Chicagoist: The Friday Flashback: Burt Weinman Ford

Pinko

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:13:45 -0600

Nobody could sing Rock-A-Bye Your Baby! quite like Harry could...

ophmarketing

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:01:03 -0600

Ah...I still have fond memories of Harry Schmerler (your singing Ford dealer) and Timmy from Long Chevrolet in Elmhurst. Of course, I'm also prone to saying things like "I'm Cathy McFarland. M*A*S*H is next, here on Channel 32" so...

Chuck Sudo

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:54:49 -0600

The nightmares for me came from "The Magic Door" on Channel 2. It was a Sunday morning Hebrew program with a guy dressed as the FTD florist and he was superimposed on a background of mushrooms and thatch huts. the songs are still engraved in my brain.

Pinko

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:30:30 -0600

We can't envision watching "The Cisco Kid," "The Lone Ranger," and "Flash Gordon" without those commercials. Loved those shows! Knowing I had those to look forward to at home on the television got me through many a boring Sunday morning mass as a kid. Not so much Gigglesnort Hotel--I still get psychedelic nightmares from that demented show.

curmudgeon

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:27:32 -0600

Do you remember "Linn Burton for Certain."? I think he had his own car lot in the 1970's.

xlprq

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:45:25 -0600

I just spent the last half hour watching clips on FuzzyMemories. Thanks Chicagoist!