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Interlake - "New Storage Microcomputer" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 758

Here's a commercial for local business Interlake's new easy-to-operate storage microcomputer, designed to control an automatic high-rise warehouse, with packages loaded and picked up at the push of a button.

"Interlake - Chicago-based company in metals and material handling."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, April 7th 1978.

Activision - Spider Fighter (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 1353

Here is a commercial for the Activision video game "Spider Fighter" for the Atari 2600. Game designed by Larry Miller.

Voiceover by William Woodson.

Available at:

Osco Drugs
Center Video
Minnesota Fats

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, February 14th 1983.

Activision - River Raid (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2142

Here is a commercial for the Activision video game "River Raid" for the Atari 2600 with a WarGames vibe. River Raid designed by Carol Shaw.

Available at:

Digital Den
Schaak Electronics
Service Merchandise

This aired on local Chicago TV Saturday, January 15th 1983.

Vectrex (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2798

Here's a commercial for the short-lived gaming system - Vectrex, featuring all vector graphics and color overlays you put over the screen. Also notable for being portable, in that it came with it's own specialized display unit, and for a controller that slightly resembled the later Nintendo Entertainment System controller.

"(C) 1983 by Milton Bradley Company"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, November 21st 1983.

Columbia Records & Cassettes - "Perfect Gift Idea" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1262

Here's a commercial for Columbia Records & Cassettes releases of "Business as Usual" by Men at Work, and "Midnight Love" by Marvin Gaye. Available at:

Barney's
Fletcher's
Spinit

(I don't remember any of these stores)

"The Perfect Gift Idea for under $10."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, December 18th 1982.

WGN Channel 9 - "Merry Christmas/Happy Chanukah" (Bumper, 1979)

Views: 2076

Here's a combo Merry Christmas & Happy Hanukkah bumper slate from WGN Channel 9.

Bob Bell does the voice over. Sounds like he flubbed it a bit.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 18th 1979. (28 years ago today!)

WLS Channel 7 - "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" (1978)

Views: 4260

Here's a WLS-TV Chicago, Happy Holidays - "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" singing greeting featuring John Drury, Joel Daly, Bill Frink, Dr. Walt Lyons, Frank Sechrist (weekend weatherman) and other WLS staffers of the era. (anyone know any of the names?)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, December 27th 1978.

Michael Bakalis - Democrat For Governor (Political Ad #2, 1978)

Views: 1291

Here's another political ad for Michael J. Bakalis - Democratic candidate for Governor of Illinois against the re-election of "Big Jim" Thompson.

Where are they now: Mike Bakalis currently teaches on the faculty of the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

Paid for by Citizens for Bakalis.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 5th 1978.

Apollo Games - Space Cavern (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1194

Here's a rare commercial for a cheezy Atari 2600 game called Space Cavern by Apollo Games.

"For Atari and Sears Video Systems"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, October 2nd 1982.