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Shake-An-Egg Coloring Kit (Commercial #2, 1984)

Views: 1382

Here's another commercial for the Shake-An-Egg line of Easter Egg Coloring products such as Swirl-An-Egg, Design-An-Egg, and Dip-An-Egg.

Personally, I prefer Cheese-An-Egg.

Featuring Dudley Rabbit.

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, April 4th 1984.

Time-Out Games by Mego (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 929

Here's a commercial for Time-Out hand held electronic games by Mego.

Titles were Toss-Up, The Exterminator, Flag Man, and Fireman Fireman.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, October 29th 1980.

Kellogg's Apple Jacks - "Pinball" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2737

Here's a commercial for Kellogg's Apple Jacks cereal with a pinball theme.

(the pinball machine is really a Gottlieb Roller Disco, just "modded" a bit to be an "Apple Jacks" one)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, December 13th 1982 during the 7:30 to 8pm half-hour. (1981 Copyright)

Coleco - Alien Attack (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 2256

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.

Kellogg's Sugar Smacks - "Gimme a Smack" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 842

Here's a commercial for Kellogg's Sugar Smacks cereal featuring Dig 'em the Frog. (this was before they were renamed Honey Smacks)

"Gimme a Smack and I'll Smack You Back".

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 23rd 1981.

Mickey Mouse Rollercoaster / Turnover Choo-Choo By Illco (Commercial, 1979?)

Views: 3816

Here's a commercial for two Disney-themed toys by Illco - the Mickey Mouse Rollercoaster and the Turn Over Choo Choo train toy.

Not sure when this aired exactly, but based on evidence in the recording, 1979 seems like a good bet, although technically it could have been early 1980 too.

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.

WFLD Metromedia Channel 32 - Afternoon Fun - Tom & Jerry (Break #1, 1984)

Views: 2291

Here is commercial break #1 from an episode of Tom & Jerry from Afternoon Fun on WFLD Metromedia Channel 32 in Chicago. This dates to October of 1984. Includes:

(end of Tom & Jerry episode)

Afternoon Fun bumper (Maggie Brock announcing)

Transformers

Cheerios (Peanuts & Poster promotion)

Toys R Us (I don't wanna grow up)

Candy Land

Afternoon Fun bumper (now back to Tom & Jerry) (Maggie Broc...