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Sega - Congo Bongo (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2903

Here's a commercial for the video game Congo Bongo by Sega. Voiceover by Henny Youngman.

Henny Youngman???

This aired on local Chicago TV Sunday, November 20th 1983.

Toy Gallery (Commercial #1, 1975?)

Views: 2703

Here's a commercial for the Toy Gallery, a local business at 1825 North Lincoln that advertised on WSNS Channel 44's Popeye with Steve Hart.

In this ad [which comes after a brief CG slate marked "VTR: 586 - Cut: 1 - Toy Gallery (CM :30) - M.T./D.M." - the M.T. standing for director Mike Torchia; not sure what the D.M. is], we see shots of such products as Rack Ten, Cadaco's Happy Birthday Game Party Pak, Monopoly, Tool Belt, Parcheesi, Juggling, a stuffed Little Lulu d...

Activision - Spider Fighter (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 1342

Here is a commercial for the Activision video game "Spider Fighter" for the Atari 2600. Game designed by Larry Miller.

Voiceover by William Woodson.

Available at:

Osco Drugs
Center Video
Minnesota Fats

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, February 14th 1983.

Activision - River Raid (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2135

Here is a commercial for the Activision video game "River Raid" for the Atari 2600 with a WarGames vibe. River Raid designed by Carol Shaw.

Available at:

Digital Den
Schaak Electronics
Service Merchandise

This aired on local Chicago TV Saturday, January 15th 1983.

Franken Berry & Count Chocula - "Sun Deck" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2005

Here's a commercial for two of the Monster Cereals by General Mills - Franken Berry and Count Chocula.

Uh, why would a vampire need a sun deck?

This aired on local Milwaukee TV in May 1980.

Vectrex (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2789

Here's a commercial for the short-lived gaming system - Vectrex, featuring all vector graphics and color overlays you put over the screen. Also notable for being portable, in that it came with it's own specialized display unit, and for a controller that slightly resembled the later Nintendo Entertainment System controller.

"(C) 1983 by Milton Bradley Company"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, November 21st 1983.

Monster Cereals - "Star Trek Movie Promotion" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1280

Here's a baseball themed commercial for the Monster Cereals - Franken Berry, Count Chocula, and Boo-Berry - featuring a promotion for Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Collector's Close-Ups - pictures you can cut out from the boxes.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, November 21st 1979.

WFLA Channel 8 - Channel 8 Reports (Part 4, 1965)

Views: 1591

Here's Part 4 (the final part) of an edition of Channel 8 Reports on WFLA Channel 8 in Tampa / St. Petersburg, Florida, anchored by Arch Deal. Also featuring longtime sports director Milt Spencer.

Includes:

Milt Spencer reading the following sports items:

- High school basketball scores (only one of which was played in Tampa), printed on a long sheet and panned down: Brandon 72, King High 58; East Bay 94, Brewster Tech 46; Pasco 64, Plant C...

Kenner - Pumper No. 9 (Commercial, 1975)

Views: 1897

Here's a commercial for Pumper No. 9 - the firetruck that makes play-doh - by Kenner.

The recording has some reception problems at times.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 20th 1975 during the 8:30am to 9am half-hour.

Possibly interesting sidenote: Generalissimo Francisco Franco died on the same date - Thursday, November 20th 1975. (He is, by all reports, still dead)