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Nelson Brothers - "Living Room Furniture With Credit Power" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 990

Here's a commercial for Nelson Brothers furniture spotlighting their living room ensembles. And all this could be yours "with your credit power."

Voiceover by Al Parker and ??

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, September 15th 1979 during the 12 Midnight to 1:30am timeframe.

Elastic Mickey Mouse & Elastic Donald Duck by Mego (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1722

Here's a cute commercial for Elastic Mickey Mouse and Elastic Donald Duck by Mego.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, May 14th 1980.

America Remembers...Johnny Horton (Record Offer, 1981)

Views: 2601

Here's a record offer for America Remembers...Johnny Horton.

Happy 4th of July everybody! :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 4th 1981.

Enchanted Forest (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 4204

Here's a commercial for Enchanted Forest - Playland of the Indiana Dunes - a theme park located in Porter, Indiana near the Indiana Sand Dunes - U.S. 20 and Indiana 49.

"Closed Every Monday". (They closed permanently in 1991)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, July 4th 1984.

Astrocade - "The Professional Arcade" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 6030

Here's a commercial for another game system that never really got off the ground - the Bally Astrocade. I remember I got one of these years ago at a flea market and it had the most awkward controllers I've ever used. "The Professional Arcade" - for those times you want to do your serious business next to a pac-man machine.

Available at:

Team Electronic's - Algonquin, Illinois
Polk Brothers - Chicago, Illlinois

"Available Soon"

WBBM Channel 2 - The CBS Wednesday Night Movies - "The Concrete Cowboys" (Opening & Break, 1979)

Views: 1705

Here's the opening moments of The CBS Wednesday Night Movies presentation of the made-for-TV movie "The Concrete Cowboys" (starring Jerry Reed and a pre-Magnum, P.I. Tom Selleck, and featuring Morgan Fairchild, Claude Akins, Ray Stevens and Barbara Mandrell) on WBBM Channel 2. Includes:

"Project Learning" station ID slide (voiceover by Bob Carrington) followed by the CBS "bong" and a partial...

Chicago Health & Racquetball Club (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1236

Here's a commercial for the Chicago Health and Racquetball Club.

(C) Health and Tennis Corporation - 1981.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, October 21st 1981.

Time-Life Enchanted World Books - Vincent Price (Commercial Offer, 1985)

Views: 1984

Here's a commercial offer for the Time-Life Enchanted World series of books, featuring Vincent Price as the spooky spokesman.

Ending voiceover by Jack Reynolds.

This aired on local Chicago TV in 1985.

WGN Channel 9 - The Late Movie - "Duck Soup" (Opening & Break, 1983)

Views: 3172

Here's the opening moments and first commercial break of The Late Movie presentation of The Marx Brothers' 1933 film "Duck Soup" (their last for Paramount Pictures, and the last in which Zeppo was a part of the team) on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Animated - "Superman" WGN Station ID

Opening titles for The Late Movie, previewing a Marx Brothers' double feature of "Duck Soup" and "Horse Feathers" (voiceover by Merri Dee) (music used is "Touchdown" by B...