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Way to Go! Special (Part 3, 1980)

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Here is Part 3 of the Field Communications produced Way to Go! Special - an hour long (compilation?) showcase of some special kids and what they do. Has a lot of nice little slices of late seventies life as a kid. :-) The tape was dated May of 1980. My contact says that only a few of these "Specials" were made. Like I said, I'm not sure if these were compilations of segments shown on the regular Way to Go program, or if they were specifically produced for these specials. I am pretty sure thi...

Zaxxon - "It'll Blow You Away" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2104

Here's a commercial for Zaxxon for the Colecovision and coming soon on the Atari 2600 VCS and Intellivision.

Zaxxon. Zaxx-off.

This aired on local Chicago TV either Saturday, January 15th or Sunday, January 16th 1983.

Parker Brothers - Merlin (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 2387

Here's a commercial for the electronic handheld game Merlin by Parker Brothers. I had one of these and loved it. :-)

Voiceover by John Bartholomew Tucker.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, October 28th 1979. (I think it might say Copyright 1978 at the beginning though)

WBBM Channel 2 - TV 2 News at 10pm (Part 3, 1973)

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Here's Part 3 of a complete edition of the TV 2 News at 10pm on WBBM Channel 2 with anchor Bob Wallace. Also featuring Bob Faw, John Coughlin, and a brief shot of Bruce Roberts. Includes:

Bob Wallace introduces a report by Bob Faw on efforts to save the old wooden Deerfield, IL train station which is set to be replaced by "a sturdy, but architecturally dull, masonry and metal structure"; the film report shows people at work painting the old wooden train station, and ar...

Atari 2600 - "We Don't Need a Babysitter" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1358

Here's a commercial for the Atari 2600 VCS - Video Computer System.

Boy, those people on the other end of the line sure talk fast...

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, March 24th 1981.

Pac-Man Cereal (Commercial #2, 1983)

Views: 1383

Here's a second animated commercial for Pac-Man cereal, this one with a baseball theme.

This commercial aired on local Chicago television on Friday, December 23rd 1983.

WGN Channel 9 - Chicago Bulls vs. Washington Bullets (Part 2, 1979)

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Here's Part 2 of the Chicago Bulls vs. Washington Bullets game on WGN Channel 9, announced by Jack Fleming and Johnny "Red" Kerr. Includes:

A shot of the players practicing on the court as Jack states that this is being broadcast "with the express authority of the Chicago Bulls and the National Basketball Association" and prohibitions on any use without their consent. He and John s...

Parker Brothers - Pay Day (Commercial, 1976)

Views: 2353

Here's a commercial for the "funny money" board game Pay Day by Parker Brothers.

Voiceover by John Bartholomew Tucker.

Not sure when this aired exactly but it was sometime before November 27th 1976.

WMAQ Channel 5 - "Your Super Bowl Station" (Bumper, 1986)

Views: 1884

Here's a bumper for WMAQ Channel 5 celebrating the Bears' Super Bowl appearance.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 24th 1986. (Two days before the big game!)