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Sears - "Very Easy To Get To" (Commercial, 1960?)

Views: 3834

Here's a short, animated, really early Sears Department Store spot, in black-and-white no less.

Animation looks similar to Walter Lantz (of Woody Woodpecker fame), no?

Voiceover by ??

Not sure when this aired but from other evidence seems like very late-fifties to very early-sixties.

Safari Cards (Commercial #2, 1982)

Views: 3090

Here's another commercial for Safari Cards - those animal cards with pictures on one side and interesting facts about them on the other side. And you could store them in a file case! (woo..)

I think everyone of a certain age remembers these. Were they only in the Chicagoland area? Were there knockoffs of these or were these the only ones made?

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

WGN Channel 9 - Sunday Matinee - "Sherlock Holmes Faces Death" (Partial Pre-Show Break, Opening, and Break #1, 1982)

Views: 3107

Here's a partial pre-show commercial break, opening, and first commercial break for the Sunday Matinee presentation of the 1943 film "Sherlock Holmes Faces Death" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Partial commercial for True Value Hardware Stores' "Hardware Value of the Month" sale - spotlighting Mayfair toilet seats and Stanadyne water faucets (voiceover by Pat Summerall)

Commercial: Victory Auto Wreckers - good deals on various car parts, taken from seven ac...

WTTW Channel 11 - Summerfest '79 (Pledge Break #1, 1979)

Views: 1897

Here's the first pledge break for Summerfest '79 on WTTW Channel 11. This segment features Cherie Mason and WCLR Radio personality Paul Brian; and, in a short film, Dick Orkin (by then famous for a series of radio ads he did with Bert Berdis) and a pre-fame Shelley Long. Includes:

Ending of segment with Charles Aznavour, with voiceover (by ??) teasing an upcoming appearance by Jane Olivor

Summerfest '79 video bumper

Start of pledge ...

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 Update, Break & Today Excerpt (1975)

Views: 3393

Here's a NewsCenter5 update on WMAQ Channel 5 anchored by Royal Kennedy, followed by a commercial break and the first two minutes of the second half-hour of the Today show, featuring Jim Hartz, Barbara Walters and Lew Wood. Includes:

Royal Kennedy reporting the following local items:

- Tail end of story on Illinois primary

- Chicago Board of Election Commissioners investigating charges that Alderman Tyrone Kenner's petition contained...

McDade's - "Your Christmas Store" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 2625

Here's an early holiday themed commercial for McDade's - with locations in Burbank, Carol Stream, Palatine, Chicago Heights, and Lincolnwood.

"McDade & Company, Inc. - The Catalog House"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 5th 1978 during the 3:30 to 5pm timeframe.

A&P / S&H Green Stamp Stores - "How Do Tough Customers Get More?" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1202

Here's a commercial for A&P / S&H Green Stamp Stores, featuring interviews with housewives Joannie Rex and Paula Sepanski who offer testimonials about the advantages of shopping at such stores.

Voiceover by ??

"You get much more at a Green Stamp Store."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 28th 1980.

Abel and Associates - "Demo Reel" (Part 2, 1978?)

Views: 1322

Here's Part 2 (the final part) of a demo reel from Abel and Associates, a Hollywood-based production and graphics firm headed by Robert Abel.

This came from a 3/4" Umatic tape that was kept by Cathy Mustari, art director for WFLD Channel 32 from 1974 to the late '80's, from a time when the station was actively shopping for production houses to handle their graphics for opens/closes, bumpers, promos, etc.

This part includes:

- Commercial for Chevrol...

Brach's - "The Candy Store Candy" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1995

Here's a commercial for Brach's Candy (or do you say Brachs?).

Should I include this in the "Local Commercials" category or not?

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 21st 1982.