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Santa's Village with Larry Lujack - "Just a Kid At Heart" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2664

Here's a commercial for The Three Worlds of Santa's Village in Dundee, Illinois featuring legendary radio legend Larry Lujack, the charming and delightful ol' Uncle Lar.

Superjock is wearing a #89 jersey, which likely was a subtle (?) nod to his longtime home station WLS-AM 890 ("The Big 89").

Is there something in this ad that is slightly unsettling?

This aired on local Chicag...

WJPC AM 95 With Sammy Davis, Jr. (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 3494

Here's another commercial for a long-gone Chicago radio station - WJPC AM 95 (950 AM) - where Tom Joyner got his start in Chicago. (Along with LaDonna Tittle and BeBe D'Banana)

Featuring Sammy Davis, Jr. doing an impression of Humphrey Bogart.

Is that Tom Joyner doing the voiceover at the end?

WJPC was apparently owned by Johnson Publishing Company, who put out Jet and Ebony magazines.

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV on Su...

McDonald's - "We Do It All For You" (Commercial, 197?)

Views: 2539

Here's another vintage McDonald's commercials - a long one at 60 seconds.

Features the "We Do It All For You" jingle.

Copyright (C) McDonald's Corp. 197? (can't make it out)

Special thanks to Anthony Diaz of The Mid-American Heritage Preservation Foundation for preserving for many years the original tape this was found on, so that we could transfer it and present it to you here now.

Schaumburg Datsun (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1461

Here's a commercial for Schaumburg Datsun at 910 West Golf Road. (Now Kia of Schaumburg)

This aired on local Chicago TV on early Saturday, September 20th 1980.

McDonald's - "Nobody Can Do It Like McDonald's Can" (Commercial, 197?)

Views: 2099

Here's another vintage McDonald's commercials - a long one at 60 seconds.

Features the "Nobody Can Do It Like McDonald's Can" jingle.

Copyright (C) McDonald's Corp. 197?

Special thanks to Anthony Diaz of The Mid-American Heritage Preservation Foundation for preserving for many years the original tape this was found on, so that we could transfer it and present it to you here now.

FM 100 - "Beautiful Music Above The Noise" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 3652

Here's another animated commercial for FM 100 ( WLOO 100.3 FM ).

(quality's a little bad, but this is the only copy I've found of this one)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 4th 1979.

Jewel - "Holiday Cooking" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 2585

Here's a holiday commercial for Jewel. (a little fuzzy in the middle - pretend you need to adjust your rabbit ears) ;-)

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 11th 1981.

Q101 - "Crazy About The Music" (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 2661

Here's a memorable commercial that they did a few of if I recall correctly - Robert Murphy in the Morning - in a straitjacket walking along a street downtown asking people why they switched to Q101.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, February 15th 1984.

Venture - "Save with Style" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2742

Here's a neat commercial for Venture.

This aired on local Chicago TV in September of 1982.