Vinnie's Rattolle's Videos

Yamaha Keyboards in Oz

2009-09-25T06:40:00.003-05:00

All of the atrociousness of the '80s is wrapped up into this one 1989 Wizard of Oz themed commercial... which is one of my all-time favorite commercials (cuz it's just so terrible and tacky!).

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Christmas Eve with the Kodak Disc!

2009-09-25T05:55:00.005-05:00

I'm not sure if I remember this 1984 commercial because the song was so catchy, the toys were so cute... or if it's the uncanny similarity with the creepy talking doll that seems to have been taken from the 1981 Don Knotts/Tim Conway flick The Private Eyes.

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Wait'll We Get Our Hanes On You!

2009-09-25T05:28:00.007-05:00

Here's three spots for Hanes (and Hanes Her Way) T-shirts and underwear from 1992. And nearly two decades later, the songs are still stuck in my head...

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Oh, God! You Devil TV Spot

2009-09-25T05:12:00.004-05:00

The only thing scarier than George Burns playing against George Burns and the guy from Soap/Blossom is the fact that 25 years later, I could probably recite dialogue from the film, having seen it so many times on HBO in the '80s.

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Game Genie

2009-09-25T04:45:00.003-05:00

Seems Galoob couldn't get Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter to endorse their "radical game enhancer," Game Genie, so they cast Bill and Ted knockoffs in this 1991 commercial...

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Stephen King for American Express

2009-09-25T04:08:00.004-05:00

Try as I might, I couldn't get King's opening line ("Do you know me?) to play without glitching. Still, the quality of this 1984 commercial is better than the other copy that's currently on the net...

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Dial An Insult!

2009-09-20T04:39:00.002-05:00

Can you say WTF?

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1-900 Warrant Rockline

2009-09-20T04:30:00.003-05:00

Another clip from the 900 number craze. By comparison, this one makes The New Kids on the Block's 900 number look cool.

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1-900 New Kids on the Block

2009-09-20T04:06:00.004-05:00

Remember 900 numbers? If not, then you're too young to remember the heyday of the New Kids on the Block, back before Donnie Wahlberg was an actor... and the rest were unemployed!

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Jennifer Lopez: The Nag

2009-09-16T07:51:00.003-05:00

This 2003 PSA with the voice of J-Lo has to be one of the strangest I've ever seen. And what's an anijane production? Weird.

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The Outer Limits promos

2009-09-16T07:34:00.004-05:00

"We will control the horizontal. We will control the vertical..." Never thought the day would come when TVs would be made without the annoying horizontal and vertical hold buttons... which again makes me feel like a relic!

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Christa's Challenge with Jerry O'Connell

2009-09-16T07:07:00.003-05:00

It must be pretty embarassing for Jerry O'Connell to have constant reminders that he was a tubby kid. Suppose it could be worse -- I could be posting the commercial where he's gorging himself with Ritz Bits Crackers. This 1986 commercial is for a fund set up in honor of Christa McAuliffe, the school teacher turned astronaut who literally went out with a bang. Wish the quality of this were better, since I can't find mention of it anywhere else.

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Kirstie Alley - Santa Baby

2009-09-16T06:52:00.005-05:00

Who knew Kirstie Alley could sing? Okay, so I said the same thing about Aldo Ray, Broderick Crawford and Jack Palance, but this time I'm being sincere -- she sounds good! This Pier 1 Imports commercial is from 2003.

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Cyndi Lauper Interview

2009-09-16T06:30:00.001-05:00

No idea what this show is (P.M. Magazine, maybe?) but here's a lengthy 1986 interview with Cyndi Lauper. For you, Tracey!

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Stacey Q - We Connect (live!)

2009-09-16T04:43:00.008-05:00

Since I'm in the minority of people who still has VCRs, I have a tendency to wind up with other people's old, unwanted tapes. That's how I got this clip of Stacey Q performing "We Connect" on Joan Rivers late-night talk show. Judging from the other stuff on the tape, I'm guessing this is from late 1986 (though the song wasn't released as a single until early '87).

