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Activision - Megamania (Commercial #2, 1983)

Views: 1659

Here's another commercial for the Atari 2600 home videogame Megamania - by Activision. The previous one was definitely more rockin'.

Available at: Osco Drugs - Center Video - and Minnesota Fats

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

Q 101 FM Radio (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1720

Here is a commercial for Q-101 FM radio in Chicago.

"They don't play The Dead Boys, The Flesh Eaters, The Germs, or Let's Lynch the Landlord."

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV in April of 1982.

Illinois Lottery - "Lotto Hits Illinois" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 1049

Here's a commercial for the Illinois State Lottery advertising the start of the new Lotto game on Monday, February 14th 1983.

This aired on local Chicago TV a few days before Saturday, February 12th 1983.

WBMX FM 103 - "Chicago Set to Music" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 724

Here's a 10-second spot for WBMX FM 103. The "Chicago Set to Music" slogan super came courtesy the 3M Datavision that was prevalent at WSNS Channel 44.

Voiceover by ?? (sounds like Mal Wyman or possibly Mal Bellairs?).

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, May 2nd 1979.

Walter Mondale - "Teach Your Parents" (Political Ad, 1984)

Views: 1300

Here is a very provocative political ad from the Mondale/Ferraro campaign - featuring shots of children interspersed with ICBM's launching and ending with nuclear devastation, all to a soundtrack of Crosby, Stills and Nash's "Teach Your Children". It definitely had an opinion about where Ronald Reagan was taking our country. Thank God it didn't turn out that way.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 30th 1984.

John Dailey For State Treasurer - "Blowing In The Wind" (Political Ad, 1982)

Views: 1782

Here's a political ad for Peoria businessman John Dailey running for State Treasurer of Illinois. (No, Not THAT Daley)

Paid for by Citizens For John Dailey.

This aired on local Chicago TV Saturday, October 30th 1982.

WFYR 103 1/2 FM - "Blah Blah" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 2569

(NOTE - this clip was originally broadcast in color but was recorded in Black & White)

Here's a commercial for WFYR 103 and a Half FM.

"Incredible Music. Credible Information."

This aired on local Chicago TV in January 1979.

WCIU Channel 26 - Concierto (Promo, 1985?)

Views: 707

Here's a promo for a program in Spanish called Concierto on WCIU Channel 26 which aired on Fridays at 7:30pm.

Not sure when this aired but probably around 1985.

Michael Bakalis - Democrat For Governor (Political Ad #1, 1978)

Views: 1725

Here's a political ad for Michael J. Bakalis - Democratic candidate for Governor of Illinois against "Big Jim" Thompson.

Where are they now: Mike Bakalis currently teaches on the faculty of the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

Paid for by Citizens for Bakalis.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, October 28th 1978.