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Weisser Optical (Commercial, 1979)
Views: 1748
Here's a commercial for Weisser Optical advertising their soft contact lenses using someone with extreme Farrah hair syndrome. (EFHS)
In the Loop at 29 East Madison and also at 96th and Cicero. Also located in Aurora, Bolingbrook, Buffalo Grove, Elgin, Elk Grove Village, Hanover Park, Kankakee, Niles, and Waukegan.
"Established 1898"
This aired on local Chicago TV early Tuesday, February 20th 1979.
WGN Channel 9 - Family Classics - "Captain Blood" (Opening, 1983)
Views: 3672
Here's the opening of the Family Classics presentation of Captain Blood (1935) on WGN Channel 9. Hosted by Frazier Thomas. Grover's Oyster Bar - "Soon to Be Famous" (Commercial, 1980)
Views: 2244 Here's a commercial for Grover's (Soon to Be Famous) Oyster Bar, advertised as "the only restaurant in Chicago that nobody ever steals anything from." With illustration slides. At 2256 West Irving Park Road in Chicago and 5646 St. Charles Road in Berkeley, IL.
(opening starts a tiny bit late)
The theme music sounds warbly - I wonder if that was a technical problem at WGN or something with this tape recording. I do not hear the warble after the music ends - can anyone tell?
The
Voiceover by ??
This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 28th 1980.
Evening Tides Waterbeds - "Poem" (Commercial, 1987)
Views: 582
Here's a 10-second commercial from Evening Tides Waterbeds, with company president Bob Krueger giving his spiel in rhyme.
Open in North Riverside Park Plaza, Morton Grove, Palatine, Bloomingdale (in Springbrook Center), North Aurora and Elk Grove.
This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, August 20th 1987 during the 10pm to 10:30pm timeframe.
Northwest Federal Savings - "Bandwagon Of Gifts" (Commercial, 1976)
Views: 913
Here's a commercial for North West Federal Savings with a political theme.
Featuring Chicago actor and David Mamet favorite, Mike Nussbaum.
This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, April 9th 1976 during the 8am to 9am timeframe.
One Stop Supermarket (Commercial, 1980)
Views: 1040
Here's another commercial for One Stop Supermarket at 4301 South Lake Park Avenue. You can see the difference between this and a 1986 version of the commercial I posted earlier.
Not sure who the voiceover announcer is.
Your place for Spare Ribs, Coffee, and Schlitz Beer!
"One Stop Buy The Can or Buy The Case"
This aired on local Chicago TV on early Saturday, S...
Joe Perillo Pontiac - "The Price Fighter" (Commercial, 1981)
Views: 2667
Here's a commercial for Joe Perillo Pontiac at 1111 West Diversey in Chicago with a theme based on the "Rocky" movie. Joe Perillo is still in business, but he now sells BMWs, Lincolns and Mercurys primarily.
Check him out at JoePerillo.com.
This aired on local Chicago TV early Wednesday, February 25th 1981 at around 1:50am.
Center Video (Commercial, 1982)
Views: 1937
Here's a commercial for Center Video which had locations in Chicago at 777 West Diversey and at 5565 North Elston, as well as in the suburbs Crystal Lake, Skokie, Buffalo Grove, Villa Park, and Oak Lawn.
Voiceover by Linn Burton (of Bert Weinman Ford fame).
This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 24th 1982.
WFLD Channel 32 - Drive-In Movie (Ending, 1984)
Views: 767
Here is a clip of an end bumper for the WFLD Channel 32 Drive-In Movie. Announces the Son of Svengoolie movie "The Eye Creatures" coming up next. This dates to April 1984. With Jim Barton Announcing.
Theme music: "Alone at a Drive-In Movie" from the movie Grease (albeit sped up) - this movie show title and theme were also used in New York by sister-station WNEW (now WNYW) Channel 5.
This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, April 28th 1984....