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The Apple Bra (Commercial, 1980?)

Views: 1217

Here's a mostly complete commercial for The Apple Bra. Who's the spokeslady? She looks kind of familiar...

(beginning cut-off slightly and accidental overdub by the station from the program that this aired during - The Dick Van Dyke Show)

Available at Walgreens and Ribordy Drugs.

Why was Steve Jobs wasting his time with Ipods - he should have become a ladies bra salesman. That's where the real money is. How'dya like them apples?

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WGN Channel 9 - Bozo's Circus - "Frazier's Pledge" (1978)

Views: 2425

Here's a segment from Bozo's Circus on WGN Channel 9, featuring Frazier Thomas reciting an uber-patriotic dissection of the Pledge of Allegiance. (which came from an old Red Skelton record, apparently, as Frazier notes, "on Columbia Records...and Published by Valentine Music").

You can see Red Skelton reciting this piece himself, here.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, July...

WFYR 103 1/2 FM - "Blah Blah" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 2601

(NOTE - this clip was originally broadcast in color but was recorded in Black & White)

Here's a commercial for WFYR 103 and a Half FM.

"Incredible Music. Credible Information."

This aired on local Chicago TV in January 1979.

WLS Channel 7 - "Season's Greetings" (1978)

Views: 2751

Here's a short station ID from WLS Channel 7 in which a (presumed) employee in the equipment room (notice the RCA TCR-100 videotape machine and carts in the background) wishes everybody Season's Greetings. Followed by 12 seconds of the ABC network logo as shaped in the 1978-79 season (remember their "We're the One" slogan?).

Can anyone ID the woman?

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, December 25th 1978 at 5pm.

WGN Channel 9 - The Ray Rayner Show - "The Bye-Bye Show" - "Go Out Singing!" (Part 3, 1981)

Views: 4522

Here is Part 3 of the final episode of The Ray Rayner Show as shown on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Ending of a cartoon

Time, Date, Weather, and Sports report shown

Ray Rayner singing "Mame" with Don Orlando playing the organ.

Time shown

Ray Rayner bumper slate (Merri Dee voiceover)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 23rd 1981. @ 7:18am!

Family Feud - "The Day After" (Ending, 1983)

Views: 2367

Here is the ending credits to an episode of Family Feud where they give a voiceover promo (by John Causier) for the upcoming ABC Theater telemovie, The Day After, about the effects of a full-scale nuclear attack on the United States, which aired on Sunday, November 20th 1983.

You can see actress Lori Loughlin here, best known for her role on "Full House" - this was an episode of Family Feud called "Soap Stars and Their Real Life Families Week II".

They sur...

WBBM Channel 2 - Channel 2 News At Five - "Trib Buys Cubs" (Opening, 1981)

Views: 6508

Here is the opening (mostly complete) for the Channel 2 News At Five on WBBM Channel 2. The lead story at that hour was the selling by the Wrigley family of the Chicago Cubs to the Tribune Company. Also includes stories on Chicago Public Schools, a Ronald Reagan press conference, and the condition of James Brady.

Finally we see a snippet of an old Earl Scheib commercial before the tape cuts off. :-)

Featuring Walter Jacobson, Johnny Morris, William Wrigley Jr....

WCIU Channel 26 - Black's View Of The News (Brief Excerpt, 1970)

Views: 5880

Here is a very brief excerpt of the show "Black's View of the News" on WCIU Channel 26, hosted by Don Cornelius of Soul Train fame.

You can see Don taking calls from people - having them call in to 663-9553. He is asking people who the most effective and relevant black leader is - to which the caller answers Jesse Jackson - certainly true for the time I would say. You can also see an old WCIU-TV 26 logo placard in the background.

This excerpt was found on a two...

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 - "Disco Demolition Already In Progress" (1979)

Views: 4954

Here's a news clip from NewsCenter 5 on WMAQ Channel 5 giving an update on the Disco Demolition fiasco at Comiskey Park that night.

Mike Pumo reports via phone to Jim Ruddle that the second game of the double-header has been cancelled along with some other details.

I am assuming that this report was from the regular 10pm news that night - and assuming that this was their lead story, can we assume then that the 2nd game was officially cancelled around 10pm that ...