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Donated by Trent Von Holten

Disc 1 · Mar 1993

Donated by Trent Von Holten; captured from VHS by the Grok rig (capture 008). NBC (WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago), March 1993, two recordings on one tape: a Wednesday in mid-March during Unsolved Mysteries, and Sunday, March 7, 1993 during Unsolved Mysteries and Eyewitness Video (the night of NBC's 'Passport to Murder' premiere), with a Seinfeld episode ('The Implant') between them and two pieces of prerecorded VHS (a 1940s Warner Bros. feature and the end of 'Pickup on South Street').

Watch disc 1 in full at the Internet Archive

Program log

• 0:00:00 Black lead-in, then the tail of a car spot under tracking noise
• 0:00:34 Break (Sears, Illinois Lotto, Amoco)
• 0:02:09 NBC: Unsolved Mysteries (mid-March 1993), breaks intact
• 0:42:30 Tape damage through the last break (several spots unusable)
• 0:48:57 Homicide fragment, then prerecorded VHS: a 1940s Warner Bros. feature and a CBS/Fox 'Gangster Collection' trailer
• 1:17:26 NBC: Seinfeld 'The Implant' (breaks paused out)
• 1:39:48 NBC News capsule, then NBC: Unsolved Mysteries (Sunday March 7, 1993), breaks intact
• 2:42:03 NBC: Eyewitness Video with Patrick Van Horn, breaks intact
• 3:40:08 Prerecorded VHS: the end of 'Pickup on South Street' (1953)

The breaks, in airing order

Break 1

Time	Spot	Len
0:00:00	blank/black lead-in (no signal) — skip, not uploaded	:16
0:00:16	Chevrolet/Geo dealers car spot, partial, heavy tracking noise, VCR-OSD overlay to ~23s; low confidence, probably unusable [skip: partial, tracking noise] — skip, not uploaded	:18
0:00:34	Sears Brand Central - No Payments Till June, Ends Saturday - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial Sears Brand Central offers no payments until June and a price-matching guarantee, with the sale ending Saturday. Sears not on YouTube yet	:30
0:01:04	▶ Illinois Lotto - 'What Would You Do If You Won $4,000,000?' - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial The Illinois Lotto asks what you would do if you won $4,000,000, with the invitation to 'dream a little dream with me.' Illinois Lottery	:30
0:01:34	▶ Amoco Ultimate - Crystal-Clear Gasoline (Lab Flask Version) - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial Amoco Ultimate is pitched as crystal-clear gasoline, shown with a laboratory-flask demonstration. Amoco	:30
0:02:04	WMAQ-TV 5 tease: Sally Jessy Raphael Thursday 2PM (3.7s) — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:04

Break 2

Time	Spot	Len
0:04:30	Unsolved Mysteries sponsor billboard: Crest Complete (10s) — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:10
0:04:41	▶ Crest Complete Toothbrush - 'Only Crest Could Make a Brush This Complete' - 1993 TV Commercial A long-form Crest spot for the Crest Complete toothbrush, closing on the line 'Only Crest could make a brush this complete.' Crest	:90
0:06:10	▶ NBC 'Almost Home' Promo - Saturdays (1993) NBC promo for the series Almost Home, Saturdays. NBC	:20
0:06:30	NBC promo: Mad About You w/ Michael Jackson gag, Saturdays (nominal :10, 9.97s so strict tag) — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:10

Break 3

Time	Spot	Len
0:19:35	▶ 7UP - 'Shoot Out' Game, $10,000 Scholarship and Cruises - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial 7UP promotes its Shoot Out game with uncolored game cards, a $10,000 scholarship and cruises as prizes. 7 Up	:30
0:20:04	▶ Little Caesars - 'Big! Big! Cheese' Pizza for $8.88 - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial Little Caesars pushes its Big! Big! Cheese pizza for $8.88 in a spot built around an elderly man and a kid. Little Caesars	:30
0:20:34	▶ Kellogg's Cracklin' Oat Bran - Grandmas and Oatmeal Cookie Taste - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial Kellogg's Cracklin' Oat Bran is sold on its oatmeal-cookie taste, with grandmas weighing in. Kelloggs	:30
0:21:04	▶ Ford Citibank Visa - 5% Back Toward a New Ford - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial The Ford Citibank Visa card earns 5% toward a new Ford. Call 1-800-374-7777. Ford	:30
0:21:34	▶ 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. NBC	:20
0:21:54	▶ NBC Thursday Promo - 'Crime and Punishment' (1993) Short NBC Thursday promo for the series Crime and Punishment. NBC	:10

