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Ziploc Storage Bags with Daffy Duck (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 5878

Here's a commercial for Ziploc Storage Bags featuring an appearance by Daffy Duck. (Mel Blanc doing the voice) A companion to this commercial.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, July 21st 1983. (1981 Copyright)

WFLD Channel 32 - M*A*S*H (Bumper #5, 1981)

Views: 1823

Here's yet another variation on a commercial bumper for M*A*S*H on WFLD Channel 32. I think they were trying to shorten things for more commercial time since the music cue is an abridged version of one heard on a bumper a year and a half earlier.

This aired on local Chicago TV in the first week of September of 1981.

KBHK Channel 44 - "Field Communications ID" (1979)

Views: 2969

Not from Chicago, but still interesting (and pertinent) - here's another example of the animated "Field Communications" ID bumper, this time from KBHK Channel 44 in San Francisco. (Another example, from WLVI Channel 56 in Boston, Massachusetts, can be seen here; both stations were sisters to our own WFLD Channel 32 up to Field Communications' dissolution in 1983.)

Voiceover by Darwin Gillette.

WCLR 102 FM - "Listen" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1399

Here's an animated commercial for WCLR 102 FM - it's the full version of a commercial seen previously, in the break following this segment.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, January 14th 1979.

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) - "Read The Instructions" (PSA, 1978)

Views: 2112

Here's a Public Service Annoucement from the Underwriters Laboratories (U.L. - An Independent Laboratory Testing For Public Safety) about the importance of reading the operating instructions of any product you buy.

FuzzyMemories FunFact: UL is based in Northbrook, IL.

"Boy Tried To Use Mower After Swim; Is Dead"

This aired on local Chicago TV early Wednesday, March 29th 1978.

Activision - Megamania (Commercial #2, 1983)

Views: 1820

Here's another commercial for the Atari 2600 home videogame Megamania - by Activision. The previous one was definitely more rockin'.

Available at: Osco Drugs - Center Video - and Minnesota Fats

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, February 5th 1983 during the 5:00pm to 6:00pm timeframe.

WFLD Channel 32 - Make Me Laugh! (Bumper, 1979)

Views: 4221

Here's another rare WFLD "zooming" bumper for the game show "Make Me Laugh!" (hilariously parodied by Rich Koz here)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, March 9th 1979.

Golden Grahams - "Beach Volleyball" (Commercial #1, 1981)

Views: 2962

Here's a commercial for Golden Grahams cereal. There was a slightly revised version a year later.

Featuring Missy Gold (Tracy Gold's younger sister). Missy starred in the 80's sitcom Benson.

This aired on local Milwaukee TV in the Summer of 1980.

WFLD Channel 32 - M*A*S*H (Bumper #3, 1980)

Views: 787

Here's bumper number 3 for M*A*S*H on WFLD Channel 32.

Anyone know what the music is? Sounds kind of like Bob James doing a version of the Mash theme.

They later moved away from this and used music straight from the show for their bumpers.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, February 26th 1980.