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WCIU Channel 26 - "Channel 26 Month" (Promo, 1978)

Views: 3634

Here's a promo of various shows on WCIU Channel 26 celebrating December as "Channel 26 Month" as decreed by Mayor Michael Bilandic. Includes clips of:

Eddie Korosa's Polka Party
Rock of Ages (?)
Bit of Jugoslavia News
The Bob Lewandowski Show
Benny Zucchini Show
Hellenic Theater
Lietuviai Televizijoje
Stock Market Observer
Horse Racing

This aired on local Chicago TV in December 1978.

WSNS Channel 44 - "Black Hawk Hockey" (Promo #1, 1980)

Views: 3154

Here's a promo for Chicago Blackhawks hockey on WSNS TV-44.

The song is "Rock Island Rocket" from 1974 by Tom Scott & L.A. Express.

Features a voiceover promo for the game against the Boston Bruins played on Saturday, February 9th 1980 at 12:15pm.

Voiceover by Don Ferris.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, February 5th 1980.

Aronson Furniture - "40th Anniversary" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 3520

Here's a commercial for Aronson Furniture with a 40th Annivesary sale.

This is the earliest Aronson Furniture commercial yet found that uses the full jingle.

Featuring Linn Burton (of Bert Weinman Ford fame).

"Offer ends Sept. 30th 1980."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, September 6th 1980.

Pile On (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2174

Here's an extra-fuzzy commercial for the kid's game Pile On by Hasbro. Sort of a Jenga for the jungle gym set.

Best quality copy of this I've found so far.

This aired on local Chicago TV in either May or June of 1980.

Zayre - "Get It All" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 6890

Here's another commercial for Zayre.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, April 18th 1980.

WGN Channel 9 - Season's Greetings - "I Am A Fine Musician" (1979)

Views: 2386

Here is the other Season's Greetings message from "The WGN Family" featuring the cast of The Dick Van Dyke Show that would run during commercial breaks around the holidays. This one has them singing "I Am a Fine Musician". This originated from the third-season episode "The Alan Brady Show Presents" which first aired on the CBS Network on December 18th 1963.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 25th 1979.

WGN Channel 9 - The Morning Movie - "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" (Opening, 1980)

Views: 2499

Here's the opening and first commercial break of The Morning Movie presentation of the 1934 W.C. Fields film "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" (also starring Pauline Lord, Zasu Pitts, Evelyn Venable and Kent Taylor) on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Station ID bumper slide with drawing of sun and moon sitting down watching TV and message "Open for Business 24 Hours a Day," dissolving into late 1970s video animation - with "Last Farewell" music in background (voiceover by Bob ...

Cheetos - "The Big Cheese" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2559

Here's a commercial for Cheetos featuring comedian Jonathan Winters as a Scoutmaster.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, April 1st 1980. (1979 Copyright)

Beatlemania at the Shubert Theatre (Commercial #2, 1980)

Views: 1918

Here's another commercial for Beatlemania, playing at the Shubert Theatre in Chicago through Sunday, September 14th 1980. This is a different commercial than the one that aired the previous month.

"It's not The Beatles . . . it's Beatlemania, live."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, September 5th 1980.