Original upload date: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Mon, 29 Nov 2021 11:11:19 GMT
I WANT YOUR MTV! If you have old Beta or VHS tapes containing recordings of MTV from 1981 - 1987, I would love to talk with you (especially if the tapes contain the videos, VJs, and commercials!) I'll
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These commercial breaks came from an old beta tape recording of YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS back when it was re-run on ABC very late at night / early morning. It appears they filmed new color intros to the sketches. This recording was made on October 18, 1976. Note: the recording was split over 2 tapes which is why the Sergeant's Flea Collar commercial has a break in the middle. Also, the last 2 minutes of the recording started getting a bit rough with a lot of dropouts.
Commercials in the upload include:
Playtex Deodorant Mini-Pads
Standard American Builders
Colgate Toothpaste (with Frances Sternhagen, Cliff Clavin's mother on CHEERS)
Cup O' Noodles
Hair Away
Nestle Souptime
Aramis Cologne
Volkswagen Rabbit
Sergeant's Century IV Flea & Tick Collar
Ralphs Grocery Stores
Flair Pens
TV Guide
The Children's Bureau of Los Angeles
Montgomery Ward
First Alert (with William Conrad)
John Tunney for Senator
Touch & Glow by Revlon
Glade Air Freshener
Hertz (with O.J. Simpson)
Jell-o
Vons Grocery Stores
Hartz 2-in-1 Collar
Miller's Outpost
Pamprin
Freshen-Up Gum
Sharp CB Radios (with Alex Karras)
Hills Bros Bavarian Mint Instant Coffee
Duff Gordon Santa Maria Cream Sherry
Schlitz Malt Liquor
Sharp Color Televisions
Wagner Electric Airless Spray Painter
Hayakawa for Senator
Color Tile
Two Guys Department Stores
Jimmy Carter for President
C&R Clothiers
Diet Rite Cola
Plus advertisements for ABC programming such as:
Hollywood Squares
The Gong Show