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Manor Care Nursing Center - "See What a Nursing Center Can Be" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 1070

Here's a commercial for Manor Care Nursing Center, emphasizing their quality of care and encouraging older people to maintain their quality of life. At the end of this ad, one of their addresses - in Rolling Meadows, 4225 Kirchoff Road - is shown on the lower third of the screen.

Voiceover by ??

"A place for living, for enjoying, for growing strong again."

This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday, April 30th 1978.

Creative Mirrors - "Golf Perfection" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 2304

Here's another vintage commercial for Creative Mirrors, showing how the company's striving for perfection in mirror design mirrors (no pun intended) the technique striven for by golfers (with someone who almost resembles legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus in action). (or is it supposed to be Arnold Palmer?)

Featuring friend of the family of the owners of Creative Mirrors, Bob Johnson as "The Golfer".

Voiceover by Al Parker (?).

This aired on local Chi...

Victory Auto Wreckers - "No Door Falling Off" (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 4112

Here is another Victory Auto Wreckers commercial, still with no car door falling off yet - that commercial wouldn't premiere until May 1985.

Featuring Jim Ostrander and Jose "Louie" Arroyo.

Voiceover by former WGN Channel 9 staff announcer Steve Hunter.

This aired on local Chicago TV in 1984.

A Christmas Moment - "Argentina" With Lorenzo Lamas (Incomplete, 1982)

Views: 1346

Here's one of another series of short pieces (this one incomplete) on different country's Christmas celebrations, featuring celebrities - in this case, Lorenzo Lamas. Here he talks about the traditions of Argentina.

Brought to you by The Bell System - Bell Brings the World Closer.

These seem very similar to the other series "The 24 Days of Christmas" - I think they just repackaged them with a different title.

Ending voiceover by Jack Taylor.
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Son Of Svengoolie - "Tombstone Bumper" (1984)

Views: 2184

Here's one of the bumpers they used on Son of Svengoolie featuring a ghostly image of Tombstone. This particular one came at the end of episode #258 when he aired "House of Frankenstein".

Most of the time Sven would tell a joke in a voiceover during these bumpers, but since this one was right after the end credits of the movie it just plays "Son's Theme" before cutting to the commercial break.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 7th 1984.

WFLD Channel 32 - The Addams Family - #3 (Opening, 1971)

Views: 1114

Here's the opening from yet another different episode of The Addams Family on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Ending of a PSA Slate for the 50th Anniversary of the Girl Scouts of Chicago : 1921-1971 - 50 Years of Scouting (Sounds like Jerry G. Bishop doing the voiceover)

Slate for a Channel 32 Newsbreak which is cut off and then The Addams Family begins.

This aired on local Chicago TV in March 1971.

Herschel Bernardi in Fiddler on the Roof at the Auditorium Theatre (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 461

Here's a commercial for Herschel Bernardi in Fiddler on the Roof at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins. With excerpts of reviews from the Sun-Times and the Tribune.

Main voiceover by Peter Thomas(?)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 28th 1980.

WLS Channel 7 - ABC News Special Report - "Carter Cabinet Changes" (1979)

Views: 3934

Here's an ABC News Special Report that interrupted the opening moments of a repeat of the Laverne & Shirley episode "Playing Hooky" (originally aired January 11th 1977 - Episode #2.13 of the series) on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

Opening credits of episode, with notice that it was filmed before a studio audience, followed by first moments of establishing first scene

ABC News Special Report bumper slide (voiceover by ??)

Anchor Ch...

WGN Channel 9 - The 90th Annual Tournament Of Roses Parade (Promo, 1979)

Views: 3185

Rest in Peace, Gary Coleman. He died today at the age of 42.

Here he is in a promo for an airing of the 90th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade on WGN Channel 9.

Ending voiceover by George Bauer.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Monday, January 1st 1979.