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  • WCBS, Picture for a Sunday Afternoon Outro, WXRK Commercial - Duration: 42 seconds.

    • 2 weeks ago
    • 204 views
    WXRK ( K-Rock) hadn't been around for very long when this commercial aired on WCBS in late 1985. That ad is preceded by the short outro for the Picture for a Sunday Afternoon. No rights held or imp...
  • WNEW Movie Promo, "Magic" - Duration: 32 seconds.

    • 2 weeks ago
    • 73 views
    Here's a promo from NYC's channel 5 for a 1985 airing of "Magic" with Anthony Hopkins and Ann-Margret. No rights held or implied. (If you'd like this video removed for copyright reasons, please con...
  • WNBC Cinema 4 Glitch, Please Stand By, April 1986 - Duration: 84 seconds.

    • 2 weeks ago
    • 128 views
    Who doesn't love some light jazz with their technical difficulties? This was recorded either 1985 or '86, I don't have my notes handy. No rights held or implied. (If you'd like this video removed f...
  • Ritz Thrift Shop Commercial, Million Dollar Movie Card - Duration: 44 seconds.

    • 2 weeks ago
    • 46 views
    I know this long-running NYC ad is already elsewhere on YT, but I figured I'd add it just because I'd like to have it on my channel and also because it leads right into a cool WOR "Million Dollar M...
  • Krass Bros. Commercial, Ben Pops his Top - Duration: 12 seconds.

    • 2 weeks ago
    • 45 views
    Ol' Ben is living up to his name again, here doing some kind of Dolly Parton riff until POP goes the little weasel. No rights held or implied. (If you'd like this video removed for copyright reason...
  • "Hamelin" Commercial, 1985 - Duration: 31 seconds.

    • 2 weeks ago
    • 24 views
    This musical looks atrocious. There's a tepid NY Times review to be found online which, having only endured the ad and not the whole show, still seems awfully generous. No rights held or implied. (...
  • Olds Connection Commercial, Tim Allen, 1984 - Duration: 31 seconds.

    • 1 month ago
    • 54 views
    It's a young Tool Man, Tim Allen before he was famous (and before he grew into his pants), in this Oldsmobile ad from 1984, taken from a Philadelphia station. No rights held or implied. (If you'd l...
  • New Jersey Network Promo, "Golden Boys of Bandstand" 1986 - Duration: 32 seconds.

    • 1 month ago
    • 31 views
    From the New Jersey Network, June of 1986, here's a promo for "On Stage at Wolftrap," with the Golden Boys of Bandstand--namely Fabian, Bobby Rydell and Frankie Avalon. Ah, what harmony! Hoofah. N...
  • Meadowlands Racing Commercial 2, June 1984 - Duration: 30 seconds.

    • 1 month ago
    • 15 views
    From June 21-23 (Thu-Sat) 1984, here's the second of two ads for the U.S. Hot Rod, Truck Pull and Mud Racing Championships at the Byrne Meadowlands Arena. Recorded from a WCBS Late Show. No rights ...
  • Meadowlands Racing Commercial 1, June 1984 - Duration: 32 seconds.

    • 1 month ago
    • 16 views
    From June 21-23 (Thu-Sat) 1984, here's the first of two ads for the U.S. Hot Rod, Truck Pull and Mud Racing Championships at the Byrne Meadowlands Arena. Recorded from a WCBS Late Show. No rights h...
  • WTAF Promo, "Dream Girl USA" Auditions, 1986 - Duration: 31 seconds.

    • 1 month ago
    • 53 views
    From WTAF channel 29, here are your Philadelphia-area "Dream Girl USA" auditions, June 1986. Now these gals are probably Dream Moms, or perhaps even Dream Grandmas. No rights held or implied. (If y...
  • I'll be uploading more cool stuff soon--in the meantime, you can check out a list of the latest New York City station additions to the Hugo Faces movie archive at http://oldtvads.blogspot.com/2015/03/movies-with-commerci... ...

