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Rush Limbaugh: The Television Show premiere week

Catalog / tape T3

TAPE T32 DISCS37 SPOTS · 37 WATCHABLE

Donated by Tim Nelson, Shorewood, IL

Disc A Disc B

Disc A · Sep 1992

Broadcast: Chicago 66 (WGBO-TV), Rush Limbaugh: The Television Show — premiere week,

mid-September 1992 (multiple episodes back-to-back; tape ends mid-show).

Dating evidence: host references 'last night's season debut' (series premiered Sep 14, 1992)

and the death of Rep. Ted Weiss 'yesterday' (died Sep 14, 1992) → first episode = Sep 15, 1992.

Also: LA riots aftermath, Bush/Clinton campaign, Victoria Reggie engagement, ©1992 Multimedia

Entertainment credits, 'Chicago 66' station promos.

12 in-tape dups skipped; 0 archive matches (first 1992 material; new '1992' era).

Watch disc A in full at the Internet Archive

The breaks, in airing order

Break 1

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0:25:56

NRA Membership Ad 'The Second Amendment' - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

Sixty-second NRA direct-response spot built around a network news president's gun-control quote.

:61
0:26:57

Apollo Hair Systems Video Brochure - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

Direct-response spot offering Apollo's free 30-minute hair-loss video brochure.

:30
0:27:27

Bally's 'Step Reebok' 30th Anniversary - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

Step one: come to Bally's. Step two: prepare to sweat. Step three: Step Reebok — $14.86 a month, 1-800-WORKOUT.

:30

Break 2

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0:32:52

Gold Bond Powder Testimonial - Heat Rash (1992)

Michael Cook of Grand Prairie, Texas on Gold Bond's triple action.

:31
0:33:23

CompuServe 'The Information Service You Won't Outgrow' - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

Pre-web online services: CompuServe turns a computer into a travel expert, with downloads and worldwide advice.

:30
0:33:53

Kix Cereal 'No Candy in 'Em' - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

Kid tested, mother approved — and the only problem is there's no candy in them.

:30

Break 3

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0:43:38

The Psychic Line - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

Real psychics wait 24 hours a day to solve your problems on the toll-free Psychic Line.

:31
0:44:08

Ragu Chunky Garden Style with Chef Granelli - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

Chef Granelli's new Ragu Chunky Garden Style — three times chunkier than Prego. Oh, yeah.

:30
0:44:39

Ultra Downy Tiny Bottle Launch - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

The ultra-concentrated era arrives: all that softness in a little bottle.

:45
0:45:24

Ultra Downy Refill 'Do Not Add Water' - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

Fifteen seconds of refill instructions: it's ready to use, just pour it right in.

:15
0:45:39

Sinutab Sinus Allergy 'Release Me' - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

Relief for prisoners of sinus suffering, scored to 'Please Release Me.'

:23

Break 4

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0:51:19

Gold Bond Powder Testimonial - The Itch (1992)

Kathy Brooks of Grand Prairie, Texas — a second testimonial edit from the same campaign.

:31
0:51:50

Pond's Foaming Cleanser & Toner-in-One - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

A radio birthday dedication from a secret admirer sells Pond's deep-clean radiance.

:30
0:52:20

Ultra Downy 'Little Bottle, Big Impression' - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

The second 45-second Ultra Downy edit — a tiny cap softens more than the big bottle ever did.

:45
0:53:05Ultra Downy refill 15s — repeat, not uploaded:15

Break 5

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0:59:07

The Conservative Chronicle - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

Weekly collected columns from George Will, Kirkpatrick and Buckley, as advertised on Rush's premiere week.

:32
0:59:39Ragu Chunky Garden Style 15s cutdown — repeat, not uploaded:15
0:59:54

Zerex Antifreeze 'Never Drops Below Zerex' - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

Deserted, dark and very cold — but you did remember Zerex.

:17
1:00:11

Chicago 66 Promo - Night Heat Weeknights (1992)

WGBO Channel 66 promo: the big chill is over — Night Heat, weeknights at 7.

:32
1:00:43Sinutab Sinus Allergy — repeat, not uploaded:30

Break 6

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1:08:11NRA membership 60s — repeat, not uploaded:61
1:09:12

Nelson Brothers 54-Piece Home Package $1,999 - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

Three complete rooms — carpet to pictures, 54 pieces, even a color TV — for $1,999.