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I'm With Her promos & bloopers

2009-09-16T00:30:00.000-05:00

I'm With Her was a short-lived sitcom about an average Joe teacher (David Sutcliffe, Gilmore Girls) who had a whirlwind romance with a movie star (Teri Polo, Meet the Parents), much to the delight of his best friend (Danny Comden, Sol Goode) and the annoyance of her sister (Rhea Seehorn, The Starter Wife). The fluffy romantic comedy had a lot of charms, featured a wide array of guest stars (Robert Englund, Brooke Shields, Cybill Shepherd, Steven Weber, Susan Sullivan, Penny Marshall, Nick Lachey, Joan Rivers, etc.) and seemed like a shoo-in to get a second season order, but it was abruptly canceled at the end of season, leaving a cliffhanger unresolved. Yet the always-abysmal "According to Jim" is STILL on the air... which goes to show that there's really no justice in the world.

The first clip includes promos for "Pilot," "The Second Date" (with Jim Belushi), "The Smarty Party," "The Musical," "Weekend Away," "All About Evil" (with Robert Englund), "The Last Action Queero" (with Steven Weber), "Alex Misses the Boat," "Meet the Parent" (with Susan Sullivan) and "The Greatest Christmas Story Ever Told."

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This second video includes promos for "Party of Two," "Poison Ivy" (with Brooke Shields), "Winner and Losers and Whiners and Boozers (1 & 2)" (with Cybill Shepherd & Marlee Matlin), "The Peck-Peck," "8 Simple Rules for Dating a Celebrity," "Friends in Low Places," "Drama Queen" and "I'm Not with Her" (with Nick Lachey).

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And finally, here's two brief bloopers from the show, including one with Alex's frequently seen gaggle of dogs...

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Less Than Perfect promos & bloopers

2009-09-15T22:00:00.002-05:00

Yes, I realize this doesn't quite fit with my other recent video shares, but I have a rep for being eclectic. I love Sara Rue, loved the show and had all these clips left over from my defunct You Tube account, so here they are....

First up is an original network promo crossover with "Less Than Perfect" and "According to Jim." It's a shame that Belushi didn't keep the special gift that Rue gave him.

According to Jim/Less Than Perfect promo
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Original network promos from the season 1 episodes "Pilot," "Claude the Liar," "One Office Party Too Many" and "Claude the Heartbreaker," plus a Christmas greeting from the cast and one early season two promo with clips from first and second season episodes.

Season 1 promos
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Original network promos from the season 2 episodes "Choices," "From the Office of Will Butler," "It Takes a Pillage," "New York Evening," "Rules," "Riding in Cars with Falafel," "All About Claude," "Roomies," "Claude's Alternative Thanksgiving," "The Girl Next Door" and "Claude the Terminator."

Season 2 promos
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And finally, here's Sara Rue appearing on a blooper show, with a brief flub and a practical joke that she and Andrea Parker ("The Pretender") played on Zachary Levi ("Chuck") in the "Roomies" episode. Stupid storm warnings.

Bloopers
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You get a lot of clean with Tide

2009-09-15T20:00:00.003-05:00

So, is it dirt that went through Jimmy's jean to his underpants -- or something else that looks like dirt which leaked from his underpants to his jeans? I marked this clip 1981, but I might've screwed up. I think it's actually from 1974.

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Twilight Zone promo

2009-09-15T07:29:00.004-05:00

I think the clips in this 1959/1960 promo are from the first season episodes "Walking Distance," "Judgment Night" and "The Last Flight." God, I want the big complete boxed set of the show!

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John Wayne for the Will Rogers Institute

2009-09-15T05:57:00.003-05:00

Just taking a shot in the dark by tagging this from the '50s; I'm not really certain of the year of this classic PSA.

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The Original TGIF Lineup!

2009-09-15T05:36:00.004-05:00

Decades before Full House, Family Matters, Just the 10 of Us, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Boy Meets World, Teen Angel and the like, ABC launched "Family Night" on Friday Nights in 1970 with The Brady Bunch, Nanny & the Professor and The Partridge Family!

