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Hostess Snacks - "Haunted Delight" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 2192

Here's an animated commercial for Hostess Snacks featuring Fruit Pie the Magician and Twinkie the Kid.

"You get a big delight in every bite..."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, July 6th 1981.

Nickelodeon - "Nickmania" (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 2314

Here's a commercial for Nickelodeon featuring scenes from:

Going Great
Standby... Lights! Camera! Action!
You Can't Do That On Television
Reggie Jackson World of Sports
Mr. Wizard's World
Adam Ant Concert

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, June 10th 1984.

WFLD Channel 32 - Casper (Commercial Break #1, 1979)

Views: 2580

At long last! Another rare WFLD cartoon break! This is in fact, the oldest ever found! And it even has another lost Snipets segment! Includes:

WFLD Casper bumper (dig that funky music!)

Candi - doll for girls by Mego

McDonald's - "The Land of McDonald's Sundaes"

WFLD Spiderman promo (Dr. Don voiceover) - "Today at 4:30"

Snipets - Fireman (with Jerry Overstreet)

WFLD Casper return bumper (voice...

Zaxxon - "It'll Blow You Away" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2092

Here's a commercial for Zaxxon for the Colecovision and coming soon on the Atari 2600 VCS and Intellivision.

Zaxxon. Zaxx-off.

This aired on local Chicago TV either Saturday, January 15th or Sunday, January 16th 1983.

Parker Brothers - Merlin (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 2375

Here's a commercial for the electronic handheld game Merlin by Parker Brothers. I had one of these and loved it. :-)

Voiceover by John Bartholomew Tucker.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, October 28th 1979. (I think it might say Copyright 1978 at the beginning though)

Trix Cereal - "Yeah Yeah Yeah" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 1421

Here's a funky commercial for Trix Cereal with the rabbit being a rock star - and using a Beatles reference that was pretty outdated by this time.

This aired on local Chicago TV in September 1977.

WGN Channel 9 - Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (Partial Commercial Break, 1980?)

Views: 4947

Found at the very end of a tape, here's a partial commercial break for "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" on WGN Channel 9. (why they didn't use a question mark in the name I have no idea) Includes:

Original Scooby-Doo series bumper (voiceover by Casey Kasem)

"We'll Be Right Back" WGN Scooby-Doo bumper (voiceover by Merri Dee)

Baby Feels So Real doll by Mego

- Tape Ends - :-(

This likely aired (based on the copyrigh...

Cocoa Pebbles - "I've Gone Choco-Wacky!" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 3359

It's clear that Fred really needs some professional help for his Cocoa Pebbles addiction in this commercial.

Features a promotion for Flintstones wall posters in Fruity Pebbles and Cocoa Pebbles.

This aired on local Chicago TV in September 1977.

Pinball Champ By Coleco (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 2413

Here's a groovy commercial for the Pinball Champ home pinball machine by Coleco.

Voiceover by Wendell Craig.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, November 23rd 1977 at a couple minutes before 8pm.