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Venture - "Give the Gift of Music" (Commercial #1, 1981)

Views: 1011

Here's a Venture commercial advertising music as gifts for the holiday - Ronnie Milsap, Urban Chipmunk, Juice Newton, and Air Supply. Ahh, quality fare.

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

Mom Uses the Mixer (1985)

Views: 2041

Remember when you were little and you'd be watching TV, and all of a sudden the picture would go nuts? You knew your Mom was in the kitchen using the mixer to make a cake or something like that, but you didn't care - you'd yell at her to turn it off before the program came back on! Here's an example of that. :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, December 9th 1985.

WSNS Channel 44 - The Good Time Bunch Christmas Special (Part 1, 1977)

Views: 1769

Here's Part 1 of The Good Time Bunch Christmas Special with Mary Pat (Byrne) and Brian (Vandenbroucke) on WSNS Channel 44.

This consists solely of the host wrapups, and singing and dancing numbers; the 1939 animated film "Gulliver's Travels" which Mary Pat and Brian mention in the course of this show is not included.

Includes:

Video animated "44 Christmas Special" bumper

The Good Time Bunch opening titles

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The Record Vacuum By Ronco (Commercial #2, 1977)

Views: 3016

Here's another commercial for The Record Vacuum by Ronco. This ad spotlights its rotating records in all three speeds, as well as its possibilities as a Christmas gift. Protects all records and loosens damaging microdust particles. Only $10.88.

This is an earlier, different version from this commercial that aired a few years later.

Available at Walgreens, Woolworth and Woolco, Montgomery ...

WLS Channel 7 - ABC Movie Special - "Rudolph and Frosty" (Opening, 1981)

Views: 2311

Fuzzy Claus returns with his yearly bagful of Christmas-themed goodies!!!!

Here's the opening moments of the ABC Movie Special presentation of Rankin/Bass' "Rudolph and Frosty" (originally released in 1979 as "Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July," per IMDb) on WLS Channel 7. (NOTE: At the start of this clip, there is some "channel-surfing" (or more accurately commercial/pre-show c...

The SFM Holiday Network - "Except for Me and Thee" (Promo, 1982)

Views: 1515

Here is a promo for The SFM Holiday Network showing of "Except for Me and Thee".

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, December 4th 1982.

WGN Channel 9 - "Season's Greetings From The Donahue Staff" (1979)

Views: 1535

Here's a happy holidays message from the Donahue staff and WGN Channel 9 featuring Phil Donahue.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 25th 1979.

WTTW Channel 11 - "Season's Greetings" (Station ID, 1977)

Views: 1429

Here's a Season's Greetings station ID bumper from WTTW Channel 11.

Voiceover by Don Ferris. Music is ??

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 25th 1977 at 10:00pm.

Son Of Svengoolie - "The Bells Of St. Berwyn" (1982?)

Views: 1816

Here is a funny sketch from Son of Svengoolie - "The Bells of St. Berwyn", with Rich Koz doing Bing Crosby. (Parody of "The Bells of St. Mary's")

Not sure when this aired exactly - 1982?