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Courtesy Home Center (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 3091

Here is a commercial for the defunct, pre-Home-Depot home-improvement chain. Did they have stores outside of the Chicagoland area?

Ahh...so many memories of going to the one next to Forest Park Mall with my Dad as a kid, looking for a wooden shim or some kind of junk, and being incredibly bored. :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV in October of 1984.

A&M Toy Stores & Eastgate Toyland - "Fisher-Price Christmas Gifts & Toys" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 1009

Not from a Chicago airing, but still appropriate, here's a local Chattanooga area commercial for A&M Toy Stores of East Ridge and Highland Plaza on Ringgold Road, and Eastgate Toyland of Eastgate (all of which were located within the Chattanooga, TN area), offering deals on Christmas gifts and toys from Fisher-Price. Seen around the Christmas tree are such offerings as the Sesame Street Clubhouse (with "three men in a tub" on top of the box), Riding Horse, and Play Family Farm. (Notic...

A & P (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 381

Here is a commercial for the old food chain A & P (which I think changed to A & P Mini-Markets at one time - are they still around?)

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 5th, 1981.
(26 years ago today!!!)

Venture - "Hairdryer and Musk" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2041

Here's a Christmas themed commercial for Venture stores featuring specials on a Conair hairdryer and Musk.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, December 18th 1980 during the 6pm to 7pm timeframe.

Mainstay (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 845

Here's a commercial for Mainstay dog food by Purina.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, January 8th 1981. (1980 Copyright)

Activision - Barnstorming (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1315

Here is a commercial for the Activision video game "Barnstorming" for the Atari 2600.

Available at:

American Sales (Calumet City)
Center Video Center - All Stores

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, May 29th 1982.

Goldblatt's Insurance Agency (Commercial, 1986)

Views: 391

Here is a commercial for Goldblatt's Insurance Agency. Boy, I know Goldblatt's was an old department store - did they get into insurance toward the end too or is this just a case of riding on the coattails of a famous name?

"Not Available in Stores" ???

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday June 29th, 1986.

Krazy Glue - "Let Krazy Glue Do It!"
(Again) (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 938

Here's another commercial for Krazy Glue, which shows the many ways how broken objects can be repaired.

This is a different commercial from, but made in the same year as, this ad which aired two years before - and which features the same funk-and-discofied jingle. Unlike the earlier clip, however, this is shown as originally broadcast - in color.

(C) 1978 Krazy Glue, Inc.

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WLS Channel 7 - The 3:30 Movie - "The Navy Vs. The Night Monsters" (Partial Commercial Break, 1977)

Views: 5000

Here's a partial commercial break from the 3:30 Movie presentation of "The Navy vs. the Night Monsters" on WLS Channel 7. (side note - this is the earliest known example of this version of the 3:30 Movie bumper. I wonder when it started being used?) Includes:

Partial 3:30 Movie bumper

Commercial: Homemakers - A division of John M. Smyth (with Shelley Long of Cheers fame) in Woodfield and Downers Grove

Commercial: National Enquirer magazin...