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Catalog / tape T31

TAPE T314 DISCS66 SPOTS · 66 WATCHABLE

Donated by Tim Nelson, Shorewood, IL

Disc A Disc B Disc C Disc D

Disc A · Jan 24-26 1999

Original recorder; first disc of tape 31. Three evenings of late-January 1999 news, recorded with the pause button through most commercial breaks. Sunday, January 24, 1999: the tail of the CBS Sunday movie, then WBBM CBS 2 Chicago's News 2 Chicago at 10 with Katherine Bliss and David Kerley (reporter Geoff Morrell; Carmen Velez; Kup's People Report) and CBS 2 Sports Tonight with Chris Boden (Dick Jauron's hiring, Duval's 59, the Bulls' first exhibition), flipping to NBC 5 Sports Sunday with Mike Adamle and Dick Versace. Monday, January 25, 1999: CNN WorldView with Bernard Shaw and Judy Woodruff (the IOC scandal, CNN's 'Voices of the Millennium', the Pope in Mexico) and CNN Moneyline NewsHour with Lou Dobbs (the Senate's closed-door dismissal debate, the census-sampling ruling, the Colombia quake, Tom Friedman), the close of CNBC's The News with Brian Williams, and short pieces of ABC 7 Chicago (Paul Meincke live from St. Louis for the Papal visit) and NBC 5 Chicago at 10 (Allison Rosati, 'Missile Misfire'). Tuesday, January 26, 1999: Fox News Channel — a Fox News Now update and The Crier Report with Catherine Crier (Chris Cannon, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Charles Rangel, Peter Wallison) — then CNN Sports Tonight with Mike Galanos and Fred Hickman, cut off at the end of the disc. Tracking is clean.

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Program log

The breaks, in airing order

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0:00:03CBS L.A. Doctors promo fragment (tape start) — ID / bumper, not uploaded:07
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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.'

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0:00:21

CBS 2 Chicago News Tease - Katherine Bliss: Lewinsky Witness, Girl Scouts Get Pope Tickets (1999)

Coming up next on News 2 Chicago at 10 with Katherine Bliss: House managers say Monica Lewinsky would make an excellent witness, and suburban Girl Scouts get tickets to see the Pope.

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0:00:35

OnStar 'Rattlesnakes' - Blown Tire in the Desert, 'Wherever You Go, Here We Are' (1999)

A couple blows a tire in rattlesnake country and an OnStar advisor sends the tow truck. 1-888-ONSTAR-7. Wherever you go, here we are.

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0:06:29Windy 100 billboard — ID / bumper, not uploaded:05
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Windy 100 FM - 'Chicago Talks About the Brand New Windy 100' (15s, 1999)

Chicagoans on the street talk about the brand-new Windy 100 FM - 'my new favorite station.'

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0:06:49Jiffy Lube fragment cut by pause — ID / bumper, not uploaded:19

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0:11:42Toyota billboard — ID / bumper, not uploaded:08
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CBS 2 Chicago 'Wake Up!' Promo - Mary Ann Childers & Jay Levine, Bonnie Hunt, Wolfgang Puck (1999)

Who's waking up with Mary Ann and Jay? Mary Ann Childers and Jay Levine's CBS 2 morning news, weekdays 5:30 to 8 AM - with Governor Jim Edgar, Bonnie Hunt and Wolfgang Puck.

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0:15:02Dodge billboard — ID / bumper, not uploaded:05
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0:33:35

India Tourism 'Return to Your Life a Little Less Jaded' - India. Eternally Yours. (1999)

A golden sunset, a ruby palace, sapphire waters, precious stones - and return to your life a little less jaded. Call 1-800-GO-INDIA. India. Eternally Yours.

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0:34:05

United Van Lines 'What a Bunch of Big Babies' - Always a Smooth Move - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

People claim moving day is one of the most stressful events of their lives. What a bunch of big babies. United Van Lines - always a smooth move.

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0:34:35

CNN Moneyline NewsHour Promo - Lou Dobbs, Iraq, Kosovo, Tom Friedman (15s, 1999)

Confrontation in Iraq and trouble in Kosovo, all with the president on trial - New York Times columnist Tom Friedman joins Lou Dobbs on Moneyline NewsHour, 6:30 Eastern.

