783 SPOTS
| Year | Spot | Len |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | CBS 'Simon & Simon' Promo - Thursday at 9 After 'Magnum' on Channel 2 (1983)A CBS promo for Simon & Simon, Thursday night at 9 following Magnum, on Channel 2. CBS not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1980s | CBS Premiere Week Promo - 'AfterMASH' Debut + 'Emerald Point N.A.S.' Premiere (1983)A CBS Premiere Week promo: a one-hour debut of AfterMASH and the two-hour premiere of Emerald Point N.A.S., Monday at 8/7 Central. CBS not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1980s | CBS 'After M*A*S*H' Promo - 'Hearing Is Believing' - Premieres Monday, Sept. 26 (1983)A short CBS promo, 'Hearing is believing', for the premiere of AfterMASH on Monday, September 26. CBS not on YouTube yet | :11 |
| 1980s | Mountain Dew - 'Dew It to It' - Vintage 1983 TV CommercialMountain Dew's 'Dew it to it' spot for the lemon-lime soft drink. | :30 |
| 1980s | NBC Fall Promo - Sunday Night at the Movies Card (1983)NBC fall promotion that features the NBC Sunday Night at the Movies card with a cast of punk and business-suit characters set to a repeating 'confident' chant. | :27 |
| 1980s | NBC 'We Got It Made' Promo - Premieres September 8 (1983)NBC promo for the sitcom We Got It Made, in which two roommates argue over whether they need a maid. Premieres September 8th. | :20 |
| 1980s | NBC '33 Primetime Emmy Nominations' Promo - Picked NBC (1983)NBC touts its Emmy haul: 33 primetime Emmy nominations this year, because the people who give out the nominations 'picked NBC'. | :27 |
| 1980s | NBC 'For Love and Honor' Promo - Fridays This Fall (1983)NBC promo for the military drama For Love and Honor: 'What would a woman do for love? For honor?' Fridays this fall. | :19 |
| 1980s | NBC 'Manimal' Promo - Fridays This Fall (1983)NBC promo for Manimal, with a warning to the people of Dallas that Friday night is wrapped up. 'Manimal is coming. Fridays this fall on NBC.' | :30 |
| 1980s | NBC 'The A-Team' Promo - Tuesday Nights, 'What Cool Really Is' (1983)NBC promotes The A-Team on Tuesday nights, with a narrator who used to think the Fonz was cool but now prefers programming like the A-Team. | :20 |
| 1980s | Showtime in September 1985 Monthly Preview - Honeymooners, Pointer Sisters (1985)Showtime's monthly preview for September, rolling through the month's lineup including The Honeymooners Lost Episodes, Pointer Sisters in Paris, Harry Anderson, Paper Chase, Teachers, Best Defense and Once Upon a Time in America. | :120 |
| 1980s | Showtime 'Excitement Tonight' Schedule Card - Gallagher, The Mother Lode (1985)Showtime's Excitement Tonight schedule card lists the evening's films and specials, including Gallagher: Over Your Head at 2:45 and The Mother Lode (PG) at 3:45, with all times Eastern and Pacific. | :29 |
| 1980s | TV Guide - 'That's Entertainment' Jingle - Vintage 1984 TV CommercialA TV Guide jingle built around 'That's entertainment'. TV Guide not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1980s | Win, Lose or Draw - 1988 TV Show PromoA 1988 promotional spot for the game show 'Win, Lose or Draw,' which ran from 1987 to 1990 in both daytime and syndicated nighttime versions, originally hosted by Vicki Lawrence and Bert Convy. | :29 |
| 1980s | WDIV Channel 4 'The Enemy Below' Promo - Sunday Night Movie at 11:45 (1983)WDIV promotes the Sunday Night Movie: Robert Mitchum is the battleship commander and Kurt Jurgens the submarine captain in The Enemy Below, Sunday at 11:45 on Channel 4. | :11 |
| 1980s | WGN 'The Mother Lode' Promo - Charlton Heston, Tuesday 7 PM (Short Version) (1986)A short WGN Channel 9 promo for the movie The Mother Lode starring Charlton Heston, airing Tuesday at 7 PM. | :11 |
| 1980s | WGN War Week Promo - 'The Victors' Tomorrow Night 11:30 (1986)As War Week continues, WGN Channel 9 promotes the movie The Victors, airing tomorrow night at 11:30. | :12 |
| 1980s | WGN 'The Mother Lode' Promo - Charlton Heston Broadcast Premiere, Tuesday 7 PM (Long Version) (1986)WGN Channel 9 promotes the broadcast premiere of The Mother Lode starring Charlton Heston, Tuesday at 7 PM. | :38 |
| 1980s | WKBD TV 50 'Fame' Promo - Tonight at 7 (1984)WKBD TV 50 promotes the series Fame, tonight at 7. | :29 |
| 1980s | WKBD TV 50 'The Greek Tycoon' Promo - Monday Night (1984)WKBD TV 50 promotes the movie The Greek Tycoon, airing Monday night, following the Sunday Afternoon Movie. | :29 |
| 1980s | TV 50 Promo - 'Solid Gold' Tonight at 8 on WKBD (1984)Promo for the music countdown show Solid Gold, running one hour with a lineup of top musical guests and an 'ABC Then and Now' segment. 'Tonight at 8 on TV 50.' | :30 |
| 1980s | TV 50 Promo - 'The Noon Hour' Begins January 23 with Bob Newhart and I Love Lucy (1984)Promo for TV 50's new Noon Hour lineup starting January 23rd: Bob Newhart at 12:00 and I Love Lucy at 12:30. | :30 |
| 1980s | TV 50 Promo - 'Blood Feud' Kennedy vs. Hoffa Miniseries, Coming February 7 (1984)Promo for a special two-part, four-hour presentation about the ten-year battle between Jimmy Hoffa and Robert F. Kennedy, called Blood Feud, coming February 7th to the 8 O'Clock Movie on TV 50. | :60 |
| 1980s | WWJ Newsradio 95 AM and WWJ-FM 97 - News and Music for Detroit - Vintage 1984 TV CommercialA listener describes turning to WWJ Newsradio 95 for news and information 24 hours a day, and to WWJ-FM 97 for easy listening music when he needs to relax. | :29 |
| 1986 | AT&T International Long Distance 'Stationed Overseas' - Vintage 1986 TV CommercialA newly engaged couple faces 18 months apart — 'saying goodbye is never easy, but with AT&T International Long Distance, it's easy to say hello.' A 10-minute call to Japan averages 95 cents a minute. | :30 |
| 1986 | Cinemax 'Brazil' Film Discovery of the Month Promo - Monday (1986)Cinemax promotes Brazil as 'this month's Cinemax film discovery,' one of the most critically acclaimed and controversial movies of the decade, set in a place where bureaucracy rules. The film airs Monday on Cinemax. | :60 |
| 1986 | Cinemax 'Used Cars' Promo - Thursday Night (1986)Cinemax promo for the comedy Used Cars: 'Get set for explosive comedy when two rivals in the used car business compete head on.' It airs Thursday night on Cinemax. | :29 |
| 1986 | Cinemax 'The Max Headroom Christmas Special' Promo - December 19 (1986)Max Headroom pitches his own holiday special in this Cinemax promo: 'The Max Headroom Christmas Special premieres December 19th on Cinemax.' | :29 |
| 1986 | Cinemax Summer 1986 Lineup Promo with Max Headroom - Mondo Madness, Teen Wolf, Commando (1986)Max Headroom runs down Cinemax's summer lineup: Max's Mondo Madness in July, a Chuck Norris festival, and in August Teen Wolf, Commando, Volunteers and The Max Headroom Show. Cinemax not on YouTube yet | :79 |
| 1986 | Cinemax 'Beyond the Screen: The Terminator' Featurette (1986)A Cinemax behind-the-scenes featurette on The Terminator, with clips and a look at how the film was made, ending with "The Terminator. This month on Cinemax." Cinemax not on YouTube yet | :348 |
| 1986 | Cinemax 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome' Promo - Tomorrow Night at 11 (1986)Cinemax promotes Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, tomorrow night at 11:00, 10:00 Central. Cinemax not on YouTube yet | :60 |
| 1986 | Cinemax 'Max's Mondo Madness' Promo with Max Headroom - Late Saturdays in July (1986)Max Headroom hosts Max's Mondo Madness, a run of cult oddities late on Saturday nights in July on Cinemax. Cinemax not on YouTube yet | :50 |
| 1986 | Cinemax 'Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment' Comedy Special Promo - Friday 9 PM (1986)Cinemax promotes its comedy experiment Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment, Friday night at 9:00, 8:00 Central. Cinemax not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1986 | Cinemax Sessions 'Fats Domino and Friends' Concert Promo (1986)Cinemax Sessions presents Fats Domino and Friends, a rock and roll concert special on Cinemax. Cinemax not on YouTube yet | :35 |
| 1986 | Coty Wild Musk 'Got Change for a Dollar?' - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial'Got change for a dollar?' 'Why?' 'Because I want to see what you see in me.' It must be the musk — Coty Wild Musk, and Musk for Men. | :16 |
| 1986 | De Beers 'A Diamond Is Forever' Train Platform - Vintage 1986 TV CommercialA misty train-platform reunion set to 'sometimes it's hard to say just what you feel inside' — De Beers, a diamond is forever. | :30 |
| 1986 | Harris Bank 'Santa's Mail-Order Operation' - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial (Chicago)Santa's workshop as 'one of the largest mail-order businesses in the world' — a Chicago Harris Bank holiday spot ending on 'Happy Holidays. The Harris — move up to the Banking Lion.' | :30 |
| 1986 | Illinois State Lottery 'Give Them a Dream' Holiday - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial'This year you can give someone more than just another present — you can give them a dream. And you can keep some of that dream for yourself.' Illinois Lottery tickets as stocking stuffers. | :30 |
| 1986 | Kodacolor VR-G 200 'The Color of Life' - Vintage 1986 TV CommercialKodak's new Kodacolor VR-G film billboard and spot — stained-glass windows and 'the color of life.' VR-G was 1986's big film launch. | :42 |
| 1986 | Kodak Supralife Batteries 'Go for the Gold' Launch - Vintage 1986 TV CommercialKodak enters the battery wars — Supralife lasts longer than ordinary batteries, 'and only Supralife has a real gold tip to ensure the best contact. Settle for the ordinary, or go for the gold.' | :31 |
| 1986 | Kodak VR35 K40 Camera - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial'Introducing the affordable K40 from Kodak. 35 millimeter? It's easy.' Kodak's push to make 35mm point-and-shoot simple. | :17 |
| 1986 | Le Jardin de Max Factor 'Romance Is Back in Style' - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial'They say romance is back in style. I say it never went out.' Le Jardin de Max Factor, the incurably romantic fragrance. | :15 |
| 1986 | Something Wild Trailer - Melanie Griffith & Jeff Daniels (1986)Jonathan Demme's 'something different, something daring, something dangerous' — opening November 7, 1986. This trailer dates the broadcast to the night before. | :35 |
| 1986 | NBC Christmas Eve Lineup Promo - Highway to Heaven, Gimme a Break (1986)NBC's promo for its Wednesday, December 24, 1986 lineup — Michael Landon's Jonathan teaches a modern-day Scrooge a lesson on Highway to Heaven, plus Gimme a Break. 'Wrap up your Christmas Eve with love.' | :21 |
| 1986 | Amy Grant 'Headin' Home for the Holidays' McDonald's Billboard (1986)NBC sponsor billboard — 'Amy Grant, Headin' Home for the Holidays, has been sponsored in part by McDonald's.' | :12 |
| 1986 | NBC Promo - Today's 1987 Outlook, ALF's White Christmas, Amazing Stories Santa (1986)Bryant Gumbel and Jane Pauley tease the week on Today ('the financial outlook for '87'), then tomorrow night: ALF learns he won't have a white Christmas, and Santa gets arrested on Amazing Stories — 'will the real Kris Kringle please stand up?' | :34 |
| 1986 | NBC 'The Sound of Music' Promo - Next Sunday (1986)'The music that moved the world's heart to song' — NBC promotes its holiday airing of The Sound of Music with Julie Andrews, next Sunday (December 28, 1986). | :21 |
| 1986 | NBC 'Hill Street Blues' Tuesday Promo (1986)'Tuesday on Hill Street, Frank investigates his father's death... I found the gun you hid downstairs.' Hill Street Blues, now on Tuesday. | :10 |
| 1986 | NBC Bumper - 'Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna Will Continue' (1986)The mid-movie NBC bumper — 'Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna will continue following these messages.' | :11 |
| 1986 | NBC Wednesday Promo - Gimme a Break, St. Elsewhere (1986)NBC's Wednesday tease — Gimme a Break, 'then on St. Elsewhere, will Ehrlich win Lucy? That could go either way... and live to regret it.' | :20 |
| 1986 | NBC5 Bumper - Gary Busey Joins Johnny Tonight (1986)Five seconds of 1986 late-night plumbing: 'Actor Gary Busey joins Johnny tonight at 10:30.' | :05 |
| 1986 | NBC Bumper - 'Anastasia Continues' Amy Irving, Rex Harrison (1986)'Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna continues, starring Amy Irving and Rex Harrison.' | :09 |
| 1986 | NBC Thursday Promo - Cheers, Night Court, L.A. Law Moves to Thursday (1986)The birth of NBC's Thursday: 'does Sam's little black book tell all?' on Cheers, indecent exposure on Night Court, and 'L.A. Law, now on Thursday' — the December 1986 schedule move that built Must See TV. | :20 |
| 1986 | NBC 'Another World' Promo (1986)'What exactly did you hear Brittany say?' 'She said she'd kill him.' A week of Another World in eleven seconds. | :10 |
| 1986 | NBC5 Late-Night Promo Over Anastasia Credits - Best of Carson w/ Roseanne Barr (1986)Carol Murray's Channel 5 VO over the Anastasia end credits: news at 10, then Best of Carson with Gary Busey and 'comedian Roseanne Barr,' then Letterman with guest Jane Fonda. Pre-fame Roseanne, and the tape that started with a Jane Fonda workout ends by promoting her. | :28 |
| 1986 | NBC Saturday Lineup Promo - Facts of Life, 227, Golden Girls, Amen (1986)One promo, four sitcoms — a Facts of Life reunion, 227, Golden Girls and Amen. | :20 |
| 1986 | NBC Promo - Perry Mason 'Murder on Live TV' (1986)Raymond Burr returns — would you kill someone in front of 40 million people? | :20 |
| 1986 | Old Spice 'I Love the Smell of My Daddy' Christmas - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial'Will Daddy like it?' 'Your Daddy loves Old Spice.' The classic Christmas gift-set spot — 'and so does Mommy.' | :30 |
| 1986 | Vanderbilt by Gloria Vanderbilt Fragrance - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial'Break free, and feel how splendid you are' — Vanderbilt, the rich, expressive fragrance. 'Let it release the splendor of you.' | :30 |
| 1986 | Wendy's 'Introducing the Big Classic' - Vintage 1986 TV CommercialThe launch spot for Wendy's Big Classic — the soft kaiser bun, fat tomatoes and fresh toppings — plus the Big Classic Combo with regular fries and a medium drink for $2.50. | :30 |
| 1986 | Wheat Thins 'Thin and Square' Jingle - Vintage 1986 TV Commercial'Oh, they're thin and square, and they're light as air... something like a cracker, but more like a snack.' Wheat Thins, just for you snackers. | :15 |
| 1986 | Zayre 'Open 24 Hours Until Christmas Eve' - Vintage 1986 TV CommercialThe dead discount chain Zayre rocks around the clock — open 24 hours until Christmas Eve with a 'lifesaving last-minute Christmas sale.' | :30 |
| 1989 | NBC Movie 'The Cover Girl and the Cop' Promo - Dinah Manoff, Julia Duffy (1989)An NBC promo for the made-for-TV movie The Cover Girl and the Cop, with Dinah Manoff and Julia Duffy, ending on the title card. | :29 |
| 1989 | NBC 'A Brand New Life' Promo - Barbara Eden - Starts Sept. 18 (1989)NBC promotes the movie A Brand New Life, starring Barbara Eden, starting September 18th. | :20 |
| 1989 | NBC 'Sister Kate' Promo - Sept. 16 After The Golden Girls (1989)NBC promotes the comedy Sister Kate, premiering September 16th after The Golden Girls. | :19 |
| 1989 | NBC 'The Rich and Famous 1989 World's Best' Promo - Saturday 12:30 AM (1989)NBC promotes The Rich and Famous 1989 World's Best, Saturday at 12:30 a.m., with a KWWL tag at the end. | :30 |
| 1989 | NBC 'Nutt House' Promo - Cloris Leachman - Premieres Wed. Sept. 20 (1989)NBC promotes the sitcom Nutt House, with Cloris Leachman, premiering Wednesday September 20th, plus a From the Heart Sunday special. | :30 |
| 1989 | NBC Saturday Comedy Promo - 227, Amen, Golden Girls, Empty Nest (1989)NBC promotes its Saturday night comedy lineup: 227, Amen, The Golden Girls and Empty Nest. | :20 |
| 1989 | NBC 'Baywatch' Series Promo - Premieres in Two Weeks (1989)NBC promotes the new series Baywatch, premiering in two weeks. | :20 |
| 1989 | NBC Miss America Pageant Promo - September 16 (1989)NBC promotes the Miss America pageant on September 16th, with on-screen names of contestants. | :10 |
| 1989 | NBC, Sears and Continental Airlines 'Be a Star' Sweepstakes - Buick Reatta (1989)A joint NBC, Sears and Continental Airlines 'Be a star' sweepstakes spot, with a Buick Reatta among the prizes. | :20 |
| 1990 | 1-900-990-HITS - Phone Music Trivia Game - Win Acapulco Trip - Vintage 1990 TV Commercial'It's new. It's hot. It's fun. Play the phone music trivia game and win big prizes.' Pick your favorite music, with a national monthly prize of airfare and hotel for two for seven days in Acapulco, Mexico, and a weekly $200 Sears gift certificate. Call 1-900-990-HITS, $3.45 per call. | :30 |
| 1990 | The 7,000 Party Line - 1-900-999-7000 - 99 Cents a Minute - Vintage 1990 TV Commercial"I'm gonna have some fun tonight. I'm gonna call the 7,000 party line. There's a party on your phone 24 hours a day. Talk to a bunch of people at once or just listen in." A pay-per-call party line ad: only 99 cents a minute at 1-900-999-7000. | :30 |
| 1990 | ABC Friday Comedy Promo - The Lubbocks Sell Their Home - After Perfect Strangers (1990)'The Lubbocks are forced to sell their home... All this place needs is some decent furniture.' A 15-second promo for an ABC Friday comedy, 'right after Perfect Strangers Friday.' The show's title is not legible on screen; it ends on an ABC Friday card. Aired in May 1990 on WPWR-TV 50 (Chicago) during Star Trek: The Next Generation and on ABC during Twin Peaks, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :15 |
| 1990 | ABC 'America's Funniest Home Videos' Promo - $100,000 Grand Prize, Sunday (1990)'This is it, America. The week America's Funniest Home Videos gives away this season's $100,000 grand prize on a new hour of America's Funniest Home Videos, Sunday.' A 15-second promo ending on an ABC card. Aired in May 1990 on WPWR-TV 50 (Chicago) during Star Trek: The Next Generation and on ABC during Twin Peaks, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :15 |
| 1990 | ABC Saturday Night Promo - 'Elvis' at 8/7 and 'Head of the Class' at 8:30/7:30 (1990)A 15-second ABC promo for its Saturday-night lineup: Elvis at 8/7 Central, followed by Head of the Class at 8:30/7:30, ending on the ABC end card. Aired in May 1990 on WLS-TV 7 (ABC, Chicago) during Twin Peaks and on WPWR-TV 50 (Chicago) during Star Trek: The Next Generation, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :15 |
| 1990 | ABC 'The Young Riders' Promo - Wild Bill Hickok Duel - Back Thursday (1990)'Will Wild Bill Hickok back down from a duel?' A 14-second ABC promo for The Young Riders, 'back on Thursday,' ending on the Young Riders title and the ABC 7 logo. Aired in May 1990 on WLS-TV 7 (ABC, Chicago) during Twin Peaks and on WPWR-TV 50 (Chicago) during Star Trek: The Next Generation, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :14 |
| 1990 | ABC 'Voices Within: The Lives of Trudi Chase' Premiere Promo - Shelley Long (1990)'One woman. 22 personalities. Who are you? Let's see if we can find out.' A promo for the world television premiere of Voices Within: The Lives of Trudi Chase, with Shelley Long named on screen, Sunday at 9/8 Central on ABC. Aired in May 1990 on WLS-TV 7 (ABC, Chicago) during Twin Peaks and on WPWR-TV 50 (Chicago) during Star Trek: The Next Generation, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :21 |
| 1990 | ABC 'Twin Peaks' Promo - 'Diane, It's 9-0-2 and I Can't Find Twin Peaks' (1990)A tape-recorder monologue to 'Diane': 'At 8:57, I enter the Double R Diner for the Double Java Hold the Cow special and when I returned, it was gone.' Twin Peaks has moved, and ABC announces the season finale of Twin Peaks, Wednesday at 10/9 Central. Aired in May 1990 on WLS-TV 7 (ABC, Chicago) during Twin Peaks and on WPWR-TV 50 (Chicago) during Star Trek: The Next Generation, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :30 |
| 1990 | America's Connection - Telephone Personals - 1-900-990-DATE - Vintage 1990 TV Commercial"Connect with the right people. It's easy. All you have to do is pick up the phone. An exciting way to connect with new people." A pay-per-call dating line ad for Telephone Personals from America's Connection, $1.95 a minute at 1-900-990-DATE. | :30 |
| 1990 | The Disney Channel - 'Rocket Gibraltar' Promo - Saturday at 9 (1990)It's a story of a family coming together - Rocket Gibraltar, Saturday at 9:00 PM on The Disney Channel. | :30 |
| 1990 | The Disney Channel - 'Lord of the Lions: Adamson of Africa' Premiere Promo (1990)Lord of the Lions: Adamson of Africa premieres Tuesday at 8:00 PM on The Disney Channel. | :30 |
| 1990 | The Disney Channel 'Mystery Night' - Five Agatha Christie Films on Tuesdays (60s, 1990)Disney Night Time's Mystery Night - Murder She Said, Murder on the Orient Express, Murder at the Gallop, Witness for the Prosecution and Murder Most Foul, Tuesdays at 9:00 PM. | :60 |
| 1990 | The Disney Channel - 'Anne of Green Gables' Promo - Monday at 8 (1990)Anne of Green Gables, Monday at 8:00 PM on The Disney Channel. | :30 |
| 1990 | The Disney Channel - 'This January on America's Family Network' Lineup (60s, 1990)This January on America's Family Network: Lantern Hill, Anne of Green Gables, Danger Bay, Star Wars, the Best of Hollywood, Mystery Night and Ready Steady Go! The Disney Channel. | :60 |
| 1990 | The Disney Channel - 'Mystery Night' - Something New on Tuesday Nights (1990)Something new on Tuesday nights - Mystery Night, every Tuesday at 9:00 PM on The Disney Channel. | :30 |
| 1990 | The Disney Channel Magazine - January 1990 Issue - Disneyland at 35 (60s)The January edition of The Disney Channel Magazine - Disneyland after 35 years, Lantern Hill, Carole King, the kids' section and daily listings. | :60 |
| 1990 | Fun Party Line - 'Don't Worry, Be Happy' - 1-900-999-5372 - Vintage 1990 TV Commercial"Your jobs sometimes make you blue? Don't worry. Call the Fun Party Line. Be happy. Call now." A pay-per-call party line ad with nurse and office-worker callers: $2 for the first minute, 95 cents for each additional minute, 1-900-999-5372. | :30 |
| 1990 | Fun Party Line - Frequent Callers Tell Why They Dial (Version A) - Vintage 1990 TV Commercial"Recently, we asked some frequent callers why they dialed the 1-900-999-5372 party line." Callers say they use it "to meet new friends" and "to find out what's happening in town." Only $2 for the first minute and 95 cents for each additional minute. | :30 |
| 1990 | Fun Party Line - Frequent Callers Tell Why They Dial (Version B) - Vintage 1990 TV Commercial"Recently, we asked some frequent callers why they dialed the 1-900-999-5372 party line." This version features different callers (an executive secretary, a professional surfer and a general contractor, shown on screen): "because it's fun." Only $2 for the first minute and 95 cents for each additional minute. | :30 |
| 1990 | Monty Hall's Let's Make a Deal - Play by Phone, 1-900-860-4332 - Vintage 1990 TV CommercialMonty Hall: "Remember all the fun we had playing Let's Make a Deal on TV? Now you can play right over your touchtone phone." Call 1-900-860-4332, choose the right door and win great prizes, maybe a trip for two to the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas, and "you don't even have to dress up like a chicken." Two dollars for the first minute, one dollar for each additional minute. | :30 |
| 1990 | Phone Confessions 976-SINS - Chicago Area Phone Line - $3 a Call - Vintage 1990 TV Commercial"Hello, Chicago. Phone Confessions." A series of anonymous confessions ("I never thought I'd be unfaithful, but there was this girl") sells the Chicago-area pay-per-call line 976-SINS (976-7467) at $3 a call; "it's so hard to be a saint in the city." | :30 |
| 1990 | 1-900-990-SEER - Telephone Tarot Card Reading, $3.45 per Call - Vintage 1990 TV Commercial'I've been expecting you. Your destiny awaits.' A telephone tarot card reading with the lovers, the two of cups and 'the world is yours.' Call 1-900-990-SEER, $3.45 per call; 'for entertainment purposes only.' | :30 |