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Florence Henderson for Klean & Shine

2009-09-15T05:09:00.003-05:00

First Mother Brady got Klean and Shine, then she developed Wessonality! 1973.

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Be Choosey, Get Genuine Bell!

2009-09-15T04:47:00.005-05:00

'Cuz don't you know everyone wants a ginormously bulky phone, which comes complete with a cord that gets in the way (and only ONE ringtone!)! Wow, suddenly I feel like a relic (I always wanted that damned Snoopy phone!)...

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Purina Cat Chow (Chow, Chow, Chow)

2009-09-15T04:39:00.003-05:00

Okay, who are the first and last actors? And why are dancing cats so cute?

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They've got real panties in their pantyhose!

2009-09-15T04:31:00.004-05:00

It's Sheer Indulgence!

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November '78 CBS promo

2009-09-15T04:05:00.004-05:00

Promo for 60 Minutes, All in the Family ("Edith Versus the Bank"), Alice ("Who Ordered the Hot Turkey?"), Lucille Ball's TV special Lucy Comes to Nashville, and Dallas ("Act of Love"), which all aired on November 19, 1978.

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Tobor the Robot

2009-09-15T02:44:00.002-05:00

That has to be the least inventive name ever given to a toy. And in retrospect, it's a fairly lame robot too.

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Real Goodness from Kentucky Fried Chicken

2009-09-15T02:31:00.003-05:00

Back in the '70s, KFC had a full name! And real biscuits!

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Ghostly Fruity Pebbles

2009-09-15T02:21:00.005-05:00

Or is it ghastly Fruity Pebbles? They're kinda gross.

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The Wiz TV Spot

2009-09-15T01:45:00.002-05:00

I feel like I should be cracking jokes about the atrociousness of The Wiz, but all I can think to write is: RIP Michael Jackson (not that he'll be resting in peace anytime soon).

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Sandy Duncan for Wheat Thins

2009-09-15T01:01:00.004-05:00

I suppose it's better to be associated with a product like Wheat Thins than to be the spokesperson for glass eyeballs.*

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*Yes, I know Duncan doesn't really have a glass eye, it's merely a rumor... but one that's hard to ignore or forget.

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Fotomat Picture Pickup Promise

2009-09-15T00:53:00.004-05:00

Just like video killed the radio star, digital cameras killed the Fotomat booth.

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Sexual Harassment Violates You!

2009-09-15T00:29:00.003-05:00

I'm mad as hell and I'm not gonna take it anymore!! Sorry, this commercial induced a Network flashback....

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Maureen McCormick for Barbie

2009-09-15T00:17:00.002-05:00

Never one to be overshadowed by younger sister Jan, Marcia starred in her own Barbie commercial!

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Fake Jan for Rock Flowers

2009-09-15T00:01:00.005-05:00

Before gaining the moniker "Fake Jan" (she took over for Eve Plumb on "The Brady Bunch Variety Hour"), Geri Reischl starred in a series of commercials for Rock Flowers, a cousin to Barbie dolls. Interesting trivial connection: Debra Clinger was one of the Rock Flowers singers. Clinger went on to star as the Kaptain Kool and the Kongs' character Superchick in The Krofft Supershow, and also made an appearance as that character on The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (both the Supershow and Brady Bunch Hour were created by '70s TV moguls Sid & Marty Krofft).

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Eve Plumb for Barbie

2009-09-14T23:49:00.003-05:00

Before being stuck opposite "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!," Eve Plumb starred in this talking Barbie doll commercial. Ironically, Marcia starred in a Barbie commercial of her own.

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Kenner's Trailtracker

2009-09-14T23:40:00.004-05:00

Hmmm... In theory, drawing a trail for your train to track sounds like a cool idea -- but how many kids trailed it across the floors and walls? Willing to bet even more kids became frustrated when it didn't work like in the commercial...

