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Dominick's Finer Foods - "Green Register Tapes" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 1137

Here's a commercial for Dominicks Finer Foods featuring their promotion of the green register tapes, which you could redeem for cookware.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, March 9th 1983.

Chicago White Sox - "Sprite Magic Baseball" (Promo, 1983)

Views: 2400

Here is a quick bumper promo (mostly complete) for the Sox - "Sprite Magic Baseball" (whatever that was) on WFLD Channel 32, which started on Saturday, May 21st 1983.

This aired (with 90% certainty) on local Chicago TV Friday, May 13th 1983.

Spanish National Tourist Office - Senor Wences For Spain (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 3210

Here's a commercial from the Spanish National Tourist Office featuring ventriloquist Senor Wences.

"Spain - A lot more vacation for a lot less money."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, April 14th 1981.

WFYR 103 And A Half FM - "Variety" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1610

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

Voiceover by Dave Martin.

"Variety makes our music better."

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

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

Views: 2820

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: 1660

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: 19157

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: 2140

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.