| 1990 | Secret Confessions - 1-900-370-9200 Women's Chat Line - $2 First Minute - Vintage 1990 TV CommercialA pay-per-call ad in which women share secrets: "I'm too embarrassed to tell my best friend, but I've got to tell someone. Listen in privacy to women sharing their innermost feelings." Call 1-900-370-9200, $2 for the first minute and $1 for each additional minute; the spot carries an adults-only notice. | :30 |
| 1990 | 1-900-USA-1-ON-1 - America's New One-on-One Talk Line, 99c a Minute - Vintage 1990 TV Commercial"Tired of the same old thing? Try something new, something different. America's new one-on-one talk line. 1-900-USA-ONE-ON-ONE. Great times. Great fun. Great people." A pay-per-call chat line ad: $2 for the first minute, then 99 cents a minute. | :30 |
| 1990 | Fox 32 'Booker' Promo - New Day & Time, Monday at 8 (1990)'For a private eye, beautiful women are part of the job. The other part is staying alive.' Booker, in a new day and time, Monday at 8 on Fox 32. | :10 |
| 1990 | Fox 32 'Late Night 32' Double Feature Promo - Lost in Space (1990)'Tonight, it's a Late Night 32 double feature with two exciting adventures. Join the Robinson family as they are lost in space.' A short lead-in bumper for Fox 32's Late Night 32 Movie One. | :12 |
| 1990 | Fox 32 'Alien Nation: The Series' Promo - New Day & Time, Sunday at 6 (1990)An alien drug that turns complete strangers into soulmates and bonds them for life: 'What you're feeling, is it real?' Alien Nation, the series, in a new day and time, Sunday at 6 on Fox 32. | :30 |
| 1990 | Fox 32 'Tribes' Promo - Starting March 5, Meet the Families of Westdale (1990)A short, music-only promo: 'Starting March 5, Monday through Thursday, we invite you to watch and meet the families of Westdale.' Tribes, on Fox 32. | :10 |
| 1990 | Fox 32 'Mandela' Movie Promo - 'I Want Mandela!' - Wednesday at 7 (1990)'Decades ago, in the slums of South Africa, he started something that couldn't be stopped. The fight. The real fight. It's only just begun.' Mandela, Wednesday at 7 on Fox 32. | :20 |
| 1990 | Fox 32 'The Simpsons' Promo - Bart's IQ Test, Scrabble - Sunday at 7:30 (1990)A Scrabble board and 'How can anyone make a word out of these lousy letters?' then 'If brains are hereditary...' 'Your son is a genius.' 'How did Bart get his IQ? He stole it. And now he's in way over his head.' The Simpsons, Sunday at 7:30. | :20 |
| 1990 | Fox 32 '21 Jump Street' Promo - Reckless Rich Kids - Monday at 7 (1990)'Reckless rich kids living on the edge.' One undercover cop, a fast-cut sampler of danger, and a countdown to 'about to go over the edge.' 21 Jump Street, Monday at 7 on Fox 32. | :30 |
| 1990 | Fox 32 'Booker' Promo - Woman Accused of Killing Her Lovers - Monday at 8 (1990)'She is a woman accused of killing her lovers. You think she is guilty, don't you? Or worse, maybe instead of killing men for money, she kills them because she likes it.' 'This case has Booker written all over it.' Booker, Monday at 8 on Fox 32, in a new day and time. A 30-second cut. | :30 |
| 1990 | Fox 32 'Youngblood' Movie Promo - Hockey - Tuesday Night at 7 (1990)Close-ups of hockey players and game action: 'This team really knows how to score.' Youngblood, Tuesday night at 7 on Fox 32. A 10-second spot. | :10 |
| 1990 | Fox 32 'Cops' Promo - Fight at a Sunset Strip Club - Tonight at 7 (1990)'A fight breaks out at a club on the Sunset Strip, and witnesses charge the bouncers with brutality.' 'Who did this? I have 25 names of people that watched him beat him up.' Cops, tonight at 7 on Fox 32. A 20-second cut. | :20 |
| 1990 | WGN 'Cheers' Promo - 'The Old Sam Malone Is Back' - Weeknights 6 & 10, Beginning Tuesday (1990)The old Sam Malone is back - Cheers, now weeknights at 6 and 10, beginning Tuesday on Channel 9. Joined in progress: the first seconds were lost when the original recording was paused. | :27 |
| 1990 | WPWR-TV 50 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' Promo - Monday Through Saturday at 6 (1990)A voice-over on the closing credits: 'Starting Monday, join Captain Picard and the crew of the Starship Enterprise for a galaxy of adventure, six nights a week. Star Trek: The Next Generation, Monday through Saturday nights at 6 on WPWR-TV.' Then, 'Stay tuned, next on Channel 50.' The picture is the credits of the episode that just ended. | :18 |
| 1990 | WPWR-TV 50 'Ghostwarrior' Movie Promo - Tuesday Night at 7 (1990)Opening from black on red title text: 'Out of the night. Out of a vengeance that waited a century to be reborn.' 'One hundred years ago, he was a living legend. Today, he's a living hell.' Ghostwarrior, Tuesday night at 7 on 50. | :28 |
| 1990 | WPWR-TV 50 'Wheels of Fire' Promo - Tough Customers Week, Tonight at 7 (1990)'The price of fuel becomes ammunition for war... Only one man stands and fights.' A promo for the action movie Wheels of Fire during Tough Customers Week: 'Wheels of Fire, tonight at 7 on Channel 50.' Aired in May 1990 on WPWR-TV 50 (Chicago) during Star Trek: The Next Generation and on ABC during Twin Peaks, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :29 |
| 1990 | WPWR-TV 50 'Barbarian Queen' Movie Promo - Friday Night at 7 (1990)'No fury like a woman scorned. Her family's gone, her village destroyed. She's mad as hell and has sworn revenge.' Tough Customers Week continues with Barbarian Queen, 'Friday night at 7 on Channel 50.' Aired in May 1990 on WPWR-TV 50 (Chicago) during Star Trek: The Next Generation and on ABC during Twin Peaks, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :29 |
| 1990 | WPWR-TV 50 and New Mix 102 'Trek Trivia' Contest - Win a Trip to the Trek Set (1990)A voice-over on the closing credits of Star Trek: The Next Generation (audio only; the picture is the show's end credits): 'Tune in to the New Mix 102 tomorrow morning to play Trek Trivia. Listen for the question between 7 and 9, then watch Star Trek: The Next Generation tomorrow night.' The prize is a trip to the Trek set and Universal Studios Hollywood, courtesy of New Mix 102 and WPWR-TV Channel 50. Then: 'Tough Customers Week continues with Wheels of Fire next on 50.' Aired in May 1990 on WPWR-TV 50 (Chicago) during Star Trek: The Next Generation and on ABC during Twin Peaks, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :22 |
| 1990 | WPWR-TV 50 'All in the Family' Promo - Remembrance of Sammy Davis Jr. - Tonight at 10:30 (1990)A short voice-over promo: 'Remembrance of Sammy Davis Jr. Channel 50 presents an Emmy Award winning episode of All in the Family, tonight at 10:30 on 50.' Aired in May 1990 on WPWR-TV 50 (Chicago) during Star Trek: The Next Generation and on ABC during Twin Peaks, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :11 |
| 1990 | WPWR-TV 50 Prime Movie Lead-In - Tough Customers Week, 'Wheels of Fire' Next (1990)An animated film-leader countdown opens a 50 Prime Movie lead-in: 'Tonight on the 50 Prime Movie, Tough Customers Week continues. In the future, machines of destruction take over the world, and one man must uphold the rules of the road. Wheels of Fire is next on the 50 Prime Movie.' It ends on a 50 Prime Movie logo card. Aired in May 1990 on WPWR-TV 50 (Chicago) during Star Trek: The Next Generation and on ABC during Twin Peaks, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :20 |
| 1990 | Star Trek: The Next Generation 'Sarek' Promo - All-New Episode, WPWR-TV 50 (1990)'His mental powers trigger a mysterious outbreak of violence.' A promo for the all-new Star Trek: The Next Generation episode 'Sarek': Sarek may be projecting intense emotions onto other people, 'and the only way to stop it is to jeopardize Picard's life.' Aired in May 1990 on WLS-TV 7 (ABC, Chicago) during Twin Peaks and on WPWR-TV 50 (Chicago) during Star Trek: The Next Generation, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :19 |
| 1990s | Bone Chillers - ABC Promo (1996)A 1996 ABC network promo for 'Bone Chillers,' the horror-comedy anthology series that aired on the network's Saturday morning lineup in 1996-97. | :09 |
| 1990s | America's Funniest Home Videos - ABC Promo (1996)A 1996 ABC network promo for 'America's Funniest Home Videos,' the long-running clip show that premiered in 1989. | :10 |
| 1990s | Gargoyles - ABC Promo (1996)A 1996 ABC network promo for 'Gargoyles,' Disney's animated action series that ran from 1994 to 1996. | :20 |
| 1990s | ABC Bumper - 'We'll Be Right Back' (1996)ABC break bumper from the Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series portion of the tape. | :30 |
| 1990s | ABC Bumper - 'Now Return to Our Program' (1996)ABC's return-from-break bumper into Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series. | :30 |
| 1990s | Blockbuster Video 'A Day at the Mall' - Vintage 1996 TV CommercialBlockbuster Video's 1996 holiday spot 'A Day at the Mall' — a family staggers home from the mall ('I never want to see a mall again, ever') and stays in with a movie: 'Take a holiday from shopping. Make it a Blockbuster night.' | :15 |
| 1990s | Bud Dry - 'Why Ask Why? Try Bud Dry' - Vintage 1991 TV CommercialBudweiser's Bud Dry asks 'Why can't life be like beer commercials?' and answers with the tagline 'Why ask why? Try Bud Dry.' Budweiser not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1990s | Coors Light 'Tap the Rockies' Silver Bullet - Vintage 1996 TV CommercialCoors Light 'Tap the Rockies' — the silver bullet, shipped cold to tap the clean taste of the Rockies. | :30 |
| 1990s | Discovery Channel Thursday Lineup - 1997 Promo (Nuts & Bolts / Movie Magic)Discovery Channel promo for Thursday's machines-and-makers lineup — Nuts & Bolts, Tools of the Trade, Movie Magic, and The Secret Life of Machines. Discovery Channel not on YouTube yet | :29 |
| 1990s | Discovery Sunday: Beauty in the Beast / Viva Elvis - 1997 PromoDiscovery Sunday promo pairing the nature special 'Beauty in the Beast' with 'Viva Elvis.' | :31 |
| 1990s | In Living Color on FX - 1997 PromoFX promo for back-to-back nightly episodes of In Living Color, name-checking Jim Carrey, Damon Wayans, Jamie Foxx, and David Alan Grier. | :10 |
| 1990s | FX Bumper #1 - Batman '66 Broadcast (1997)Five-second FX network bumper returning from a commercial break during the Batman '66 movie broadcast. | :05 |
| 1990s | Picket Fences on FX Late Night - 1997 PromoFX Late Night promo for Picket Fences with Ray Walston, Tom Skerritt, and Kathy Baker. | :10 |
| 1990s | NYPD Blue Coming to FX - 1997 Promo ('August 19th Is Day One')Launch promo for NYPD Blue stripped five nights a week on FX from the beginning — 'starting August 19th, the original cuts, starting with episode one.' | :30 |
| 1990s | FX Bumper #2 - Batman '66 Broadcast (1997)Five-second FX network bumper from the Batman '66 movie broadcast. | :05 |
| 1990s | The X-Files Behind the Scenes: The Killer Cat Episode - FX 1997 PromoFX behind-the-scenes featurette promo with X-Files story editor John Shiban on 'Teso Dos Bichos' — the infamous killer-cat episode and its bunny-fur puppet cat. | :60 |
| 1990s | Jim Carrey on In Living Color - FX 1997 PromoFX promo positioning In Living Color reruns around Jim Carrey's movie stardom — 'before he made motion picture history, he was already making us laugh out loud.' | :30 |
| 1990s | FX Bumper #3 - Batman '66 Broadcast (1997)Five-second FX network bumper from the Batman '66 movie broadcast. | :05 |
| 1990s | The X-Files Coming to FX - 1997 Promo ('August 19th Is Day One')Launch promo for The X-Files stripped five nights a week on FX starting with episode one — 'be there from the beginning. August 19th is day one.' | :27 |
| 1990s | The A-Team on FX Primetime - 1997 PromoFX Primetime promo for The A-Team weeknights at 8 — 'four bad soldiers, one mean team.' | :33 |
| 1990s | FX Bumper #4 - Batman '66 Broadcast (1997)Five-second FX network bumper from the Batman '66 movie broadcast. | :05 |
| 1990s | 21 Jump Street on FX - 1997 Promo (Johnny Depp)FX promo for 21 Jump Street with Johnny Depp and Holly Robinson — 'cops undercover in the hostile world called high school.' | :30 |
| 1990s | The A-Team on FX Primetime - 1997 Promo (Airing 2)Second airing of the A-Team FX Primetime promo from the same broadcast. | :35 |
| 1990s | FX Bumper #5 - Batman '66 Broadcast (1997)Five-second FX network bumper from the Batman '66 movie broadcast. | :05 |
| 1990s | The X-Files Behind the Scenes: Jose Chung - FX 1997 Promo (Darin Morgan)FX behind-the-scenes featurette promo with writer Darin Morgan on 'Jose Chung's From Outer Space' — 'an entirely new literary genre: the non-fiction science fiction.' | :60 |
| 1990s | FX Bumper #6 - Batman '66 Broadcast (1997)Five-second FX network bumper from the Batman '66 movie broadcast. | :05 |
| 1990s | Picket Fences on FX Late Night - 1997 Promo (Airing 2)Second airing of the Picket Fences FX Late Night promo from the same broadcast. FX not on YouTube yet | :10 |
| 1990s | Personal FX Appraisathon - 1997 PromoPromo for Personal FX: The Collectibles Show and its summer 'appraisathon' from Cleveland at Major League Baseball's FanFest. | :15 |
| 1990s | FX Bumper #7 - Batman '66 Broadcast (1997)Five-second FX network bumper from the Batman '66 movie broadcast. | :05 |
| 1990s | FX Bumper into The Ren & Stimpy Show - 1997 BroadcastThe FX transition out of the Batman '66 movie broadcast into The Ren & Stimpy Show. | :09 |
| 1990s | NBC Thanksgiving Spectacular Promo - Beethoven's 2nd & Jurassic Park (1996)NBC promo for its Thanksgiving Spectacular: the network premiere of Beethoven's 2nd on Thanksgiving and Jurassic Park on Thanksgiving Sunday after 3rd Rock. This promo dates the family's Beethoven tape to November 28, 1996. | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC Monday Lineup Promo (1996)NBC Monday night lineup promo — movie-night excitement with Jeff Foxworthy and Mr. Rhodes. | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC Bumper - 'D2 Will Return in a Moment' (1996)NBC's break bumper from the D2: The Mighty Ducks broadcast. | :30 |
| 1990s | Dateline Family Special Promo (1996)Dateline Friday promo — 'watch this real family vacation... plus, water babies take the plunge. But is it safe?' | :30 |
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| 1990s | Chicago Sons Premiere Promo - NBC (1996)Sixty-second premiere promo for Chicago Sons, NBC's new Wednesday comedy about three brothers in Chicago. | :30 |
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| 1990s | NBC Sunday Promo - 3rd Rock & Jurassic Park (1996)NBC Sunday promo: 3rd Rock from the Sun followed by the network premiere of Jurassic Park. | :30 |
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| 1990s | Asteroid - NBC February Event Promo (1996)Teaser for NBC's February 1997 disaster miniseries event Asteroid — 'there's nowhere to run. There's nowhere to hide. Because this February, the sky is falling.' | :30 |
| 1990s | Tonight Show with Jay Leno Promo (1996)Jay Leno invites viewers to The Tonight Show, right after the NBC5 News at 10. | :30 |
| 1990s | Dateline Friday Promo - Second Edit (1996)Dateline Friday family-special promo — a different cut of the water-babies edition. | :30 |
| 1990s | Tonight Show Promo - Patrick Stewart (1996)Tonight Show promo — 'Star Trek finally has a captain who'll admit he's bald. And Jay's got him. Patrick Stewart.' | :30 |
| 1990s | 3rd Rock Thanksgiving Promo with D2 End Credits (1996)NBC squeezed-credits broadcast artifact: a 3rd Rock from the Sun Thanksgiving promo running beside the scrolling end credits of D2: The Mighty Ducks. | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC Monday Hoedown Promo (1997)NBC's square-dance-rhymed Monday comedy promo — Suddenly Susan, Caroline in the City, and company. | :30 |
| 1990s | SNL Promo - Robert Downey Jr. & Fiona Apple (1997)Saturday Night Live promo — Robert Downey Jr. hosts with musical guest Fiona Apple. | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC 'Live After the Super Bowl' Promo (1997)NBC promo for its January 25th post-Super Bowl special — 'this year you can have the best party ever.' | :30 |
| 1990s | Just Shoot Me Promo (1997)NBC Tuesday promo for Just Shoot Me — 'the critics love it... bold, clever, on target, blah, blah, blah.' | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC Bumper - 'The Mighty Ducks Will Return' (1997)NBC's break bumper from the Mighty Ducks broadcast. | :30 |
| 1990s | The Pretender Promo - NBC Saturday (1997)NBC Saturday promo for The Pretender — 'all his life, he's pretended. But there's one thing he can't pretend: falling in love.' | :30 |
| 1990s | NewsChannel 5 Ident with Dave Savini & Renee Ferguson (1997)NBC5 Chicago 'You're watching the News Channel' ident. | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC Working Promo - 'Love at Work' (1997)Promo for NBC's Working — 'ever fall in love at work? It's the close- quarters syndrome.' | :30 |
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| 1990s | NBC Working Promo - 'Labeled at Work' (1997)A second Working promo — 'the pie-chart guy, the number-cruncher guy, the guy who's always wet.' | :30 |
| 1990s | Dateline Everest Disaster Promo (1997)Dateline promo on the Everest disaster — 'as they approached Everest, the whole expedition began to blow itself apart.' | :30 |
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| 1990s | The River Wild - NBC Sunday Night Movie Promo (1997)NBC Sunday Night Movie promo for The River Wild with Meryl Streep and Kevin Bacon. | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC Bumper with D2 Tease (1997)NBC break bumper teasing tomorrow's D2 broadcast — 'the Ducks are back.' | :30 |
| 1990s | D2: The Mighty Ducks 'Tomorrow at 8' - NBC Promo (1997)NBC's promo for the next night's D2 broadcast — 'quack attack is back, Jack.' | :30 |
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| 1990s | Just Shoot Me Promo 'Licking Stamps' (1997, Second Edit)A second Just Shoot Me promo edit — 'licking stamps? Good question. Yes, I am. Lucky stamp.' | :30 |
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| 1990s | NBC Monday Hoedown Promo 'Grab a Partner' (1997, Second Edit)The second edit of NBC's Monday Hoedown promo — 'grab a partner and gather round.' | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC 'Men Behaving Badly' Fall Preview Promo - Vintage 1996 TV CommercialNBC promo for the fall 1996 sitcom Men Behaving Badly — 'some men will say anything to impress a woman.' Rob Schneider and Ron Eldard's American remake of the British hit. | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC5 Chicago 'Your Olympic Station' ID with Bob Costas - Vintage 1996 TV BumperWMAQ NBC5 Chicago station identification from the summer of the Atlanta Games, featuring a bespectacled Bob Costas — 'This is NBC5 Chicago, your Olympic station.' | :04 |
| 1990s | NBC 'Dark Skies' Promo (10s) - 'On Independence Day We Thought We Saved the World' - Vintage 1996NBC's fall 1996 tease for Dark Skies, riding the Independence Day wave — 'we thought we saved the world. We were wrong.' The battle begins this September. | :11 |
| 1990s | NBC 'Dark Skies' Promo (20s) - 'The Storm Is Coming' - Vintage 1996 TV CommercialThe longer NBC tease for Dark Skies — 'on Independence Day we thought we saved the world... the battle has just begun. The storm is coming this fall to NBC.' | :20 |
| 1990s | NBC Fall 1996 Sitcom Promo 'A Knack for Gourmet Cooking' - Vintage 1996 TV CommercialNBC fall-season promo built around a black-and-white living-room scene — 'some men have a knack for gourmet cooking.' From the network's 1996 Must See TV lineup push. | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC5 Chicago 'All of the 1996 Olympic Games' ID - Vintage 1996 TV BumperWMAQ NBC5 Chicago station bumper — 'You're watching NBC5, all of the 1996 Olympic Games.' | :04 |
| 1990s | NBC 'Men Behaving Badly' Promo (10s) 'Some Men Know How to Greet a Lady' - Vintage 1996Ten-second NBC tease for Men Behaving Badly — 'Some men know how to greet a lady. Hi, I'm Michelle. I mean, hello.' Coming this fall to NBC. | :11 |
| 1990s | NBC 'Men Behaving Badly' Promo (30s) 'Some Men Take Naturally to Starting a Family' - Vintage 1996Thirty-second NBC promo for Men Behaving Badly — Kevin's pregnancy dream, 'staring at a dot on a stick while you scream please God don't make it pink.' Rob Schneider and Ron Eldard, fall 1996. | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC 'Tonight Show' Promo - Ed Hall at the All-Star Game, Denzel Washington - Vintage 1996'Later on an all-new Tonight Show' — Ed Hall goes to the All-Star Game and quizzes Bob Uecker, plus Denzel Washington and Robert Klein; then Conan's got Marv Albert. | :21 |
| 1990s | NBC 'Saturday Night Live' Promo - Tonight Show Set Gag (1991)A 10-second NBC promo for Saturday Night Live with a gag staged on a Tonight Show-style set; the host is announced in the audio. NBC not on YouTube yet | :10 |
| 1990s | 'Married with Children' Promo - Tomorrow 6:30 on Channel 5 (1991)A 30-second promo for Married with Children featuring Jim Jupiter and Peg, with an on-screen 'tomorrow 6:30 Channel 5' tag. NBC not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1990s | Rugrats - 1996 Nickelodeon BumperA 1996 Nickelodeon bumper/intro clip for 'Rugrats,' the network's flagship animated series that ran from 1991 to 2004. Nickelodeon not on YouTube yet | :37 |
| 1990s | Nicktoons - 1996 Nickelodeon PromoA 1996 Nickelodeon network promo for its 'Nicktoons' animated programming block. | :14 |
| 1990s | KaBlam! - 1996 Nickelodeon PromoA 1996 Nickelodeon promo for 'KaBlam!,' the animated sketch-comedy anthology series that premiered in 1996. | :60 |
| 1990s | Dancing Dog - Nickelodeon Filler Bumper (1996)A short 1996 Nickelodeon filler/bumper segment featuring a dancing dog, used between programming blocks. | :10 |
| 1990s | Online & Off the Wall - 1996 Nickelodeon Show IntroA 1996 intro segment for 'Online & Off the Wall,' a Nickelodeon programming block/show from the mid-to-late 1990s. | :42 |
| 1990s | Pringles 'Once You Pop You Can't Stop' - Vintage 1996 TV CommercialPringles' 1996 summer spot — the 'once you pop, you can't stop' campaign, music-driven with the classic can. Pringles was a presenting sponsor of the All-Star Game broadcast. | :30 |
| 1990s | TLC 'Adventures for Your Mind' - 1997 PromoThe Learning Channel brand promo from its 'Adventures for Your Mind' era. | :30 |
| 1990s | TLC 'Adventures for Your Mind' - 1997 Promo (Airing 2)Second airing of TLC's 'Adventures for Your Mind' brand promo — 'I said a scalpel, not Excalibur.' | :30 |
| 1990s | Jurassic Park - TV Special Promo (1996)A 1996 promotional spot for a television special broadcast of 'Jurassic Park,' the 1993 Steven Spielberg blockbuster. | :20 |
| 1990s | Chicago Suns - 1996 TV PromoA 1996 local Chicago television promo; the specific program/station is unconfirmed from the clip alone. | :30 |
| 1990s | Home Improvement - TV Promo (1997)A 1997 network promo for 'Home Improvement,' the ABC sitcom starring Tim Allen that ran from 1991 to 1999. | :18 |
| 1990s | Woodfield Mall 'Shop Happily Ever After' - Vintage 1996 TV Commercial (Chicago)A dialogue-free image spot for Schaumburg's Woodfield Mall — a dancer, gilt mirrors, 'and mirrors.' — ending on 'Woodfield: Shop Happily Ever After.' | :30 |
| 1991 | American Talk Network - Tomorrow's Horoscope Tonight - 1-900-646-4001 - Vintage 1991 TV CommercialAmerican Talk Network offers tomorrow's horoscope tonight by phone at 1-900-646-4001 through 4012, $2 per minute, adults only. American Talk Network not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1991 | American Talk Network - Chat Lines 'Try Them All Free' - 1-900-646-0004 - Vintage 1991 TV CommercialAmerican Talk Network promotes its 900-number chat lines with a 'Try them all free' offer: Ladies Only at 1-900-646-0004, Guys & Gals at 0005 and Dream Dates at 0006. American Talk Network not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1991 | Barq's Root Beer 'Barq's Has Bite' - Vintage 1991 TV CommercialEarly 'Barq's has bite' root beer spot. | :30 |
| 1991 | Barq's Root Beer 'The Outdoors Bites' - Vintage 1991 TV CommercialThe sun bites, the bugs bite — and only one root beer bites back. The hiking edit. | :31 |
