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Lincoln Carpeting - "Can You Swing A Shag?" (Commercial, 1975)

Views: 3713

Quality isn't the greatest, but here's the oldest Lincoln Carpeting commercial yet found. Check out that stash on Al Parker!

Call NA-2900 for Chicago's Largest Shop-At-Home Service!

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 20th 1975.

Victory Auto Wreckers - "Car Door Mishap" (Commercial, 1992)

Views: 6993

Here's one of (if not the most) famous commercials ever - the Victory Auto Wreckers ad where the car door almost falls on the guy's foot. Contrary to popular belief, this ad originated in May of 1985 - despite the 70s-looking wristband/watch the guy is wearing.

Featuring Bob Zajdel as the hapless car owner and Luis ? as the tow-truck driver, who were both employees at the time.

Also - WGN-TV veteran Bob Kastigar says, "Jeff Glauberg did the original tap...

WTTW Channel 11 - "Christmas Sign-Off" (1978)

Views: 5831

Here's something pretty cool - the ending of "Sing We Noel" followed by a Christmas Day Station Sign-off on WTTW Channel 11. Also includes:

PBS - Public Broadcasting Service animated logo

WTTW promo for New Year's at Pops (main voiceover by William Pierce) (secondary voiceover by Marty Robinson)

PSA: Yule Connection (with Phil Donahue) (and they were still using the same ad a...

WCLR 102 FM - "Listen" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1283

Here's an animated commercial for WCLR 102 FM - it's the full version of a commercial seen previously, in the break following this segment.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, January 14th 1979.

Lincoln Carpeting - "Huckster" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1644

Here's another commercial for Lincoln Carpeting, this one featuring a "huckster" salesman type character.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, April 18th 1980.

Howard Pontiac - "Advice From Smother" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2663

Here's a commercial for Howard Pontiac featuring Howard's smother - er, I mean mother. I guess she wasn't baking cookies for him yet.

Howard Pontiac - Elmhurst - on Grand Avenue.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, September 6th 1980.

Victory Auto Wreckers (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 4686

Here's another Victory Auto Wreckers commercial variation.

Featuring Jim Ostrander and Jose "Louie" Arroyo.

Voiceover by Carl Greyson.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, October 21st 1981.

WBNG Channel 12 - Station Sign-Off (1984)

Views: 5278

Here's a station sign-off for WBNG Channel 12 in Binghamton / Elmira, NY.

This aired right after The CBS Late Movie presentation of the 1978 made-for-TV film "Three on a Date" (originally aired on the ABC Network on February 17th 1978, directed by Bill Bixby and with an all-star cast including June Allyson, Loni Anderson [pre-WKRP in Cincinnati], Ray Bolger, John Byner, Geoff Edwards, Carol Lawrence, Meredith MacRae, Rick Nelson . . . and Forbesy Russell [of