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McDonald's - "Nobody Can Do It Like McDonald's Can" (Commercial, 197?)
Views: 1782
Here's another vintage McDonald's commercials - a long one at 60 seconds.
Features the "Nobody Can Do It Like McDonald's Can" jingle.
Copyright (C) McDonald's Corp. 197?
Special thanks to Anthony Diaz of The Mid-American Heritage Preservation Foundation for preserving for many years the original tape this was found on, so that we could transfer it and present it to you here now.
NBC Network - "Just Watch Us Now At Christmas" (Promo, 1982)
Views: 2156
Here's a quick "Just Watch Us Now" NBC Network promo for the holidays, with a special message from the cast of Little House on the Prairie.
This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, December 13th 1982 at a couple minutes before 7:30pm.
WMAQ Channel 5 - Editorial 5 - "Season's Greetings from the Smith Family" (1979)
Views: 981
(Wish I could have posted this last December, but alas, I often come upon these clips too late. Still, I am sure Dillon Smith's family will enjoy seeing this clip if they haven't for awhile).
Here's a Christmas-themed editorial started off by WMAQ Channel 5's Editorial Director Dillon Smith at the family's home, in which he says he's in no mood to complain about the Mayor, the state of city government and so on, and instead turns over the soapbox on a rotating basis to ...
Steve Dahl's Greetings From Graceland (Part 7, 1981)
Views: 607
Here is Part 7, the last part, from the Steve Dahl and Garry Meier television special, "Greetings From Graceland" - an hilarious look at the Elvis fan phenomenon.
This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, August 29th 1981.
WCIU Channel 26 - Eddie Korosa's Polka Party (Part 2, 1978)
Views: 1939
Here's Part 2 of the oldest Polka Party episode that I've been able to find so far. Also features commercials for:
Irene Korosa reads the list of birthdays while EKJ and the boys play "Spanish Eyes"
Commercial: Pticek and Son bakery at 5523 South Narragansett
Commercial: Star Piping & Heating Company at 7947 and a half West Ogden Avenue in Lyons - Anthony Dolezal, proprieter.
Commercial: Clover Club Beverages Incorporated at 5114 So...
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (Promo, 1985)
Views: 2321
Here's a promo for a Christmas special on CBS - "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus".
This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 10th 1985.
WLS Channel 7 - The ABC Monday Night Movie - "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (Opening, 1983)
Views: 2846
Here's the opening moments of The ABC Monday Night Movie presentation of Steven Spielberg's 1977 film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" on WLS Channel 7. Includes:
WLS Station ID / Tim Weigel promo for 4:30 Eyewitness News
That's Incredible preemption notice (voiceover by Ernie Anderson)
Closed-Captioned for the Hearing Impaired graphics and notice
The ABC Monday Night Movie "Star Tunnel" opening title...
Burger King - "Broiling Vs. Frying" with Elisabeth Shue (Commercial, 1983)
Views: 3035
Here's another Burger King commercial with future film star Elisabeth Shue, in which she explains that, according to a poll, flame-broiling beats frying by a 3-to-1 ratio - and Burger King does the former.
(Other Burger King commercials with Ms. Shue can be found here and here.)
She can butter my burger any day.
WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News - "Fashion Predictions for the 80s" (1980?)
Views: 1101
Here's an interesting report by Frank Mathie for Eyewitness News regarding predictions for fashions in the 1980s. The report opens with scenes from the recently released "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" which came out in December of 1979.
Features comments by Luciano Franzoni - a designer of men's clothes for Hart, Schaffner and Marx. Then we see the downtown location of Marshall Field's, and comments by Sara Lister, a VP of Fashion Merchandise. Then, we hear from William Zba...