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Courtesy Home Center (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 3090

Here is a commercial for the defunct, pre-Home-Depot home-improvement chain. Did they have stores outside of the Chicagoland area?

Ahh...so many memories of going to the one next to Forest Park Mall with my Dad as a kid, looking for a wooden shim or some kind of junk, and being incredibly bored. :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV in October of 1984.

Pac-Man Cereal (Commercial #3, 1984)

Views: 799

Here is yet another commercial for Pac-Man cereal - after the previous two, looks like they tried to re-envision it the following year with a more new-wave, Devo-like sound. Also, there is a different animation style. Notice the headband on one of the ghosts!

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV in 1984.

Sportmart - "The Edge" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2139

Here's a commercial for Sportmart featuring sales on an inflatable boat and a trolling motor. Located in Chicago, Niles, Schaumburg, Lombard, Oak Lawn, and Calumet City.

"For Sports..it's Sportmart"

This aired on local Chicago TV on (most likely) Thursday, May 13th 1982.

McDonald's - "Shamrock Shake!" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 3234

Here's a commercial for McDonald's Shamrock Shake.

This aired on local Chicago TV in mid-March 1983.

Pepe's Mexican Restaurants - "How Long?" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2916

Here's another commercial for Pepe's Mexican Restaurants.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, July 15th 1983.

1st Metropolitan Builders - "Diorama" (Commercial #1, 1983)

Views: 1240

Here's another commercial for 1st Metropolitan Builders.

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

Brown's Chicken - "It Tastes Better" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 3170

Here's a commercial for Brown's Chicken.

"It Tastes Better."

This aired on local Chicago TV early Tuesday, February 20th 1979.

Stay Alive with Vincent Price (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 2112

Here is a commercial for the game Stay Alive by Milton Bradley, starring Vincent Price.

"I'm the SOLE survivor!"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, February 4th 1981.

The Grant Park Attractions (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 2000

Here's a commercial for three Grant Park attractions - The Adler Planetarium, John G. Shedd Aquarium, and the Field Museum. Anyone know who the guy with the pointer is?

"On the lakefront..."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, July 4th 1978 during the 12pm to 1pm timeframe.