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0:34:50

TBS 'Elvis on Ice' Promo - Elvis Stojko, Tuesday 10pm (1999)

Olympic medalist Elvis Stojko skates to the King in Elvis on Ice, Tuesday at 10 PM Eastern on TBS Superstation.

:15

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0:37:37

Oracle 'Hire Me and I'll Tell You' - Sales Forecasts on the Internet - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

Hire me and I'll tell you - sales forecasts on the Internet. Oracle: the world's second-largest software company is first.

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0:38:07

Range Rover 'Chess Player' - The Most Advanced Thinking Ever Found in a 4x4 - 1999 TV Commercial

A chess player, no words - the most advanced thinking ever found in a 4x4. Range Rover, 1-800-FINE-4WD.

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0:38:37

T. Rowe Price 'What a Party' - No-Load Mutual Funds After the First Big Promotion (1999)

What a party - we started investing in no-load mutual funds after Randall's first big promotion. T. Rowe Price, 1-800-NO-LOAD-1.

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0:39:07

American Century 'Knife Thrower' - It Takes a Lot to Rattle Us - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

After 40 years in the market, it takes a lot to rattle us - a knife thrower and his steady assistant. American Century: millions of mutual fund investors, over $70 billion in assets.

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0:39:37

10-10-321 'Tea Party' - 'Just As Long As He Dials 10-10-321 First' - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

A little girl's dollhouse tea party - just as long as he dials 10-10-321 first. 50% off calls over 10 minutes. 'You got a boyfriend?'

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0:42:29United Airlines Voices of the Millennium billboard — ID / bumper, not uploaded:10
0:42:39

United Airlines 'United Is Rising' - The Café - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

A café, a waiter and kids with straws, told without a word - United Airlines' 'United is rising' campaign.

:30

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0:46:08Bell Atlantic captioning billboard — ID / bumper, not uploaded:06
0:46:14

CNN Moneyline NewsHour Promo - Iraq, Kosovo, Tom Friedman (10s, 1999)

Confrontation in Iraq and trouble in Kosovo - Tom Friedman on Moneyline NewsHour with Lou Dobbs, 6:30 Eastern on CNN. The 10-second cut.

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0:46:24

Power for Living 'I'm Afraid…' - Free Book, Arthur S. DeMoss Foundation - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

A montage of everyday fears - send for the free book Power for Living. 1-800-247-4331, from the Arthur S. DeMoss Foundation.

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0:47:24

Sprint Sense AnyTime - 'No Limits. No Restrictions. And Now, No Borders.' (60s) - 1999 TV Commercial

No limits, no restrictions - and now no borders: a dime a minute, even to Canada, and 30 free minutes every month for life. Sprint Sense AnyTime, 1-800-PIN-DROP.

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0:48:26CNN Larry King Hatch tag — ID / bumper, not uploaded:05
0:49:30Larry King Live tonight card — ID / bumper, not uploaded:09
0:49:39CNN network ID — ID / bumper, not uploaded:06

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1:01:12Pitney Bowes Ratzenberger phone-number variant — repeat, not uploaded:60

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1:23:40FNC viewer mail Debbie partial (pause) — ID / bumper, not uploaded:06
1:23:47

Fox News 'Tomorrow's Headlines' Promo - Senate Votes, Super Bowl 'South Beach Showdown' (1999)

Key decisions: the Senate votes on dismissing the articles of impeachment or deposing witnesses, live from the Capitol - and the South Beach Showdown, as the Falcons and Broncos survive photo day in Miami.

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1:36:58FNC Millennium Bug series promo — ID / bumper, not uploaded:07
1:37:06

Fox News Viewer Mail Promo - 'I No Longer Watch CNN' - We Report. You Decide. (1999)

'I no longer watch CNN or any other station. Fox News meets all expectations for news.' - Faye, via e-mail. We report. You decide.

