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Mr. Microphone By Ronco (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 3745

Here's a commercial for Mr. Microphone by Ronco with a holiday slant at the end. Is that John Gielgud - the famous British actor?

Not available everywhere. Only at:
Walgreens
Woolco/Woolworth
Venture
Osco Drug
Service Merchandise
Montgomery Ward
Ribordy Drug
Dominicks

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

Brookfield Zoo - "The Wildest Place Around" (Commercial #2, 1979)

Views: 754

Here is another, longer version of a commercial for Brookfield Zoo - The Wildest Place Around. Promoting their new addition to the Lion House - The Predator Ecology Exhibit. This is the 1 minute version - the other one is only 30 seconds long.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, December 24th 1979.

McDonald's - "Great Muppet Caper Glasses" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 2843

Here's a commercial for McDonald's featuring a glasses promotion for the movie The Great Muppet Caper. (Of course I had these glasses, what kid didn't at the time?) :-)

This week was the "Happiness Hotel" glass.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 4th 1981.

Story of America Cards (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1411

Boy, cards with pictures on one side and information on the other were sure hot items in the early eighties. Here's another example - "Story of America" history cards. You can store these with your Safari Cards and your Greenhouse Cards.

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

Increda-Bubble - "It Pops Inside Your Mouth" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1924

Here's a commercial for IncredaBubble "popping" bubble gum, with a group of teenaged singers telling a police officer "where's the bubble." This carbonated bubble gum product from General Foods (an attempt to compete with other products such as Bubblicious) never really caught on with the public, despite a major advertising push.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, May 14th 1980 during the 4pm to 4:30pm timeframe.

Activision - "Action Games" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2192

Here's a commercial for Activision highlighting three action games for the Atari 2600 - Skiing, Tennis, and Dragster.

Available at:

Video Concepts - All Stores
Osco Drugs - All Stores

"We put you in the game."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, May 1st 1982.

Donkey Kong Jr. - "Help Save Papa!" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2243

Here's a commercial for Donkey Kong Jr. - the video game available on Colecovision and coming soon for Atari 2600 VCS and Intellivision.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, March 15th 1983. (The Ides of March!)

Mickey Mouse Magic Kingdom (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 1623

Here's a commercial for the Mickey Mouse Magic Kingdom - a Weebles set from Romper Room.

"Hi Mickey Weeble. Hi Donald Weeble"

And remember, "Weebles wobble but they don't fall down!"

This aired on local Chicago TV in September of 1977.

WFLD Channel 32 - Afternoon Fun - Casper (Commercial Break #1, 1981)

Views: 1864

Here's the first commercial break for an edition of Casper on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Casper bumper (voiceover by Dr. Don Rose)

Commercial: Fun Around Faces from Hasbro's "Romper Room" division - can make all types of faces from madcap owls to goofy fish to curly-haired girls - "Comes with everything you see here" (voiceover by ??)

Commercial: Count Chocula and Boo-Berry cereals from General Mills, with the vampire about to read...