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WGN Channel 9 - The Transformers (Commercial Break #2, 1987)

Views: 2645

Here's another commercial break for an airing of The Transformers on WGN Channel 9. Quality's a little iffy, but this is the best I have right now. Includes:

Transformers bumper
Slime Time watches
The Talking Mickey Mouse from Worlds of Wonder
Honey Smacks cereal with Garfield or Odie padlock
WGN Facts of Life promo
Transformers bumper

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, March 11th 1987.

Cheerios - "Stickman Rides A Bike" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2447

Here's a commercial for Cheerios cereal featuring the memorable "Stickman" character.

"Cheery-O-E-Oooo's"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, July 6th 1981.

Pile On (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2032

Here's an extra-fuzzy commercial for the kid's game Pile On by Hasbro. Sort of a Jenga for the jungle gym set.

Best quality copy of this I've found so far.

This aired on local Chicago TV in either May or June of 1980.

Trix Cereal - "Rabbit Musician" with Rabbit Air Racer Offer (Commercial, 1973)

Views: 1641

Here's a commercial for Trix Cereal with the Trix rabbit (voiced by Mort Marshall) disguising himself as a marching band xylophonist to try to finagle the cereal from the kids inside (unsuccessfully, of course), followed by an offer for an easy to make (and fly) Trix Rabbit Air Racer that could be found in the back of specially marked boxes.

Ending voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, July 2nd 1973 during the 8:30am to 9am timeframe.

Toys R Us - "Now Look What You Did" (Commercial, 1986)

Views: 2197

Here's another Christmas commercial for Toys R Us featuring a cheesy robot.

This aired on local Chicago TV in December 1986.

Hostess Snacks (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1645

Here's another commercial for Hostess Snacks. (Same music as the gymnastics one I posted previously)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, January 14th 1982.

Operation By Milton Bradley (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 2446

Here's a classic commercial - so many quotable lines in this one - for the game Operation from Milton Bradley.

This aired on local Chicago TV during the third week of March 1982.

McDonald's - "Island Adventure" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 1292

Here's an old McDonald's commercial with Ronald McDonald and the now-discontinued character Captain Crook.

(Aired on Indiana television in 1978, but it's still neat to see)

Ruff Truk (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1667

Here's a commercial for the toy Ruff Truk by Hasbro.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, June 16th 1980 during the 11am-12pm hour.