  • WABC Saturday NIght Movie Bits, 1984 - Duration: 43 seconds.

    • 1 month ago
    • 122 views
    Here are some WABC (New York City's channel 7) Saturday Night Movie clips taken from a showing of "The Hindenburg," September 9th 1984. Includes Charles Durning bio, bump and title card with upcomi...
  • WOR EBS, January 1987, Girls Club PSA - Duration: 71 seconds.

    • 1 month ago
    • 217 views
    Here's an Emergency Broadcast System test from WOR (New York City's channel 9) which aired in late January 1987. This is followed by a ten-second spot for the Girls Club of America. No rights held ...
  • USA Network Night Flight Promo - Duration: 31 seconds.

    • 1 month ago
    • 35 views
    This USA promo for Night Flight (now in stereo!) appears to be from 1984, but there's not much on this tape to judge the date by unless someone out there is able to pin down this specific airing. T...
  • I've found some cool stuff recently--another full sign-off from WNEW with Lou Steele reading the headlines (preceded by a gonorrhea PSA!), some other interesting PSA's, and a WCBS airing of "Bang the Drum Slowly" as part of their "Early Show" movie offerings...

  • Harrow's Commercial, Memorial Day 1986 - Duration: 31 seconds.

    • 1 month ago
    • 31 views
    The Christmas stuff is stashed away for the time being, and now it's time for Harrow's to unpack their adjectives for the "Spectacular Memorial Day Super Sale." Me, I'm counting the days until Chri...
  • WNEW, August 1985: NightCast (Jim Ryan), Koch Ad - Duration: 104 seconds.

    • 1 month ago
    • 100 views
    From WNEW (New York City's channel 5), August 1985, here's Jim Ryan with a NightCast news brief. Then there's an ad for Ed Koch, with real New Yorkers, including the folks of Sam and Joe's Meat Mar...
  • WNBC News, September 1984 - Duration: 75 seconds.

    • 1 month ago
    • 147 views
    From September 1984, here are bits and pieces of WNBC (New York City's channel 4) news including Al Roker doing some weather and then a glitch as they sign off. No rights held or implied. (If you'd...
  • WOR: "Batman" Promo, Cannon Open - Duration: 26 seconds.

    • 1 month ago
    • 89 views
    I don't have my notes handy so I'm not sure if this is from 1984 or 1985. I was just gonna do the brief "Batman" promo, but it went right into the Cannon open and since that show hasn't been on in ...
  • "Hot Moves" Commercial, 1984 - Duration: 31 seconds.

    • 1 month ago
    • 48 views
    Recorded off WPIX (NYC's channel 11) on November 19, 1984, here's the commercial for "Hot Moves," which went on to a surprise win of the Palme d'Or at Cannes. (Before I get humorlessly enlightened ...
  • WNEW promo, The Long Beach Story - Duration: 16 seconds.

    • 2 months ago
    • 98 views
    From a Channel 5 Movie Club showing of "Tora! Tora! Tora!," here's a brief promo for a show about Long Beach followed by a C5MC bump. No rights held or implied. (If you'd like this video removed fo...
  • Satellite Program Network - Duration: 54 seconds.

    • 2 months ago
    • 83 views
    Here are some brief random bits from the Satellite Program Network. Of the hundreds of old movies I have on VHS, there is only one recorded from SPN, so this stuff seems pretty hard to find. The "A...
  • WNEW, "'Hollywood's Finest' Not Seen Tonight" - Duration: 10 seconds.

    • 2 months ago
    • 92 views
    Here's a quick WNEW card and Tom Gregory voice-over telling you that the crummy black-and-white movie you were hoping to fall asleep to won't be seen tonight. No rights held or implied. (If you'd l...
  • "T-Force" PSA, Mr. T, Mayor Ed Koch - Duration: 31 seconds.

    • 2 months ago
    • 47 views
    Mr. T greatly dislikes housing discrimination, and has Ed Koch to back him up in this NYC Fair Housing Task Force Public Service Announcement (recorded December 1984). No rights held or implied. (I...
  • WNEW, Big Apple Movie Open and Bumps - Duration: 31 seconds.

