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WGN Channel 9 - "Happy Holidays with Rob & Laura" (1979)

Views: 2199

Here is a Season's Greetings message from "The WGN Family" that would run during commercial breaks around the holidays. This one stars Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore as Rob & Laura Petrie doing a song and dance number in some goofy, oversized Santa outfits. This segment originated from The Dick Van Dyke Show episode "The Alan Brady Show Presents" which first aired on the CBS Network on December 18th 1963.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 21st 1979.

WFLD Channel 32 - Green Acres - "Four of Spades" (Commercial Break #1, 1979)

Views: 1800

Here is Commercial Break #1 from an episode of Green Acres on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:

WFLD "Zooming" Green Acres bumper

Columbia Record and Tape Club (with Dick Clark) (Opening voiceover by Les Marshak)

WFLD Channel 32 "Merry Christmas" Promo, with clips from All in the Family, Happy Days, and M*A*S*H. (Music: "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" by Andy Williams)

WFLD "Zooming" Green Acres bumper

This aired ...

Community Family Centers - "Meet The Lone Ranger" (Partial Commercial, 1976)

Views: 3566

Here's a really old (and unfortunately incomplete) commercial for Community stores featuring a promotion at the end for a live event where you could come out and meet the original Lone Ranger - Clayton Moore in person, on Saturday, June 19th 1976! Pretty cool. (this was before the famous lawsuit that tried to prevent Clayton Moore from wearing the mask)

"The Lone Ranger Ride...

The Record Vacuum By Ronco (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 5485

Here's a commercial for another fine Ronco product for the holidays - The Record Vacuum. They really do make great Christmas gifts - buy 2, or 3, or even 87. Available at:

Walgreens
Woolco
Woolworth
Osco Drug
Family Drug Center
Ace Hardware
Good Neighbor Pharmacy
and "Authorized" Ronco Dealers

Ending voiceover by Jim Barton.

This is an updated, longer version with a new box and new design of the un...

Toys "R" Us (Christmas Commercial #4, 1981)

Views: 2533

Here's an animated Christmas commercial for Toys "R" Us, with Geoffrey the Giraffe and his family gathered 'round the fireplace before heading off to the area Toys "R" Us store to sample all the toys being offered - all to a special holiday-themed arrangement of "The World's Biggest Toy Store...The Biggest Selection" jingle.

This particular (and memorable) ad had aired at least since 1976, but in this form (with a notice t...

WBBM Channel 2 - Channel 2 News At Five - "Trib Buys Cubs" (Opening, 1981)

Views: 6589

Here is the opening (mostly complete) for the Channel 2 News At Five on WBBM Channel 2. The lead story at that hour was the selling by the Wrigley family of the Chicago Cubs to the Tribune Company. Also includes stories on Chicago Public Schools, a Ronald Reagan press conference, and the condition of James Brady.

Finally we see a snippet of an old Earl Scheib commercial before the tape cuts off. :-)

Featuring Walter Jacobson, Johnny Morris, William Wrigley Jr....

WDIV Channel 4 - News 4 Detroit (Part 4, 1979)

Views: 8896

Here's the fourth (and final) segment for News 4 Detroit and the post-show commercial break, on WDIV Channel 4. Includes:

Information about Thanksgiving Day Parade

Larry Shannon with weather

Davey Marlin-Jones has a review of the movie "The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh".

Ending of News 4 Detroit- Post-Newsweek Stations, Michigan, Inc.

Commercial: Canon AE-1 with Peggy Fleming

Commercial: The New York Diam...

WTTW Channel 11 - Wild Chicago - "Islands" (Part 3, 1991)

Views: 1490

Here is Part Three of an "Islands" themed episode of Wild Chicago on WTTW Channel 11. Featuring Ben Hollis as host. I believe this was a compilation of segments from earlier shows all with an islands-related theme. Includes:

The Crete Family Fun Center and Funatorium in Crete, IL. (about 20 miles south of Chicago)

Stony Island Medical Association at 9000 South Stony Island Avenue.

Bolingbrook Indoor Wave Pool and Aquatic Center (off I-55 in Boling...

WGN Channel 9 - Season's Greetings - "ΚΑLA’ ΧΡΙΣΓΟỨΓΕΝΝΑ" (1979)

Views: 1102

"Season's Greetings from the WGN Family" - ΚΑLA’ ΧΡΙΣΓΟỨΓΕΝΝΑ. Looks Greek to me... (sorry, had to) ;-)

Sounds like Merri Dee doing the end voice over again.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, December 24th 1979.