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Colgate Toothpaste (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 3328

Here is a cloying and annoying commercial for Colgate Toothpaste. From the slightly inappropriate-sounding tagline, "The Clean in your Mouth is Colgate" to the inane lyrics - "and it's nice when your teeth are gettin' strong" and "there's a twinkle in your eye when there's flouride for the teeth..." - there are too many things to find irritating in this one. Ugh.

Also features the famous Colgate "Chalk" test.

And, uh, is that supposed to be the same kid at the ...

RB Clothing (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 2787

Here's a commercial for RB Clothing - Clothes for the Entire Family.

They had locations in Chicago at 1243 North Milwaukee at Ashland, in Norridge at 4131 North Harlem (across from the Harlem Irving Shopping Center), and in Niles at 8820 West Dempster (in the Dempster Plaza Shopping Center).

"Since 1908"

This aired on local Chicago TV likely May or June, of 1977.

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

Views: 2443

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.

Schmerler Ford - "Singing Ford Dealer" (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 4320

Here's a classic - Harry Schmerler, Your Singing Ford Dealer hawking a sweet "Schmerler Family Van".

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

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV in February of 1984.

Northwest Federal Savings - "Bandwagon Of Gifts" (Commercial, 1976)

Views: 827

Here's a commercial for North West Federal Savings with a political theme.

Featuring Chicago actor and David Mamet favorite, Mike Nussbaum.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, April 9th 1976 during the 8am to 9am timeframe.

RB Clothing (Partial Commercial, 1977)

Views: 1472

Here's another (mostly complete) commercial for RB Clothing - Clothes for the Entire Family. (missing about the last 7 seconds)

They had locations in Chicago at 1243 North Milwaukee at Ashland, in Norridge at 4131 North Harlem (across from the Harlem Irving Shopping Center), and in Niles at 8820 West Dempster (in the Dempster Plaza Shopping Center).

"Since 1908"

This aired on local Chicago TV in late March 1977.

Aronson Furniture - "40th Anniversary" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 3370

Here's a commercial for Aronson Furniture with a 40th Annivesary sale.

This is the earliest Aronson Furniture commercial yet found that uses the full jingle.

Featuring Linn Burton (of Bert Weinman Ford fame).

"Offer ends Sept. 30th 1980."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, September 6th 1980.

Venture - "Give With Style" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 3719

Here's another Christmas commercial from Venture with that mildly annoying couple and a spin on their "Save with Style" jingle.

Stan Adams reports: Featuring David Massie and Mary Jo Faraci as the shopping couple. (Mary Jo Faraci who "also was a spokeswoman for some Chicago Furniture company").

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, December 13th 1982 at a couple minutes before 7:30pm.

Empire Carpets - "That's Not All" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 8254

Here's a commercial for Empire Carpets - the oldest one we have so far.

Features the original Empire jingle as well as the one and only Empire Carpet Man Lynn Hauldren doing the voiceover and seen tacking down the carpet at one point.

Empire Home Service, Inc. - "The Carpet King".

This aired on local Chicago TV in the Summer of 1980.