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Krusher By Mattel (Commercial, 1980)

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Here's a commercial that's fun for a lot of reasons - Krusher, the inflatable green monster toy doll by Mattel. :-)

Voiceover by Gary Owens (of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In fame).

"You can make this shriveled up lump of crinkles grow and unwrinkle..."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, September 3rd 1980. (1979 Copyright)

WBBM Channel 2 - TV 2 News at 10pm - "Chroma Key Afro" (1973)

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Here's a brief excerpt from what was then called the TV 2 News at 10pm on WBBM Channel 2 featuring a humorous technical cock-up. In this clip, anchor Bob Wallace is reporting on a burglary at the Ambassador East Hotel the prior night in which the culprits stole around $38,000 in jewelry and cash (among the victims were "insult" comic Don Rickles and his wife who lost $5,000 in jewelry, and Hollywood agent Paul Kohner and his wife who lost more than $8,000 in jewelry and $5,000 in cash...

Little Richard Live! (Commercial Offer, 1977)

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Here's another record offer, this time for Little Richard Live! by Imperial House (or is it K-Tel?) And why are we sending our money straight to WKBD?

This aired on local Detroit TV on Friday, January 28th 1977 during the 8pm to 9pm hour. (not Chicago TV, but still cool)

WYCC Channel 20 - "First Broadcast" (Part 4, 1983)

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Here's Part 4 (the final part) of the first broadcast of WYCC Channel 20, hosted by Program Director Elynne Chaplik. This part also features Dr. Salvatore Rotella, Vice Chancellor and Channel 20's original General Manager. Includes:

Elynne introducing Dr. Rotella, who speaks of how WYCC had started with a dream the City Colleges had for a long time, and its overall mission which is at one with the City Colleges, and how WYCC has become the vehicle through which they could acc...

WCIU Channel 26 - Station ID (198?)

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Here's a Station ID for WCIU Channel 26.

"This is Channel 26 - Chicago's First Ultra High Frequency Station - Broadcasting from the Top of the Board of Trade Building. WCIU-TV Chicago." (voiceover by Bill O'Connor)

Not sure when this aired exactly but early 80's is a good bet.

Life Cereal - Emmanuel Lewis (Commercial, 1983?)

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Here's a fun commercial for Life cereal from 1982 or 1983. Features Emmanuel Lewis (Webster). (Boy, he sure made a lot of scratch doing commercials in the 80's.) (I don't know who the other kid is.)

Atari 5200 SuperSystem (Commercial, 1982)

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Here's a commercial for the Atari 5200 SuperSystem - the descendant of the Atari 2600.

"Adapter coming soon."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, December 18th 1982.

WFLD Channel 32 - Afternoon Fun - "Mighty Mouse" (Bumper Excerpt, 1981?)

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Here is the ending of a Heckle & Jeckle cartoon and a snippet of a bumper from Mighty Mouse on WFLD Channel 32. Not sure on the year, but probably from 1981-1982. Announcer is Dr. Don.

WGN Channel 9 - NewsNine - "Dart Gun Fun" (Excerpt, 1977)

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Here's an excerpt of an edition of NewsNine on WGN Channel 9, anchored by Jack Taylor. Also featuring Frank Rios, with brief appearances by Harry Volkman and Jack Brickhouse(?). Includes:

Jack introduces a piece by Frank Rios about toys that could be considered dangerous for children - and Rios finds that the toy he's holding (a dart gun) is dangerous for him - something which takes several takes for him to find out. Jack then signals the end of the filmed piece by sp...