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WBBM Channel 2 - Channel 2 Showcase - "Rosemary's Baby" (Ending Bumper, 1979)

Views: 1917

Here's the ending title bumper for the Channel 2 Showcase presentation of the 1968 film "Rosemary's Baby" on WBBM Channel 2. Heard over the music towards the end is a promo for an upcoming repeat of the public-affairs show Newsmakers with Walter Jacobson (voiceover by Bob Carrington)

The theme music for this filmed bumper was "Race With The Devil" by Chris Gunning, from th...

Super Funky Favorites (Record Offer, 1980)

Views: 2659

Here's a record offer for Super Funky Favorites by HRB Music.

Main voiceover by Bill "Rosko" Mercer. Ending voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday, May 25th 1980.

Activision - Barnstorming (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1325

Here is a commercial for the Activision video game "Barnstorming" for the Atari 2600.

Available at:

American Sales (Calumet City)
Center Video Center - All Stores

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

Walgreens - "The Prescription People" (Commercial, 1972)

Views: 1597

Here's a neat old commercial for Walgreens - the drug store we all grew up with. (even though Walgreens isn't strictly a "local" business, I'm putting it in that category for this one)

Check out that groovy green - what would you call it? Apothecary jar or something like that? It's on the counter during the part where people are picking up their prescriptions. I remember those. :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, November 27th 1972

Condesa Del Mar (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1027

Here's a quick slide commercial for Condesa Del Mar - 122nd and Cicero Avenue.

Voiceover by Al Parker.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, April 14th 1981.

Illinois Lottery - "The Daily Game" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1351

Here's a commercial for the Illinois State Lottery's new Daily Game.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, February 27th 1980.

WREX Channel 13 - "The Circus" (Take 2, 1969)

Views: 2147

Here's another take of an (evidently lipsynced) performance from a band called "The Circus" - recorded at WREX Channel 13 in Rockford, IL. (Not sure if this ever ran on or was intended to run on WCIU Channel 26 or not.)

This came from the other Quad tape that I found in Jack Mulqueen's basement recently. (Recorded in low band, according to the slate at the opening of this clip - as accompanied by an 800 Hz tone).

I was hoping this tape might have contained an...

Phil Rock - Democrat For U.S. Senate (Political Ad, 1983)

Views: 931

Here's a political ad for Phil Rock - Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate.

Paid for by Rock for U.S. Senate Committee.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 17th 1983 @ about 30 seconds before 9pm!

Goldblatt's Insurance Agency (Commercial, 1986)

Views: 399

Here is a commercial for Goldblatt's Insurance Agency. Boy, I know Goldblatt's was an old department store - did they get into insurance toward the end too or is this just a case of riding on the coattails of a famous name?

"Not Available in Stores" ???

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday June 29th, 1986.