    • 2 months ago
    • 195 views
    Here's a slightly clipped Big Apple Movie open from WNEW, New York City's channel 5, along with two bumps, one of which shows the movie title ("The Blue Knight"). I think it's missing about seven s...
  • Tang Commercial, Danny Masterson, 1985 - Duration: 30 seconds.

    • 2 months ago
    • 391 views
    Recorded in late January 1985, this ad has little Danny Masterson flying his Space Shuttle Challenger and enjoying some Tang. Given the time of year this aired, it may have been filmed in '84. No ...
  • Shell Barn Commercial, Rocky Graziano (WPIX Channel 11 Film Festival) - Duration: 39 seconds.

    • 2 months ago
    • 60 views
    You guys know Rocky Graziano likes a nice glass of ice-cold beer, right? After a Channel 11 Film Festival bump, Rocky introduces us to Arnie, owner of Shell Barn in Lawrence on Long Island, for all...
  • Two Words: Neon Sax. - Duration: 31 seconds.

    • 2 months ago
    • 24 views
    The product in this ad is irrelevant. The point of this upload is to show that the 80's were awful. All the old commercials filled with neon were bad enough. The ones with some overgelled, Ray-Ban ...
  • Vaseline Commercial, "Hands Across America," 1986 - Duration: 31 seconds.

    • 2 months ago
    • 61 views
    We're coming up on the 30th anniversary (May 26th, 1986) of "Hands Across America," so here's a Vaseline ad touting the event. That's familiar character actor Garrett Brown in there as a farmer. No...
  • WPIX Promo, INN Special "Terror and Hope: The Year 1985" - Duration: 30 seconds.

    • 2 months ago
    • 86 views
    From WPIX, New York City's channel 11, here's a promo for an Independent Network News special, "Terror and Hope: The Year 1985." No rights held or implied. (If you'd like this video removed for cop...
  • Babycise Commercial by Matchbox, 1986 - Duration: 31 seconds.

    • 2 months ago
    • 29 views
    For Mother's Day, here's an exercise program for you health-conscious moms to help get all that unsightly baby fat off your... baby. I think I have a better-looking version of this on another compi...
  • Carvel Commercial, Mother's Day - Duration: 31 seconds.

    • 2 months ago
    • 48 views
    I'm sure this is on YT already, but I wanted it here. Happy Mother's Day! Recorded in '84. No rights held or implied. (If you'd like this video removed for copyright reasons, please contact me rath...
  • More Home Movies of Mom (for Mother's Day 2016) - Duration: 98 seconds.

    • 2 months ago
    • 22 views
    Here's mom holding me, sometime in 1969. (Dad of course had to get a shot of the new car, too). Then some shots in the pool, with mom doing her somersaults--not an unfamiliar sight on a summer day...
  • Home Movies of Mom (for Mother's Day 2016) - Duration: 2 minutes, 3 seconds.

    • 2 months ago
    • 37 views
    Just a handful of scenes of my lovely mom from our family's home movies of the 50's and 60's. I was going to add the sound of a projector, but I practically hear that in my head when I watch these ...
  • Cooper Hewitt Museum, WNEW Card and Commercial, 1984/85 - Duration: 39 seconds.

    • 2 months ago
    • 47 views
    Here's a muddy-looking card from August 1984, recorded off WNEW (New York City's channel 5), touting an NYC skyscraper exhibit at the Cooper Hewitt Museum. That's followed by an ad for the museum t...
  • WNEW Movie bump, Pathmark Commercial - Duration: 39 seconds.

    • 2 months ago
    • 240 views
    From the last week of August 1984, here's a WNEW (New York City's channel 5) movie bump for "Jezebel," followed by an ad for Pathmark, which was celebrating its "Sweet 16." I think the fireworks in...
  • WOR 9 News Update (Sara Lee Kessler), April 1985 - Duration: 64 seconds.

