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WTTW Channel 11 - Bleacher Bums (Introduction, 1984)

Views: 2858

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...

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Mercy Hospital and Medical Center - Strangers Can Mean Danger (PSA, 1984)

Views: 1777

Here's a fairly eerie animated public service announcement for children's safety.

Produced by: Media Resources and Security and Special Services Department - Mercy Hospital and Medical Center - Chicago, Illinois. This Message was Funded by: Illinois Law Enforcement Commission, Chicago Cook County, Criminal Justice Commission and Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.

"You like candy?"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, Fe...

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Pontiac Grand Prix - "Like a Rich Man's Car" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 1412

Here's a local-themed commercial for the Pontiac Grand Prix, with chauffeur "Roberts" (played by George Womack, who died in 1983 at age 61) driving the car in and around Chicago, and explaining how it looks and drives "like a rich man's car" but doesn't cost like one. Also featuring Dan Henrick as the car's owner. Ends with a shot of the Grand Prix going through one of the Chicago highways and the message: "See the Guys with Pontiaction, and Price Our Grand Prix - Chicagoland and Northern I...

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The Record Vacuum By Ronco (Commercial #2, 1977)

Views: 3095

Here's another commercial for The Record Vacuum by Ronco. This ad spotlights its rotating records in all three speeds, as well as its possibilities as a Christmas gift. Protects all records and loosens damaging microdust particles. Only $10.88.

This is an earlier, different version from this commercial that aired a few years later.

Available at Walgreens, Woolworth and Woolco, Montgomery ...

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WTTW Channel 11 - Bleacher Bums (Part 4, 1984)

Views: 1899

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...

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WTTW Channel 11 - Bleacher Bums (Part 8, 1984)

Views: 1818

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...

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WTTW Channel 11 - Bleacher Bums (Part 7, 1984)

Views: 1700

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...

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WTTW Channel 11 - Bleacher Bums (Part 5, 1984)

Views: 1785

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...

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WTTW Channel 11 - Bleacher Bums (Part 1, 1984)

Views: 16981

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...