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Long Chevrolet - "Open July 4th Weekend" (Commercial, 1981)
Views: 2978
Here's another commercial for Long Chevrolet. Sorry, no Timmy.
This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 4th 1981.
Talro Insurance with Roland Harper (Commercial, 1982)
Views: 2933
Here's a commercial for Talro Insurance featuring Chicago Bears player Roland Harper.
"Talk to Talro"
This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, September 25th 1982.
WLS Channel 7 - ABC News Special Report - "Carter Cabinet Changes" (1979)
Views: 3954
Here's an ABC News Special Report that interrupted the opening moments of a repeat of the Laverne & Shirley episode "Playing Hooky" (originally aired January 11th 1977 - Episode #2.13 of the series) on WLS Channel 7. Includes:
Opening credits of episode, with notice that it was filmed before a studio audience, followed by first moments of establishing first scene
ABC News Special Report bumper slide (voiceover by ??)
Anchor Ch...
Fox Valley Center - "Lifestyles Exhibit" (Commercial, 1983)
Views: 2109
Here's another of the goofy commercials featuring the Sesame Street reject puppets, for the Fox Valley Center mall (now known as Westfield) in Aurora, Illinois. That week featuring "Lifestyles Exhibit". (are they showing people how to live or a bunch of condoms?)
"Where the good times hide..." (??)
This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, March 9th 1983.
Boushelle Featuring Cecil Treadway (Commercial, 1978)
Views: 2768
Here's a commercial for General Boushelle carpet cleaning services featuring the President of the Company, Cecil E. Treadway.
Recognize that voice? That's him - the same guy who does the main voiceovers in the other commercials (not the "HUdson 3-2700" though! I wonder who that was?). How's that for an efficient operation?
This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 31st 1978 durin...
La Preferida Foods With Harry Caray (Commercial, 1980)
Views: 6437
What comes to mind when you think of Harry Caray? If you said Mexican Food products, you'd be correct! Here's a commercial for La Preferida Foods featuring the late, great Sox and Cubs broadcaster.
(Remember, "La Preferida" backwards is "Adireferp Al")
Question for everyone: "If you were a taco, and you were starving, would you eat yourself?" I know I would!
This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, September 20th 1980.
Long Chevrolet - "Timmy's All Grown Up" (Commercial, 1981)
Views: 5015
Here's a commercial for Long Chevrolet in Elmhurst featuring that annoying Little Timmy kid - no longer in his newsboy outfit shouting "Extra, Extra!, but now a cultured, sophisticated man about town.
CHEVETTE! CHEVETTE! SHUT-UP! SHUT-UP! ;-)
This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, January 25th 1981.
WLS Musicradio 89 - Rodney Dangerfield & Larry Lujack (Commercial #1, 1981)
Views: 2385
Here's a classic commercial for WLS Musicradio 89 - "The Big 89" with Rodney Dangerfield and Larry Lujack.
This commercial aired on local Chicago television on Friday, August 28th 1981.