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Chicagoland Job Mart With William H. Macy (Commercial, 1976)

Views: 4989

Here's a short commercial for the Chicagoland Job Mart - in the Sunday Sun-Times and Friday Daily News - featuring a pre-fame William H. Macy (of Fargo fame, and other films).

This aired on local Chicago TV early Friday, June 18th 1976 at about 12 midnight.

Dietac with Bill Bixby - "It Gives Your Diet a Fighting Chance" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 1231

Here's a commercial for a new diet pill from the makers of Contac, called Dietac. In time-release capsule form (with the same kind of slow-motion opening of the capsule and granules going all over the place as on Contac commercials). With Bill Bixby (then co-starring in The Incredible Hulk). Use only as directed.

(C) SmithKline 1980.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, August 28th 1980.

Cool Whip & Jell-O - "Pudding in a Cloud" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2346

Here's a commercial for Jell-O Instant Pudding & Pie Filling and Bird's-Eye Cool Whip topping, featuring former Flying Nun co-star Marge Redmond (as Sarah Tucker) and Bill Cosby (as himself), and children eagerly awaiting a delicacy known as "Pudding in a Cloud" which was concocted through use of both products.

(C) 1980 General Foods Corporation.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, August 28th 1980.

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "The Creature Walks Among Us" (Promo, 1983)

Views: 2128

Here is a promo for Episode #205 of Son of Svengooie on WFLD Channel 32. The movie was "The Creature Walks Among Us".

Starring Rich Koz as Son of Svengoolie.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, June 18th 1983.

WFLD Channel 32 - "Remembering John Belushi" (Bumper, 1982)

Views: 2460

Here's a WFLD Channel 32 bumper honoring John Belushi - who died 4 days previously to this being aired.

Voiceover by ?? (why not Jim Barton - not solemn enough?)

"Channel 32 mourns the death of chicago-born comedian John Belushi, best known for his versatile comic talent."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, March 9th 1982 at 7pm.

Spanish National Tourist Office - Senor Wences For Spain (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 3368

Here's a commercial from the Spanish National Tourist Office featuring ventriloquist Senor Wences.

"Spain - A lot more vacation for a lot less money."

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

Son Of Svengoolie - "The Bone Ranger" (1982)

Views: 2728

Here is the open of WFLD Channel 32's Son of Svengoolie Show #141 presenting the movie "Curse of the Undead".

Includes the sketch, "The Bone Ranger". (recycled from Episode #101, "Attack of the Monsters" - aired on Saturday, 6/20/81)

Starring Rich Koz as Son of Svengoolie, the voice of Tombstone, and "Scripto".

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, March 27th 1982.

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 at 10 - "Hey, That's Jorie Lueloff!" (Promo, 1978)

Views: 1733

Here's a neat promo for NewsCenter5 on WMAQ Channel 5, one of a series where "regular people" out and about in the city of Chicago run into various WMAQ-TV newscasters and have trouble recalling their names.

Featuring Edie McClurg as "the excited fan". (You might remember her from such films as "Planes, Trains & Automobiles", "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and a ton of other TV and Movie appearances and voiceovers)

This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday,...

WFLD Channel 32 - The Koz Zone - "It's a Wonderful Cliché" (Part 1, 1989)

Views: 737

Here is Part 1 of a funny holiday themed sketch from The Koz Zone - "It's a Wonderful Cliche".

This is from Episode 22, which featured the movie "The Champ".

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, December 23rd 1989.