WGN Channel 9 - Bugs Bunny & Friends (Commercial Break #1, 1981)

Here's the first commercial break for Bugs Bunny & Friends on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Ending moments of "Buckaroo Bugs" (1944 - the first Bugs Bunny cartoon to be released in the Looney Tunes series)

Bugs Bunny & Friends "We'll Be Right Back" bumper slide (voiceover by Merri Dee)

Promo for The Muppet Show with guest Bob Hope, for 5pm (ending voiceover by Merri Dee)

Commercial for pair of super-soft Nyamy kitten dolls (Vanilla [white], Peppi [beige], Felina [black] and Nappy [grey]) - for $5.93 at Kmart stores in Chicago and surrounding areas (voiceover by ??) - "The purr-fectly pleasurable companions" - these seemed to be a rip-off of Monchichi dolls?

Commercial: Pillsbury chocolate chip cookies - new and improved with more chips - featuring mascot Poppin' Fresh (voiced by Paul Frees)

"Kids in Chicago Having a Good Time" jingle return bumper ("Now Back to the Show") for Bugs Bunny & Friends (uses a short clip from "Rabbitson Crusoe" (1956) (voiceover by Merri Dee)

a.a.p. (Associated Artists Productions) and "Blue Ribbon" Merrie Melodies opening titles for "Swooner Crooner" (1944)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, November 18th 1981 during the 3:30pm to 4:00pm timeframe.

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