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A Solid Gold Christmas (Part 11, 1982)

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Here is Part 11 of "A Solid Gold Christmas". Enjoy this holiday cheese tray!

(Includes a WGN 9 O'Clock News Promo at the end with Denise Cannon & John Drury!)

Featuring: Rex Smith, Marilynn McCoo, John Davidson, Marie Osmond, John Schneider, Donna Summer, America, Andrae Crouch, Roberta Flack, Crystal Gayle, The Oak Ridge Boys, Peter, Paul & Mary, Jerry Reed, Sister Sledge, The Chipmunks, Wayland Flowers & Madame, Jeff Altman, and The Solid Gold Dancers.
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Kodak - "New Dad At Christmas" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1117

Here's a holiday commercial for Kodak featuring a new dad going to see his baby. Part of their 100-year anniversary series of ads: 1880-1980.

I would think that new mother would look a little less chipper than that.

The mom is played by actress Valerie Mahaffey.

(tape had a crease in it so there is a horizontal line in the picture)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 9th 1979.

WMAQ Channel 5 - Chicago Sizzlin' - The 31st Annual Chicago Emmy Awards (Part 3, 1989)

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Here's Part 3 of the 31st Annual Chicago Emmy Awards broadcast, titled Chicago Sizzlin'.

This part features Warner Saunders, Elynne Chaplik-Aleskow, Bill Kurtis, Carol Marin, Don Mosely and Wendy Frame.

Mr. Kurtis and producer Molly Bedell won in the "Documentary Program - Documentary of Current Significance" category for "Getting Out . . . Staying Out" which aired on WBBM Channel 2, and Ms. Marin and producers Mr. Mosely and Ms. Frame won in the "Document...

Miracle Broom By Ronco (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 3684

Here's a commercial for the Miracle Broom by Ronco. Makes a great Christmas gift! Available at:

Walgreens
Woolworth and Woolco
Osco Drug
Montgomery Ward
De Koven
Venture

Ending voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 5th 1978 during the 3:30 to 5pm timeframe.

Atari - "E.T. At Christmas" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 3475

In a last ditch effort to sell copies of this game before putting them in a landfill, Atari made this commercial with E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial playing his own game on the Atari 2600 VCS.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, December 1st 1982.

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Christmas Parade" (1981)

Views: 2880

Here's a segment from episode number 125 of Son of Svengoolie, airing the film "Destroy All Planets", and featuring home movies and pictures from the State Street Christmas parade - with dialogue amusingly sped-up by Sven. The woman doing it is named Susan Uyeda, who was an artist that worked on Son of Svengoolie.

Features Mike Leiderman of PM Magazine fame and his daughter Jill. (Jill Leiderman is now the Executive Producer of "Jimmy Kimmel Live")

You can al...

WSNS Channel 44 - The Good Time Bunch Christmas Special (Part 4, 1977)

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Here's Part 4 (the final part) of The Good Time Bunch Christmas Special with Mary Pat (Byrne) and Brian (Vandenbroucke) on WSNS Channel 44. This part consists of the closing credits, with a montage of various Christmas images from the Chicago area, set to the 1961 version of "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)" by Nat King Cole:

The Good Time Bunch Christmas Special
with Mary Pat Byrne and Brian Van den Broucke

Produced by James A. ...

Vise-Grip Tools (Commercial, 1986)

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Here's a Christmas commercial for Vise-Grip Tools.

This aired on local Chicago TV in December 1986.

Battery Tester By Ronco (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2767

Here's another A-mazing Ronco product - the Battery Tester! Makes a great Christmas gift. Available at:

Walgreens
Woolco
Osco Drug
Woolworth
Family Drug Center
Ribordy Drug
Service Merchandise
Venture

This aired on local Chicago TV in December 1982.