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1st Metropolitan Builders - "Why Didn't You Bring The Children?" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2269

Here's an earlier commercial for 1st Metropolitan Builders, before they got their handyman spokesman, featuring a daughter and her mother in their newly remodeled kitchen. Same phone number - 282-8600.

Featuring actress Lillian Randolph as the mother. Lillian was in many movies and TV shows such as Amos N Andy, and "It's a Wonderful Life" as Annie, the Bailey's housekeeper. She was also the original voice of the maid on some early Tom & Jerry cartoons. (before it was redubb...

Atari - Raiders Of The Lost Ark (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2436

Here's a commercial for a totally awesome game for the Atari 2600 - Raiders of the Lost Ark.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 11th 1982.

Broadcasting Industry Council - "Let's Work Together" (PSA, 1983)

Views: 831

Here's a public service announcement from the Broadcasting Industry Council imploring industry management and workers to cooperate in order to improve productivity.

Features Howard K. Smith, former ABC newsman.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, November 5th 1983.

WMAQ Channel 5 - NBC Thursday Night At The Movies - "Almost Summer" (Opening, 1981)

Views: 3264

Here's the opening for the NBC Thursday Night at the Movies presentation of "Almost Summer" on WMAQ Channel 5. Includes a WMAQ station ID and PSA voiceover at the beginning. (by Ed Grennan)

Movie intro voiceover by Les Marshak.

This aired on local Chicago TV Thursday, May 28th 1981 at 8pm.

Coleco - Smurf - "Smurf 'Em All" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1665

Here's a commercial for the videogame Smurf by Coleco. Features Joey Lawrence of "Gimme a Break!" fame.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 18th 1982.

Chicago White Sox - "Na-Na Hey-Hey Goodbye" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 5321

Here's a memorable commercial for the White Sox - featuring fans singing "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam, first popularized during White Sox games by team organist, Nancy Faust. Featuring a young Kathy Griffin (in her first acting job, years before making it big as a comedian and TV personality) wearing braids and Sox hat and playing a kazoo, all the way at the far left of the screen in the second row around :15 (among the attendant Sox fans), and Theodore "Ted" Noose as the traffi...

Moo & Oink - "BBQ Time" (Commercial, 1987)

Views: 1607

Moo & Oink make their long-overdue first appearance at The Museum of Classic Chicago Television. Here's an ad without their mildly disturbing "Moo & Oink Rap".

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, July 2nd 1987. (even though the ad says the offer is valid through June 24th - go figure)

Sega - Carnival (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2845

Here's a commercial for the video game Carnival by Sega. Available on the ColecoVision, Atari 2600 VCS, and Intellivision.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 18th 1982.

Epson HX-20 Notebook Computer (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 3289

Here's another commercial which shows how far we've come in computers - for the Epson HX-20 notebook computer - the first "laptop".

If you ever want to print out a receipt for something, you're set.

Features actor Stephen Furst of "Animal House" fame.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 18th 1982.