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Sports Illustrated - "A Whole Year of Sports" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 874

Here's a commercial for a subscription to Sports Illustrated for the holidays.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 20th 1981.

Venture - "Give the Gift of Music" (Commercial #2, 1981)

Views: 896

Here's a Venture commercial advertising music as gifts for the holiday - Stevie Nicks, Queen, and The Rolling Stones - that's a little better.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 20th 1981.

WBBM Channel 2 - A Charlie Brown Christmas (Excerpts, 1975)

Views: 4399

Here's some excerpts of the 1975 airing of the Peanuts special A Charlie Brown Christmas on WBBM Channel 2. Includes:

Tail end of WBBM ID bumper slide with shot of Christmas lights in front of Chicago skyline - a slightly different station logo than would be used a few years from here, with the "2" in Serif Gothic Heavy and call letters and city in Serif Gothic Bold (same font as used by sister station WCBS Channel 2 in New York from 1973 to 1985, and by KNXT Channel 2 ...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News Team - "Season's Greetings" (1980)

Views: 3609

Here's a fun Season's Greetings piece from the Eyewitness News team on WLS Channel 7. Featuring Fahey Flynn, Tim Weigel, Diane Allen, Kim Peterson, Jay Levine, Tim Weigel, Joel Daly, Bill Campbell, and other staff making Christmas cookies - can you name the others?

(there's also at least one shorter version from the same series of promos)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, December 1...

Nylint Steel Toys - "Built to Last" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 1683

Here's a commercial for Nylint steel toys, highlighting the sturdiness of their scale model vehicles since 1946. Spotlighted are the Aerial Hook-n-Ladder fire truck (with two auxiliary ladders included) and a pickup truck which also includes scale models of various animals such as cows. Great for Christmas giving, as seen at the end.

Voiceover by ??

(C) 1982 Nylint Corp.

"Since 1946, every Nylint steel toy is made with care and pride, for you ...

WGN Channel 9 - "Chanukah Greetings" (Bumper, 1979)

Views: 2113

Here is a WGN Channel 9 Hanukkah bumper for the holiday season.

Voiceover by Bob Bell.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 21st 1979 at 6:30am.

WLS Channel 7 - The 1981 State Street Christmas Parade (Excerpt)

Views: 3746

Here is the last 12 minutes of The 45th Annual State Street Christmas Parade, from 1981, hosted by Joel Daly and Diane Allen. Subtitled, "Santa's Fantasy" (?) Featuring:

Buckets The Clown (Hey, he's no Bozo, but who is?)
WCFL 1000 Personality Float
Abraham Lincoln High School Marching Band from Bloomington, Minnesota
The Chimney Sweeps
Chicago Police/American Legion Marching Band
Santa and his sleigh!
Frank Mathie getting swamped by k...

Little City Holiday Cards (Incomplete) (1979)

Views: 1333

Here's a bumper slide (incomplete, unfortunately) for "Little City Holiday Cards" which you could get by phoning 358-1914.

Sounds like Bob Bell did the voice over, but it's cut-off.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 7th 1979.

WFLD Channel 32 - The Koz Zone - "It's a Wonderful Cliche" (Part 2, 1989)

Views: 476

Here is Part 2 of a funny holiday themed sketch from The Koz Zone - "It's a Wonderful Cliche". Features:

- Uncle Beelzebub presenting the rebus puzzle game "Win, Lose, or Drawl..." (with Jim Barton voiceover as one of the people guessing)

- Parody of a bad infomercial pitchman (The "Money-Makin' Seminar" guy...wish I could remember his name) (or maybe I don't)

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

This aire...