Went to a local church's yard sale here in Murray, KY last weekend and found a couple blanks. I held one up when I checked out and asked the cashier if she had any like these that were not already laid out for sale. She responded in the affirmative; she had two boxes of blanks with television recordings that she had taped while living in Fayetteville, Arkansas and had been looking to get rid of. So I arranged to go to her residence to pick them up; indeed, she was correct. I've been peeking through some of them and have found recordings from as early as 1985 and from the Tulsa, OK; Springfield, MO; and Fort Smith/Fayetteville, AR markets. Just digitized the first recording in the lot - a recording of the Magical World of Disney NBC airing of "Polly" from November 12, 1989 on KFAA 51 (now KNWA), Rogers, Arkansas; WOC. Can't wait to see what else is in store!
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Oldest Extant Off-Air VHS/Beta Tape You Have
- Thread starter Stanislav
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Fayetteville is a market that is lacking on YouTube, especially for the ABC (KHBS/KHOG) and NBC (KNWA/KPOM) affiliates. I'm hoping there's some recordings from KPBI, the old Fox station that was an LPTV for many years in NW AR. They had a network of LPTVs out to Mount Magazine and Poteau OK on several UHF channels.
I found one VHS tape last Friday at a Selah estate sale that had a few hours of NBC News coverage of the O.J. Simpson trial from (I think) 1/25/1995. The KNDO-23 signal was via antenna and the house was in the Wenas Valley 15 mi N of Yakima, through several ridges. Signal was very snowy but in color. Not sure if I will digitize it or not because the picture is jumpy and PowerDirector will think it's a 'copyrighted program', stopping the recording.
I found one VHS tape last Friday at a Selah estate sale that had a few hours of NBC News coverage of the O.J. Simpson trial from (I think) 1/25/1995. The KNDO-23 signal was via antenna and the house was in the Wenas Valley 15 mi N of Yakima, through several ridges. Signal was very snowy but in color. Not sure if I will digitize it or not because the picture is jumpy and PowerDirector will think it's a 'copyrighted program', stopping the recording.
Tape 116
1.1988/4/5 Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1h51m) (WCBS) missing open Network Premiere
Tape 117
1.1997/3/16 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (2h6m) (TNT) premiere missing end
Tape 118
1.1997/4/6 Blown Away (2h1m) (WRC) missing open and end
2.1996/10/x Star Trek Deep Space 9 (45m) most (WDCA)
3.1996/10/2x Star Trek Deep Space 9 (58m) (WDCA)
Tape 119
1.1991/4/8 Separate But Equal Part 2 (1h53m) (WIXT) 3rd separate find of part 2
2.1991/4/8 WIXT Channel 9 11PM News (30m)
3.1991/4/8 Nightline (30m) (WIXT)
4.1991/4/9 Inside Edition (30m) (WIXT)
5.1991/4/9 Into The Night with Rick Dees (~45m) (WIXT) Ted Shackleford interview and others
TRT ~4h8m LP 4+ hour continual recording
Tape 120
1.1990/12/28 All American Bowl NC State vs Southern Mississippi (3h33m) (ESPN) TRT 3h33m
Tape 121
1.1988/9/9 Saturday Morning Preview Special (11m partial) (WTVD)
2.1988/9/10 The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (39m partial) (WTVD)
3.1988/9/10 Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show (57m) (WTVD)
4.1988/9/x Motor Week ‘88 (28m) (WUNC)
5.1988/9/x Ducktales (13m partial) (WLFL)
6.1988/9/13 Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toontown (51m most) (WRAL)
7.1988/9/17 Jackie Gleason: The Great One (2h) (WRAL) TRT 5h20m
-Tape my dad partially recorded for me, just found after 35 years!
Tape 122
1.1990/9/14 TMNT 4x47 (29m) (WRAL)
2.1990/9/14 Tiny Toon Adventures The Looney Beginning (27m) (WRAL) -part of prime time cartoon block
3.Random tapeovers (5m)
4.1990/11/12 The Honeymooners Anniversary Special (58m) (WRAL)
5.1990/11/18 Stephen King’s IT Part 1 (2h) (WTVD)
6.1990/11/20 Stephen King’s IT Part 2 (2h) WTVD)
7.Unknown cartoon (3m partial) TRT 6h1m
-Another personally recorded tape I had been looking for for decades!
Tape 123
1.1987/9/19? Ducktales Treasures of the Golden Sun (21m partial) (WLFL)
2.1987? Disney 4 American Heroes (1h) (WLFL) syndicated version
3.1987? Dirt (1970s documentary on auto racing) (50m partial) (WLFL)
4.1990/5/18 Perfect Strangers 5x8 repeat (25m) (WTVD)
5.Back to #3 for 3m
6.1990/6/30 Monopoly (31m) (WTVD) RARE SUMMER REPLACEMENT GAME SHOW
7.1990/7/11 This Is America Charlie Brown- The Great Inventors (31m) (WRAL)
8.1987/10/25 Disney Sunday Movie- The Shaggy Dog (23m partial) (WTVD)
9.1990/10/x? Motor Week ‘90 (14m partial) (WUNC)
10.1987/10/26 Fall Guy syndicated airing (31m partial) (WLFL)
11.1987/10/26 Newhart (7m partial) (WRAL)
12.1990/7/13 Prime Time Pets (30m) (WRAL) ANOTHER RARE SUMMER REPLACEMENT SHOW
13.1987? Come Fly With Disney (25m partial) (WLFL)
14.? Random program (5m)
15.1988/8/12 How Bugs Bunny Won The West (28m) (WRAL)
-Yet another tape from that formerly lost stack
1.1988/4/5 Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1h51m) (WCBS) missing open Network Premiere
Tape 117
1.1997/3/16 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (2h6m) (TNT) premiere missing end
Tape 118
1.1997/4/6 Blown Away (2h1m) (WRC) missing open and end
2.1996/10/x Star Trek Deep Space 9 (45m) most (WDCA)
3.1996/10/2x Star Trek Deep Space 9 (58m) (WDCA)
Tape 119
1.1991/4/8 Separate But Equal Part 2 (1h53m) (WIXT) 3rd separate find of part 2
2.1991/4/8 WIXT Channel 9 11PM News (30m)
3.1991/4/8 Nightline (30m) (WIXT)
4.1991/4/9 Inside Edition (30m) (WIXT)
5.1991/4/9 Into The Night with Rick Dees (~45m) (WIXT) Ted Shackleford interview and others
TRT ~4h8m LP 4+ hour continual recording
Tape 120
1.1990/12/28 All American Bowl NC State vs Southern Mississippi (3h33m) (ESPN) TRT 3h33m
Tape 121
1.1988/9/9 Saturday Morning Preview Special (11m partial) (WTVD)
2.1988/9/10 The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (39m partial) (WTVD)
3.1988/9/10 Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show (57m) (WTVD)
4.1988/9/x Motor Week ‘88 (28m) (WUNC)
5.1988/9/x Ducktales (13m partial) (WLFL)
6.1988/9/13 Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toontown (51m most) (WRAL)
7.1988/9/17 Jackie Gleason: The Great One (2h) (WRAL) TRT 5h20m
-Tape my dad partially recorded for me, just found after 35 years!
Tape 122
1.1990/9/14 TMNT 4x47 (29m) (WRAL)
2.1990/9/14 Tiny Toon Adventures The Looney Beginning (27m) (WRAL) -part of prime time cartoon block
3.Random tapeovers (5m)
4.1990/11/12 The Honeymooners Anniversary Special (58m) (WRAL)
5.1990/11/18 Stephen King’s IT Part 1 (2h) (WTVD)
6.1990/11/20 Stephen King’s IT Part 2 (2h) WTVD)
7.Unknown cartoon (3m partial) TRT 6h1m
-Another personally recorded tape I had been looking for for decades!
Tape 123
1.1987/9/19? Ducktales Treasures of the Golden Sun (21m partial) (WLFL)
2.1987? Disney 4 American Heroes (1h) (WLFL) syndicated version
3.1987? Dirt (1970s documentary on auto racing) (50m partial) (WLFL)
4.1990/5/18 Perfect Strangers 5x8 repeat (25m) (WTVD)
5.Back to #3 for 3m
6.1990/6/30 Monopoly (31m) (WTVD) RARE SUMMER REPLACEMENT GAME SHOW
7.1990/7/11 This Is America Charlie Brown- The Great Inventors (31m) (WRAL)
8.1987/10/25 Disney Sunday Movie- The Shaggy Dog (23m partial) (WTVD)
9.1990/10/x? Motor Week ‘90 (14m partial) (WUNC)
10.1987/10/26 Fall Guy syndicated airing (31m partial) (WLFL)
11.1987/10/26 Newhart (7m partial) (WRAL)
12.1990/7/13 Prime Time Pets (30m) (WRAL) ANOTHER RARE SUMMER REPLACEMENT SHOW
13.1987? Come Fly With Disney (25m partial) (WLFL)
14.? Random program (5m)
15.1988/8/12 How Bugs Bunny Won The West (28m) (WRAL)
-Yet another tape from that formerly lost stack
It's awesome you found an episode of Monopoly. Wonder if it is on the trading circuit. And to top it all off it was from the night my second cousin got married! Her wedding was at four in the afternoon however. Central tine. Five Eastern tine.
The telltale on this would be the maximum recording time. Generally, DVD recorders could be set to record 1 hour (XP Mode), 2 hours (SP mode), 4 hours (LP mode), or 6 hours (EP? mode) on a single-layer disc. The 1 and 2 hour modes were recording the full 720x480 pixels possible per the DVD standard. The 4 hour mode roughly halved the horizontal resolution in most DVD recorders, resulting in 352x480 pixels per frame. For all of these modes, the 480 vertical pixels were split between two fields (ie, interlaced video).
So far as I'm aware, most (possibly all) of the DVD recorders that offered the 6 hour mode did so by halving the vertical resolution, resulting om 352x240 pixels per frame -- and this essentially results in skip field operation, since the recorder is throwing out all of the information in one of the two fields that makes up the frame.
The bottom line is that it is safest to assume that 6 hour DVD recordings are skip field unless you have information on a particular model to the contrary.
The VX was a single head model, which means that there is a period of time in each frame when the head is not in contact with the tape -- that would account for that black area at the bottom of the screen.
Regarding my comment that VX was skip field, I believe that information came from a test report comparing early VHS, Beta, and VX models that appeared in "High Fidelity" magazine in the late seventies.
The VX discussion is interesting as it is a forgotten and extremely rare format. I had figured V-Cord was more likely to come up when talking about obscure vintage video tech. Surpassing how many VX examples are still out there.
My DVD recorders go up to 8 hours. I also had an Emerson DVD recorder at one time that went up to 10 hours. So I guess they're skip field at those speeds. Thanks.
No tapes found this weekend, I did not travel to Packwood like last year (on a tight budget right now). But I found a lot of great stuff last Friday. Numerous tapes at three estate sales, one above Naches in the Wenas Valley, and two in Yakima.
