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Mickey Mouse Disco (Record Offer, 1979)

Views: 6098

Here is a commercial for the album Mickey Mouse Disco. I had this album. There, I admitted it.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, November 26th 1979.

The Thing (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 2133

Here is a neat commercial for "The Thing" toy by Funstuf. He was, of course, a character from The Fantastic Four.

Remember kids: "With a few pumps of the inflator, you can make 'The Thing' expand in size." ;-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 29th 1979.

Putty Soap For Dirty Kids (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 3835

Here's a commercial for Putty Soap for Dirty Kids by Village. Available at JC Penny.

Something tells me that a commercial like this wouldn't fly nowadays.

This commercial aired on Monday, December 3rd 1979.

American Dental Association - "The Modified Scrub" (PSA, 1979)

Views: 1882

Here is an animated public service announcement from the American Dental Association. Features a professor character teaching you proper brushing technique, which he calls "The Modified Scrub".

These were created by Rick Reinert Productions, who also did the opening for the ABC Weekend Special and Afterschool Specials.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, December 3rd 1979.

Veterans Administration - "Priority Card" (PSA, 1979)

Views: 870

Here is a public service announcement for the Veterans Administration introducing their new Priority Card.

Voiceover by Peter Thomas.

"The Veterans Administration - Proud to Serve You Now!"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, November 23rd 1979.

Brookfield Zoo - "The Wildest Place Around" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1347

Here is another commercial for Brookfield Zoo - The Wildest Place Around. Promoting their new addition to the Lion House - The Predator Ecology Exhibit.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, November 23rd 1979.

WFLD Channel 32 - American League Championship Series - Sox Vs. Orioles - Game 1 (Opening, 1983)

Views: 5926

Here is the opening 8 minutes of Game 1 of the 1983 American League Championship Series, which was played between the Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles.

You get to see the cool Channel 32 graphics for their Sox coverage at the time, as well as the starting lineups and opening banter by announcers Don Drysdale and Ken Harrelson.

(By the way, the Sox won this game 2-1, but lost the series 3-1) :-(

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesda...

WFLD Channel 32 - The Joker's Wild/Tic-Tac-Dough Contestant Search (Promo, 1983)

Views: 1776

Here is a contestant search promo for The Joker's Wild and Tic-Tac-Dough featuring Jack Barry.

Voiceover by Jim Barton.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, October 5th 1983.

Walter Mondale - "Teach Your Parents" (Political Ad, 1984)

Views: 1486

Here is a very provocative political ad from the Mondale/Ferraro campaign - featuring shots of children interspersed with ICBM's launching and ending with nuclear devastation, all to a soundtrack of Crosby, Stills and Nash's "Teach Your Children". It definitely had an opinion about where Ronald Reagan was taking our country. Thank God it didn't turn out that way.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 30th 1984.