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The Mormons - "Grampa & Me" (PSA, 1978)

Views: 1866

Here's a sweet public service announcement from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (The Mormons) featuring a girl recalling how much she loved her grandfather.

"Give old people the chance to enrich your life..."

This aired on local Chicago TV early Monday, December 18th 1978.

Asch and Associates - "Bill Cassidy Commercial Demo Reel" (1975?)

Views: 863

Here's an interesting item we found recently - what seems like a demo reel from a company called Asch and Associates - Film and Videotape Production, for someone named Bill Cassidy, who presumably was the producer or director behind all of these spots. If anyone has any additional information, please let us know. Includes:

Asch and Associates - Film and Videotape Production - "Bill Cassidy" opening titles with cool 70s music

Diet Pepsi (featuring ...

WBBM Channel 2 - "Happy New Year!" (Bumper, 1980)

Views: 2536

Here's a short animated bumper for New Year's Day on WBBM Channel 2 featuring the "Two" wearing a party hat and blowing a noise maker.

Voiceover by Jerry Harper.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Tuesday, January 1st 1980.

WBBM Channel 2 - Double Dare - "Hong Kong King Con" (Preview, Opening, Breaks & Ending, 1985)

Views: 1194

Hey, remember that 1980s show Double Dare? Well, here's a preview, opening and ending (along with some breaks) for the program.

However, if you're expecting to see Marc Summers and kids doing stunts getting slimed, then you're thinking of the wrong show. This Double Dare was a short-lived Billy Dee Williams vehicle that co-starred Ken Wahl (best known for his starring role in the CBS series Wiseguy), as well as Joe Maher and Janet Carroll (the latter as...

Marriott's Great America - "What A Day!" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 4353

Here's another commercial for Marriott's Great America.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday, July 13th 1980.

WBBM Channel 2 - How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Excerpts, 1975)

Views: 3574

Here's some surviving excerpts of the 1975 airing of a holiday perennial, the animated adaptation of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas on WBBM Channel 2. Includes:

A more complete "Season's Greetings" WBBM Station ID, with the same bumper slide as on here (voiceover by ??) - followed by CBS "bong"

Animated "A CBS Special Presentation" bumper

Opening titles of <...

Spic And Span - "Howwww-DEE!" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 870

Here's a commercial for Spic and Span featuring Minnie Pearl.

She could clean my kitchen any day. ;-)

(I love how the woman is not even fazed that Minnie Pearl just walked into her kitchen)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 24th 1982.

Al Piemonte Ford - "4 Day Sell-A-Thon" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2525

Here's another early Al Piemonte Ford commercial. Located at 2500 West North Avenue.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday, July 13th 1980.

ColecoVision & Adam - "Sorry, Atari" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2585

Here's a commercial for the ColecoVision and Adam computer add-on.

Ironic that this commercial aired the same date as "The Day After" since the Adam was such a colossal bomb. :-)

"Available Nov. 15 1983"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 20th 1983.