Naches sale (family lived there for decades and raised Appaloosa horses, many of which went to rodeos and equestrian shows around the West)
Tape 1 - 'Caddyshack' (1980) copied from rental; a few minutes of Chicago Bulls at New York Knicks taped off TBS on 11/8/1988; cuts to "M*A*S*H" (1970) after the game concluded, with commercials. TDK T-120
Tape 2 - Not Necessarily the News of the World, 'Blind Date' (1987) and 'Police Academy 3: Back in Training' (1986) taped off HBO on 4/24/1988 with lots of promos. Universal T-120
Tape 3 - 'The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan' (1979) taped off TBS on 11/2/1989 with commercials. Master T-120 in SP
Tape 4 - Starts with 6 min. of 'Maid for Each Other' (1992) taped off Lifetime circa 1994 (C-Band recording...taper turns up the volume briefly and the box shows SATCOM F3 CH 4, their West Coast feed); cuts to It Could Happen Tomorrow and 20 minutes of Evening Edition taped off The Weather Channel on 1/30/2006 with commercials and satellite Local on the 8s (I already have the ICHT episode from a 2019 estate sale); episode of Girls' Night Out, thirtysomething and several infomercials taped off Lifetime on 5/13-14/1994 with commercials. They went to bed and left the VCR running! Sony T-160
Tape 5 - Home movie of Christmas 1983 as the Gleed Fire Department brings presents to a local nursing home (a very cool find!), followed by partial coverage of the Grand Prix of Cincinnati (Equestrian event) and a few minutes of Inside the PGA Tour taped off ESPN on 4/19/1984 with commercials...my oldest ESPN find ever, and my first 'oval logo' find! Quasar T-120
Tape 6 - World's Deadliest Volcanoes, World's Best: Nature's Fury, Supervolcanoes and a rebroadcast of World's Deadliest Volcanoes taped off Travel Channel on 11/15/2000 with commercials. TDK T-160
Tape 7 - 1988 Summer Olympics coverage taped off KNDO/NBC on 9/21/1988 with commercials (wrestling, water polo, basketball, equestrian, etc.) In between, at 3 1/2 hours, is a KNDO NewsCenter 23 Live at Nine broadcast with Jim Lewis and Mary Leonard. Unbranded T-120
Tape 8 - 'The Wackiest Ship in the Army' (1961) taped off KIMA-29 on 5/24/1987 with commercials; 'Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit' (1987) taped off KNDO/NBC later that night with commercials. Panasonic T-120
Tape 9 - 'The Woman He Loved' (1988) taped off KIMA/CBS on Easter 1988 with commercials. Universal T-120, blank after 2 hours
Tape 10 - 'Police Academy 4' (1987) and 'All the Right Moves' (1983) taped off HBO on 4/21/1988 with promos. Universal T-120
Yakima sale #1 - they used to live in Shelton, in Mason County near Olympia, but I'm not sure how they got the Philly footage below!
Tape 1 - Part 2 of Lonesome Dove taped off KIRO/CBS on 2/6/1989 with commercials. Hi-Tech T-120 in SP
Tape 2 - 5 hours of coverage of the 1986 Mummers Parade taped off WCAU-10 Philadelphia on New Year's Day 1986 with commercials. It's interrupted at 3 1/2 hours by CBS coverage of Mikhail Gorbachev's speech to the United States from the Kremlin. Truly amazing find! Sony T-120
Tape 3 - Part 2 of The Deliberate Stranger taped off KSTW-11 on 2/21/1989 with commercials. Hi-Tech T-120, SP
One rental dud of 'Home Alone' was also found.
Yakima sale #2 - This one was a little on the 'raunchy' side...
Tape 1 - 'Love Camp' (1981 softcore) and Showtime Comedy Club Network taped off Showtime early on 4/11/1991 with promos, especially at the end. Memorex T-120
Tape 2 - 50 minutes of Gallagher's Leap Year Marathon taped off Showtime on 2/29/1988; 'Emmanuelle in the Orient' (1986 softcore) and a few minutes of the Montreal Comedy Festival taped off Showtime on 8/25-26/1993 with promos and Joe Bob Briggs segments; goes back to the Gallagher Leap Year Marathon afterwards. Memorex T-120
Tape 3 - Starts with an episode of Touched by an Angel taped off KIMA/CBS circa 1997, very weak OTA signal so won't pull off. Then cuts to part of 'Miracle Beach' (1992) taped off Cinemax on 4/19/1994 with promos; a flip over to HBO for 'Indecent Proposal' (1993) and 'Naked Obsession' (1990) with promos; ends with part of an '80s fantasy film (I think it's 'Yor, Hunter of the Future') with no commercials. Unknown branded T-120
One rental dud with Return of the Living Dead Part II. Unfortunately a few more tapes were ruined due to a downpour of rain that damaged their sleeves and made it impossible to get the tape out. I wouldn't be surprised if it was more Showtime softcore pornos. They were unlabeled like these ones.
Naches sale (family lived there for decades and raised Appaloosa horses, many of which went to rodeos and equestrian shows around the West)
Tape 1 - 'Caddyshack' (1980) copied from rental; a few minutes of Chicago Bulls at New York Knicks taped off TBS on 11/8/1988; cuts to "M*A*S*H" (1970) after the game concluded, with commercials. TDK T-120
Tape 2 - Not Necessarily the News of the World, 'Blind Date' (1987) and 'Police Academy 3: Back in Training' (1986) taped off HBO on 4/24/1988 with lots of promos. Universal T-120
Tape 3 - 'The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan' (1979) taped off TBS on 11/2/1989 with commercials. Master T-120 in SP
Tape 4 - Starts with 6 min. of 'Maid for Each Other' (1992) taped off Lifetime circa 1994 (C-Band recording...taper turns up the volume briefly and the box shows SATCOM F3 CH 4, their West Coast feed); cuts to It Could Happen Tomorrow and 20 minutes of Evening Edition taped off The Weather Channel on 1/30/2006 with commercials and satellite Local on the 8s (I already have the ICHT episode from a 2019 estate sale); episode of Girls' Night Out, thirtysomething and several infomercials taped off Lifetime on 5/13-14/1994 with commercials. They went to bed and left the VCR running! Sony T-160
Tape 5 - Home movie of Christmas 1983 as the Gleed Fire Department brings presents to a local nursing home (a very cool find!), followed by partial coverage of the Grand Prix of Cincinnati (Equestrian event) and a few minutes of Inside the PGA Tour taped off ESPN on 4/19/1984 with commercials...my oldest ESPN find ever, and my first 'oval logo' find! Quasar T-120
Tape 6 - World's Deadliest Volcanoes, World's Best: Nature's Fury, Supervolcanoes and a rebroadcast of World's Deadliest Volcanoes taped off Travel Channel on 11/15/2000 with commercials. TDK T-160
Tape 7 - 1988 Summer Olympics coverage taped off KNDO/NBC on 9/21/1988 with commercials (wrestling, water polo, basketball, equestrian, etc.) In between, at 3 1/2 hours, is a KNDO NewsCenter 23 Live at Nine broadcast with Jim Lewis and Mary Leonard. Unbranded T-120
Tape 8 - 'The Wackiest Ship in the Army' (1961) taped off KIMA-29 on 5/24/1987 with commercials; 'Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit' (1987) taped off KNDO/NBC later that night with commercials. Panasonic T-120
Tape 9 - 'The Woman He Loved' (1988) taped off KIMA/CBS on Easter 1988 with commercials. Universal T-120, blank after 2 hours
Tape 10 - 'Police Academy 4' (1987) and 'All the Right Moves' (1983) taped off HBO on 4/21/1988 with promos. Universal T-120
Yakima sale #1 - they used to live in Shelton, in Mason County near Olympia, but I'm not sure how they got the Philly footage below!
Tape 1 - Part 2 of Lonesome Dove taped off KIRO/CBS on 2/6/1989 with commercials. Hi-Tech T-120 in SP
Tape 2 - 5 hours of coverage of the 1986 Mummers Parade taped off WCAU-10 Philadelphia on New Year's Day 1986 with commercials. It's interrupted at 3 1/2 hours by CBS coverage of Mikhail Gorbachev's speech to the United States from the Kremlin. Truly amazing find! Sony T-120
Tape 3 - Part 2 of The Deliberate Stranger taped off KSTW-11 on 2/21/1989 with commercials. Hi-Tech T-120, SP
One rental dud of 'Home Alone' was also found.
Yakima sale #2 - This one was a little on the 'raunchy' side...
Tape 1 - 'Love Camp' (1981 softcore) and Showtime Comedy Club Network taped off Showtime early on 4/11/1991 with promos, especially at the end. Memorex T-120
Tape 2 - 50 minutes of Gallagher's Leap Year Marathon taped off Showtime on 2/29/1988; 'Emmanuelle in the Orient' (1986 softcore) and a few minutes of the Montreal Comedy Festival taped off Showtime on 8/25-26/1993 with promos and Joe Bob Briggs segments; goes back to the Gallagher Leap Year Marathon afterwards. Memorex T-120
Tape 3 - Starts with an episode of Touched by an Angel taped off KIMA/CBS circa 1997, very weak OTA signal so won't pull off. Then cuts to part of 'Miracle Beach' (1992) taped off Cinemax on 4/19/1994 with promos; a flip over to HBO for 'Indecent Proposal' (1993) and 'Naked Obsession' (1990) with promos; ends with part of an '80s fantasy film (I think it's 'Yor, Hunter of the Future') with no commercials. Unknown branded T-120
One rental dud with Return of the Living Dead Part II. Unfortunately a few more tapes were ruined due to a downpour of rain that damaged their sleeves and made it impossible to get the tape out. I wouldn't be surprised if it was more Showtime softcore pornos. They were unlabeled like these ones.
I think I found another one of those Emmanuelle movies recorded from Cinemax on one of the tapes I've come across years ago. This was back when I would go to the Streetsboro Flea Market from time to time to hunt for these tapes. It's been quite a few years since I've been there, wonder if I should ever go back. One vendor at the rear of the building had a gigantic inventory of VHS tapes, many of which were home-recorded, and those were the tapes I often had to dig through boxes in his booth to find. That wasn't the only time I've found a Skinemax movie on a tape in that guy's booth because I also remember finding a tape containing a movie called Hidden Passion (2000) starring Kim Dawson, a.k.a. Kim Sill.
Another vendor at the front of the building is also fully loaded with VHS tapes. This is the guy who I had bought several tapes of Dark Shadows and Twilight Zone episodes recorded from the Sci-Fi Channel in the mid '90s with commercials, including local ads from the Columbus area. All these years later, I wonder if he still has the boxes full of the remaining tapes of those series. I can remember he had a tape that was labeled "The '60s Part 2," which I assumed referred to the 1998 NBC miniseries, but he had wondered what happened to the tape with part one and looked around for it briefly. I ended up not buying that one.
There's one couple on YouTube who call themselves "The Mummy and the Monkey" who appear to be regular customers of the Streetsboro Flea Market and have documented some of their trips and finds on videos like this one. The male half of this couple seems to be interested in the same kind of merchandise as I am because this video shows that he picked up a few home-recorded VHS tapes and audiocassettes. He even mentioned that he hopes to find Cleveland TV and radio recordings on those tapes.
