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67 WMAQ Radio - "Dancing Dollars" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2866

Here's a commercial for 67 WMAQ Radio's Dancing Dollars contest, with offers of cash and prizes for station listeners, featuring the memorable "stacks of cash with legs" dancing and doing a "Rockettes" type number.

"Everyone's coming up a winner!"

This aired on local Chicago TV late Saturday, February 16th 1980.

Chicago Savings & Loan - "Semi-Free TV" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 1627

Here's another commercial for Chicago Savings and Loan - offering a free TV if you open an account. Their home office was at 6245 South Western Avenue.

Featuring Al Nuti.

"Federal regulation requires substantial penalty for early withdrawal. Cost of television paid by portion of initial $1,500 before interest is earned."

"We're a lot like you..."

This aired on local Chicago TV early Thursday, March 30th 1978.

District Furniture & Appliances - "Come Down to the District" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 1509

By request, here's an earworm-inducing commercial for District Furniture and Appliances, with banjo-infused old-timey dixieland-type music in the background and a sale offer on a Sylvania 19" color TV plus a pair of lounge chairs - all for only $379. (Golly gee! Where can you find such an equivalent deal today?)

The jingle is a takeoff on the popular old-time tune, "Waiting For The Robert E. Lee.".

District Furniture and Appliances was located at 4501 South Pul...

WBBM Channel 2 - Station Sign-On, SSB & Meditation (1979)

Views: 5488

Here's a rare sign-on sequence from WBBM Channel 2. Includes:

Roughly 6 seconds of EIA RS-189A color bars, followed by 5 seconds of black

"Color Lightning" animated station ID (voiceover by Bob Carrington)

Sign-on with same shot of Chicago skyline as on this circa-1978 sign-off (voiceover by Jerry Harper)

National Anthem (a.k.a. "CBS SSB"), with shots of variou...

Kayo Chocolate-Flavored Drink (Commercial, 1974)

Views: 1857

Here's a commercial for Kayo Chocolate-Flavored Drink, which could be served either hot or cold. Made with fresh skim milk.

Kayo was famous for being among the prizes won by lucky children who entered into contests held daily on Steve Hart's Popeye on 44 (later to be called Popeye With Steve Hart).

"Spell it K-A-Y-and-O, O, O, O, O!"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, October 4th 1974 during the 3:30pm to 4pm timeframe.

Wrigley's Doublemint Gum - "Doublemint Time With Tommy & Joy" [Incomplete] (Commercial, 1965)

Views: 1597

Here's an early color commercial (albeit incomplete) for Wrigley's Doublemint Gum, with Tommy and Joy, backed by a full orchestra, singing the famous "Double Your Pleasure" jingle. The tape cuts out midway through this ad.

The "Tommy" would appear to be the late singer and actor Tommy Leonetti (who was a cast member of the series Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. during its first season in 1964-65); can any of our Fuzzy experts advise who "Joy" was?

This aired on loca...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "Trog" (Ending, 1985)

Views: 2141

Here's the ending for another episode of Son of Svengoolie that hasn't been seen in over 24 years! This was number 287 where he was presenting the movie "Trog". Includes:

Joan Crawford has nothing to say!
Sven bumper

Commercial: Lynn Redgrave for Weight Watchers - "Try it. You'll diet."
Commercial: Mediquell Chewy Cough Squares (again)
Commercial: Empire Carpets - "Is that carpet ok?"
Commercial: Jones Dairy Farm Brown & Serve sausa...

Hamm's Beer - "Beaver Trouble" (1979)

Views: 5373

Here's another of the memorable animated commercials for Hamm's, "the beer refreshing", starring the Hamm's bear and a mischievous beaver. (previously we saw one that featured a duck family)

Ah, the days when you could use a cartoon to advertise beer with no compunction.

Also, good thing the guy thought ahead and brought a glass beer mug with him on his trip to the wilderness. ;-) (previo...

Hall of Fame Books (Commercial Offer, 1985)

Views: 1590

Here's a commercial offer for Hall of Fame books - those illustrated, comic book style editions of historical tales, classics and biographies, for kids.

From National Express / Academic Industries, Inc.

This aired on local Chicago TV in 1985.