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Children's Bargain Town U.S.A. - "Huffy Bicycle Sale" (Commercial, 1971?)

Views: 3371

Here's a brief commercial for Children's Bargain Town U.S.A., promoting a sale on Huffy Bicycles' 20-inch Dragster for boys and girls for only $28.87. Note a reference at the end to Toys "R" Us (of which Children's Bargain Town was a Chicago-area sister chain). Eventually the Children's Bargain Town name was phased out and completely replaced by Toys 'R' Us.

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV likely some time in early 1971.

Kooky Spooks Costume Kit (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1759

Here's a commercial for Kooky Spokes Costume Kits, with material to provide costumes for goblins, bats, spacemen, cats, Bonehead, Scary Spider, Owly Owl and two other scary characters - all to be worn on top of the head. Comes with matching makeup (see here for the commercial for the makeup kit), plus poncho and safety material.

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, O...

WFLD Channel 32 - PM Magazine Chicago - "Mighty Mud Mania" (1981)

Views: 747

Here's a (mostly complete) segment from an airing of PM Magazine Chicago about the annual "Mighty Mud Mania" event in Scottsdale, Arizona, which began as an advertising opportunity from the Johnson Wax company, but grew into something bigger. (do they still hold the event any more? Seems like kids nowadays wouldn't want to get this dirty - or their parents wouldn't want them to)

Story introduced by Jo Ann Williams.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Frida...

Honey Nut Cheerios Bee's Spelling Game (Contest Commercial, 1983)

Views: 1777

Here's a commercial for the Honey Nut Cheerios Bee's Spelling Game Contest. You can win a Texas Instruments Home Computer! (and some other junk) Chances to win: 1 in 3066.

Contest ends February 15th 1984. So as usual, hurry-hurry!

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

Parker Brothers - Star Wars: Jedi Arena (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 1667

Here's a commercial for the Parker Brothers Star Wars: Jedi Arena video game for the Atari 2600 VCS.

"Parker Brothers - The Ones To Beat"

This aired on local Chicago TV in February 1983. (1982 Copyright)

Yoda, Ben Kenobi, R2-D2 & Luke Skywalker By Kenner (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1704

Here's a commercial for the Yoda, Ben Kenobi, R2-D2, and Bespin Luke Skywalker action figures from the Star Wars Empire Strikes Back collection, by Kenner. Similar but different from this later commercial, which focused more on promoting Yoda.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, April 10th 1981. (1980 Copyright - Lucasfilm Ltd.)

American Dental Association - "Smile Power" (PSA, 1979)

Views: 2526

Here is another animated public service announcement from the American Dental Association. Features Wendall (Windal?) the Dental Wizard who transforms a cookie jar into a healthy snack factory.

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

Uses the same music as this MS Read A Thon PSA.

This aired...

Kooky Spooks Make-Up (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1629

Here's a commercial for Kooky Spooks Make-Up kit, where budding trick-or-treaters could be made up into skull faces, mummy faces, ghoul faces, goblins, clowns, and one other category (six frightening disguises to choose from). When the make-up dries, it cracks, to make children look older (as if!), and thus really scarier.

Voiceover by ??

(See this clip for Kooky Spooks' costume kit.)
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WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "Outrageous Talk Show Hosts" (Part 2, 1985)

Views: 3855

Here's Part 2 of an episode of AM Chicago on WLS Channel 7. The topic was controversial, provocative and outrageous radio talk show hosts and featured Alan Burke of WGBS in Miami, Morton Downey Jr. (on this show just going by Mort Downey) of WERE in Cleveland, Warren Freiberg of WLNR in Lansing, IL, Irv Homer of WWDB in Philadelphia, and Jerry Williams of WRKO in Boston. Starring Oprah Winfrey as host.

This episode featured the infamous "soap spraying" incident by Warren Frei...