Break 4

Time	Spot	Len
0:35:28	show: Unsolved Mysteries next-segment tease + logo (not an ad) — skip, not uploaded	:16
0:35:45	Isuzu Rodeo 175hp four-wheel drive "Practically Amazing" 30s [repeat of Isuzu Rodeo 7133.97 (Mar 7 airing kept)] — repeat, not uploaded	:30
0:36:15	▶ Ragu - 'Beef Tonight' Simmer Sauces - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial Ragu promotes its Beef Tonight simmer sauces. Ragu	:30
0:36:46	Unsolved Mysteries "will continue in a moment" bumper (4.8s) — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:05
0:36:50	NBC Friday promo: Secret Service (nominal :10, 9.94s) — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:10
0:37:00	NBC Friday promo: Danielle Steel's Daddy (nominal :10, 9.9s) — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:10
0:37:11	▶ Montgomery Ward - 'Things Are Changing' - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial Montgomery Ward tells shoppers 'things are changing,' with a watch display and a nod to wages in the spot, and cameos from Chicago Bulls star Scottie Pippen and Bears coach Mike Ditka. Wards	:30
0:37:41	▶ Plymouth Voyager - 'Seven-Letter Word for Minivan' - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial A Plymouth Voyager spot built on a crossword clue: the seven-letter word for minivan. Tagged for Chrysler-Plymouth dealers. Plymouth	:30
0:38:11	WMAQ tease: Palatine restaurant murders at 10 (3.7s) — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:04

Break 5

Time	Spot	Len
0:43:25	Beef Council "Beef. It's what's for dinner" (tracking-damaged, edges from audio, low confidence) [skip: tape damage, picture shredded] — skip, not uploaded	:33
0:43:58	Gillette Gel shaving gel 15s (damaged, edges from audio, low-med) [skip: tape damage] — skip, not uploaded	:15
0:44:13	MasterCard supermarket "exotic paradise" 30s (damaged, edges from audio, low-med) [skip: tape damage] — skip, not uploaded	:29
0:44:43	Ice cream "Feel like a kid" generic dairy-industry-style spot (damaged, edges from audio, low-med) [skip: tape damage] — skip, not uploaded	:14
0:44:59	Subaru Impreza 1.8L boxer engine vs Porsche 911/Honda Civic 30s (damaged, low-med) [skip: tape damage] — skip, not uploaded	:30
0:45:28	NBC promo: Homicide + Law and Order (animal-rights researchers murdered), ends "Anything can happen" card (damaged, low-med; differs from library 19s 1993 version) [skip: tape damage] — skip, not uploaded	:16
0:45:45	NBC promo: Eyewitness Video Sunday 7/6c (rescue from frozen waters) (damaged, low-med) [skip: tape damage, picture is noise] — skip, not uploaded	:14
0:45:59	Ice cream "Feel like a kid" second airing, partial: picture lost 2759.2-2770.2, audio silent to 2770.7; keep first copy [skip: tape damage, partial] — skip, not uploaded	:17
0:46:16	dropout: black w/ VCR OSD 2776.4-2784.3, noise, glitch fragment of Eyewitness/L&O end cards; audio silent 2776.05-2809.61 — skip, not uploaded	:14
0:46:30	WMAQ Channel 5 News at 10 tease(s): AJ Bro vanished businessman, rubble/space heater, train-truck crash; 1-2 spots, cannot split, audio absent until 2809.6, low confidence start [skip: news teases, damaged start] — skip, not uploaded	:67
0:47:38	▶ Miller Reserve Lager - 'All-Barley' Germans - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial Miller Reserve Lager is pitched as an all-barley beer, with Germans making the case. Miller	:30
0:48:08	▶ Cool World Home Video Spot - Paramount, Blockbuster Video Tie-In (1993) Paramount Home Video spot for Cool World, starring Kim Basinger, with a Blockbuster Video tag at the end. Movie Trailers	:30
0:48:37	▶ Expo for Today's Black Woman - April 16-17, McCormick Place North - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial Expo for Today's Black Woman comes to McCormick Place North on April 16-17, presented with V103, Soft Sheen and Channel 5. Expo for Todays Black Woman	:15
0:48:52	WMAQ tease: weather "cold tonight, can the snow be far behind" Tonight at 10 (4.0s) — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:04
0:48:57	show: 3.5s fragment of NBC Homicide "Previously on" (recording cut off) — skip, not uploaded	:04
0:49:01	seam: noise then grey screen with VHS-cassette Play OSD — skip, not uploaded	:10
0:49:11	show: B&W 1940s Warner Bros feature film (prerecorded, no ad breaks, title not identified) — skip, not uploaded	:1510
1:14:20	film end: THE END, Warner Bros distribution card, black — skip, not uploaded	:11
1:14:31	CBS/Fox Video "The Gangster Collection" home-video trailer (clips Dillinger, St. Valentine's Day Massacre, Pick Up on South Street, Gun Crazy), 169s [skip: prerecorded VHS trailer (CBS/Fox Gangster Collection), not broadcast] — skip, not uploaded	:169
1:17:21	Paramount logo fragment, 2.5s, tape seam — skip, not uploaded	:03
1:17:24	black seam before Seinfeld — skip, not uploaded	:02

