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Dominick's Finer Foods - "Turkey for the Holidays" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 1214

Here's a quick commercial for Dominick's Finer Foods, with a sale on USDA Grade "A" Land O'Lakes young turkey with pop-up timer just in time for Christmas. Good through December 24th.

Voiceover by Lloyd Hanson.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 16th 1977.

WFLD Channel 32 - Sunday Showcase (Break #3, 1986)

Views: 995

Here is break #3 of WFLD Channel 32's Sunday Showcase airing of The Invisible Man. This aired on Sunday May 25th 1986. Includes:

Pulsar Watches

Pine Sol

Opryland USA Passport

Kingsford with Mesquite (Ken Nordine voice over)

Dominick's Finer Foods

Sunday Showcase bumper (with Jim Barton voice over)

MGM Musicals Great Musicals

Pearle Vision Center

Eckrich Fran...

Ad Council - Keep America Beautiful - "Crying Indian Redux" (PSA, 1978)

Views: 259

Here's a later sequel to the famous "Keep America Beautiful" PSA with Iron Eyes Cody as the "Crying Indian" (derived from his reaction to the despoiling of the land around him from litter left on the ground and traffic passing by on a nearby road). This campaign (including a longer version seen elsewhere over the web) was first shown in 1971 and ran for many years afterward.

Voiceover by William Conrad.

"People start pollution - people can stop it."
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Empire Carpets (Commercial, 1995)

Views: 4031

Here is a later commercial for Empire Carpets. Not too much longer and he would morph into an animated CGI character to remain ageless for all eternity. :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV Saturday, January 21st 1995.

Empire Carpets - "Waiting By The Phone" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 1650

Here's another commercial for Empire Carpets.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, March 13th 1983.

Hamm's Beer - "Beaver Trouble" (1979)

Views: 5221

Here's another of the memorable animated commercials for Hamm's, "the beer refreshing", starring the Hamm's bear and a mischievous beaver. (previously we saw one that featured a duck family)

Ah, the days when you could use a cartoon to advertise beer with no compunction.

Also, good thing the guy thought ahead and brought a glass beer mug with him on his trip to the wilderness. ;-) (previo...

Empire Carpets - "$6.95 A Yard" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2711

Here's another commercial for Empire Carpets.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, March 13th 1983.

Lincoln Carpeting (Commercial #1, 1984)

Views: 1699

Here is a Lincoln Carpeting commercial, circa 1984. Not the full version of the jingle, but enough. :-)

Apparently, Lincoln is the thinking man's carpet company. Makes that Empire guy look like a uneducated philistine. ;-)

Empire Carpets - "Us And Them" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2764

Here's another commercial for Empire Carpets.

"And who knows which is which and who is who..."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, March 13th 1983.