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Atari - Dig Dug (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2176

Here's a commercial for the video game Dig Dug by Atari. For the Atari 2600 and Atari 5200.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, November 29th 1983.

Illinois Lottery - "Date With A Nine" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1345

Here's a commercial for the Illinois Lottery featuring the anthropomorphic lotto balls. Features Nancy Serlin as Ball #0 and Nate Davis (father of director Andy Davis) as Ball #2.

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

Illinois Lottery Daily Game - "You Can Call It Fun" With Bill Saluga (Commercial #1, 1981)

Views: 2401

Here's a commercial for the Illinois Lottery - The Daily Game - featuring a carnival barker type character named Raymond J. Johnson Jr. played by Bill Saluga. (He was the "You can call me Ray, or you can call me Jay, or you can call me..." guy.)

(There is also a slightly different version of the same commercial)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, February 1st 1981.

Coleco - Alien Attack (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 2257

Here's a commercial for the handheld VFD (vacuum fluorescent display) video game Alien Attack - by Coleco.

This aired on local Chicago TV in September of 1981.

Parker Brothers - Frogger (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2362

Here's an animated commercial for the Parker Brothers video game "Frogger" for the Atari 2600 VCS.

"Parker Brothers - The Ones To Beat"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, January 5th 1983.

Activision For Intellivision (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2311

Here's a commercial promoting the new Activision games for Intellivision - Stampede and Pitfall!

Features Kevin Seal - an early MTV VJ - as one of the clerks behind the counter.

"We Put You In The Game."

Available at:

Video Variety
Video Dynamics
Peaches Records

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, December 11th 1982.

WCIU Channel 26 - ¡Ayuda! (Promo, 1985)

Views: 891

Here is a promo for a Spanish program called ¡Ayuda! which aired on WCIU Channel 26.

Need a translation for this - all I can make out is that the program aired on eggs at 7:30. ;-)

Tape says "Date Recorded: 3/20/85"

Nestle Quik - "Bunny Loves Atari" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2481

Here's a commercial for Nestle Quik chocolate milk mix featuring the Quik Bunny rabbit playing the Atari 2600 VCS.

"No one can say no to Quik" (Hmm...sounds vaguely like a threat)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 23rd 1983.

WCFL AM 1000 - "Hot Ticket" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1079

Here's another commercial for WCFL AM 1000 during its "This Is It" days, this one featuring a promotion in coordination with White Hen Pantry stores for a "Hot Ticket" scratch-off game where you could win $1000, or prizes like a Hawaiian vacation or a new car.

Voiceover by Dave Martin, who was WCFL's program director at the time. He later held the same job at WCLR, and voiced this commercial, too.

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