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Long Chevrolet - "Service Specials" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 2402

Here's another commercial for Long Chevrolet featuring "Timmy the Newsboy". Could this be the first ever featuring him?

Long Chevrolet was located in Elmhurst on Grand Avenue, between York and Route 83.

Thanks to the expiration date on the offer we know this clip must be from before March 30th 1977.

"Extra, Extra!"

This aired on local Chicago TV in late March 1977.

Celozzi-Ettleson Chevrolet (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 2327

Celozzi-Ettleson Chevrolet - Where you always save more money! Located in Elmhurst at York and Roosevelt Roads.

Hot Fudge Show (Part 4, 1974)

Views: 3962

Here's Part 4 (the last part) of an episode of the Hot Fudge Show - which was produced in Detroit but also aired all over the country, including Chicago on WFLD, WSNS, and WLS, at various times during the 70's and early 80's.

This last segment features another Write-On! with the Groucho Marx type puppet and Seymour, The Mitts featuring Seymour and another puppet at the piano, and Arte Johnson and Seymour doing a final banter before the ending credits.

Hot Fudge S...

WCIX Channel 6 - Snipets - "Girls Play Ball Too" (1984)

Views: 1685

Here's another rare Snipets segment! These originally were created by and aired on the Kaiser Broadcasting / Field Communications stations such as WFLD Channel 32, in the 70s and early 80s. However, with the sale and dissolution of Field starting in 1982, for whatever reason Snipets segments popped up on a few other non-Field or former-Field stations, even as late as 1986!

This particular a...

McDonald's & Jewel Chicagoland Contest (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2170

Here is a commercial for the "Our Kind of Town" contest sponsored by Chicagoland McDonald's and Jewel.

James J. McNulty of Burbank, Illinois won $10,000!

Barbara Scott of Highland, Indiana won $2000!

I wonder if they still have the money?

(Contest ends August 29th, 1982)

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

Fencl Tufo's Chevy City - "Monster Dealer" (Commercial, 1986)

Views: 4161

Here's a commercial for Fencl Tufo's "Chevy City" with their weird monster puppet characters. If that wasn't enough, members of the World Championship Chicago Bears are there too.

(the first couple seconds is missing and the audio is a bit buzzy)

"The Monster Dealer In Glendale Heights"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, February 9th 1986.

WBBS Channel 60 - Beisbol En Chicago (Promo, 1985)

Views: 2317

Here's a promo in Spanish for Beisbol En Chicago on WBBS Channel 60. Sundays at 7:30pm.

Featuring Pete Rose.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, June 9th 1985.

67 WMAQ White Sox Baseball (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 4370

Here is a commercial for White Sox baseball on 67 WMAQ radio.

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

WSNS Channel 44 - Popeye with Steve Hart - "The Greasy Gourmet" (1975?)

Views: 398

Here's a sketch from Popeye with Steve Hart on WSNS Channel 44, followed by the ending credits.

This sketch is titled "The Greasy Gourmet" (the title of which is a takeoff on The Galloping Gourmet), with Steve in the title role (and a bad French accent) and Nancy Boyle as his assistant. He announces his intention to make "ze French sian" (sp?) soup, with potato peels, celery, tomatoes, onions, seasoning, noodles and chicken (a rubber chicken, probably left over f...