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Lincoln Carpeting - "Elementary..." (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1647

Here's another Lincoln Carpeting commercial featuring a Sherlock Holmes theme and which has the full jingle.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 24th 1982.

Bill Jacobs Chevrolet BMW (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 1941

Here's a commercial for Bill Jacobs Chevrolet BMW in Joliet, IL. And they're still open, except now they're selling Cadillacs instead of BMWs.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Thursday, February 16th 1984 during the 2:00am to 2:30am half-hour.

Old MacDonald's Farm (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 3771

Here's a commercial for Old MacDonald's Farm - part of the 3 Worlds of Fun in Dundee, Illinois. (The others being Coney Island and Santa's Village)

Featuring Tommy Lasorda as Old MacDonald. (kidding)

With Merri Dee doing the voiceover.

This aired on local Chicago TV in September of 1977.

Boushelle - "Upholstery Cleaning" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 12474

Here's another commercial for Boushelle - this one for upholstery cleaning. Clean all of your orange chairs, every single orange chair in your house if you want - for a great price.

Call HUdson 3-2700!

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 5th 1978.

Lincoln Technical Institute (Commercial, 1987)

Views: 1929

Here is a commercial for Lincoln Technical Institute. This airing dates to June, 1987.

I believe they also had a another version of the commercial, where you got to see those schmoes' faces longer.

This was one of the more annoying commercials growing up, only because -

1) That damn phone number dialing was annoying,

and

2) It seemed to run every 10 minutes during reruns of Lost in Space or Batman when you were home...

Aarco-American Auto Insurance (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1186

Here's a commercial for Aarco-American - Auto Insurance Specialists. Counselors on all types of insurance.

ES9-4677 (wasn't that the name of a Star Wars robot?) ;-)

Voiceover by Jack Taylor.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday, May 30th 1982.

Lincoln Carpeting - "By the Fireplace" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2250

Here's another commercial for Lincoln Carpeting with the spokesperson enjoying some time by the hearth.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, March 15th 1983. (The Ides of March!)

WBKB Channel 7 - Midwest Sports Special - "Inside the World of Hockey with the Chicago Blackhawks" (Part 3, 1964)

Views: 642

Here's Part 3 of Midwest Sports Special - "Inside the World of Hockey with the Chicago Blackhawks," hosted by Frank Sweeney, as aired on WBKB (now WLS) Channel 7. This was transferred from the original film, and thus has no commercials. Featured in this part is the team's coach Billy Reay, with demonstrations by players Bobby Hull, Bill Hay, Elmer "Moose" Vasko, Phil Esposito, Matt Ravlich, Glenn Hall, John Brenneman, Fred Stanfield, Stan Mikita, Eric Nesterenko and Wayne Hillman. I...

C.E.T. - "Rent-A-Hoover" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 4950

Here's a commercial for CET with the number MOhawk 4-4100 offering their Hoover washer and dryer rental for only $5 a week.

C.E.T. was located at 609 West North Avenue and at 2025 West 95th Street.

Featuring Bud Kelly as the on-camera announcer.

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