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Bristle Blocks By Playskool (Commercial, 1979?)

Views: 2585

Here's a commercial for Bristle Blocks - "It's You, Daddy!" by Playskool - A Milton Bradley Company. Set 806.

Full Disclosure: I edited together the two pieces of this commercial that were found in two different commercial breaks (though from the same broadcast, most likely)

Not sure when this aired exactly, but based on evidence in the recording, 1979 seems like a good bet, although technically it could have been early 1980 too.

Swim For Heart (PSA, 1980)

Views: 2211

Here's a public service announcement for the Swim For Heart program - to benefit your local Heart Association in Cook, DuPage, and Lake Counties.

"We're Pooling Together"

This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday, July 13th 1980.

Alpo With Lorne Greene (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 3689

Here's a commercial for Alpo beef flavored dinner dog food featuring Lorne Greene.

This aired on local Rockford, IL TV in early January 1979. (not Chicago, but close enough)

Atari - "E.T. At Christmas" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 3480

In a last ditch effort to sell copies of this game before putting them in a landfill, Atari made this commercial with E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial playing his own game on the Atari 2600 VCS.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, December 1st 1982.

Atari - Dig Dug (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2182

Here's a commercial for the video game Dig Dug by Atari. For the Atari 2600 and Atari 5200.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, November 29th 1983.

Lustreware (Commercial Offer, 1981)

Views: 2768

Here's a commercial offer for Lustreware (not Lusterware) - a stainless-steel silverware set.

Main voiceover by Bill Silver (the "voice" of Ginsu knives ads). Ending voiceover by ??

"Now how much would you pay?"

This aired on local Chicago TV early Wednesday, February 25th 1981 at around 2:05am.

FYI - "Snow Shoveling Safely" (1982)

Views: 2113

Here is another of the daytime interstitial features that ABC ran during the early eighties between Daytime Soaps - FYI - For Your Information - hosted by Mr. Barney Miller himself, Hal Linden.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 29th 1982 at a couple minutes before 3pm.

Smith's Burglar Alarms (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1794

Here's a commercial for Smith's Deluxe Burglar Alarms - at 7101 South Exchange - across from the South Shore Country Club. 375-2333.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Monday, June 29th 1981 @ about 3:00am!

WFLD Channel 32 - Community Calendar (#3, 1979)

Views: 1427

(NOTE - this clip was originally broadcast in color but was recorded in Black & White)

Here is one more Community Calendar notice from WFLD Channel 32 featuring a voice over by Ron Beattie.

Music used is Maynard Ferguson's version of "Invitation".

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, January 17th 1979.