Break 7

Time	Spot	Len
1:39:48	NBC News capsule (Reno/"Look at Our World" + Nightly News sign-off); news, not an ad — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:39
1:40:28	▶ 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. NBC	:20
1:40:48	NBC promo: Dateline NBC FBI telephone-con sting, Tuesday 10/9c, 9.9s — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:10
1:40:58	▶ Sears Brand Central - 3-Day Sale, Only Through Tuesday - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial A second Sears Brand Central spot: a 3-day sale with no payments till June, only through Tuesday. Sears	:30
1:41:28	▶ Amtrak - 'See America' - 1-800-USA-RAIL - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial Amtrak invites viewers to see America by train. Call 1-800-USA-RAIL. Amtrak	:30
1:41:58	WMAQ promo: Donahue Monday 3PM, sisters-in-law, 3.9s — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:04

Break 8

Time	Spot	Len
1:58:23	▶ McDonald's NBA Fantasy Pack - Fantasy Contract Sweepstakes - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial McDonald's NBA Fantasy Pack spot with a fantasy contract promotion. Entries are due by 4/1/93. McDonalds	:30
1:58:53	▶ Isuzu Rodeo - 4WD, 175 Horsepower, 'Practically Amazing' - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial The Isuzu Rodeo 4WD with 175 horsepower, summed up as 'practically amazing.' Isuzu	:30
1:59:23	▶ Ovaltine - 'When's the Last Time You Tried Ovaltine?' (Mowing Version) - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial Ovaltine asks 'When's the last time you tried Ovaltine?' in a version with a man mowing the lawn. Ovaltine	:29
1:59:54	▶ 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. NBC	:30

Break 9

Time	Spot	Len
2:13:33	▶ Miller Sharp's Non-Alcoholic Beer - 'Time Out' - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial Miller Sharp's non-alcoholic beer is offered as a 'time out.' Miller	:30
2:14:03	▶ Ford - 'Ask Anyone Who's Driven a Ford Lately' - Taurus, F-Series, Escort - 1993 TV Commercial Ford invites you to ask anyone who's driven a Ford lately, showing the Taurus, F-Series and Escort. Ford	:30
2:14:34	▶ McDonald's - Michael Jordan One-on-One - NBA Fantasy - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial McDonald's NBA Fantasy spot featuring a one-on-one game with Michael Jordan. McDonalds	:30
2:15:05	NBC/WMAQ "Unsolved Mysteries will continue in a moment" bumper — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:06
2:15:11	NBC promo: Today with Katie Couric sleep series, 9.8s (tracking glitch at head) — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:10
2:15:21	NBC promo: Woman with a Past Tuesday 8/7c, 9.9s (10s promo, borderline) — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:10
2:15:32	▶ Sound Warehouse - En Vogue 'Funky Divas' on Cassette and CD - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial Sound Warehouse promotes En Vogue's Funky Divas on cassette and CD. Blockbuster Video had bought Sound Warehouse the year before, and both had stores throughout Chicagoland. Sound Warehouse	:30
2:16:02	WMAQ-TV 5 Channel 5 News at 10 weather tease, 3.9s — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:04