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Jim Henson's Animal Show promo

2009-09-14T23:28:00.003-05:00

With Stinky and Jake? I have an extremely vague memory of this 1995 series, but it didn't make much of an impression... unlike the noirish Dog City, a year or two earlier.

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Female celebrities get Tickled!

2009-09-14T21:34:00.005-05:00

Why are Karen Austin, Cheryl Ladd, Margaux Hemingway, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Kim Basinger and Lynne Moody so happy about new Tickle Antiperspirant? Wow, the sexual innuendo in this pair of 1977 commercials is pretty blatant.

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Gargoyles Action Figures

2009-09-14T21:21:00.004-05:00

I really wanted to like Disney's Gargoyles, but I was so badly traumatized by the '70s movie of the week of the same name that I could never buy Gargoyles as superheroes. Or perhaps I was just too old for the cartoon. Could go either way.

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Sister, Sister x2

2009-09-14T20:53:00.005-05:00

First up, it's Tia and Tamera Mowry in 1995 bumpers for Kids WB...

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A 1995 promo for season 2 of the Mowry sisters' show, Sister Sister...

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The Great Mom Swap promo

2009-09-14T20:27:00.003-05:00

Shelley Fabares, Valerie Harper, Hillary Tuck & Lindsay-Lohan-lookalike Mary Kate Schellhardt starred in this 1995 TV movie.

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Julie Andrews introduces the motion picture code

2009-09-14T09:13:00.005-05:00

Just a spoonful of sugar helps... you understand the arbitrary movie ratings system! This clip of Julie Andrews introducing the new motion picture code (pre-ratings) is most probably from 1966.

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King Kong for Volkswagon

2009-09-14T08:44:00.006-05:00

Yes, it seems anyone can sell out, even animated characters. Here we have King Kong hawking the Volkswagon 411 4 door Sedan in a 1968 commercial.

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Elizabeth Montgomery's Bewitched by bonds!

2009-09-14T08:26:00.004-05:00

Since the dawn of TV, actors have been recruited to endorse products as characters from their shows. This one is strange in that it features Elizabeth Montgomery as herself plugging U.S. Savings Bonds... on the set of Bewitched and using magical powers. So it's Elizabeth Montgomery as herself as Samantha Stevens. And this odd identity confusion predates Victor/Victoria (and probably Myra Breckinridge)! Not certain of the date, but I'd guesstimate it was made somewhere between 1967-'69.

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Star Snacks!

2009-09-14T05:11:00.006-05:00

I have a soft spot for this cheesy Coca-Cola intermission promo, which is a pretty blatant rip-off of Star Trek... though there's some truly bizarre sexuality lurking below the surface with the lasers, the little phallic popcorn robot thing and the fizzing Coke.

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Batman '67 promo

2009-09-14T04:59:00.004-05:00

In the third season of the schlocky '60s Batman series, they brought in Yvonne Craig to play Batgirl to Adam West's Batman and Bert Ward's Robin, making "the dynamic duo" "the tremendous trio." Ratings were steadily declining, and I suppose the introduction of a female sidekick must've been the death knell -- the show was canceled at the end of the season. But Craig sure filled out her batsuit well and seemed to always be caught in odd bondage situations, so you'd think ratings would've been higher. This is a third season promo from the original ABC run of the show.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger fitness PSA

2009-09-14T03:49:00.003-05:00

Hunh, in the digital age, you never see kids outside playing anymore... which could explain the adolescent obesity problem. So remember: fitness is feeling great! (I can't believe I just sang that aloud!)

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G vs E promo

2009-09-14T03:12:00.006-05:00

G vs E (aka Good vs Evil) was another gem of a show that never stood a chance... matter of fact, USA dropped it partway into the season and the final episodes only aired on Sci-Fi, which wasn't on my cable system at the time -- so I have no idea how the show ended. Characters welcome, my ass.

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Since the idiots who made the show don't seem to care about giving it an official release, snag the entire series on The Pirate Bay!

