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Fisher-Price Fire Station (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 975

Here's a commercial for the Fisher Price Play Family Fire Station.

This aired on local Chicago TV the morning of Tuesday, December 9th 1980.

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WKBD Channel 50 - "The Choice Is Yours" (Station ID, 1978)

Views: 2012

Here's a version of "The Choice Is Yours" jingle/slogan and animation as used by WKBD Channel 50 in Detroit, starting off with shots of a sculpture with the General Motors building at Renaissance Center in the background, a local pastry shop, and a young child walking a dog, before that stack turns around to show the Field-era '50' logo.

Animation was done using the analog Scanimate video process.

"In Detroit, the choice is yours on TV-50!"
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WFLD Channel 32 - "The Choice Is Yours" (Station ID, 1978)

Views: 2062

Here's a station ID for WFLD Channel 32 with "The Choice Is Yours" slogan/jingle, showing two different shots of the Chicago skyline at top and bottom and a young child with a Chicago Cubs hat shown at center (I wonder where the kid with the Cubs hat is today?), before the stack of images turns around to show the new Field-era '32' logo.

Animation was done using the analog Scanimate video process.

"In Chicago, the choice is yours on Channel 32!"<...

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WBBM Channel 2 - "Living History (Bloopers)" (Part 5, 1978/1979)

Views: 386

Here's Part 5 (the final part) of a blooper reel from WBBM Channel 2 which featured all sorts of screw-ups, mix-ups and moments that may or may not have actually made it to broadcast.

This part features (in order of first appearance): Johnny Morris (at first, voice only), Chicago Bears defensive back Doug Plank, Bill Kurtis, Bill Frink of rival WLS Channel 7, Harry Volkman, John Coughlin, Susan Anderson, Bruce Roberts, John Drummond, Carrie Cochran, Muhammad Ali, Mort Crim, Wa...

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WBBM Channel 2 - "Living History (Bloopers)" (Part 4, 1978/1979)

Views: 362

Here's Part 4 of a blooper from WBBM Channel 2, with more slip-ups, screw-ups and other moments that may or may not have made it to air.

This part features (in order of first appearance): John Coughlin, Carrie Cochran, Harry Volkman, Bill Kurtis, John Drummond, Walter Jacobson, Johnny Morris, Gene Siskel, Susan Anderson, Mort Crim, Muhammad Ali, Harry Porterfield, Tom Korzeniowski (with his back to the camera), Carrie Cochran, an excerpt from Cheech & Chong's "Up in Smoke" (wi...

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WBBM Channel 2 - "Living History (Bloopers)" (Part 3, 1978/1979)

Views: 324

Here's Part 3 of a blooper reel from WBBM Channel 2, of moments that went wrong on live TV and other moments which ended up on the cutting room floor. (NOTE: Some of the language is strong.)

This part features (in order of first appearance): Susan Anderson, Mort Crim, Walter Jacobson, Bill Kurtis, Roger Field, Harry Porterfield, Johnny Morris (and his then-wife Jeannie), Arnold Palmer, Tom Korzeniowski, Harry Volkman (who invariably addressed him as "Sam"), John Drumm...

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7-Eleven - "Slurpee Surprise" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1227

Here's a cool commercial for the iconic Slurpee frozen drink from 7-11, here promoting their "Slurpee Surprise" - free on the bottom of each cup. (and no, the surprise isn't sticky residue from a previous Slurpee)

"It'll freeze your pipes..."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 14th 1979.

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National Pork Producers Council - "Pork: The Other Meat Slogan" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 903

Here's a commercial for Pork brought to you by the National Pork Producers Council featuring their slogan, "America, You're Leaning on Pork" (meant to emphasize the lean and non-fatty quality of the meat)

"Leaning on pork" - so would that be a pork shoulder?

This was before the more popular "Pork: The Other White Meat" slogan. Other short-lived advertising campaigns for pork included:

"There's Only One Pork" (confusing to consumers who thought the...

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Juicy Juice - "Drink a Bowl of Fruit" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 685

Here's an animated commercial for Juicy Juice brand juice. 100% Juice.

"Juicy Juice: All the Sugar, None of the Benefits of Eating the Fruit"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, June 16th 1983.