    • 2 months ago
    • 238 views
    From the last week of April, 1985, here's a WOR (NYC's Channel 9) news update with Sara Lee Kessler. No rights held or implied. (If you'd like this video removed for copyright reasons, please conta...
  • National Catalogue Distributors Commercial - Duration: 31 seconds.

    • 2 months ago
    • 36 views
    This tacky twosome peddled their crummy wares during a WOR (NYC's channel 9) late-night movie in 1984. No rights held or implied. (If you'd like this video removed for copyright reasons, please con...
  • "Walking the Edge," 1985 Commercial - Duration: 31 seconds.

    • 3 months ago
    • 33 views
    I've seen the trailer for this B movie on YouTube, but not the commercial, so here it is. According to online sources, this was released in January of 1985, but I'm pretty sure this was recorded as...
  • Repo Auto Warehouse Auction Commercial, Bronx - Duration: 33 seconds.

    • 3 months ago
    • 65 views
    I can't wait for someone to tell me the story on this guy. I've made a lot of trades recently so I don't quite remember, but I feel like I've just come across an earlier ad featuring him, before he...
  • WNBC, Cinema 4 Open - Duration: 26 seconds.

    • 3 months ago
    • 181 views
    Here's a short WNBC (New York City's channel 4) People's Court promo followed by the Cinema 4 open. This was recorded in the mid-eighties but the open, which was played before a late-night movie, i...
  • WOR, 4 O'clock Movie Open, 70's - Duration: 31 seconds.

    • 3 months ago
    • 214 views
    This WOR (New York City's channel 9) Four O'clock Movie open is from a September 17th, 1984 airing of "Love in the Afternoon," but it's the intro I remember from my 70's childhood. No rights held o...
  • Grand Prospect Hall Commercial - Duration: 31 seconds.

    • 3 months ago
    • 350 views
    I believe this Commercial for the Grand Prospect Hall in Brooklyn is elsewhere on YouTube, but I love it so much I had to have it on my channel. The camerawork, the accents, everything. I was delig...
  • Vikkiflex, Vikki LaMotta Exercise Program, 1985 - Duration: 2 minutes, 1 second.

    • 3 months ago
    • 418 views
    Recorded in late November 1985, here's the late Vikki LaMotta (Jake's ex, of course) selling her exercise... stick. I have found zero references to this online, so I'm guessing very few folks shell...
  • WABC, Michael Rennie Bio, MB Juvenile Furniture, 1985 - Duration: 61 seconds.

    • 3 months ago
    • 49 views
    Recorded May of 1985, here's a WABC (New York City's channel 7) biography of actor Michael Rennie. That's followed by an ad for MB Juvenile Furniture, with mascot Stinky the Stork or whatever he wa...
  • Henry Behr's Baby Stores Commercial - Duration: 30 seconds.

    • 3 months ago
    • 23 views
    This semi-animated ad was recorded in 1984 but looks a lot older. Especially that gal's fro. No rights held or implied. (If you'd like this video removed for copyright reasons, please contact me r...
  • New York's Lottery Commercial, Cop and Waitress - Duration: 31 seconds.

    • 3 months ago
    • 84 views
    Recorded in August of 1984, here's the lotto story of Captain Robert Cunningham, who asked his regular server Phyllis Penzo to pick half the numbers and they ended up hitting it big. No rights held...
  • WABC, Dana Andrews Biography, 1986 - Duration: 31 seconds.

    • 3 months ago
    • 110 views
    From February 1986, here's a biography of Dana Andrews that aired during the WABC Late Movie "A Wing and a Prayer." No rights held or implied. (If you'd like this video removed for copyright reason...
  • WPIX, Short Honeymooners Promo - Duration: 11 seconds.

    • 3 months ago
    • 105 views
    Come on out, Harvey! This was recorded in November of 1984. No rights held or implied. (If you'd like this video removed for copyright reasons, please contact me rather than notifying YouTube, I wi...
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