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Astrocade - "The Professional Arcade" (Commercial, 1982)
Views: 5950
Here's a commercial for another game system that never really got off the ground - the Bally Astrocade. I remember I got one of these years ago at a flea market and it had the most awkward controllers I've ever used. "The Professional Arcade" - for those times you want to do your serious business next to a pac-man machine.
Available at:
Team Electronic's - Algonquin, Illinois
Polk Brothers - Chicago, Illlinois
"Available Soon"
I Vant To Bite Your Finger By Hasbro (Commercial, 1981)
Views: 2573
Here's a commercial for the board game "I Vant To Bite Your Finger" by Hasbro, with a Dracula vampire-type character that will make bite marks on your finger in red marker if you lose the game.
"It's a Dracula game!"
This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, November 10th 1981 during the 2:30pm to 3pm timeframe.
WFLD Channel 32 - Star Trek Triad - "TREKnical Difficulties" (1984)
Views: 2856
Here's a technical difficulties moment from Star Trek Triad - a several hours long block of Star Trek episodes combined with commentary from Leonard Nimoy and trivia questions. This special was created for the promotion of the new movie Star Trek III: The Search For Spock. Includes:
Leonard Nimoy Star Trek Triad commercial bumper
About 20 seconds of black
A couple second flash of the WFLD on-screen station ID
WFLD Special Presentat...
World's Greatest Super-Heroes! by Mego (Commercial, 1980)
Views: 2132
Here's a commercial for the World's Greatest Superheroes collection of action figures - Batman, Robin, The Hulk, Falcon (the winged black superhero), Shazam, and Ironman.
This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, May 14th 1980 during the 4pm to 4:30pm timeframe. (1975 Copyright)
WJPC AM 95 - "Down Goes Joyner" (Commercial, 1978)
Views: 1386
Here's a quick commercial for WJPC AM 95 featuring Muhammad Ali, Tom Joyner, and LaDonna Tittle.
This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 31st 1978 during the 3:30pm to 5pm timeframe.
Micronauts' Aquatron & Galactic Defender by Mego (Commercial, 1979)
Views: 1447
Here's a commercial for two toys from the Micronauts collection by Mego - Aquatron and Galactic Defender.
This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, May 9th 1979 at around 4:15pm.
WMAQ Channel 5 - Off the Wall (Opening & Break, 1977)
Views: 2004
Remember that classic sitcom from 1977 called "Off the Wall"? No? Well neither does anyone else because it only aired once - on May 7th 1977. A failed television pilot.
What do you think the odds are that someone in the Chicagoland area (not connected with the production of the show) recorded the entire show, with the original commercial breaks intact, didn't ever record over the tape, and then saved the tape for 38 years before we got our hands on it? (just to give you some hi...
CBS: On The Air (Part 7) - "Game Shows" (1978)
Views: 3449
Art Linkletter passed away yesterday (1912-2010). He was best known for the shows House Party and Kids Say the Darndest Things. Here he is featured in a segment from CBS: On The Air - A Celebration of 50 Years (Part 7) which highlighted some of the network's fabulous game, quiz, and panel shows.
Rest in peace, Art.
This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, April 1st 1978 during the 7:30-10pm timeframe.
WSNS Channel 44 - Star Spangled Movie - "You're Telling Me!" (Bumper #5, 197?)
Views: 855
Here is something extremely rare - some bumpers and on-screen station ID's during the "Star Spangled Movie" presentation of the W.C. Fields film "You're Telling Me!" on WSNS Channel 44.
It's too bad this person didn't go to the kitchen to make a sandwich - it would have been nice to have a complete bumper or commercial break.
Notice this bumper is different! The ol' 44 Film Cans with the title of the film and W.C. Fields name - look at the font.
T...