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Oscar Mayer Bologna - "What's Your Lunchmeat's Name?" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 3057

Here's a classic commercial for Oscar Mayer Bologna (or do you say baloney?) featuring some cute kids singing the song that we all remember.

Voiceover by Michael Bell.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, January 9th 1980. (1978 Copyright)

Comtrex - "This Cold" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1282

Here's a commercial for Comtrex multi-symptom cold reliever by Bristol-Myers. The "nuclear option" for fighting your cold.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, January 9th 1980. (1979 Copyright)

The Big 50 (Record Offer, 1977)

Views: 5012

Here's another record offer with some really bad knock-offs - "The Big 50" from TEJ Records. (Tin-eared Excruciating Junk) with music by Dimensional Sound. The same fine folks that tortured you with the "Muskrat Love" collection.

Songs include:
Saturday Night
The Hustle
Fox On The Run
Nights On Broadway
Get Down Tonight
That's The Way I Like It
Fly Robin...

WABX 99 1/2 FM - "Shower Surprise" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 8101

Here's a funny commercial for Detroit radio station WABX 99 and a 1/2 FM - "Now That's Rock!".

Music by Led Zeppelin - "The Wanton Song"

Voiceover by ?

This aired on local Detroit TV on Thursday, April 7th 1977 (not Chicago TV, but still cool!)

Avon Mirror Interiors - "Tips On Mirrors" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 1966

Here's a local Detroit commercial talking about...uh...what were they selling again?

This aired on local Detroit TV on Thursday, April 7th 1977 (not Chicago TV, but still cool!)

Paint-N-Stuff (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 1593

Here's a local Detroit commercial that just amused me for some reason. I was thinking it would be funny to overdub a voiceover as to what the customers are saying in this.

"Your Headquarters for Mad Mod Colors and Velvet Wallpaper!"

This aired on local Detroit TV on Thursday, April 7th 1977 (not Chicago TV, but still cool!)

WD-40 (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 2977

How do you make a name like WD-40 catchy? Just repeat it a bunch of times very fast.

"What do you have that sticks or squeaks?"

This aired on local Detroit TV on Thursday, April 7th 1977 (not Chicago TV, but still cool!)

WMJC FM 95 - "The Magic Is The Music" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 1649

Here's a commercial for local Detroit radio station WMJC FM 95 which features an animation of a radio melting in reverse that looks like it came out of Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer video.

This aired on local Detroit TV on Thursday, April 7th 1977 (not Chicago TV, but still cool!)

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsFive With Floyd Kalber (Bumper Promo, 1975)

Views: 3792

Here's a quick bumper promo for NewsFive with "The Big Tuna" Floyd Kalber back when he worked at WMAQ Channel 5 - before his long tenure with WLS.

Story preview involves a Chicago dentist who was accused of killing two west-side druggists.

Also includes a bumper slide at the end for Chicago area Environmental Protection Agencies - "Bunch Up!" (voiceover by Ed Grennan)

(clip has reception problems, but hey...early 1975)

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