| 1991 | Blockbuster Video - $20 Million Win in a Flash Game and Van Damme's Death Warrant (1991)Three out of four players win in Blockbuster Video's $20 million Win in a Flash game, and the latest release is Van Damme's Death Warrant from MGM-UA Home Video. Blockbuster not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1991 | Chat Line Ad - 1-900-773-6300 - Phone Chat Service - Vintage 1991 TV CommercialA 30-second ad for a 900-number chat service at 1-900-773-6300. The on-screen copyright line reads 1991 GT Inc, Huntingdon Valley, PA. Chat Line not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1991 | Coca-Cola Classic 'Can't Beat the Real Thing' - Vintage 1991 TV CommercialA mostly wordless Coke Classic spot from the 'Can't Beat the Real Thing' campaign. | :30 |
| 1991 | Illinois Bell Answering Machine Romance - Vintage 1991 TV CommercialA long-distance goodnight message saved on tape — 'we're all connected.' | :30 |
| 1991 | Illinois Lottery Cash & Fly - Vintage 1991 TV CommercialInstant-game spot for Cash & Fly with United Airlines trip prizes. | :30 |
| 1991 | Illinois Lottery 'This Is My Day' Daily Game - Vintage 1991 TV CommercialBatting averages, graduation years and house numbers — the numbers in your life become your daily game picks. | :30 |
| 1991 | Miller High Life 'Buy That Man a Miller' - Vintage 1991 TV CommercialA nearly wordless fire-escape romance from the 'Buy That Man a Miller' campaign. | :31 |
| 1991 | Miller Lite Three-Billionth Case Celebration - Vintage 1991 TV CommercialMiller Lite counts up to its three-billionth case in a packed theater, with a sweepstakes and a 'to be continued' cliffhanger. | :31 |
| 1991 | Miller Lite Ballet Lessons Teaser - Vintage 1991 TV CommercialFifteen-second teaser gag for the three-billionth case celebration. | :15 |
| 1991 | Miller Genuine Draft 'The World Is a Very Cool Place' - Vintage 1991 TV CommercialMusic-driven MGD montage closing on 'get out of the old, get into the cold.' | :32 |
| 1991 | Miller Genuine Draft 'Filtering' - Vintage 1991 TV CommercialMGD's cold-filtered manifesto — beer whose taste hasn't been changed by heat pasteurization. | :30 |
| 1991 | Out for Justice Movie Promo - Steven Seagal (1991)Theatrical spot for Out for Justice — 'now he's taking out the garbage.' | :15 |
| 1991 | NBC Promo - Fresh Prince of Bel-Air With MC Hammer on 'Amen' Monday (1991)An NBC promo for Monday night's The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and 'Amen', with a guest appearance by MC Hammer. NBC not on YouTube yet | :20 |
| 1991 | NBC Promo - The Ultimate Cheers Special Thursday (1991)An NBC promo for the Ultimate Cheers special on Thursday. NBC not on YouTube yet | :20 |
| 1991 | NBC Promo - Double Feature Tuesday - Sworn Enemies and Midnight Caller (1991)An NBC promo for Tuesday double feature: the In the Heat of the Night movie 'Sworn Enemies' followed by Midnight Caller, Tuesday 8/7c. NBC not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1991 | NBC 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' Promo - Smallest Police Station (1991)An announcer invites viewers to join Johnny Carson and the NBC Orchestra, with a talk guest, a musical guest, and a police chief from the smallest police station in the United States - a phone booth. NBC not on YouTube yet | :50 |
| 1991 | WDIV 4 Detroit Promo - The Cosby Show Monday at 4 'Cosby Sez' (1991)A WDIV Channel 4 Detroit promo for The Cosby Show, Monday at 4 p.m., with 'Cosby Sez'. WDIV not on YouTube yet | :20 |
| 1991 | WDIV 4 'Jeopardy!' Promo - Weeknights at 7:30 - Eleanor Roosevelt Final Jeopardy (1991)A Final Jeopardy! clue about First Ladies Greer Garson, Jane Alexander and Jean Stapleton portrayed - the answer, Eleanor Roosevelt. Watch Jeopardy! weeknights at 7:30, only on Channel 4. WDIV not on YouTube yet | :15 |
| 1991 | WGN Promo - Agatha Christie's Appointment with Death (1991)WGN movie promo for Appointment with Death with Peter Ustinov as Poirot and Lauren Bacall. | :30 |
| 1991 | WGN Promo - Appointment with Death 10-Second Version (1991)'Passionate but poisonous' — the short cutdown promo for Agatha Christie's Appointment with Death, Sunday at 7 on WGN. | :09 |
| 1991 | WGN Promo - The Joan Rivers Show with Eric Bogosian (1991)Joan Rivers promo with Eric Bogosian on sex, drugs and rock and roll, plus Tommy Hilfiger summer fashions. | :30 |
| 1991 | WGN Promo - Charles Bronson in Murphy's Law (1991)'He makes the law' — WGN's ten-second promo for the Sunday night movie. | :10 |
| 1991 | WGN-TV Channel 9 Station ID Bumpers - April 1991 (Stereosurround)Four WGN Channel 9 in-break station IDs from one broadcast, including the Stereosurround variant, joined as a single clip. | :24 |
| 1991 | WXON TV20 Viewer Club Giveaway - Ninja Turtle Concert Tickets - Monday 5 to 10 (1991)A lucky TV20 Viewer Club member can win four tickets to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle concert on June 15, with VIP parking and admission to the hospitality suite. Watch Monday between 5 and 10 for your membership number. WXON not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1991 | WXRT 93 Radio Chicago 'When You Were Young' - Vintage 1991 TV CommercialA quirky spot on the decisions made before you were born — fortunately the important things, like your radio station, are up to you. | :17 |
| 1992 | Chicago 66 Promo - Night Heat Weeknights (1992)WGBO Channel 66 promo: the big chill is over — Night Heat, weeknights at 7. | :32 |
| 1992 | Chicago 66 Promo - Hawaii Five-O Weekdays (1992)McGarrett is the law on the island — Hawaii Five-O, weekdays at 4 on Chicago's 66. | :30 |
| 1992 | Chicago 66 Promo - L.A. Heat Premiere (1992)Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs and Jim Brown in the syndicated cop drama's Channel 66 premiere promo. | :30 |
| 1992 | Chicago 66 Promo - Matlock Five Times a Week (1992)Drama! Conflict! Revelations! Matlock, weeknights at 6 on 66. | :30 |
| 1992 | Chicago 66 'Cannon' Promo - Private Investigator Frank Cannon - Weeknights at 8 (1992)A promo for the detective series Cannon on Chicago 66: private investigator Frank Cannon 'is throwing his weight around in the name of law and order,' squaring off with a cop in a tense exchange. 'Cannon, weeknights at 8 on Chicago 66.' | :30 |
| 1992 | Chicago 66 '10:30 Movie' Promo - 'Lost in Time' - A Family Finds a Time Machine (1992)A station promo over a static card: 'We hope you'll join us tomorrow night at 10:30 for a voyage back into time, when a family accidentally discovers a time machine.' The movie is Lost in Time, tomorrow night at 10:30 on Chicago 66. | :20 |
| 1992 | Chicago 66 '10:30 Movie' Premiere Card - A Battered Woman Fights to Keep Her Life (1992)'And welcome to a 66 10:30 movie premiere. Tonight, an actress plays a battered woman who must fight to keep her life from shattering completely.' A 20-second WGBO Chicago 66 bumper that runs straight into the evening's TV movie. | :20 |
| 1992 | Chicago 66 'Matlock' Promo - 'You Were the Last Person to See Her Alive' - Weeknights at 6 (1992)A 15-second WGBO Chicago 66 promo for Matlock: 'Revelations, betrayal... you were the last person to see her alive.' Matlock airs five times a week, weeknights at six on 66. | :15 |
| 1992 | Chicago 66 'Infatuation' Promo - 'Totally Unpredictable' - Weekdays 2:30 and 9:30 (1992)'It's good, very good. It's dramatic, exciting and totally unpredictable: Infatuation.' A 14-second WGBO Chicago 66 promo for the daily drama, weekdays at 2:30 and 9:30. | :14 |
| 1992 | Columbia House - 'Spies' Video Series - 'Assassination' $4.95 (2 min) - Vintage 1992 TV CommercialA two-minute direct-response offer for 'Spies,' a home video series about international espionage, betrayal and murder from the files of the KGB, CIA and Mossad. Start with 'Assassination' for just $4.95, available only from Columbia House by credit card order at 1-800-451-1103, not in stores. Columbia House not on YouTube yet | :119 |
| 1992 | Hollywood Babylon with Tony Curtis Syndication Promo (1992)Tony Curtis takes you past the studio gates — you can't keep secrets forever. | :22 |
| 1992 | The Psychic Line - Vintage 1992 TV CommercialReal psychics wait 24 hours a day to solve your problems on the toll-free Psychic Line. | :31 |
| 1992 | Kebrina Kincaid Psychic Hotline - Vintage 1992 TV CommercialThe 'original psychic to the stars, advisor to kings and presidents' — $3.99 a minute, must be 18. | :61 |
| 1993 | 7UP - 'Shoot Out' Game, $10,000 Scholarship and Cruises - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial7UP promotes its Shoot Out game with uncolored game cards, a $10,000 scholarship and cruises as prizes. | :30 |
| 1993 | Continental Cablevision 'This Month' - Tracey Ullman on HBO, David Bowie on Disney (1993)This month on Continental Cablevision: Tracey Ullman: A Class Act on HBO and David Bowie: Black Tie White Noise on the Disney Channel. Our quality shows. A local ad inserted by the cable system. | :30 |
| 1993 | Illinois Lotto - 'What Would You Do If You Won $4,000,000?' - Vintage 1993 TV CommercialThe Illinois Lotto asks what you would do if you won $4,000,000, with the invitation to 'dream a little dream with me.' | :30 |
| 1993 | MasterCard - Supermarket (60 Second) - Vintage 1993 TV CommercialA 60-second MasterCard spot set in a supermarket. | :60 |
| 1993 | McDonald's Double Plays - 'Who's on First?' - Vintage 1993 TV CommercialWho's on first? Two double cheeseburgers in McDonald's Double Plays. | :30 |
| 1993 | Miller Reserve Lager - 'All-Barley' Germans - Vintage 1993 TV CommercialMiller Reserve Lager is pitched as an all-barley beer, with Germans making the case. | :30 |
| 1993 | Miller Sharp's Non-Alcoholic Beer - 'Time Out' - Vintage 1993 TV CommercialMiller Sharp's non-alcoholic beer is offered as a 'time out.' | :30 |
| 1993 | National Enquirer - This Week's Issue (20s) - Vintage 1993 TV CommercialThis week's National Enquirer - get it at the checkout. | :20 |
| 1993 | NBC 'Against the Grain' - Friday (20s, 1993)Against the Grain, from the producer of The Waltons - Friday on NBC. | :20 |
| 1993 | NBC 'Important Message: Dr. Quinn Will Not Be Seen Saturday' - The Mommies (20s, 1993)An important message - Dr. Quinn will not be seen Saturday; instead, The Mommies and Cafe Americain on NBC. | :20 |
| 1993 | NBC World Premiere 'The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?' - Sunday (20s, 1993)1993 will always be remembered as the year of the flood - David L. Wolper's The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?, Sunday on NBC. | :20 |
| 1993 | NBC 'The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?' - From the Producer of Roots - Sunday (20s, 1993)From the producer of Roots and North and South, David Wolper's epic of courage and survival - The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?, Sunday on NBC. | :20 |
| 1993 | NBC 'L.A. Law' - The Season Premiere Tonight (10s, 1993)The season premiere of L.A. Law, tonight on NBC. | :10 |
| 1993 | NBC 'Journey to the Center of the Earth' - Sunday (20s, 1993)Journey to the Center of the Earth, Sunday on NBC. | :20 |
| 1993 | NBC Movie 'Bloodlines: Murder in the Family' - Monday (20s, 1993)Bloodlines: Murder in the Family, Monday on NBC. | :20 |
| 1993 | NBC 'Homicide' and 'Law & Order' - Tonight (19s, 1993)An all-new Homicide: Life on the Street, then Law & Order, tonight on NBC. | :19 |
| 1993 | NBC 'Almost Home' Promo - Saturdays (1993)NBC promo for the series Almost Home, Saturdays. | :20 |
| 1993 | NBC Thursday Promo - Cheers' Final Season and All-New Seinfeld (1993)NBC Thursday promo for the final season of Cheers, with a St. Patrick's Day sign at the bar, plus an all-new Seinfeld. | :20 |
| 1993 | NBC Thursday Promo - 'Crime and Punishment' (1993)Short NBC Thursday promo for the series Crime and Punishment. | :10 |
| 1993 | NBC 'Eyewitness Video' Promo - Air Show Disaster (1993)NBC and WMAQ promo for an all-new Eyewitness Video, 'NBC Tonight,' featuring an air-show disaster. | :20 |
| 1993 | NBC Double Promo - Eyewitness Video Tonight and 'Passport to Murder' (1993)A two-part NBC promo: Eyewitness Video tonight, followed by the world premiere movie Passport to Murder. | :30 |
| 1993 | NBC Promo - 'Silent Cries' Monday (1993)20-second NBC promo for Silent Cries, Monday on NBC. | :20 |
| 1993 | NBC Promo - Homicide and Law & Order Wednesday (1993)NBC and WMAQ promo for Homicide and Law & Order on Wednesday, with a Navy party scene. | :20 |
| 1993 | NBC Promo - Fresh Prince and Blossom Hour, Monday (1993)NBC and WMAQ promo for the Monday Fresh Prince and Blossom hour. | :20 |
| 1993 | NBC Promo - 'Silent Cries' Monday, 'Until One Woman Gives Them the Will' (1993)20-second NBC and WMAQ promo for Silent Cries, with the line 'Until one woman gives them the will.' | :20 |
| 1993 | NBC Saturday Lineup Promo - Reasonable Doubts Moves to 10/9c (1993)NBC and WMAQ Saturday lineup promo, ending with Reasonable Doubts in a new night at 10/9c. | :19 |
| 1993 | NBC Promo - 'Silent Cries' - Innocent Victims of War (1993)30-second NBC and WMAQ promo for Silent Cries, about the innocent victims of war. | :30 |
| 1993 | NBC Promo - Crime & Punishment, Thursday After Seinfeld (1993)Ten-second NBC and WMAQ promo for Crime & Punishment on Thursday after Seinfeld. | :10 |
| 1993 | USA Network - Major Dad and Wings - 'Escape With Us' (15s) - Vintage 1993 TV CommercialMajor Dad and Wings - escape with us on USA Network. | :15 |
| 1994 | ABC 'These Friends of Mine' Promo - Ellen DeGeneres with Her Mom (20s, 1994)Ellen DeGeneres and her mother on the couch - These Friends of Mine, later this month on ABC. | :20 |
| 1994 | Aviva Sports Blast 'N Catch Toy - Vintage 1994 TV CommercialA 30-second spot for the Aviva Sports Blast 'N Catch toy. Aviva not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1994 | Blockbuster Video - 'Make It a Blockbuster Holiday' - Vintage 1994 TV Commercial'Make it a Blockbuster holiday.' Blockbuster Video's Holiday Magic Christmas spot. | :30 |
| 1994 | Blockbuster Video - Stock Up on the Absolute Necessities for the Holidays - 1994 TV CommercialA snowy holiday scene and a reminder: "This holiday season, remember to stock up on the absolute necessities. You might also want to pick up some food. There are over 9,000 ways to make tonight a blockbuster night." | :30 |
| 1994 | Blockbuster Video - 'Tough Day, Huh, Kiddo?' - Bedtime Story - Vintage 1994 TV CommercialA dad meets his kid's rough day - fractions and math, a kiss on the playground - with a bedtime story. 'When your day needs a little turnaround, Blockbuster has 9,000 ways to make it a Blockbuster night.' | :30 |
| 1994 | Chuck E. Cheese's - Boring Restaurants vs. Chuck E.'s - Vintage 1994 TV CommercialChuck E. Cheese's contrasts boring restaurants with the fun of Chuck E.'s. Chuck E Cheeses not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1994 | CNBC 'Intelligent Talk' Promo - 'When You're Tired of Tuning Out, Tune In' (1994)Snippets of silly talk - a congressman and gun control, a bill to force carpooling, Fred and Barney in the quarry - lead to the tag: 'Some people know CNBC is the first place for intelligent talk. And some don't. CNBC. When you're tired of tuning out, tune in.' | :30 |
| 1994 | Comedy Central 'Crash the Big Game' Sweepstakes - Miami (1994)Enter Comedy Central's second annual Crash the Big Game sweepstakes and freeload like a celebrity - you and a friend come to Miami to help get into the big game. Mail your name, address, daytime phone number and cable company to the Crash and Freeload Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 1427, Ridgely, Maryland 21683. | :30 |
| 1994 | Eggo Waffles - Basketball Spot - Vintage 1994 TV CommercialA 30-second Eggo waffles spot built around basketball players. The players are named only in the audio, so they are not named here. Eggo not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1994 | Fox 'Batman: The Animated Series' Promo - Weekday Afternoons on Fox (1994)A Fox Kids promo for Batman: The Animated Series, 'Batman's getting busy', airing weekday afternoons on Fox. Fox not on YouTube yet | :20 |
| 1994 | Fox 32 'Family Matters' Promo - Urkel Meets the Winslows, Today at 5:30 (1994)A 10-second Fox 32 promo for Family Matters, 'Urkel meets the Winslows', on today at 5:30. Fox not on YouTube yet | :10 |
| 1994 | Fox 32 'The Simpsons' Promo - Bart Gets an Elephant, Thursday at 7 (1994)A Fox 32 promo for The Simpsons episode in which Bart gets an elephant, Thursday at 7. Fox not on YouTube yet | :20 |
| 1994 | Fox Kids 'Bobby's World' Promo - The Fun Place to Be (1994)A Fox Kids promo for Bobby's World, 'the fun place to be', with a 'next on Fox' tease. Fox not on YouTube yet | :19 |
| 1994 | Fox Kids Network Family Fun Pack - Win a Marine Park Trip, Bike, Video Package (1994)A Fox Kids Network promo for the Family Fun Pack in the Sunday paper, with a chance to win a marine park trip, a bike and a video package. Fox not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1994 | Kellogg's Frosted Mini-Wheats - Mrs. Winghammer and Star Fox Flight Cap Offer - 1994 TV CommercialKellogg's Frosted Mini-Wheats 'Mrs. Winghammer' spot with a mail-in offer for a Nintendo Star Fox flight cap. Frosted Mini Wheats not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1994 | Kellogg's Frosted Flakes - Tony the Tiger Hockey and Basketball - Vintage 1994 TV CommercialA 30-second Kellogg's Frosted Flakes spot with Tony the Tiger and kids playing hockey and basketball. Kelloggs not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1994 | Kellogg's Corn Pops - 'I Gotta Have My Pops' - Vintage 1994 TV CommercialA Kellogg's Corn Pops spot where a kid locked out without keys declares 'I gotta have my pops.' Kelloggs not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1994 | Kellogg's Froot Loops - New Berry Purple with Toucan Sam - Vintage 1994 TV CommercialKellogg's Froot Loops introduces a new berry purple loop, with Toucan Sam and Uncle Toucan. Kelloggs not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1994 | Easy-To-Do Glitzy Glue Set - Kids Craft Toy - Vintage 1994 TV CommercialA 30-second spot for the Easy-To-Do Glitzy Glue Set, a craft toy from Kenner. Kenner not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1994 | McDonald's - Ronald McDonald Magic Ring Jingle - Vintage 1994 TV CommercialA 15-second McDonald's spot with Ronald McDonald and a magic-ring jingle. McDonalds not on YouTube yet | :15 |
| 1994 | McDonald's Happy Meal - Bobby's World Snap-On Park Toys - Vintage 1994 TV CommercialMcDonald's Happy Meal offers Bobby's World snap-on park toys, with a 'weekday afternoons on Fox' tag. McDonalds not on YouTube yet | :15 |
| 1994 | Nabisco Teddy Grahams - Rock-Club Bears - Vintage 1994 TV CommercialA 30-second Nabisco Teddy Grahams spot featuring bears at a rock club. Nabisco not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1994 | NBC 'Television. So Many Choices. Only One Channel Has It All' Promo (1994)Television - so many choices. Only one channel has it all, from the Summer Olympics on. It's NBC. | :30 |
| 1994 | NBC Wednesday Night Promo - Unsolved Mysteries, Reba McEntire Special, Law & Order (1994)'Wednesday, an all-new night of arresting television.' Unsolved Mysteries asks whether therapeutic touch has miraculous powers, a Reba McEntire special tells the emotional story of the accident that killed her band, and Law & Order follows 'a dangerous mob murders an innocent man.' Closes with the WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago bug. | :30 |
| 1994 | NBC 'Thelma & Louise' Network Television Premiere Promo - This May (1994)'This May, for big-name movies, it's NBC.' Two friends, 'wanted in two states' and in the worst of trouble, in the network television premiere of Thelma & Louise, coming this May to NBC. Closes with the WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago bug. | :30 |
| 1994 | NBC 'Seasons of the Heart' Movie Promo - Coming in May (1994)'From the producers of Lonesome Dove' - a poignant drama in which a grandson she never knew arrives, and 'a little boy must show a grown woman the true meaning of love.' Seasons of the Heart, in May on NBC. Closes with the WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago bug. | :30 |
| 1994 | NBC World Premiere Mystery 'Shadow of Obsession' Promo - NBC Tonight (1994)'She was stalked. She was terrorized. She was accused of his murder.' A woman victimized by a madman, then by the system, whose only hope is one cop who discovers 'the twisted truth.' Shadow of Obsession, 'NBC tonight' - a 20-second promo with the WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago bug. | :20 |
| 1994 | NBC 'Heart of a Child' Movie Promo - True Story - In May (1994)'Two mothers expecting the best must face the worst' when there appears to be a problem in a baby's heart - 'based on the true story of how one child saved the life of the other.' Heart of a Child, NBC in May. Closes with the WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago bug. | :30 |
| 1994 | NBC 'Eyewitness Video' Promo - Australia: Stranded Whales, Mice Plague (1994)'Friday on an all-new Eyewitness Video': an oil tanker erupts in flames, a bizarre accident destroys a family home, a thousand volunteers battle to save 60 stranded whales, and a farm is overrun by a gigantic plague of mice. On location in Australia, NBC Friday. | :20 |
| 1994 | NBC 'Law & Order' Promo - 'A Dangerous Mob Turns Deadly' - Wednesday (1994)'On an all-new Law & Order, a dangerous mob turns deadly.' The search for the killer 'could tear the city apart' - 'ripped from reality,' the season's most powerful all-new Law & Order, NBC Wednesday. A 20-second promo with the WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago bug. | :20 |
| 1994 | NBC 'Unsolved Mysteries' 10-Second Promo - 'A Storybook Marriage' - Wednesday (1994)'It was a storybook marriage until he turned it into a deadly nightmare. I want justice done. Find this killer on new Unsolved Mysteries, NBC Wednesday.' A 10-second promo with the WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago bug. | :10 |
| 1994 | NBC 'This May' Movies Promo - 'Cape Fear' Network Premiere May 1st (1994)'This May, for the biggest movies, it's NBC.' 'A convict is free, and now he wants revenge' - the network premiere of Cape Fear on May 1st, among the other May movies. Parental discretion advised. Closes with the WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago bug. | :30 |
| 1994 | NBC 'Moment of Truth: Broken Pledges' Movie Promo - Monday (1994)'The scandal that cost her son's life. One boy is dead, and two others almost died with him. The deadly tradition concealed in silence.' A mother's desperate fight to stop the madness, based on a true story: Moment of Truth: Broken Pledges, NBC Monday. | :20 |
| 1994 | NBC 'World War II: When Lions Roared' Miniseries Promo - Tuesday, April 19th (1994)'In a landmark television event' - actors play FDR, Stalin and Churchill as D-Day nears: 'Victory is certain provided we do not fall apart.' World War II: When Lions Roared, NBC Tuesday, April 19th, 'brought to you in part by General Motors.' | :20 |
| 1994 | NBC 'Shadow of Obsession' Mystery Movie Promo - 'NBC, Next' Tune-In (1994)'She was stalked. She was terrorized. She was accused of his murder.' A woman victimized by a madman, then by the system, whose only hope is one cop who discovers 'the twisted truth.' This 20-second cut closes 'Shadow of Obsession, NBC, next.' | :20 |
| 1994 | NBC 'seaQuest DSV' Promo - Computer Game Brainwashing - Next Sunday (1994)'Children brainwashed by the ultimate computer game. We can reshape civilization.' Controlled by an evil messiah, Lucas is seduced into a plot to control the world's riches and ends up 'trapped beyond all hope of rescue.' seaQuest, NBC, next Sunday. Closes with the WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago bug. | :20 |
| 1994 | NBC 'Lionheart' Movie Promo - Next Sunday - Parental Discretion (1994)'They killed his brother. And nothing we can do will bring him back. His family could be next... unless he gets there first.' The action movie Lionheart, NBC, next Sunday. Parental discretion advised. Closes with the WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago bug. | :20 |
