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The Star Wars Holiday Special - "An Important Day" (Part 1, 1978)

Views: 12718

Here's Part 1 of The Star Wars Holiday Special featuring Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) as they rush home for Life Day.

"Sponsored by General Motors - People building transportation to serve people"

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, November 17th 1978.

Saturday Night Live - Albert Brooks - "Fall Preview" (1979)

Views: 8046

Ok, this one doesn't have any local material in it but it's still worthy. It's a hilarious send-up of Television previews for some shows that certainly wouldn't have gotten the green light: Medical Season, The Three of Us, and Black Vet.

(cut a bit at the beginning because the guy taping thought at first it was a real commercial break promo!)

Albert Brooks is awesome. 8-)

(Also, sorry if this is officially released on DVD already - I just came a...

The Egg Scrambler By Ronco (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 5785

Here's a commercial for another fine Ronco product for the holidays - The Egg Scrambler - it can scramble an egg, while it's still inside it's shell! (Operators are standing by) They really do make great Christmas gifts - buy 2, or 3, or even 37. Available at:

Walgreens
Woolco
Woolworth
Osco Drug
Service Merchandise
Ribordy Drugs (Indiana)
Montgomery Ward (Participating Stores)

Ending voiceover by Ron Beattie.
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Dominick's Finer Foods - "Turkey for the Holidays" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 1238

Here's a quick commercial for Dominick's Finer Foods, with a sale on USDA Grade "A" Land O'Lakes young turkey with pop-up timer just in time for Christmas. Good through December 24th.

Voiceover by Lloyd Hanson.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 16th 1977.

CBS Network - "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" (Promo, 1978)

Views: 2992

Here's a CBS Network promo for the Halloween special, "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" which aired on Monday, October 30th 1978.

This promo aired on local Rockford TV on Friday, October 27th 1978.

ABC Network - Rudolph's Shiny New Year (Promo, 1982)

Views: 1984

Here's an ABC Network promo for an airing of the Christmas special "Rudolph's Shiny New Year", which aired on Monday, December 6th 1982.

Voiceover by Ernie Anderson.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, December 1st 1982.

CBS Network - A Charlie Brown Christmas (Opening, 1982)

Views: 4675

Here's the opening for "A Charlie Brown Christmas" as aired on WBBM Channel 2. Includes the pre-emption notice for Square Pegs, the spinning CBS Special animation we all love, as well as the beginning of the program.

Pre-emption voiceover by Lee Jordan.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, December 6th 1982.

Harris Bank - Internal Promotional Film (Workprint) (Part 1, 1982)

Views: 1857

Here's Part 1 of something pretty neat and rare - a workprint of an internal promotional film from Harris Bank of Chicago, titled Honesty and Fair Dealing: An Introduction to the Harris Bank and the People Who Make It Work, produced for the company's 100th anniversary in 1982. (although maybe it's just the slightly washed-out and dirty work print, this almost seems like it could be from about 1977 - right down to the funky music. I do know that bank culture always seems to be a bit be...

WTTW Channel 11 - Bleacher Bums (Introduction, 1984)

Views: 2749

In honor of opening day for the Chicago Cubs, here's the long-unseen WTTW Channel 11 production of Bleacher Bums. Originally produced in 1979, and set in 1977, this broadcast is from 1984 (the last time it was shown on TV), when the Cubs had a good run at the pennant. Enjoy!

And if you're interested, be sure to visit friend of the museum Kasey Ignarski's website where you can purchase his book, Cu...