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ON TV - "Bon-Bons" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 2965

Here's another commercial for ON TV.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, April 14th 1981.

Cocoa Puffs - "Going Postal" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2390

Here's a commercial for Cocoa Puffs cereal by General Mills.

This aired on local Milwaukee TV in May 1980.

NBC Network (ID, 1977)

Views: 2139

Here's a vintage network ID for NBC.

Voiceover by Howard Reig.

"This is the NBC Television Network..."

This aired on local Rockford, IL TV on Tuesday, August 16th 1977. (not Chicago, but close enough)

Halls - "Cab Driver Relief" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 2652

Here's a commercial for Halls Mentho-Lyptus cough tablets (cough drops).

"Vapor Action"

This aired on local Rockford, IL TV in early January 1979. (not Chicago, but close enough)

Channel 6 (Nashville) - "A Primitive Weather Channel Christmas" (Excerpt, 1975)

Views: 8151

Not from Chicago, but still of historical interest: a weird oddity - an excerpt from cable Channel 6 in Nashville, Tennessee (broadcasting in black and white), with what amounts to a primitive version of The Weather Channel, with readings of Wind Direction, Wind Velocity, Barometric Pressure, Temperature, Time, and Current Speed in MPH (just kidding). Plus, it includes a (literal) community bulletin board (including, at one point, a notice for town carolers). All this with a hypnotic, end...

WJBK Channel 2 - "TV 2 Is Yours" (ID, 1977)

Views: 3382

Here's a station ID for the Detroit CBS affiliate - WJBK Channel 2.

This aired on local Detroit TV on Thursday, January 13th 1977 at 10pm! (not Chicago TV, but still cool)

WLUP FM 98 - The Loop - "Lorelei's Remarkable Mouth" (Commercial, )

Views: 597

This aired on local Chicago TV

Paint-N-Stuff (Commercial, 1977)

Views: 1747

Here's a local Detroit commercial that just amused me for some reason. I was thinking it would be funny to overdub a voiceover as to what the customers are saying in this.

"Your Headquarters for Mad Mod Colors and Velvet Wallpaper!"

This aired on local Detroit TV on Thursday, April 7th 1977 (not Chicago TV, but still cool!)

The Eight Days of Chanukah - "Super Nosh" with Jack Klugman (1979)

Views: 1137

Here's another short piece on one of the aspects of the eight days of Chanukah (or do you say Hanukkah), with actor Jack Klugman (a.k.a. Oscar Madison of the TV series version of The Odd Couple, and also the title character of Quincy, M.E. that was airing on the NBC network at the time of this segment) describing the various foods served during the holidays, including goose stuffed with dumplings; kugel (a pudding containing noodles, cheese and raisins); latkes (potato pancakes)...