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WTTW Channel 11 - "Taxi Driver" (Station ID, 1984)

Views: 2114

Here's a station ID for WTTW Channel 11 featuring a guy driving an old Checker taxi cab.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, September 23rd 1984.

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Annoying Cab Ride" (1981)

Views: 2249

Here's a classic Son of Sven bit from episode number 86 where the movie was "House of Frankenstein".

Featuring an annoying cab ride and a cab driver who's about to lose it. :-)

This “taxi-cab” bit was originally done by Burns and Schreiber.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, March 7th 1981.

The Eight Days of Hanukkah - "Charity" with Alan King (1980)

Views: 1211

Here's a short piece on one of the aspects of the eight days of Chanukah, with legendary comedian and producer Alan King talking about the many different ways charity is given, and telling a tale of a respected rabbi and his envious driver. With illustrations.

This airing was brought to you by Marshall Field's (voiceover by Merri Dee).

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, December 4th 1980.

Lincoln Technical Institute (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 1679

Here is another older Lincoln Tech. Commercial. I loved that music in the background. I always heard it on commercials and different things on Channel 32 growing up.

It's called "Power Generator" and is part of the Network Production Library of music. You can find it on an album of theirs called "Corporate Class".

Electronic Intercept By Lakeside (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 1586

Here's a commercial for the game Electronic Intercept by Lakeside, with some kind of space ninja/proto-power rangers theme.

"Intercept - Intercept - Intercept. It's Intercept..."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 12th 1978.

WSNS Channel 44 - Popeye with Steve Hart - "Beep, Beep" (1975?)

Views: 691

Here's a segment from Popeye with Steve Hart on WSNS Channel 44, in which he lip-synchs (and pantomimes) to The Playmates' 1958 novelty hit "Beep, Beep" (Roulette 4115), with a drawing of another driver in a small red car in the background.

This aired on local Chicago TV around June of 1975.

ABC Network - World News Tonight - "The Crash of Flight 191" (Part 5 - Non-Crash News, 1979)

Views: 1326

Here's Part 5 (the last part) of a complete edition (with commercials) of ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings in London and Max Robinson in Washington (Frank Reynolds was on vacation), from the day of the worst air disaster in U.S. history, the crash of American Airlines Flight 191 just outside Chicago's O'Hare Airport. This segment has more of the non-crash news of the day. Featuring Stephen Geer and Richard Mayk. Includes the following national news read or introduced by ...

Heath English Toffee - "When Was the Last Time You Had a Heath?" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 630

Here's a commercial for Heath English Toffee candy bar (with milk chocolate), with a truck driver looking at signs on the road (arranged a la the old Burma Shave signs) asking "When Was The Last Time You Had Your Favorite Candy Bar?" and then a Heath bar on his dashboard mirror, leading to him crashing off the road and into a truck stop.

(C) 1981 L.S. Heath & Sons, Inc.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, September 27th 1981 during the 10:45pm to 11:15pm ti...

Alan J. Dixon - Democrat For Secretary Of State (Political Ad, 1978)

Views: 1622

Here's a political ad for Alan J. Dixon - Democratic (incumbent) candidate for Secretary of State for Illinois. He was the one who introduced photographs on Illinois driver's licenses for the first time.

Featuring Monica McGuire, Sonja Castro, Arthur Woodard, Linda Valentino, Joann Annunzio, and James Folby. (the addresses are fake but maybe the names were real?)

Paid for by Citizens for Dixon - Roy Anthony, Chairman.

This aired on local Chicago ...