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WGN Channel 9 - Bozo's Circus (Commercial Break #2, 1976)

Views: 4122

Here's another commercial break from an edition of Bozo's Circus on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

"We Will Return..." bumper slide (with "Everything's Coming Up Roses" from the musical Gypsy playing in the background) (voiceover by Frazier Thomas)

Commercial: The Straw Mill Factory from Centsible (sp?) - Can make anything from houses to bridges to airplanes - Comes with idea book and 200 plastic straws

Commercial: Cap'n Crunch cereal - ...

WFLD Channel 32 - Tom and Jerry (Commercial Break #1, 1981)

Views: 1927

Here's the first commercial break of an edition of Tom and Jerry on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Ending moments of "Matinee Mouse" (1966), but with ending titles cut out

"Angry Tree" bumper with Loeki the Lion (A.K.A. Loeki De Leeuw), a Dutch animated character that Field Communications licensed for use on their stations (voiceover by Dr. Don Rose)

Commercial: 255 Computer Command (TM) Vette remote controlled car from LJN - 4C Batteries Not...

Nickelodeon - "Not Just For Kids" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2371

Here is a commercial reminding people that the relatively new cable channel Nickelodeon was not just for kids. Features clay versions of characters from the show "Pinwheel" as well as "You Can't Do That On Television".

This aired on local Chicago TV in 1983.

Putty Soap For Dirty Kids (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 3339

Here's a commercial for Putty Soap for Dirty Kids by Village. Available at JC Penny.

Something tells me that a commercial like this wouldn't fly nowadays.

This commercial aired on Monday, December 3rd 1979.

WGN Channel 9 - The Pink Panther (Commercial Break, 1981)

Views: 3279

Here's a commercial break from The Pink Panther on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Ending of "The Inspector" cartoon (based loosely on Peter Sellers' "Inspector Clouseau" character in The Pink Panther movies)

"The Pink Panther will be right back" animated bumper (part of the actual show, not locally created)

Record offer for Denim from K-tel, with country hits including "On the Road Again" by Willie Nelson, "A Headache Tomorro...

Sasson - "Take Off In Style" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1548

Here's a commercial for Sasson kids clothes. Available at Marshall Field & Company.

"Oo La La! Sasson!"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 20th 1981 at a little after 1pm.

WMAQ Channel 5 - "The Wizard of Oz" (Commercial Break #2, 1973)

Views: 2106

Here's a second surviving commercial break for the 1973 airing of the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" (starring Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley and Bert Lahr) on WMAQ Channel 5. This was the seventh airing of this classic by NBC, which held the rights from 1967 to 1975. (Among the fare preempted this evening: The Wonderful World of Disney.) Includes:

Commercial: McDonald's - with a mother and her children driving to have a meal after her husband bids them goodbye ...

The Thing (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1935

Here is a neat commercial for "The Thing" toy by Funstuf. He was, of course, a character from The Fantastic Four.

Remember kids: "With a few pumps of the inflator, you can make 'The Thing' expand in size." ;-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 29th 1979.

The Baseball Kid By Ohio Art (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1934

Here's a commercial for The Baseball Kid - automatic pitching toy for kids.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, June 12th 1981.