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Lustreware (Commercial Offer, 1981)

Views: 2857

Here's a commercial offer for Lustreware (not Lusterware) - a stainless-steel silverware set.

Main voiceover by Bill Silver (the "voice" of Ginsu knives ads). Ending voiceover by ??

"Now how much would you pay?"

This aired on local Chicago TV early Wednesday, February 25th 1981 at around 2:05am.

WGN Channel 9 - The Pink Panther (Commercial Break, 1981)

Views: 3383

Here's a commercial break from The Pink Panther on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Ending of "The Inspector" cartoon (based loosely on Peter Sellers' "Inspector Clouseau" character in The Pink Panther movies)

"The Pink Panther will be right back" animated bumper (part of the actual show, not locally created)

Record offer for Denim from K-tel, with country hits including "On the Road Again" by Willie Nelson, "A Headache Tomorro...

Tarn-X Silver Cleaner (Commercial Offer, 1984)

Views: 2475

Here is a commercial for Tarn-X Silver Cleaner. This one aired in 1984, but may have been from a few years before.

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV in May of 1984.

Time-Life Books - "The Old West" (Commercial Offer, 1980)

Views: 4250

Here's a commercial offer for the Time-Life Books "The Old West" series. Did everyone's grandfathers have these books?

Ending voiceover by Carl Greyson.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, August 2nd 1980.

The Bradford Exchange - "Norman Rockwell Plates" (Commercial Offer, 1984)

Views: 2459

Here's a commercial offer from The Bradford Exchange - offering their series of Norman Rockwell plates.

PlateWorld magazine?

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, January 7th 1984.

The Disco Body Shaper (Commercial Offer, 1978)

Views: 8721

Here's a commercial for - if I didn't see it with my own eyes I would have thought it was a joke - the Disco Body Shaper. America's Newest Fitness Sensation!

Main voiceover by Bill Silver (same guy who did the Ginsu knives ads)

This aired on local Detroit TV on Tuesday, May 9th 1978. (Not Chicago TV, but still cool!)

Fingerhut Genuine Chinese Wok (Commercial Offer, 1983)

Views: 2291

Here's a commercial offer for a Genuine Chinese Wok by Fingerhut.

I thought a "Chinese Steamer" was something else...

This aired on local Chicago TV in 1983.

Me-Books (Commercial Offer, 1978)

Views: 2555

Here is a commercial TV offer for the "Me Books", personalized stories using your child's name, friend's name, and his city and state.

Features Terry Maxwell of Fort Lee, New Jersey.

The books include:
Read About Me and the Bee
My Adventure in Mother Goose Land
Read about Me and the Yellow-Eyed Monster
My Circus Story
My Rainy Day

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, October 29th 1978.

Time-Life Books - Home Repair - "Python Style" (Commercial Offer, 1979)

Views: 1937

Here's a commercial offer for the Home Repair series from Time-Life Books. You can really see the Terry Gilliam/Monty Python influence here.

This likely aired on local Chicago TV the last week of September, 1979.