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Six Flags Great America (Commercial, 1987)

Views: 4035

Have the time at the time of your life? (Does this make sense? Or is it Half the time at the time of your life?) Featuring B.J. Jones as the dad (he is now the artistic director of the Northlight Theatre in Skokie, IL).

Bugs Bunny - (C) Warner Bros. Inc., 1987.

Twicket.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, June 26th 1987.

House Of Lewis (Commercial #2, 1978)

Views: 798

Here's a shorter commercial for House of Lewis featuring the owner Lewis Pitzele.

House of Lewis used to be a major sponsor of the original Svengoolie program on WFLD. Lewis would often do two-minute-long commercials where he would interact and joke around with Jerry G. Bishop.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Wednesday, March 29th 1978.

Maywood Park - "The Pace Setter" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2207

Here's a local commercial for Maywood Park - which features harness racing, located in Melrose Park, IL. This one is advertising their free ski hat giveaway on November 1st.

I wonder what that horse is doing today?

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, October 29th 1980.

Trak Auto with Schneider (Commercial, 1987)

Views: 1488

Here's a commercial for Trak Auto, with Pat Harrington in character as "Dwayne Schneider" from the TV series One Day at a Time, extolling the virtues of their service and prices.

"If you need it, Trak's got it."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, August 20th 1987 during the 10pm to 10:30pm timeframe.

WBBM Channel 2 - The 20th Annual Chicago Emmy Awards (Part 5, 1978)

Views: 2746

The transfer of this video clip made possible by your generous donations!

Here's Part 5 of the Twentieth Annual Chicago Emmy Awards on WBBM Channel 2, hosted by Bob Newhart.

This part features Johnny Morris, Hector Perez, Jim Tilmon, Ruth Graham, Warner Saunders, Frank Jackson, John Coughlin and Lee Phillip, archive footage of Frank Reynolds, Irv Kupcinet, Dorothy Vredenburgh, Jerry Colonna, Howard K. Smith, John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon, and phot...

Lincoln Carpeting - "Can You Swing A Shag?" (Commercial, 1975)

Views: 3707

Quality isn't the greatest, but here's the oldest Lincoln Carpeting commercial yet found. Check out that stash on Al Parker!

Call NA-2900 for Chicago's Largest Shop-At-Home Service!

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 20th 1975.

Victory Auto Wreckers - "Car Door Mishap" (Commercial, 1992)

Views: 6988

Here's one of (if not the most) famous commercials ever - the Victory Auto Wreckers ad where the car door almost falls on the guy's foot. Contrary to popular belief, this ad originated in May of 1985 - despite the 70s-looking wristband/watch the guy is wearing.

Featuring Bob Zajdel as the hapless car owner and Luis ? as the tow-truck driver, who were both employees at the time.

Also - WGN-TV veteran Bob Kastigar says, "Jeff Glauberg did the original tap...

WCLR 102 FM - "Listen" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1275

Here's an animated commercial for WCLR 102 FM - it's the full version of a commercial seen previously, in the break following this segment.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, January 14th 1979.

Lincoln Carpeting - "Huckster" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1641

Here's another commercial for Lincoln Carpeting, this one featuring a "huckster" salesman type character.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, April 18th 1980.