| 1994 | WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago Daytime Talk Lineup Promo - 'Everybody's Talkin'' (1994)'Everybody's talkin'' on Channel 5 - a piano-pounding, backup-singer lineup promo that introduces the daytime talk hosts by on-screen names, among them Leeza, Sally and Phil, on screen from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. | :30 |
| 1994 | NBC Sunday Night Movie Opening Teaser - 'Shadow of Obsession' World Premiere (1994)An NBC world premiere mystery thriller: a woman 'victimized by a madman, then by the system she trusted,' accused of murder, with 'one good cop' as her one hope to clear her name. The teaser ends: 'And now, Shadow of Obsession.' | :40 |
| 1994 | NBC 'Eyewitness Video' Promo - Forces of Nature, Cattle Roundup - Sunday (1994)'Come face-to-face with the incredible forces of nature,' hear one man's miraculous story of survival, plus 'a cattle roundup like you've never seen before.' Eyewitness Video, NBC Sunday, ending on a WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago end card. | :20 |
| 1994 | Post Honey-Comb - 'The Taste Is in the Shape' Rap - Vintage 1994 TV CommercialA 30-second Post Honey-Comb cereal spot with a rap about how the taste is in the shape. Post not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1994 | Shaq Attaq - Shaquille O'Neal Basketball Figures and Hoop Set - Vintage 1994 TV CommercialA toy spot for Shaq Attaq basketball action figures and a hoop set based on Shaquille O'Neal. The toy maker is not legible in the spot. Shaq Attaq not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1994 | Toys R Us - Everyday Low Prices - Bedtime Barbie $10.99 - Vintage 1994 TV CommercialToys R Us has some really big news - guaranteed everyday low prices, like $10.99 for Mattel's Bedtime Barbie, Playskool inline skates for $19.99 and the Fisher-Price Activity Walker for $19.99. | :30 |
| 1994 | Toys R Us - Everyday Low Prices - Easy-Bake Oven $19.99 - Vintage 1994 TV CommercialToys R Us has some really big news - guaranteed everyday low prices, like $19.99 for Mattel's Mighty Max Magnus, the Kenner Easy-Bake Oven for $19.99 and the Hasbro Makeup Beauty Doll for $17.99. | :30 |
| 1994 | Tyco Python - Radio-Controlled 6-Speed Jet Turbo Truck - Vintage 1994 TV CommercialA 30-second spot for the Tyco Python radio-controlled 6-speed jet turbo truck. Tyco not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1994 | USA Network 'A Smoky Mountain Christmas' Promo - Dolly Parton - Tomorrow Night at 8 (1994)Voice-over only, played over the end-credit cards: "When she gets tired of big city glamour, there's only one place to go. Dolly Parton heads home for the holidays in 'A Smoky Mountain Christmas.' The USA movie, tomorrow night at 8." | :11 |
| 1995 | Blockbuster Video - 'Still Trying to Figure Out What to Watch Tonight?' - Vintage 1995 TV CommercialBlockbuster Video offers a couple of great suggestions for tonight's rental in this 15-second spot. Blockbuster not on YouTube yet | :15 |
| 1995 | Blockbuster Video - 'Remember When You Said Let's Wait to See That Movie on Video?' (1995)Blockbuster Video reminds viewers they said they would wait to see a movie on video, then rolls a list of movie titles now available to rent. Blockbuster not on YouTube yet | :14 |
| 1995 | Coca-Cola - Beach Volleyball Summer Spot (Music Only) - Vintage 1995 TV CommercialA music-only Coca-Cola summer spot built around a girl and a beach volleyball game. Coca Cola not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1995 | Fox 'Melrose Place' Season Premiere Promo - Monday, September 11th (1995)A 10-second Fox promo announcing the season premiere of Melrose Place on Monday, September 11th. Fox not on YouTube yet | :10 |
| 1995 | Fox 'New York Undercover' Season Premiere Promo - Thursday 9/8c (1995)A 15-second Fox promo for the season premiere of New York Undercover on Thursday at 9/8c. Fox not on YouTube yet | :15 |
| 1995 | Fox 'Living Single' Season Premiere and 'The Crew' Series Premiere Promo - Thursday 8/7c (1995)A 30-second Fox promo for the season premiere of Living Single and the series premiere of The Crew, Thursday at 8/7c. Fox not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1995 | Fox 'The Crew' Series Premiere Promo - Thursday 8:30/7:30 (1995)A 20-second Fox promo for the series premiere of The Crew, set among flight attendants, Thursday at 8:30/7:30. Fox not on YouTube yet | :20 |
| 1995 | Michelob Golden Draft Light - 15s Spot (Version A) - Vintage 1995 TV CommercialA 15-second Michelob Golden Draft Light beer spot; this version ends on the product logo. Michelob not on YouTube yet | :15 |
| 1995 | Michelob Golden Draft Light - 15s Spot (Version B, 'Smooth Over Everything') - 1995 TV CommercialA second 15-second Michelob Golden Draft Light spot, this edit ending on the tag 'Smooth Over Everything'. Michelob not on YouTube yet | :15 |
| 1995 | NBC 'The Return of Hunter' Movie - Next Sunday - WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago (1995)Hunter returns in an NBC movie, next Sunday on WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago. | :30 |
| 1995 | NBC 'Homicide: Life on the Street' - All New Tonight (20s, 1995)Homicide: Life on the Street, all new tonight on NBC. | :20 |
| 1995 | NBC 'Homicide' - Yaphet Kotto as Giardello - Credit Squeeze Profile (1995)A profile of Yaphet Kotto as Lt. Giardello of Homicide: Life on the Street, split-screen beside the Unsolved Mysteries credits. | :37 |
| 1995 | NBC Monday Movie 'Shadow of Obsession' - Veronica Hamel, Jack Scalia (20s, 1995)Veronica Hamel and Jack Scalia in Shadow of Obsession, Monday on NBC. | :20 |
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| 1995 | NBC 5 Chicago 'Extra' Weekend Edition - Saturday at 6 (1995)Extra's weekend edition, Saturday at 6 on Channel 5. | :30 |
| 1995 | WCIU 'Northern Exposure' Promo - Maggie's Buried Sewing Kit - Tonight at 7 (1995)Something is buried in Maggie's front yard - 'Maggie, this is a sewing kit' - and the boys have signed on to help develop the site. 'If you call me little lady one more time, I'm gonna punch you in the nose.' Northern Exposure, tonight at 7 on Channel 26. | :30 |
| 1995 | WCIU 'Gilligan's Island' Promo - 'Vintage TV for Modern Times' - Tonight at 9:30 (1995)What do you get when you combine seven strangers, a boat with a hole in it, a tropical island, angry natives, a six-foot spider, dancing girls, Russian cosmonauts, a gorilla, vampires, a robot and an active volcano? Gilligan's Island, 'part of Vintage TV for Modern Times,' tonight at 9:30 on Channel 26 - ending on a lineup card: Hogan's Heroes at 9:00, Gilligan's Island at 9:30, Leave It to Beaver at 10:00. | :30 |
| 1995 | WCIU 'The Richard Bey Show' Promo - 'Teenage Babymakers Part 2' - Tonight at 6 (1995)'Do we let a 13-year-old kid go out and get a driver's license? Do we let a 13-year-old kid go out and get married to the other kid? No. So why is it good for a 13-year-old to make one of the most important decisions in life?' The Richard Bey Show, 'Teenage Babymakers, Part 2,' tonight at 6 on Channel 26. | :30 |
| 1995 | WTTW Promo - 'Sonja Henie: Queen of the Ice' - Friday at 8 (1995)A WTTW promo for 'Sonja Henie: Queen of the Ice,' the story of the Norwegian figure skater and Olympic gold medalist who set her sights on Hollywood, Friday at 8. WTTW not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1995 | WTTW Channel 11 Station Image Montage - 'We Are Your Window to the World' (1995)A WTTW Channel 11 station image montage set to 'Till There Was You,' presenting the station as 'your window to the world.' WTTW not on YouTube yet | :133 |
| 1997 | ABC Wednesday Promo - Grace Under Fire, Coach, Arsenio (30s, 1997)Grace Under Fire, Coach and Arsenio - Wednesday on ABC. | :30 |
| 1997 | ABC 'The Practice' Promo - ABC Tuesday (20s, 1997)Bobby Donnell's firm takes on the tough ones - The Practice, ABC Tuesday. | :20 |
| 1997 | ABC 'PrimeTime Live' Promo - 'The Untold Story' - Wednesday (10s, 1997)The untold story - PrimeTime Live, Wednesday on ABC. | :10 |
| 1997 | ABC 'Leaving L.A.' Series Premiere Promo - The Coroner's Office (15s, 1997)Investigators for the L.A. coroner's office with a strange relationship and an even stranger job - Leaving L.A. on ABC. | :15 |
| 1997 | ABC 'Gun' Series Premiere Promo - Premieres in Two Weeks (14s, 1997)Gun, the new ABC anthology series, premieres in two weeks - on ABC 7 Chicago. | :14 |
| 1997 | ABC 'Soul Man' Series Premiere Promo - Premiering Tuesday April 15th (20s, 1997)A minister-dad sitcom - Soul Man, premiering Tuesday, April 15th on ABC. | :20 |
| 1997 | ABC 'May's Biggest Events' Promo - Forrest Gump, The Shining, U2 (20s, 1997)May's biggest events on ABC: Forrest Gump, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Disclosure, Tidal Wave: No Escape, 3D Week, U2: A Year in Pop and Stephen King's The Shining. | :20 |
| 1997 | ABC Tuesday Promo - Home Improvement and Spin City (10s, 1997)Two of America's best comedies - Home Improvement and Spin City, ABC Tuesday. | :10 |
| 1997 | ABC 'The Practice' Promo - Everything You Need in a Lawyer (15s, 1997)Everything you need in a lawyer - The Practice, ABC Tuesday. | :15 |
| 1997 | ABC '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' Miniseries Promo - Michael Caine (15s, 1997)Michael Caine and Patrick Dempsey in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - an ABC miniseries event in May. | :15 |
| 1997 | ABC 'Relativity' Promo - Returns Next Monday (10s, 1997)Relativity returns next Monday at a new night and time on ABC. | :10 |
| 1997 | American Express - Jerry Seinfeld's 'Perfect Pump' at the Gas Station (60s) - 1997 TV CommercialClassic over-squeeze... perfect pump, $20.37. Even at the gas station, you can do more with the American Express Card. The 60-second version. | :60 |
| 1997 | CBS Sunday Movie - 'A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes' Open (1997)Tonight on the CBS Sunday Movie, the Annette Funicello story - A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes. | :34 |
| 1997 | CBS Tuesday - Touched by an Angel 'Promised Land' and 'What Happened to Bobby Earl?' (1997)The Touched by an Angel world premiere movie Promised Land, and Kate Jackson in What Happened to Bobby Earl? - CBS Tuesday. | :20 |
| 1997 | CBS 'Big February Nights Are Coming' - Primetime Letterman, the Grammys (1997)Big February nights are coming to CBS - a primetime Letterman and the 39th Grammy Awards. | :20 |
| 1997 | CBS 'Night Sins' World Premiere Mini-Series - Sunday February 23 (20s, 1997)Valerie Bertinelli in the world premiere mini-series Night Sins, Sunday, February 23 on CBS. | :20 |
| 1997 | CBS 'Orleans' - New Series - Wednesday (20s, 1997)Orleans, a new series - Wednesday at 10, 9 central on CBS. | :20 |
| 1997 | Coca-Cola 'Always' - India: Kids, Cricket and the Taj Mahal (60s) - Vintage 1997 TV CommercialKids, cricket and the Taj Mahal - Coca-Cola, always. | :60 |
| 1997 | Coca-Cola - 'The Language of...' - 'I'll Take You There' - Vintage 1997 TV CommercialThe language of a glance, a hello, a touch, a dance - Coca-Cola. | :30 |
| 1997 | McDonald's French Fries - 'The Great Pretender' - Burger King Fries Test Spoof - 1997 TV CommercialA spoof of the Burger King new-fries taste test to 'The Great Pretender' - there's only one world-famous fry. McDonald's French Fries, America's favorite. | :30 |
| 1997 | M&M's - Red and Green on a Talk Show - 'I Melt for No One' - Vintage 1997 TV CommercialRed and Green go on a talk show to plug the memoir 'I Melt for No One.' M&M's. | :30 |
| 1998 | A&E 'Biography of the Year' Sweepstakes - Trip to Aruba, Lane Cedar Chest (1998)'Who will be Biography of the Year?' Enter the sweepstakes for one of three trips to the La Cabana All-Suite Beach Resort and Casino in Aruba, or one of two Lane cedar chests, at participating Lane dealers, barnesandnoble.com or biography.com. Watch December 28 at 8 Eastern to find out who is the 1998 Biography of the Year. | :30 |
| 1998 | Advantage 'Singing Puppies' - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)Singing puppies: 'If you don't use Advantage, scratch your ears... Ask my doctor for Advantage for me please.' Bayer flea control, the number one in North America. | :30 |
| 1998 | Advil 'The Pain of Separation' - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)A Seinfeld-finale tie-in: a despondent fan in his armchair. 'Should the pain of separation be more than you can bear? There's always Advil.' | :15 |
| 1998 | Amazon.com 'As Soon as I Learned to Type Amazon.com' - ER Season Finale Commercial (1998)Customer testimonials: 'As soon as I learned to type Amazon.com...' 2.5 million titles, save up to 40%: '...even with the shipping, you come out ahead.' | :15 |
| 1998 | Amazon.com 'Without Standing in a Line' - ER Season Finale Commercial (1998)More customer testimonials: '...order it very quickly without standing in a line' and 'the first website that I looked at and went, this is what the web should be.' | :15 |
| 1998 | Amazon.com 'This Is What the Web Should Be' - Vintage 1998 Chicago TV CommercialCustomer testimonials: 'This is what the web should be', with personal recommendations and 1-Click ordering. A better way to buy books. | :14 |
| 1998 | Apple 'Think Different' Ending on Jerry Seinfeld - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)'Here's to the crazy ones': the black-and-white 'Think different' icons montage, in the special finale-night version that ends on Jerry Seinfeld. | :30 |
| 1998 | Barnes & Noble 'Wishing Well' - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)A wishing-well spot: 'Deep discounts. Millions of books. Personal recommendations. Barnes & Noble is now online' at barnesandnoble.com. | :15 |
| 1998 | Barnes & Noble 'Shopping Cart and Dobermans' - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)A shopping cart and dobermans: 'Secure transactions. Fast delivery. Millions of books. Barnes & Noble is now online.' | :15 |
| 1998 | Betty Crocker Stir 'n Bake 'It's in the Box' - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)'Mmm, cake. But I'd need the mix.' 'It's in the box.' The frosting and pan are too - 'New Stir 'n Bake, just add water.' | :15 |
| 1998 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 'They Run Things' - ER Season Finale Commercial (1998)Mothers and children: 'You won't read about them in the financial pages... but that doesn't mean they don't run things.' Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois: 'Plans for the future.' | :30 |
| 1998 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 'Don't Always Work in Illinois' - Vintage 1998 Chicago TV Commercial'People who live in Illinois don't always work in Illinois': local companies with national needs get their health plans from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois. | :30 |
| 1998 | Budweiser 'The Water Must Be Cold' - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)A surfer walks a sunny beach toward the water: 'The water must be cold.' Then the tag: 'All natural and proud of it. Budweiser.' | :30 |
| 1998 | Canon ImageANYWARE 'A Communication Problem' - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)Office machines in a vast atrium: 'Shouldn't your machines do what you ask? Are we having a communication problem here?' ImageANYWARE from Canon, 'the new paradigm for the digital workplace.' | :30 |
| 1998 | Cellular One 'I Think We're Lost' Hikers - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)Lost hikers and a scout in the autumn woods: 'I think we're lost.' 'Don't worry, Miss.' 'The one name people still rely on is Cellular One.' | :15 |
| 1998 | Century 21 'The Power of Number One' - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)A family on a porch: 'At Century 21 we realize what buying a house really means... That's the power of number one.' | :30 |
| 1998 | Chex Mix 'Get Your Mix' Smiley Face - ER Season Finale Commercial (1998)Music only: Chex Mix pieces form a smiley face on a blue background, then 'Get your mix.' | :15 |
| 1998 | Claritin RediTabs 'Dissolves on Your Tongue' - ER Season Finale Commercial (1998)'Claritin RediTabs: relief from sneezing, runny nose, itchy eyes... dissolves on your tongue without water.' Call 1-800-CLARITIN. | :30 |
| 1998 | Coldwell Banker 'Personal Retriever' - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)'Only one retriever can hunt for houses': the Personal Retriever from Coldwell Banker Online emails you matching homes. | :15 |
| 1998 | Coors 'Mile High Taste' - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)Two guys in a jeep in the mountains, fuel gauge on empty, stop at a desert gas station for Coors: 'There's only one mile high taste. Coors. The original.' | :30 |
| 1998 | Coors Light 'Stadium Beer Vendor' - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)A stadium beer vendor: 'Anywhere there's a fan craving a taste of the Rockies, that's where a cold Coors Light belongs.' | :30 |
| 1998 | Dannon Natural Spring Water 'Purity Is Essential' - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)Mothers and girls dancing on a beach: 'Because purity is essential but often elusive... Discover Dannon Natural Spring Water. It's pure, it's good, it's from Dannon.' | :30 |
| 1998 | Farmland 'From My Farm to Your Table' - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)Farmer-owners at sunset: 'We're the family farmers who own Farmland. We own the brand. We own the company.' 'Proud to be farmer-owned.' | :30 |
| 1998 | Fujifilm 'There'll Come a Day' MX-700 - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)'There'll come a day when...' vignettes for the MX-700 digital camera, the Endeavor 3500ix and Superia film: 'Three reasons why that day is today.' | :30 |
| 1998 | Gap 'Khakis Swing' - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)Dancers in khakis swing-dance on a white set to Louis Prima's 'Jump, Jive an' Wail' in Gap's famous 'Khakis Swing' spot. | :30 |
| 1998 | Gardenburger 'Vern and Edna' Luau - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)An animated 'Vern and Edna' luau story: Vern takes hula lessons, Edna wants something tasty and healthy. 'Discover Gardenburger... Eating good just got great.' | :30 |
| 1998 | Illinois Lottery 'You Don't Have to Wait 20 Years' - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)A nature show drones on ('the female devours the male') while a woman sits in piles of cash: 'You don't have to wait 20 years for your jackpot... Welcome to the new Lotto.' | :30 |
| 1998 | Jewel 'Fresh to Your Family' - Vintage 1998 Chicago TV CommercialJewel supermarkets, 'Fresh to your family': boneless skinless chicken breasts at $1.79 a pound and Chiquita bananas three pounds for 99 cents. | :30 |
| 1998 | Jolly Rancher 'Jolly Jellies' - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)'Introducing new Jolly Jellies from Jolly Rancher. Sweet, fruity, tart and tangy... soft and springy.' | :15 |
| 1998 | Big Kmart 'Price Police' - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)The 'Price Police' raid a woman who overpaid: 'You gotta go to Big Kmart. Low prices all the time, lowest sale prices every time. Guaranteed.' | :30 |
| 1998 | Lite FM 93.9 'Turn On the Light' - Vintage 1998 Chicago TV CommercialA woman on a couch gives 'three good reasons why Lite FM 93.9 is the perfect radio station to listen to while you work.' 'Turn on the light.' This is the original Lite FM 93.9 (1989-2013), before the station became 93.9 MYfm. | :29 |
| 1998 | Marshall Field's 'For Husbands-to-Be, Our Sincerest Apologies' - ER Season Finale Commercial (1998)The bridal registry: 'For brides-to-be, we offer the city's most extensive selection of china, crystal, housewares... For husbands-to-be, we offer our sincerest apologies.' | :30 |
| 1998 | MasterCard 'Never Having to Shop the Mall with Kids Again' - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)A 'Priceless' spot for online shopping: a $18 jean jacket and a $40 Cozy Coupe, but 'never having to shop the mall with kids again: priceless.' Get started at Excite.com. | :30 |
| 1998 | MasterCard 'Look on Old Boyfriend's Face at the Reunion' - ER Season Finale Commercial (1998)'Manicure, $15. Lace skirt, $85. Vintage evening bag, $60. Look on old boyfriend's face at the reunion: priceless.' | :30 |
| 1998 | McDonald's 'Two Combo Meals Under Two Bucks' - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)A Chicago 'second city' spot: 'Maybe it's because we got two combo meals under two bucks every day at McDonald's' - the Daily Double and Golden Filet-O-Fish combos for $1.99. | :30 |
| 1998 | MediaOne Home Theater - 'Home Sweet Home Theater' Sweepstakes - Vintage 1998 TV Commercial'This month, MediaOne Home Theater makes pay-per-view sweeter than ever.' In November and December, order any pay-per-view movie, including Deep Impact and The X-Files, and you're automatically entered in the Home Sweet Home Theater sweepstakes for a home theater system, a stereo TV and VCR, a 25-inch television or a portable CD player. Sweepstakes ends 12/31/98. | :30 |
| 1998 | Miller 'It's Miller Time' Porch Party - ER Season Finale Commercial (1998)A black-and-white porch party, a man on an old sofa and people dancing, with no voiceover until the tag: 'It's Miller Time.' | :30 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien' Promo - The Force Is with Conan (1998)'Tonight, the force is with Conan. Well, for a while, anyway.' Plus Spike Lee and Nicholas Turturro. | :10 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Saturday Night Live' Promo - The Truth May Be Out There (1998)David Duchovny hosts an all-new Saturday Night Live with musical guest Puff Daddy: 'The truth may be out there, David, but it ain't in here.' | :10 |
| 1998 | NBC5 Chicago 'Extra' Promo - Olivia Newton-John Talks About Her Battle (1998)'Linda McCartney, Carly Simon and Olivia Newton-John... all struck by breast cancer. Now Olivia Newton-John talks about her friends and her battle to survive.' Monday at 4:30 on NBC5. | :15 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Seinfeld' Promo - The Final Seinfeld Thursday (1998)'You've been waiting for the greatest Seinfeld ever, the final Seinfeld. How will it all end? Even we don't know.' Plus the ER season finale and 'one last goodbye from Jerry on The Tonight Show.' | :26 |
| 1998 | NBC 'ER' Promo - All Hell Is Breaking Loose (1998)'ER season finale.' 'All hell... is breaking loose.' 'ER season finale, NBC Thursday.' | :10 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Suddenly Susan' / 'Caroline in the City' Promo - Monday Season Finales (1998)Monday one-hour season finales: an all-new Suddenly Susan with Joan Rivers and a Caroline in the City wedding. '...Susan and Caroline, Monday on NBC.' | :30 |
| 1998 | NBC 'The Pretender' Promo - Who Killed My Mother? (1998)A season-finale promo: 'The Centre's going to make another Pretender... Who killed my mother?... There's a bomb!' Saturday 9/8 Central. | :20 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Tonight Show' / 'Late Night' Promo - Jerry's One Last Goodbye (1998)Jay has Jerry Seinfeld 'for one last goodbye' plus a mystery guest; Conan has Rosie O'Donnell and Seinfeld's Patrick Warburton. | :10 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Daytime Emmy Awards' Promo - The Sky Will Be Dark (1998)'Friday the sky will be dark because the stars are at the 25th annual Daytime Emmy Awards. It's live, only on NBC.' | :10 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Sunday Movie' Promo - The Bridges of Madison County (1998)'They shared a forbidden love': Oscar winners Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood in The Bridges of Madison County, the NBC Sunday movie. | :20 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Mad About You' / 'Frasier' Promo - Season Finale Tuesday (1998)A full hour of Mad About You with Ellen as the new nanny and 'Baby Stuck in the Elevator', then a full hour of Frasier where Frasier gets fired and Daphne is dragged off to jail. 'If you miss this, you'll be sorry.' | :30 |
