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Mr. Pop! By Lakeside (Commercial, 1981)
Views: 1604
Here's a commercial for a bit more obscure game for kids - Mr. Pop! - by Lakeside.
Mr. Pop! - The Game Where Girls Are Only Allowed To Be Spectators...
This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, November 30th 1981.
WLS Channel 7 - Late Night Movie - "Flareup" (Partial Commercial Break, 1977)
Views: 2518
Here's a partial commercial break from a Late Night Movie airing of the movie "Flareup" on WLS Channel 7. Chris Tufts (Phantom), our resident schedule sleuth, found it. I'll fill in the video description once we've got everything.
This aired on local Chicago TV early Friday, February 4th 1977 during the Midnight to 1:30 AM time frame.
WPWR Channel 60 - "The Beatles Cartoon" (Commercial Break #1, 1984?)
Views: 2428
Here is a WPWR Channel 60 Beatles Cartoon Commercial Break. Not sure of the year exactly, probably 1984.
Includes:
Dudley Do-Right promo
Space Kidettes promo
King Leonardo promo
Weekday Cartoon & Video Show promo
King Kong promo
Channel 60 Beatles bumper
Twister by Milton Bradley (Commercial, 1981)
Views: 810
Here's a commercial for the legendary game Twister by Milton Bradley. The lyrics of the jingle tell the object of the game.
"Twister can tie you up in a knot."
This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 4th 1981 during the 4:00pm to 4:30pm timeframe.
WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Assignment Terror" (Opening Excerpt, 1985)
Views: 2024
Here's an excerpt of the opening for the Son of Svengoolie presentation of "Assignment Terror" on WFLD Channel 32.
Sven was at Six Flags Great America that day (recently taken over from Marriott's in 1984) to help promote the March of Dimes telethon that was also hosted at the park.
The recording starts late and ends early - the video was recorded over but the audio remains for a few more seconds at the end of the clip.
This aired on local Chicag...
WGN Channel 9 - Chicago Cubs Baseball - "Mayor Jane Byrne Throws Out The First Pitch" (1981)
Views: 2718
Here's a clip featuring Mayor Jane Byrne throwing out the first pitch at a Cubs game, followed by the singing of the National Anthem (mostly complete) by Jimmy Damon (the inspiration for Bill Murray's lounge singer character on Saturday Night Live), then the starting lineups and opening moments of the game.
Cardinal Cody can be seen sitting next to Mayor Byrne. He would pass away less than a year later on April 25th 1982. On the Mayor's left is her husband, Jay McMulle...
WMAQ Channel 5 - Rock World (Part 7, 1980)
Views: 805
Here's the seventh and final part of a complete edition of Rock World, a weekly pre-MTV music video show that aired on WMAQ Channel 5. Includes:
Videos by Billy Burnette - "Memphis, Tennessee's ripe proud rock 'n' roll legacy" (Burnette, along with Rick Vito, later joined Fleetwood Mac following Lindsey Buckingham's departure from the band in 1987):
- "Don't Say No"
- "In Just a Heartbeat" (both from his 1980 self-titled LP Billy Burnett...
WFLD Metromedia Channel 32 - The Stooge Follies (Break 2, 1984)
Views: 1635
Here is another commercial break from a WFLD Metromedia Channel 32 airing of The Stooge Follies. Including:
Jordache Jeans
Illinois Lottery - Lotto - "Casablanca" take-off - featuring Dave Green(?) as the singer/piano player, and Nancy Serlin as the female Lotto ball
Jamaican Tourist Board - "Come Back to Jamaica"
Precision Video (annoying jingle) (voiceover by Chuck Fuller)
PM Magazine promo - Ann-Margret
WFLD Channel 32 - Mission: Impossible - "Break!" (Bumper Excerpt, 1977)
Views: 1073
Here's something pretty rare and cool, though it's only very brief - an excerpt of a bumper from Mission: Impossible on WFLD Channel 32 during the Kaiser Broadcasting era! If you pause the video near the end you can see a stylized slide of Peter Graves along with the show name and WFLD Kaiser logo.
Rarer than a Hen's tooth, this stuff is. ;-)
This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, April 1st 1977 during the 9pm to 10pm timeframe.