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Shaws Furniture (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 911

Here's a commercial for Shaws Furniture - at 208 South Wabash and 9501 South Western.

Voiceover by Jim Barton. (Cut off early - switcher error)

"Shaws - Your In Town Store Where Quality, Good Taste & Value Are Not Expensive" - Wow, with a catchy slogan like that I wonder why they didn't last?

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, April 26th 1981.

Activision For Intellivision (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2316

Here's a commercial promoting the new Activision games for Intellivision - Stampede and Pitfall!

Features Kevin Seal - an early MTV VJ - as one of the clerks behind the counter.

"We Put You In The Game."

Available at:

Video Variety
Video Dynamics
Peaches Records

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, December 11th 1982.

Roger Whittaker - "All My Best" (Record Offer #1, 1978)

Views: 2419

Here's the longer full version of the record offer for "All My Best" of Roger Whittaker from TeeVee Records, Inc. (the shorter version is here)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, October 29th 1978 during the 12 noon to 1pm hour.

WCIU Channel 26 - ¡Ayuda! (Promo, 1985)

Views: 899

Here is a promo for a Spanish program called ¡Ayuda! which aired on WCIU Channel 26.

Need a translation for this - all I can make out is that the program aired on eggs at 7:30. ;-)

Tape says "Date Recorded: 3/20/85"

McDonald's - "Flip and Save Coins" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 1816

Here's another commercial for McDonald's Restaurants featuring their "Flip and Save" coin promotion.

"Flip for McDonald's and Save!"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, February 5th 1983 during the 5:00pm to 6:00pm timeframe.

WSNS Channel 44 - Chicago White Sox - The 7th Inning Stretch With Harry Caray (1980)

Views: 12434

From the game on Wednesday, July 30th 1980 against the Milwaukee Brewers. Harry Caray leads the Sox fans in singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during the "Seventh Inning Stretch".

Colgate With Ally Sheedy (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 1898

Here's a commercial for Colgate toothpaste featuring a young Ally Sheedy. This is the earliest spot yet found featuring her.

Also has a tag at the end of the ad for the "Colgate Series Tennis Championships"

This aired on local Rockford TV on Friday, October 27th 1978.

Dominick's Finer Foods with Elaine Mulqueen (Commercial #1, 1973)

Views: 4902

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Here's a commercial for Dominick's Finer Foods, with Elaine Mulqueen appearing in glorious color after years of being seen in black-and-white on Mulqueen's Kiddie A-Go-Go. Here, she spotlights the 50 stores located throughout Chicagoland (25 of which are now open Monday - Saturday until midnight and Sunday from 9am to 9pm), with various photo slides inside the numerous sections of each of the Dom...

WFLD Channel 32 - The Don Lane Show (Promo, 1980)

Views: 1811

Here's a promo for The Don Lane Show on WFLD Channel 32 featuring his guest, The Stylistics.

Ending voiceover by Jim Barton. (the music sounds like the old O'Connor Ford commercials)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, November 10th 1980.