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Jerry Gleason Chevrolet (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2835

Here's a commercial for Jerry Gleason Chevrolet in Forest Park at 7901 West Roosevelt Road. I think my parents bought our family station wagon here. :-)

"Get a thumbs up deal."

This aired on local Chicago TV in July 1983.

Bert Weinman Ford with Linn Burton (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 4929

(reposted separately to make it easier to find)

Here's another classic commercial for Bert Weinman Ford with Linn Burton.

Bert Weinman - Your TV Ford Man - at 3535 N. Ashland Avenue. (Although if Bert Weinman is supposedly my *TV* Ford Man, how come we never see any commercials with him in them? We always see Linn Burton. Was Linn Burton a salesman that worked at Bert Weinman's? I wonder how many people mistook Linn Burton for Bert Weinman?)

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Empire Carpets - "Waiting By The Phone" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 1665

Here's another commercial for Empire Carpets.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, March 13th 1983.

Brach's - "The Candy Store Candy" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1996

Here's a commercial for Brach's Candy (or do you say Brachs?).

Should I include this in the "Local Commercials" category or not?

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 21st 1982.

McDonald's - "Katie" with Heather O'Rourke (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2647

Here is a commercial for McDonald's featuring the little girl from the movie Poltergeist - Heather O'Rourke.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, July 30th 1980.

WKQX 101 FM - "Chicago Is Turning To Us" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2206

Here's a commercial for WKQX 101 FM featuring DJ's Art Roberts and Bob DelGiorno.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, October 30th 1980.

Marriott's Great America (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 6096

Here's a neat commercial for Marriott's Great America that is a bit of a take-off on the old Batman TV show.

This commercial aired on local Chicago television on Sunday, September 16th 1979.

Empire Carpets - "$6.95 A Yard" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2726

Here's another commercial for Empire Carpets.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, March 13th 1983.

Epson HX-20 Notebook Computer (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 3273

Here's another commercial which shows how far we've come in computers - for the Epson HX-20 notebook computer - the first "laptop".

If you ever want to print out a receipt for something, you're set.

Features actor Stephen Furst of "Animal House" fame.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 18th 1982.