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Halston Perfume (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 2677

Halston perfume - available as a Christmas gift at Carson Pirie Scott & Co. (in 1981, that is)

This commercial features the actual designer Halston - the man himself.

(ending is cut off slightly due to next commercial starting too quickly)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 20th 1981.

WBBM Channel 2 - TV 2 News at 6pm (Part 3, 1974)

Views: 1835

Here's Part 3 of a complete edition of the TV 2 News at 6pm on WBBM Channel 2 with anchor Bob Wallace. Also featuring John Coughlin. Includes:

Bob reports on at least two weather-related deaths in the Chicago area, including 37-year-old John Reid (sp?) who lost control of his car from the slippery roads and crashed into a tree, suffering fatal injuries; and 50-year-old Nathaniel Stephenson (sp?), from overexposure in a snow bank on the South Side

This le...

WSNS Channel 44 - TV44 Sports Spotlight with Jim Durham - "The San Diego Chicken, Pre-Demolition" (Part 3, 1979)

Views: 796

Here's a special and rare treat for the 35th Anniversary of the infamous "Disco Demolition" event! (please excuse the ghosty picture quality and buzzy audio)

Includes:

Part 3 of the TV44 Sports Spotlight with Jim Durham, with the San Diego Chicken (a.k.a. Ted Giannoulas) as guest, as aired on WSNS Channel 44 just before the first game of a proposed doubleheader with the Detroit Tigers that was followed by the infamous "Disco Demolition Night." Inc...

Yule Connection (Local PSA, 1979)

Views: 2730

Here's a local PSA for Yule Connection at 728-2222. Featuring Phil Donahue. (Man, was that guys hair ever not gray?)

Presented by the Church Federation of Greater Chicago.

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

Parker Brothers - Pay Day (Commercial, 1976)

Views: 2491

Here's a commercial for the "funny money" board game Pay Day by Parker Brothers.

Voiceover by John Bartholomew Tucker.

Not sure when this aired exactly but it was sometime before November 27th 1976.

WMAQ Channel 5 - "Your Super Bowl Station" (Bumper, 1986)

Views: 2085

Here's a bumper for WMAQ Channel 5 celebrating the Bears' Super Bowl appearance.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 24th 1986. (Two days before the big game!)

Bent Outta Shape by Gabriel (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1215

Here's a commercial for a "wacky" board game - Bent Outta Shape - by Gabriel.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, October 2nd 1982.

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

Views: 2516

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 ...

Kentucky Fried Chicken - "The Colonel In Chicago" (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 2589

Here's a commercial for Kentucky Fried Chicken (no, not KFC) featuring the man himself - Colonel Sanders. And in Chicago to boot!

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, March 4th 1977.