| 1998 | NBC 'ER' Promo - Tonight After the Final Seinfeld (1998)'ER season finale, NBC tonight after the final Seinfeld... all hell is breaking loose.' | :20 |
| 1998 | NBC 'The Pretender' Promo - Bring Us the Child (1998)A season-finale promo: 'Bring us the child... a race to save a boy. You have three hours or less... We save the best for last.' NBC Saturday 9/8 Central. | :30 |
| 1998 | NBC '3rd Rock from the Sun' Promo - An Alien Abducted by a Human (1998)A one-hour season finale Wednesday: 'an alien abducted by... a human', with Phil Hartman and Jan Hooks. | :30 |
| 1998 | NBC Final Seinfeld Countdown & Tonight Show Tag (1998)Three short NBC bumpers from the finale-night breaks: 'The final Seinfeld starts in just 30 minutes', 'The final Seinfeld starts in just two minutes', and a Tonight Show tag promising 'all-new with Jerry Seinfeld, plus a mystery guest.' | :12 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Dateline' Promo - Taken by Her Ex-Husband 19 Years Ago (1998)A 10-second tease for a Dateline Friday exclusive with a mother whose daughters were taken by her ex-husband 19 years ago. | :10 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Daytime Emmy Awards' Promo - An All-Star Tribute to Oprah Winfrey (1998)'This Friday, the sky will be dark, because the stars are at the 25th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, live' - plus an all-star tribute to Oprah Winfrey. | :20 |
| 1998 | NBC 'ER' Promo - A Baby's Life Hangs in the Balance (1998)'NBC Next... A baby's life hangs in the balance... It's the season finale, where all hell is breaking loose.' | :20 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Sunday Movie' Promo - Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood's Forbidden Romance (1998)'Oscar winners Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood. Their forbidden romance became the love of a lifetime.' The Bridges of Madison County, NBC Sunday. | :20 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Sunday Movie' Promo - Only Four Days to Find a Love (1998)'NBC presents the most beloved novel of our time... They had only four days to find a love that would last a lifetime.' Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood in The Bridges of Madison County. | :30 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Law & Order' Promo - A Case That Will End a Brilliant Career (1998)The Law & Order season finale: 'You think you can blackmail me?' A DA under investigation and 'a controversial case that will end a brilliant career.' | :20 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Dateline' Promo - Jane Pauley's Exclusive Interview (1998)A mother whose girls were taken by her ex-husband and found 19 years later: 'Now Jane Pauley has the exclusive interview.' Dateline Friday at a special time. | :20 |
| 1998 | NBC 'The Tonight Show' Promo - Jerry Seinfeld Joins Jay for One Final Farewell (1998)'Later on an all-new Tonight Show, it's television history in the making when Jerry Seinfeld joins Jay for one final farewell' - plus a mystery guest, Brandy and Danny Glover with Mel Gibson. | :20 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Tonight Show' / 'Late Night' Promo - Rosie and Patrick Warburton on Conan (1998)Jerry Seinfeld joins Jay for one final farewell, then on Conan, Rosie O'Donnell and Patrick Warburton from Seinfeld: 'Don't change that dial.' | :30 |
| 1998 | NBC Tonight Show Seinfeld Farewell Tags - 'Yadda, Yadda, Yadda' (1998)Two short Tonight Show tags from finale night: 'Tonight, Jay's all-new with Jerry Seinfeld, plus a mystery guest', and a credit-squeeze promo: 'Later on the Tonight Show, it's time for one last goodbye from Jerry Seinfeld... yadda, yadda, yadda. Plus, the music of Brandy.' | :13 |
| 1998 | Prudential 'Very Comfortable and Very Secure' - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)A customer planned her retirement with a variable annuity through an insurance agent, 'because it's Prudential... I feel very comfortable and very secure.' | :30 |
| 1998 | Prudential 'Protect What You've Built' - Vintage 1998 Chicago TV CommercialA dentist customer says estate taxes can run as high as 55%: 'Protect what you've built. Call a Prudential representative.' | :30 |
| 1998 | Revlon MoistureStay 'Moisture Technology Like Never Before' - ER Season Finale Commercial (1998)Four models and lip close-ups: 'New Revlon MoistureStay lip color... moisture technology like never before... even after I take the color off.' | :30 |
| 1998 | Sears Craftsman 'America's Most Powerful Mower' - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)The Craftsman Lawn and Garden Sale at Sears: 'Pick up America's most powerful mower, only $297. Sears' lowest price ever.' | :15 |
| 1998 | Sears 'Every Shade of Mom' - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)A little girl putting on lipstick for the Mother's Day Sale: 'I want to be like Mommy.' 'No other place knows every shade of Mom.' | :30 |
| 1998 | Sentinel 'Heartworms Could Kill Trevor' - ER Season Finale Commercial (1998)A woman with her dog Trevor: 'I just learned some scary things from my vet... heartworms could kill Trevor.' 'Sentinel means protection.' | :30 |
| 1998 | Subway 'Wear the Horns' Bulls Helmet - ER Season Finale Commercial (1998)'Rare. Exotic. Part of the great Bulls dynasty.' A Chicago Bulls collector's helmet for $2.99, 'before the dynasty is history, and so are the horns. Wear the horns.' | :15 |
| 1998 | Target 'Purple Figure Skater' - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)A music-driven, purple-toned Target image spot featuring a figure skater and young women. | :30 |
| 1998 | TBS Superstation 'No Whips Allowed' Promo - A Day of Tough Movies, Sunday 10 ET (1998)A whole day of tough movies, tough guys and some great holiday recipes - 'just kidding. No whips allowed.' Sunday at 10 Eastern, only on the Superstation. | :15 |
| 1998 | TBS Superstation 'Movie Lounge' Promo - From the Creators of Dinner and a Movie (1998)'Saturday nights, check out the Movie Lounge. It's a fun place to hang out and watch movies with some very interesting people. Every week, it's another great movie and a different set of guests.' 'From the creators of Dinner and a Movie comes the Movie Lounge,' Saturday nights around 10 Eastern, 9 Central, only on the Superstation. | :30 |
| 1998 | TNT 'Hard Time' Promo - Burt Reynolds, Tomorrow at 1 (1998)'He made the role of cop tough, sexy and cool, and he's back.' Burt Reynolds in Hard Time, tomorrow at 1 on TNT. | :15 |
| 1998 | Coast to Coast / ServiStar / True Value 'Bargain of the Month' - Vintage 1998 Chicago TV CommercialFootball fans cheer for a Rubbermaid push broom ($3.81), Weed-B-Gon ($5.83) and a Green Thumb hose nozzle ($2.94): 'It's a very, very big deal.' | :30 |
| 1998 | Tylenol 'May I Have This Dance?' - ER Season Finale Commercial (1998)'Shh, Daddy's got a headache.' Tylenol takes care of it without stomach irritation, and then: 'May I have this dance?' | :30 |
| 1998 | UPS 'Thinking About the Box' - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)A management guru talks 'thinking outside the box', but the shipping manager thinks about the box: 'Now only UPS guarantees the day of delivery for every ground package... Introducing Guaranteed Ground.' | :30 |
| 1998 | Visa 'The Attic, Las Vegas' - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)The Attic vintage clothing store in Las Vegas: 'The only thing that's out of style is using American Express. So bring your Visa card.' 'Visa. It's everywhere you want to be.' | :30 |
| 1998 | Wendy's Dave Thomas 'Come On Over, I Made Two' - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)Dave Thomas introduces the new Honey Ham & Chicken sandwich, with a line to Jerry: 'when you finish the show, come on over, I made two.' | :15 |
| 1998 | Windy 100 FM 'Chicago Talks About the Difference' - Vintage 1998 Chicago TV Commercial'Chicago talks about the difference at the brand new Windy 100 FM': all music, all variety, from Rod Stewart and Whitney Houston to Phil Collins and Elton John. | :30 |
| 1998 | Wisk 'The 10,000,000 Things We Have to Do' - ER Season Finale Commercial (1998)'Wisk presents the 10,000,000 things we have to do every day... we still have to do the laundry really well.' Do it once, do it right. | :15 |
| 1998 | Zima 'A Few Degrees Cooler' - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)A man in a white shirt in a bar and restaurant, ending on Zima cans and a bottle: 'a few degrees cooler'. | :30 |
| 1998 | Zyrtec 'When Allergies Are a Nightmare' - Seinfeld Finale Night Commercial (1998)A sneezing man on a porch among flowers: 'When allergies are a nightmare, remember the power of Zyrtec.' | :30 |
| 1999 | The View Promo - Mira Sorvino and the Real 'At First Sight' Couple (1999)'Tomorrow, Mira Sorvino and the real-life couple whose remarkable love story inspired her latest film. On The View, live on ABC Daytime.' Film clips ('You're unbelievable'). | :20 |
| 1999 | ABC 'NYPD Blue' Promo - 'Joey, Be My Best Man' (1999)'Joey, be my best man...' NYPD Blue, Tuesday at 10, 9 central, on ABC. | :10 |
| 1999 | ABC 'Stephen King's Storm of the Century' Premiere Event Promo - abc.com on the GO Network (1999)Stephen King's Storm of the Century, an ABC premiere event next Sunday - up-to-the-minute 'storm watch' information at abc.com on the GO Network. | :10 |
| 1999 | ABC 'It's Like, You Know...' Series Premiere Promo - Wednesday After Dharma & Greg (20s, 1999)It's Like, You Know... premieres Wednesday after Dharma & Greg on ABC. | :20 |
| 1999 | ABC 'The Norm Show' Series Premiere Promo - Norm Macdonald at the Unemployment Office (1999)Norm Macdonald at the unemployment office - The Norm Show premieres Wednesday after The Drew Carey Show on ABC. | :30 |
| 1999 | ABC Wednesday Comedy Lineup Promo - Dharma & Greg, Drew Carey, The Norm Show (1999)What does America really want? A little song? A little dance? Dharma & Greg, It's Like, You Know..., The Drew Carey Show and the series premiere of The Norm Show, Wednesday on ABC. | :30 |
| 1999 | ABC 'The Norm Show' Series Premiere Promo - Wednesday 9:30 After Drew Carey (20s, 1999)The Norm Show series premiere, Wednesday at 9:30 after The Drew Carey Show on ABC. | :20 |
| 1999 | ABC 'It's Like, You Know...' Premiere Promo - Wednesday After Dharma & Greg (30s, 1999)It's Like, You Know... premieres Wednesday after Dharma & Greg on ABC. | :30 |
| 1999 | ABC 'Politically Incorrect' After-Party Promo - Presented by Pepsi (10s, 1999)Politically Incorrect's Oscar after-party, presented by Pepsi - live, late tonight on ABC. | :10 |
| 1999 | ABC 'Home of the Academy Awards' Network Image Promo (1999)ABC, home of the Academy Awards - the Golden Globes, Spin City, Sports Night and the Wednesday comedies. | :45 |
| 1999 | ABC 'Most Celebrated Network' Promo - The Practice, NYPD Blue (Partial, 1999)ABC, the most celebrated network - The Practice and NYPD Blue. The recording cuts out before the end. | :35 |
| 1999 | ABC 7 Chicago 'Inside Edition' Promo - 'Oscar Night Arrives' - Monday at 3 (1999)Inside Edition: Oscar night arrives - Monday at 3 PM on ABC 7. | :30 |
| 1999 | Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Medicine 'It Effervesces' - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialText-on-blue testimonial questions ('Why do people believe nothing works better than Alka-Seltzer Plus cold medicine?') cut with users: 'It just breaks up my nasal congestion so that I can finally breathe', 'It effervesces'. Tag for Night-Time: 'Ingredients to help you sleep and no alcohol.' | :30 |
| 1999 | American Express - Jerry Seinfeld from America in London - 'Seventh Inning Stretch?' (1999)Jerry Seinfeld from America, lost in London slang - 'what is this, the seventh inning stretch?' - with the American Express Card. | :30 |
| 1999 | American Express - Superman and the Forgotten Wallet - 'You Can Do More' - 1999 TV CommercialSuperman and a comedian on the street - a forgotten wallet. You can do more with the American Express Card. | :30 |
| 1999 | Blockbuster Trip-a-Day Giveaway - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)Trips to film festivals and MGM premieres, 50 million instant-win game pieces. | :31 |
| 1999 | Boboli 'The Taste Italians Are Mad About' - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialWaiters at 'Gianni's Ristorante' complain business is slow 'because Boboli gives you real Italian taste at home... Boboli pizza crusts and Boboli soft breadsticks. The taste Italians are mad about.' | :15 |
| 1999 | Brownberry Sandwich Breads 'A Little Softer, a Little Lighter' - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial'All the wholesome nutrition you can see in Brownberry comes a different way. Brownberry sandwich breads. A little softer, a little lighter.' | :15 |
| 1999 | Anheuser-Busch Clydesdales Heritage - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)August Busch tells how Prohibition nearly broke the company — and how the first eight-horse hitch of Clydesdales celebrated its end. | :29 |
| 1999 | CBS 'Late Show with David Letterman' Weekly Promo - Sophia Loren, Bill Murray, Shania Twain (1999)This week, Sophia Loren, Bill Murray, Shania Twain, James Brown and even more stars have a Late Show date with Dave - then CBS hands off: 'Now, your local news.' | :11 |
| 1999 | Colgate Total 'Works Between Brushings' - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial'There's a toothpaste so advanced it keeps working even after you stop brushing.' It fights cavities and tartar 'while you're gearing up' and gingivitis 'while you're dreaming'. 'The brushing that works between brushings.' | :30 |
| 1999 | Degree Ultra Dry 'Today's Hottest Executives' - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial'We asked some of today's hottest executives to switch antiperspirants.' Executives testify ('It's a balancing act', 'I am hot'). 'Body heat activated... Degree Ultra Dry. Your body heat turns it on.' | :30 |
| 1999 | DiTech Funding '1-800-71-FIXED' Refinance - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialGraphics-only refinance spot: 'Mortgage interest rates have been slashed... Just call DiTech Funding at 1-800-71-FIXED. Today's low 30-year fixed rate is just 6.625%.' | :30 |
| 1999 | Doritos Smokey Red Barbecue - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)Fire in the sky — a loud barbecue launch, umbrellas not included. | :25 |
| 1999 | Drano Foamer vs. Liquid-Plumr - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialComparison with Liquid-Plumr: 'The problem with Liquid-Plumr is that it only cleans here, so clogs keep coming back. That's why we invented new Drano Foamer. It expands, filling your entire pipe.' SC Johnson tag. | :30 |
| 1999 | Family Guy Series Premiere Promo - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)Fox's original sneak-peek promo for the Family Guy premiere airing right after the game. | :27 |
| 1999 | Fox Promo - TV Guide Awards Live (1999)Over one million votes, live tomorrow at 8 on Fox. | :20 |
| 1999 | Fox Super Post Game Party Promo - Family Guy & Simpsons (1999)Peter Griffin heckles the promo for his own premiere, then the Simpsons Super Bowl spectacular. | :20 |
| 1999 | That '70s Show Promo with The Rock & Ken Shamrock (1999)WWF guest stars invade Point Place, next Sunday on Fox. | :10 |
| 1999 | Futurama Series Premiere Promo - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)'Bite my shiny metal—' Fox introduces Matt Groening's show a thousand years ahead of its time. | :21 |
| 1999 | Fox Promo - Opening the Lost Tombs Live (1999)A tomb sealed for 5,000 years, opened live by satellite March 2 — peak stunt-TV Fox. | :20 |
| 1999 | The PJs Series Premiere Promo - Eddie Murphy - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)'Whitney Houston, we have a problem' — Eddie Murphy's claymation series lands Tuesday after King of the Hill. | :20 |
| 1999 | That '70s Show WWF Promo 20s - The Rock & Ken Shamrock (1999)The longer edit of the WWF crossover promo — 'they dwarf the competition,' next Sunday after The Simpsons. | :16 |
| 1999 | Futurama Promo 'Can I Do the Countdown' - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)A second distinct Futurama tease from premiere season. | :10 |
| 1999 | The X-Files 'Full Disclosure' Promo - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)Who is the cigarette-smoking man? Five years of questions, two Sundays of answers. | :16 |
| 1999 | Fox Super Post Game Party Promo 'Clock Won't Flush' (1999)One more premiere-night party promo — Stewie's birthday is going to suck. | :20 |
| 1999 | GNC Mega Men 'You Are a Superhero to Someone' - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialSepia dad-and-son footage: 'You are a superhero to someone, so act like one and take a better vitamin... Mega Men, 41 premium ingredients for men, including saw palmetto, ginseng and natural vitamin E.' GNC Live Well. | :30 |
| 1999 | Heineken Fridge - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)A music-only raid on a fully Heineken-stocked refrigerator. | :29 |
| 1999 | Illinois Lottery Instant Games - New Marilyn Monroe Game - Win Up to $10,000 - 1999 TV CommercialAnimated dancers and a new Marilyn Monroe instant game - win up to $10,000. Illinois Lottery. | :30 |
| 1999 | Lay's WOW Chips 'Can Warm-Blooded Americans Taste the Difference?' - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialTaste test at a zoo: 'Can warm-blooded Americans taste the difference between Lay's WOW potato chips and their favorite chips?' 'You know they're fat-free? Only half the calories. Holy cow.' Doritos WOW bags in the variety end shot. | :30 |
| 1999 | MasterCard 'Priceless' - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)Contacts $320, treadmill $800, Wonderbra $26, facelift $3,000 — being happy with who you are, priceless. | :30 |
| 1999 | MasterCard Priceless 'Pubs in Ireland' - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)Plane, train and pints to finally understand where your mother was coming from — priceless. The Platinum edit. | :27 |
| 1999 | True Crime Trailer - Clint Eastwood - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)Twelve hours to an execution and one reporter who isn't sure — in theaters March 19, 1999. | :27 |
| 1999 | The Corruptor Trailer - Chow Yun-Fat & Mark Wahlberg - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)New Line's NYPD thriller Super Bowl spot — in theaters March 5, 1999. | :30 |
| 1999 | The Mummy Trailer - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)'When the dust clears, there's still one more score to settle' — Universal's May 7 tentpole. | :33 |
| 1999 | EDtv & Life Double Trailer - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)Universal's two-for-one: Ron Howard's EDtv in March, Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence in Life in April. | :58 |
| 1999 | The Matrix Trailer - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)'Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is' — the Super Bowl trailer, whatisthematrix.com and all. | :30 |
| 1999 | 8MM Trailer - Nicolas Cage - Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)'Now the film is real' — Joel Schumacher's thriller, in theaters February 26. | :29 |
| 1999 | NBC 'Later' Promo - Diamond Dallas Page (1999)Tonight on an all-new Later: wrestler Diamond Dallas Page. | :10 |
| 1999 | NBC Friday Promo - Providence, Dateline, Homicide (1999)NBC Friday: a sister gets married on Providence, an exclusive interview on Dateline, and an all-new Homicide: Life on the Street. | :30 |
| 1999 | NBC Thursday Promo - Friends, Frasier 'Niles' Divorce', ER (1999)NBC Thursday: Friends at 8, Frasier at 9 (Niles' divorce reveals his love for Daphne) and ER at 10. | :19 |
| 1999 | NBC 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien' Promo - Ray Romano, Reese Witherspoon (1999)Tonight on Conan: the pig is working through some issues, plus Ray Romano and Reese Witherspoon. | :10 |
| 1999 | NBC 'Days of our Lives' Promo - 'Getting Rid of the Competition' (1999)The doctor she loves dumped her - and someone's getting rid of the competition. Days of our Lives at 11 on NBC 5. | :10 |
| 1999 | NBC 'Frasier' Promo - 'Woody!' Woody Harrelson Visits Seattle (1999)Woody! Woody Harrelson stops by an all-new Frasier - 'Cheers. No, Frasier.' Next Thursday on NBC 5 Chicago. | :30 |
| 1999 | Nicorette 'Smoke-Free for 12 Weeks' - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialA woman holds up her last piece of gum: 'Every year I say I'm gonna quit smoking... Been smoke-free with Nicorette now for 12 weeks.' 'You can do it. Nicorette can help.' | :30 |
| 1999 | On-Cor Family-Size Entrees 'Nobody Beats the Big Man in the Middle' - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialA basketball big man (jersey #37, not named on screen) in a grocery freezer aisle: 'Nobody beats the big man in the middle, but even I can't eat this whole On-Cor entree.' Grocer Al: 'Time out, big guy. On-Cor's a two-pound family-size entree.' 'I don't have a family.' 'Then I'll bring mine.' | :30 |
| 1999 | Parkay 'Butter, Better' with Crystal Bernard - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialCrystal Bernard (name super on screen) argues with the talking Parkay tub: 'Better.' / 'Butter.' 'Look at how you melt. Just like butter.' 'The flavor says butter.' | :15 |
| 1999 | PBS Mystery! 'Cadfael: The Pilgrim of Hate' - Tonight at 8 (1999)Brother Cadfael in The Pilgrim of Hate - Mystery!, tonight at 8:00, one hour from now on WTTW. | :30 |
| 1999 | PBS 'Antiques Roadshow' - Greenwich, Connecticut - Tomorrow at 8 (1999)Antiques Roadshow from Greenwich, Connecticut - tomorrow at 8 on WTTW. | :20 |
| 1999 | PBS Mystery! 'Next Time' - Cadfael 'The Potter's Field' with Derek Jacobi (1999)Next time on Mystery! - Derek Jacobi stars as Cadfael in The Potter's Field. | :30 |
| 1999 | WGBH 'Brother Cadfael IV' VHS Offer - 1-800-255-9424 (1999)Brother Cadfael IV on video - the three-part set for $59.95, or $19.95 each. Call 1-800-255-9424. | :15 |
| 1999 | Pepsi One 'Taste Life' - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)The Pepsi One launch campaign — all the taste, one calorie, bigger than the wild blue yonder. | :32 |
| 1999 | Pepsi One Stadium Edit - Super Bowl XXXIII Commercial (1999)The second Pepsi One spot of the game — sit back, relax, and enjoy it. | :36 |
| 1999 | Pepsi 'Joy of Cola' - The Diner Girl and Her Crazy Voices - 'Hit It, Fellas' (60s) (1999)'Hi, Sarge.' A little girl at a diner with a voice for everyone - Pepsi, the joy of cola. | :60 |
| 1999 | Pepsi 'Joy of Cola' - 'Coming to You in Living Cola' - 'It's My Bedtime' (60s) - 1999 TV CommercialComing to you in living cola - a vintage-style Pepsi show, with a little girl signing off: 'it's my bedtime.' The joy of cola. | :60 |
| 1999 | Pepsi 'Joy of Cola' - The Pizzeria Godfather Girl - 'I Ordered a Pepsi-Cola' (60s) (1999)A large pepperoni and a Pepsi, please - and a little girl with a Godfather voice: 'I ordered a Pepsi-Cola... capisce?' The joy of cola. | :60 |
| 1999 | Power for Living Free Book 'I'm Great. Just Not Happy.' (60s) - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialA woman at a reunion keeps saying 'I'm great. Just not happy.' VO: 'For many of us something is missing from our lives. Now there's a book that can help us all. Power for Living, yours free... No obligation and no one will call.' Arthur S. DeMoss Foundation. | :60 |
| 1999 | Progressive Insurance with E.T. - Super Bowl XXXIII Halftime Ad (1999)E.T. and the space shuttle set up the halftime show — 'if they insist on making contact, Buzz, I hope they have insurance.' | :62 |
| 1999 | Publishers Clearing House $10 Million Winner - Super Bowl Sunday 1999 CommercialNo $31 million winner — so the Prize Patrol surprises Beverly with $10 million on Super Bowl Sunday. | :32 |
| 1999 | Quaker Oatmeal 'A Hug That Lasts All Day' - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialKids and families eating oatmeal. 'They mean the world to you. So give them what they really want... This is like a hug that lasts all day. Quaker Oatmeal. Warms your heart and soul.' | :30 |
