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Hickory Farms - "Holiday Food Gift Paks" (Partial Commercial, 1976)

Views: 3196

Here's a partial Christmas commercial for Hickory Farms and their Holiday Food Gift Paks. (missing about the first 5 seconds)

I remember they had one of these stores at the North Riverside mall.

This aired on local Rockford, IL TV on Monday, December 6th 1976! (not Chicago, but close enough)

The Oprah Winfrey Show - "Staff Christmas Talent Show" (Part 1, 1985)

Views: 2091

Here's Part 1 of a fairly early episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show - back when they were still producing it in the WLS-TV studios, and when they were still using the old AM Chicago music as the theme. On this day they had a Christmas Talent Show featuring staff members from WLS Channel 7. This part includes:

WLS-TV anchorman Joel Daly shows off his yodeling ability (!) and then Kevin McGurk, WLS Account Executive in the Sales department does some impressions, singing and perfo...

WFLD Channel 32 - The Koz Zone - "It's a Wonderful Cliché" (Part 1, 1989)

Views: 615

Here is Part 1 of a funny holiday themed sketch from The Koz Zone - "It's a Wonderful Cliche".

This is from Episode 22, which featured the movie "The Champ".

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, December 23rd 1989.

McDade's - The Catalog House - "Coffee & Cuisinart" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2476

Here's a holiday commercial for McDade's - The Catalog House - featuring some Christmas deals on a coffee maker and food processor.

Featuring soap star Jed Allen.

"Sale ends December 17th, 1980"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, December 15th 1980.

McDonald's - "Happy Holidays" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1729

Here's a commercial for McDonald's with a holiday ice skating theme.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 21st 1982.

Rogers And Hollands Jewelers - "Give A Gift Of Love" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 2978

Here's a holiday commercial for Rogers & Hollands Jewelers.

Featuring Juell "Space" Kadet. (just kidding) - Vice President of Rogers and Hollands Jewelers.

"Catch the Christmas Spirit. Give a Gift of Love."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, December 7th 1981.

WGN Channel 9 - The Bozo Show - "Frosty The Snowman" (1983)

Views: 1449

Another holiday classic - the animated Frosty the Snowman. This also aired during the Christmas episode of The Bozo Show - again includes at the end a Bozo weather report and school closings notice.

Who's voice is that - it's not Bob Bell, right?

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 23rd 1983. @ 8:03am !

Venture - "Give With Style" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 3726

Here's another Christmas commercial from Venture with that mildly annoying couple and a spin on their "Save with Style" jingle.

Stan Adams reports: Featuring David Massie and Mary Jo Faraci as the shopping couple. (Mary Jo Faraci who "also was a spokeswoman for some Chicago Furniture company").

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, December 13th 1982 at a couple minutes before 7:30pm.

WBBM Channel 2 - "Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales" (Opening Excerpt, 1982)

Views: 4668

Here's the opening of "Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales" on WBBM Channel 2. Includes:

Don Craig WBBM News bumper promo

Spinning CBS Special graphic

CBS pre-emption of Private Benjamin notice (voiceover by Lee Jordan)

Opening of the show

"We'll be right back" bumper (voiceover by Danny Dark)

Note: I had to edit this together from two different off-air recordings of this broadcast since the tape cut...