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Disc B · Jan 26-27 1999

Original recorder; second disc of tape 31. Continues disc T31A. Tuesday, January 26, 1999: the end of CNN Sports Tonight (Super Bowl XXXIII Media Day, Vince Cellini and Jim Huber in Miami), WTTW's Chicago Tonight sports roundtable (George Ofman of WSCR, Bill Jauss of the Chicago Tribune; Krause and the Bulls, the Bears' stadium, Gary Barnett leaving Northwestern), NBC 5 Chicago sports at 10 with Mike Adamle, then NBC 5's late-night Tonight Show with Jay Leno — a rerun of the August 7, 1998 show (Nicolas Cage, Harland Williams, the Squirrel Nut Zippers, David Lander on the dream date) — with its breaks intact. Wednesday, January 27, 1999, recorded with the pause button through every break: CNN Moneyline (Sen. Jay Rockefeller), a Parkinson's-in-twins health feature, the end of a Seinfeld rerun, CNN The World Today (Jim Moret, Joie Chen; the Senate's 56–44 votes to continue the trial and call witnesses), an MSNBC panel with John McLaughlin, Fox News Channel's The O'Reilly Factor, and ABC's The Drew Carey Show, cut off at the end of the disc. Tracking is clean.

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Program log

The breaks, in airing order

Break 1

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0:37:39Tonight Show bumper — ID / bumper, not uploaded:08
0:37:49

Disney's 'My Favorite Martian' TV Spot - 'There's Something About Martin' (1999)

There's something about Martin... he's a Martian. Christopher Lloyd, Jeff Daniels and Elizabeth Hurley in Disney's My Favorite Martian, starting Friday, February 12th.

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0:38:19

Cap'n Crunch 'Au Contraire' - The Cap'n Speaks French to Mom - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

The Cap'n turns on the French charm for Mom - au contraire. Cap'n Crunch: great taste for adults, from an adult.

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0:38:49

Ramada 'Personal Best' - Ramada and Holiday Inn May Look Similar - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

Ramada and Holiday Inn may look similar - but Ramada wants to be your personal best. 1-800-2-RAMADA.

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0:39:20

Chevy Cavalier 'Can't Take My Eyes Off of You' - 100,000 Miles to First Tune-Up - 1999 TV Commercial

100,000 miles before the first scheduled tune-up, to 'Can't Take My Eyes Off of You'. Chevy Cavalier - the more you know, the better it looks.

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0:39:50

NicoDerm CQ 'Hundreds and Hundreds of Thousands of Smokers' - 3 Steps to Quit - 1999 TV Commercial

Hundreds and hundreds of thousands of smokers have quit with NicoDerm CQ - three steps, no prescription, the power to help you quit.

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0:40:19

Budget Rent a Car - Ford Ranger $19.99 a Day, 'Get Out of the Ordinary' - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

Fun that's more your size - a Ford Ranger for $19.99 a day. Budget: get out of the ordinary.

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0:40:49

Tabasco 'Mosquito' - Pizza, Hot Sauce and One Very Unlucky Bug - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

A man douses his pizza in Tabasco, a mosquito takes a bite - and explodes. No words needed.

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0:52:00Tonight Show bumper — ID / bumper, not uploaded:08
0:52:10

Sprint PCS 'Is This Phone Clear?' - Depends on Your Definition of Clarity - 1999 TV Commercial

Is this phone clear? That depends on your definition of clarity. Sprint PCS: 100% digital, 100% PCS.

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0:52:40

1999 Pontiac Grand Am 'The Most Solid Grand Am Ever' - SolidForm - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

The most solid Grand Am ever - SolidForm construction and a J.D. Power award. Lease for $229 a month. 1-877-33-SOLID.

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0:53:10

Pilot Easy Touch Pen 'Do You Have a Pilot?' - Ron Shaw (15s) - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

'Do you have a Pilot?' - an airplane gag for the Pilot Easy Touch pen, with Pilot president Ron Shaw.

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0:53:26

Certs Cool Mint Drops - 'Coolness Outside, Retsyn Inside' (15s) - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

Coolness outside, Retsyn inside - keep your cool longer with Certs Cool Mint Drops. Cinnamint too.

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0:53:41

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.

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0:53:51

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.