| 1999 | Quanterra Mental Sharpness Ginkgo Biloba - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialA spokesman working out, then to camera: 'To help keep my mind sharp, I take new Quanterra Ginkgo Biloba... If it's not clinically proven, it's not Quanterra.' | :30 |
| 1999 | Quick & Reilly 'Which Discount Broker?' (60s) - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial60s discount-broker spot: 'Which discount broker can give me the service I deserve and the access I need?... personal brokers available 24 hours a day', with a commission comparison against Schwab and Fidelity. | :59 |
| 1999 | Seattle Sutton's Healthy Eating 'Fresh, Not Frozen' - Vintage 1999 Chicago TV CommercialFounder Seattle Sutton, RN (on-screen super), pitches fresh, not frozen, weekly prepared meals: 'Nothing compares to Seattle Sutton's Healthy Eating.' 1-800-442-DIET. | :30 |
| 1999 | Sunny Delight 'Mr. Shorty to You' - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialA mom tries to get her son to take his little brother along ('Last time he got stuck in a tree'). The brother gets two Sunny D's; 'Come on, Shorty' / 'Mr. Shorty to you.' 'Kids love that great Sunny D taste, you love the vitamins... Reach for the good stuff. Reach for the sun. Sunny Delight.' | :30 |
| 1999 | Superior Bank Home Loans 'Drop Five Payments a Month' - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialTestimonial debt-consolidation spot: 'With a home loan from Superior Bank you can consolidate high-interest debt into one lower monthly payment... I was able to drop about five payments a month.' 1-888-678-7777. | :30 |
| 1999 | T. Rowe Price 'I Always Liked Building Things' - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialA man at a construction site: 'I always liked building things. I built my first skyscraper when I was seven... So I called T. Rowe Price, the no-load mutual fund people.' 'Invest with confidence.' | :30 |
| 1999 | Triaminic 'Medicine for a Fever He Didn't Have' - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialParents describe giving their son Tyler medicine for a fever he didn't have. 'Only Triaminic has the widest range of formulas for the right relief without the worry.' Tag: 'Now new Severe Cold and Fever in bubblegum flavor.' | :30 |
| 1999 | Turk Furniture 'Furnishing Illinois Homes Since 1885' - Vintage 1999 Chicago TV CommercialDelivery crew carrying a sofa: 'At Turk Furniture, we're constantly striving to give you our very best... quality furniture and free express delivery. From our family to your family.' End card 'Turk – Furnishing Illinois Homes Since 1885'. | :30 |
| 1999 | Wheel of Fortune 15th Anniversary Promo - 'Tonight at 6:30 on ABC7' (1999)15th-anniversary promo: '15 years ago, a big wheel came to town' over vintage-car and jet-ski prizes. 'Wheel of Fortune. Bigger cash and prizes. Take a spin. Tonight at 6:30 on ABC7.' | :15 |
| 1999 | Zatarain's 'Dinners from New Orleans' - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial'Why not jazz up dinner tonight with Zatarain's red beans and rice... true New Orleans jambalaya.' Jingle: 'Zatarain's. Dinners from New Orleans.' | :15 |
| 2000 | ABC Family 'America's Funniest Home Videos' Promo - 'Some People Abuse the Privilege' (2002)Everyone is entitled to do stupid things - some people abuse the privilege. America's Funniest Home Videos, weeknights on ABC Family. | :30 |
| 2000 | AMC 'Tonight' Lineup - The Big Steal, AMC EFX Cinema Secrets, Fiend Without a Face (2000)AMC's "Tonight on AMC" slate: Robert Mitchum chases a payroll thief through Mexico in Don Siegel's thriller The Big Steal; then AMC EFX, with the original series Cinema Secrets about how filmmakers make "the impossible possible" and the effects feature Fiend Without a Face. "That's all tonight on AMC." | :30 |
| 2000 | AMC Saturday Classic Promo - Sleuth (1972) - Olivier's Fake Mustache (2000)AMC's promo for Sleuth (1972): in 1972 Laurence Olivier arrived on the set "in a panic, claiming he could only act in disguise and begging his director to let him wear a fake mustache," and the spot asks whether the phony stache helped in his battle of wits with Michael Caine. "Sleuth, an AMC Saturday classic. This week at 6:05 p.m. Eastern." | :35 |
| 2000 | AMC Sunday Romance Classics Promo - Jack & Sarah and Everyday Elegance - Sunday 3 PM (2000)"Romance Classics invites you to turn off the phone, put up your feet and refresh with a generous sample of Sunday Romance Classics on AMC." This Sunday: the romantic comedy Jack and Sarah, followed by the lifestyle series Everyday Elegance, "this week at 3 p.m. Eastern." | :30 |
| 2000 | AMC 'Tonight' Lineup - Dietrich: Shadow and Light, Stage Fright, Wake of the Red Witch (2000)AMC's "Tonight on AMC" slate: the original documentary Shadow and Light profiles Marlene Dietrich on Hollywood Reel-to-Reel; then Dietrich co-stars with Jane Wyman in Alfred Hitchcock's whodunit Stage Fright; and John Wayne plays a hell-raising sea captain hunting pearls in Wake of the Red Witch. | :30 |
| 2000 | AMC 'Cinema Secrets' Promo - 'Whipping Up Weather' - Next Friday at 10 ET (2000)An 18-second AMC promo for Cinema Secrets, covering whipping up weather on film, next Friday at 10 ET. | :18 |
| 2000 | AMC 'Tonight on AMC' Promo - Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla 10:35pm, Pals of the Saddle (2000)AMC's tonight lineup promo: Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla at 10:35pm, Pals of the Saddle at 12:30am, and Cinema Secrets: Epic Battles. | :32 |
| 2000 | AMC 'Film Preservation Classics' Promo - Every Sunday at Noon (2000)A 30-second AMC promo for Film Preservation Classics, every Sunday at noon. | :30 |
| 2000 | AMC Promo - Frank Sinatra's 'None But the Brave' - Monday 10:30 pm ET (2000)An AMC promo for None But the Brave, Frank Sinatra's directorial debut, Monday at 10:30 pm ET. | :30 |
| 2000 | AMC 'Saturday Classics' Promo - 'Since the Days of the Nickelodeon' - Today 6 PM ET (2000)An AMC promo for Saturday Classics, 'since the days of the Nickelodeon,' today at 6 pm ET. | :30 |
| 2000 | AMC 'Behind the Screen' Promo - Drive-In and Marilyn Monroe's Birthday - Sunday 7:30 ET (2000)An AMC promo for Behind the Screen, featuring the drive-in and Marilyn Monroe's birthday, Sunday at 7:30 pm ET. | :29 |
| 2000 | AMC 'Cinema Secrets: Epic Battles' Promo - Braveheart and More (2000)A 55-second AMC promo for Cinema Secrets: Epic Battles, with clips including Braveheart. | :55 |
| 2000 | AMC 'Audio Movies To Go' - Two Films on Cassette for $14.98 - 1-888-883-8646 - 2000 TV CommercialAMC offers two feature films on audio cassette for $14.98, here The Pride of the Yankees and It Happens Every Spring, as a gift for Dad. Call 1-888-883-8646. | :20 |
| 2000 | AMC Magazine Offer - $12.95 - 1-888-AMC-4700 - amctv.com - Vintage 2000 TV CommercialAMC's offer for AMC Magazine, with a monthly calendar of what's on the channel: $12.95 by calling 1-888-AMC-4700, at amctv.com, or by mail to a P.O. box in Escondido, California. | :28 |
| 2000 | AMC 'Saturday Classics' 10-Second Promo - Today 6 PM ET (2000)A 10-second AMC promo for Saturday Classics, today at 6 pm ET, with clips including a Grace Kelly scene and a cowboy. | :10 |
| 2000 | AMC 'Hollywood Fashion Machine' Promo - 'Shagadelic' with Mary Quant (2000)An AMC promo for the Original Series Hollywood Fashion Machine's 'Shagadelic' episode, with Mary Quant credited on screen and Bo Derek hosting. | :37 |
| 2000 | AMC Romance Classics Sunday Sneak Preview Promo - The Coca-Cola Kid (2000)An AMC Romance Classics sneak preview for Sunday at 3 pm ET: The Coca-Cola Kid, Great Romances of the 20th Century and Everyday Elegance. | :30 |
| 2000 | AMC 'Hollywood Reel-to-Reel' Promo - 'Real Models: The First Women of Film' - Tuesday 8 PM ET (2000)An AMC Original Productions promo for the documentary Real Models: The First Women of Film, with Barbra Streisand credited on screen, Tuesday at 8 pm ET. | :58 |
| 2000 | CBS Promo - JAG 'Don't Ask Don't Tell on Trial' (2000)'When a sailor's sexuality is questioned, the military's most controversial policy is put on trial.' All-new JAG, CBS Tuesday. | :07 |
| 2000 | CBS Promo - Grapevine with Kristy Swanson 10s (2000)'She's the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer and one of the most downloaded women on the internet — but you've never seen Kristy Swanson until you've seen her on Grapevine.' | :13 |
| 2000 | CBS Bumper - Tonight on the Late Late Show: Theron, Ferrell (2000)'Tonight on your Late Late Show: Charlize Theron, Will Ferrell, plus turning your microwave into a handy storage box.' | :10 |
| 2000 | CBS Promo - Judging Amy, TV Guide Award Record (2000)'A custody fight is out of control... your client is a bully.' 'Bite me, Roberta.' Judging Amy, holder of the most TV Guide Award nominations, CBS Tuesday. | :22 |
| 2000 | CBS2 Billboard - Captioning Sponsored by Jiffy Lube (2000)'Real-time closed captioning on CBS2 Chicago is made possible by Jiffy Lube — Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana's favorite oil change.' | :10 |
| 2000 | CBS Billboard - Craig Kilborn Sponsored by Visa (2000)'The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, sponsored by Visa — it's everywhere you want to be.' | :11 |
| 2000 | CBS Promo - City of Angels Premiere (2000)'From the co-creator of NYPD Blue' — Steven Bochco's City of Angels, network TV's first hour drama with a predominantly Black cast. 'All-new City of Angels, CBS Wednesday.' | :29 |
| 2000 | CBS Promo - Late Show Return-Show Highlights (Feb 21 2000)A same-night CBS promo cut from Letterman's bypass-return broadcast — Dave and Regis, hours old. Meta-television: the show promoting itself inside its own companion program. | :10 |
| 2000 | CBS Promo - Grapevine Series Premiere (2000)'Have you heard about Susan? ...about David? ...about Thumper?' CBS's short-lived Miami romantic comedy Grapevine — 'thank God for television.' Premieres next Monday. | :21 |
| 2000 | CBS2 Chicago Bumpers & Billboards - February 2000 (NCAA, Black History, Grammys, Carol Marin)Four CBS2 Chicago station bumpers from one February 2000 overnight: the NCAA Basketball/Ford billboard, the Black History Month salute, the Grammys Wednesday tag, and 'She's back' for Carol Marin. | :25 |
| 2000 | CBS News Bumpers - February 2000 (Experience CBS News)Two CBS News in-break bumpers from one February 2000 overnight, joined as a single clip. | :15 |
| 2000 | Honey Nut Chex 'Generation Chex' - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial'Mother. Son. Woodstock. Stock exchange. Flower power. Power broker.' What brings them to the table? Honey Nut Chex — 'welcome to Generation Chex.' | :30 |
| 2000 | DirecTV Customer News December 2000 with Tanya Memme (Channel 201)DirecTV's own Customer News channel promo, hosted by Tanya Memme: the basics and December news on Channel 201. Inserted by DirecTV into the MSNBC feed. | :30 |
| 2000 | DirecTV Starz! Total Choice '12 Commercial-Free Movie Channels' - Vintage 2000 TV CommercialMore new hit movies in prime time: Starz! on DirecTV, one of 12 commercial-free movie channels, for $10 more per month. 1-800-547-4DTV. | :30 |
| 2000 | DirecTV - HBO The Works Holiday - Seven Channels of HBO - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial'For out of this world entertainment this holiday season' - HBO The Works brings blockbuster movies, original films, specials and award-winning series on seven channels of HBO. Call 1-800-547-4DTV to order Total Choice HBO. | :30 |
| 2000 | DirecTV - FX Channel 248 - Part of the Total Choice Value Package - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial'Want groundbreaking originals? Blockbuster movies? Outrageous comedies? Award-winning dramas? Cutting-edge sports? Now you know where to get it. FX.' FX is part of the Total Choice Value Package from DirecTV, on channel 248. | :30 |
| 2000 | DirecTV Big Events - WWF Armageddon, Mannheim Steamroller, Wynonna - Host Eric Webster (2000)DirecTV Big Events with host Eric Webster (named on screen), featuring WWF Armageddon, Mannheim Steamroller and Music in High Places with Wynonna, on Channel 200. DirecTV not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 2000 | DirecTV Free View - 'The Glory of Christmas' on Channel 103, Free in December - 2000 TV CommercialDirecTV's free-view event 'The Glory of Christmas' on Channel 103, free in December. DirecTV not on YouTube yet | :29 |
| 2000 | Discovery Health Channel 'Baby Week' - 'TV That Delivers' Promo (2000)TV that delivers - Baby Week on the Discovery Health Channel, all week at 8 beginning Monday, now on DirecTV channel 313. | :30 |
| 2000 | Discovery Health Channel 'Class of '75' Promo - Monday at 8, DirecTV Ch. 313 (2000)'Was disco the last beat you moved to? Are your bad habits getting the best of you?' Discovery Health Channel promotes Class of '75, following a group trying to 'graduate to a healthier life,' Monday beginning at 8 and now on DirecTV channel 313. | :30 |
| 2000 | Discovery Channel 'On the Inside: Shipwreck and Salvage' Promo - Tomorrow at 8 (2000)'Scientists to fortune seekers, all on one mission' - charged with restoring or destroying a crippled ship, they must get there before the storms get them. On the Inside: Shipwreck and Salvage, tomorrow at 8 Eastern and Pacific, only on the Discovery Channel. | :15 |
| 2000 | Discovery Channel 'The Prosecutors' Promo - Murder in a Small Tennessee Town (2000)'Don't miss the danger and drama of Basic Cable's number one new original series, The Prosecutors.' Tomorrow, obsession leads to murder in a small Tennessee town - from capture to conviction, on the Discovery Channel. | :30 |
| 2000 | Discovery.com Games - 'Someone in Time', 'Missing Link' and Senet (2000)'Want to challenge your mind beyond an ordinary game?' Come to discovery.com and click on Games - hunt for clues in Someone in Time, link famous people in Missing Link, challenge the kings in the ancient Egyptian strategy game Senet, or play Discovery favorite Solitaire. | :29 |
| 2000 | Discovery Channel 'Three Minutes to Impact' Next, 'Inside the Space Station' Later (2000)A Discovery Channel schedule card: next, 'what would happen if a comet hit Earth?' - Three Minutes to Impact. Later, 'you'll never look at space the same way again' - Inside the Space Station. | :15 |
| 2000 | Discovery Channel 'On the Inside' Series Promo - Monday Through Saturday at 8 (2000)'Discover a series that takes you out of the ordinary and puts you on the inside.' On the Inside, Monday through Saturday at 8 Eastern and Pacific, on the Discovery Channel. A 15-second spot. | :15 |
| 2000 | Discovery Channel Tonight: 'Inside the Space Station', Later 'Mysteries of the Pyramids' (2000)'You'll never look at space the same way again' - Inside the Space Station tonight on the Discovery Channel. Later, 'who built them and why?' - the mysteries of the pyramids. A 15-second lineup promo. | :15 |
| 2000 | Discovery Channel 'The Prosecutors' Promo - Tomorrow, Tennessee Murder (15s, 2000)A shorter cut of the promo: 'Tomorrow on The Prosecutors, obsession leads to murder in a small Tennessee town.' From capture to conviction, tomorrow on the Discovery Channel. | :15 |
| 2000 | Discovery Channel Promo - Next 'Mysteries of the Pyramids' at 10, 'The FBI Files' at 11 (2000)Discovery Channel lineup promo: Mysteries of the Pyramids at 10 Eastern/Pacific, then The FBI Files (Family Secrets) at 11. Discovery Channel not on YouTube yet | :15 |
| 2000 | Discovery Channel Promo - Next 'The FBI Files' at 11, Later 'Three Minutes to Impact' at 12 (2000)Discovery Channel ID and lineup promo: next The FBI Files at 11, later Three Minutes to Impact at 12. Discovery Channel not on YouTube yet | :15 |
| 2000 | ESPN's '2-Minute Drill' Promo - Kenny Mayne, Marcus Camby, Robert Wuhl, Tony Dorsett (2000)Kenny Mayne hosts the sports quiz show 2-Minute Drill, with Marcus Camby, Robert Wuhl and Tony Dorsett - Mondays at 7 PM Eastern on ESPN. | :30 |
| 2000 | Folgers 150 Years - Vintage 2000 TV CommercialFolgers' 150th-anniversary spot — 'the best part of waking up.' | :29 |
| 2000 | The O'Reilly Factor Promo - 'On from Boston Tonight' - Florida Hand Recount (2000)A Fox News Channel promo for The O'Reilly Factor, on from Boston: "Some bad news for Governor Bush. A federal judge says that the recount by hand in Florida can continue. But the state of Florida says it will certify the vote Tuesday at 5 p.m. no matter what." | :30 |
| 2000 | Fox & Friends Promo - Election Deadlock - Tomorrow at 7 AM Eastern (2000)A Fox News Channel promo for Fox & Friends: "Went to court. What are the candidates' next moves? We've got the latest, including live reports from Florida and the Bush and Gore camps. Start your day with Fox & Friends, 7 a.m. Eastern." | :11 |
| 2000 | Hidden Valley Ranch Single Cups - Vintage 2000 TV CommercialHidden Valley single cups with the real taste of ranch — 'perfect while waiting for your main course to arrive. Anytime, anyplace.' | :15 |
| 2000 | McDonald's and Disney's Dinosaur - Hatch Match Game - Boy and Poodle - Vintage 2000 TV CommercialMcDonald's promotes its Hatch Match game tied to Disney's Dinosaur, with a boy and a poodle. | :30 |
| 2000 | Minute Maid Premium 'Squeeze the Day' - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial'You get one minute every morning... to wake up the person inside you that still swings for the fences.' Minute Maid Premium, the ripest minute of the morning — squeeze the day. | :30 |
| 2000 | NBC 'Law & Order' Two-Hour Season Finale Promo (2000)Hang on to your popcorn: the two-hour Law & Order season finale, Wednesday at 9, 8 central, on NBC. | :20 |
| 2000 | NBC 'Third Watch' Season Finale 'Next' Promo (2000)The Third Watch season finale - next, on NBC. | :10 |
| 2000 | NBC 'Days of Our Lives' Promo - Nancy's Secret, 'Chloe Is My Daughter' (2000)Nancy's been keeping a secret from her husband - 'Chloe is my daughter... he's not yours.' Days of Our Lives on NBC. | :10 |
| 2000 | NBC 'The West Wing' All-New Wednesday - Next Step to the Finale, Dateline, Law & Order (2000)An all-new West Wing Wednesday - the next step to an incredible finale - with Dateline and Law & Order, on NBC. | :20 |
| 2000 | NBC Thursday - One Hour of 'Friends' With Bruce Willis, 'Frasier', 'ER' Promo (2000)Thursday on NBC: a full hour of all-new Friends with Bruce Willis and Chandler and Monica, an hour of Frasier, and ER. | :20 |
| 2000 | NBC 'Jason and the Argonauts' Miniseries Sunday Promo - NBC5 Chicago (2000)Jason and the Argonauts, a two-night NBC event, Sunday at 9/8 central - here on NBC5 Chicago. | :30 |
| 2000 | NBC5 'The Rosie O'Donnell Show' Promo - Rosie as Betty Rubble, Mandy Moore, Danny Glover (2000)Tomorrow at 3 on NBC5: Rosie as Betty Rubble with Jane Krakowski, plus Mandy Moore and Danny Glover. | :15 |
| 2000 | NBC5 'Extra' Promo - Work-at-Home Claims, Vince Carter vs. a Dinosaur, Tomorrow at 4 (2000)Tomorrow at 4 on NBC5's Extra: work-at-home claims, a 1,200-pound woman, and Vince Carter one-on-one with a dinosaur. | :15 |
| 2000 | NBC5 'Access Hollywood' Promo - Charlie Sheen, Christina Aguilera's Prom, Backstreet Boys (2000)Tomorrow at 6:30 on NBC5's Access Hollywood: Charlie Sheen joins Spin City, Christina Aguilera goes to the prom, plus the Backstreet Boys and John Travolta. | :30 |
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| 2000 | NBC Wednesday - 'The West Wing', 'Law & Order', 'Dateline' Promo (28s, 2000)Wednesday on NBC: an all-new West Wing, Law & Order and Dateline. | :28 |
| 2000 | NBC Thursday - One Hour of 'Friends' With Bruce Willis, 'Frasier' Wall of Fame, 'ER' Promo (2000)Thursday on NBC: a full hour of Friends with Bruce Willis, Chandler and Monica, an all-new Frasier with Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce, and ER. | :30 |
| 2000 | NBC Wednesday Dateline 'Survivor' Special + Thursday 'Friends' With Bruce Willis Promo (2000)Terrorized by hijackers, swarmed by killer bees, stranded on an Alaskan glacier - a Dateline survivor special Wednesday, and one hour of Friends with Bruce Willis Thursday on NBC. | :30 |
| 2000 | NBC Sunday Night Movie Promo - 'Inherit the Wind' with Jack Lemmon and George C. Scott (2000)A 30-second NBC promo for the TV remake of Inherit the Wind with Jack Lemmon and George C. Scott, Sunday at 9/8c. | :30 |
| 2000 | NBC 'Days of Our Lives' Promo - You Decide Who Is Hope's Baby's Father - nbc.com/days (2000)A 20-second NBC promo asking viewers to decide whether John or Stefano is the father of Hope's baby, with voting at nbc.com/days. | :20 |
| 2000 | OLN 'Wild Survival with Corbin Bernsen' - Adventure Sundays at 8 (2000)'Sundays mean adventure on OLN.' Wild Survival with Corbin Bernsen shows how, in the outdoors, you can sometimes get more than you bargained for - a swimmer swept out to sea, an injured hiker in a ravine, a man who must amputate his own arm. Adventure Sundays, 8 p.m., on the Outdoor Life Network. | :30 |
| 2000 | Miss Cleo Psychic Readers Network - Free Tarot Reading, 'Call Me Now' (60s) - 2000 TV CommercialMind and Spirit - a free tarot reading with Miss Cleo. Call 1-800-771-1872. | :60 |
| 2000 | Miss Cleo - 'Leave That Boy in That Bakery Alone' - Free Tarot Reading - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial'You have questions, I have the answers.' A tarot reader tells a caller about a certain someone at the bakery, then 'Call me now for your free reading' - 1-800-323-4895, 'Call Cleo Now!' | :30 |
| 2000 | Psychic Readers Network - 'Call Cleo Now!' - Caller Betty (60s) - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial'The tarot cards can inspire you to unleash your emotions and live a healthier life.' A caller named Betty gets a tarot reading about her relationship - 'Start your spiritual journey with a free tarot card reading.' 1-800-632-7612. | :60 |
| 2000 | Miss Cleo - Free Tarot Reading - 1-800-795-4193 (60s) - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial'You have questions. I have the answers.' A caller gets a tarot reading - the moon card, hurt feelings, too many people in her business - then 'Your fate awaits. Call me for your free reading now.' 1-800-795-4193. | :60 |
| 2000 | Sci Fi Channel 'Crossing Over with John Edward - Celebrity Spotlight' Promo (2002)Crossing Over with John Edward - Celebrity Spotlight, with Ricki Lake and Roma Downey, Sunday at 8 on the Sci Fi Channel. | :19 |
| 2000 | SmileWorks.com 'Log On Today' - Vintage 2000 TV CommercialA dental dot-com in full 2000 style — dancing patients, color-block faces, 'AOL keyword: smileworks.' The bubble in one 30-second spot. | :30 |
| 2000 | Subway '7 Value Meals Under 8 Grams of Fat' Tae Bo - Vintage 2000 TV CommercialA Tae Bo class punches its way to lunch — Subway's 7 fresh value meals with 8 grams of fat or less, 'while a Big Mac extra value meal has 58.' | :15 |
| 2000 | TBS 'Ripley's Believe It or Not' Promo - Wednesday 8 ET (2000)Promo for Ripley's Believe It or Not: supermodels wearing next to nothing, a new killer in the water and the world's loudest snore. Wednesday at 8 Eastern on TBS Superstation. TBS not on YouTube yet | :15 |
| 2000 | Trio 'Brilliant But Cancelled' Promo - 'The Faces You Know, the Shows You Don't' (2002)The faces you know, the shows you don't - Brilliant But Cancelled, all December, only on Trio. | :30 |
| 2000 | Trio 'Brilliant But Cancelled: Perfect Pitch' Promo - Tomorrow at 10:30 (2002)The art of the perfect pitch - TV writers and executives, including Bernard Lechowick and Bruce Kirschbaum, on selling a show. Brilliant But Cancelled: Perfect Pitch, tomorrow at 10:30 Eastern on Trio. | :30 |
| 2000 | Trio 'Thanks to Dave' 96-Hour Late Night Marathon Promo - Thanksgiving 2002Trio is the exclusive home of Late Night - and Trio thanks Dave with a four-day, 96-hour Late Night marathon over Thanksgiving weekend. You're not gonna see this on CBS. Only on Trio. | :30 |
| 2000 | Trio 'Face Time with Kurt Andersen' Promo - Les Moonves, Bonnie Hunt, Darren Star (2002)Trio Originals: Face Time with Kurt Andersen - with CBS chief Les Moonves, Bonnie Hunt and 'Sex and the City' creator Darren Star. Brilliant But Cancelled premieres tomorrow at 9 Eastern. | :30 |