If I ever do go back to that flea market, bonus points if I were to find anything from the smaller Akron stations on any tapes I pick up there (WAKC, WAOH, WOAC, etc.) knowing Streetsboro's close proximity to Akron. I've been hoping to find Akron/Canton-centric TV and radio throwbacks now more than ever since I started a new job at a radio station in that market. Someone out there had to have recorded WAX/WAOH in the days of Howard Stern's WWOR show, simulcasts of music video shows from MuchMusic, Babewatch and other bikini contest shows on Network One, and ECW. Much of what I've found from that station thus far has been from either America One or Network One programs as opposed to syndicated or local programs. The station used to broadcast high school football games at one point, so you never know if any parents of any of the young athletes taped their kids' games.
And of course, anything from WAKR/WAKC is also more than welcome in my collection. I came close to unearthing one recording of a movie on WOAC from 1994 with commercials, but the tape was so damaged to the point that I had to clean my VCR heads after playing part of it. WNEO/WEAO and WBNX recordings have been easier to find in my experience.
Hopefully this Saturday I can make it out to Hinckley for that town's annual community garage sales. This year, they're bringing back the flea market outside the former elementary school building in addition to the large number of houses throughout town holding sales.
Bowling Green State University's homecoming weekend is coming up in just a couple of weeks, and while I'm in that neck of the woods, I'm hoping I can make a short drive out to nearby Northwood to visit the Northwood Flea Market. Could be some potential for finding some tapes there based on some of the photos of vendors' booths I've seen on their Facebook page.
Another vendor at the front of the building is also fully loaded with VHS tapes. This is the guy who I had bought several tapes of Dark Shadows and Twilight Zone episodes recorded from the Sci-Fi Channel in the mid '90s with commercials, including local ads from the Columbus area. All these years later, I wonder if he still has the boxes full of the remaining tapes of those series. I can remember he had a tape that was labeled "The '60s Part 2," which I assumed referred to the 1998 NBC miniseries, but he had wondered what happened to the tape with part one and looked around for it briefly. I ended up not buying that one.
There's one couple on YouTube who call themselves "The Mummy and the Monkey" who appear to be regular customers of the Streetsboro Flea Market and have documented some of their trips and finds on videos like this one. The male half of this couple seems to be interested in the same kind of merchandise as I am because this video shows that he picked up a few home-recorded VHS tapes and audiocassettes. He even mentioned that he hopes to find Cleveland TV and radio recordings on those tapes.
If I ever do go back to that flea market, bonus points if I were to find anything from the smaller Akron stations on any tapes I pick up there (WAKC, WAOH, WOAC, etc.) knowing Streetsboro's close proximity to Akron. I've been hoping to find Akron/Canton-centric TV and radio throwbacks now more than ever since I started a new job at a radio station in that market. Someone out there had to have recorded WAX/WAOH in the days of Howard Stern's WWOR show, simulcasts of music video shows from MuchMusic, Babewatch and other bikini contest shows on Network One, and ECW. Much of what I've found from that station thus far has been from either America One or Network One programs as opposed to syndicated or local programs. The station used to broadcast high school football games at one point, so you never know if any parents of any of the young athletes taped their kids' games.
And of course, anything from WAKR/WAKC is also more than welcome in my collection. I came close to unearthing one recording of a movie on WOAC from 1994 with commercials, but the tape was so damaged to the point that I had to clean my VCR heads after playing part of it. WNEO/WEAO and WBNX recordings have been easier to find in my experience.
Hopefully this Saturday I can make it out to Hinckley for that town's annual community garage sales. This year, they're bringing back the flea market outside the former elementary school building in addition to the large number of houses throughout town holding sales.
Bowling Green State University's homecoming weekend is coming up in just a couple of weeks, and while I'm in that neck of the woods, I'm hoping I can make a short drive out to nearby Northwood to visit the Northwood Flea Market. Could be some potential for finding some tapes there based on some of the photos of vendors' booths I've seen on their Facebook page.
Other than Packwood, which is twice yearly, Memorial Day and Labor Day, and the little Kennewick swap meet in September, there are no indoor flea markets or swap meets in this area. You might remember me saying that Packwood was not a place to find VHS movies let alone home recordings. I found two out of the 100s of vendors, sellers, and booths. Most of the sellers had vintage items, license plates, tools, old signs and beer memorabilia, Hot Wheels, toys, collectible cereal boxes, DVDs, etc. often for high prices. I remember finding a 1970s or 1980s license plate, I think an Idaho one...and it was NOT a vanity plate, just a normal plate...they wanted $42 for the darn thing!!! There were some gems however...like the vendor who sold me a 1958 TV Guide for a dollar and another vendor that had dozens of Rolling Stones for $2 each, all from the '80s and in near-mint condition.
The Kennewick swap meet, where I found 1980s cartoon recordings last year, has been canceled for 2023 because the fairgrounds tripled their rent costs and they couldn't afford it.
The Kennewick swap meet, where I found 1980s cartoon recordings last year, has been canceled for 2023 because the fairgrounds tripled their rent costs and they couldn't afford it.
The first Saturday after Labor Day traditionally meant the start of a new season of Saturday Morning Cartoon programming, where usually for the first time since around the time a kid was writing their list to Santa Claus, returning shows would finally drop new episodes, while new shows, even if they were 13 episodes and out, would premiere as well. Appropriately, I just got in a lot of 19 VHS tapes from an eBay seller from St. Paul, and with the exception of one tape, EVERY tape consisted of broadcasts of cartoon recordings with commercials intact. The tapes ranged from 1992-2002, and I kept every tape except for the last two recorded in 2001-02, with one tape consisting of some Cartoon Network reruns of Batman Beyond as well as some WWE footage from 2002. The one tape that had a rental dub was a CBS-FOX Video recording of the 1996 Batman Movie, and that was followed by about the last 20 minutes of the WCCO 6 PM News from 10/24/1994. Most tapes were SLP recorded, meaning 10-12 episodes were found on each tape. This includes four tapes taken from KITN/FOX airings from September-December 1992, mostly chock full of Batman: The Animated Series episode, with the premiere on 9/5/1992 being part of a block that also includes most of Bobby's World and all of Taz-Mania. Many Kids' WB episodes recorded off KLGT (and later KMWB) from 1996-early 2000 of Superman, the Adventures of Batman and Robin (essentially the later portion of B:TAS) as well as the first two seasons of Batman: Beyond were also found, and one tape also consisted of a late morning Nickelodeon block circa November 1994 featuring an episode of The Alvin Show and The Adventures of Tin Tin. About 70% of the broadcasts were original airings, with about 30% being reruns. All total, about 180 episodes total, which is well over a full season's worth of original programming for an entire network. It truly recaptured the experience of what a new season of sugary cereals, squirt guns, LEGO sets, Mattel toys, and more would bring following the initial adjustment of returning from summer vacation.
At least Cartoon Network is trying to bring a piece of the tradition back with a double-run premiere of Tiny Toons Looniversity, which seems remarkable in an era that linear TV for non-live events is on the decline, but nothing like the experience of a kid or preteen where you're always waiting for the next episode to arrive, and you would still enjoy the show in multiple reruns.
At least Cartoon Network is trying to bring a piece of the tradition back with a double-run premiere of Tiny Toons Looniversity, which seems remarkable in an era that linear TV for non-live events is on the decline, but nothing like the experience of a kid or preteen where you're always waiting for the next episode to arrive, and you would still enjoy the show in multiple reruns.
Whoever recorded those cartoons -- we salute you! Very few people can say that they regularly recorded cartoons on VHS and left the commercials in. Maybe a grandparent here and there, but not in this way.
No tapes this weekend - two estate sales were skunks with only a few retail movies. I rarely if ever buy retail movies anymore.
No tapes this weekend - two estate sales were skunks with only a few retail movies. I rarely if ever buy retail movies anymore.
In 2019, I searched a lot of approximately 60 VHS tapes from a Facebook friend (he happened to be a Wheel of Fortune contestant), and there was a lot of good stuff ranging from sitcoms, Jerry Springer, the Young & The Restless, and even a couple episodes of the game show Studs. Well, the same guy just shipped me a second round with approximately the same amount of material. This time, the shipping was much more reasonably priced. Overall, the finds were slightly less exciting than the 2019 lot, when there was some late '80s goodies mixed in and a few more rare sitcoms, but it still was a decent search overall. I kept 24 of the 60 tapes, with 20 tapes containing various material recorded during the first half of the 2000s, from Arrested Development to American Idol to Big Brother 5 to Just Shoot Me to Eight Simple Rules to even Q***r as Folk, one tape being the 1991 promotional Kool-Aid/Kay Bee Toys Wacky-Zany Video that's already posted, and another 15 tapes being typical pay TV and rental duds, even with a couple of backward compatible tapes taken from DVD dubs. All stations were taken once again from St. Louis stations (KSDK/NBC, KMOV/CBS, KDNL/ABC (FOX pre-1995), KETC/PBS and KTVI/FOX (ABC pre-1995), with one exception below.
TAPE 1: Cameron's Closet (1987) and Glory! Glory! (1989) copied from rental, followed by an episode of HBO One Night Stand from 1990 with a few promos after the show, followed by about the last 20 minutes of The People's Court and the first two minutes of a syndicated repeat of The Cosby Show off KMOV from March 1990 with commercials
TAPE 2: 976-EVIL (1989), Lady Sings The Blues (1972), and Immediate Family (1989) all recorded off HBO in October 1990 with about 20 minutes of promos after the last movie
TAPE 3: Episodes of The Young & The Restless from 3/6, 3/7, and 3/8/1991 with commercials, followed by Geraldo from 4/29/1991 (celebrity look-alikes) off WGN with ads, then it finishes up with another episode of Y&R from 8/12/1991 with commercials. The 3/7 episode is missing approximately the last 20 minutes. Sure, the previous lot had about four tapes chock full of Y&R episodes from 1987-88, but this isn't bad.
TAPE 4: Parents (1989) and Top Gun (1986) copied off rentals, followed by most of Married... With Children from 1/20/1991 with commercials, followed by a brief clip of Y&R from around the same time, then it jumps ahead for a full episode of Y&R from September 1991 with commercials, followed by a syndie rerun of Married... With Children, the last several minutes of the series premiere of Home Improvement, the fourth season premiere of Roseanne, and the first few minutes of the premiere of the short-lived sitcom Sibs from 9/17/1991 with commercials.
TAPE 5: Santa Claus comes to town with episodes of FOX's Martin, Living Single, and Married... With Children from 12/19/1993 with commercials, followed by the TV Guide 40th Anniversary Special from the next night (on FOX) with ads, followed by Roseanne and the short-lived sitcom Cafe American from 1/11/1994 with some commercials, with the tape wrapping up with American Playhouse: Tales of the City, pt. 4 in early 1994 with no promos.
TAPE 6: With the labels indicated shows from Dave's World, Murphy Brown, Beavis & Butthead, Picket Fences, and Dream On, this certainly wasn't a bad backdoor find here. The tape begins with about 14 minutes of footage off QVC from 8/27/94, then it continues with most of the Straight Dope special off MTV from 8/27/1994 with commercials, then it wraps up with nearly FIVE hours of footage of QVC from it's Fall Fashion Day from 8/28/1994! By far my largest find on any shopping network, even if its not my earliest, and it was still before QVC had a website, so it definitely still has nostalgia value there.
