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Activision - River Raid (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2144

Here is a commercial for the Activision video game "River Raid" for the Atari 2600 with a WarGames vibe. River Raid designed by Carol Shaw.

Available at:

Digital Den
Schaak Electronics
Service Merchandise

This aired on local Chicago TV Saturday, January 15th 1983.

Montgomery Ward - "Trainload Appliance Sale" (Partial Commercial, 1978)

Views: 1279

Here's a partial commercial for Montgomery Ward and their Trainload Appliance Sale. Featuring the Union Pacific #6921 train.

This aired on local Chicago TV Monday, January 9th 1978.

Vectrex (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2799

Here's a commercial for the short-lived gaming system - Vectrex, featuring all vector graphics and color overlays you put over the screen. Also notable for being portable, in that it came with it's own specialized display unit, and for a controller that slightly resembled the later Nintendo Entertainment System controller.

"(C) 1983 by Milton Bradley Company"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, November 21st 1983.

McDonald's - "Hash Browns" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 1307

Here's a commercial for McDonald's Hash Browns, spotlighting some of the customers partaking of this breakfast specialty.

"McDonald's Hash Browns may be a little funny-looking, but they sure taste great with your favorite breakfast."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, April 7th 1978. (Copyright McDonald's Corp. 1978)

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News (Opening 1980)

Views: 3234

Here's the opening moments of the Sunday Eyewitness News at 6pm on WLS Channel 7, anchored by Larry Moore and Mary Ann Childers. Includes:

Larry previewing stories of two explosions - one at a near North Side restaurant, the other at a North Pulaski warehouse

Mary Ann previewing stories on changes to bus routes and arrests of four South Side men in connection with a Michigan crime spree

Station ID and Eyewitness News opening titles (...

1-900-250-8888 (Commercial, 1991)

Views: 2428

Here's a commercial for one of those cheesy-bad 1-900 number ads, which were so ubiquitous in the early 90s.

1-900-250-8888 ($5 first minute, $1 each additional minute; from UCI Entertainment - 16530 Ventura Boulevard, Encino, CA. 91436)

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, June 22nd 1991 after 2am.

McDonald's - "Filet-O-Fish / Sugar Free 7-Up Deal" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 2347

Here's a commercial for McDonald's Restaurants featuring a promotion for a free regular-sized Sugar Free 7-Up with a purchase of a "100% Natural Whitefish" Filet O'Fish sandwich.

"Offer expires March 5, 1978."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, February 22nd 1978.

Michael Bakalis - Democrat For Governor (Political Ad #2, 1978)

Views: 1292

Here's another political ad for Michael J. Bakalis - Democratic candidate for Governor of Illinois against the re-election of "Big Jim" Thompson.

Where are they now: Mike Bakalis currently teaches on the faculty of the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

Paid for by Citizens for Bakalis.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 5th 1978.

ABC Records - Steely Dan - Aja (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 12140

Here's a cool promo commercial for Steely Dan's Aja album on ABC Records.

Voiceover by Eartha Kitt. (RaaarRRaaRRAar!)

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