Break 10

Time	Spot	Len
2:26:02	▶ Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Bars - Briefcase and Family - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial Kellogg's Nutri-Grain bars in a spot with a briefcase and a family. Kelloggs	:30
2:26:32	▶ Max Factor 2000 Calorie Mascara - 'After the Factor' - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial Max Factor 2000 Calorie Mascara, with the tag 'after the Factor.' Max Factor	:30
2:27:02	▶ Stouffer's Lean Cuisine - People Eating - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial Stouffer's Lean Cuisine frozen meals, with people eating them. Stouffers	:30
2:27:32	▶ Alamo Rent A Car - 'Where All the Miles Are Free' - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial Alamo Rent A Car pitches free miles on every rental. Alamo	:30
2:28:02	NBC Passport to Murder promo (Connie Sellecca/Ed Marinaro VO) = Passport half of 7204.95-7224.73; keep first airing — repeat, not uploaded	:20
2:28:22	▶ NBC Promo - 'Silent Cries' Monday (1993) 20-second NBC promo for Silent Cries, Monday on NBC. NBC	:20
2:28:42	▶ NBC Promo - Dateline NBC FBI Sting, Tuesday 10/9c (1993) NBC promo for Dateline NBC on Tuesday at 10/9c, featuring an FBI sting. NBC	:20

Break 11

Time	Spot	Len
2:37:42	▶ Colgate Precision Toothbrush - 'I'm Too Young for Gum Disease' - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial Colgate Precision toothbrush spot built on the line 'I'm too young for gum disease.' Colgate	:30
2:38:12	▶ Isuzu Rodeo - Motor Trend Best Buy Three Years Running - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial A 15-second Isuzu Rodeo spot citing its Motor Trend Best Buy honors for 1991, 1992 and 1993. Isuzu	:15
2:38:27	▶ Kellogg's Frosted Flakes - Fat-Free (Nursery) - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial A 15-second Frosted Flakes spot set in a nursery, noting the cereal is fat-free. Kelloggs	:15
2:38:42	[promo] NBC/WMAQ promo Eyewitness Video air show disaster (Ramstein) 19.9s; NBC Next [repeat of Eyewitness promo 6028.00 (end tag differs)] — repeat, not uploaded	:20
2:39:02	NBC/WMAQ promo Unsolved Mysteries Wednesday "Imagine... rest stop" 9.9s — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:10
2:39:12	▶ NBC Promo - Homicide and Law & Order Wednesday (1993) NBC and WMAQ promo for Homicide and Law & Order on Wednesday, with a Navy party scene. NBC	:20
2:39:34	Unsolved Mysteries in-show next-week teaser (Casolaro), announcer VO, dissolves to Stack sign-off ~9614 - promo-ish, edge +-0.3 — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:40
2:40:27	Audio-only promo over UM end credits: Eyewitness Video + Passport to Murder tonight; picture is show credits — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:20
2:40:54	NBC/WMAQ Silent Cries NBC Monday 3.5s tag — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:04
2:40:58	▶ Aquafresh Triple Protection - Boy and Dog - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial Aquafresh Triple Protection toothpaste in a spot with a boy and his dog. Aquafresh	:30
2:41:28	▶ Martin Lawrence Galleries - Art Gallery Ad - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial A Martin Lawrence Galleries spot promoting its art galleries. Martin Lawrence Galleries	:30
2:41:58	WMAQ Sports Sunday tease 3.9s — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:04

