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Atari - "The 1980 Atari Games" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2889

Here's a commercial for the 1980 Atari Games - Basketball, Sky Diver, Human Cannonball (it looks like Shaun White is playing), Space Invaders

Featuring "Andy Leonard".

Ending voiceover by Danny Dark.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 28th 1980.

WIFR Channel 23 - Action Newsbreak (1978)

Views: 3187

Here's an Action Newsbreak on WIFR Channel 23 with anchor Rick Moore. Stories include:

Former aide to Governor Thompson charged with forging signatures on tax lid petitions.

Dollar shrinking even more (what else is new?) and the cost of living jumped.

Egypt & Isreal to resume peace talks; leaders of both countries share the Nobel Peace Prize.

This aired on local Rockford, IL TV on Friday, October 27th 1978 @ 7pm. (not Chicago, but c...

Charytin (Promo, 1985?)

Views: 1902

Here's a promo for a program in Spanish called Charytin on WCIU Channel 26 which aired on Wednesdays at 7:30pm.

Not sure when this aired but probably around 1985.

The Day After (Promo, 1983)

Views: 5464

Here's a 30-second promo for the ABC Theater telemovie, The Day After, about the effects of a full-scale nuclear attack on the United States, which aired on Sunday, November 20th 1983.

Voiceover by Ernie Anderson.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV Friday, November 18th 1983.

WLS Channel 7 - The Day After (Ending Credits, 1983)

Views: 1833

Here are the ending credits to The Day After on WLS Channel 7 - an ABC Theater telemovie about the effects of a full-scale nuclear attack on the United States.

(Picture is kind of dark)

This aired on local Chicago TV Sunday, November 20th 1983.

Apple Jacks - "Video Game" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2330

Here's a commercial for Apple Jacks cereal with a video game theme.

This aired on local Chicago TV in 1982.

Woodfield Mall - "We Have It All!" (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 2472

Here's a Christmas themed commercial for Woodfield Mall - located on Route 53 at Golf Road in Schaumburg.

"We have it all for you!"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, November 14th 1984 during the 9:00pm to 9:30pm timeframe.

ON TV - Alien (On-Screen ID, 1981)

Views: 2511

Here's another ON TV on-screen station ID - during the movie Alien - the scene where they find the fossilized "space jockey" in the derelict vessel. (I've heard that the Alien prequel currently being worked on will reveal the backstory to this thing and what the heck it was)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, May 2nd 1981.

ON TV - "Coming..." (Promo Excerpt, 1982)

Views: 1571

Before the tape cut off, after the ON TV airing of "The Cat and the Canary" concluded there were some promos about to start, at the beginning of which used the ON TV "Coming" animation with music. ("Lights" by Styx) This music is different than another example seen here.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, May 13th 1982.