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Illinois Lottery Daily Game - "You Can Call It Fun" With Bill Saluga (Commercial #2, 1980)

Views: 2647

Here's another commercial for the Illinois Lottery - The Daily Game - featuring a carnival barker type character named Raymond J. Johnson Jr. played by Bill Saluga. (He was the "You can call me Ray, or you can call me Jay, or you can call me..." guy.)

(This is a slight variation from a previously posted version)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, November 12th 1980.

McDonald's - "$6,000,000 Winning Combination Game" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 625

Here's a commercial for the McDonald's $6,000,000 Winning Combination Game

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, July 1st 1980.

WMAQ Channel 5 - newsfive - "Streaking" (1974)

Views: 2328

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Here's a segment of the ending portion of newsfive with legendary anchor Floyd Kalber (a.k.a. "The Big Tuna") on WMAQ Channel 5, from the height of the "streaking" craze in 1974. Also features weatherman Harry Volkman. Includes:

Outro of weather report by Harry Volkman, who mentions the temperature at 57 degrees - which Floyd characterizes as "not weather for streaking," whi...

WSNS Channel 44 - The Dating Game - "Joey D'Auria" (Part 3, 1980)

Views: 1142

Here's Part 3 of an episode of The Dating Game on WSNS Channel 44.

In this part, Autumn makes her choice and picks one of the bachelors. Will it be Joey???

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, July 24th 1980 during the 5:30pm to 6:00pm timeframe. (the show itself has a Copyright of 1979 though)

Chuck Wagon - "Chase The Chuckwagon" (Commercial, 1976)

Views: 4892

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Here's a very memorable commercial for Chuck Wagon dog food by Purina with the dog that likes to chase the chuckwagon right out of the TV. :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 9th 1976.

WSNS Channel 44 - Summit Series Game 8 (Commercial Break, 1972)

Views: 9531

Here's something pretty darn rare - no idea how this was recorded or on what format (it was transferred from some other format onto Beta) – it's a partial commercial break during the broadcast on WSNS TV-44 of Game 8 of the 1972 Summit Series. It was Canada at U.S.S.R. Includes:

Commercial: Iwan Ries & Co. Tobacco at 17 South Wabash Avenue (voiceover by Mal Wyman)

Commercial: Nationa...

WMAQ Channel 5 - "Station ID" (1975)

Views: 2563

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Here's a station ID slide and voiceover for WMAQ Channel 5. Features the curvy 5 logo that was phased out at the beginning of 1976.

Voiceover by Ed Grennan.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, October 24th 1975.

Chicago Cubs Game Promotions (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 6178

Here's a commercial for the Chicago Cubs' game promotions for Saturday, June 19th 1982 against the Montreal Expos, in honor of Fergie Jenkins, and a T-Shirt Day on Sunday, June 20th 1982.

"The Cubs Are Coming Out Of Hibernation!"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, June 14th 1982.

I Vant To Bite Your Finger By Hasbro (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 2564

Here's a commercial for the board game "I Vant To Bite Your Finger" by Hasbro, with a Dracula vampire-type character that will make bite marks on your finger in red marker if you lose the game.

"It's a Dracula game!"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, November 10th 1981 during the 2:30pm to 3pm timeframe.