WLS Channel 7 - ABC Movie Special - "Rudolph and Frosty" (Commercial Break #3, 1981)

Here's the third commercial break from the ABC Movie Special presentation of "Rudolph and Frosty" on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

"Rudolph and Frosty" bumper (voiceover by Joel Crager)

Commercial: Aim Fluoride Toothpaste - "Clinically Proven to Reduce Cavities" - with cheerleading girls (ending voiceover by ??) - (C) 1981 Lever Brothers Company. Features a pre-fame Meg Ryan!

Commercial: McDonald's - "Best Friends" - with two middle school girls who do everything together, including eating at a McDonald's

Sports Update opening - with sponsor billboard for Brut by Faberge (voiceover by Bill Owen)

Dick Schaap reports on the following items in sports:

- New York Giants, New York Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers all qualify for NFL playoffs; Jets earn wild card by eliminating Green Bay Packers 28-3, while Tampa Bay defeated Detroit Lions at Silverdome, 20-17 (all footage courtesy CBS Sports)

Commercial: Brut by Faberge - with Joe Namath (voiceover by ??) - "Make Every Day Your Brut Day"

Dick returns to report on Chicago Bears' defeat of Denver Broncos 35-24; Denver can only clinch division if Oakland Raiders beat San Diego Chargers on ABC's Monday Night Football (alas, San Diego would win that game, 23-10); with that Dick closes this update with a promo for the ABC News Weekend Report

Promo for upcoming episodes of Mork & Mindy and Best of the West (voiceover by Ernie Anderson)

Commercial: Godiva Chocolates - available at Marshall Field's (voiceover by Norman Rose)

Commercial: Venture - featuring various brands of toys for Christmas - "Give With Style"

Station ID with Jack Jones previewing news of defection of Polish ambassador to air on Eyewitness News at 10pm

ABC Movie Special bumper (voiceover by Joel Crager)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 20th 1981 during the 6pm to 7:30pm timeframe.

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