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The Great Hits Of Glen Campbell (Record Offer, 1979)

Views: 1221

(NOTE - this clip was originally broadcast in color but was recorded in Black & White)

Here's a record offer for The Great Hits of Glen Campbell.

This aired on local Chicago TV in January 1979.

Chicago Health & Racquetball Club - "Merry Fitness" (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 1398

Here's a holiday commercial for the Chicago Health & Racquetball Club.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, December 10th 1984.

Steven's Bedding (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 1950

Here's a commercial for Steven's Bedding. 20 locations - Bolingbrook, Niles, Schaumburg, Libertyville, Matteson, Wheeling, Orland Park, Lombard, Brookfield, North Riverside, and Bridgeview.

Featuring actress Ellie Weingardt.

"Wake up Chicagoland...Wake Up To The Steven's Price!"

This aired on local Chicago TV in November 1983.

Brookfield Zoo - "Seven Seas Panorama" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 3811

Here's a commercial for Brookfield Zoo's Seven Seas Panorama exhibit. Featuring Olga, the Wonder Walrus (1800 pounds of lovable fun!), the Flying Dolphins, and the Somersaulting Sea Lions.

"The Wildest Place Around"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, July 16th 1981.

The Star Wars Collection by Kenner (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 2496

Here is a cool commercial for The Star Wars Collection by Kenner. Shows off a lot of the neat toys.

(small glitch at the beginning which is on the original tape recording)

This aired on local Chicago TV in October of 1978.

Central Furniture - "Central Man" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 702

Here's a commercial for Central Furniture located at 1348 North Milwaukee Avenue - using a rip-off of Superman (no doubt properly licensed from DC Comics). Hard to believe, but I checked and 28 years later they are still in business at the same location!

Voiceover by Chuck Fuller

"Look, up in the sky - it's a sofa..."

This aired on local Chicago TV on early Saturday, September 20th 1980.

Tic Tac With Ally Sheedy (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 1690

Here's a commercial for Tic Tacs breath mints featuring yet another appearance of a young, pre-fame Ally Sheedy. (and that guy from Revenge of the Nerds)

Not to mention that the commercial is completely insane. ;-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 31st 1978 during the 3:30pm to 5pm timeframe.

Super Funky Favorites (Record Offer, 1980)

Views: 2651

Here's a record offer for Super Funky Favorites by HRB Music.

Main voiceover by Bill "Rosko" Mercer. Ending voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday, May 25th 1980.

Walgreens - "The Prescription People" (Commercial, 1972)

Views: 1591

Here's a neat old commercial for Walgreens - the drug store we all grew up with. (even though Walgreens isn't strictly a "local" business, I'm putting it in that category for this one)

Check out that groovy green - what would you call it? Apothecary jar or something like that? It's on the counter during the part where people are picking up their prescriptions. I remember those. :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, November 27th 1972