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Victory Auto Wreckers - "Car Door Mishap" (Commercial, 1992)

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Here's one of (if not the most) famous commercials ever - the Victory Auto Wreckers ad where the car door almost falls on the guy's foot. Contrary to popular belief, this ad originated in May of 1985 - despite the 70s-looking wristband/watch the guy is wearing.

Featuring Bob Zajdel as the hapless car owner and Luis ? as the tow-truck driver, who were both employees at the time.

Also - WGN-TV veteran Bob Kastigar says, "Jeff Glauberg did the original tap...

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WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "Trog" (Break #2, 1985)

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Here's Break #2 to another episode of Son of Svengoolie that hasn't been seen in over 24 years! This was number 287 where he was presenting the movie "Trog". Includes:

Sven bumper.

Commercial: Smith Brothers Cough Drops. (Ok, am I nuts or is that Chris Elliott!?!?! Unbelievable)

Commercial: Empire Carpets
Commercial: Celozzi-Ettleson Chevrolet - "Where you always save more money!"

Commercial: Mars candy bar with Jamie Farr....

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Shedd Aquarium - "Caribbean Coral Reef" (Commercial, 1973)

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Here's a commercial for the John G. Shedd Aquarium at 12th Street and South Lake Shore Drive.

The "Ocean By The Lake" tag line wasn't seen or spoken in this ad - but quite a few of the sea life were, including moray eels, burrfish, triggerfish, fighting bonefish, and "dangerous" stingrays. Also seen is the then-new Caribbean coral reef section with a diver hand-feeding spadefish, sheepshead fish, tarpon...

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WMAQ Channel 5 - NBC Saturday Night At The Movies - "Man From Atlantis II: The Death Scouts" (Opening, 1977)

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Here's the opening for the NBC Saturday Night At The Movies - "Man From Atlantis II: The Death Scouts" starring Patrick Duffy. Includes:

WMAQ Newscenter5 bumper promo with Don Craig

NBC Saturday Night at the Movies opening (voiceover by Peggy Taylor)

Synopsis of the first Man from Atlantis movie

Opening of "Man From Atlantis II: The Death Scouts"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, May 7th 1977.

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WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Bride of Frankenstein" (Break #6, 1983)

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Here's the sixth commercial break for the Son of Svengoolie presentation of the 1935 film "Bride of Frankenstein" on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Commercial: 7-Eleven (7-11) - "Freedom's Waiting for You"

Commercial: Extra Absorbent White Cloud (previously seen in the fourth break)

Commercial: 1st Metropolitan Builders - showing the different kind of kitchens they build - "Building with Chicago for 30 Years"

Son of Svengool...

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Galaxy Disco (Commercial, 1976)

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Here's a totally groovy commercial for the Galaxy Discotheque, located at 37 East Lorraine Road in Addison, IL. $1 per person cover charge on Fridays and Saturdays! It was a "million dollar discotheque", had an "exciting sound activated dance floor", "ultrasonic" sound system, free dance instructions Sundays and Mondays at 9pm, "plenty of free parking", and was "adjacent to the Stardust Bowl" (which is still open!). What's no...

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WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "Frankenstein" (Ending, 1985)

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Here's the ending to another rare episode of Son of Svengoolie. This was number 302 where he was presenting the classic film "Frankenstein". Includes:

Sven bumper

Commercial: Zenith Video Movie camera
Commercial: Tic Tac breath mints
Commercial: Empire Carpets
Commercial: Reiter's Home Fashionables - "Love That Reiter's Sale" (again)

Commercial: Columbia bikes - "Available at Child World" (again)

Ending of Son ...

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WFLD Channel 32 - The WFLD Mystery Man Contest - "Legs & Feet" (1980)

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Here's another neat clip for a contest WFLD Channel 32 had called WFLD Mystery Man - where you would have to identify which cartoon character certain features of the "Mystery Man" was made up of. 3 out of 5 correctly identified pieces wins. One piece was revealed each day. The one show here is the Mystery Man's Legs & Feet - whose is it? (Think Spinach) Special bonus clue every day between 5 and 6:30!

You could win prizes such as a $100 Toys-R-Us gift certificate, one of 90 $1...

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WBBM Channel 2 - The Bad News Bears (Opening & Sponsorship, 1979)

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Here's the opening and "Sponsored by..." tag for "The Bad News Bears" - a relatively short-lived TV series (23 episodes) based on the movies. On this night, Episode #3 aired, "Nakedness is Next to Godliness". (Wikipedia has the wrong one listed for this night)

The show starred several people who would later become better known, including Corey Feldman, Meeno Peluce (of Voyagers! fame), and Tricia Cast (the sister in It's Your Move and other roles).

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