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TAPE T54 DISCS63 SPOTS · 63 WATCHABLE

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Donated by Tim Nelson, Shorewood, IL

Disc A Disc B Disc C Disc D

Disc A · Dec 31, 2001

Broadcast: New Year's Eve 2001 into 2002 — channel-surfing recording of the first post-9/11

New Year: ABC7 Chicago News at 11:30, ABC 2002 with Peter Jennings (Giuliani's last night as mayor),

CNN live from Afghanistan, MSNBC America at War / Investigates.

Dated by box-office chart (Fellowship of the Ring #1), UFC Throwdown promo (Jan 11 2002), '2002 has

already arrived' coverage.

Watch disc A in full at the Internet Archive

The breaks, in airing order

Break 1

Time	Spot	Len
0:36:46	▶ NYSE 'Let Freedom Ring' Post-9/11 Spot (2001) The New York Stock Exchange's silent text-card tribute — 'success only comes from strength… let freedom ring.' NYSE	:30
0:37:16	▶ CNN 'Depend On CNN' Promo with Paula Zahn (2001) War-coverage montage — submarines, the space station, Kabul — closing on Paula Zahn and the CNN mark. CNN	:30

Break 2

Time	Spot	Len
0:47:11	▶ 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. ABC	:26

Break 3

Time	Spot	Len
1:44:26	▶ Samsung i300 Palm-Powered Phone - Vintage 2001 TV Commercial Handle more, carry less — a Palm OS smartphone six years before the iPhone. The mobile world of Samsung. Samsung	:32
1:44:58	▶ T. Rowe Price 401k Rollover - Vintage 2001 TV Commercial Leaving the company was hard; rolling over the 401k was a piece of cake. T Rowe Price	:29
1:45:27	▶ Kellogg's Nutri-Grain 'You Are What You Eat' - Vintage 2001 TV Commercial A questionable breakfast meets its replacement — whole-grain oats, real fruit and calcium. Kelloggs	:29
1:45:56	▶ Herpes Suppressive Therapy Info Line - Vintage 2001 TV Commercial A late-night direct-response spot for daily suppressive therapy — 'I found the power to take charge.' Medicine	:31
1:46:27	▶ UFC 30: Throwdown PPV Promo - Pulver vs. Penn (2001) Dark-ages UFC: Jens Pulver vs. BJ Penn and Bustamante on DirecTV pay-per-view, January 11, 2002 — 'let's get it on!' UFC	:30
1:46:57	▶ DirecTV Sports Pack - Vintage 2001 TV Commercial Twenty regional sports networks, the Golf Channel and NBA.com TV for $10 a month — no off-season. DirecTV	:30
1:47:27	▶ MSNBC Promo - Saddam Hussein on Headliners & Legends (2001) 'The leader of Iraq is an evil man — find out why he may be next on America's list.' Fifteen months before the invasion. MSNBC	:10

Disc B · Jan 1-2, 2002

Broadcast: MSNBC overnight documentary block, January 1–2, 2002 — Headliners & Legends: Saddam

Hussein, MSNBC news update (Duhalde confirmed Argentina's president, Jan 1 2002), Inside Afghanistan

(Len Sherman film). Continuation of tape 5 (T5A = NYE 2001).

Spear repeat, Cheer 20s cutdown).

Watch disc B in full at the Internet Archive

The breaks, in airing order

Break 1

Time	Spot	Len
0:03:18	▶ MSNBC Investigates 'Tip of the Spear' Promo (2002) Meet the Marines on the ground in Afghanistan hunting the Taliban's leaders — tomorrow at 10. MSNBC	:19
0:03:38	▶ Singulair 'I Also Have a Life' - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial Carpools, playdates and 24 kids — the once-a-day asthma tablet pitch. Medicine	:60
0:04:38	▶ Datek Online 'Fastest Execution' - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial Dot-com-era discount brokerage: bypass the market makers and middlemen. Datek	:30
0:05:08	▶ Ab Energizer Electronic Abs Belt - Vintage 2002 Infomercial Spot 700 muscle contractions in ten minutes without breaking a sweat — $59.95, diet energizer included. Direct Response	:68

Break 2

Time	Spot	Len
0:13:14	▶ Beano Natural Food Enzyme - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial 'I've always liked natural things' — prevent gas from problem foods. Medicine	:14
0:13:28	▶ Morgan Stanley 'Daughters Falling in Love' - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial You can stop investing, but you can't stop daughters from falling in love. Morgan Stanley	:32
0:14:00	▶ Walgreens.com 'Corner of Your Desk' - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial America's favorite corner drugstore moves online — Walgreens.com. Walgreens	:32
0:14:32	▶ Cheer 'Faded Look' - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial Aaron wants faded jeans; Cheer's chlorine neutralizer won't let him have them. Cheer	:28
0:15:00	▶ DiGiorno 'It's Not Delivery, It's French' - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial Hey, you like delivery pizza? It's not delivery… it's French. It's DiGiorno. DiGiorno	:15
0:15:15	▶ Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sport Coupe 'Change Lanes' - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial A wordless 30 seconds for the new C230 Sport Coupe — C-COUPE.com. Mercedes Benz	:30
0:15:45	▶ MSNBC 'The Leader in Cable News' Bumper (2002) Five-second MSNBC network ID from the overnight block. MSNBC	:05

