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Millennium Falcon & Snowspeeder by Kenner (Commercial, 1981)
Views: 1882
Here's a commercial for the Millennium Falcon and Rebel-Armored Snowspeeder by Kenner, from the Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back collection.
"Sold separately. Action figures also sold separately."
This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 4th 1981 during the 4:00pm to 4:30pm timeframe.
Views: 2111
A true fuzzy memory (since the reception was pretty bad) - here's Commercial Break #7 from the Son of Svengoolie presentation of "Attack of the Mushroom People" on WFLD Channel 32, which features guest Chicago Radio DJ Bobby Skafish during the Mail Call segment.
Bobby Skafish worked at:
WXRT 1976-1983
WLUP 1983-1993
WKQX 1993-1994
WXRT 1994-2006
WDRV 97.1 Chicago/WWDV 96.9 Zion June 2007-June 2015 (weekdays from 3 PM to 8 PM on 97.1...
Lobot, Ugnaught, Lando & Bespin Han Solo By Kenner (Commercial, 1981)
Views: 1803
Here's a commercial for the Lobot, Ugnaught, Lando Calrissian, and Bespin Han Solo action figures from the Star Wars Empire Strikes Back collection, by Kenner.
This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, November 23rd 1981. (1980 Copyright - Lucasfilm Ltd.)
Carpetland U.S.A. (Commercial, 1981)
Views: 2615
Here's a commercial for Carpetland U.S.A. featuring their memorable jingle. They had locations in Aurora, Joliet, Merrillville Indiana and Munster Indiana.
"The BEST Price On The BEST Carpets"
This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, March 14th 1981.
Yoda, Ben Kenobi, R2-D2 & Luke Skywalker By Kenner (Commercial, 1981)
Views: 1704
Here's a commercial for the Yoda, Ben Kenobi, R2-D2, and Bespin Luke Skywalker action figures from the Star Wars Empire Strikes Back collection, by Kenner. Similar but different from this later commercial, which focused more on promoting Yoda.
This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, April 10th 1981. (1980 Copyright - Lucasfilm Ltd.)
Star Wars Imperial Troop Transporter by Kenner (Commercial, 1980)
Views: 1426
Here's a commercial for the Star Wars Imperial Troop Transport by Kenner. Can fit a Storm Trooper action figure inside (sold separately, of course). Makes all of six sounds including cannon firing, the voice of C3P0 asking where R2D2 is, and R2's response. Notice the reference to a "stun gun" - years before such a term became associated with a real-life weapon used by police.
This airing fell a few months prior to the release of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
WFLD Metromedia Channel 32 - Comedy Festival (Break #3, 1984)
Views: 673
Here is break #3 from WFLD Metromedia Channel 32's Comedy Festival program. This aired on local Chicago television Saturday, May 26th 1984. Includes:
Empire Carpets
Al Piemonte Car Dealerships (again)
1st Metropolitan Builders
WFLD Channel 32 - Star Trek - "The Return Of The Archons" (Commercial Break #1, 1982)
Views: 2706
Here is a commercial break from a re-run of the episode, "The Return Of The Archons" of Star Trek as shown on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:
Bountiful
Ford
Boston Sea Party
Woolite Carpet Cleaner
Promo for the White Sox on Channel 32 (Cool Graphics!)
This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, September 11th 1982.
Star Wars Patrol Dewback by Kenner (Commercial, 1980)
Views: 1995
Here's a commercial for the Star Wars Patrol Dewback action figure by Kenner. Can be used with Storm Trooper action figure. Also seen are the R2-D2 and C-3PO action figures. Each sold separately.
This ad aired only a few months prior to the release of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (reclassified as Episode 5 in the saga after the release of the "prequels"). It is also notable for an early appearance by a young Ricky Schroeder (in the yellow shirt) - a few ...