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Title: Original "Jackpot!" theme in an old commercial
Post by: DjohnsonCB on January 08, 2007, 06:45:46 PM

I found an old TV commercial (http://\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLNQY7VAiDI\") for a defunct chain of stores called The Treasury, which uses the theme music heard on the original NBC version of Jackpot!

Title: Original "Jackpot!" theme in an old commercial
Post by: TimK2003 on January 08, 2007, 07:53:22 PM

[quote name=\'DjohnsonCB\' post=\'142513\' date=\'Jan 8 2007, 07:45 PM\']
I found an old TV commercial (http://\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLNQY7VAiDI\") for a defunct chain of stores called The Treasury, which uses the theme music heard on the original NBC version of Jackpot!
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Hmmm.  Wonder what relationship The Treasury had with JC Penney?  I do know that the JCP folks also used that stock music for at least one of their own commercials (I believe it was around 1980, advertising a white sale).

Title: Original "Jackpot!" theme in an old commercial
Post by: DrBear on January 08, 2007, 08:13:34 PM

I think it was a subsidiary - Penney also had a version in a few cities called Treasure Island, which was the first discount store (ahead of even KMart!) in Appleton, Wis., where I used to shop.

Title: Original "Jackpot!" theme in an old commercial
Post by: William_S. on January 09, 2007, 02:14:27 PM

Yeah I know this is going off topic (From Gameshows) But wasn't there a Connection from Treasury, with Thrift Drug and Trust stores, Before the whole thing Became Eckerd ?