TAPE 7: A rerun of Ellen from 8/30/1994 with no commercials, followed the the third season premiere of Martin from 9/1/1994 with commercials, then the second season premiere of Living Single from the same night with no ads unfortunately, then the films Mischief (1984) and True Colors (1991) taken from rentals, then it continues on with most of the sixth season premiere of The Simpsons (missing just the intro and the first break) and about half of the series premiere of the short-lived sitcom Hardball from 9/4/1994 with commercials
TAPE 8: Martin from 10/21/1995 with commercials, followed by an early episode of MADTV with commercials from the same night, then it continues with Jerry Springer from 10/23/1995 with commercials, followed by Unhappily Ever After off KLPR/WB on 10/25/1995, followed by another episode of Martin on 10/26/1995 with ads (a rerun), then it continues with a primetime episode of The Young & the Restless from the same night with ads, followed by The Bonnie Hunt Show from 10/27/1995 with ads, then an episode of Maybe This Time from 10/28/1995 with ads, followed by the Halloween episode of The Simpsons from 10/29/1995 with ads
TAPE 9: Episodes of The Jerry Springer Show and The Young & The Restless from 8/22/1996 with commercials, followed by another episode of Jerry Springer from 8/23/1996 with ads, then it wraps up with an early episode of REAL TV from September 1996 with commercials
TAPE 10: Episodes of 3rd Rock From the Sun and Boston Common from 12/8/1996 with commercials, then Mystic Pizza (1988) recorded off STARZ with brief intro commentary before the movie, then it continues with the animated holiday special An Edith Ann Christmas (starring Lily Tomlin) from 12/14/1996 with commercials
TAPE 11: Starts off with an episode of Friends from 1/9/1997 with commercials, followed by Keeping Up Appearances from the same night (off KETC/PBS), then episodes of Jerry Springer, Friends, and The Naked Truth from 1/16/1997 with commercials, followed by an episode of Real Sex off HBO on 1/16/1997 with no promos
TAPE 12: Starts off with a full ABC Wednesday night sitcom block (a Vegas-themed one at that) with episodes of Grace Under Fire, Coach, The Drew Carey Show, and Ellen from 2/26/1997 with commercials, followed by Friends from 2/27/1997 with commercials, an episode of Keeping Up Appearances from the same night, followed by Jerry Springer from 2/28/1997 with ads, then after a very brief clip of Y&R, it continues with a rerun of MADTV from 3/1/1997 with ads, then it wraps up with episodes of 3rd Rock From The Sun and Boston Common from 3/9/1997 with commercials
TAPE 1: Cameron's Closet (1987) and Glory! Glory! (1989) copied from rental, followed by an episode of HBO One Night Stand from 1990 with a few promos after the show, followed by about the last 20 minutes of The People's Court and the first two minutes of a syndicated repeat of The Cosby Show off KMOV from March 1990 with commercials
TAPE 2: 976-EVIL (1989), Lady Sings The Blues (1972), and Immediate Family (1989) all recorded off HBO in October 1990 with about 20 minutes of promos after the last movie
TAPE 3: Episodes of The Young & The Restless from 3/6, 3/7, and 3/8/1991 with commercials, followed by Geraldo from 4/29/1991 (celebrity look-alikes) off WGN with ads, then it finishes up with another episode of Y&R from 8/12/1991 with commercials. The 3/7 episode is missing approximately the last 20 minutes. Sure, the previous lot had about four tapes chock full of Y&R episodes from 1987-88, but this isn't bad.
TAPE 4: Parents (1989) and Top Gun (1986) copied off rentals, followed by most of Married... With Children from 1/20/1991 with commercials, followed by a brief clip of Y&R from around the same time, then it jumps ahead for a full episode of Y&R from September 1991 with commercials, followed by a syndie rerun of Married... With Children, the last several minutes of the series premiere of Home Improvement, the fourth season premiere of Roseanne, and the first few minutes of the premiere of the short-lived sitcom Sibs from 9/17/1991 with commercials.
TAPE 5: Santa Claus comes to town with episodes of FOX's Martin, Living Single, and Married... With Children from 12/19/1993 with commercials, followed by the TV Guide 40th Anniversary Special from the next night (on FOX) with ads, followed by Roseanne and the short-lived sitcom Cafe American from 1/11/1994 with some commercials, with the tape wrapping up with American Playhouse: Tales of the City, pt. 4 in early 1994 with no promos.
TAPE 6: With the labels indicated shows from Dave's World, Murphy Brown, Beavis & Butthead, Picket Fences, and Dream On, this certainly wasn't a bad backdoor find here. The tape begins with about 14 minutes of footage off QVC from 8/27/94, then it continues with most of the Straight Dope special off MTV from 8/27/1994 with commercials, then it wraps up with nearly FIVE hours of footage of QVC from it's Fall Fashion Day from 8/28/1994! By far my largest find on any shopping network, even if its not my earliest, and it was still before QVC had a website, so it definitely still has nostalgia value there.
TAPE 7: A rerun of Ellen from 8/30/1994 with no commercials, followed the the third season premiere of Martin from 9/1/1994 with commercials, then the second season premiere of Living Single from the same night with no ads unfortunately, then the films Mischief (1984) and True Colors (1991) taken from rentals, then it continues on with most of the sixth season premiere of The Simpsons (missing just the intro and the first break) and about half of the series premiere of the short-lived sitcom Hardball from 9/4/1994 with commercials
TAPE 8: Martin from 10/21/1995 with commercials, followed by an early episode of MADTV with commercials from the same night, then it continues with Jerry Springer from 10/23/1995 with commercials, followed by Unhappily Ever After off KLPR/WB on 10/25/1995, followed by another episode of Martin on 10/26/1995 with ads (a rerun), then it continues with a primetime episode of The Young & the Restless from the same night with ads, followed by The Bonnie Hunt Show from 10/27/1995 with ads, then an episode of Maybe This Time from 10/28/1995 with ads, followed by the Halloween episode of The Simpsons from 10/29/1995 with ads
TAPE 9: Episodes of The Jerry Springer Show and The Young & The Restless from 8/22/1996 with commercials, followed by another episode of Jerry Springer from 8/23/1996 with ads, then it wraps up with an early episode of REAL TV from September 1996 with commercials
TAPE 10: Episodes of 3rd Rock From the Sun and Boston Common from 12/8/1996 with commercials, then Mystic Pizza (1988) recorded off STARZ with brief intro commentary before the movie, then it continues with the animated holiday special An Edith Ann Christmas (starring Lily Tomlin) from 12/14/1996 with commercials
TAPE 11: Starts off with an episode of Friends from 1/9/1997 with commercials, followed by Keeping Up Appearances from the same night (off KETC/PBS), then episodes of Jerry Springer, Friends, and The Naked Truth from 1/16/1997 with commercials, followed by an episode of Real Sex off HBO on 1/16/1997 with no promos
TAPE 12: Starts off with a full ABC Wednesday night sitcom block (a Vegas-themed one at that) with episodes of Grace Under Fire, Coach, The Drew Carey Show, and Ellen from 2/26/1997 with commercials, followed by Friends from 2/27/1997 with commercials, an episode of Keeping Up Appearances from the same night, followed by Jerry Springer from 2/28/1997 with ads, then after a very brief clip of Y&R, it continues with a rerun of MADTV from 3/1/1997 with ads, then it wraps up with episodes of 3rd Rock From The Sun and Boston Common from 3/9/1997 with commercials
TAPE 13: Begins with Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story (1997),the USA World Premiere Movie from 3/19/1997 with commercials, followed by Muliplicity (1996) copied off a rental, then it continues with episodes of Jerry Springer, Leeza, and the first 15 minutes of NBC News Nightside from 3/19-3/20/1997 with ads
TAPE 14: Starts with MADTV from 4/5/1997 with a few commercials, followed by Jerry Springer from 4/7/1997 with commercials, followed by the series premiere of Fired Up (missing the closing) and most of Jerry Springer from 4/101/997 with ads, followed by Saturday Night Live from 4/12/1997 with ads (musical guests: The Spice Girls), the last half of 3rd Rock From the Sun and Boston Common from 4/13/1997 with commercials, followed by most of Jerry Springer and most of Late Night with Conan O'Brien from 4/23/1997 with commercials
TAPE 15: Pinocchio's Revenge (1996) and Dear God (1996) copied from rentals, followed by two episodes of Jerry Springer from November 1997 with commercials, followed by the series finale of Beavis & Butthead off MTV in November 1997 with a few commercials
TAPE 16: Six episodes of The Jerry Springer Show from January/February 1998 with commercials (my mom loved watching him, and even The Simpsons made a parody of it, right down to the graphics and bleeping)
TAPE 17: Starts off with episodes of Jerry Springer and the Howie Mandell Show from September 1998 with commercials, followed by an encore presentation of the SNL Remembers Phil Hartman special from 9/19/1998 with commercials, followed by a regular episode of SNL from 10/24/1998 with commercials (guests: Ben Stiller, Alanis Morrissette), then it wrapps up with a couple Halloween episodes of The Simpsons from 10/25/1998 with no commercials, including a repeat of the 1993 Halloween episode
TAPE 18: Three episodes each of Jerry Springer and the Howie Mandel Show from October 1998 with commercials
TAPE 19: Begins with a 14 minute home video of the Twin City Days '98 car show from 6/4/1998 (featuring retro cars in a small town suburb), followed by the Louie Anderson Comedy Special from 9/2/1998 with commercials, then an episode of MADTV from 9/12/1998 with ads, followed by episodes of The King of Queens and Everybody Loves Raymond from 10/26/1998 with commercials, followed the Halloween episode of Will & Grace from 10/26/1998 with commercials, then episodes of Just Shoot Me and Working from 10/27/1998 with ads, followed by most of Entertainment Tonight (including a preview of Cher's "Believe" video) from 10/29/1998 off KMOV with commercials
TAPE 20: Starts with a SNL special on commercials from 11/28/1998 with commercials, followed by Will & Grace from 11/29/1998 with ads, followed by episodes of the Howie Mandel Show from 11/30 and 12/1/1998 with commercials, with the later leading in to the first few minutes of NBC News At Sunrise on 12/2/1998.