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Ricky Martin - La Vida Loca Tour '99

2009-09-14T03:07:00.004-05:00

Well, this is gayer than I planned on going so soon after relaunching this blog (which is why I haven't posted any New Kids on the Block commercials yet), but somebody out there doubtlessly wants this 1999 Ricky Martin Pepsi commercial.... right?

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Patrick Warburton for M&Ms

2009-09-14T02:26:00.003-05:00

The M&Ms commercials are generally amusing, but the whole cannibal M&M motif in this 1999 commercial is fairly horrific!

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Clerks: The Cartoon promos

2009-09-14T02:15:00.004-05:00

Yes, the phrase is overused but it still bears repeating: Brilliant But Canceled. And canceled WAY too quickly. And the word "slackers" was even more overused. And why'd ABC cut the short Flintstones gag?

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Nervous is why there's new Soft & Dri

2009-09-14T01:57:00.004-05:00

Then-unknown actresses Charlene Tilton and scream queen P.J. Soles appear briefly in this 1977 commercial.

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Betty Buckley for Triscuits

2009-09-14T01:42:00.005-05:00

This 1976 commercial for Triscuit crackers featured a relative unknown named Betty Buckley....

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Michael Landon drug PSA

2009-09-13T21:04:00.003-05:00

Pharmacists Against Drugs? Wait, what?! That's illogical! Oh, pharmacists against drug abuse! That's very different!

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Flintstone Kids Glasses at Pizza Hut

2009-09-13T20:58:00.006-05:00

What can I say besides, "Yabba-dabba-doo!"?

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Wings promo

2009-09-13T20:05:00.004-05:00

I find it irksome that the networks frequently make really cool, original promos for shows, yet they never bother to put any of them on DVD... like this 1994 promo for "Wings" with Crystal Bernard, Steven Weber and Tim Daly.

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Shane promo with David Carradine

2009-09-13T19:19:00.006-05:00

In 1966, the 1953 film Shane got the small-screen treatment. That almost never works. For the TV series, David Carradine took over the title role and Jill Ireland played Marion. If you ever wanted to know what the boy who voiced Linus in the classic Charlie Brown specials looked like, now's your chance to see Christopher Shea as young Joey in this fall preview clip!

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Hawk promo with Burt Reynolds

2009-09-13T19:07:00.003-05:00

Before Burt Reynolds got famous, he starred in the short-lived cop show "Hawk." Here's a promo from the 1966 fall preview...

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Kodak Instant Camera with a Twist

2009-09-13T16:25:00.005-05:00

The Crank? "Brand New Day" from The Wiz? Scary-ass clowns? Was there anyone who wasn't doing drugs in the '70s? All of the people working in TV certainly were!

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The Pruitts of Southampton promo

2009-09-13T16:01:00.005-05:00

TV Guide named "The Pruitts of Southampton" (quickly re-titled "The Phyllis Diller Show") one of the worst shows of all time. Funny thing is it's charming (in a mindless, Hooterville sort of way), and the original theme song was infectious. Wish they'd release the show on DVD. But here's a fall preview promo featuring some glimpses of the pilot.

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Boy Scouts

2009-09-13T15:36:00.004-05:00

Oh no! If your son doesn't join the Boy Scouts, he's gonna get together with his buds, hang out in a dark alley and knock over garbage cans! The horror!

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Fonzie Loves Pinky

2009-09-13T15:29:00.002-05:00

ABC promo for the "Happy Days" episodes "A Shot in the Dark" and "Fonzie Loves Pinky," which aired on January 25, 1977.

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The New Chevrolet

2009-09-13T15:22:00.004-05:00

Bland commercial for Chevy's 1977 line of cars, but it stars the late stage, screen and TV veteran Jerry Orbach...

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The Adventures of Superman promo

2009-09-13T08:09:00.004-05:00

This color promo for the 1950s show "The Adventures of Superman" is presumed to be from the 1960s syndicated run, since no network is denoted and the show wasn't broadcast in color until 1965.

