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Trix Cereal - "Vote For Me!" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 3165

Here's a cute commercial for Trix Cereal with a political theme - the Trix Rabbit wants kids to vote for him to be able to eat the cereal. What do you think's gonna happen?

"Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids!"

This aired on local Chicago TV sometime around May of 1980.

Lakeside's Perfection & Superfection (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 3207

Here's a commercial for a couple more familiar games for kids - Perfection and Superfection - by Lakeside.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, November 30th 1981.

K-Mart - "Big Wheels" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1328

Here's a commercial for Kmart, advertising big deals on such big wheels for little kids as Kawasaki's Green Machine Hot Cycles for the boys and Powder Puffs for the girls. Available through Saturday.

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, September 25th 1981.

Mr. Pop! By Lakeside (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1606

Here's a commercial for a bit more obscure game for kids - Mr. Pop! - by Lakeside.

Mr. Pop! - The Game Where Girls Are Only Allowed To Be Spectators...

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, November 30th 1981.

Alien Action Figure (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 2842

Why they would make a kid's toy for this R rated movie is beyond me - but here it is, the stuff of nightmares - an action figure for kids, based on the creature from the the movie Alien.

Still, you have to admit that the thing is pretty wicked cool. :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 22nd 1979.

Sweet Pickles - "Circle The Bus" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2919

Here's another commercial for the Sweet Pickles books for kids. This one does feature a bus, but it's not a real bus - just cardboard. Also, it doesn't have the Sweet Pickles jingle - that must have come later.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 7th 1983.

Bubblicious Gum - "Rock Group" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1559

Here is one of those trippy animated commercials for Bubblicious gum. This one features kids in a rock group flying off into space. Wow. Far out, man.

"The ultimate bubble has the ultimate flavors - Regular, Wild Strawberry, and Juicy Orange." Woo.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, March 23nd, 1980.

WFLD Channel 32 - He-Man (Commercial Break #8, 1987)

Views: 2228

Here is a commercial break from He-Man on WFLD Channel 32 from 1987. Includes:

He-Man Orko bumper

The Real Ghostbusters promo (yet again)

Cheerios (Unsinkable Taste)

Scribble Stix by Coleco Kids (again)

Dick Van Dyke Fire Prevention PSA - "Have 2 Ways Out" - Learn Not to Burn (again)

Popeye PSA - "Childproofing Your Household" (jeez, how many of these PSAs were there?)

He-Man Orko bumper

WLS Channel 7 - ABC Movie Special - "Rudolph and Frosty" (Commercial Break #2, 1981)

Views: 1256

Here's the second commercial break from the ABC Movie Special presentation of "Rudolph and Frosty" on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

"Rudolph and Frosty" bumper (voiceover by Joel Crager)

Commercial: A cool holiday themed one for Atari video games - with scenes of people inside playing Atari games while snow is falling outside, set to a synthesized version of "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" (voiceover by ??) - (C) 1981 Atari, Inc.

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