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WFLD Channel 32 - Afternoon Fun - Casper (Commercial Break #1, 1981)

Views: 1882

Here's the first commercial break for an edition of Casper on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Casper bumper (voiceover by Dr. Don Rose)

Commercial: Fun Around Faces from Hasbro's "Romper Room" division - can make all types of faces from madcap owls to goofy fish to curly-haired girls - "Comes with everything you see here" (voiceover by ??)

Commercial: Count Chocula and Boo-Berry cereals from General Mills, with the vampire about to read...

WFLD Channel 32- Afternoon Fun - Casper (Commercial Break #2, 1981)

Views: 929

Here's the second commercial break for an edition of Casper on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Casper bumper (voiceover by Dr. Don Rose)

Commercial: Barbie Cosmetics Beauty Set from Mattel (voiceover by ??) - (C) Mattel, Inc. 1981

Commercial: Franken Berry and Count Chocula cereals from General Mills - with the two duelling in a game of pool - (C) 1981 General Mills Inc.

Commercial: Freezy Freakies gloves - which change ...

WFLD Channel 32 - Afternoon Fun - Casper (Commercial Break #3 - Partial, 1981)

Views: 1337

Here's the (partial, incomplete) third commercial break for an edition of Casper on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Casper bumper (voiceover by Dr. Don Rose)

Commercial: Cheerios - with stick-figure archer losing his grip before filling up on the "low sugar" cereal (this, long before it became "heart healthy") - (C) 1980 General Mills, Inc.

Commercial: Rev'n Roll Raceway from Tomy - a loop racetrack with cars, ramps, and remote control ...

WFLD Channel 32 - Tom and Jerry (Commercial Break #2, 1981)

Views: 981

Here's the second commercial break of an edition of Tom and Jerry on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Ending moments (minus ending titles) of "Tom and Cherie" (1954)

Tom and Jerry bumper (voiceover by Dr. Don Rose)

Commercial: Power Command Radio Controlled Fat Wheels from Remco - with inflatable wheels you can blow up yourself - 2-9 Volt and 4 C batteries not included (voiceover by Les Marshak)

Commercial: Call-Me-Back T...

WFLD Channel 32 - Tom and Jerry (Commercial Break #1, 1981)

Views: 1937

Here's the first commercial break of an edition of Tom and Jerry on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Ending moments of "Matinee Mouse" (1966), but with ending titles cut out

"Angry Tree" bumper with Loeki the Lion (A.K.A. Loeki De Leeuw), a Dutch animated character that Field Communications licensed for use on their stations (voiceover by Dr. Don Rose)

Commercial: 255 Computer Command (TM) Vette remote controlled car from LJN - 4C Batteries Not...

WGN Channel 9 - When Movies Were Movies - "Union Pacific" (Commercial Break #2 & Station ID, 1979)

Views: 1822

Here's the second commercial break from the When Movies Were Movies presentation of the 1939 film "Union Pacific" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Movie bumper slide

Commercial: Lincoln Carpeting - with Al Parker - "30th Anniversary Sell-a-Bration" - offering a free set of stainless-steel tableware by International Silver Co. - and 3 rooms of carpeting (34 square yards, excluding padding and installation) for only $169, less than $10 a month

Com...

WGN Channel 9 - When Movies Were Movies - "Union Pacific" (Commercial Break #1, 1979)

Views: 2530

Here's the first commercial break from the When Movies Were Movies presentation of the 1939 film "Union Pacific" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Bumper slide with movie title next to lights

Commercial: Bobby Hull for Sears Bank & Trust - offering such services as savings and checking accounts, and Deposit Credit (maximum credit limit $5,000) to write yourself an "instant loan" - "Out to Be the Fastest Bank in Town"

Commercial: Chicago ...

WMAQ Channel 5 - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson with Richard Pryor (Excerpt, 1979)

Views: 1062

Here's an excerpt from The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson with guest Richard Pryor as aired on WMAQ Channel 5. Includes:

Tail end of commercial for Purina Puppy Chow (voiceover by Sterling Holloway) - "For a Full Year - Till He's Full Grown"

"Happy Birthday Taurus - More to Come" bumper

Commercial: 1980 Buick Skylark - with plenty of room inside and able to navigate in all weather - "It Just Might Be the Perfect Car for You" (voiceove...

WMAQ Channel 5 - 5's Pride with Norman Mark (Excerpt, 1979)

Views: 727

Here's another of the various "odds and ends" that we find - an excerpt from a show called 5's Pride on WMAQ Channel 5, hosted by Norman Mark, which contains previews of new shows to air on the "Peacock Network" starting in the fall of 1979, also containing a commercial break.

Voiceover for all show previews is Casey Kasem.

Includes:

Previews for the shows Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (to air Thursdays at 7pm) and Shirley st...