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Jewel Food Stores - "Groovy Father's Day" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 3608

Here's a commercial for some Father's Day deals from Jewel Food Stores and Jewel Grand Bazaar.

Voiceover by Joe Slattery. The actor playing "Dad" is Bob Moomey.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, June 15th 1978.

WLAK FM 94 - "My Soft Spot" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2125

Here's another commercial for local radio station WLAK FM 94 (The Lake) featuring a cute doggy advertising their relaxing, instrumental easy-listening music.

This station is now known as WLIT-FM (93.9 "The Lite"). Every year, they torture Chicagoans with non-stop holiday music from November until Chirstmas.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, March 11th 1982.

The Protector with Mike Ditka (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 1775

Here's a commercial for The Protector Total New Car Protection system featuring legendary Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka.

The Protector system features Rustproofing, Fabric-Shield and Paint-Shield.

"Hang tough!"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, August 16th 1983.

Dominick's Finer Foods - "Sausage Sale" (Commercial, 1985)

Views: 1441

Here's a commercial for Dominick's Finer Foods featuring a sale on Eckrich sausage.

The announcer over the slide at the beginning is the "WPWR Channel 60" lady - don't know what her name is. Main commercial voiceover by Lloyd Hanson.

This aired on local Chicago TV in January of 1985.

WLUP - The Loop FM 98 - "Ticket To Rock" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2801

Here's another cool commercial for WLUP - The Loop - FM 98 ( 97.9 ) radio station, featuring the Ticket to Rock promotion.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, November 13th 1982.

Chicagoland Job Mart With William H. Macy (Commercial, 1976)

Views: 4857

Here's a short commercial for the Chicagoland Job Mart - in the Sunday Sun-Times and Friday Daily News - featuring a pre-fame William H. Macy (of Fargo fame, and other films).

This aired on local Chicago TV early Friday, June 18th 1976 at about 12 midnight.

Victory Auto Wreckers - "No Door Falling Off" (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 4145

Here is another Victory Auto Wreckers commercial, still with no car door falling off yet - that commercial wouldn't premiere until May 1985.

Featuring Jim Ostrander and Jose "Louie" Arroyo.

Voiceover by former WGN Channel 9 staff announcer Steve Hunter.

This aired on local Chicago TV in 1984.

Dietac with Bill Bixby - "It Gives Your Diet a Fighting Chance" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1094

Here's a commercial for a new diet pill from the makers of Contac, called Dietac. In time-release capsule form (with the same kind of slow-motion opening of the capsule and granules going all over the place as on Contac commercials). With Bill Bixby (then co-starring in The Incredible Hulk). Use only as directed.

(C) SmithKline 1980.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, August 28th 1980.

Olympia Dodge - "Midnight Madness" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1254

Here's a commercial for Olympia Dodge with Bill Frank talking about their Midnight Madness sale. Olympia Dodge locations were Route 30 and Western in Chicago Heights, 5549 Mannheim in La Grange, and Mannheim and Oakton in Des Plaines.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, March 14th 1981.