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Nestle Quik - "Bedtime, Bunny" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2328

Here's a commercial for Nestle's Quik chocolate milk powder mix featuring the Quik bunny rabbit.

"You can't drink it slow if it's Quik"

This aired on local Chicago TV in the Summer of 1980.

Empire Carpets - "That's Not All" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 8271

Here's a commercial for Empire Carpets - the oldest one we have so far.

Features the original Empire jingle as well as the one and only Empire Carpet Man Lynn Hauldren doing the voiceover and seen tacking down the carpet at one point.

Empire Home Service, Inc. - "The Carpet King".

This aired on local Chicago TV in the Summer of 1980.

U.S.D.A. - "Farmer Brown" (PSA, 1980)

Views: 3053

Here's a very memorable public service annoucement to help encourage kids to eat a variety of carbohydrates, including bread, rice, and cereal - they give you energy! Features the puppets Farmer Brown and his horse Fred singing about balanced meals.

"It's a fruit-a-veg-a-bread-a-milk-a-cheese-a-bean-a-meat!"

Brought to you by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

This aired on local Chicago TV in the Summer of 1980.

The Mellow Sounds Of Charlie Rich (Record Offer, 1980)

Views: 1125

Here's a record offer for "The Mellow Sounds of Charlie Rich" by Imperial Records. Give the gift of music.

"All Original Hits".

This aired on local Chicago TV in the Summer of 1980.

Games Magazine (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 782

Here's a commercial for a great magazine - Games.

This aired on local Chicago TV in the Summer of 1980.

WFLD Channel 32 - Keyfax Nite-Owl Service - "A Nite-Owl New Year" (Part 3, 1982)

Views: 3118

At long last! More Nite-Owl footage! (The first "new" Nite-Owl footage found for over 10 years!) Picture's a bit fuzzy, but of course we can't be picky.

Here is Part 3 (the last part) of footage from a Nite-Owl New Year's "Special". Unfortunately, the tape ran out. :-(

This part aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 1st 1982 from about 4:13am to 4:22am.

WFLD Channel 32 - Keyfax Nite-Owl Service - "A Nite-Owl New Year" (Part 2, 1982)

Views: 2189

At long last! More Nite-Owl footage! (The first "new" Nite-Owl footage found for over 10 years!) Picture's a bit fuzzy, but of course we can't be picky.

Here is Part 2 of footage from a Nite-Owl New Year's "Special".

This part aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 1st 1982 from about 4:05am to 4:13am.

WFLD Channel 32 - Keyfax Nite-Owl Service - "A Nite-Owl New Year" (Part 1, 1982)

Views: 6496

At long last! More Nite-Owl footage! (The first "new" Nite-Owl footage found for over 10 years!) Picture's a bit fuzzy, but of course we can't be picky.

Here is Part 1 of footage from a Nite-Owl New Year's "Special".

Modification Notice: In the interest of full disclosure, (since I try my best to keep things as authentic as possible here) I have to mention that in Part 1 I had to make some edits/overdubs in the audio only. The first one occurs at 02:44...

The Alcoholism Center Featuring Levar Burton (PSA, 1980)

Views: 2145

Here is a public service announcement from The Alcoholism Center featuring Levar Burton where he addresses the issue of teen drinking problems.

What is that footage of the girl on the beach? From some movie-of-the-week?

The Alcoholism Center
55 East Jackson - Suite 1080
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 663-0610

This aired on local Chicago TV the last week of July 1980.