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Heinz - "We've Got Your Pickle" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 5133

Here's a commercial for Heinz Pickles.

Uh, this one would fall under the category "unintentionally hilarious".

This aired on local Detroit TV on Thursday, April 21st 1977 during the 8 to 9pm hour. (Not Chicago TV, but still cool!)

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NBC News Digest - "The Day After Numbers" (1983)

Views: 1629

Here's an NBC News Digest anchored by Chuck Scarborough and sponsored by American Airlines.

Chuck reads the following items:

- Police in Bonn use water-spray laced with tear gas to disperse protesters against planned deployment of U.S. nuclear missiles as German Parliament meets on this issue; over 200 arrested

- Over 100 million Americans are estimated to have seen [ABC Telefilm depicting a nuclear war scenario] The Day After the ...

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

Views: 1960

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!)

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Cocoa Puffs - "Going Postal" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2203

Here's a commercial for Cocoa Puffs cereal by General Mills.

This aired on local Milwaukee TV in May 1980.

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The Loop FM 98 - "Lorelei Exercising" (Commercial, 1983?)

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Here's another commercial with that Loop chick Emeritus - Lorelei. I believe this is from 1983.

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NBC Network (ID, 1977)

Views: 1954

Here's a vintage network ID for NBC.

Voiceover by Howard Reig.

"This is the NBC Television Network..."

This aired on local Rockford, IL TV on Tuesday, August 16th 1977. (not Chicago, but close enough)

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ABC News - "Death of Karl Wallenda" (1978)

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Here is an ABC News report on the death of circus performer and tightrope walker Karl Wallenda, (of The Flying Wallendas) who fell to his death while performing at the age of 73.

From Wikipedia: "Karl attempted a walk between the two towers of the ten-story Condado Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on a wire stretched 37 metres (121 ft) above the pavement, but fell to his death when winds exceeded 48 kilometres per hour (30 miles per hour). The Wallenda family attributes th...

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WFLD Channel 32 - "Field-Style Fall Back" (1981)

Views: 1842

Don't forget to change those clocks back! Here's a friendly reminder (and legal Station ID) from Channel 32. :-)

Voiceover by Jim Barton.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, October 24th 1981 at 8:00pm.

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WBBM Channel 2 - TV 2 News at 10pm (Part 3, 1973)

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Here's Part 3 of a complete edition of the TV 2 News at 10pm on WBBM Channel 2 with anchor Bob Wallace. Also featuring Bob Faw, John Coughlin, and a brief shot of Bruce Roberts. Includes:

Bob Wallace introduces a report by Bob Faw on efforts to save the old wooden Deerfield, IL train station which is set to be replaced by "a sturdy, but architecturally dull, masonry and metal structure"; the film report shows people at work painting the old wooden train station, and ar...