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The Green Hornet promos

2009-09-13T07:03:00.003-05:00

Decades before Seth Rogen was even born, The Green Hornet began on the radio and eventually moved on to movie serials before morphing into a TV series starring Bruce Lee as Kato, the titular hero's sidekick. Here's a handful of promos from '66-'67 for the show! The final clip, which is in black and white, also plugs The Time Tunnel, The Milton Berle Show and 12 O'Clock High...

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The Man from U.N.C.L.E. promos

2009-09-13T06:11:00.002-05:00

Here's two promos for the campy '60s spy series "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." with Robert Vaughn and David McCallum. The first is a rather brief, generic promo, the second is for the episode "The Test Tube Killer Affair," which debuted on September 18, 1967.

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Out of the Blue intro

2009-09-13T05:05:00.001-05:00

The best thing about the '70s sitcom "Out of the Blue" was this lengthy theme song. Frequently (and inaccurately) cited as a spin-off of "Happy Days" and/or "Mork & Mindy," the show featured future Leno writer Jimmy Brogan as an angel aptly named Random who's sent to earth by his "boss angel" (Eileen Heckart, Butterflies Are Free, The 5 Mrs. Buchanans) to look after a widow (Dixie Carter, Designing Women) and her brood of children (which included '80 movie of the week princess Tammy Lauren and frequent The Facts of Life guest star Clark Brandon). The show was almost as dismal as the quality of the sole episode I've got... but damn, this song gets stuck in your head.

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Captain & Tennille show promo

2009-09-13T04:23:00.001-05:00

"You are the sunshine of my life..." Tennille seemed to have been huffing nitrous oxide. This clip for the '77 premiere episode of the Captain and Tennille show features Marilyn McCoo, Muhammad Ali, John Byner and Joe Namath. I hope they all fired their agents.

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Puppy Chow for a full year...

2009-09-13T03:59:00.000-05:00

Wait a minute, dogs age seven years in one year. So if you're supposed to feed him puppy chow "till he's full grown," shouldn't you be feeding your dog puppy chow for two to three years? Then again, this is Sterling Holloway doing the voice-over, a guy perhaps best known for his works with Disney, so I shouldn't be looking for logic.

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Give me the Campbell Life!

2009-09-13T03:43:00.001-05:00

Crap, this song's gonna be stuck in my head... yet again. Damn Pete and his love of Campbell's Chicken Noodle O's!

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Oh, those Golden Grahams!

2009-09-13T03:32:00.000-05:00

Many cereals have a short shelf life, but it seems Golden Grahams have been around since the mid-'70s... this clip's from '77.

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The Six Million Dollar Man: Danny's Inferno

2009-09-13T03:22:00.002-05:00

Promo for the "Six Million Dollar Man" episode "Danny's Inferno," which debuted on January 23, 1977. How exactly does one "accidentally" create a thermochemical energy source?

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Coke Adds Life!

2009-09-13T02:55:00.001-05:00

Coke adds life... until you get so addicted to the caffeine in it that you exclusively drink it, become unpleasantly obese and develop diabetes. So maybe Coke steals life... but I still love the song!

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The Ant & the Grasshopper

2009-09-13T02:30:00.000-05:00

With the economy in the state it's in, I'm surprised we're not being bombarded with savings bonds commercials again... like this one, from 1977.

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Amy Grant Target Commercial

2009-09-13T02:23:00.001-05:00

If you hire a singer to do commercial endorsements, it seems logical that they'd, um, sing... which Amy Grant doesn't do in this 1998 commercial for Target.

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Sometimes you feel like a nut...

2009-09-13T02:07:00.001-05:00

Here's version 1 of this 1977 commercial for Peter Paul's Almond Joy and Mounds candy bars...

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And here's version 2, which features Almond Joy, Mounds and Milk Chocolate Mounds!

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Life's More Fun When You're Munching Fritos

2009-09-13T01:56:00.000-05:00

Perhaps I'm reading too much into this catchy 1976 jingle, but I vividly remember getting a bag of Fritos out of a vending machine while my grandfather was in the hospital dying. The family was all together, but the chips certainly didn't make life more fun.