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0:54:01

10-10-297 'Knock Off the Bull!' - 10 Cents a Minute State to State - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

Knock off the bull! 10 cents a minute state to state, 5 cents within Illinois - no fine print. 10-10-297: savings made simple.

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0:54:31

Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort & Spa, Nassau - World's Most Elegant All-Inclusive (60s) (1999)

The world's most elegant all-inclusive - Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort & Spa in Nassau, with eight gourmet restaurants. 1-800-SANDALS.

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0:55:30

Toyota Dealers 'Leading the Way' - 4Runner and RAV4 Extra Value Package - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

Chicagoland Toyota dealers: Extra Value Package savings on the 4Runner and RAV4. Toyota - everyday.

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0:56:01NBC5 Rosie O Donnell tag — ID / bumper, not uploaded:04

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1:06:24

Paul Mitchell - John Paul DeJoria, 'Got a Problem? See Your Hairstylist' - 1999 TV Commercial

Got a problem? See your hairstylist. Want a solution? Paul Mitchell - with John Paul DeJoria. The full 30-second version.

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1:06:55

Disney Cruise Line - 'It's More Than a Cruise, It's a Magic Voyage' - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

It's more than a cruise, it's a magic voyage - discover uncharted magic on the Disney Cruise Line. 1-800-WDW-CRUISE.

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1:07:25

AT&T Personal Network Teaser - 'If There Were No Boundaries' - Starting 1.31.99 (15s)

If there were no boundaries to how you think - a desert hiker teaser for the AT&T Personal Network, starting 1.31.99.

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1:07:40

AT&T Personal Network Teaser - 'Work Life and Personal Life' - Starting 1.31.99 (15s)

If your work life and your personal life could come together - a bleachers teaser for the AT&T Personal Network, starting 1.31.99.

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1:07:56

Wrigley's Doublemint - 'Double Your Statemint, Sentimint, Merrimint' - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

Double your statemint, your sentimint, your merrimint - Wrigley's Doublemint gum.

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1:08:26

1999 GMC Sonoma 'Secret Shortcuts' - Do One Thing. Do It Well. - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

Secret shortcuts and four available suspensions - the '99 GMC Sonoma, $750 cash back or 0.9% APR. Do one thing. Do it well.

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1:08:56

Motrin IB 'Motrin IB Spoken Here' - Elementary School Teachers - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

Elementary school teachers pick Motrin IB over Advil for headaches - Motrin IB spoken here.

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1:09:27MasterCard Pubs in Ireland — repeat, not uploaded:30
1:09:57

McDonald's 'Someone Stole Your Fries' - Boxing Corner, Did Somebody Say McDonald's? (1999)

Son, you got to dig deep - someone stole your fries. It was him. Did somebody say McDonald's?

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1:10:27

Ethan Allen Winter Sale - Talking Chairs, 'Je Parle Français' (15s) - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

Talking chairs at the Ethan Allen Winter Sale - 'I scream', 'je parle français'. 1-800-228-9229.

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1:10:42

NBA 'Still I Love This Game!' - Amour, My Love, Divine (Post-Lockout 1999)

Amour, my love, divine - the NBA's 'Still I Love This Game!' campaign as the league returned from the 1998-99 lockout. nba.com.

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1:14:22NBC Conan promo — repeat, not uploaded:10
1:14:32

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.

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1:15:03

NBC 5 Chicago Morning News Promo - Nesita Kwan & Art Norman, Women and Heart Disease (1999)

Nesita Kwan and Art Norman: traffic and weather from 5, and at 5:30 the fight against heart disease, the number one killer of women. NBC 5 news, tomorrow beginning at 5:30 AM.

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1:15:18

Menards - Lucite Paint $4.98, Crane Sink $39.99 - 31 Chicagoland Locations - 1999 TV Commercial

Lucite paint from $4.98, a Crane sink for $39.99, toilets for $49 - at 31 Chicagoland Menards locations.

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1:15:48

FedEx 'The Only Thing We Can't Carry Is a Tune' - Be Absolutely Sure - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

I'm going to Kansas City... Morocco... Chicago - the only thing FedEx can't carry is a tune. Be absolutely sure.

