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Mom Uses the Mixer (1985)

Views: 2040

Remember when you were little and you'd be watching TV, and all of a sudden the picture would go nuts? You knew your Mom was in the kitchen using the mixer to make a cake or something like that, but you didn't care - you'd yell at her to turn it off before the program came back on! Here's an example of that. :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, December 9th 1985.

McDade's - "A McDade's Christmas" (Commercial #2, 1982)

Views: 1821

Here's a Christmas commercial for McDade's advertising products from Panasonic.

This aired on local Chicago TV in December of 1982.

Reiter's - "Christmas Sale" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1103

Here's a commercial for Reiter's - featuring Reiter's Rhyme Time - advertising a Christmas sale.

This aired on local Chicago TV in December 1982.

Thompson / Ryan - "A Strong Team For Illinois!" (Political Ad, 1982)

Views: 1692

Here's a political ad for Jim Thompson and George Ryan for Governor and Lt. Governor, respectively.

"Paid for by Citizens for Ryan"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, March 11th 1982.

Coleco - Smurf - "Smurf 'Em All" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1660

Here's a commercial for the videogame Smurf by Coleco. Features Joey Lawrence of "Gimme a Break!" fame.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 18th 1982.

Rapitape (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 2190

Here's a commercial for Rapitape - perfect for wrapping those Christmas gifts! Available at all:

Walgreens
Osco Drug
De Koven Drug
Ribordy Drugs
Woolworth/Woolco
Goldblatt's

(tape had a crease in it so there is a horizontal line in the picture)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 9th 1979.

Odyssey2 - "Another Bright Idea" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1794

Here's a commercial for the Odyssey2 (Odyssey 2) home video game computer system by Magnavox.

Includes a tag at the end for Polk Bros with voiceover by Jim Barton.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, October 30th 1980.

WLUP - The Loop FM 98 - "More Rockin'" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1583

Here's another rockin' commercial for WLUP The Loop FM 98 (97.9).

Songs used are "Rock and Roll" by Led Zeppelin and "Squeeze" by Y&T.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, October 21st 1981. (My 7th Birthday!)

Pac-Man Cereal (Commercial #3, 1984)

Views: 805

Here is yet another commercial for Pac-Man cereal - after the previous two, looks like they tried to re-envision it the following year with a more new-wave, Devo-like sound. Also, there is a different animation style. Notice the headband on one of the ghosts!

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV in 1984.