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Cheker Gas with Gale Sayers (Commercial #2, 1981)

Views: 3296

Here's another commercial for Cheker Gas (not Checker) featuring football legend Gale Sayers, here promoting their self-service stations. (The other Cheker ad featuring the onetime Chicago Bears gridiron great can be seen here.)

"Gas is good - price is right."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, September 27th 1981 during the 10:45pm to 11:15pm timeframe.

WFLD Channel 32 - Comedy Classics (Break #2, 1985)

Views: 1329

Here is break #2 of WFLD Channel 32's Comedy Classics program from July 15th, 1985. Includes:

Rebroadcast of The Illinois State Lottery drawing for 7-15-85. (Jim Barton announcing)

The Legend of Billie Jean (TV movie trailer) (Jim Barton voice over)

Real Estate: The Investment of the 80's promo

Sure deodorant

William Shatner PSA for Tourette's Syndrome (as T.J. Hooker)

Solid Gold Salutes the Songs of Su...

WSNS Channel 44 - All Night Movies - "The Popcorn Thief" (Promo, 1980)

Views: 2328

Here's another spooky promo for the All Night Movies program on WSNS TV-44.

Featuring TV-44 staffer John Bannick as the insomniac who can't sleep.

According to Linda Frost (Concoby), "He worked in the (commercial) traffic department and was good friends with Laura Devon (head of the department, who was also an actress). Unfortunately Laura relayed the info that John had passed away about 10 years ago. He was a sweetheart."

Voiceover by D...

Chis-An-Bop with Fred MacMurray (Commercial Offer, 1979)

Views: 9089

Here's a commercial offer for Chis-An-Bop, a Korean-derived means of calculating math for children ages 5-13 which involves using their fingers. With Fred MacMurray and two children, Debbie and Brad, who demonstrate a few examples of Chis-An-Bop at work. Comes with a book and option for record (or, as he put it, "phonograph sound disc") or cassette.

"As Seen on National TV Talk Shows"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, February 2nd 1979.

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News - "If It's Important To Chicago..." (Promo, 1978)

Views: 2874

Here's a promo for the Eyewitness News on WLS Channel 7 featuring Terry Murphy, Joel Daly, John Drury, and Fahey Flynn walking down a street in Chicago along with some other city scenes. (has a little tinge of the movie Anchorman - with the news crew walking together) ;-)

(I can't make out what that last line of text on the bottom says - even with the original DVD picture in full-screen)

"If it's important to Chicago, it's on Eyewitness News." - at 5, 6 & 10.

Son of Svengoolie - "Ghandi & Dagwood" (Break 4, Show #334 - Last Show)

Views: 2168

Here is break #4 of WFLD Channel 32's Son of Svengoolie presenting the movie "Supersonic Man". This was his last show, #334. :-(

Original Airdate: Saturday, January 25th 1986. (His final show taped on Wednesday, January 22nd 1986)

Includes:

"Ghandi & Dagwood" (Parody of Blondie & Dagwood) - a classic!

Starring Rich Koz as Ghandi.

Star Wars Droid Factory by Kenner (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1273

Here's a commercial for the Star Wars Droid Factory by Kenner. A "non-canon" toy that was a bit of a rare oddity back then since there was no "droid factory" in the original movie. Notable for allowing you to make an R2-D2 that actually looks like R2 (more so than the actual action figure) since it includes Artoo's middle extendable leg.

Voiceover by Norman Rose.

This aired on local Kansas City TV on Saturday, December 29th 1979. (1977 Copyright, Twentiet...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "Club Goolie" (1983)

Views: 2056

Here is Break #1 of Son of Svengoolie Episode #181 on WFLD Channel 32 where that days' movie presentation was "PSI Factor".

Featuring the sketch, "Club Goolie" spoofing New Year's Eve celebrations.

Starring Rich Koz as Son of Svengoolie and Doug Scharf as Doug Graves, the piano player.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, January 1st 1983.

Son Of Svengoolie - "Sell-Out Radio Network" (1983)

Views: 1629

Here's the sketch "Sell-Out Radio Network" from Son of Sven episode number 188 where he was showing the film "Black Friday".

This was Break 5, Segment 5.

Those aren't 8 tracks, those are cart tapes spinning on Son of Svengoolie's platter. WHAT is actually AM 1340 in Philadelphia. KWIT is actually FM 90.3 in Sioux City. WAXX is 104.5 FM in Eau Claire. KUDD is 107.9 FM in Roy, Utah. Surprisingly, there is no radio station with the call letters KOLD but they are C...