:30
1:09:42Bally's Step Reebok — repeat, not uploaded:30
1:10:12

Miracle-Ear Clarifier - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

The Clarifier reduces background noise — an eight-years-earlier cousin of the channel's 2000 Miracle-Ear spot.

:30

Break 7

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1:16:47NRA membership 60s — repeat, not uploaded:56
1:17:43

Jules by Stephanie Moving Sale - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

Final weeks of the 55 East Washington moving sale — estate jewelry below dealer's cost.

:33
1:18:16

American Furniture Liquidators - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

Warehouse surplus from 44 manufacturers: a three-piece living room set for $176, mattresses from $16.

:28

Break 8

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1:26:14

Gold Bond Powder Testimonial - Foot Itch (1992)

Todd Adams' between-the-toes testimonial — the third Gold Bond edit from one broadcast week.

:31
1:26:45Ragu Chunky Garden Style 15s cutdown — repeat, not uploaded:16
1:27:00Zerex antifreeze — repeat, not uploaded:15
1:27:15Chicago 66 Night Heat promo — repeat, not uploaded:30
1:27:45Bally's Step Reebok — repeat, not uploaded:31

Break 9

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1:35:38

Kebrina Kincaid Psychic Hotline - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

The 'original psychic to the stars, advisor to kings and presidents' — $3.99 a minute, must be 18.

:61
1:36:39

Rodney D. Young Monthly Auto Insurance - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

Grand opening of the first four Chicago locations — auto liability by the month, no down payment.

:30
1:37:09Miracle-Ear Clarifier — repeat, not uploaded:30
1:37:39

Vivarin 'Revive with Vivarin' - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

Barely slept, gotta work — Vivarin's safe as coffee and really helps wake you up.

:15
1:37:54Rodney D. Young 10s tag cutdown — repeat, not uploaded:10

Break 10

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1:42:59

Alpine Lace Fat-Free Singles - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

Ten seconds of fat-free, low-cholesterol singles made with real cheese.

:11
1:43:10

Jonel Salon-Style Sculptured Nails - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

Stick it, buff it, gel it, set it — gel nails from Jonel.

:10
1:43:20

Centrum Advanced Formula 'A to Zinc' - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

More vitamins and minerals, including beta-carotene, than any leading brand.

:12

Break 11

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1:43:59

Rush Limbaugh Show Videocassette & Transcript Offer (1992)

Order tonight's episode on VHS for $24.95 (1-800-FOR-VIDEO) or a $5 Burrell's transcript — premiere-week broadcast artifact.

:19

Break 12

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1:44:35

Pop Secret 'Test Pops 100,000 Bags' - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

Pop Secret's quality-control pitch: a hundred thousand test bags a year for full, fluffy bags.

:12

Break 13

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1:58:17

Hollywood Babylon with Tony Curtis Syndication Promo (1992)

Tony Curtis takes you past the studio gates — you can't keep secrets forever.

:22

Disc B · Oct 11, 1992

Broadcast: Chicago 66 (WGBO-TV), night of the first 1992 presidential debate — October 11, 1992

(Bush / Clinton / Perot, Commission on Presidential Debates, per closed captions). The debate airs

commercial-free for ~100 minutes, followed by Rush Limbaugh episodes with normal breaks.

Tape ends mid-commercial at 2:00:07.

2 dups skipped (NRA 60s; tape-end Kebrina Kincaid partial, both dup of T3A).

The full debate itself is preserved in tape.mkv / disc.iso (not uploaded — not a commercial).

Watch disc B in full at the Internet Archive

The breaks, in airing order

Break 1

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1:39:44

Sominex Lullaby - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

Thirty years of the sleep aid with the one ingredient doctors recommend most, sung to a lullaby.

:26
1:40:10

Ovaltine 'When's the Last Time You Tried Ovaltine?' - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

Adults rediscover Classic Ovaltine — ten vitamins and minerals and childhood nostalgia in every glass.

:30
1:40:40

Jules by Stephanie Final Liquidation - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

The sequel to the moving-sale spot: final days, everything must go — even the displays and fixtures.

:31
1:41:11

Harlem Furniture 'World Series of Savings' - Vintage 1992 TV Commercial

40 to 70 percent off with pennants flying — 'it could only be Harlem.'

:30

Break 2

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1:50:39NRA membership 60s — repeat, not uploaded:61
1:51:40

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
1:52:10

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

Break 3

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1:59:44Kebrina Kincaid psychic - cut off by tape end — repeat, not uploaded:23
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