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Tang - "A Good Breakfast" (Commercial, 1980)

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Here's a commercial for Tang featuring Florence Henderson.

I can't believe people used to drink this as opposed to, I don't know - real Orange Juice?

"A good breakfast gives them a better chance."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, April 1st 1980.

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CBS Network - Rafferty With Patrick McGoohan (Preview & Opening, 1977)

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Thought I'd post this since Patrick McGoohan recently passed away...the opening to his short-lived CBS series, "Rafferty". Includes a preview of the episode, the opening credits with sponsorship by General Electric Coffee Corner, and the first minute or so of the episode "Death out of a Blue Sky". (This is all I have - no complete episodes)

This aired on local Rockford, IL TV on Monday, November 28th 1977. (Although it was probably exactly the same as it aired on WBBM!) (By...

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Coleco - Adam - "Is This Legal?" (Commercial, 1984)

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Here's another commercial for the Adam Computer by Coleco.

Features actress Lori Loughlin of "Full House" fame.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, January 16th 1984.

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WGN Channel 9 - The Ray Rayner Show - "The Bye-Bye Show" (Part 1, 1981)

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Here is Part 1 of the final episode of The Ray Rayner Show as shown on WGN Channel 9. (the first part is from a different source, so the video quality isn't as good as the rest of the parts)

Here he banters a bit with Chelveston the Duck and feeds him out of his hand, then shows a Bugs Bunny cartoon without the opening titles of "Hurdy Gurdy Hare".

Notice the audio cuts out when he says the date at the beginning and later in the clip. This must have been done b...

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Lo-Sal With Rodney Dangerfield (Commercial, 1983)

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Here's a commercial for Lo-Sal antacid tablets featuring Rodney Dangerfield.

"Give your stomach more respect!"

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

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Crest Toothpaste With John Goodman (Commercial, 1982)

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Here's a commercial for Crest Toothpaste featuring John Goodman (of 'Roseanne' fame)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, December 18th 1982 during the 6:30 to 7pm half-hour.

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Coleco - Smurf - "Smurf 'Em All" (Commercial, 1982)

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Here's a commercial for the videogame Smurf by Coleco. Features Joey Lawrence of "Gimme a Break!" fame.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 18th 1982.

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WLS Channel 7 - Bizarre with Richard Dawson (Opening & Break, 1979)

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Here's something pretty...odd. The opening sketch and first break for the Richard Dawson hosted version of Bizarre - the same show that would eventually be aired here in the States on Showtime, with host John Byner.

This was a failed pilot which ABC passed on. Includes:

Ending of a WLS Eyewitness Newsbrief with Joel Daly

Opening of Bizarre

Commercial: Datsun 210 Hatchback

Commercial: Purina Fit & Tri...

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

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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...