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Boushelle - "Upholstery Cleaning" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 12481

Here's another commercial for Boushelle - this one for upholstery cleaning. Clean all of your orange chairs, every single orange chair in your house if you want - for a great price.

Call HUdson 3-2700!

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 5th 1978.

Chicago Cubs - "Milo Hamilton" (Promo, 1980)

Views: 3811

Here's a promo for the Chicago Cubs featuring broadcaster Milo Hamilton - the once heir-apparent to Jack Brickhouse, who was eventually replaced by Harry Caray.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, April 18th 1980.

Lincoln Technical Institute (Commercial, 1987)

Views: 1934

Here is a commercial for Lincoln Technical Institute. This airing dates to June, 1987.

I believe they also had a another version of the commercial, where you got to see those schmoes' faces longer.

This was one of the more annoying commercials growing up, only because -

1) That damn phone number dialing was annoying,

and

2) It seemed to run every 10 minutes during reruns of Lost in Space or Batman when you were home...

Aarco-American Auto Insurance (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1194

Here's a commercial for Aarco-American - Auto Insurance Specialists. Counselors on all types of insurance.

ES9-4677 (wasn't that the name of a Star Wars robot?) ;-)

Voiceover by Jack Taylor.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday, May 30th 1982.

42nd Street At The Civic Opera House (Commercial #2, 1983)

Views: 970

Here's another commercial for the musical "42nd Street" at the Civic Opera House - this one featuring an endorsement from Bob Hope.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, March 9th 1983.

Lincoln Carpeting - "By the Fireplace" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2257

Here's another commercial for Lincoln Carpeting with the spokesperson enjoying some time by the hearth.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, March 15th 1983. (The Ides of March!)

WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "Outrageous Talk Show Hosts" (Part 6, 1985)

Views: 2272

Here's Part 6 of an episode of AM Chicago on WLS Channel 7. The topic was controversial, provocative and outrageous radio talk show hosts and featured Alan Burke of WGBS in Miami, Morton Downey Jr. (on this show just going by Mort Downey) of WERE in Cleveland, Warren Freiberg of WLNR in Lansing, IL, Irv Homer of WWDB in Philadelphia, and Jerry Williams of WRKO in Boston. Starring Oprah Winfrey as host.

This episode featured the infamous "soap spraying" incident by Warren Frei...

NBC News Digest - "The Day After Numbers" (1983)

Views: 1629

Here's an NBC News Digest anchored by Chuck Scarborough and sponsored by American Airlines.

Chuck reads the following items:

- Police in Bonn use water-spray laced with tear gas to disperse protesters against planned deployment of U.S. nuclear missiles as German Parliament meets on this issue; over 200 arrested

- Over 100 million Americans are estimated to have seen [ABC Telefilm depicting a nuclear war scenario] The Day After the ...