Break 3

Time	Spot	Len
0:31:45	▶ USA Network 'Combat Missions' Premiere Promo (2002) Kosovo, Grenada, Desert Storm veterans face off — premiering January 16 on USA. USA Network	:18
0:32:03	Samsung i300 Palm phone — repeat, not uploaded	:30
0:32:33	▶ Williams Energy Iditarod Alaska - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial An Iditarod musher on natural beauty, natural resources and good neighbors. Williams	:30
0:33:03	▶ Viagra Free Six-Pill Sample - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial 'Six? That's my number.' The free sample-pack era of Viagra advertising. Medicine	:30
0:33:33	▶ Old El Paso Taco Dinner Kit 'Kit Is a Hit' - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial One pound of hamburger, fifteen minutes, one bright yellow box. Old El Paso	:30
0:34:03	▶ NYSE 'Let Freedom Ring Everywhere' Footage Edit (2002) The footage version of the Stock Exchange's post-9/11 tribute, flag draped across the facade. NYSE	:30

Break 4

Time	Spot	Len
0:43:41	▶ St. Joseph Aspirin 81mg Marriage - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial Twenty-six years married, different in everything except their aspirin dose. Medicine	:28
0:44:09	▶ DiGiorno Stuffed Crust Radio Singalong - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial 'Lookin' for some hot stuff…' A radio singalong caught by the delivery guy — except it's DiGiorno. DiGiorno	:32
0:44:41	▶ Video Professor John Scherer Free CD - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial The legendary 'try my product' pitch for learn-your-computer CDs. Direct Response	:60
0:45:41	▶ 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. DirecTV	:30
0:46:11	▶ DirecTV NBA League Pass 'Mommy!' - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial Forty games a week from outside your market for $179. DirecTV	:30
0:46:41	▶ MSNBC 'Inside Afghanistan' Promo (2002) This journey reveals the secret world inside Afghanistan. MSNBC	:10

Break 5

Time	Spot	Len
1:05:05	▶ U.S. Postal Service Post-9/11 Tribute 'Nor a Nation Challenged' (2002) A silent text-and-faces tribute to letter carriers: 'with duty, honor and pride… nor a nation challenged.' USPS	:62
1:06:07	▶ Valtrex Suppressive Therapy - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial The 60-second branded version of the 'found the power to take charge' campaign. Medicine	:60
1:07:07	▶ Teenagers in Love Doo-Wop Collection - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial 43 timeless hits — Connie Francis, The Four Seasons, The Five Satins. Not sold in stores. Direct Response	:60

Break 6

Time	Spot	Len
1:25:04	▶ Aflac Duck Construction Site - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial 'Good thing we got that insurance' — the duck can't get anyone to say its name. Aflac	:26
1:25:30	▶ Honda 'Cleanest Car in the World' - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial From the '75 Civic to a zero-emission fuel cell vehicle. Honda	:34
1:26:03	▶ NyQuil 'Sniffling Sneezing' - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial The nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, stuffy head, fever medicine. Medicine	:30
1:26:33	Teenagers in Love DR — repeat, not uploaded	:61

Break 7

Time	Spot	Len
1:33:11	MSNBC Tip of the Spear promo — repeat, not uploaded	:21
1:33:32	▶ A Beautiful Mind TV Spot - Six Golden Globe Nominations (2002) Russell Crowe's 'nothing short of astonishing' performance, opening Friday everywhere. Movies	:30
1:34:02	▶ Contour Leg Pillow Two-Minute Ad - Vintage 2002 'But wait, there's more' — a full two-minute pitch with a free Contour Pillow, $14.95. Direct Response	:118

Break 8

Time	Spot	Len
1:42:42	▶ Travelocity Haleakala Volcano Bike Trip - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial Biking down a volcano, found on Travelocity — go virtually anywhere. Travelocity	:35
1:43:17	▶ Datek Streamer Real-Time Quotes - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial Are you getting your market information a little late? Free real-time streaming quotes. Datek	:30
1:43:47	▶ Campbell's Chicken Noodle 2002 Winter Olympics Moms & Dads (2002) Alarm clocks, cheering sections, comforters — the official soup of the Salt Lake City Games. Campbells	:30
1:44:17	Cheer - faded look 20s cutdown — repeat, not uploaded	:30
1:44:47	▶ AWA Classic Wrestling Super Sunday Video - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial An all-time record crowd, the greatest names in wrestling history — classic AWA on video. Wrestling	:30
1:45:18	▶ DirecTV DSL 'End of the Internet' - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial 'You have reached the end of the internet. Please go back.' — $39.99 a month, 1-877-4DSL-JOY. DirecTV	:30
1:45:48	▶ MSNBC Investigates 'Holy War, Holy Land' Promo (2002) Ariel Sharon and Yasser Arafat — two leaders, opposing dreams. MSNBC	:09

Disc C · Jan 2, 2002

Broadcast: MSNBC overnight, January 2, 2002 — Investigates: Holy War, Holy Land (Sharon/Arafat); The Mind of a Suicide Bomber; Headliners & Legends: Saddam (continues onto T5D, spliced as tape_T5C+T5D.mkv for IA).

