info that I found on the web about the American version of the opening (which was different than the one seen here, although the music was the same):

"A wise man believes only in lies, trusts only in the absurd, and learns to e...

Emergency Broadcast System Test (1983)

Views: 2816

Here's a test of the Emergency Broadcast System (or as they were referred to here, "Emergency Broadcasting System") that aired on WLS Channel 7. The text was modified somewhat from this 1981 EBS test on WMAQ Channel 5:

"This is a test. This station is conducting a test of the Emergency Broadcasting [sic] System. This is only a test . . .

"This is a test of the Emergency Broadcasting [...