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1st City Builders Commercial & Solid Gold Promo (1984)

Views: 605

From WFLD Metromedia 32 - circa 1984.

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Levi's (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 1919

Here's one of those memorable animated commercials for Levi's Jeans & Cords.

"Quality Never Goes Out Of Style."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 23rd 1983.

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WLUP - 'The Loop' FM 98 - "Do You Like Music?" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 6713

Here's a curious early commercial for "The Loop", WLUP FM 98 (97.9) featuring DJ Tom O'Toole. (still a jock at 94.7 WLS FM!)

Historical background courtesy ChicagolandRadioAndMedia.com - "O'Toole was the station's first-ever morning show host and first host heard on-air for the iconic rock station. O'Toole personally selected and played WLUP-FM's first-ever song to be broadcast on the station, "Morning Has Broken" by Cat Stevens. He later shifted to afternoons on The Loop."

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Road Music - 24 Truckin' Greats (Record Offer, 1979)

Views: 4704

Here's a (mostly complete - missing the first 5 seconds or so) record offer for Road Music - 24 Truckin' Greats by Lakeshore Music. Featuring disc jockey Charlie Douglas.

Here's a mini-bio on Charlie Douglas courtesy of VirtualTruckRoute.com - "Inducted into the Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame in 1994, the father of overnight trucking radio began his broadcasting career four decades earlier at KLIC in Monroe, LA. In 1970, Charlie Douglas and His Road Gang beamed to ...

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Lifeline Commercial & Chips Promo (1984)

Views: 709

From WFLD Metromedia Channel 32 - circa 1984.

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Jewel Food Stores - "Midnight Jewels" (Commercial, 1972)

Views: 4844

Here's a pretty awesome super-vintage commercial for Jewel Food Stores (A.K.A., "Jewels" as we called them back in de olde neighborhood), advertising their "Midnight Jewel" service with over 70 stores open until midnight seven days a week.

Features three people with differing stories - a man who ran out of food while throwing a party (Dick Orkin), a woman who works days and thus can't shop until the evening (Cherie Mason), and a younger woman on the hunt for Corn Flakes for h...

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Imperial Carpet (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 1082

Here is yet another Chicago carpeting company trying to get in on the business. Imperial. Hmm...sounds vaguely like another company. No catchy jingle though, so they're not getting my business...

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Crystal Drano (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2125

Here is one of those old Drano commercials where the house yells and shakes. :-)

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, between 12 and 1am, on September 18th, 1982.

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Ultra Brite (Commercial #1, 1983)

Views: 439

Another in the series of hilariously cheesy Ultra Brite toothpaste commercials: Richie working his heart out for Lynn, the Exercise Instructor.

This aired on local Chicago TV in 1983.