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Mr. Steak (Commercial #2, 1975)

Views: 4100

Here's another, shorter commercial for a long-gone restaurant that had locations in the Chicagoland area - Mister Steak. (no, not Mr. Beef!)

The production slate at the beginning shows that this was produced at WFLD Channel 32, and we see the Kaiser Broadcasting Company logo as well. This was number 7573 (I wonder what the significance of these numbers were exactly?) and was directed by Don Shannon. Record date was 6-27-75.

Looks like the sign says "America's ...

Ad Council - Keep America Beautiful - "Crying Indian Redux" (PSA, 1978)

Views: 284

Here's a later sequel to the famous "Keep America Beautiful" PSA with Iron Eyes Cody as the "Crying Indian" (derived from his reaction to the despoiling of the land around him from litter left on the ground and traffic passing by on a nearby road). This campaign (including a longer version seen elsewhere over the web) was first shown in 1971 and ran for many years afterward.

Voiceover by William Conrad.

"People start pollution - people can stop it."
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WGN Channel 9 - People, Places & Things (1980)

Views: 1438

Here's a community calendar announcement of People, Places & Things on WGN Channel 9. Spotlighted here are Omni-House's counseling service "to solve your own problems, to be a stronger individual"; a youth lounge for teens at Mayer Kaplan; and a spook house for Halloween sponsored by the Faith Youth Group.

Voiceover by Merri Dee.

"An informal notice of community affairs in the Chicagoland area."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, Oc...

WFLD Channel 32 - "Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" (Commercial Break #1, 1983)

Views: 1186

Here is commercial break #1 from the Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries episode "Last Kiss of Summer Part 1" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Listerine (with Larry Riley from "Knots Landing")

Nature Valley Granola Clusters (voiceover by Mark Elliot)

Secret Deodorant

Swiss Miss Pudding Bars

This aired on local Chicago television Saturday, June 18th 1983.

Kooky Spooks Make-Up (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1627

Here's a commercial for Kooky Spooks Make-Up kit, where budding trick-or-treaters could be made up into skull faces, mummy faces, ghoul faces, goblins, clowns, and one other category (six frightening disguises to choose from). When the make-up dries, it cracks, to make children look older (as if!), and thus really scarier.

Voiceover by ??

(See this clip for Kooky Spooks' costume kit.)
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WFLD Channel 32 - Saturday Morning Movie - "Beast From 20,000 Fathoms" (Bumper, 1980)

Views: 1709

Here is a return bumper for the Saturday Morning Movie presentation of "Beast From 20,000 Fathoms" on WFLD Channel 32.

Voiceover by Jim Barton.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, November 8th 1980.

WLS Channel 7 - Editorial Reply (1982)

Views: 1497

Here's a reply to a WLS Channel 7 Editorial by Tom Stabnicki of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), speaking out against the new Youth Services Bureau agency within the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, explaining that such programs in other areas have been plagued with numerous problems in the past, plus the issue of child welfare worker jobs lost due to budget cuts.

Opening voiceover by Al Parker.

This a...

WFLD Channel 32 - Keyfax Nite-Owl Service - "Tonight!" (Promo #1, 1981)

Views: 1869

Direct from 2" Quad - here is a promo for the premiere of Nite-Owl! This one is a 10 second spot, advertising that the program begins that night.

We can hear WFLD director Don Shannon give a quick lead-in before the promo starts. (notice, he accidently calls Keyfax "Telfax")

Voiceover during the promo by Jim Barton.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, September 7th 1981.

PM Magazine Chicago - "Rocky Horror" (1981)

Views: 2187

Here's a neat story on The Rocky Horror Picture Show musical that aired on PM Magazine Chicago featuring Mike Leiderman.

This is from the master 3/4" tape of the story, so it doesn't have the PM Magazine graphics that were shown on the off-air version.

Note: The audio on this is in stereo, with Leiderman's story voiceover on one channel and the music in another most of the time. (so if you're only hearing one or the other, that's the reason) I didn't g...