Break 12

Time	Spot	Len
2:51:05	▶ Duracell Copper Top - Battery Tester and Cartoon Taxi - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial Duracell Copper Top batteries, featuring the battery tester and a cartoon taxi. Duracell	:30
2:51:35	▶ Orville Redenbacher Smart Pop - 'Dumb Idea / Smart Idea' - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial Orville Redenbacher's Smart Pop popcorn, framed as a dumb idea versus a smart idea. Orville Redenbacher	:30
2:52:05	▶ NBC Promo - Fresh Prince and Blossom Hour, Monday (1993) NBC and WMAQ promo for the Monday Fresh Prince and Blossom hour. NBC	:20
2:52:25	▶ 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.' NBC	:20

Break 13

Time	Spot	Len
2:58:55	Max Factor 2000 Calorie mascara 30s [repeat of Max Factor 8792.77] — repeat, not uploaded	:30
2:59:25	▶ Discover Card - SmartRate 14.9% APR - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial Discover Card promotes its SmartRate at 14.9%. Discover	:15
2:59:40	▶ Midas - Brake Dust Honesty Letter - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial A Midas spot about brakes, told through a letter about honesty and brake dust. Midas	:15
2:59:55	▶ Taster's Choice - Business Trip to Paris - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial Taster's Choice instant coffee in a business-trip-to-Paris story. Tasters Choice	:30
3:00:25	NBC/WMAQ Homicide + Law & Order Wednesday 20s; repeat of 9552.67 (same VO) — repeat, not uploaded	:20
3:00:46	▶ 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. NBC	:19

Break 14

Time	Spot	Len
3:07:25	▶ MasterCard - Supermarket (60 Second) - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial A 60-second MasterCard spot set in a supermarket. MasterCard	:60
3:08:26	Eyewitness Video coming-up tease (air show tragedy) 4.9s — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:05
3:08:32	NBC Nightly News promo kids/guns 9.8s — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:10
3:08:42	Dateline NBC Tuesday FBI phone-fraud sting promo 9.9s — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:10
3:08:53	▶ Volvo 850 GLT - Tank - $24,800 - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial A 15-second Volvo 850 GLT spot with a tank and a $24,800 price. Volvo	:15
3:09:08	▶ Volvo 850 GLT - Desert, Road & Track - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial A 15-second Volvo 850 GLT spot set in the desert, citing Road & Track. Volvo	:15
3:09:22	WMAQ weather/News at 10 tease 3.9s — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:04

Break 15

Time	Spot	Len
3:17:24	▶ Disney's 'A Far Off Place' and 'Trail Mix-Up' (1993) TV Spot Disney spot for the feature A Far Off Place, paired with the Roger Rabbit short Trail Mix-Up. Disney	:30
3:17:54	▶ Vaseline Intensive Care - Skin Science Update - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial A Vaseline Intensive Care spot built around a skin science update. Vaseline	:30
3:18:24	▶ Arm & Hammer Dental Care - Tartar Control Gel - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial Arm & Hammer Dental Care Tartar Control Gel toothpaste. Arm & Hammer	:30
3:18:55	▶ NBC Promo - 'Silent Cries' - Innocent Victims of War (1993) 30-second NBC and WMAQ promo for Silent Cries, about the innocent victims of war. NBC	:30

Break 16

Time	Spot	Len
3:35:49	▶ Orville Redenbacher - 'Passport to Murder' NBC Tie-In - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial Orville Redenbacher popcorn tied in with the NBC world premiere of Passport to Murder. Orville Redenbacher	:30
3:36:19	▶ Gyne-Lotrimin - Yeast Infection Treatment - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial A Gyne-Lotrimin spot for its yeast infection treatment. Gyne Lotrimin	:30
3:36:49	[promo] NBC/WMAQ Passport to Murder promo 20s [repeat of Passport to Murder promo (first in 7194.90 double promo)] — repeat, not uploaded	:20
3:37:09	▶ NBC Promo - Crime & Punishment, Thursday After Seinfeld (1993) Ten-second NBC and WMAQ promo for Crime & Punishment on Thursday after Seinfeld. NBC	:10
3:37:19	▶ American Heart Association - Stroke Awareness PSA - Vintage 1993 TV Commercial An American Heart Association public service announcement about stroke. American Heart Association	:30