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Empire Carpets - "Free Phone" (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 1680

Here's another Empire Carpets commercial, this one touting a free push-button phone (Ooooh!) for their 25th Aniversary. (So they started in 1959 - Holy Cow).

It sounds like they use a different version of the jingle at the end of this one. Could this be the "classic" version - brought out for the Anniversary? (Sounds very similar to the version that Rich Koz parodied in the Son of Svengoolie sketch, "Vampire Carpets".)

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Sh-Bombs" (1979)

Views: 1872

Here's an early segment from Son of Sven - "Sh-Bombs" - from episode number 3 featuring the movie "Son of Dracula". (This was Break Number 1)

Directed by Joe Oher.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, June 30th 1979. (Recorded on Thursday, June 28th 1979!)

32 Movie Club (Promo, 1984)

Views: 678

Here's a promo for the Channel 32 Movie Club - where you get to choose which movie to watch! (Sounds like an early version of American Idol)

Jim Barton announcing.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV in February of 1984.

Son Of Svengoolie - "Skylab Update" (1979)

Views: 1112

Here's an early segment from Son of Sven - a "Skylab Update" - from episode number 3 featuring the movie "Son of Dracula". (This was Break number 4)

Directed by Joe Oher.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, June 30th 1979. (Recorded on Thursday, June 28th 1979!)

Son Of Svengoolie - "Halloween Draculathon" (Opening, 1979)

Views: 887

Here is the opening for the Son of Svengoolie "Halloween Draculathon" - a five and a half hour special where Sven showed the films "Dracula", "Dracula's Daughter", and "House of Dracula". This was episode number 19 of the show.

This aired on local Chicago TV Saturday, October 27th 1979.

Field Communications - Internal Sales Tape (Part 1, 1980)

Views: 4627

Here is Part 1 of an excellent time capsule of the five Field Communications family of independent television stations. Field Communications was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Field Enterprises - which at one time owned the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper. Chock full of vintage station id's, bumpers, slides, logos, jingles, promos, you name it!

This presentation includes: ratings and audience share summaries, mention of Field Spot Sales joining forces with The Katz Agency to form I...

Field Communications - Internal Sales Tape (Part 2, 1980)

Views: 5375

Here is Part 2, the final part, of an excellent time capsule of the five Field Communications family of independent television stations. Field Communications was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Field Enterprises - which at one time owned the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper. Chock full of vintage station id's, bumpers, slides, logos, jingles, promos, you name it!

This presentation includes: ratings and audience share summaries, mention of Field Spot Sales joining forces with The Katz...

WFLD Metromedia Channel 32 - The Stooge Follies (Break 2, 1984)

Views: 1643

Here is another commercial break from a WFLD Metromedia Channel 32 airing of The Stooge Follies. Including:

Jordache Jeans

Illinois Lottery - Lotto - "Casablanca" take-off - featuring Dave Green(?) as the singer/piano player, and Nancy Serlin as the female Lotto ball

Jamaican Tourist Board - "Come Back to Jamaica"

Precision Video (annoying jingle) (voiceover by Chuck Fuller)

PM Magazine promo - Ann-Margret

Golden Grahams - "Beach Volleyball" (Commercial #2, 1981)

Views: 1905

Here's a commercial for Golden Grahams cereal. This was a slightly revised version of an earlier commercial.

Featuring Missy Gold (Tracy Gold's younger sister). Missy starred in the 80's sitcom Benson.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, September 1st 1981.