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1:16:18

Saturn SL - Juno Beach Sea Turtle Rescuers, 'Our Cars Are Our Ambulance' - 1999 TV Commercial

Sea turtle rescuers on Juno Beach: 'our cars are our ambulance.' Saturn SL, lease $149 a month - 15 Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana retailers, 1-800-522-5000.

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1:16:48

Richard M. Daley for Mayor 1999 - 'Chicago, 1999. Neighborhoods Alive' (60s)

Chicago, 1999: neighborhoods alive, crime down seven straight years, student test scores rising - Mayor Richard M. Daley's re-election campaign. Vote February 23. Paid for by the Richard M. Daley Campaign Committee.

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1:17:48

MSNBC 'Why Watch the Same Old Cable News?' - The News with Brian Williams (1999)

You're not still driving that same old car - why watch the same old cable news? The News with Brian Williams, weeknights at 8 on MSNBC.

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Disc C · Jan 27 - Feb 2 1999

Original recorder; third disc of tape 31. Continues disc T31B mid-scene. Wednesday, January 27, 1999: WLS ABC 7's The Drew Carey Show and Whose Line Is It Anyway?; Comedy Central's South Park ('Conjoined Fetus Lady'); and CNBC's simulcast of The News with Brian Williams ('The President on Trial' — Rep. Bill McCollum, Bob Woodward, Doris Kearns Goodwin, a year after Hillary Clinton's 'vast right-wing conspiracy' interview). Then, joined at pauses and seams: Fox News Channel's The Crier Report (Steve McMahon, Peter Roff), an overnight NBC 5 Extra, ABC's This Week on Sunday, January 31 (Sam Donaldson, Cokie Roberts, Bill Kristol), a minute of Maury, and Tuesday, February 2, 1999: CLTV's live special report on Walter Payton's news conference in Rosemont announcing his rare liver disease (with his son Jarrett and Dr. Joseph Lagattuta), CBS 2 Chicago's report with Tim Weigel and Connie Payton, and The Game Room with Chet Coppock, Doug Buffone and Ann Werner — cut off mid-show. Tracking is clean; the taper paused through most breaks.

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Program log

The breaks, in airing order

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0:00:39ABC Simon says freeze Drew Carey bumper — ID / bumper, not uploaded:04
0:00:43Clairol Nice n Easy tail fragment (pause) — ID / bumper, not uploaded:05
0:00:48

Clairol Herbal Essences 'Men Like It Too' - A Totally Organic Experience (15s) - 1999 TV Commercial

Women love shampooing with Clairol Herbal Essences - the botanicals, the organic herbs. But we'd also like to remind you: men like it too.

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0:20:34

Apple iMac 'Five Flavors' - 'She's a Rainbow', Think Different - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

Five colors of iMac tumble across the screen to the Rolling Stones' 'She's a Rainbow' - the January 1999 launch of the five-flavor iMac. Think different.

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0:21:04Pillsbury Grands alarm clock 15 — repeat, not uploaded:14

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0:38:12

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart News Break - Impeachment Round Two, the Pope, Yasmine Bleeth (1999)

'I'm Jon Stewart. This is a Daily Show news break.' The impeachment trial enters its second round, the Pope brings the Middle Ages to the Middle West - tonight at 11 on Comedy Central. Jon Stewart's first weeks as host.

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0:44:54

Comedy Central 'Offsides at the Super Bowl' Promo - Dom Irrera (1999)

Months ago, Dom Irrera set out on a journey - 'you don't know what it's like working for basic cable.' Offsides at the Super Bowl, Friday at 7 on Comedy Central.

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0:51:17

South Park Next-Week Promo - 'A Cloning War Divides the Children' (1999)

On the next South Park, a cloning war divides the children - 'I bet I can genetically clone a whole human being before you crossbreed an elephant and a pig.' Will science destroy the town? Next Wednesday at 10.

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0:56:37CNBC Still Ahead tease — ID / bumper, not uploaded:03
0:56:40Wheaties 75th fragment (pause) — ID / bumper, not uploaded:14

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1:16:56

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter - 'Measuring Success One Investor at a Time' (20s) - 1999 TV Commercial

The world has changed - so have we. Dean Witter and Morgan Stanley joined to give a world of investment advice on a personal level. Measuring success one investor at a time.