TAPE 21: Kicks off with a complete NBC Must-See TV Tuesday sitcom block with episodes of 3rd Rock From The Sun, Newsradio, Just Shoot Me, and Will & Grace from 1/12/1999 with commercials, followed by the second season finale of South Park from 1/20/1999 with ads, followed by two episodes of Jerry Springer and an episode of Howie Mandel from late January 1999 with ads
TAPE 22: Begins with Stephen King's The Night Flier (1997) copied off a rental, followed by MAD TV from 1/30/1999 with commercials, followed by a brief clip from Super Bowl XXXIII from the next night featuring Cher singing the National Anthem, followed by The Young & The Restless from 2/1/1999 with commercials
TAPE 23: Begins with an episode of Jerry Springer from early January 1999 with commercials, followed by SNL from 1/16/1999 with ads, followed Arizona Dream (1992) copied from a rental, then it wraps up with King of the Hill from 1/19/1999 with commercials
TAPE 24: Kicks off with SNL (Guests: Jennifer Aniston, Sting) on 11/20/1999 with commercials, followed by episodes of Just Shoor Me, Will & Grace, 3rd Rock From The Sun, Dateline NBC, along with the KSDK 10 PM News and most of Win Ben Stein's Money off Comedy Central on 11/23/1999 with commercials
TAPE 14: Starts with MADTV from 4/5/1997 with a few commercials, followed by Jerry Springer from 4/7/1997 with commercials, followed by the series premiere of Fired Up (missing the closing) and most of Jerry Springer from 4/101/997 with ads, followed by Saturday Night Live from 4/12/1997 with ads (musical guests: The Spice Girls), the last half of 3rd Rock From the Sun and Boston Common from 4/13/1997 with commercials, followed by most of Jerry Springer and most of Late Night with Conan O'Brien from 4/23/1997 with commercials
TAPE 15: Pinocchio's Revenge (1996) and Dear God (1996) copied from rentals, followed by two episodes of Jerry Springer from November 1997 with commercials, followed by the series finale of Beavis & Butthead off MTV in November 1997 with a few commercials
TAPE 16: Six episodes of The Jerry Springer Show from January/February 1998 with commercials (my mom loved watching him, and even The Simpsons made a parody of it, right down to the graphics and bleeping)
TAPE 17: Starts off with episodes of Jerry Springer and the Howie Mandell Show from September 1998 with commercials, followed by an encore presentation of the SNL Remembers Phil Hartman special from 9/19/1998 with commercials, followed by a regular episode of SNL from 10/24/1998 with commercials (guests: Ben Stiller, Alanis Morrissette), then it wrapps up with a couple Halloween episodes of The Simpsons from 10/25/1998 with no commercials, including a repeat of the 1993 Halloween episode
TAPE 18: Three episodes each of Jerry Springer and the Howie Mandel Show from October 1998 with commercials
TAPE 19: Begins with a 14 minute home video of the Twin City Days '98 car show from 6/4/1998 (featuring retro cars in a small town suburb), followed by the Louie Anderson Comedy Special from 9/2/1998 with commercials, then an episode of MADTV from 9/12/1998 with ads, followed by episodes of The King of Queens and Everybody Loves Raymond from 10/26/1998 with commercials, followed the Halloween episode of Will & Grace from 10/26/1998 with commercials, then episodes of Just Shoot Me and Working from 10/27/1998 with ads, followed by most of Entertainment Tonight (including a preview of Cher's "Believe" video) from 10/29/1998 off KMOV with commercials
TAPE 20: Starts with a SNL special on commercials from 11/28/1998 with commercials, followed by Will & Grace from 11/29/1998 with ads, followed by episodes of the Howie Mandel Show from 11/30 and 12/1/1998 with commercials, with the later leading in to the first few minutes of NBC News At Sunrise on 12/2/1998.
TAPE 21: Kicks off with a complete NBC Must-See TV Tuesday sitcom block with episodes of 3rd Rock From The Sun, Newsradio, Just Shoot Me, and Will & Grace from 1/12/1999 with commercials, followed by the second season finale of South Park from 1/20/1999 with ads, followed by two episodes of Jerry Springer and an episode of Howie Mandel from late January 1999 with ads
TAPE 22: Begins with Stephen King's The Night Flier (1997) copied off a rental, followed by MAD TV from 1/30/1999 with commercials, followed by a brief clip from Super Bowl XXXIII from the next night featuring Cher singing the National Anthem, followed by The Young & The Restless from 2/1/1999 with commercials
TAPE 23: Begins with an episode of Jerry Springer from early January 1999 with commercials, followed by SNL from 1/16/1999 with ads, followed Arizona Dream (1992) copied from a rental, then it wraps up with King of the Hill from 1/19/1999 with commercials
TAPE 24: Kicks off with SNL (Guests: Jennifer Aniston, Sting) on 11/20/1999 with commercials, followed by episodes of Just Shoor Me, Will & Grace, 3rd Rock From The Sun, Dateline NBC, along with the KSDK 10 PM News and most of Win Ben Stein's Money off Comedy Central on 11/23/1999 with commercials
Didn't bother with sales this past Saturday, nothing good showed up on Craigslist...but the week before there was a massive storage unit yard sale down in Union Gap.
This backyard was a mess. The woman was selling tubs and boxes worth of stuff, junk and otherwise, from her father's *EIGHT* storage units! He paid for eight of them on a monthly basis. Can you say, hoarder?
NOTE - They threw out dozens of tapes prior to the sale that were X-rated porn (bought from adult stores). NONE of these home-recorded tapes, although there were a few unlabeled, were confirmed to have home-recorded porn, thank goodness.
Some tapes were in horrible condition, ruined by dust and bugs, so I picked carefully.
Tape 1 - Cher in Concert and 20 minutes of 'Moonstruck' (1987) taped off HBO on New Year's Day 2000 with promos. Master T-120
Tape 2 - 'Dirty Dancing' (1987) taped off TNT circa 1999 or 2000 minus commercials; episode of Guinness World Records Primetime taped off KCYU-LP/Fox on 9/6/1998 minus commercials; brief clip of KAPP Local News at 11 circa January 1999; two syndicated repeats of Cops taped off KCYU-68 circa January 1999 minus commercials; clip of Lynette Jennings Design from Discovery Channel; episodes of Great Chefs and Great Chefs of the World taped off Discovery Channel circa February 2000 with commercials; '101 Dalmatians' (1996) taped off Disney Channel circa February 2000; partial episode of Great Chefs and about a third of Great Chefs of the World taped off Discovery Channel circa February 2000 with commercials before the tape runs out. PDMagnetics T-120 recorded over 2-3 times at least, originally with Jimi Hendrix and The Police concerts
Tape 3 - 'Dick Tracy' (1990) taped off KCYU-LP 68 on 8/3/1997 with commercials. The rest of the tape is scrambled video. Maxell T-120
Tape 4 - 'Wishmaster' (1997) taped off Sci-Fi Channel on 4/17/2001 with commercials. Memorex T-120 in SP, originally had 'Heidi's Song' on it, an animated film from the 1980s
Tape 5 - 'Neverending Story III' (1994), 'Beavis and Butthead Do America' (1996), and 'The 6th Day' (1997) with no commercials, likely rental copies; 10 minutes of 'The Juror' (1995) from unknown source, either rental or pay-TV; most of Jonny Quest and most of Bonanza taped off TBS in October 1993 with commercials. TDK T-120
Tape 6 - 'Home Alone' (1990) taped off unknown NBC station on Thanksgiving 1993 minus commercials; 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' (1990) taped off USA Network on 11/26/1993 with commercials (mostly kids ads - taped from King Videocable in Ellensburg); 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze' (1991) taped off K68EB/FOX later that night with commercials. I have a rebroadcast from 12/27/94 already. Gemini T-120. Good find!
Tape 7 - 'Stand and Deliver' (1988) taped off unknown pay-TV channel; 'Moon Over Parador' (1987), 'Wish You Were Here' (1987) and part of 'Miles from Home' (1988) taped off Showtime on 9/12-13/1989 with promos in between movies #3 and #4. Scotch T-120
Tape 8 - 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' (2001) taped off HBO circa 2002; part of 'My Date with the President's Daughter' (1998), an abridged episode of Kim Possible and Sister, Sister taped off Disney Channel on 3/2/2004 with promo breaks. Sony T-120
Tape 9 - Part of a Grand Ole Opry special taped off PBS circa 2004; cuts to part of 'St. Helens' (1981), 'Downhill Racer' and part of Kung Fu: The Legend Continues taped off TNT on 4/28/1999 with commercials; about a half-hour of CNN taped 10/3/1995 after the O.J. Simpson verdict; PrimeNews Weekend, CNN Sports Tonight and part of America Mourns taped off CNN on 4/23/1995 with commercials (post-OKC bombing). Kodak T-120 unlabeled
Tape 10 - 4 hours of I Love Lucy repeats taped off Nick at Nite circa 1990 minus commercials; part of 'La Bamba' (1987) taped off unknown pay-TV channel; brief clip of the post-fight interview with Mike Tyson after his 91-sec. TKO of Michael Spinks; last few minutes of a Dennis Miller special and Jackie Mason on Broadway taped off HBO on 2/28/1988 with promos. Kodak T-120
Tape 11 - Princess Diana's funeral and post-funeral coverage taped off CNN on 9/6/1997 with commercials after the funeral - this coverage has already been posted to YouTube. Spartan T-120
Tape 12 - Part of 'Midwives' (2001) and part of 'Silent Cradle' (1997) taped off Lifetime on 4/14/2001 with commercials. Maxell T-120
Tape 13 - First several shows taped on 10/13/2001: Starts with a few minutes of the UNLV vs. San Diego State game taped off KAPP/ABC with commercials, then channel surfing through the Charter Digital Cable lineup, sits on the ALDS (Yankees/As) for a few minutes via KCYU-LP/Fox with commercials, then back to the end of the UNLV game and Stargate SG-1 on KAPP with commercials; Star Trek: Enterprise taped off KCYU-LP with commercials; episode of South Park taped off Comedy Central with commercials; episode of Animal Precinct and first several minutes of The Crocodile Hunter taped off Animal Planet with commercials; then cuts to Farscape and the first several minutes of The Outer Limits taped off Sci-Fi Channel on 10/15/2001 with commercials; episode of Change of Heart taped off KCYU-LP 68 later that night with commercials. RCA T-120
Bonus tape: A rental VHS of Night Moves (1975) from Warner Home Video that was partially taped over at the beginning - by an episode of Extra taped 9/8/1997 with no commercials, post-Diana funeral. The tape had "Princess Diana's Funeral" taped over the top of the Warner label. Approximately 20 minutes in SLP, so about 7 minutes of the movie got taped over, but the rest of Night Moves is intact, joined in progress.
Bonus tape #2 - No case, but I was able to find Slaughter High (1986), original copy from Vestron Video! It is not easy to find B-movie horror fare at these yard sales, but the horror VHS hobby is quite popular. Reselling this one.
This backyard was a mess. The woman was selling tubs and boxes worth of stuff, junk and otherwise, from her father's *EIGHT* storage units! He paid for eight of them on a monthly basis. Can you say, hoarder?
NOTE - They threw out dozens of tapes prior to the sale that were X-rated porn (bought from adult stores). NONE of these home-recorded tapes, although there were a few unlabeled, were confirmed to have home-recorded porn, thank goodness.
Some tapes were in horrible condition, ruined by dust and bugs, so I picked carefully.
