Wow! That takes me back! Burger Chef! Thanks so much for posting these! I remember a lot of those great TV 50 ads like Ollie Fretter as Super Fretter and WRIF--Baby!!! Wasn't there one with a kid who recorded his piano playing on a reel to reel tape recorder so his mom thought he was practicing while he was out playing ball? Highland Appliance maybe? They played it all the time as I recall. Man, I'd love to see some WKBD stuff with The Ghoul!
Eye candy: Shelley Smith at 3:35 ... roommate who goes to Elaine Powers at 4:14 ... Susan Anton at 5:43 ... "Peggy" (way too cute for "Bob") at 8:42
Lou Gordon would die 4 months later. Assumed he was Detroit's version of Irv Kupcinet, but Wikipedia says no. Was a hard-ass and one of the first journos to to criticize Nixon over Watergate; didn't fawn over Bob Hope but grilled him over backing Nixon, and "questioned George Wallace's sanity -- to his face."
@VideoSurferClassic - And the original Richard Harris recording - NOT Hugo Montenegro's Moog-ized cover as heard on WJW-TV's "City Camera News" during this same period.
@gamelover1949 I had to check the Toledo Blade to find an exact date. They didn't have 1/2 available but here's what I got for Sunday night programming the other dates.
1/9: Movie "Mysterious Island"
1/16: Movie "Prince Valiant"
1/23: "Hogan's Heroes" and Pistons-Bullets Basketball Game
Wow! That takes me back! Burger Chef! Thanks so much for posting these! I remember a lot of those great TV 50 ads like Ollie Fretter as Super Fretter and WRIF--Baby!!! Wasn't there one with a kid who recorded his piano playing on a reel to reel tape recorder so his mom thought he was practicing while he was out playing ball? Highland Appliance maybe? They played it all the time as I recall. Man, I'd love to see some WKBD stuff with The Ghoul!
octoberghoul 5 months ago
Your welcome.
gamelover1949 5 months ago
Am a little disappointed that Mr.Belvedere isnt on here.Aside from that,is great.
DwighttFrye 5 months ago
That sign used by that "Color Tile" thing is really cool-looking.
MattTheSaiyan 6 months ago
@MattTheSaiyan I miss it so!
RetroToledo 3 weeks ago
Dude that was the best vintage Detroit commercials I have seen on Youtube.Keep more coming:)
carsnhockey 6 months ago
I'll do my best. Thanks!
gamelover1949 6 months ago
Thank you for sharing!
deftmahatma 6 months ago
Your welcome!
gamelover1949 6 months ago
I see WRIF at this point used the same Focus music and graphics as sister-station WPLJ (95.5) in New York.
wmbrown6 6 months ago
@wmbrown6 Did ABC Radio used to own WRIF in Detroit?
heine71 4 months ago
@heine71 - They sure did.
wmbrown6 4 months ago
@heine71 Later ABC Radio acquired 96.3 FM in Detroit.
heine71 4 months ago
Beautiful quality.. supremely preserved! Great batch to boot!
Prionic77 6 months ago
Love stuff like this! More, please!
Eye candy: Shelley Smith at 3:35 ... roommate who goes to Elaine Powers at 4:14 ... Susan Anton at 5:43 ... "Peggy" (way too cute for "Bob") at 8:42
Lou Gordon would die 4 months later. Assumed he was Detroit's version of Irv Kupcinet, but Wikipedia says no. Was a hard-ass and one of the first journos to to criticize Nixon over Watergate; didn't fawn over Bob Hope but grilled him over backing Nixon, and "questioned George Wallace's sanity -- to his face."
PeerlessPaavo 6 months ago
I'll probably have more to come in the future; I have a handful of Star Treks from WKBD with ads intact.
And yes, from what I read, Lou Gordon was quite the journalist.
gamelover1949 6 months ago
MacArhur Park in Lou Gordon promo!
VideoSurferClassic 6 months ago
Yes, indeed.
gamelover1949 6 months ago
@VideoSurferClassic - And the original Richard Harris recording - NOT Hugo Montenegro's Moog-ized cover as heard on WJW-TV's "City Camera News" during this same period.
wmbrown6 6 months ago
I have to admit, this is a fantastic post. To see commercials before I was even born is amazing.
TheBlitzmachine 6 months ago
Thanks for the compliment. :-)
gamelover1949 6 months ago
I think it's January 2, 1977.
jdelachjr2002 6 months ago
Sounds good to me; getting an exact date is difficult.
gamelover1949 6 months ago
@gamelover1949 I had to check the Toledo Blade to find an exact date. They didn't have 1/2 available but here's what I got for Sunday night programming the other dates.
1/9: Movie "Mysterious Island"
1/16: Movie "Prince Valiant"
1/23: "Hogan's Heroes" and Pistons-Bullets Basketball Game
1/30: Movie: "Beneath The 12-Mile Reef"
I narrowed it down to 1/2 with that info.
jdelachjr2002 6 months ago
@jdelachjr2002 They still offer WKBD on cable here thankfully (though I hardly watch it anymore).
RetroToledo 6 months ago
Wow, I was a year old. These commercials are in better shape than I am!
darksilverdreams 6 months ago
I was amazed by the quality; these transferred perfectly!
gamelover1949 6 months ago