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Pampers - "Twice As Dry" (Commercial, 1979)

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Here's one of those Pampers diapers commercials from the 70's where they sit the kid's wet butt down on some paper. Yechhh... ;-)

This one features Sara Jane Whitman (Sara Ramos) as the baby. As she wrote to us in May of 2009:

"Here's my story: I have two older brothers, identical twins, and my mom had an agent trying to help get them into commercials. For whatever reason they weren't selected for any commercials (though I think one was in a TIDE commerc...

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Zorba With Anthony Quinn At The Arie Crown Theatre (Commercial, 1983)

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Here's a commercial for the musical "Zorba" featuring Anthony Quinn (reprising his role from the film Zorba the Greek) at the Arie Crown Theatre - March 22nd 1983 through April 17th 1983.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, March 9th 1983.

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WLS Musicradio 89 - Larry Lujack - "Animal Stories" (Commercial, 1980)

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Here's a fun promo for Larry Lujack and his "Animal Stories" with Little Tommy mornings on WLS Musicradio 89.

These were the glory days of Chicago Radio. :-)

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, April 7th, 1980.

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WBBM Channel 2 - Channel 2 News Special Report - "Blizzard '79: Public Questions, City Answers" (Part 1, 1979)

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Here's Part 1 of a Channel 2 News Special Report, "Blizzard '79: Public Questions, City Answers," a call-in show hosted by Bill Kurtis and Walter Jacobson on WBBM Channel 2, from five days after the city was socked by a massive snowstorm that went up to 20 inches and brought everything to a standstill (and ultimately cost Michael Bilandic his job as Mayor). Also featuring Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Chairman James McDonough, Streets and Sanitation Commissioner Francis Degnan, Fire...

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WFLD Channel 32 - Oak Park Village Mall (Commercial #3, 1976)

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Here's one more short 10 second spot for the Oak Park Village Mall. Remember this? When they blocked off Lake Street and created an outdoor "mall" much in the way they did with State Street?

This was produced at WFLD Channel 32 during the Kaiser Broadcasting Company days, and was directed by Don Shannon. It was recorded on 6-30-76.

This likely aired on local Chicago TV in July of 1976.

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WXRT 93.1 FM - "Give Our Rock A Listen!" (Commercial, 1983)

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Here's a commercial for radio station WXRT 93.1 FM.

"Chicago's Finest Rock" (and finest boom mike)

Featuring actor/musician Rick Pickren as the WXRT spokesman. Check out his website - BigStrikeMusic.com.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, March 13th 1983.

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WFYR 103 And A Half FM - "Quick Knock" (Commercial, 1981)

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Here's a shorter version of the animated commercial for the radio station WFYR 103 and a Half FM (103.5). It pretty much repeats the last 10 seconds of the full version.

Features Paul McCartney and Wings' "Let 'em In".

"A Station And A Half"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 23rd 1981.

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WFYR 103.5 - "Chicago's Warmest Rock" (Commercial, 1984)

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Here's another commercial for the radio station WFYR 103.5 FM.

"Chicago's Warmest Rock" (Not hot, just warm apparently)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, May 27th 1984.

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Columbus Builders with Bob Bell (Commercial, 1981)

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Here's a commercial for Columbus Builders, touting the benefits of their aluminum siding (namely, lower fuel costs).

Featuring Bob Bell (Bozo the Clown himself!) who was also a longtime staff announcer at WGN Channel 9.

"Just as Columbus discovered America, Columbus Builders have discovered that good workmanship and quality material, at reasonable, fair prices, will make you a happy homeowner."

This aired on local Chicago TV in May of 1981.