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Arnie Yusim Chevrolet With Harry Caray (Partial Commercial, 1978)
Views: 4042
Here's a partial commercial - cuts off about 10 seconds early unfortunately, but it's the best we've got so far - for Arnie Yusim Chevrolet featuring the late, great Sox and Cubs broadcaster, Harry Caray.
Arnie Yusim Chevrolet was at 4849 North Broadway.
"Sometimes you might feel like you need a shovel when you go to buy a car..."
This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, October 21st 1978. (My 4th Birthday!)
WFLD Channel 32 - "Festival Of Television" (Promo, 1978)
Views: 1797
Here's a promo for the "Festival of Television" and their first night of special programming on WFLD Channel 32. Here are Chris Tuft's recollections:
"It was a weeknight hour of 1950s sitcoms. Monday (June 19th 1978) was (as noted in the promo) "The Jack Benny Show" (at 10:30pm) and "My Hero" (at 11pm). Tuesday was "Topper" and "The Gale Storm Show", Wednesday was "Love That Bob" and "How to Marry a Millionaire". Thursday was "Bachelor Father" and "People's Choice." Fr...
WGN Channel 9 - The Scooby-Doo Show (Commercial Break, 1981)
Views: 2904
Here's a full commercial break for The Scooby-Doo Show on WGN Channel 9. (The episode shown was from the late 1970's period by which this title was applied.) Includes:
"Scooby-Doo - We'll Be Right Back" bumper (voiceover by Merri Dee)
Animated WGN station ID
Commercial: Millennium Falcon and Snowspeeder from the Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back collection, by Kenner (voiceover by ??)
Commercial: M&M's candy...
The ABC Sunday Night Movie - "Convoy" (Opening, 1981)
Views: 2488
Here is the older-style ABC Sunday Night Movie opening - the "Star Marquee". This was used for a good portion of the seventies up until the Fall of 1981. (at which point it was replaced with the "Star Tunnel" version, also found here) The movie being shown on this night was "Convoy".
Voiceover by Joel Crager.
This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, April 12th 1981.
Cheker Gas with Gale Sayers - "Self-Service" (Commercial #1, 1980)
Views: 2970
Here is a commercial for Cheker (not Checker??) Gas featuring former Chicago Bears player Gayle Sayers.
"That's Cheker - it's a Gas."
This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, July 30th 1980.
WGN Channel 9 - The Daily Game Lottery Drawing (1981)
Views: 3523
Here's a complete Daily Game Illinois state lottery drawing on WGN Channel 9, featuring Karen Smith and lottery official Bob Houck(sp?).
The winning number that night was 039.
Main voiceover by Marty McNeeley.
The Daily Game - (C) 1981, WGN Continental Broadcasting Co.
Also features a WGN Station ID with the "Last Farewell" music and "24 Hours a Day" slogan (voiceover by Marty McNeeley)
This aired on loca...
WBBS Channel 60 - Beisbol En Chicago (Promo, 1985)
Views: 2305
Here's a promo in Spanish for Beisbol En Chicago on WBBS Channel 60. Sundays at 7:30pm.
Featuring Pete Rose.
This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, June 9th 1985.
WGN Channel 9 - "Lottery Trainwreck" (1988)
Views: 2435
Here's an interesting clip - the Illinois Lottery drawing on WGN Channel 9 where on this particular night, the balls did not drop into the mixing chamber for the "Cash 5" game and the winning numbers had to be selected off camera and given via an on-screen scroll about 20 minutes later, during the 7 O'Clock Movie airing of "Vertigo".
Featuring Merri Dee doing the drawing. Not sure who the voiceover is by, although it sounds a little like Joan Kohn. Also features supervision b...
Chard�n Jeans With Larry Bird (Commercial, 1981)
Views: 1429
Here's a commercial for Chard�n Jeans (or Fashions or whatever they were) which features NBA-great Larry Bird. Featuring some neat arcade shots - one I could make out was Berzerk.
Available at Foyers. (??)
"I beg your Chard�n..."
This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, August 28th 1981.