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World Communications Day (PSA, 1980)

Views: 1436

Here's a public service announcement with Barbara Rush encouraging you to "watch what your child watches". From the Catholic Church World Communications Day - Sunday, June 1st 1980.

(The screaming heard over the "bad movie" the kids are watching is the same tape loop that was used as part of the theme for the original Svengoolie show starring Jerry G. Bishop)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, May 31st 1980.

Golden Grahams - "Beach Volleyball" (Commercial #2, 1981)

Views: 1905

Here's a commercial for Golden Grahams cereal. This was a slightly revised version of an earlier commercial.

Featuring Missy Gold (Tracy Gold's younger sister). Missy starred in the 80's sitcom Benson.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, September 1st 1981.

WFLD Channel 32 - Sunday Showcase (Break #5, 1986)

Views: 787

Here is break #5 of WFLD Channel 32's Sunday Showcase airing of The Invisible Man. This aired on Sunday May 25th 1986. Includes:

Dominick's Finer Foods

Michael Reese Health Plan

Payless Shoesource

Open Pit Barbecue Sauce

Chicagoland Pontiac Dealers

Peace Corps - The Toughest Job You'll Ever Love

Son Of Svengoolie - "Halloween Draculathon" (Opening, 1979)

Views: 887

Here is the opening for the Son of Svengoolie "Halloween Draculathon" - a five and a half hour special where Sven showed the films "Dracula", "Dracula's Daughter", and "House of Dracula". This was episode number 19 of the show.

This aired on local Chicago TV Saturday, October 27th 1979.

Bubble Fudge With Johnny Bench (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 3209

Here's a commercial for Bubble Fudge soft bubble gum from Super Bazooka - featuring Johnny Bench and his nephew Timmy.

Music composed by Michael Small.

"Even if you can't blow bubbles - fudge it."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 14th 1979.

Showbiz Pizza Place With Dick Van Patten (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 5304

Here's another commercial for Showbiz Pizza featuring "Eight Is Enough" star Dick Van Patten.

5 Chicago Area Locations.

"I'll Bet That Bizza Tastes Goooood!"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, March 9th 1983.

WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "The Eye Creatures" (Opening, 1984)

Views: 1810

Here is the open of WFLD Metromedia Channel 32's Son of Svengoolie presenting the movie "The Eye Creatures". Also includes a promo for Taxi.

This was from Show #249.

Starring Rich Koz as Son of Svengoolie.

This aired on local Chicago television Saturday, April 28th 1984.

National Fire Protection Association - "Have 2 Ways Out" (PSA, 1988)

Views: 1350

Here's another Public Service Announcement from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) featuring Dick Van Dyke - one of the "Learn Not To Burn" series. In this one, Dick shows us how a gopher has two ways out and that we should too.

This aired on local Chicago TV around February 1988.

WMAQ Channel 5 - "Elsewhere On The Day After" (1983)

Views: 1941

On the night that The Day After - an ABC presentation about the effects of a full-scale nuclear attack on the United States (and one of the most-watched movies for television) aired, NBC Sunday Night at the Movies aired Part 1 of the mini-series Kennedy. Here's the ending of it and the post-show commercial break. Incidently, the creators of The Day After originally envisioned the movie to also span over multiple nights, but they decided against it after consideri...