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La Preferida Foods With Harry Caray (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 6427

What comes to mind when you think of Harry Caray? If you said Mexican Food products, you'd be correct! Here's a commercial for La Preferida Foods featuring the late, great Sox and Cubs broadcaster.

(Remember, "La Preferida" backwards is "Adireferp Al")

Question for everyone: "If you were a taco, and you were starving, would you eat yourself?" I know I would!

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, September 20th 1980.

WOR Channel 9 - Sunday Night Showcase - "Savage Pampas" (Ending Excerpt, 1984)

Views: 4350

Here's an excerpt of the ending to the Sunday Night Showcase airing of "Savage Pampas" on WOR Channel 9 in New York.

Thanks to VintageCanada for the ID!

This aired on local New York TV early Monday, August 20th 1984.

WGN Channel 9 - The Bozo Show - "Frosty The Snowman" (1983)

Views: 1442

Another holiday classic - the animated Frosty the Snowman. This also aired during the Christmas episode of The Bozo Show - again includes at the end a Bozo weather report and school closings notice.

Who's voice is that - it's not Bob Bell, right?

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 23rd 1983. @ 8:03am !

WLS Channel 7 - "Pirate Report" (1987)

Views: 6797

Here's a news segment on WLS Channel 7 regarding the infamous "Max Headroom Pirating Incident".

Featuring Floyd Kalber. (and who's the guy at the end?), Dan Roan (incorrectly spelled as Rohn by WLS), and Bob Strutzel - WGN Spokesman.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, November 23rd 1987.

"New Coke Vs. Classic Coke" With William Perry & Jim McMahon (Commercial, 1986)

Views: 2818

Here's a commercial for New Coke and Classic Coke starring William "Refrigerator" Perry and Jim McMahon of the Chicago Bears.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, January 26th 1986.

WCIU Channel 26 - Beisbol '86 With Ozzie Guillén (1986)

Views: 5161

Here's an episode of Beisbol '86 in Spanish featuring future manager Ozzie Guillen of the White Sox on WCIU Channel 26.

Hosted by Ruben Amaro.

Also features a Spanish Miller Lite commercial at the end and a promo for Beisbol '86.

This was Show #46 and aired on Monday, June 23rd 1986.

WFLD Channel 32 - Tic-Tac-Dough & The Joker's Wild (Promo, 1984)

Views: 2446

Here is a promo for the game shows Tic-Tac-Dough & The Joker's Wild on WFLD Channel 32.

Background music is "Route 101" by Herb Alpert.

Voice over by Jim Barton.

This aired on local Chicago in February of 1984.

CBS Network - "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" (Promo, 1978)

Views: 2988

Here's a CBS Network promo for the Halloween special, "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" which aired on Monday, October 30th 1978.

This promo aired on local Rockford TV on Friday, October 27th 1978.

WSNS Channel 44 - Chicago White Sox Baseball (Clean Opening, 1978)

Views: 3526

Here's a rarity for you baseball fans out there - the clean opening for Chicago White Sox games as aired on WSNS Channel 44, as it looked before the voices of the announcers and the sponsor billboards were added on for each game.

Ronald Vasser wrote, produced and directed this opening, with editing by Ron Vasser and Mike Torchia.

This copy was dubbed by Marc Claussen and Edward Keker on June 22nd 1978, as shown at the beginning of this clip (with approx. 425 Hz t...