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Colgate With Ally Sheedy (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 1899

Here's a commercial for Colgate toothpaste featuring a young Ally Sheedy. This is the earliest spot yet found featuring her.

Also has a tag at the end of the ad for the "Colgate Series Tennis Championships"

This aired on local Rockford TV on Friday, October 27th 1978.

Dominick's Finer Foods with Elaine Mulqueen (Commercial #1, 1973)

Views: 4902

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Here's a 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 50 stores located throughout Chicagoland (25 of which are now open Monday - Saturday until midnight and Sunday from 9am to 9pm), with various photo slides inside the numerous sections of each of the Dom...

ON TV - "Premiere Night" (Opening, 1980)

Views: 2782

Here's the opening moments of the premiere night of ON TV Subscription Television which aired in Chicago on WSNS Channel 44.

This starts with the video animated ON TV ID, then the introductory promo which promotes the new subscription channel as a "revolution in Chicago broadcasting."

The first night's lineup includes "10" with Bo Derek, Dudley Moore and Julie Andrews; "Norma Rae" with Sally Field; and "Slap Shot" with Paul Newman. Brief clips from other films...

WFLD Channel 32 - The Don Lane Show (Promo, 1980)

Views: 1811

Here's a promo for The Don Lane Show on WFLD Channel 32 featuring his guest, The Stylistics.

Ending voiceover by Jim Barton. (the music sounds like the old O'Connor Ford commercials)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, November 10th 1980.

Aronson Furniture - "Knocks Out High Prices" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2218

Here's a commercial for Aronson Furniture featuring Linn Burton (of Bert Weinman Ford fame) in person.

(picture's a bit fuzzy) ;-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, January 20th 1980 during the 11:24am to 11:33am timeframe.

Empire Carpet - "Warehouse Tour" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 4953

Here's a commercial for Empire Carpet featuring some scenes of their warehouse and carpet cutting machine.

Featuring Lynn Hauldren as the Empire Carpet Man.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday March 17th 1982.

1-900-FUN-MATE (Commercial, 1991)

Views: 2526

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

1-900-FUN-MATE ($9.95 per call; from Telcor, Inc.)

Not to sound desperate but, "Call me...please..." ;-)

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

Brookfield Zoo - "The Wildest Place Around" (Commercial #2, 1979)

Views: 761

Here is another, longer version of a commercial for Brookfield Zoo - The Wildest Place Around. Promoting their new addition to the Lion House - The Predator Ecology Exhibit. This is the 1 minute version - the other one is only 30 seconds long.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, December 24th 1979.

WSNS Channel 44 - The Good Time Bunch Christmas Special (Part 1, 1977)

Views: 1769

Here's Part 1 of The Good Time Bunch Christmas Special with Mary Pat (Byrne) and Brian (Vandenbroucke) on WSNS Channel 44.

This consists solely of the host wrapups, and singing and dancing numbers; the 1939 animated film "Gulliver's Travels" which Mary Pat and Brian mention in the course of this show is not included.

Includes:

Video animated "44 Christmas Special" bumper

The Good Time Bunch opening titles

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