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

50 Years Ago Today:

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 June 18, 1976.

About The Museum of Classic Chicago Television: The MCCTv (FuzzyMemoriesTV) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose primary mission is the preservation and display of off-air, early home videotape recordings (70s to early 80s, mostly) recorded off of TV (in Chicago or other cities now too); things which would likely be lost if not sought out and preserved digitally. If you have any old 1970s videotapes recorded off of TV please email: [email protected] We preserve the entire broadcasts in our archives - the complete programs with breaks (or however much is present on the tape), for historical preservation. For information on how to help in our mission, to donate or lend tapes to be converted to digital, please e-mail [email protected] Thank you for your help!

Community Family Centers - "Meet The Lone Ranger" (Partial Commercial, 1976)

50 Years Ago Today:

Here's a really old (and unfortunately incomplete) commercial for Community stores featuring a promotion at the end for a live event where you could come out and meet the original Lone Ranger - Clayton Moore in person, on June 19, 1976! Pretty cool. (this was before the famous lawsuit that tried to prevent Clayton Moore from wearing the mask)

"The Lone Ranger Rides Again - Wild West Days at Community"

Voice over by Al Parker.

This aired on June 17, 1976.

National Pork Producers Council - "Pork: The Other Meat Slogan" (Commercial, 1983)

43 Years Ago Today:

Here's a commercial for Pork brought to you by the National Pork Producers Council featuring their slogan, "America, You're Leaning on Pork" (meant to emphasize the lean and non-fatty quality of the meat)

"Leaning on pork" - so would that be a pork shoulder?

This was before the more popular "Pork: The Other White Meat" slogan. Other short-lived advertising campaigns for pork included:

"There's Only One Pork" (confusing to consumers who thought they were running out)

"Didja Ever Notice that Work and Pork Don't Rhyme?"

"Be Pork. Be Very Pork"

"Wouldn't it Be Nice To Drink a Bowl of Pork?"

"Pork: You're Soaking In It"

"Pooooooooorrrrkkkkk....Come out to PLAaaayyyyy...."

"Whatever it is I think I see, becomes a piece of pork to me."

This aired June 16, 1983.

Capitol Records - Wings - "London Town" (Commercial, 1978)

48 Years Ago Today:

Here's a cool promo commercial for the album London Town by Wings - on Capitol Records. Available at:

Playback
Venture
Sears

This aired on June 15, 1978.

About The Museum of Classic Chicago Television: The MCCTv (FuzzyMemoriesTV) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose primary mission is the preservation and display of off-air, early home videotape recordings (70s to early 80s, mostly) recorded off of TV (in Chicago or other cities now too); things which would likely be lost if not sought out and preserved digitally. If you have any old 1970s videotapes recorded off of TV please email: [email protected] We preserve the entire broadcasts in our archives - the complete programs with breaks (or however much is present on the tape), for historical preservation. For information on how to help in our mission, to donate or lend tapes to be converted to digital, please e-mail [email protected] Thank you for your help!

WGN Channel 9 - Cubs Vs. Phillies (Promo, 1982)

44 Years Ago Today:

Here's a promo for a baseball game played June 15, 1982 at 1:15 PM between the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies on WGN Channel 9.

Voice over by Floyd Brown.

This promo aired on June 14, 1982.

WTTW Channel 11 - Image Union (Promo, 1980)

46 Years Ago Today:

Here's a neat promo for Image Union, WTTW's weekly showcase of films and tapes you don't usually see on TV. Featuring "Kup" - Irv Kupcinet giving a nice endorsement of the show, and "Bob" - the cardboard cutout guy voiced by series creator Tom Weinberg.

Ending voiceover by Don Ferris.

This promo aired on June 13, 1980.

About The Museum of Classic Chicago Television: The MCCTv (FuzzyMemoriesTV) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose primary mission is the preservation and display of off-air, early home videotape recordings (70s to early 80s, mostly) recorded off of TV (in Chicago or other cities now too); things which would likely be lost if not sought out and preserved digitally. If you have any old 1970s videotapes recorded off of TV please email: [email protected] We preserve the entire broadcasts in our archives - the complete programs with breaks (or however much is present on the tape), for historical preservation. For information on how to help in our mission, to donate or lend tapes to be converted to digital, please e-mail [email protected] Thank you for your help!

Keebler Rich 'N Chips Cookies (Commercial, 1981)

45 Years Ago Today:

Here's an animated commercial for Keebler Rich 'n Chips Cookies.

This aired on Friday, June 12, 1981.

WBBS Channel 60 - Beisbol En Chicago (Promo, 1985) Baseball in Chicago with Pete Rose

41 Years Ago Today:

Here's a promo in Spanish for Beisbol En Chicago on WBBS Channel 60. Sundays at 7:30 PM.

Featuring Pete Rose.

This promo aired on June 9, 1985.