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Lincoln Carpeting - "Elementary..." (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1633

Here's another Lincoln Carpeting commercial featuring a Sherlock Holmes theme and which has the full jingle.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 24th 1982.

Lincoln Carpeting - "By the Fireplace" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2239

Here's another commercial for Lincoln Carpeting with the spokesperson enjoying some time by the hearth.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, March 15th 1983. (The Ides of March!)

Lincoln Carpeting - "Shag Warehouse" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 2099

Here's another commercial for Lincoln Carpeting starring Al Parker, the voice of WLS-TV. Call NA-2900 for Chicago's Largest Shop-At-Home Service!

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

Lincoln Technical Institute (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 1662

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".

Berens Lincoln-Mercury (Commercial, 1986)

Views: 1552

Here is a commercial for Berens Lincoln-Mercury from 1986. They were located at 6221 North Western Avenue in Chicago.

House Of Vinyl (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1427

Here's a commercial for House of Vinyl - featuring the same man and woman that would later do ads for Lincoln Carpeting. (Anyone know their names?)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, April 14th 1981.

Zimmerman Lincoln-Mercury - "Cub Reporter" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 1663

Here's a commercial for Zimmerman Lincoln-Mercury featuring their "Cub Reporter" - seems likely inspired by Long Chevrolet's Timmy to me.

Featuring Zimmy The Zales Cat!

Zimmerman Lincoln-Mercury was located at North Avenue - Route 64 - at Dunham Road in St. Charles.

I wonder where "Cub Reporter" is now - she's got to be around 43 or 44 years old. Gotta love her Jodie Foster inspired outfit.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursd...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Bride of Frankenstein" (Break #7, 1983)

Views: 526

Here's the seventh commercial break for the Son of Svengoolie presentation of the 1935 film "Bride of Frankenstein" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Sven, from the monitor, showing various photos and artworks he got before going off on vacation, including a monster where you can only see his eyes and blood-soaked mouth, and a drawing of Sven and his cast from the 1st Santa Cruz Unfit Movie & Music Award (SCUMM), sent by Tommy Greenvale(?) - ends with "Thank You" song from S...

Empire Carpets - "What's the Name?" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2521

Here's another early commercial for Empire Carpets, featuring Lynn Hauldren as the Empire Carpet Man, installing a carpet for a Mr. Kimstead who'd just gotten the idea to have carpets installed for $6.95 a yard just three days before, doesn't have to make an installment payment for 60 days, and got a free Bissell rug shampooer after buying two rooms of carpeting - but has constant trouble remembering the name and phone number. With the now-famous "588-2300" jingle at the end.

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