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Casablanca Records - KISS - Rock And Roll Over (Commercial & Concert Info, 1977)

Views: 1207

Here's a promo commercial for KISS' then-latest album Rock and Roll Over (Casablanca NBLP 7037), featuring snippets of tracks such as "Hard Luck Woman" and "Calling Dr. Love." The commercial ends with information on an upcoming concert to be held the following Saturday, January 22nd at Chicago Stadium (which was simply referred to as "The Stadium" on both the voiceover and lower-third).

Voiceover by ?? .

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, Janua...

Kentucky Fried Chicken - "The Colonel in Chicago" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 2113

Here's another commercial for Kentucky Fried Chicken with its legendary founder, Colonel Harland Sanders (the original, not an incredible simulation) in Chicago. Here, he helps an old lady with one of her packages inside a building while explaining a deal for Chicagoans relating to his restaurants ("The Colonel's Special," an under $3.50 meal which is applicable only to those which have that banner and lasts until February 20th).

Voiceover by ??

This was part of...

K-Mart - "Big Wheels" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1333

Here's a commercial for Kmart, advertising big deals on such big wheels for little kids as Kawasaki's Green Machine Hot Cycles for the boys and Powder Puffs for the girls. Available through Saturday.

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, September 25th 1981.

Shrink Magic (Commercial, 1975)

Views: 841

Here's a commercial for Shrink Magic, which curls and shrinks any object from an idea book (traced onto plastic, colored pertinently and then baked for 3 minutes) into jewelry, mobile strips, and other contraptions - even cartoon characters such as a certain clown. A fast-motion example of one such object (of a frog) being shrunk to one-third of its original size by baking is shown.

Something tells me this toy might have been a bigger seller with a catchier name - maybe someth...

Dusty Tennis Sports Set by Kenner (Commercial, 1975)

Views: 897

Here's a commercial for Dusty and Sky, two dolls who could be made up to have come back from tennis or swimming and getting ready for a party. With the option to buy other outfits for either doll as part of a display. Each doll sold separately (of course).

Officially under the heading of the "Dusty Tennis Sports Set," from Kenner.

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 12th 1975 during the 12:00pm to 1:00pm timeframe.

Trap Tennis by Ideal (Commercial, 1975)

Views: 931

Here's a commercial for the Trap Tennis game by Ideal, a contraption where a ball is placed on a swivel that rotates whenever someone hits the ball - and the first to hit the ball 10 times wins.

Voiceover by Jackson Beck(?).

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 12th 1975 during the 12:00pm to 1:00pm timeframe.

Picam Ski & Skate (Commercial, 1975)

Views: 608

Here's a commercial for Picam Ski & Skate - or is that Skate & Ski? - for children to go downhill during snowy days, and fun demonstrations thereof.

Available at Walgreen Drug and all participating Walgreen Agency stores, as well as Goldblatt's (Notions Dept.), Korvettes, and Turnstyle.

Main voiceover by ?? . Ending voiceover by Merri Dee.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 12th 1975 during the 12:00pm to 1:00pm timeframe.

Digger by Romper Room (Commercial, 1975)

Views: 1339

Here's a commercial for Digger the dog, a yellow-hatted wind-up pooch from the good folks at Romper Room. Among his traits is the ability to walk five feet when you pull his string - er, leash.

Ending voiceover by ??

"Just pull his leash, and go for a walk / He's your dog, for sure."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 12th 1975 during the 12:00pm to 1:00pm timeframe.

Fox Valley Center - "Follow the Fox" (Commercial, 1975)

Views: 1223

Here's an early commercial (possibly the first?) for Fox Valley Center in Aurora (which had just opened in 1975), featuring an animated fox as he hides behind a tree, snacks at a table and emerges with various items, with an admonition to "just follow the Fox."

Fox Valley Center is now known as just Fox Valley Mall, and was formerly Westfield Fox Valley.

Two later commercials for this mall, both from 1983, can be found