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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.

WJPC 95 AM - "The Station With The Money Card" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1845

Here's a quick commercial for WJPC 95 AM starring Jayne Kennedy and Tom Joyner. Also featuring their "Money Card".

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, February 27th 1982.

Sega - Congo Bongo (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2910

Here's a commercial for the video game Congo Bongo by Sega. Voiceover by Henny Youngman.

Henny Youngman???

This aired on local Chicago TV Sunday, November 20th 1983.

WBBM-FM 96 - "The Mellow Sound Of Chicago" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 2952

Here is a short groovy commercial for WBBM-FM 96 - "The Mellow Sound of Chicago".

That jingle sounds like someone famous - is that the lead singer from Blood, Sweat & Tears?

This aired on local Chicago TV in January 1978.

Interlake - "New Storage Microcomputer" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 759

Here's a commercial for local business Interlake's new easy-to-operate storage microcomputer, designed to control an automatic high-rise warehouse, with packages loaded and picked up at the push of a button.

"Interlake - Chicago-based company in metals and material handling."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, April 7th 1978.

Activision - Spider Fighter (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 1353

Here is a commercial for the Activision video game "Spider Fighter" for the Atari 2600. Game designed by Larry Miller.

Voiceover by William Woodson.

Available at:

Osco Drugs
Center Video
Minnesota Fats

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, February 14th 1983.

Activision - River Raid (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2142

Here is a commercial for the Activision video game "River Raid" for the Atari 2600 with a WarGames vibe. River Raid designed by Carol Shaw.

Available at:

Digital Den
Schaak Electronics
Service Merchandise

This aired on local Chicago TV Saturday, January 15th 1983.

Vectrex (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2799

Here's a commercial for the short-lived gaming system - Vectrex, featuring all vector graphics and color overlays you put over the screen. Also notable for being portable, in that it came with it's own specialized display unit, and for a controller that slightly resembled the later Nintendo Entertainment System controller.

"(C) 1983 by Milton Bradley Company"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, November 21st 1983.

Michael Bakalis - Democrat For Governor (Political Ad #2, 1978)

Views: 1291

Here's another political ad for Michael J. Bakalis - Democratic candidate for Governor of Illinois against the re-election of "Big Jim" Thompson.

Where are they now: Mike Bakalis currently teaches on the faculty of the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

Paid for by Citizens for Bakalis.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 5th 1978.