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ColecoVision & Adam - "Sorry, Atari" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2590

Here's a commercial for the ColecoVision and Adam computer add-on.

Ironic that this commercial aired the same date as "The Day After" since the Adam was such a colossal bomb. :-)

"Available Nov. 15 1983"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 20th 1983.

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Atari - "The 1980 Atari Games" (Commercial, 1980)

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Here's a commercial for the 1980 Atari Games - Basketball, Sky Diver, Human Cannonball (it looks like Shaun White is playing), Space Invaders

Featuring "Andy Leonard".

Ending voiceover by Danny Dark.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 28th 1980.

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Sprite Magic Baseball (Promo, 1982)

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Here'a a promo for Sprite Magic Baseball - a promotional game from WFLD Channel 32, featuring the incredibly beloved former White Sox mascots Ribbie and Roobarb.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday May 8th 1982.

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WYCC Channel 20 - "The Little Station That Could" (Promo, 1985?)

Views: 5400

Here's a peppy musical ID promo for the PBS station WYCC Channel 20. WYCC stood for "We Are Your City Colleges". Shows clips from various shows such as The Mechanical Universe, Modern Maturity, Indoor Gardens, Body Electric, and Sesame Street.

Let's sing along...

"In Chicago, there's a TV station. A PBS educational station. We're WYCC - TV-20! We're not the biggest station it's true, so quality will just have to do. Chicago knows we're good, we're the li...

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Illinois Lottery - "Illinois Double" (Commercial, 1980)

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Here's a commercial for the Illinois Lottery's "Illinois Double" game.

The green star guy was played by Joey Cory.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, November 11th 1980.

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WBKB Channel 7 - Midwest Sports Special - "Inside the World of Hockey with the Chicago Blackhawks" (Part 1, 1964)

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Here's Part 1 of Midwest Sports Special - "Inside the World of Hockey with the Chicago Blackhawks," as aired on WBKB (now WLS) Channel 7. The host of this in-depth look at the team was Frank Sweeney. This was transferred from the original film, and thus has no commercials.

This part begins with the old-style academy leader which counted by feet rather than frames (as opposed to the more common SMPTE Universal film leader). The program itself begins with some shots of ...

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WSNS Channel 44 - White Sox Baseball - "Take Me Out To the Ballgame" (8-18-1980)

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Harry Caray once again leads the fans at Comiskey during the "Seventh Inning Stretch", singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame".

From White Sox Vs. Indians (Game 2).

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, August 18th 1980.

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Trap Tennis by Ideal (Commercial, 1975)

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Here's a commercial for the Trap Tennis game by Ideal, a contraption where a ball is placed on a swivel that rotates whenever someone hits the ball - and the first to hit the ball 10 times wins.

Voiceover by Jackson Beck(?).

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 12th 1975 during the 12:00pm to 1:00pm timeframe.

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Illinois Lottery - "Lucky Numbers II" (Commercial, 1983)

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Here's an animated (or claymation?) commercial for the Illinois Lottery's new Lucky Number II Instant Lottery game.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, February 5th 1983 during the 5:00pm to 6:00pm timeframe.