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Zena Jeans - "There's A Difference Between My Boyfriend And Me" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1435

Zena Jeans - because there's a difference between your boyfriend and you. Available at Marshall Field's.

"If you're all woman, Zena is you."

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 4th 1979.

Miller High Life - "Christmas Card" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 4229

Here is a Christmas commercial from Miller High Life beer.

I think the copyright says 1977, but this aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 16th 1979.

Magnetic Batman & Robin By Mego (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 3402

Here's a commercial for the magnetic Batman and Robin dolls by Mego.

Voiceover by Wendell Craig.

This aired on Chicago TV (via Cable) likely in October of 1979.

Micronauts Rocket Tubes By Mego (Commercial, 1979?)

Views: 1585

Here's a commercial for the Micronauts Rocket Tubes set by Mego.

Not sure when this aired exactly, but based on evidence in the recording, 1979 seems like a good bet, although technically it could have been early 1980 too.

Lowenbrau - "Here's to a Good Christmas" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 3561

Here is a holiday-themed commercial for Lowenbrau beer.

"Here's to good friends, tonight is kind of special..."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 16th 1979.

The Pottery Wheel By Ronco (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 3420

Here's a holiday commercial for The Pottery Wheel by Ronco. Makes a great Christmas gift.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 23rd 1978.

American Family Insurance - "A Little Rain..." (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 1981

Here's a commercial for American Family Insurance with a theme based on a Longfellow poem. Also features the old version of their jingle before they contemporized it.

Ending voiceover by Don Ferris.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, October 29th 1978 during the 12 noon to 1pm hour.

McDonald's - "Nobody Can Do It Like McDonald's Can" (Commercial, 197?)

Views: 1774

Here's another vintage McDonald's commercials - a long one at 60 seconds.

Features the "Nobody Can Do It Like McDonald's Can" jingle.

Copyright (C) McDonald's Corp. 197?

Special thanks to Anthony Diaz of The Mid-American Heritage Preservation Foundation for preserving for many years the original tape this was found on, so that we could transfer it and present it to you here now.

Close-Up Toothpaste - "Bruce Isn't Interested" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 918

Not from a Chicago airing, but still interesting - here's a commercial for Close-Up toothpaste, where a female tennis player is looking for a new outfit to improve her chances on the "court of love" while another lady recommends she use Close-Up - which yields the desired results.

"Put your money where your mouth is."

This aired on local Chattanooga, Tennessee TV the first week of December 1977.