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1:17:16

GE 'We Bring Good Things to Life' - Around the World in 60 Seconds - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial

Camels at sunset, rice paddies, a Belfast street, an MRI, jet engines and a classroom - GE Lighting, GE Capital and the rest of GE around the world. We bring good things to life.

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1:18:16

ABC 'Children First' PSA - Dennis Franz (NYPD Blue), 'Become a Mentor' (1999)

'A lot of kids get into crime because they don't have a stand-up adult in their life.' NYPD Blue's Dennis Franz asks viewers to become a mentor - Children First. 1-800-914-2212.

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ABC '20/20 Monday' Premiere Promo - Connie Chung, Charles Gibson, Charlie Sheen (1999)

The premiere of 20/20 Monday with Connie Chung and Charles Gibson - an exclusive with Charlie Sheen on his descent into a Hollywood hell. Monday at 8, 7 Central.

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ABC News Promo - World News Sunday, Good Morning America, 20/20 Monday Premiere (1999)

Cod fishermen against the government on World News Tonight Sunday, payday loans at 'up to 1,800% interest' on Good Morning America, Peter Jennings on the trial of the president, and the premiere of 20/20 Monday.

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Disc D · Feb 2-4 1999

Original recorder; fourth and last disc of tape 31. Continues disc T31C mid-show, a channel-surfed record of the days after Walter Payton announced his liver disease and of the Senate impeachment trial's endgame. Tuesday, February 2, 1999: The Game Room (Payton's one-on-one with Ann Werner, Doug Buffone, Norm Van Lier), CNN Larry King Live with Ross Perot, WGN News at Nine (Connie Payton; Roland Harper, Emery Moorehead and Mike Singletary on 'Sweetness'), CNN Late Edition Prime Time (Wolf Blitzer, Sens. Robert Bennett and Barbara Boxer), Comedy Central SNL reruns, and ESPN SportsCenter from Rosemont (Carlos Diaz; Dr. Joseph Lagattuta, Mike Ditka, Doug Flutie). Wednesday, February 3: MSNBC on the end of Sidney Blumenthal's deposition (Arlen Specter, Patrick Leahy, James Rogan, Lindsey Graham, Joe Lockhart), Animal Planet, Fox News (Dan Quayle), an ESPN John Elway career documentary, NBC 5's Roseanne, Fox News at 9 (Henry Hyde) and The Crier Report (Sen. Dick Durbin). Thursday, February 4: Fox News — a Popular Science gadget segment, Sens. Domenici, Snowe and Collins, CNN with Trent Lott — then Fox's live coverage of the Senate trial: the chaplain's prayer, Chief Justice Rehnquist presiding, House Managers Bill McCollum, Ed Bryant, Asa Hutchinson and James Rogan, the 100–0 vote admitting the depositions, and the next roll call, where the tape runs out. Tracking is clean.

Watch disc D in full at the Internet Archive

Program log

The breaks, in airing order

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Apple Blue & White Power Macintosh G3 - 'The Most Powerful Personal Computer' Launch (1999)

The most powerful personal computer - and also the most open-minded. Presenting the all-new blue and white Power Macintosh G3. Think different. Captured in the Chicago area on Tuesday night, February 2, 1999 - the day Walter Payton announced his liver disease - between The Game Room's Payton coverage and CNN's Larry King Live, recovered from a donated VHS recording.

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The Hartford Small Business Insurance 'Possibilities' - The Falling Piano - 1999 TV Commercial

A piano falling from a penthouse, a plate-glass window, a double-parked truck and a meter maid - small-business insurance from The Hartford. Whatever life brings you, bring it on.

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0:11:02Dr Edward Taub book — repeat, not uploaded:30
0:11:32

Strong Funds 'Investing Can Be Simple' - $50 a Month, Blue Chip 100 Fund - 1999 TV Commercial

Investing can be simple: $50 a month in a Strong no-load mutual fund - the Blue Chip 100 Fund up 43.93%. 1-800-4-STRONG.

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