| 2000 | UniverSoul Circus at Washington Park - Now Thru Sunday October 8th (Chicago) - 2000 TV CommercialUniverSoul Circus at Washington Park, now through Sunday, October 8th - with Honey Nut Cheerios, Ford, Burger King and Ticketmaster. | :30 |
| 2000 | 105.9 WCKG 'The Package' - Stern, Brandmeier, Dahl (2000, Chicago)Chicago radio history in 30 seconds: Howard Stern mornings, Jonathon Brandmeier middays, Steve Dahl afternoons — 'the package is too big, man!' 105.9 FM WCKG. | :31 |
| 2000 | The Jenny Jones Show Promo - 'Are They Dressing Too Sexy to Be Called Mom?' (2000)Are they dressing too sexy to be called Mom? Friday on The Jenny Jones Show. | :10 |
| 2000 | WGN '7th Heaven' Promo - 'We Have Decided to Adopt George' (2000)'We have decided to adopt George' - 7th Heaven tomorrow at 4 on WGN. | :15 |
| 2000 | WB 'Charmed' Season Premiere Promo - Barenaked Ladies - Thursday 8PM on WGN (2000)The Charmed season premiere, with Barenaked Ladies - Thursday at 8 on WGN. | :20 |
| 2000 | WB 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Promo - Dawn Arrives, 'Tonight at 7 on WGN' (2000)Now there's a force that can send her world crashing - her sister. 'I'm telling Mom you slayed in front of me.' A special all-new Buffy tonight at 7 on WGN. | :20 |
| 2000 | The WB's 'New Tuesday' Open - All-New Buffy, Then an 'Angel' Event (WGN, 2000)Welcome to an all-new New Tuesday on the WB - USA Today calls Buffy one of television's best ever - then an all-new Angel event. | :35 |
| 2000 | The WB 'Angel' Promo - 1950s Hollywood, a Hotel Full of Tortured Souls (WGN, 2000)1950s Hollywood - an entire hotel full of tortured souls. An all-new Angel, tonight on the WB's New Tuesday. | :20 |
| 2000 | 'Gilmore Girls' Series Premiere Promo - 'I Am Not Measuring My Boobs' - Thursday on The WB (2000)Lorelai Gilmore is determined not to become her mother - the series premiere of Gilmore Girls, Thursday on the WB. | :30 |
| 2000 | 'Nikki' Series Premiere Promo - Nikki Cox in Vegas - Sunday on The WB (2000)Vegas - and you're moving too fast. The series premiere of Nikki, this Sunday on the WB. | :30 |
| 2000 | 'Dawson's Creek' New Season Promo - 'Some Choices Change Lives' - Begins Tomorrow on The WB (2000)Some choices change lives - the new season of Dawson's Creek begins tomorrow, Wednesday night, on the WB. | :30 |
| 2000 | WGN / The WB 'Nikki' Promo - 'Critics Love Nikki' - Sundays at 8 (20s, 2000)Critics love Nikki - 'the most charismatic couple on television' (Los Angeles Times). Sundays at 8 on WGN. | :20 |
| 2000 | WGN 'Street Smarts' Promo - Monday at 11 (15s, 2000)Street Smarts, the man-on-the-street quiz show - Monday at 11 on WGN. | :15 |
| 2001 | ABC7 Chicago New Year's Eve Party Promo (2001)Cheap Trick and Poi Dog Pondering headline ABC7's countdown special, right after Dick Clark — brought to you by Wisconsin Tourism and Weight Watchers. | :26 |
| 2001 | Beck's 'A Beer Apart' - Vintage 2001 TV CommercialWave something much more distracting — fifteen seconds of Beck's. | :15 |
| 2001 | Robert Ludlum's 'The Prometheus Deception' - Now in Paperback (15s) - Vintage 2001 TV CommercialEverything you know is a lie. Everything you do, they see. Everything you fear is true. Robert Ludlum's The Prometheus Deception, the national bestseller, now in paperback from St. Martin's. | :15 |
| 2001 | Burger King 'Bigger Cheeseburger' - Vintage 2001 TV CommercialThere's more to like at Burger King — the bigger cheeseburger. | :15 |
| 2001 | Burger King 99¢ Bigger Cheeseburgers - Vintage 2001 TV CommercialJust for you, Burger King cheeseburgers are bigger than the other guys' — 99 cents. | :15 |
| 2001 | CBS 'Survivor: Africa' Promo - Thursday 8/7c (2001)CBS promotes Survivor: Africa, Thursday at 8/7 Central, with a 'hooked' theme and a New York Post quote. CBS not on YouTube yet | :20 |
| 2001 | CBS 'The Early Show' Promo - Jane Clayson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Backstreet Boys (2001)CBS promotes The Early Show this week, with Jane Clayson (named on screen) introducing guests Kristin Scott Thomas and the Backstreet Boys. CBS not on YouTube yet | :10 |
| 2001 | DirecTV Planet of the Apes PPV Costume Giveaway (2002)Order Planet of the Apes and win one of two original costumes — one human, one ape. | :30 |
| 2001 | DirecTV Blockbuster Ticket - America's Sweethearts (2002)Julia Roberts, John Cusack and Catherine Zeta-Jones, this month on DirecTV pay-per-view. | :26 |
| 2001 | DirecTV Blockbuster Ticket - The Tailor of Panama & Memento (2002)Last chance for two great movies — Pierce Brosnan's Tailor of Panama and Nolan's Memento, channel 182. | :30 |
| 2001 | DirecTV Starz Super Pack - Vintage 2002 TV CommercialTwelve premium movie channels for $10 more — Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Chocolat and more. | :31 |
| 2001 | DirecTV HBO The Works & Cinemax Package - Vintage 2001 TV CommercialDive into entertainment paradise — HBO The Works and Cinemax Multimax on DirecTV. | :30 |
| 2001 | DirecTV Family Pack - 'A Mutual Fund? No, DirecTV' - $5 More a Month - Vintage 2001 TV CommercialA girl asks her dad: "Do you want to make a little investment that gets big returns? A mutual fund? No, DirecTV. For only $5 more a month, we can get the Family Pack," ten channels with "something for everyone" for "just pennies a day." Call 1-800-DIRECTV. | :30 |
| 2001 | Fox New Year's Eve-Eve Sunday Promo - Futurama, Simpsons, Malcolm, King of the Hill, X-Files (2001)Fox starts your New Year's celebration early - Futurama, King of the Hill, The Simpsons, Malcolm in the Middle and The X-Files, tonight at 7, 6 Central. Happy New Year. | :30 |
| 2001 | Fox New Year's Sunday Promo - 'Ring in the New Year' - Simpsons, Futurama, Malcolm (16s, 2001)Ring in the New Year with the biggest party of the season - Futurama, King of the Hill, The Simpsons, Malcolm in the Middle and The X-Files, tonight at 7, 6 Central on Fox. The shorter cut, with different copy from the 30. | :16 |
| 2001 | Fox News Channel 'War Stories with Oliver North' Promo - Chosin Reservoir 'Frozen Chosen' (2001)A Fox News Channel promo for War Stories with Oliver North, with the Korean War episode on the Chosin Reservoir and the 'frozen chosen'. 'That's next.' Fox not on YouTube yet | :35 |
| 2001 | Fox 'The X-Files' Season Premiere Promo - Scully and the Baby, Sunday Nov. 11 (2001)Fox promotes The X-Files season premiere on Sunday, November 11 at 9/8c, with Scully and a baby and the line 'inside the FBI.' Fox not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 2001 | Fox Promo - That '70s Show, Grounded for Life, Boot Camp Season Finales Tomorrow (2001)Fox promotes the season finales of That '70s Show, Grounded for Life and Boot Camp, tomorrow at 8/7c. Fox not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 2001 | Fox Promo - 'BattleBots' Tonight at 9 on WFLD Fox Chicago (2001)Fox 32 Chicago promotes BattleBots tonight at 9. Fox not on YouTube yet | :20 |
| 2001 | Fox Promo - 'Boot Camp' Series Finale Tomorrow 9/8c (2001)Fox promotes the Boot Camp series finale tomorrow at 9/8c, with Jennifer Whitlow and Ryan Wolfe competing for $500,000. Fox not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 2001 | Heineken 'It's All About the Beer' Bar - Vintage 2001 TV CommercialA crowded bar, a green bottle — it's all about the beer. | :30 |
| 2001 | MasterCard Priceless 'Island Vacation for Ten' - Vintage 2001 TV CommercialDiving contests, tropical drinks, water sports with the people who knew you when you had hair — a week on an island with your nine oldest friends, priceless. | :27 |
| 2001 | MasterCard Priceless 'Losing Yourself in a Movie' - Vintage 2001 TV CommercialTuxedo, $400… losing yourself in a movie, priceless. | :30 |
| 2001 | A Beautiful Mind TV Spot - Six Golden Globe Nominations (2002)Russell Crowe's 'nothing short of astonishing' performance, opening Friday everywhere. | :30 |
| 2001 | MSNBC National Geographic Explorer Promo (2002)Sixteen years, 42 Emmys, one place to watch — Sunday nights at 8 on MSNBC. | :10 |
| 2001 | NBC Promo - All-New Frasier Halloween Tonight, Scrubs After (Castro, Freud, Wonder Woman) (2001)NBC promotes a new Halloween Frasier tonight, with costume gags involving Castro, Freud and Wonder Woman, followed by Scrubs. This is the 20-second version. NBC not on YouTube yet | :20 |
| 2001 | NBC 5 Chicago Promo - Frasier Halloween (Wonder Woman) and Scrubs Tonight (2001)NBC 5 Chicago promotes a Halloween Frasier with a Wonder Woman gag and Scrubs tonight after Frasier, signing off 'Happy Halloween. All new NBC.' This is the 11.8-second version. NBC not on YouTube yet | :12 |
| 2001 | Sci-Fi Channel 'The Invisible Man' Promo (2002)'I'm still the government see-through guy' — original series, Fridays at 8. | :20 |
| 2001 | Storck Peanut Riesen Launch - Vintage 2001 TV CommercialNew Peanut Riesen — really peanutty, lots of milk chocolate. | :15 |
| 2001 | USA Network 'Combat Missions' Premiere Promo (2002)Kosovo, Grenada, Desert Storm veterans face off — premiering January 16 on USA. | :18 |
| 2002 | ABC 'Push, Nevada' Promo - 'A Mystery You Can Live, a Million Dollars You Can Win' (2002)He's smarter than he looks - a mystery you can live, a million dollars you can win. Push, Nevada, Tuesday on ABC. Push, Nevada lasted just seven episodes (thanks to viewer @ReedBrunson). | :20 |
| 2002 | ABC7 Chicago '190 North' Promo - Walter Payton Estate, Church-Turned Condo (2002)ABC7 previews 190 North tonight at 10:35, touring Chicago's hottest homes including the Walter Payton estate and a church turned condo. ABC not on YouTube yet | :10 |
| 2002 | ABC7 Promo - Oprah's Book Club Final Selection - Monday 9am (2002)ABC7 promotes the final Oprah book club selection, Monday at 9am. ABC not on YouTube yet | :15 |
| 2002 | ABC 'Dinotopia' Mega-Series Promo - World Premiere Sunday 7/6c (2002)ABC promotes the Dinotopia mega-series, world premiere Sunday at 7/6c. ABC not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 2002 | ABC7 Chicagoing Promo - Today at 11:30am (2002)ABC7 promotes the Chicagoing show at 11:30am with host Bill Campbell. ABC not on YouTube yet | :10 |
| 2002 | ABC7 'Wheel of Fortune' College Week Promo - Monday 6:30 (2002)ABC7 promotes Wheel of Fortune College Week from Chicago, Monday at 6:30. ABC not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 2002 | ABC Promo - Sunday 'Alias' 9/8c and 'The Practice' 10/9c (2002)ABC promotes its Sunday lineup: Alias at 9/8c and The Practice at 10/9c. ABC not on YouTube yet | :20 |
| 2002 | ABC Wednesday 'Championship Comedy' Promo - My Wife & Kids, According to Jim (2002)ABC's Wednesday 'Championship Comedy' lineup: My Wife & Kids, According to Jim, Drew Carey Show and The Job. ABC not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 2002 | ABC7 'Once and Again' Promo - Moves to Monday March 4th (2002)ABC7 announces that Once and Again moves to Mondays at 10/9c starting March 4th. ABC not on YouTube yet | :20 |
| 2002 | ABC Promo - 'Spin City' with Martin Sheen, Tuesday March 5th (2002)ABC promotes Spin City, with Martin Sheen as Charlie's dad, Tuesday, March 5th. ABC not on YouTube yet | :20 |
| 2002 | Budweiser 'Eat a Beer?' Freshness - Vintage 2002 TV CommercialFresh beer is just like fresh bread. Beer is a food product — Budweiser brewmasters on freshness. True. | :30 |
| 2002 | Budweiser 'Clydesdales Bow to the Manhattan Skyline' - Super Bowl XXXVI Commercial (2002) (60s)No words, only music: the Budweiser Clydesdales pull the red wagon from a snowy farm barn, through a small town and across the Brooklyn Bridge. Then they stop facing the lower Manhattan skyline and the Statue of Liberty, and bow. | :60 |
| 2002 | Budweiser 'Thank You for 125 Years' - Super Bowl XXXVI Commercial (2002)The brewery clock tower, an archive photo of Adolphus Busch, and August A. Busch III and August A. Busch IV on the family legacy mark 125 years since 'Adolphus Busch started making Budweiser.' The spot closes on 'Five generations later, we couldn't be more proud to be America's favorite beer... This Bud's for you.' | :30 |
| 2002 | Burger King BK Value Menu '99 Cent Whopper Junior' - Vintage 2002 TV CommercialDrivers in a red convertible and a silver Corvette pull through the drive-thru for 99-cent Whopper Juniors and Rodeo Cheeseburgers from the BK Value Menu. Have it your way. | :30 |
| 2002 | Burger King - The Simpsons Talking Watches $2.39 and the 99-Cent Big Double - 2002 TV CommercialSimpsons talking watches for $2.39 with any purchase, and the 99-cent Big Double Cheeseburger at Burger King. | :30 |
| 2002 | Busch 'Head for the Mountains' - Vintage 2002 TV CommercialOut here, everyone has their own mountain to climb. Head for the mountains — Busch. | :30 |
| 2002 | CBS 'Robbery Homicide Division' Promo - 'Because Crime Never Sleeps' - Premieres Sept 27 (2002)LA's top detectives - because crime never sleeps. Robbery Homicide Division premieres Friday, September 27 on CBS. | :14 |
| 2002 | CBS 'Presidio Med' Promo - From the Producers of ER - Wednesday Sept 25 (2002)From the producers of ER - Presidio Med, premieres Wednesday, September 25 on CBS. | :30 |
| 2002 | CBS Sunday Movie Promo - Entrapment Network Premiere - Tonight 9/8c (2002)A 20-second CBS promo for the network premiere of Entrapment: "Has there ever been anyone you couldn't seduce? ... You're playing both sides." It closes on "The network premiere of Entrapment, CBS tonight" at 9/8c. | :20 |
| 2002 | CBS 'First Monday' Series Premiere Promo - Inside the Supreme Court - Tuesday, January 15 (2002)A CBS promo for the series First Monday, which "dares to take you inside the Supreme Court," starring Joe Mantegna and James Garner (names on screen). "Don't miss the series premiere Tuesday, January 15th on CBS." | :13 |
| 2002 | CBS Sunday Movie Promo - Entrapment (13s Cut) - Tonight on CBS (2002)A 13-second CBS halftime promo for the network premiere of Entrapment: "The network premiere, Entrapment, tonight on CBS," with the halftime report coming up next. | :13 |
| 2002 | CBS Monday Night Lineup Promo - King of Queens, Yes Dear, Becker, Family Law (2002)An in-game CBS promo: "Monday on CBS, it's an all-new night of great television," starting with The King of Queens, then Yes, Dear ("Monday's number one comedy"), Everybody Loves Raymond, Becker and an all-new Family Law. | :15 |
| 2002 | CBS 'Tonight' Promo - 60 Minutes, The Education of Max Bickford, Entrapment (2002)An in-game CBS tune-in card: tonight, 60 Minutes, then The Education of Max Bickford with Oscar winner Richard Dreyfuss, then the network premiere of the movie Entrapment on the CBS Sunday Movie. | :14 |
| 2002 | CBS '60 Minutes' Promo - Red Cross Donations, Andy Rooney, All Five Correspondents (2002)Promo for that night's 60 Minutes: a piece on talent and trouble, and a story on where the Red Cross is spending donation money. The five correspondents each give their names over a stopwatch. This copy begins mid-promo. CBS not on YouTube yet | :53 |
| 2002 | CBS 'Survivor: Marquesas' Special Night Promo - Wednesday (2002)Promo for a special night of Survivor on CBS Wednesday: one tribe in turmoil, the other having a love fest. CBS not on YouTube yet | :10 |
| 2002 | Coors Light 'Why? Because We Can' Can-Can - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial (60s)Why do we party? Act like fools? Order the large wings when a medium would do? Because we can — sixty seconds of party montage set to the Can-Can. | :60 |
| 2002 | Coors Light - Why? Because We Can Can Can - Vintage 2002 TV CommercialCoors Light spot built around the question "Why?" and the answer "Because we can can can," ending on Rock On. Coors not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 2002 | DirecTV Total Choice Plus $39.99 - Vintage 2002 TV CommercialOver 130 channels including local channels for $39.99 a month — at DirecTV, we speak entertainment better than anyone. | :30 |
| 2002 | DirecTV Premium Packages 'The More You Buy, the More You Save' - Vintage 2002 TV CommercialHBO, Starz Super Pak, Showtime Unlimited, Cinemax and Sports Pack: $12 a month for the first, $10 for the second, then $9 and $8. | :30 |
| 2002 | Discovery Channel - James Cameron's Expedition: Bismarck on Video and DVD - 2002 TV CommercialDiscovery offers James Cameron's Expedition: Bismarck, nearly two hours long, for $19.95 on video or $21.95 on DVD, delivered to your door. Order at discovery.com or call 1-800-445-7690. Discovery Channel not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 2002 | Discovery Channel Image Montage - Astronaut, Mars, Dinosaurs (2002)A wordless Discovery Channel image montage of an astronaut, the space station, Mars, a miner, a city, dinosaurs and a waterfall, ending on the Discovery logo swirl. Discovery Channel not on YouTube yet | :42 |
| 2002 | Discovery Channel Promo - Expedition: Bismarck Tonight, Mega Tsunami First (2002)Discovery promotes James Cameron's Expedition: Bismarck, going deeper into the wreck of the battleship, tonight, but first Mega-Tsunami starts right now. Discovery Channel not on YouTube yet | :18 |
| 2002 | Disney on Ice - Toy Story 2 - Allstate Arena - Vintage 2002 TV CommercialPromotes Disney on Ice presenting Toy Story 2 at the Allstate Arena, January 23-27, with tickets at NBC5.com and a portion of proceeds benefiting Easterseals. Disney not on YouTube yet | :15 |
| 2002 | Doritos Extreme 'Bold and Daring' Instant Win Game - Vintage 2002 TV CommercialA mustached spokesman in a white suit says eating Doritos Extreme is bold, and giving away an Xbox plus a home entertainment system 'is bold and daring.' Instant-win game pieces are inside specially marked bags. | :15 |
| 2002 | Fox 'Ally McBeal' Promo - 'Hi, Mom' (2002)'Prepare yourself.' A girl asks 'Are you Allison McBeal?' and, after 'I am,' announces 'I'm your daughter. Hi, Mom.' An all-new Ally McBeal airs tomorrow at 9/8 Central. | :10 |
| 2002 | Fox 'Andy Richter Controls the Universe' Promo - 'Please Take Mine!' (2002)'Meet Andy Richter, a normal guy who just can't seem to have a normal day.' In the office chaos, a man shouts that he's going sailing and cannot find his sunglasses ('Please take mine!') and another man wrestles a snake. The new series is coming this March to Fox. | :16 |
| 2002 | Fox 'That '80s Show' Promo - 'Where Can I Find Duran Duran?' New Fox Wednesday (2002)'Where can I find Duran Duran?' 'K-Mart.' Fox launches the new Wednesday lineup: That '80s Show, Jim McMahon and Willie Gault on Grounded for Life, Super Bowl MVP Marcus Allen joining Bernie Mac, and Frankie Muniz dropping by Titus. | :40 |
| 2002 | Fox 'Malcolm in the Middle' Promo - 'Super Malcolm' After the Super Bowl (2002)'It's the Malcolm with so many stars, it could only follow the Super Bowl.' Fox hypes the one-hour Super Malcolm with Howie Long and Terry Bradshaw ('Catch Howie and Terry'), and a Men in Black 2 tag says 'In theaters everywhere July 3rd.' | :20 |
| 2002 | Fox 'Boston Public' Promo - 'It Can Happen at Any School' (2002)A dark school hallway, a lockdown and explosives found in the basement: Fox teases the bomb-threat episode of Boston Public. 'It can happen at any school... Tomorrow, it's happening at Boston Public.' | :25 |
| 2002 | Fox '24' Promo - 'I'm the Last Thing That You Will Ever See' (2002)A Fox promo for 24's return with 12 consecutive original episodes: 'Jack Bauer has escaped and is considered a fugitive. You don't have to worry about what you've missed... only what you're going to miss.' An all-new 24 airs Tuesday at 9/8c. | :30 |
| 2002 | Fox 'Malcolm in the Middle' Promo - The Number One Comedy, After the Super Bowl (2002)Title cards credited to the Electronic Media Critics Poll say the critics' number one comedy 'wasn't Friends, Raymond or Sex and the City. It was Malcolm in the Middle.' After clips of Hal screaming and Dewey at the door ('Open the door!'), Fox promotes a special one-hour episode after the Super Bowl. | :20 |
| 2002 | Fox 'That '70s Show' Promo - 'I'm Going to Die a Virgin' Twister Hour (2002)Fox promises 'a full-blown hour of an all-new That '70s Show' as a twister hits the heartland and one character wails 'Oh no, I'm going to die a virgin.' The voiceover teases that 'a hero will be born' and 'a woman will be swept away by Luke Wilson,' starting at 8 on Fox Tuesday. | :30 |
| 2002 | Fox '24' Promo - 'Best Show of All', Golden Globe Winner Kiefer Sutherland (2002)Critics-poll cards rank 'The West Wing - Second Best' and '24 - Best Show of All' before the red digital clock and action clips. A super hails 'golden globe winner kiefer sutherland - best actor,' with 'An all-new episode every Tuesday on Fox.' | :15 |
| 2002 | Fox 'The Bernie Mac Show' Promo - From a Dud to a Football Stud (2002)"Can Bernie turn Jordan from a dud to a football stud?" A 10-second Fox tease over youth-football scenes: "Marcus Allen guest stars, all new Bernie Mac, Wednesday." | :10 |
| 2002 | Fox 'Malcolm in the Middle' Promo - One-Hour 'Super Malcolm' After the Super Bowl (2002)"A Malcolm in the Middle so big it had to be an hour, with so many stars": Fox's promo for the one-hour Super Malcolm after the game names Susan Sarandon, Tom Green, Christina Ricci, Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, Magic Johnson, Heidi Klum and Bradley Whitford. "When the big game is over, the real action begins." | :30 |
| 2002 | Fox 'Ally McBeal' Promo - 'Think You Know Everything About Ally McBeal?' (2002)"Think you know everything about Ally McBeal?" A 20-second Fox promo builds to the surprise: "I'm your daughter." "Obviously, that's impossible." "Obviously, it's not... Hi, Mom." | :20 |
| 2002 | Fox 'That '80s Show' Promo - Duran Duran at Kmart (2002)Over pop-art '80s graphics, Fox Wednesday asks viewers to 'get into the groove' with 'the new hit, That '80s Show'. In a record-store clip a customer asks 'Where can I find Duran Duran?' and the clerk answers 'Kmart'. | :15 |
| 2002 | Fox 'Malcolm in the Middle' Promo - So Big It Had to Be an Hour (2002)Fox bills its one-hour episode after the game as 'the Malcolm in the Middle so big, it had to be an hour', and the announcer rolls through the stars: Susan Sarandon, Tom Green, Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, Magic Johnson, Heidi Klum and Bradley Whitford. 'It could only follow the Super Bowl.' | :30 |
| 2002 | Fox 'The American Embassy' Promo - We Recruit Extraordinary People (2002)'The producer of Erin Brockovich takes you to England' in this promo for The American Embassy, 'a new series coming this March to Fox', with London police, a passport dispute and Big Ben at night. 'This embassy means home to Americans abroad. We are their life raft, the isle of refuge.' | :30 |
| 2002 | Fox 'That '70s Show' Promo - He'll Get Blown to Canada (2002)'When a twister hits That '70s Show, a young man will fight to survive. He'll get blown to Canada...' The Fox Tuesday all-new hour also promises that 'a woman will be swept away by Luke Wilson... And a boy will become a man.' | :25 |
| 2002 | Fox 'Greg the Bunny' Promo - Show Me the Bunny (2002)A film-leader countdown opens on the line 'This is a puppet show. This is a puppet show on Fox.' The promo follows with 'Show me the bunny,' 'Any questions?' and 'Dude, my dishes are in there,' and ends on 'Greg the Bunny, coming this March to Fox.' | :15 |
| 2002 | Fox 'The Bernie Mac Show' Promo - 'Try Super Bowl MVP' with Marcus Allen (2002)Bernie coaches peewee football and needs help from his friends: 'You play a little football?' 'Try Super Bowl MVP.' Marcus Allen shows off his Super Bowl ring before an all-new Bernie Mac, Wednesday 9/8 Central on Fox. Aired during Fox's broadcast of Super Bowl XXXVI (Patriots 20, Rams 17, New Orleans), Sunday, February 3, 2002, via WFLD Fox Chicago, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :20 |
| 2002 | Fox 'Boston Public' Promo - 'It Can Happen at Any School' Bomb Lockdown (2002)Over a dark school hallway: 'It can happen at any school... at any time... Tomorrow, it's happening at Boston Public.' Students in skull masks, explosives in the basement and 'Evacuate now' build to 'The Boston Public you can't miss.' Aired during Fox's broadcast of Super Bowl XXXVI (Patriots 20, Rams 17, New Orleans), Sunday, February 3, 2002, via WFLD Fox Chicago, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :20 |
