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Here's a commercial for Playball - a sponge rubber ball on an elastic band that clips to your baseball glove and which will come back to you after you throw it. Makes dads obsolete. ;-)
A "Play-By-Yourself Toy" - product of Playball, Inc - a Pixonic Company [sic?]
Is it just me or does this ad look like it was locally produced?
"If your Dad is tired or your friends are all away..."
This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, J...
Alien Action Figure (Commercial, 1979)
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Why they would make a kid's toy for this R rated movie is beyond me - but here it is, the stuff of nightmares - an action figure for kids, based on the creature from the the movie Alien.
Still, you have to admit that the thing is pretty wicked cool. :-)
This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 22nd 1979.
WLS Channel 7 - The 3:30 Movie - "Jason And The Argonauts" (Opening, 1978)
Views: 8881
Well, here it is - the opening to The 3:30 Movie on WLS Channel 7!! The movie was "Jason and the Argonauts" - unfortunately the beginning of the film cuts off the last couple seconds of the theme song - which you can hear in the bumpers, which I will post.
Funny, but I've seen these graphics elsewhere - they were also used for the same era's The Late Movie on WLS - except of course for the title change, everything else was the same - same swirling star graphics, ...
Into The Valley Of The Space Invaders (Part 2, 1982)
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Here's Part 2 of the Field Communications produced mini-documentary, "Into The Valley of The Space Invaders" hosted by Bob Wilkins. This fun special takes a look behind the video game phenomenon and interviews some of the Silicon Valley artists, programmers, and engineers involved in making them. Into The Valley Of The Space Invaders (Part 3, 1982)
Views: 1964 Here's Part 3 of the Field Communications produced mini-documentary, "Into The Valley of The Space Invaders" hosted by Bob Wilkins. This fun special takes a look behind the video game phenomenon and interviews some of the Silicon Valley artists, programmers, and engineers involved in making them. Into The Valley Of The Space Invaders (Part 1, 1982)
Views: 3615 Here's Part 1 of the Field Communications produced mini-documentary, "Into The Valley of The Space Invaders" hosted by Bob Wilkins. This fun special takes a look behind the video game phenomenon and interviews some of the Silicon Valley artists, programmers, and engineers involved in making them. Kodak Film - "America's Storyteller" (Commercial #2, 1980)
Views: 1467 Here's another commercial for Kodak film, celebrating their 100th Anniversary (1880-1980) as America's Storyteller. This one features an appearance by Hank Aaron. Krusher By Mattel (Commercial, 1980)
Views: 2255 Here's a commercial that's fun for a lot of reasons - Krusher, the inflatable green monster toy doll by Mattel. :-) Center Video - "Atari!" (Commercial, 1981)
Views: 3663 Here's a commercial for Center Video advertising their Atari 2600 deals.
Obviously this airing is from the San Francisco Field outlet, KBHK Channel 44, but here in the Chicago area this program aired at least twice on WFLD Channel 32 - on
Obviously this airing is from the San Francisco Field outlet, KBHK Channel 44, but here in the Chicago area this program aired at least twice on WFLD Channel 32 - on
Obviously this airing is from the San Francisco Field outlet, KBHK Channel 44, but here in the Chicago area this program aired at least twice on WFLD Channel 32 - on
This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, March 28th 1980.
Voiceover by Gary Owens (of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In fame).
"You can make this shriveled up lump of crinkles grow and unwrinkle..."
This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, September 3rd 1980. (1979 Copyright)
Voiceover by Linn Burton (of Bert Weinman Ford fame).
This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 20th 1981.
