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McDonald's - "Play and Win" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2178

Here's another commercial for McDonald's promoting their Atari "Scratch & Win" cards, with dramatized examples of past winners: the Baldwin family (presumably not including Alec or Billy) with an Atari home computer center (playing video games on the TV screen); Mike Jr. teaching his dad how to use the Atari 800 home computer; and the Murray family playing and winning an Atari home video game. Must be 13 or older to play. Expires October 22nd 1982 - or as long as supplies last. Void where...

WNBC Channel 4 - News, Sermonette, & Sign-Off (1980)

Views: 28479

Ok, it's not Chicago - it's New York, but I figured we'd all like to see this anyway - I just found it. (And we do have some New York visitors here from time to time.) Includes:

WNBC-TV News, Sports & Weather summary with Don Pardo voiceover (can't help but smile a little when I hear him reading serious news)

WNBC-TV4 Editorial (Don Pardo voiceover intro) with Joseph Michaels, Editorial Director of WNBC-TV.

PSA for Census '80 - We're Counting For...

WGN Channel 9 - "Lou Rawls' Welcome Home" (Promo, 1984)

Views: 7173

Here's one of the memorable Lou Rawls jingle promos that WGN Channel 9 had during the 1980's. Featuring:

Bozo's Circus (Ned Locke, Ray Rayner, Bob Bell, and Roy Brown)
Harry Caray
Denise Cannon & John Drury
The Love Boat
WKRP in Cincinnati
One Day at a Time
Animal House
Fantasy Island
Lou Grant
Barney Miller

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

WMAQ Channel 5 - Sorting It Out (Part 2, 1976)

Views: 2743

Here's Part 2 of an episode of Sorting It Out on WMAQ Channel 5. Sorting It Out was a locally produced news magazine type show that featured interesting people and events around Chicagoland. It starred Bob Smith and a pre-Cheers Shelley Long, who at this point was still mostly known for her work in Homemakers furniture commercials.

This part features a look at a family with three generation...

Homer's Furniture - "Bedroom Furniture Sale" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 1463

Here's a commercial for Homer's furniture, offering a sale on bedroom furniture in such styles as authentic American, elegant provincial, exciting modern and smart contemporary, and ranging from timeless classics to flexible modular groupings. Sale ends April 30th. Five showrooms in Chicago, Lombard and Skokie.

Voiceover by Ron MacAdam (who was also an impressionist who did many voices as well as being the puppeteer for "Tracer the Dog" on The Dick Tracy Show featuring...

The Lost Snipets - "Take Turns & Share Re-Run" (A FuzzyMemories Re-Creation)

Views: 1785

I had some additional Snipets segments but they were transferred from 16mm film and did not have the opening and closing on them. So, I did a little editing job and added them in. Not sure when this segment was created but I went with the 1977 classic "patchwork" Snipets logo. Enjoy.

(Ok, this one is not really lost, since we already saw it here - but the quality is better since it was transferred from...

Old Chicago Amusement Park with George Wendt (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 4522

Here's a commercial for the Old Chicago amusement park that was located in Bolingbrook, Illinois and was open from 1975 to 1980. "Chicago's Family Fun Capitol", it was billed as "the world's first ever indoor amusement park". "Have an Old Chicago Day!" (sounds similar to Marriot's Great America slogan from the time) Features local Chicago actor George Wendt as "the dad", best known for playing "Norm" on the long-running 1980s sitcom Cheers. Jingle sung by ?? Endling voiceover by Jer...

The Lost Snipets - "Children's Dentist" (A FuzzyMemories Re-Creation)

Views: 1670

I had some additional Snipets segments but they were transferred from 16mm film and did not have the opening and closing on them. So, I did a little editing job and added them in. Not sure when this segment was created but I went with the 1977 classic "patchwork" Snipets logo. Enjoy.

(again, not lost per se, since this one surfaced on YouTube awhile back, but it was recorded from a Miami station and didn't have the proper end bumper. Also, improved quality here)

WFLD Channel 32 - The Addams Family - #3 (Break #2, 1971)

Views: 4466

Here's the full Commercial Break #2 (in mostly black and white) from yet another different episode of The Addams Family on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

Mott's Snack Jars Pudding - The Official 1971 NFL Training Table Food (Slightly better than Little Chocolate Donuts) - featuring NFL stars Fran Tarkenton, Alex Webster and Tucker Fredrickson.

Nelson Brothers - "Nelson Brothers Loves Me - and they'll love you too!" (same as earlier) (Al Parker voiceover)