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New Gravy Train

2009-09-13T01:47:00.000-05:00

We have June Lockhart and an assortment of dogs -- but no Collies?! Furthermore, how would Lockhart know that it's "a big improvement in taste?" Did she sample the old Gravy Train and compare or is she just taking the writer's word for it? I don't know what the makers of this 1977 commercial could've possibly been thinking (or drinking!).

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Mom Brings Del Monte Home!

2009-09-13T01:39:00.000-05:00

When Bill Cosby wasn't busy hawking Jello Pudding in the '70s, I guess he was eating Del Monte vegetables...

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Gentlemen Prefer Hanes

2009-09-13T01:30:00.001-05:00

The jingle in this commercial has been rattling around in my head for decades... though there were several variations of the lyrics in the different commercials from this late '70s womens' Hanes campaign.

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Support Can Be Beautiful Bra!

2009-09-13T01:23:00.002-05:00

If only this tease would have shut her mouth and showed us her boobs, this cheesetastic 1977 commercial might've been more memorable... Wait a minute. Didn't I see both the actress and the set on an episode of Three's Company?

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Carnation Instant Milk

2009-09-12T23:41:00.001-05:00

Hmmm... unintentional Mama's Family reunion here with the last commercial, which featured Ken Berry. Here's Vicki Lawrence hawking Carnation Instant Milk in 1977.

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Kinney: The Great American Shoe Store

2009-09-12T23:31:00.000-05:00

Ken Berry isn't sure if he's starring in a Kinney Shoes commercial or The Music Man in this 1976 clip...

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Have a Pepsi Day

2009-09-12T23:13:00.001-05:00

It was a prerequisite for many years for commercials to have catchy jingles... which is why people still remember Brylcream. Then again, there's no chance Pepsi will be forgotten any time soon...

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Future Cop/Three's Company promo

2009-09-12T23:06:00.002-05:00

Promo for the "Future Cop" episode "Girl on a Ledge" and the "Three's Company" episode "No Children, No Dogs," which aired on April 7, 1977. The "Three's Company" theme that underscores the clip is from the unaired pilot episode(s).

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The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries

2009-09-12T22:58:00.001-05:00

Here's a January '77 promo for the debut of The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries with Parker Stevenson, Shaun Cassidy and Pamela Sue Martin!

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Canada Dry Ginger Ale (It's Not Too Sweet)

2009-09-12T22:42:00.001-05:00

What do Aldo Ray, Broderick Crawford and Jack Palance have in common (other than the fact you wouldn't want to meet any of them in a dark alley!)? This 1977 commercial for Canada Dry Ginger Ale. Who knew any of them could sing? Wait a minute, they couldn't...

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I Dream of Jeannie Lexxus Commercial

2008-01-28T16:06:00.001-06:00

This 1999 Lexxus commercial features Barbara Eden reprising her famous role from "I Dream of Jeannie." I'm not sure why it turned out so pixely... or why Eden never seems to age!

AT&T Commercial - My Favorite Martian

2008-01-28T15:18:00.001-06:00

Here's an AT&T Commercial from the mid-90s featuring David Kaufman as a telephone operator and Ray Walston basically reprising his role as Uncle Martin from the classic series "My Favorite Martian."

Amiga Commodore Computers Commercials

2008-01-28T14:57:00.000-06:00

These two commercials from 1987 for Amiga Computers feature a variety of celebrities and a familiar musical score.

Aliens in the Family Promos

2008-01-28T14:42:00.000-06:00

They don't get much more obscure than this. "Aliens in the Family" was a sitcom that aired on TGIF with "Muppets Tonight" for precisely two weeks in early 1996. It surfaced a few months later on Saturday mornings where the 5 or so additional episodes were broadcast, and it aired again on Saturday mornings on The Odyssey Channel (which has since become The Hallmark Channel). From Jim Henson Productions, the show was a strange amalgam of "Dinosaurs" and "The Brady Bunch." Here's a TGIF bumper and a commercial.

