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Parker Brothers - Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Video Game (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2474

Here's a commercial for the Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back video game from Parker Brothers. For use in Atari and Sears home video game systems.

Unlike the many ads for Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back "action figures" from Kenner, this one uses the actual music from John Williams' movie score.

Voiceover by ??

TM / (C) Lucasfilm, Ltd. 1982 / Parker Brothers authorized user

"A great movie - now a great...

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Fiddlesticks By Knickerbocker (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1551

Here's a commercial for the giant toy building set Fiddlesticks, by Knickerbocker, which included Spiderman, Incredible Hulk, Batman, and Superman characters.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, November 7th 1979.

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WBBM Channel 2 - Noonbreak - "Weather with Harry Volkman" (Segment & Break, 1978)

Views: 2910

Here's a partial segment from Noonbreak on WBBM Channel 2, introduced by Bob Wallace, and featuring a Weather report by the late, great Harry Volkman.

At the beginning we see the tail end of a story, then Bob's intro, and then the weather report. Bob gives the stock market update, and then we see a complete commercial break -

Commercial: Holsum bread

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The Thing (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1946

Here is a neat commercial for "The Thing" toy by Funstuf. He was, of course, a character from The Fantastic Four.

Remember kids: "With a few pumps of the inflator, you can make 'The Thing' expand in size." ;-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 29th 1979.

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The Baseball Kid By Ohio Art (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1944

Here's a commercial for The Baseball Kid - automatic pitching toy for kids.

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

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Stretch X-Ray By Kenner (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1832

Here's a commercial for the spooky toy Stretch X-Ray by Kenner.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, October 28th 1979.

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Magic Sand by Wham-O (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 3792

Here's a commercial for that mysterious toy with the neat "Genie" bottles - Magic Sand.

(C) Copyright Wham-O Mfg. Co.

This aired on local Chicago TV in early October 1981.

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Large Size Boba Fett & Darth Vader Action Figures By Kenner (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1050

Here's a commercial for the 12" large-size Star Wars Action figures of Boba Fett and Darth Vader - by Kenner. Interesting, since Boba Fett hadn't even been introduced as a character until Friday, November 17th 1978. (the date of the airing of the Star Wars Holiday Special)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, November 12th 1979.

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Play-Doh - Dr. Drill 'N Fill (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 2904

Here's a commercial for Play-Doh's Doctor Drill And Fill toy dentist playdoh kit.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, October 28th 1979.