Tape 1 - Cher in Concert and 20 minutes of 'Moonstruck' (1987) taped off HBO on New Year's Day 2000 with promos. Master T-120
Tape 2 - 'Dirty Dancing' (1987) taped off TNT circa 1999 or 2000 minus commercials; episode of Guinness World Records Primetime taped off KCYU-LP/Fox on 9/6/1998 minus commercials; brief clip of KAPP Local News at 11 circa January 1999; two syndicated repeats of Cops taped off KCYU-68 circa January 1999 minus commercials; clip of Lynette Jennings Design from Discovery Channel; episodes of Great Chefs and Great Chefs of the World taped off Discovery Channel circa February 2000 with commercials; '101 Dalmatians' (1996) taped off Disney Channel circa February 2000; partial episode of Great Chefs and about a third of Great Chefs of the World taped off Discovery Channel circa February 2000 with commercials before the tape runs out. PDMagnetics T-120 recorded over 2-3 times at least, originally with Jimi Hendrix and The Police concerts
Tape 3 - 'Dick Tracy' (1990) taped off KCYU-LP 68 on 8/3/1997 with commercials. The rest of the tape is scrambled video. Maxell T-120
Tape 4 - 'Wishmaster' (1997) taped off Sci-Fi Channel on 4/17/2001 with commercials. Memorex T-120 in SP, originally had 'Heidi's Song' on it, an animated film from the 1980s
Tape 5 - 'Neverending Story III' (1994), 'Beavis and Butthead Do America' (1996), and 'The 6th Day' (1997) with no commercials, likely rental copies; 10 minutes of 'The Juror' (1995) from unknown source, either rental or pay-TV; most of Jonny Quest and most of Bonanza taped off TBS in October 1993 with commercials. TDK T-120
Tape 6 - 'Home Alone' (1990) taped off unknown NBC station on Thanksgiving 1993 minus commercials; 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' (1990) taped off USA Network on 11/26/1993 with commercials (mostly kids ads - taped from King Videocable in Ellensburg); 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze' (1991) taped off K68EB/FOX later that night with commercials. I have a rebroadcast from 12/27/94 already. Gemini T-120. Good find!
Tape 7 - 'Stand and Deliver' (1988) taped off unknown pay-TV channel; 'Moon Over Parador' (1987), 'Wish You Were Here' (1987) and part of 'Miles from Home' (1988) taped off Showtime on 9/12-13/1989 with promos in between movies #3 and #4. Scotch T-120
Tape 8 - 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' (2001) taped off HBO circa 2002; part of 'My Date with the President's Daughter' (1998), an abridged episode of Kim Possible and Sister, Sister taped off Disney Channel on 3/2/2004 with promo breaks. Sony T-120
Tape 9 - Part of a Grand Ole Opry special taped off PBS circa 2004; cuts to part of 'St. Helens' (1981), 'Downhill Racer' and part of Kung Fu: The Legend Continues taped off TNT on 4/28/1999 with commercials; about a half-hour of CNN taped 10/3/1995 after the O.J. Simpson verdict; PrimeNews Weekend, CNN Sports Tonight and part of America Mourns taped off CNN on 4/23/1995 with commercials (post-OKC bombing). Kodak T-120 unlabeled
Tape 10 - 4 hours of I Love Lucy repeats taped off Nick at Nite circa 1990 minus commercials; part of 'La Bamba' (1987) taped off unknown pay-TV channel; brief clip of the post-fight interview with Mike Tyson after his 91-sec. TKO of Michael Spinks; last few minutes of a Dennis Miller special and Jackie Mason on Broadway taped off HBO on 2/28/1988 with promos. Kodak T-120
Tape 11 - Princess Diana's funeral and post-funeral coverage taped off CNN on 9/6/1997 with commercials after the funeral - this coverage has already been posted to YouTube. Spartan T-120
Tape 12 - Part of 'Midwives' (2001) and part of 'Silent Cradle' (1997) taped off Lifetime on 4/14/2001 with commercials. Maxell T-120
Tape 13 - First several shows taped on 10/13/2001: Starts with a few minutes of the UNLV vs. San Diego State game taped off KAPP/ABC with commercials, then channel surfing through the Charter Digital Cable lineup, sits on the ALDS (Yankees/As) for a few minutes via KCYU-LP/Fox with commercials, then back to the end of the UNLV game and Stargate SG-1 on KAPP with commercials; Star Trek: Enterprise taped off KCYU-LP with commercials; episode of South Park taped off Comedy Central with commercials; episode of Animal Precinct and first several minutes of The Crocodile Hunter taped off Animal Planet with commercials; then cuts to Farscape and the first several minutes of The Outer Limits taped off Sci-Fi Channel on 10/15/2001 with commercials; episode of Change of Heart taped off KCYU-LP 68 later that night with commercials. RCA T-120
Bonus tape: A rental VHS of Night Moves (1975) from Warner Home Video that was partially taped over at the beginning - by an episode of Extra taped 9/8/1997 with no commercials, post-Diana funeral. The tape had "Princess Diana's Funeral" taped over the top of the Warner label. Approximately 20 minutes in SLP, so about 7 minutes of the movie got taped over, but the rest of Night Moves is intact, joined in progress.
Bonus tape #2 - No case, but I was able to find Slaughter High (1986), original copy from Vestron Video! It is not easy to find B-movie horror fare at these yard sales, but the horror VHS hobby is quite popular. Reselling this one.
Also, I got in touch with the man who operated that estate sale in July that had laserdisc players, arcade machines, and tons of satellite TV equipment, along with the 1981 SNL recordings from KNDO. I got to explore and take several more tapes from the estate collection. I'm letting him keep most of the VHS for now because many have the guy's concert/DJ recordings on them, which his friends and family want to acquire and digitize. Once the funeral is complete and those tapes are gone, I'm welcome to digitize whichever VHS tapes I want. There were at least 25 Betamax tapes there, and I took a handful, hopefully will take the rest next time.
Remember that he had LOTS of satellite TV equipment. He did a lot of taping on C-Band satellite, even on the wild feeds. So, that will reflect in these finds.
It's way better than I thought. There are several more tapes with SNL, SCTV from the early '80s, Ren & Stimpy, lots of Mystery Science Theater 3000 from Comedy Central, various movies and specials. Many old Fujis (even a T-160 from *1982 or 1983*...may be the oldest one I've ever seen), TDKs, Memorex, a few dreaded Ampex that need to be baked...A dream find for any VHS collector. Here's the rundown from the handful I received last week from him, 3 VHS, 8 Beta:
VHS Tape 2 - Two episodes of The Best of Saturday Night taped off KWGN-2 Denver, one minus commercials and one taped 2/10/1987 with commercials - this was around the time that KWGN began to go nationwide on satellite! Cuts to an episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus taped off unknown PBS station (maybe KRMA?); another episode of The Best of Saturday Night taped off KWGN-2 on 2/11 or 2/12/1987 with a few commercials, some paused out; three episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus follow, taped off KRMA/PBS in March 1987, with promos at the end of the last episode (which was taped on 3/21/1987). Ends with 20 minutes of color bars and an ABC News wild feed from one of Gorbachev's speeches, taped in 1985. Several moments where the video is rewound and played back. Memorex T-120
Two rental duds.
BETA TAPE 1 - C-Band fun! Star Trek: Voyager taped off the UPN C-Band feed (Galaxy 4, tp 10) on 4/30/1997 with commercials and black screen during local breaks; partial broadcast of M*A*S*H's final episode, 'Goodbye, Farewell and Amen' taped off KIMA/CBS on 2/28/1983 with commercials...finally found the original broadcast! Memorex L-750.
BETA TAPE 2 - 'Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home' (1986) copied from rental tape, after tape runs out is about 10 min. of KAPP News 35 and Nightline taped off KAPP/ABC on 9/25/1989 with commercials; part of KIMA NewsBeat at 11 taped 9/27/1989 with commercials. Sony L-750 in Beta II
BETA TAPE 3 - Rolling Stones Steel Wheels concert taped off MuchMusic on Memorial Day 1990 minus commercials; 'The Wild One' (1953) taped off KCOP-13 Los Angeles circa June 1990 with one commercial break (that I found); reverts back to the Memorial Day 1990 recording from MuchMusic... a partial broadcast of Fax and MuchWest with commercials. SKC L-750. MuchMusic was on Anik E2, ch 6...in the clear/no subscription required, just like the CBC stations.
BETA TAPE 4 - More C-Band magic. 55 minutes of color bars, followed by Doomsday: What Can We Do? and Millennium taped off the Fox Pacific Time feed on 2/14/1997 with commercials (feed was on Telstar 4, T4-13). Then the taper switches to Galaxy 4 and flips through all the wild feeds for several minutes (lots of cartoons being fed for Saturday morning), ending up on G4-7 where The Daffy Duck Show was being fed for Kids WB. Tape ends in the middle of a commercial break on that feed. Maxell L-750, Beta II
Technical note on this tape: This was just a few weeks after Telstar 401 failed, which FOX and ABC were using for PT/ET feeds and backhauls, etc. Plenty of wild feeds were also on Telstar 401, along with UPN. They all had to escape to the new T4 and G4 after the failure of T401. Then, a year later, Galaxy 4 was gone for good, lost in space on May 20th, 1998, which caused a communications meltdown:
BETA TAPE 5 - Episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Moon Zero Two, 1969) and part of Car 54, Where Are You? taped off Comedy Central on 7/12/1991 with commercials. They had a placeholder logo at this time, and were not using the globe logo that everyone remembers. Sony L-750
Beta Tape 6 - Multiple episodes of Monty Python Flying Circus taped off unknown channel (presumed KYVE/PBS) in the 1990s; partial episode of Night After Night with Allan Havey taped off CTV: The Comedy Network in April 1991 with one commercial break (RARE stuff - this was just after Comedy Channel and Ha! merged). Maxell L-750 in Beta II
Two rental duds on Beta. Including one amusing one: starts with one rental movie (I think it was Hellraiser II), part of another rental movie, 'Big' with Tom Hanks, then another taped-over recording comes on with...the infamous "white screen of death" from the end of another VHS, then the last 10 minutes of yet another rental movie (might have been Star Trek III), like 4 duds in one
Remember that he had LOTS of satellite TV equipment. He did a lot of taping on C-Band satellite, even on the wild feeds. So, that will reflect in these finds.
It's way better than I thought. There are several more tapes with SNL, SCTV from the early '80s, Ren & Stimpy, lots of Mystery Science Theater 3000 from Comedy Central, various movies and specials. Many old Fujis (even a T-160 from *1982 or 1983*...may be the oldest one I've ever seen), TDKs, Memorex, a few dreaded Ampex that need to be baked...A dream find for any VHS collector. Here's the rundown from the handful I received last week from him, 3 VHS, 8 Beta:
VHS Tape 2 - Two episodes of The Best of Saturday Night taped off KWGN-2 Denver, one minus commercials and one taped 2/10/1987 with commercials - this was around the time that KWGN began to go nationwide on satellite! Cuts to an episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus taped off unknown PBS station (maybe KRMA?); another episode of The Best of Saturday Night taped off KWGN-2 on 2/11 or 2/12/1987 with a few commercials, some paused out; three episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus follow, taped off KRMA/PBS in March 1987, with promos at the end of the last episode (which was taped on 3/21/1987). Ends with 20 minutes of color bars and an ABC News wild feed from one of Gorbachev's speeches, taped in 1985. Several moments where the video is rewound and played back. Memorex T-120
Two rental duds.
BETA TAPE 1 - C-Band fun! Star Trek: Voyager taped off the UPN C-Band feed (Galaxy 4, tp 10) on 4/30/1997 with commercials and black screen during local breaks; partial broadcast of M*A*S*H's final episode, 'Goodbye, Farewell and Amen' taped off KIMA/CBS on 2/28/1983 with commercials...finally found the original broadcast! Memorex L-750.
