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The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show - Kellogg's Cereals - "Yes We Can!" (Commercial Break, 1976)

Views: 5811

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If you ever wondered where Barack Obama got his slogan for the 2008 Presidential campaign from, this may have been it! ;-)

Here's a one-minute commercial for Kellogg's cereals, with the backs of cereal boxes spotlighting numerous American historical figures (Orville and Wilbur Wright, Thomas Edison, Ben Franklin) and including animated flashes of such events as Franklin's discovery ...

Chicago Savings & Loan - "Little Saver" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 1693

Here's a commercial for Chicago Savings and Loan featuring a paper delivery girl saving her money at the bank. Their home office was at 6245 South Western Avenue.

"We're a lot like you..."

This aired on local Chicago TV early Wednesday, March 29th 1978.

Your Chicagoland Buick Dealer - "Sweetness" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 3166

Here's a commercial for your local Buick dealers featuring some Chicago Bears including James Scott, Dennis Lick, and Walter Payton. "Your Buick Dealers are Talkin' Your Language Right Now..."

"Free Landau Roof" (but is it Martinized?)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, November 26th 1980.

WLAK FM Stereo 94 - "All Music, All the Time" (Commercial, 1974)

Views: 1522

Here's a commercial for WLAK FM Stereo 94, spotlighting beautiful music all day and all night.

"So beautiful, it's become the sixth Great Lake."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, January 12th 1974 during the 6pm to 6:30pm timeframe.

Aronson Furniture - Spanish Version (Commercial #2, 1981)

Views: 1785

Here is another Spanish version of an Aronson Furniture commercial. The jingle sounds so weird being sung in another language. :-)

Voiceover by Arturo Montemeyor Trevino.

"Su Casa De Coneccion de Credito"

Aronson was founded in 1940, so this must date to 1981.

Aronson Furniture - Spanish Version (Commercial #1, 1981)

Views: 1938

Here is a Spanish version of an Aronson Furniture commercial. The jingle sounds so weird being sung in another language. :-)

Voiceover by Arturo Montemeyor Trevino.

"Su Casa De Coneccion de Credito"

Aronson was founded in 1940, so this must date to 1981.

WGN Radio 720 - "We've Got Chicago Talking" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 4668

Here's a commercial for WGN Radio AM 720 - featuring some little snippets of Wally Phillips' program.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, May 19th 1980.

Bert Weinman Ford with Linn Burton (Commercial, 1986)

Views: 1388

Here is a later commercial for Bert Weinman Ford (incomplete) which dates to 1986. Starring Linn Burton - for certain - he was the guy famous for saying the address - 3535 North Ashland Avenue in Chicago.

WRCK FM 95 - "WRoCK" (Commercial #1, 1980)

Views: 1173

Here's the longer, 20-second version of a commercial for WRCK (WROCK) FM 95 - "Chicago's Rock Hits!". Short, like the lifespan for WRCK-FM, which only lasted from May 22, 1980 through December 1980.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, July 1st 1980. (C) American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.