Lava Soap Commercial

2008-01-28T14:35:00.000-06:00

This came off of a tape from 1983, I think (though it may have aired earlier). Unlike their memorable "We'll Lave You Clean" campaign, this one's sort of bland.

Full Force for B.A.D.D.

2008-01-28T14:05:00.000-06:00

There's nothing funnier than forgotten bands and actors doing PSAs about drug use. Most of 'em probably lost their careers because of drugs. This one is from Black Artists Against Drugs (obviously this was before 'African American' became the accepted term) and features rappers Full Force. I googled the organization and came up empty. I believe this clip is from 1989 (though I could be mistaken).

La-Z-Boy Recliners

2008-01-28T13:49:00.000-06:00

This late '90s commercial for La-Z-Boy Recliners shows exactly how lazy raccoons can be (I had a few as beloved pets when I was a kid).

Fresh Step Commercial

2008-01-28T13:39:00.000-06:00

There may have been others, but this is the first television commercial for Fresh Step Cat Litter that I remember. I'm relatively certain the clip is from 1986.

Chef Boyardee Hamburger Italiano Commercial

2008-01-28T12:59:00.000-06:00

Though hardly memorable, this 1989 Chef Boyardee commercial features a cute claymated meatball... with an annoyingly bad accent.

Angels in the Endzone TV Spots

2008-01-28T12:50:00.000-06:00

Here's a couple promos for the 1997 made-for-TV film ANGELS IN THE ENDZONE, the sequel to the popular ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD. Christopher Lloyd reprises his role and Matthew Lawrence stars.

Epic Intro....

2008-01-28T12:48:00.000-06:00

I have an epic video collection. I'm not talking 4 or 5 hundred, I'm talking 4 or 5 thousand videotapes.... probably more, I haven't accurately inventoried in years. Makes you wanna date me, doesn't it? What's more, the bulk of them are recordings from television (I've gradually sold off my store bought ones when they hit DVD). Unfortunately I was stupid, and sometime in the mid '90s I foolishly recorded over the bulk of my '80s tapes. Wish I knew then... Around the time of my tape-overs, I got tired of all of the shows I loved getting canceled and never being seen again, so I started taping them. Then it became an obsession to preserve TV shows, so I started recording anything I might then, or at any point in the future, have an interest in. Man, that adds up to millions of recordings really quickly. And it just goes to prove what a hopeless dork I am.

A few years ago, right before You Tube exploded, I began scouring old tapes for footage I could upload. And it was quite a collection I had on that site. Then You Tube became popular. And popularity means more exposure. And more exposure means you're gonna get kicked off the site sooner or later. I branched out to other video sharing sites and contributed heftily to Retro Junk (where many of my shares still reside, though I'm not credited for any of 'em), but for the most part, I haven't uploaded anything in quite some time.

I've stated endlessly that if something is readably available for purchase, I understand why companies attempt to keep it from being freely distributed online. And I do try to comply with that (not to say I've never up/downloaded something that's in print, but it's certainly not an everyday thing). But when it's something obscure that hasn't been seen in years and would otherwise never be seen again, I certainly don't see the harm; it's not as if people on You Tube or any of the like video sites are profiting. It's not bootlegging, it's film preservation -- and it baffles me why that's considered a crime, it's utterly victimless. Plus I have strong doubts that something like a network promo for "Murphy Brown" and "Designing Women" that ran for one week in 1988 (the clip that ultimately got me kicked off You Tube) was ever actually submitted for a copyright. Finding, converting and uploading this crap is always hard work to boot...

Anyway, it occurred to me that I wanted to get some of those videos back online. Like I need yet another project. But I have a lot of clips still on an old hard drive, a few that never even made it online, and I wisely burned all of the clips to DVDs and then transfered them to the computer. To hell with You Tube, Blogger's faster anyway. Most of what I've got are old TV commercials/promos and movie trailers, but who knows what you might find here. There's some '70s and '80s stuff but the biggest chunk is from the '90s (though I do have some true classic rarities from the '50s & '60s that'll probably show up here eventually). So without further adieu...