The Museum of Classic Chicago Television

From the game on Wednesday, July 30th 1980 against the Milwaukee Brewers. Harry Caray leads the Sox fans in singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" d...

Here's a commercial for - if I didn't see it with my own eyes I would have thought it was a joke - the Disco Body Shaper. America's Newest Fitness ...

Here's a commercial for Lum's (or LUMS) restaurant featuring Milton Berle. Did they have these in the Chicagoland area?

"You get a better choice w...

Here's a Public Service Annoucement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services featuring C3PO and R2D2 from Star Wars warning about the ...

Here are some CBS Network promos for new movies, specials, and series. Including:

Berlin Tunnel 21

Riker

Palmerstown

Stand By Your Man

Country Com...

Here's one of those Trak Auto commercials with Schneider from One Day at a Time fame (Pat Harrington, Jr.)

"Yo, Fred - You're on!"

This aired on ...

Have the time at the time of your life? (Does this make sense? Or is it Half the time at the time of your life?) Featuring B.J. Jones as the dad (h...

Here's a memorable commercial for Brut cologne featuring a woman who likes to try on her man's clothes. (Not that there's anything wrong with that)...

Here's a commercial for O'Connor Ford with Katie O'Connor. Located at 2600 West 95th Street in Evergreen Park.

"If anyone can, O'Connor can!"

Thi...

Here's a commercial for No Frills Discount Foods, which must have been a competitor of Aldi Foods.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, July ...

Here's a commercial for People Magazine featuring a cover story on the "Who Shot J.R.?" cliffhanger from Dallas.

This aired on local Chicago TV on...

Here's a commercial for Asteroids by Atari featuring an alien family.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 1st 1981.

About The Mus...

Here's a commercial for Dos Equis beer with some guys that aren't exactly the most interesting men in the world.

This aired on local Chicago TV on...

Here's a commercial for Center Video advertising their Atari 2600 deals.

Voiceover by Linn Burton (of Bert Weinman Ford fame).

This aired on loca...

More crazy 70's...not sure what this program is, but I call it "Disco Star Wars Magic"

Severe Cheese Warning Ahead: The Village People are feature...

Here's a "Special Delivery From Viacom" logo animation that aired at the end of the Twilight Zone Silver Anniversary special. I don't think I've ev...

Here's a brief audition that Chicago newscaster Joan Esposito did for the WFLD Channel 32 program PM Magazine. She didn't get the job, but she sure...

Here's an excerpt from the ABC Network special The Carpenters: Music, Music, Music with their medley rendition of "I Got Rhythm" featuring some mea...

Here's an extended political ad for three Republican "blue ribbon" candidates for Cook County Appellate Court Judge - Calvin P. Sawyier, Brian B. D...

Here's a commercial for Northwest Federal Savings advertising their new Tax Free CD (which in those days only meant "certificate of deposit" - the ...

Here's a commercial for WGN Radio 720 AM in which their afternoon drive personality, Bob Collins, complains about the threadbare props he's being f...

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 (a...

Here's a commercial for the Finger Pops Popper toy gun set by Kenner.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, April 10th 1981.

About The Museum...

Here's a commercial (unfortunately incomplete) for the Lobot, Ugnaught, Lando Calrissian, and Bespin Han Solo action figures from the Star Wars Emp...

Here's a commercial for Strolling Bowling by Tomy.

(I think the audio is missing for the first 5 seconds - must have been a control room error)

T...

Here's a commercial for the Yoda, Ben Kenobi, R2-D2, and Bespin Luke Skywalker action figures from the Star Wars Empire Strikes Back collection, by...

Here's a commercial for Bristle Blocks - "It's You, Daddy!" by Playskool - A Milton Bradley Company. Set 806.

Full Disclosure: I edited together t...

Here's a commercial for the classic board game "Clue" by Parker Brothers.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, October 28th 1979.

About The ...

Here's a commercial for Count Chocula and Franken Berry cereals from General Mills which starts off with the Count and the monster shooting baskets...

Here's a commercial for McDonald's Hash Browns, spotlighting some of the customers partaking of this breakfast specialty.

"McDonald's Hash Browns ...

Here's a commercial for McDonald's offering the official NFL Super Bowl XII poster - for those who purchase a Quarter Pounder and medium or large C...

Here is the closing from one of the best and most remembered Chicago children's shows (although it was eventually syndicated to other markets) - Gi...

Here is a promo for two holiday specials on CBS - Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales and Frosty the Snowman.

CBS "Eye" ID voiceover by Wally King...

Here is a brief excerpt from the ending for Lunchtime Fun on WFLD Channel 32. You can hear Dr. Don's voiceover and the funky music, which was used ...

Here's a short bumper promo (cut off a bit at the end) for the premiere of the Pac-Man cartoon on ABC which first aired on Saturday, September 25th...

Here's a neat promo for the Lunchtime Fun lineup on WFLD Channel 32 - including Lost in Space at 11am, Underdog at Noon, and Tennessee Tuxedo at 12...

Here's a promo for the Stooges Rascals Hour on WFLD Channel 32. (comprised of Three Stooges & Little Rascals shorts - it was listed as "Comedy Fest...

Here's the opening to Lunchtime Fun featuring Underdog on WFLD Channel 32. This was followed by The Great Space Coaster in this lineup. You can see...

Underdog on WFLD Channel 32. This one features Loeki the Lion (Loeki De Leeuw), a Dutch animated character that Field Communications licensed for u...

Here's a bumper to Lunchtime Fun featuring Underdog on WFLD Channel 32. You can see the graphics were updated to a "lunchtable" from the earlier 19...

Here's a promo for WFLD Channel 32's "Video Voyage" contest, in which winners could win a trip to Hawaii or a "home video tape recorder" (that's VC...

Here's a station ID slide for WFLD Channel 32. While this is the "new style" Field-era logo set in Eremitage, the color scheme (with the channel an...

Here is a segment of "The Kingdom of Could Be You" as aired on WFLD Channel 32, during a commercial break for Underdog. (Unfortunately the tape ran...

Here's a CBS Network promo for The Get Along Gang as part of their "Saturday's The Place" campaign. Also includes a CBS "Eye" Station ID.

Promo vo...

Here's a bumper for The Best of Groucho on WFLD Channel 32. No "zooming text" here, but the text (in dark brown type) does come up over cigar smoke...

Here's another bumper for The Best of Groucho on WFLD Channel 32. The video is the same as on the other bumper from the same period, except here th...

Here is Part 1 of The ABC Saturday Preview Special - a look at ABC's Saturday Morning programs of the past and present. Includes clips of: Sky King...

Here is Part 2 of The ABC Saturday Preview Special - a look at ABC's Saturday Morning programs of the past and present. Includes clips of: Sky King...

Here is Part 3 of The ABC Saturday Preview Special - a look at ABC's Saturday Morning programs of the past and present. Includes clips of: Sky King...