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Empire Carpet - "Impostors" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 3925

Here's another Empire Carpet commercial featuring various impostors of the real deal - Lynn Hauldren, the Empire Carpet Man.

"588-2300 - Empire!"

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

Dungeons & Dragons - "Products Of Your Imagination" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2167

Here's a cool partially animated commercial for the Dungeons and Dragons role-playing game by TSR.

Voiceover by the inimitable Ken Nordine.

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

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

Views: 2590

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.

WFLD Channel 32 - The Koz Zone - "The Futile Gourmet" (1989)

Views: 2092

Here's another great sketch from Episode 13 of The Koz Zone on WFLD Channel 32 - "The Futile Gourmet".

Some parts of this were recycled from bits the original Svengoolie, Jerry G. Bishop did - but Koz probably wrote them for him anyway. :-)

Starring Rich Koz as The Futile Gourmet with Jim Barton doing the opening voiceover.

"The missing link between dinner and the emergency ward..."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday,...

The Koz Zone - "Fuzzy's Letter" (1989)

Views: 2858

Here's another one of Fuzzy's early brushes (more like a tickle) with fame - when Rich Koz read my letter on The Koz Zone! It included the mildly humorous limerick that I had written, Fred.

I had a pet weasel named Fred
who liked to ride on my sled
but then one day, a rock got in the way
and that was the end of Fred.

I was also proud of the fact that per my suggestion, Rich re-instituted the "Cards & Letters" theme at the end o...

Spirit Of Light - Doctor Who Convention (Commercial Offer, 1983)

Views: 3779

Here's a commercial for the Spirit of Light Doctor Who Convention - a 20th Anniversary Ultimate Celebration featuring Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton, which took place on November 26th & 27th 1983 - at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare.

(video has some issues)

Voiceover (except ordering information) by Jon Pertwee.

This aired on local Chicago TV in November 1983.

Fuzzy Fones (Commercial Offer, 1983)

Views: 3379

Here's a commercial offer for Fuzzy Fones - headphones combined with earmuffs. Why didn't I think of these?

Features a shot of "C.E. Erickson Construction Corp. and Rahco Rubber Dean Inc." (??)

This aired on local Chicago TV in November 1983.

Steven's Bedding (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 1961

Here's a commercial for Steven's Bedding. 20 locations - Bolingbrook, Niles, Schaumburg, Libertyville, Matteson, Wheeling, Orland Park, Lombard, Brookfield, North Riverside, and Bridgeview.

Featuring actress Ellie Weingardt.

"Wake up Chicagoland...Wake Up To The Steven's Price!"

This aired on local Chicago TV in November 1983.

Hanes Pantyhose - "Gentlemen Prefer Hanes" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 5077

Here is another Hanes pantyhose commercial with the memorable jingle, "Gentlemen Prefer Hanes".

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV in December of 1982.