Chicago area commercials from back in the day

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[@OofusTwillip]

The animated footage is from "Hoppity Goes to Town" (AKA "Mr. Bug Goes to Town"), Max Fleischer's 2nd animated feature, and the one that put him so much in debt to Paramount, that he lost his studio to them. Paramount ousted him and his brothers, and renamed the studio Famous Studios.
Max went to Detroit, where he became the head of the animation unit of Jam Handy, a commercial film company. I've recognized his style in some of their films and commercials.

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It feels weird to think of music being nostalgic when it's only 20 years old. That 1970 commercial for the nostalgic "Fabulous Fifties" records, is the equivalent of a nostalgic commercial today for "Totally 2000s".

[@mrstacyj9496]

the dulcet tones of Mr Cliff Merther WGN staff announcer on a few of these (local radio "Shock Jock" Garry Maier voiced an on-air character "Cliff")

[@pemdass]

A lot of this was WGN Channel 9. I remember a bunch of them. Nelson Brothers loves me…and they’ll love you too!
I would so love to see Garfield Goose again.

[@MIKECNW]

That was such a dorky jingle.

[@OofusTwillip]

For a "professional magician", Marshall Brodien's delivery in this commercial sure is stilted, as if he's reading from a printed ad, instead of a script. There's a difference between writing for the eyes and writing for the ears.

[@MsMadmax1]

I remember a lot of these commercials but some of them were national commercials. You're missing Magikist Carpets, Tomzak Dodge, Robert Hall Clothing, Cock Robin Ice Cream and many more.

[@oldschoolnetwork]

LOL, Tomzak Dodge ... 47 47 south on pulaski, that was my mother's first commercial

[@WytZox1]

* AND Bert Weinman Ford sponsoring late night movies! ☺

[@vincestar4840]

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[@piper888]

I think 1970. The graphic shows Chicago with John Hancock Tower but no Sears Tower which was completed in 74
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[@goshlikkrudbahr5109]

BARGAIN TOWN! BARGAIN TOWN! BARGAIN TOWN!
Exclusive vendors of Bozo's Hop-n-Pop (it was just sheets of bubblewrap)

[@piper888]

Bought out by Toys R Us around 1977

[@Zman1963]

I remember 😉

[@fjccommish]

Only fools are nostalgic for commercials.

[@OofusTwillip]

In centuries past, nostalgia was considered to be a mental illness. Today, it's a survival technique.