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Micronauts' Trons by Mego (1979)

Views: 1160

Here's a commercial for the 'Trons toys by Mego - Alphatron, Betatron, and Gammatron. Little motorized vehicle-car-type-things. Part of the Micronauts collection.

We also have the Micronauts Rocket Tubes commercial here.

"Here come the Trons..."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, May 9th 1979 at around 4:15pm. (1978 Copyright)

Sweet Pickles - TV Guide Offer (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1447

Here's a commercial for an offer from TV Guide for those great children's books that I grew up with - Sweet Pickles.

Features scenes of what appears to be a Sweet Pickles cartoon of some sort (never knew one existed).

Most people ignore the pickle. Don't be one of those people. Circle that pickle. :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, January 14th 1982.

Halfsies - "Magic Motion Poster"(Commercial, 1983)

Views: 3986

Here's a commercial for Halfsies cereal by Quaker. Featuring a promotion where you can win a Super Zaxxon, Star Trek or Pengo arcade game.

Look for "Dudley" (Shavar Ross) of Diff'rent Strokes fame as well as Keith Coogan - the kid from "Adventures in Babysitting".

"Entries must be received by Dec. 31, 1983."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 23rd 1983.

Talking View-Master - "Mickey's Christmas Carol" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 1655

Here's a commercial for the new electronic Talking View Master viewer with Mickey's Christmas Carol cartridge.

"View-Master - The 3-D Company"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 9th 1983 during the 7:30 to 8pm half-hour.

Fun Gum Toys by Remco (Commercial, 1968)

Views: 1672

Here's a commercial for "Fun Gum" toys by Remco, with over 35 pieces to make all sorts of variations of monsters, birds, and animals (the latter in a tie-in to the then-recent Rex Harrison version of "Doctor Dolittle").

Voiceover by ??

"Build piece by piece, and you'll discover / The nose from one makes the tail of another . . . "

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, March 27th 1968 during the 12pm to 1pm timeframe.

Merry Christmas From Mattel - "The Barbie Dream House" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2471

Here's a Christmas themed commercial for the Barbie Dream House by Mattel. Features a jingle based on the song "Georgy Girl".

Is that Missy Gold?

"SuperStar Ken Doll sold seperately"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 25th 1982. (Copyright 1979 - or is it 1978?)

American Dental Association - "Colonial Times" (PSA, 1980)

Views: 1277

Here is another animated public service announcement from the American Dental Association. This one compares dental care in colonial times with the more modern focus on prevention.

These were created by Rick Reinert Productions, who also did the opening for the ABC Weekend Special and Afterschool Specials.

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

Emergency Broadcast System Test (1984)

Views: 7718

Here is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) on WFLD Metromedia Channel 32 in Chicago from 1984. (Jim Barton announcing)

For kids who grew up with nuclear holocaust nightmares from the likes of the movie "The Day After", this should be memorable. ;-)

Still scary, all these years later. :-)

Tootsie Pops - "How Many Licks?" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2616

With this video we have reached a milestone! We now have exactly 2500 videos viewable on this site! Woo-hoo!

In honor of the record, here's a classic - the famous "How many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop?" commercial where a boy consults Mr. Turtle and wise old Mr. Owl for the answer.

Voices: Ralph James as Mr. Turtle, Paul Winchell as Mr. Owl.

"The world may never know."

This aired on local...