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ON TV - Adults Only - "Maraschino Cherry" (Opening, ID, & Ending, 1982)

Views: 7487

Here's the opening, on-screen station ID, and ending for the Adults Only presentation of the 1978 film "Maraschino Cherry" (starring Gloria Leonard, Leslie Bovee, Annette Haven and Constance Money) on ON TV. (Note: This clip was strategically cut together by me to give you only the slightest hint of naughty) Includes:

Last little bit of previous Adults Only presentation - "SexWorld"

ON TV / WSNS-TV 44 ID slide (voiceover by Mal Wyman)...

Jewel - "Summer Deals" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 2636

Here's a commercial for Jewel Food Stores advertising some summer deals. Background music sounds a bit like "Hunka-Hunka Burning Love".

Voiceover by Joe Slattery.

"I'm gonna go down by da Jewels and pick up some pop..."

This aired on local Chicago TV in mid-August 1981.

Bell System - "Electronic Switching" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2204

Here is a commercial for the Bell System that advertises their efforts to switch over to the new ESS, or Electronic Switching System, that paved the way for such features as Call-Waiting and Caller-ID.

"The Bell System - Keeping Your Communications System the Best in the World."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, March 23rd, 1980.

Chicago Historical Society - "Puppets Exhibit" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 607

Here's a commercial for an exhibit at the Chicago Historical Society (now known as the Chicago History Museum) featuring collections of North American puppets.

"No Strings Attached!"

This aired on local Chicago TV early Friday, March 27th 1981 at around 3:00am.

Sega - Congo Bongo (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2911

Here's a commercial for the video game Congo Bongo by Sega. Voiceover by Henny Youngman.

Henny Youngman???

This aired on local Chicago TV Sunday, November 20th 1983.

Capitol Records - Wings - London Town (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 2509

Here's a cool promo commercial for the album London Town by Wings - on Capitol Records. Available at:

Playback
Venture
Sears

(Ending voiceover by ??)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, June 15th 1978.

Dominick's Finer Foods with Elaine Mulqueen (Commercial #2, 1973)

Views: 1964

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Here's another commercial for Dominick's Finer Foods, with Elaine Mulqueen appearing in glorious color after years of being seen in black-and-white on Mulqueen's Kiddie A-Go-Go. Here, she spotlights the decor and atmosphere of, and service at, each Dominick's supermarket, as well as the more than 8,000 brands including Dominick's own famous Heritage House brand. Photo slides of the various items...

Activision - Spider Fighter (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 1355

Here is a commercial for the Activision video game "Spider Fighter" for the Atari 2600. Game designed by Larry Miller.

Voiceover by William Woodson.

Available at:

Osco Drugs
Center Video
Minnesota Fats

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, February 14th 1983.

Interlake - "New Storage Microcomputer" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 760

Here's a commercial for local business Interlake's new easy-to-operate storage microcomputer, designed to control an automatic high-rise warehouse, with packages loaded and picked up at the push of a button.

"Interlake - Chicago-based company in metals and material handling."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, April 7th 1978.