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Odyssey2 - "Another Bright Idea" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1790

Here's a commercial for the Odyssey2 (Odyssey 2) home video game computer system by Magnavox.

Includes a tag at the end for Polk Bros with voiceover by Jim Barton.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, October 30th 1980.

WLUP - The Loop FM 98 - "More Rockin'" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1578

Here's another rockin' commercial for WLUP The Loop FM 98 (97.9).

Songs used are "Rock and Roll" by Led Zeppelin and "Squeeze" by Y&T.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, October 21st 1981. (My 7th Birthday!)

Hadley School For The Blind - "Just A Dot?" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 720

Here's a commercial for the Hadley School of the Blind located at 700 Elm Street in Winnetka, Illinois.

(I don't think this would be considered a public service announcement)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, June 12th 1981.

Yoda By Kenner (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 2261

Here's a commercial for the Yoda action figure by Kenner, from the Star Wars Empire Strikes Back collection.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, September 22nd 1981.

Son of Svengoolie - "3-D Quiz" (Break #4, Show #158, 1982)

Views: 1499

Here's Break #4 - the last one (incomplete unfortunately, and I don't have the ending) from the Son of Svengoolie presentation of "Revenge of the Creature" in 3-D. This was show #158.

(Commercials were also unfortunately cut out by the person who recorded this)

This aired at around 8pm on Thursday, July 29th 1982.

Courtesy Home Center (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 3092

Here is a commercial for the defunct, pre-Home-Depot home-improvement chain. Did they have stores outside of the Chicagoland area?

Ahh...so many memories of going to the one next to Forest Park Mall with my Dad as a kid, looking for a wooden shim or some kind of junk, and being incredibly bored. :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV in October of 1984.

Pac-Man Cereal (Commercial #3, 1984)

Views: 801

Here is yet another commercial for Pac-Man cereal - after the previous two, looks like they tried to re-envision it the following year with a more new-wave, Devo-like sound. Also, there is a different animation style. Notice the headband on one of the ghosts!

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV in 1984.

Sportmart - "The Edge" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2141

Here's a commercial for Sportmart featuring sales on an inflatable boat and a trolling motor. Located in Chicago, Niles, Schaumburg, Lombard, Oak Lawn, and Calumet City.

"For Sports..it's Sportmart"

This aired on local Chicago TV on (most likely) Thursday, May 13th 1982.

McDonald's - "Shamrock Shake!" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 3236

Here's a commercial for McDonald's Shamrock Shake.

This aired on local Chicago TV in mid-March 1983.