BETA TAPE 2 - 'Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home' (1986) copied from rental tape, after tape runs out is about 10 min. of KAPP News 35 and Nightline taped off KAPP/ABC on 9/25/1989 with commercials; part of KIMA NewsBeat at 11 taped 9/27/1989 with commercials. Sony L-750 in Beta II
BETA TAPE 3 - Rolling Stones Steel Wheels concert taped off MuchMusic on Memorial Day 1990 minus commercials; 'The Wild One' (1953) taped off KCOP-13 Los Angeles circa June 1990 with one commercial break (that I found); reverts back to the Memorial Day 1990 recording from MuchMusic... a partial broadcast of Fax and MuchWest with commercials. SKC L-750. MuchMusic was on Anik E2, ch 6...in the clear/no subscription required, just like the CBC stations.
BETA TAPE 4 - More C-Band magic. 55 minutes of color bars, followed by Doomsday: What Can We Do? and Millennium taped off the Fox Pacific Time feed on 2/14/1997 with commercials (feed was on Telstar 4, T4-13). Then the taper switches to Galaxy 4 and flips through all the wild feeds for several minutes (lots of cartoons being fed for Saturday morning), ending up on G4-7 where The Daffy Duck Show was being fed for Kids WB. Tape ends in the middle of a commercial break on that feed. Maxell L-750, Beta II
Technical note on this tape: This was just a few weeks after Telstar 401 failed, which FOX and ABC were using for PT/ET feeds and backhauls, etc. Plenty of wild feeds were also on Telstar 401, along with UPN. They all had to escape to the new T4 and G4 after the failure of T401. Then, a year later, Galaxy 4 was gone for good, lost in space on May 20th, 1998, which caused a communications meltdown:
BETA TAPE 5 - Episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Moon Zero Two, 1969) and part of Car 54, Where Are You? taped off Comedy Central on 7/12/1991 with commercials. They had a placeholder logo at this time, and were not using the globe logo that everyone remembers. Sony L-750
Beta Tape 6 - Multiple episodes of Monty Python Flying Circus taped off unknown channel (presumed KYVE/PBS) in the 1990s; partial episode of Night After Night with Allan Havey taped off CTV: The Comedy Network in April 1991 with one commercial break (RARE stuff - this was just after Comedy Channel and Ha! merged). Maxell L-750 in Beta II
Two rental duds on Beta. Including one amusing one: starts with one rental movie (I think it was Hellraiser II), part of another rental movie, 'Big' with Tom Hanks, then another taped-over recording comes on with...the infamous "white screen of death" from the end of another VHS, then the last 10 minutes of yet another rental movie (might have been Star Trek III), like 4 duds in one
Pretty impressive finds. Interesting to see someone was still recording on Betamax tapes in the later part of the '90s. I haven't found anymore Betas since the estate sale in Seven Hills in April where I found the Sony Beta VCR. More recently, one estate sale I saw a listing for on estatesales.net showed a box full of Beta tapes, but evidently someone had already purchased them by the time I got there.
And C-band recordings are always a real treat to find. I think I only have like two tapes of wildfeeds though, both of which are from PBS channels. One I found last year was a wildfeed of instructional computer videos that were shown on a PBS wildfeed in 1995. I'm wondering if this particular wildfeed was more for college professors and instructors to record for their classes since I don't recall ever seeing PBS show these kinds of computer videos.
In the midst of another VHS overload with tapes going back to this year's community garage sales in Berea little more than a month ago, and more recently, a small score from the Northwood Flea Market last Sunday when I went to nearby Bowling Green for BGSU's homecoming weekend. I personally thought I was going to find more there based on the photos of some of the vendors' booths that I saw on their Facebook page, but as I've learned before, social media posts can sometimes be deceiving.
I've also been going through a few tapes from a Parma garage sale containing TV shows and movies recorded from Polish TV networks such as TVN 24, Polsat 2 and TV Polonia, as these networks were (are?) evidently available as part of Dish Network's international package. Quite a few episodes of a soap opera called Samo Zycie on Polsat 2.
I also picked up more tapes from a property in North Royalton I had stopped at before that has held barn sales. First time I was at this particular place was in 2019, but I was there for a couple of other barn sales in 2021. All three times I was there were successes in finding tapes, and this last one a couple of weeks ago had even more tapes than before. Quite a few '80s-stock tapes this time, including a couple of RCA VK-250s with potential for some vintage gold!
I'll get into a more detailed content listing once I get through all of these.
And C-band recordings are always a real treat to find. I think I only have like two tapes of wildfeeds though, both of which are from PBS channels. One I found last year was a wildfeed of instructional computer videos that were shown on a PBS wildfeed in 1995. I'm wondering if this particular wildfeed was more for college professors and instructors to record for their classes since I don't recall ever seeing PBS show these kinds of computer videos.
In the midst of another VHS overload with tapes going back to this year's community garage sales in Berea little more than a month ago, and more recently, a small score from the Northwood Flea Market last Sunday when I went to nearby Bowling Green for BGSU's homecoming weekend. I personally thought I was going to find more there based on the photos of some of the vendors' booths that I saw on their Facebook page, but as I've learned before, social media posts can sometimes be deceiving.
I've also been going through a few tapes from a Parma garage sale containing TV shows and movies recorded from Polish TV networks such as TVN 24, Polsat 2 and TV Polonia, as these networks were (are?) evidently available as part of Dish Network's international package. Quite a few episodes of a soap opera called Samo Zycie on Polsat 2.
I also picked up more tapes from a property in North Royalton I had stopped at before that has held barn sales. First time I was at this particular place was in 2019, but I was there for a couple of other barn sales in 2021. All three times I was there were successes in finding tapes, and this last one a couple of weeks ago had even more tapes than before. Quite a few '80s-stock tapes this time, including a couple of RCA VK-250s with potential for some vintage gold!
I'll get into a more detailed content listing once I get through all of these.
The hits keep on coming for me with quite a bit of varied content on more tapes found in various places. I haven't cataloged any of my finds on here since August, so that's how far back this list is going to end up going.
Parma garage sale #1
TAPES 1 and 2: 2003 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Miami Hurricanes) taped from WJXX in Jacksonville on 1/3/2003 with commercials, found on a Sony T-120 and a Sony T-160, second generation recordings in SP mode. WSYX in Columbus had replayed the game on 1/12/2003, and I have a tape of that, but this is the original broadcast. Also a very fitting find having just started a board op position at a radio station that broadcasts Ohio State games!
Berea community garage sale #1
TAPE 3: Dumbo (1941) taped from WOIO in Cleveland on Thanksgiving 1989 with commercials; Walking with Dinosaurs taped from the Discovery Channel on 4/16/2000, some commercials breaks included, others cut out--already have more than one tape of this special. Scotch T-120.
Berea community garage sale #2
TAPE 4: Partial broadcast of House on Haunted Hill (1999) and The Dresden Files taped from the Sci-Fi Channel on 3/4/2007 with commercials; partial episode of 24 taped from WJW in Cleveland on 1/14/2007 with commercials; end of Seinfeld and another episode of 24 taped from WJW on 1/15/2007 with commercials. TDK T-120.
TAPE 5: Two episodes of Planet Earth and an episode of Deadliest Catch taped from the Discovery Channel on 4/8/2007 with commercials. TDK T-120.
TAPE 6: Three episodes of Planet Earth, episode of Deadliest Catch and two encore presentations of Planet Earth taped from the Discovery Channel on March 25-26, 2007 with commercials. TDK T-120.
TAPE 7: The New Scooby-Doo Movies, Scooby-Doo Where Are You? and A Pup Named Scooby-Doo taped from Cartoon Network in June 2002 with commercials; The New Scooby-Doo Movies, Scooby-Doo Where Are You? and A Pup Named Scooby-Doo taped from Cartoon Network in June 2002 with commercials; partial episode of Scooby-Doo Where Are You? taped from Cartoon Network in October 2002 with commercials; The New Scooby-Doo Movies and partial episode of Scooby-Doo Where Are You? taped from Cartoon Network in October 2002 with commercials. RCA T-120.
TAPE 8: Clip from Paula's Best Dishes taped from Food Network in March 2007; partial episode of Digging for the Truth and episode of Deep Sea Detectives taped from the History Channel on 4/25/2005 with commercials; partial Casino Cinema presentation of Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) taped from Spike TV in February 2005 with commercials. TDK T-120.
Parma garage sale #2--went to another sale at this house last year with some success, this time I unearthed quite a bit of Polish TV programming from channels that Dish Network made available on their international package, spotted other tapes there that I ended up leaving behind as well
TAPE 9: Partial broadcast of Las Vegas Up Close, Dead or Alive in Alaska and partial episode of Only in America taped from the Travel Channel in August 2001 with commercials. Unknown brand T-120.
TAPE 10: Prawo Ojca (1999) taped from TVN (not the American Pay-Per-View channel) in January 2004; three episodes of Samo Zycie taped from Polsat 2 in January 2004; Swiat Wedlug Kiepskich taped from Polsat 2 in January 2004; Samo Zycie taped from Polsat 2 in January 2004; partial broadcast of Skrot Informacje taped from TVN24 on 2/3/2004; two more episodes of Samo Zycie taped from Polsat 2 in February 2004; partial episode of Swiat Wedlug Kiepskich taped from Polsat 2 in February 2004; two more episodes of Samo Zycie taped from Polsat 2 in February 2004; partial episode of Czego Sie Boja Faceci taped from Polsat 2 in February 2004; ends with two more episodes of Samo Zycie taped from Polsat 2 in February 2004. Penatek T-120.
TAPE 11: Samo Zycie and Myszka Walewska taped from Polsat 2 in 2002 with promos; two more episodes of Samo Zycie taped from Polsat 2 in 2002; clip from unknown awards show taped from TVN24 in 2002; Samo Zycie taped from Polsat 2 in 2002; Maczo taped from Polsat 2 in 2002; Zostac Miss taped from Polsat 2 in 2002; partial episode of Zostac Miss taped from Polsat 2 in 2002; one last episode of Samo Zycie taped from Polsat 2 in 2002; partial broadcast of Don't Touch My Daughter (1991 NBC made-for-TV movie) taped from WKYC in Cleveland on 5/31/1993 minus commercials. Maxell T-120.
Northwood Flea Market during my visit to BGSU for homecoming weekend--thought I was going to find a lot more than I did based on the photos of some of the vendor booths on its Facebook page, but not a total bust.
TAPE 12: Don Juan DeMarco (1994) taped from Viewer's Choice Pay-Per-View on 10/27/1995 with promos; Outbreak (1995) taped from Viewer's Choice Pay-Per-View on 10/28/1995 with promos. MGM T-120 (started with a few seconds from Good Morning America the day after the O.J. Simpson verdict before cutting to the two movies, that would have been in the final days of WNWO's ABC affiliation).
TAPE 13: CNN Sports Tonight Play of the Year Countdown taped from CNN on 12/31/1993 minus commercials, possible second generation recording as well. Super Video T-10 in SLP mode.
My North Royalton barn sale haul with some cool surprises will be in another post due to the character limit.
