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Dominick's Finer Foods - "Orange Juice" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1920

Here's a quick commercial for Dominick's Finer Foods with a sale on Minute Maid Orange Juice.

Voiceover by Lloyd Hanson.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, March 14th 1981.

Schmerler Ford - "A Different Tune" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 3552

Here's a commercial for Schmerler Ford featuring Harry Schmerler singing a different tune than the one he became famous for - instead of "Rock-A-Bye-Your-Baby", it's "In The Good Old Summertime..."

Schmerler Ford - Route 83 and Touhy in Elk Grove Village!

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 24th 1982.

Empire Carpets - "Kiddie Look-Alike" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2448

Here's another Empire Carpets commercial - featuring a pint-sized version of Lynn Hauldren (Empire Carpet Man). The child in this commercial was Jason Kane, who grew up to be a Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Physician at Children's Memorial Hospital. (Just goes to show you where doing an Empire commercial can take you.)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, March 13th 1983.

ADA - "Milk Is A Natural" (PSA, 1977)

Views: 2232

Here's an animated public service announcement from the American Dairy Association. Seems kind of Schoolhouse Rock-esque.

This aired on local Detroit TV on Friday, March 11th 1977 during the 8 to 9pm hour. (Not Chicago TV, but still cool!)

Schmerler Ford - "With A Voice Like Mine" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 5739

Here's another classic - Harry Schmerler, Your Singing Ford Dealer.

"ROCK-a-bye your baBY..." - Route 83 and Touhy in Elk Grove Village. :-)

"With a voice like mine, I've got to give good deals..."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, November 11th 1980.

Hawthorn Center - "Share The Holidays" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 2236

Here's a holiday commercial for Hawthorn Center mall located in Vernon Hills near Routes 60 and 21. Featuring "Twigs at Hawthorn Center" (?)

"Call it a good day. Call on Hawthorn Center."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 5th 1978 during the 3:30 to 5pm timeframe.

First Federal Savings of Chicago - "Nearby" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 600

Here's a commercial for First Federal Savings of Chicago, with their famous country-tinged jingle telling us how "it's nice to have First Federal nearby," with drive-in tellers, children bringing jars of coins to tellers, and other scenes of people banking, pre-Internet.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, January 18th 1978.

WTVO Channel 17 - "Things We Did Last Summer" (Ending & Break, 1978)

Views: 5101

Here is the ending of a Saturday Night Live special, "Things We Did Last Summer" along with the final commercial break on WTVO Channel 17. Includes:

Ending of "Things We Did Last Summer".

Commercial: Appletree Stereo Components Records & Tapes - at Edgebrook Center in Rockford, or 1022 West Lincoln in DeKalb.

Commercial: Bill Hembrough Fiat - 717 West State.

Commercial Pabst Extra Light beer.

Commercial: Crossroads Ga...

Celozzi-Ettleson Chevrolet - "Where You Always..something something" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 4754

Here's an early Celozzi-Ettleson Chevrolet commercial before they had come up with their trademark catch-phrase of "Where You Always Save More Money!". Here the best they had so far was the infinitely inferior "Hard to find, but tough to beat."

Celozzi-Ettleson Chevrolet in Elmhurst at York and Roosevelt Roads.

Gotta love that Chicago accent. "DIS MUNT..."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, February 1st 1981.