| 2002 | Fox 'The Simpsons' Promo - 'Can the Simpsons Survive an Indecent Proposal?' (2002)A visitor offers Homer 'one million dollars to let me spend a weekend with your wife,' and Homer despairs: 'I can't print my own money... Why don't I just lie down and die?' It ends on Homer lying in the grass under 'KEEP YOUR CLOTHES ON', all new next Sunday at 8/7c on Fox. Aired right after Fox's broadcast of Super Bowl XXXVI, in the Pontiac Excitement Postgame Show (Patriots 20, Rams 17, New Orleans), Sunday, February 3, 2002, via WFLD Fox Chicago, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :20 |
| 2002 | Fox 'Malcolm in the Middle' Promo - Super Malcolm, So Big It Had to Be an Hour (2002)Fox's 'Super Bowl Sunday' jumbotron package promotes the one-hour Super Malcolm, "the Malcolm in the Middle so big it had to be an hour, and so outrageous it could only be on Fox," with clips of a tailgate cake smash and an Ice Queens hockey jersey. It ends on a jumbotron crawl: "After the Super Bowl on Fox." Aired right after Fox's broadcast of Super Bowl XXXVI, in the Pontiac Excitement Postgame Show (Patriots 20, Rams 17, New Orleans), Sunday, February 3, 2002, via WFLD Fox Chicago, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :17 |
| 2002 | Fox 'The X-Files' Promo - After Nine Seasons, It's About to Become Legend (2002)Fox promo for The X-Files' final run, with clips of Scully and the cast: 'It began as a hit... Became a phenomenon. And after nine seasons... it's about to become legend.' The final 12 consecutive original episodes, which 'will stop at nothing and reveal everything', begin Sunday, March 3rd, on Fox. Aired right after Fox's broadcast of Super Bowl XXXVI, in the Pontiac Excitement Postgame Show (Patriots 20, Rams 17, New Orleans), Sunday, February 3, 2002, via WFLD Fox Chicago, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :30 |
| 2002 | Fox 'That '70s Show' Promo - When a Twister Hits, a Hero Is Born (2002)A spinning 'FOX TUESDAY' graphic opens this promo for the one-hour twister episode: 'Tuesday, at an all-new hour, when a twister hits That '70s Show, a hero is born.' Clips include the prom scenes and a shirtless Fez, plus the exchange 'Sex just doesn't seem important anymore.' / 'I disagree.' Aired right after Fox's broadcast of Super Bowl XXXVI, in the Pontiac Excitement Postgame Show (Patriots 20, Rams 17, New Orleans), Sunday, February 3, 2002, via WFLD Fox Chicago, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :20 |
| 2002 | Fox 'The Chamber' Promo - '26 Million Viewers' (2002)26 million viewers - Fox's endurance game show The Chamber, tomorrow at 9/8 central. | :10 |
| 2002 | Fox 'Fastlane' Fall Promo - 'Miami Vice Meets The Fast and the Furious' (2002)Miami Vice meets The Fast and the Furious - from the director of Charlie's Angels. Fastlane, Wednesdays this fall on Fox. | :20 |
| 2002 | Fox Tomorrow Promo - 'It's a Mac Attack' Bernie Mac + American Idol Summer Sensation (2002)It's a Mac attack - a full hour of The Bernie Mac Show, then the summer sensation American Idol, tomorrow at 8, 7 Central on Fox. | :30 |
| 2002 | Fox 'Who Is John Doe?' Fall Promo - Fridays on Fox (2002)Who is John Doe? Fridays this fall on Fox. | :15 |
| 2002 | Fox '30 Seconds to Fame' Promo - Premiering Wednesday July 17 (2002)Thirty seconds to win - 30 Seconds to Fame, premiering Wednesday, July 17 on Fox. | :15 |
| 2002 | Fox Tomorrow Promo - American Idol 'Wild Card Wednesday' - The Final Contestant (2002)Wild Card Wednesday - the tenth and final American Idol finalist is picked, tomorrow at 9 on Fox. | :20 |
| 2002 | Fox 'Fastlane' Fall Promo - 'Undercover Goes Into Overdrive' (2002)From the director of Charlie's Angels: this fall, undercover goes into overdrive. Fastlane, Wednesdays on Fox. | :35 |
| 2002 | Fox '30 Seconds to Fame' Promo - 'Some People Sing, Some Dance' - July 17 (2002)Some people sing, some dance, some shove sharp metal objects down their throat - 30 Seconds to Fame, premiering Wednesday, July 17 on Fox. | :20 |
| 2002 | Fox 'Fastlane' Series Premiere - 'Miami Vice Meets The Fast and the Furious' (19s, 2002)Miami Vice meets The Fast and the Furious - Fastlane premieres Wednesday, September 18 on Fox. | :19 |
| 2002 | Fox 'COPS' Season Premiere - Carjackers - Saturday at 8 (20s, 2002)COPS takes on carjackers in the season premiere, Saturday at 8, 7 central on Fox. | :20 |
| 2002 | Fox 'Fastlane' Series Premiere - Wednesday September 18 (30s, 2002)Fill up your TV with premium - Fastlane premieres Wednesday, September 18 on Fox. | :30 |
| 2002 | Fox 'Firefly' Series Premiere - Friday September 20 (2002)Firefly premieres Friday, September 20 on Fox. | :30 |
| 2002 | Fox 'The Bernie Mac Show' Season Premiere Promo - Wednesday, Sept. 18 (2002)Fox promotes the season premiere of The Bernie Mac Show on Wednesday, September 18, with Matt Damon and Lucy Lawless. Fox not on YouTube yet | :20 |
| 2002 | Fox 'Looking for Love: Bachelorettes in Alaska' Promo - Sunday 9/8c (2002)Fox promotes the reality series Looking for Love: Bachelorettes in Alaska, premiering Sunday at 9/8c. Fox not on YouTube yet | :35 |
| 2002 | H&R Block 'Will It Take an Act of God?' - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial'It took an act of Congress to pass 441 tax law changes. Will it take an act of God to understand them?' Pages fly from a 'Tax Law Changes 2001' book as H&R Block promises: 'If you're not satisfied, you don't pay.' | :30 |
| 2002 | H&R Block '$610 for Each Taxpayer' - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial'It's estimated Americans overpaid $311 million in taxes. That was $610 for each taxpayer.' H&R Block offers to double-check last year's return free and refile past returns so 'you could get more money back.' | :30 |
| 2002 | H&R Block Financial Advisors 'Whose Job Is It to Manage Them?' - Vintage 2002 TV CommercialA broker, a bank and a CPA each manage a piece of your money: 'After you go round and round, ask yourself, whose job is it to manage them?' H&R Block Financial Advisors pitches its one-account, one-fee Wealth Management Account. | :30 |
| 2002 | H&R Block Financial Advisors 'No Time Left for You' - Vintage 2002 TV CommercialWhile a rock song sings 'No time left for you', a man in a blue shirt walks against a crowd of suits pouring out of a columned financial building. VO: 'Why do 63% of Americans think financial institutions aren't interested in helping them? Maybe because they aren't.' | :30 |
| 2002 | Invention Submission Corporation - Got an Idea for an Invention? - Vintage 2002 TV CommercialInvention Submission Corporation calls itself America's largest inventor service firm and offers free information on submitting an idea to companies and applying for a patent. Call 1-800-247-3030. Invention Submission Corp not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 2002 | Kellogg's Special K 'Didn't Have to Eat Like a Rabbit' - Super Bowl XXXVI Postgame Commercial (2002)Office workers look back on failed diets, from the starvation diet to "the corn juice diet," before the VO says a university study found that a bowl of Kellogg's Special K or Smart Start for two meals a day "could help you lose up to six pounds" in two weeks. One woman sums it up: "I feel great. And I didn't have to eat like a rabbit." Aired right after Fox's broadcast of Super Bowl XXXVI, in the Pontiac Excitement Postgame Show (Patriots 20, Rams 17, New Orleans), Sunday, February 3, 2002, via WFLD Fox Chicago, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :30 |
| 2002 | KFC Honey BBQ Wings 'Lackluster Pigskin Party' - Vintage 2002 TV CommercialA dull Super Bowl party gets a diagnosis: 'This is the most lackluster pigskin party ever. You need help.' The cure is KFC Honey BBQ and Spicy BBQ Wings, 8 for $2.99 or 20 for $7.49. 'There's fast food and then there's KFC.' | :15 |
| 2002 | KFC Wings 'Who You Calling Honey?' - Super Bowl XXXVI Pregame Commercial (2002)'This is the most lackluster pigskin party ever. You need help.' KFC to the rescue with Honey BBQ and Spicy BBQ Wings, 8 for $2.99 or 20 for $7.49, plus a reminder to 'load up on KFC Wings for the big game.' | :30 |
| 2002 | McDonald's '100% Pure Beef' - Vintage 2002 TV CommercialA lot can be said about the fact we only use 100% pure beef in our burgers. Usually a mouthful. | :15 |
| 2002 | McDonald's 'Cool, Creamy, Smooth, Dreamy' Dessert - Vintage 2002 TV CommercialYour dessert is waiting just around the corner at McDonald's. | :15 |
| 2002 | McDonald's 'Does He Catch It?' - Super Bowl XXXVI Pregame Commercial (2002)At a muddy youth-football game a small boy in a helmet goes for a catch while his dad watches: 'Does he catch it? Or doesn't he? ... Does it matter?' The two end up laughing over fries at McDonald's, and the golden arches end card reads 'smile.' | :30 |
| 2002 | McDonald's - 2 for $2 Sausage McMuffin - Police Car Gag - Vintage 2002 TV CommercialA voice from a police car pulls a driver over and directs them into McDonald's, where two dollars buys two Sausage McMuffins with egg, two sausage biscuits with egg, or one of each. McDonalds not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 2002 | McDonald's - It's Not Unusual (Tom Jones) - Brian Urlacher - Vintage 2002 TV CommercialMcDonald's spot set to It's Not Unusual by Tom Jones, with Brian Urlacher identified by an on-screen super and the line "Only at McDonald's." McDonalds not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 2002 | Michelob Light 'Age Is Just a State of Mind' - Super Bowl XXXVI Pregame Commercial (2002) (60s)Opening on the titles 'AGE IS JUST A STATE OF MIND,' this music-only minute shows older adults swimming, boxing a heavy bag, mountain-biking, dancing at a club and staging a pillow fight, with Michelob Light bottle close-ups cut in between. It closes on 'LIFE IS NOW.' under the stars and the tag 'POUR YOURSELF INTO IT.' | :60 |
| 2002 | Mountain Dew 'Forgot My Dew' with Channing Tatum - Vintage 2002 TV CommercialA young Channing Tatum, years before Hollywood, in a Mountain Dew spot: What's up? Forgot my Dew. A black Trans Am, a convenience store and a stunt through a truck — Dew the Do. | :30 |
| 2002 | NBC 'Leap of Faith' Promo - 'She Didn't' (10s, 2002)'A funny thing happened to Faith on her way to get married. She didn't.' Leap of Faith, premiering after the Olympics, Thursday February 28 on NBC. | :10 |
| 2002 | NBC Monday Promo - Fear Factor Premiere, Third Watch, Crossing Jordan (2002)NBC Monday is 'all new, all night' with the series premiere of Fear Factor, an all-new Third Watch and an all-new Crossing Jordan. NBC not on YouTube yet | :30 |
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| 2002 | Baby Ruth 'America's Baby Just Got Better' - Vintage 2002 TV CommercialOh baby, is that you? You've changed — Nestle's reformulated Baby Ruth with a tastier, softer center. | :15 |
| 2002 | Nicorette 'I'm Finally Going to Win' - Super Bowl XXXVI Postgame Commercial (2002)A burly bald mover on a truck loading dock explains how he's quitting smoking: 'I don't believe in luck, so when I decided to quit smoking, I chose Nicorette... I'm finally going to win.' It ends on a breaking chain and 'YOU CAN DO IT. Nicorette can help.' Aired right after Fox's broadcast of Super Bowl XXXVI, in the Pontiac Excitement Postgame Show (Patriots 20, Rams 17, New Orleans), Sunday, February 3, 2002, via WFLD Fox Chicago, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :15 |
| 2002 | Office Depot 'Curling Expert' - Super Bowl XXXVI Pregame Commercial (2002)A man watching curling in a lodge asks 'What is that?' and a super-labeled curling expert, Don Barcome, appears at his table: 'Curling, an ancient Scottish ice sport, played with a 42-pound stone.' Office Depot promises 'expert answers whenever you need them' and signs off as a proud sponsor of the 2002 U.S. Olympic Team. | :30 |
| 2002 | Pizza Hut P'Zone '51 Cubic Inches of Perfection' - Vintage 2002 TV CommercialA leather-jacketed spokesman explains the brain's pizza side and sandwich side, then ends the conflict with the P'Zone: '51 cubic inches of perfection. So big, we dare you to eat it alone.' It's $5.99, or two for $10.99. | :30 |
| 2002 | Pizza Hut P'Zone 'Let the P'Zone Revolution Begin' - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial'Let the P'Zone revolution begin.' A 15-second launch spot for Pizza Hut's P'Zone, 'the pizza you eat like a sandwich', with mozzarella and toppings sandwiched calzone style, at $5.99 or two for $10.99 at a P'Zone party. | :15 |
| 2002 | Pizza Hut P'Zone 'Give Me a P!' - Super Bowl XXXVI Pregame Commercial (2002)"First stop, L.A. Sports Arena": a cheering crowd greets the new P'Zone ("Give me a P!"), "the pizza you eat like a sandwich," with mozzarella and toppings sandwiched calzone-style for $5.99 or two for $10.99. It ends with "The P'Zone Revolution. Join us." | :30 |
| 2002 | Pizza Hut - 'Historic 99-Cent Pizza Deal' - Vintage 2002 TV CommercialBuy a large specialty pizza such as a Supreme or Meat Lovers and get a second medium one-topping pizza for 99 cents, billed as the historic 99-cent pizza deal. Pizza Hut not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 2002 | PCH Prize Patrol 'You've Just Won $10 Million' - Super Bowl XXXVI Postgame Commercial (2002)In a "live" Prize Patrol spot, Todd Sloane and Dave Sayer ring a Minnesota doorbell with balloons and a woman screams "Oh my God... Oh no" before hearing, "You've just won $10 million from Publishers Clearing House." Aired right after Fox's broadcast of Super Bowl XXXVI, in the Pontiac Excitement Postgame Show (Patriots 20, Rams 17, New Orleans), Sunday, February 3, 2002, via WFLD Fox Chicago, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :17 |
| 2002 | RadioShack 'Let's Get Back to Better' - Super Bowl XXXVI Pregame Commercial (2002)A post-9/11 tribute in which celebrities speak one after another against black: 'They think we're weak. Instead, we show we are strong.' It closes: 'So to honor all the lives lost, let's not get back to normal. Let's get back to better. America.' | :30 |
| 2002 | Ruffles 3Ds 'Enter a New Dimension' - Vintage 2002 TV CommercialA spokesman in a black suit, in front of a hypnotic black-and-white spiral, holds up a bag: '3Ds. Enter a new dimension.' It cuts to a suburban yard with a leaping dog ('Hey fluffy, that's a hedgehog') for new crunchy Ruffles 3Ds, Maximum Cheddar. | :15 |
| 2002 | Frito-Lay 3Ds 'What's With This Echoey Voice?' - Super Bowl XXXVI Pregame Commercial (2002)An echoey off-screen voice tells the young man in front of the spiral that fans 'can win a trip to meet you on the set of Malcolm in the Middle': 'Watch Malcolm in the Middle after Super Bowl 36 and log on to 3DsFun.com.' 'Last question, what's with this echoey voice?' 'Gone, commercial's over.' | :15 |
| 2002 | Samuel Adams Light - The Bar Scene - 'Shockingly Great Taste' - Vintage 2002 TV CommercialA game of pool at the bar - Samuel Adams Light, shockingly great taste. | :30 |
| 2002 | Charles Schwab 'Troy, Think Mutual Funds' - Super Bowl XXXVI Pregame Commercial (2002)In a dark den an older man tells a young man named Troy, 'if you don't get back in you're gonna regret it... think mutual funds, stay diversified.' The line 'Wouldn't it be great if the person you trust most was your broker?' leads to Schwab's mutual fund advice, 'not driven by commission,' at 1-800-4-NO-LOAD. | :30 |
| 2002 | Sci Fi 'Steven Spielberg Presents Taken' - The Epic Conclusion, All Day Today (2002)Steven Spielberg presents Taken - the epic conclusion, all day today on Sci Fi. | :30 |
| 2002 | Sci Fi 'Stargate SG-1' - Stargate Monday, Four Episodes 7 to 11 (30s, 2002)Every world, every mission, every adventure from the beginning - four episodes of Stargate SG-1 every Monday night from 7 to 11. Stargate Monday on Sci Fi. | :30 |
| 2002 | Sci Fi 'Taken' - The Epic Conclusion, Today at 11 (15s, 2002)'They're really coming this time, aren't they?' Steven Spielberg presents Taken, the epic conclusion - all day today beginning at 11. | :15 |
| 2002 | Sci Fi 'Taken' - Recaps and Family Tree at scifi.com/taken (15s, 2002)Recaps and the family tree of Taken at scifi.com/taken. | :15 |
| 2002 | Sci Fi 'Stargate SG-1' - Every Monday Night 7 to 11 (15s, 2002)Every world, every mission, every adventure - Stargate SG-1 every Monday night from 7 to 11. Stargate Monday, only on Sci Fi. | :15 |
| 2002 | Sci Fi 'Taken' Encore Marathon - Credit Squeeze Promo (15s, 2002)Last night, Taken reached its unforgettable conclusion - this weekend, the encore marathon begins next on Sci Fi. | :15 |
| 2002 | Sci Fi 'Imagination Lives' Image Spot - In the Mind, the Skin, the Spirit, the Soul (2002)Imagination lives - in the mind, in the skin, in hopes, in the soul. A Sci Fi Channel image spot. | :36 |
| 2002 | Sci Fi Friday Returns January 10 - Farscape and Stargate SG-1 Premieres (2002)Television's biggest night of original sci-fi returns - the season premieres of Farscape at 8 and Stargate SG-1 at 9, Friday, January 10. | :30 |
| 2002 | Sci Fi 'The Dream Team with Annabelle & Michael' Premiere Promo (30s, 2002)'This dream suggests that you're not fulfilling your wife's needs.' The Dream Team with Annabelle & Michael premieres Monday, January 20. | :30 |
| 2002 | Sci Fi 'Stargate SG-1' - The Biggest Hit Series Returns Friday January 10 (15s, 2002)Sci Fi's biggest hit series returns - new Stargate SG-1, Friday, January 10 at 9. | :15 |
| 2002 | Sci Fi 'Frank Herbert's Children of Dune' - 'The Golden Path' - Coming in March (2002)'They say he has gone on a journey. The Golden Path is dangerous.' Frank Herbert's Children of Dune, coming in March to Sci Fi. | :30 |
| 2002 | Sci Fi 'Children of Dune' - 'Enemies Often Appear as Angels' - Coming in March (2002)'Enemies often appear as angels.' Frank Herbert's Children of Dune, coming in March to Sci Fi. | :30 |
| 2002 | Sci Fi 'The X-Files' - Tuesday 7 to 11 (15s, 2002)The X-Files has come home to Sci Fi - Tuesday nights from 7 to 11. | :15 |
| 2002 | Sci Fi 'The Dream Team with Annabelle & Michael' - Dreams Analyzed (15s, 2002)Introducing a show where people share their dreams - The Dream Team with Annabelle & Michael, weeknights at 11, premiering January 20. | :15 |
| 2002 | Sci Fi 'Taken' - The Encore Marathon Continues Next (14s, 2002)Steven Spielberg presents Taken - the special encore marathon continues next on Sci Fi. | :14 |
| 2002 | Sci Fi 'Taken' - 'Reached Its Unforgettable Conclusion This Weekend' Credit Squeeze (2002)Taken reached its unforgettable conclusion this weekend - re-experience the entire miniseries event in the encore marathon on Sci Fi. | :15 |
| 2002 | Sci Fi 'Scare Tactics' - Coming in 2003 (20s, 2002)The hidden-camera fright show Scare Tactics, coming in 2003 to Sci Fi. | :20 |
| 2002 | Sci Fi 'Tremors: The Series' - Coming in 2003 (2002)Tremors: The Series, coming in 2003 to Sci Fi. | :30 |
| 2002 | Sci Fi 'Roswell' From the Beginning - Weeknights Starting January 13 (20s, 2002)Roswell from the beginning - weeknights at 6, 5 central, starting January 13 on Sci Fi. | :20 |
| 2002 | Sci Fi Channel 60-Second Image Spot - The Tattooed Man, Spiders and a Feast (2002)A 60-second Sci Fi Channel image spot - a tattooed man, spiders and a feast, ending on the Sci Fi logo. | :60 |
| 2002 | Kenmore Elite HE3t 'Six Speeds, Stainless Interior' - Super Bowl XXXVI Postgame Commercial (2002)A Kenmore Elite HE3t front-loading washer and dryer are filmed like a sports car on coastal and hillside roads beside a silver roadster. The narrator pitches a "high-powered European-engineered machine with six speeds, stainless interior" that goes farther "on 15.8 gallons than on everyone else's 42.4," and the spot closes on the Sears "Where else?" card. Aired right after Fox's broadcast of Super Bowl XXXVI, in the Pontiac Excitement Postgame Show (Patriots 20, Rams 17, New Orleans), Sunday, February 3, 2002, via WFLD Fox Chicago, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :30 |
| 2002 | Showtime Unlimited 'Show Off' 61-Inch HDTV Sweepstakes - Vintage 2002 TV CommercialNine channels of daring original series — and a chance to win a 61-inch widescreen HD entertainment system. | :30 |
| 2002 | Subway 'Hard to Believe You Keep Interrupting Me' - Vintage 2002 TV CommercialA guy at a Subway table keeps pestering a stranger about the Honey Mustard Turkey with Cucumber: 'And low-fat.' 'Yeah, whatever.' Finally the stranger snaps back, 'Hard to believe you keep interrupting me.' Just 4 grams of fat. | :30 |
| 2002 | TD Waterhouse 'Head Home for Retirement' - Super Bowl XXXVI Pregame Commercial (2002)Leaning on a balcony rail above a busy train-station concourse, an older man wonders 'how many of them are ready for the day when they head home for retirement.' He pitches TD Waterhouse's online retirement planner and an IRA offer with a year of Money magazine, closing on 'You're in Control.' | :30 |
| 2002 | Tums Cool Relief 'Give Me a Cold One' - Super Bowl XXXVI Postgame Commercial (2002)A man at a bar tells the old bartender, "Heartburn. Give me a cold one," and gets handed Tums. The VO introduces Tums Cool Relief "with Freeva Crystals for an immediate cooling, soothing sensation and fast heartburn relief" over a frosty tablet, closing on "Feel the difference." Aired right after Fox's broadcast of Super Bowl XXXVI, in the Pontiac Excitement Postgame Show (Patriots 20, Rams 17, New Orleans), Sunday, February 3, 2002, via WFLD Fox Chicago, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :15 |
| 2002 | Tylenol 'First Choice of Emergency Rooms' - Super Bowl XXXVI Postgame Commercial (2002)An emergency-room worker who has "seen a lot of miracles, too" says that for pain management Tylenol is "the first choice of emergency rooms nationwide. Not Advil, not Aleve." It ends on a newborn ("It's a boy") and the line "More emergency rooms take comfort in our strength." Aired right after Fox's broadcast of Super Bowl XXXVI, in the Pontiac Excitement Postgame Show (Patriots 20, Rams 17, New Orleans), Sunday, February 3, 2002, via WFLD Fox Chicago, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :30 |
| 2002 | Verified by Visa 'I Am Emmitt Smith' - Super Bowl XXXVI Pregame Commercial (2002)Emmitt Smith insists 'I am Emmitt Smith... No, really, I am' as the voiceover asks 'Worried that the you shopping online really isn't you?' The launch spot introduces Verified by Visa, a personal-password security service, and sends viewers to Visa.com/verified. | :30 |
| 2002 | Walmart Photo Center 'Ballpark Road Trip' - Vintage 2002 TV CommercialFour major league ballparks, the Hall of Fame and the bases at Doubleday Field — a mom's summer road trip in Walmart prints. | :30 |
| 2003 | CNN Larry King Live Promo - Elizabeth Taylor Monday Exclusive (2003)'CNN Monday exclusive, Elizabeth Taylor, a rare one-on-one with a rare beauty, a Hollywood legend, a true survivor, and she'll take your calls. Elizabeth Taylor for the hour, only on Larry King Live.' | :15 |
| 2003 | NBC Monday 'Las Vegas' and 'Miss Match' with Alicia Silverstone Promo (2003)Monday on NBC: an all-new Las Vegas at 9, 8 central, and Miss Match with Alicia Silverstone at 10, 9 central. | :20 |
| 2003 | NBC 'Law & Order: SVU' Tuesday Promo - 'When a Child Is Kidnapped' (2003)When a child is kidnapped - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Tuesday at 10, 9 central, on NBC. | :10 |
| 2003 | Puritan's Pride Vitamin Catalog 'Discover the Selection' (60s) - Vintage 2003 TV Commercial'Discover the selection. Glucosamine chondroitin, only $7.35... Natural vitamin E, only $2.95... Discover Puritan's Pride, America's number one shop-at-home vitamin catalog.' A free catalog and a $5 coupon. | :60 |
| 2004 | Sci Fi 'Mad Mad House' Reality Series - Witch, Naturist, Voodoo Priestess - Coming in March (2004)Tiana the witch, Avocado the naturist, Art the modern primitive and Tashia the voodoo priestess - ten people will have to call them roommates. Mad Mad House, a new reality show from Sci Fi, coming in March. | :20 |