Watch disc C in full at the Internet Archive

The breaks, in airing order

Break 1

Time	Spot	Len
0:06:22	▶ MSNBC Ashleigh Banfield 'She's the One' Promo (2002) Peak-era Banfield image promo — 'the most talked-about news personality.' One more reason MSNBC is the leader in cable news. MSNBC	:30
0:06:52	▶ Driveway Patrol Infrared Alert - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial Your own personal early-warning system — $29.99 with a free motion-sensor light. Direct Response	:60
0:07:52	▶ Citibank AAdvantage World MasterCard Free Miles - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial Think you don't fly enough to earn miles? Think again — 8,000 bonus miles, miles that never expire. Citibank	:60

Break 3

Time	Spot	Len
0:23:46	▶ IGEA Microsage Massager + Free MarineSport Watch - 2002 Infomercial Spot A two-minute pitch for the $19.99 electronic massager, 'over $100' watch included free. Direct Response	:120
0:25:46	Citibank AAdvantage World MasterCard — repeat, not uploaded	:60
0:26:46	▶ MSNBC National Geographic Explorer Promo (2002) Sixteen years, 42 Emmys, one place to watch — Sunday nights at 8 on MSNBC. MSNBC	:10

Break 4

Time	Spot	Len
0:34:07	▶ Sci-Fi Channel 'The Invisible Man' Promo (2002) 'I'm still the government see-through guy' — original series, Fridays at 8. Sci Fi Channel	:20
0:34:27	Ab Energizer 2-min — repeat, not uploaded	:120
0:36:26	▶ Capital One No-Hassle Card Everest Climber - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial 900 feet from the summit, he turns back to mail his credit card payment. Capital One	:30

Break 5

Time	Spot	Len
0:43:33	▶ Firmalift Age-Erasing Cream - 2002 Infomercial Spot Two minutes on sagging skin — 60-day bottom-of-the-jar guarantee. Direct Response	:120
0:45:33	▶ DirecTV Blockbuster Ticket - America's Sweethearts (2002) Julia Roberts, John Cusack and Catherine Zeta-Jones, this month on DirecTV pay-per-view. DirecTV	:26
0:46:00	▶ DirecTV Customer News Channel 201 Promo (2002) Tanya and Matt on moving your service, paying online, and receivers with built-in DVR. DirecTV	:34
0:46:34	▶ MSNBC Investigates 'Mind of a Suicide Bomber' Promo (2002) Ten-second tease for the Dan Setton documentary, next on MSNBC. MSNBC	:10

Break 6

Time	Spot	Len
1:09:32	▶ Remembering the 50s Love Songs Collection - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial Forty certified number-one romantic hits on two cassettes or two CDs — not sold in stores. Direct Response	:60

Break 7

Time	Spot	Len
1:15:12	▶ IGEA Finely White Plus Tooth Whitening - 2002 Infomercial Spot Two minutes on dull, dirty teeth — $29.99 with a free cotton robe. Direct Response	:120
1:17:12	MSNBC Tip of the Spear promo — repeat, not uploaded	:20

Break 8

Time	Spot	Len
1:21:53	▶ Mob Hits Doo-Wop with Jerry Vale - 2002 Infomercial Spot 'It was 1959, and doo-wop was the sound' — Jerry Vale hosts the mob-movie oldies collection. Direct Response	:120
1:23:53	Remembering the 50s DR — repeat, not uploaded	:60
1:24:53	MSNBC National Geographic Explorer promo — repeat, not uploaded	:10

Break 9

Time	Spot	Len
1:42:09	▶ Epil-Bronze Sunless Tanning - 2002 Infomercial Spot The 8-in-1 self-tanning system, supersized for $19.99 with a free spa robe. Direct Response	:120
1:44:09	▶ 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. DirecTV	:30
1:44:39	▶ DirecTV Starz Super Pack - Vintage 2002 TV Commercial Twelve premium movie channels for $10 more — Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Chocolat and more. DirecTV	:31
1:45:10	MSNBC Saddam Headliners promo — repeat, not uploaded	:10

Disc D · Jan 2, 2002

Broadcast: final 8 minutes of tape 5 — MSNBC Headliners & Legends: Saddam Hussein re-air (Jan 2 2002), preceded by the tail of the Ab Energizer DR spot (dup of T5B).

No new commercials. Tape 5 complete (A–D).