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Poppin Fresh Pies - "Hard To Wait" (Commercial #1, 1980)

Views: 2821

Here's another commercial for Poppin Fresh Pies / Poppin Fresh Restaurants (which became Baker's Square) using a piece of bassoon laden production music that is as old as time. (seriously, how many commercials have you heard this in?)

Main voiceover by Burgess Meredith. Ending voiceover by Jim Barton.

"Never has it been so hard to wait for dessert."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, November 11th 1980.

The Loop AM 1000 - Steve Dahl & Garry Meier (Commercial, 1987)

Views: 3194

Here's a Steve Dahl & Garry Meier The Loop AM-1000 Commercial from 1987.

WFYR 103 And A Half FM - "Knock On Our Door" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1663

Here's an animated commercial for the radio station WFYR 103 and a Half FM (103.5).

Features Paul McCartney and Wings' "Let 'em In".

(missing first 5 seconds)

"A Station And A Half"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 23rd 1981.

Old Chicago - "Charlie Baffle" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 19159

Here's a rare commercial (one of only two I've found so far) for the combination shopping mall & indoor amusement park called Old Chicago! This one features Charlie Baffle - "Mayor" of Old Chicago.

Old Chicago was located in Bolingbrook.

This aired on local Chicago TV sometime between April 10th - April 15th 1977.

WJMK Magic 104 FM - "The Greatest Hits of All Time!" (Commercial, 1985)

Views: 2141

Here's a commercial for WJMK "Magic" 104 FM (104.3 FM) - "The Greatest Hits of All Time!" - featuring songs by Bill Haly & The Comets, The Beatles, The Supremes, The Beach Boys, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Dion.

This aired on local Chicago TV in October 1985.

Dominick's Finer Foods - "Wieners" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 3018

Here's a quick commercial for Dominicks Finer Foods, featuring their older logo style. Also features a switcher effect similar to one that WFLD used on Son of Svengoolie quite a bit, such as in this clip.

Voiceover by Joe Passarella.

"Chicagoland's Most Complete Food Store"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, February 10th 1977.

Joe Perillo Pontiac - "The Price Fighter" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 2580

Here's a commercial for Joe Perillo Pontiac at 1111 West Diversey in Chicago with a theme based on the "Rocky" movie. Joe Perillo is still in business, but he now sells BMWs, Lincolns and Mercurys primarily.

Check him out at JoePerillo.com.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Wednesday, February 25th 1981 at around 1:50am.

WBBM FM 96 - "Win A Radio Radio" (Promo, 1979)

Views: 2348

Here's a quick bumper promo for a contest on WBBM-FM 96 where you could win a radio shaped like the word radio. Wow, trippy.

Hurry! Contest ends November 16th 1979!

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 4th 1979.

Activision - Pitfall! With Jack Black (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 7528

Here's a commercial for the videogame Pitfall! by Activision and featuring at the beginning a very young-looking appearance of the actor Jack Black - rockin' the pith helmet.

That girl at the end - I remember her from Twilight Zone: The Movie too - but I know she's been in lots of other stuff from the time period.

Available at: Walgreen's and Video Etc.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, October 30th 1983.