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Sambo's Restaurants - "Tiger Club" (Commercial, 1976)

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Here's another commercial for Sambo's restaurant featuring "Sambo's Tiger Club" and mascot, with a jingle sung to (approximately) the tune of "Bingo Was His Name-O".

As the ad notes, there was a Sambo's at 1500 Butterfield Road in Downers Grove.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, July 23rd 1976.

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WSNS Channel 44 - NHL Hockey - Black Hawks Vs. Canadiens (Opening, 1978)

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Here's another opening for an NHL Hockey game on WSNS Channel 44, this one featuring the Chicago Black Hawks at the Montreal Canadiens. Starts late, but we do get to hear the Canadian national anthem (partially in French).

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, November 28th 1978.

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Assignment Terror" (Ending, 1982)

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Here is the ending for Son of Sven episode number 134 featuring the film "Assignment Terror".

Special guest appearance by Dick Haylor (?) of the Channel 32 Promotions Department.

(video has some distortion in it)

This aired on local Chicago TV Saturday, February 6th 1982.

Chicago White Sox - A.L. West Championship & Celebration (Part 5 - Last, 1983)

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Here is Part 5, the last part, of a great night in White Sox history - their win of the American League West Division Championship, playing against the Seattle Mariners.

The first one and a half parts show the second half of the last inning of the game; the remaining three show the rest of the celebration.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, September 17th 1983.

Lobot, Ugnaught, Lando & Bespin Han Solo By Kenner (Commercial, 1981)

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Here's a commercial for the Lobot, Ugnaught, Lando Calrissian, and Bespin Han Solo action figures from the Star Wars Empire Strikes Back collection, by Kenner.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, November 23rd 1981. (1980 Copyright - Lucasfilm Ltd.)

WSNS Channel 44 - "Black Hawk Hockey" (Promo #1, 1980)

Views: 2866

Here's a promo for Chicago Blackhawks hockey on WSNS TV-44.

The song is "Rock Island Rocket" from 1974 by Tom Scott & L.A. Express.

Features a voiceover promo for the game against the Boston Bruins played on Saturday, February 9th 1980 at 12:15pm.

Voiceover by Don Ferris.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, February 5th 1980.

CBS Network - "Space Invaders" (Bumper, 1983)

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Here's a bumper for when CBS aired kids' shows on Saturday mornings between 1982 and 1984. This one, with no voiceover, has a motif reminiscent of such popular video games of the time as "Space Invaders," and was shown just before the closing credits of a program. This particular airing preceded the ending of an edition of The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, August 6th 1983 at a little before 11:00am.

WPWR Channel 60 "Promotional Reel" (1984)

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Here's a neat promotional video made for WPWR Channel 60. Not sure how this was used or where it was shown, but it seems pretty clear that it wasn't used on-air. Includes scenes from their movie and TV show lineup, as well as a WLS news piece on the station. (edited out since it can be seen in it's entirety here)

Narrated by Neal Sabin, Channel 60 Program Director and voiceover savant.

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Cat Fancy Magazine (Commercial, 1984)

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Here's a commercial for Cat Fancy magazine, 'cause who doesn't love cats? Lots and lots of cats, climbing all over you... :-)

(actually I do like cats)

"The on-camera talent is the veteran announcer John Harlan, who recently was president of Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters. Harlan has had an incredible career; he was the announcer for such game shows as "You Don't Say!", "Name That Tune" and "Password", and has worked on many other shows." - Dave Mackey