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A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving - "Sponsored by..." (1980)

Views: 2471

Here is a "Sponsored by" message for a broadcast of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. From:

McDonald's
Dolly Madison Snack Cakes (Neat-To-Eat Treats!)

Also includes a partial Zingers commercial which mentions the Zapper! :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, November 25th 1980.

Son of Svengoolie - "Patton" (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 1795

Here is a Son of Svengoolie Commercial for Halloween 1984, in a parody of the movie "Patton", encouraging everyone to buy Easter Seals coupon booklets.

Starring Rich Koz as Son of Svengoolie.

The Children's Photographer - "Portraits for Christmas" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 857

Here's a commercial for the Children's Photographer featuring a sale on portraits for Christmas.

Voiceover by Carl Greyson.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, November 23rd 1977 during the 7:00pm to 8:00pm timeframe.

WFLD Channel 32 - "Happy Halloween" (Bumper, 1982)

Views: 2679

Here's a Happy Halloween bumper from WFLD Channel 32.

Voiceover by Jim Barton.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, October 31st 1982.

Sprite - "Happy Holidays" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 1697

Not from a Chicago airing, but still appropriate - here's a Christmas themed commercial for Sprite soft drink, set to the tune of the famous Christmas carol "Good King Wenceslas."

Note that there are some problems with the film in the first few seconds.

"The taste of limon mixes right / On holiday occasions."

This aired on local Chattanooga, Tennessee TV the first week of December 1977.

Morrie Mages Sports - "A Morrie Christmas" (Commercial, 1986)

Views: 4200

Here's a Christmas commercial for Morrie Mages Sports.

This aired on local Chicago TV in December 1986.

WGN Channel 9 - "Merry Christmas" (Bumper #1, 1979)

Views: 3198

Here's an old-style Merry Christmas bumper slate from WGN Channel 9. This one has a clearer shot of the slide than the alternate.

Bob Bell does the voice over.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, December 26th 1979.

WBBM Channel 2 - How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Excerpts, 1975)

Views: 3564

Here's some surviving excerpts of the 1975 airing of a holiday perennial, the animated adaptation of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas on WBBM Channel 2. Includes:

A more complete "Season's Greetings" WBBM Station ID, with the same bumper slide as on here (voiceover by ??) - followed by CBS "bong"

Animated "A CBS Special Presentation" bumper

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WGN Channel 9 - Season's Greetings - "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" (1979)

Views: 2315

Here is another Season's Greetings message from "The WGN Family" featuring a scene from the movie "Meet me in St. Louis" with Judy Garland singing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". This would run during commercial breaks around the holidays.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, December 19th 1979.