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72 Hits of the '50's with Jeff Conaway (Record Offer, 1978)

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Here's a record offer commercial for a four-record LP compilation, headlined as 72 Hits of the '50's, with Jeff Conaway from the Broadway production of Grease (before he appeared in the 1978 movie version, and way before landing a supporting role in the TV series Taxi) and Elaine Petricoff. (currently on the faculty of AMDA College)

This set - actually titled The First Authentic 1950's Rock &...

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The Record Vacuum By Ronco (Commercial #2, 1977)

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Here's another commercial for The Record Vacuum by Ronco. This ad spotlights its rotating records in all three speeds, as well as its possibilities as a Christmas gift. Protects all records and loosens damaging microdust particles. Only $10.88.

This is an earlier, different version from this commercial that aired a few years later.

Available at Walgreens, Woolworth and Woolco, Montgomery ...

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WSNS Channel 44 - Al Lerner Sports - "So Long..." (Part 2, 1971)

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Here's Part 2 of the final episode of Al Lerner Sports on WSNS Channel 44. Lerner was the station's first sportscaster, and would go on to a long career with such stations as WLS Channel 7, WMAQ Channel 5, WGN Radio 720 and WSCR-AM, as well as being a wrestling announcer. Also featuring a young (and at this point, moustacheless) Tim Weigel, then a sportswriter for the now-defunct Chicago Daily News, who himself would become a familiar face on Chicago television, working for all three n...

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WFLD Channel 32 - Newscope - "The Blizzard of '67" and Other Stories (Part 3, 1967)

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Here's Part 3 of an edition of Newscope on WFLD Channel 32, anchored by Patrick Muldowney.

NOTE: This is the earliest footage currently known to exist of a WFLD broadcast (albeit via kinescope); the sound heard in the background on the right channel is of time code as heard on 3/4" Umatic tapes. (this is not our museum's transfer)

Includes:

Dave then ends his sports report and goes back to Patrick, who mentions that 32 was the first ...

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Grapefruit 45 (Commercial Offer #1, 1985)

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Here is a commercial for Grapefruit 45, a diet aid. Wow. That's all I can say.

This aired on local Chicago TV in May of 1985.

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Beadazzler (Commercial Offer, 1985)

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Here is a commercial for the Beadazzler - not to be confused with the Bedazzler, a slightly more awful product.

This aired on local Chicago TV in May of 1985.

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WMAQ Channel 5 - Rock World (Part 2, 1980)

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Here's Part 2 of a complete edition of Rock World, a weekly pre-MTV music video show that aired on WMAQ Channel 5 (simulcast on WXRT 93 FM). Includes:

Videos by Hilly Michaels:

- "Calling All Girls"

- "Shake It and Dance"

Record Offer: "The Complete Simon & Garfunkel Collection" - 5-Record Set (3 8-track tapes or cassettes) with 60 songs - by Tee Vee Records

Commercial: Connie Shoes - at Yorktown, Harlem Ir...

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Grapefruit 45 (Commercial Offer #2, 1985)

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Here's another commercial offer for Grapefruit 45, a questionable diet aid.

This aired on local Chicago TV in January of 1985.

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Vacufresh (Commercial Offer, 1982)

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Here's a commercial offer for Vacufresh - tupperware-like containers to hold food and other stuff.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday, May 30th 1982.