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Gino’s Hamburgers TV Commercial (70’s)

Posted on August 27, 2010 by almosthipguy

Gino’s Hamburgers was a fast-food restaurant chain founded in Baltimore, Maryland, by Baltimore Colts defensive end Gino Marchetti and running back Alan Ameche, along with their close friend Louis Fischer, in 1957. Continue reading →

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Charm City Commercials

Posted on August 27, 2010 by almosthipguy

A friend recently sent me a Mr. Ray commercial that’s posted on YouTube (alas, it’s not with Mr. Ray’s classic mellifluous voice)… MR. RAY’S HAIRWEAVE: Will somebody please post the original Mr. Ray voiceover ads! Anyway, it got me to … Continue reading →

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Baltimore, My Home Town – WCAO Baltimore

Posted on August 22, 2010 by atomictv

Youtube user grahamc231 posted this gem: “This is a promotional record for WCAO Baltimore (600 on the AM dial), that was released in 1961. Euel Box wrote the tune, which was then recorded by Terry Lee Jenkins (using lyrics written locally … Continue reading →

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Santo Gold & “Blood Circus”

Posted on August 20, 2010 by almosthipguy

One of the most ridiculous infomercials archived by the folks at Ridiculous Infomercial Review is this one for the mother of all mondo bizarro videos, Santo Gold! Santo Gold Commercial This infomercial tries to do two very different tasks at … Continue reading →

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