Parma garage sale #1
TAPES 1 and 2: 2003 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Miami Hurricanes) taped from WJXX in Jacksonville on 1/3/2003 with commercials, found on a Sony T-120 and a Sony T-160, second generation recordings in SP mode. WSYX in Columbus had replayed the game on 1/12/2003, and I have a tape of that, but this is the original broadcast. Also a very fitting find having just started a board op position at a radio station that broadcasts Ohio State games!
Berea community garage sale #1
TAPE 3: Dumbo (1941) taped from WOIO in Cleveland on Thanksgiving 1989 with commercials; Walking with Dinosaurs taped from the Discovery Channel on 4/16/2000, some commercials breaks included, others cut out--already have more than one tape of this special. Scotch T-120.
Berea community garage sale #2
TAPE 4: Partial broadcast of House on Haunted Hill (1999) and The Dresden Files taped from the Sci-Fi Channel on 3/4/2007 with commercials; partial episode of 24 taped from WJW in Cleveland on 1/14/2007 with commercials; end of Seinfeld and another episode of 24 taped from WJW on 1/15/2007 with commercials. TDK T-120.
TAPE 5: Two episodes of Planet Earth and an episode of Deadliest Catch taped from the Discovery Channel on 4/8/2007 with commercials. TDK T-120.
TAPE 6: Three episodes of Planet Earth, episode of Deadliest Catch and two encore presentations of Planet Earth taped from the Discovery Channel on March 25-26, 2007 with commercials. TDK T-120.
TAPE 7: The New Scooby-Doo Movies, Scooby-Doo Where Are You? and A Pup Named Scooby-Doo taped from Cartoon Network in June 2002 with commercials; The New Scooby-Doo Movies, Scooby-Doo Where Are You? and A Pup Named Scooby-Doo taped from Cartoon Network in June 2002 with commercials; partial episode of Scooby-Doo Where Are You? taped from Cartoon Network in October 2002 with commercials; The New Scooby-Doo Movies and partial episode of Scooby-Doo Where Are You? taped from Cartoon Network in October 2002 with commercials. RCA T-120.
TAPE 8: Clip from Paula's Best Dishes taped from Food Network in March 2007; partial episode of Digging for the Truth and episode of Deep Sea Detectives taped from the History Channel on 4/25/2005 with commercials; partial Casino Cinema presentation of Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) taped from Spike TV in February 2005 with commercials. TDK T-120.
Parma garage sale #2--went to another sale at this house last year with some success, this time I unearthed quite a bit of Polish TV programming from channels that Dish Network made available on their international package, spotted other tapes there that I ended up leaving behind as well
TAPE 9: Partial broadcast of Las Vegas Up Close, Dead or Alive in Alaska and partial episode of Only in America taped from the Travel Channel in August 2001 with commercials. Unknown brand T-120.
TAPE 10: Prawo Ojca (1999) taped from TVN (not the American Pay-Per-View channel) in January 2004; three episodes of Samo Zycie taped from Polsat 2 in January 2004; Swiat Wedlug Kiepskich taped from Polsat 2 in January 2004; Samo Zycie taped from Polsat 2 in January 2004; partial broadcast of Skrot Informacje taped from TVN24 on 2/3/2004; two more episodes of Samo Zycie taped from Polsat 2 in February 2004; partial episode of Swiat Wedlug Kiepskich taped from Polsat 2 in February 2004; two more episodes of Samo Zycie taped from Polsat 2 in February 2004; partial episode of Czego Sie Boja Faceci taped from Polsat 2 in February 2004; ends with two more episodes of Samo Zycie taped from Polsat 2 in February 2004. Penatek T-120.
TAPE 11: Samo Zycie and Myszka Walewska taped from Polsat 2 in 2002 with promos; two more episodes of Samo Zycie taped from Polsat 2 in 2002; clip from unknown awards show taped from TVN24 in 2002; Samo Zycie taped from Polsat 2 in 2002; Maczo taped from Polsat 2 in 2002; Zostac Miss taped from Polsat 2 in 2002; partial episode of Zostac Miss taped from Polsat 2 in 2002; one last episode of Samo Zycie taped from Polsat 2 in 2002; partial broadcast of Don't Touch My Daughter (1991 NBC made-for-TV movie) taped from WKYC in Cleveland on 5/31/1993 minus commercials. Maxell T-120.
Northwood Flea Market during my visit to BGSU for homecoming weekend--thought I was going to find a lot more than I did based on the photos of some of the vendor booths on its Facebook page, but not a total bust.
TAPE 12: Don Juan DeMarco (1994) taped from Viewer's Choice Pay-Per-View on 10/27/1995 with promos; Outbreak (1995) taped from Viewer's Choice Pay-Per-View on 10/28/1995 with promos. MGM T-120 (started with a few seconds from Good Morning America the day after the O.J. Simpson verdict before cutting to the two movies, that would have been in the final days of WNWO's ABC affiliation).
TAPE 13: CNN Sports Tonight Play of the Year Countdown taped from CNN on 12/31/1993 minus commercials, possible second generation recording as well. Super Video T-10 in SLP mode.
My North Royalton barn sale haul with some cool surprises will be in another post due to the character limit.
North Royalton barn sale--been at this property multiple times before as well, going back to 2019, and have been successful every time--lot of vintage stock tapes found this time, many others left behind here as well
TAPE 14: Boy Meets Dog (1938) copied from film print (or at least that's how it appears); Topper (1937) taped from WUAB in Cleveland in January 1987 with commercials; short clip from Newscenter 8 taped from WJW circa 1987, unknown if it was from a 6:00 or 11:00 newscast. Scotch T-120.
TAPE 15: Part one of Evita Peron (NBC miniseries) taped from WKYC on 2/23/1981 minus commercials. TDK T-120.
TAPE 16: Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) taped from AMC circa 1990; partial 8 O'clock Movie presentation of Shanghai Surprise (1986) taped from WUAB on 11/29/1989 with commercials; partial music video for Belinda Carlisle's "Leave a Light On" taped from MTV circa 1989; Rockumentary (with Def Leppard), The Big Picture Show (Morgan Freeman is interviewed) and music videos for Motley Crue's "Kickstart My Heart" and Phil Collins' "Another Day in Paradise" taped from MTV in December 1989 with commercials; partial broadcast of The Ten O'clock News and most of Sanford & Son taped from WUAB on 11/29/1989 with commercials. Scotch T-120.
TAPE 17: Part two of The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970 BBC miniseries) taped from WVIZ in Cleveland circa 1982; partial broadcast of Great Performances (The Best of Broadway) taped from WNEO/WEAO in Akron on 5/24/1985. RCA VK-250 T-120.
TAPE 18: The Wizard of Oz (1939) taped from WJKW in Cleveland on 3/7/1980 minus commercials; partial broadcast of The Royal Variety Performance taped from WNEO/WEAO(?) circa 1980; partial Mobil Showcase presentation of Edward the King (1975 ITV UK miniseries, unknown which part) taped from WJKW in December 1979 with commercials; partial ABC Sunday Night Movie presentation of The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) taped from WEWS in Cleveland on 12/9/1979 minus commercials. Fisher T-120.
TAPE 19: About 30 minutes of home video footage of a family Christmas gathering (Christmas 1981?); Li'l Abner (1959) taped from SuperStation WTBS in 1982 with commercials. TDK T-120.
TAPE 20: End of Frasier, JAG and start of Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel taped from WOIO on 3/17/1998 with commercials, rough aerial signal; final episode of Cheers and start of Channel 3 News at 11 taped from WKYC on 5/20/1993 with commercials (already have a tape of this minus the local news clip). Maxell T-120.
TAPE 21: Scandal Sheet (1985 ABC made-for-TV movie) taped from WBNX in Akron in January 1995 with commercials; partial episode of Biography (George H.W. Bush) taped from A&E in January 1995 with commercials. Scotch T-120.
TAPE 22: Various episodes of Hogan's Heroes taped from WOIO and TBS in December 1989 and January 1990, many have commercials included, but some do not. Goldstar T-120.
TAPE 23: South Pacific (1958) taped from WUAB in January 1984 minus most commercials. Fisher T-120.
TAPE 24: Gone with the Wind (1939) taped from WJKW on 3/22/1981 minus commercials, but does include a scrolling Newscenter 8 news alert regarding a stretch of I-90 being closed. TDK T-120.
TAPE 25: My Six Loves (1963) taped from WUAB in December 1987, some commercials included, others cut out. Gemini T-120.
TAPE 26: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967) taped from WOIO circa 1986 minus commercials; partial broadcast of the 40th Annual Tony Awards taped from WJW on 6/1/1986 with commercials. Scotch T-120.
TAPE 27: Part one of Backstairs at the White House (1979 NBC miniseries) taped from WKYC on 8/24/1980 minus most commercials. TDK T-120.
TAPE 28: Part two of Backstairs at the White House taped from WKYC on 8/25/1980 minus most commercials; partial broadcast of part three of Backstairs at the White House taped from WKYC on 8/26/1980 minus commercials. TDK T-120.
TAPE 29: Part one of A Woman of Substance (1984 Channel 4 UK miniseries) taped from WUAB (Prize Movie with John Lanigan) on 10/10/1988 minus commercials; partial broadcast of part two of A Woman of Substance taped from WUAB (Prize Movie with John Lanigan) on 10/11/1988 with commercials. TDK T-120.
TAPE 30: Part one of A Woman of Substance taped from TNT in January 1993 minus most commercials; partial broadcast of part two of A Woman of Substance taped from TNT in January 1993 minus commercials. BASF T-130.
TAPE 31: Partial broadcast of part two of A Woman of Substance taped from TNT in January 1993 minus commercials; part three of A Woman of Substance taped from TNT in January 1993 minus commercials; partial broadcast of part four of A Woman of Substance taped from TNT in January 1993 minus commercials. Konica T-120.
TAPE 32: Partial broadcast of part four of A Woman of Substance taped from TNT in January 1993 minus commercials; partial Universal Pictures Debut Network presentation of Fletch (1985) taped from WEWS circa 1987 minus commercials. GE T-120.
Right now I'm going through another estate sale haul, this time from Hinckley, packed with much more vintage fare. More on that later. Also saw a listing for an estate sale in Brook Park tomorrow that looks promising, and I'm going to be in that neck of the woods tomorrow afternoon anyway, so I might as well stop by.
TAPE 14: Boy Meets Dog (1938) copied from film print (or at least that's how it appears); Topper (1937) taped from WUAB in Cleveland in January 1987 with commercials; short clip from Newscenter 8 taped from WJW circa 1987, unknown if it was from a 6:00 or 11:00 newscast. Scotch T-120.
TAPE 15: Part one of Evita Peron (NBC miniseries) taped from WKYC on 2/23/1981 minus commercials. TDK T-120.
TAPE 16: Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) taped from AMC circa 1990; partial 8 O'clock Movie presentation of Shanghai Surprise (1986) taped from WUAB on 11/29/1989 with commercials; partial music video for Belinda Carlisle's "Leave a Light On" taped from MTV circa 1989; Rockumentary (with Def Leppard), The Big Picture Show (Morgan Freeman is interviewed) and music videos for Motley Crue's "Kickstart My Heart" and Phil Collins' "Another Day in Paradise" taped from MTV in December 1989 with commercials; partial broadcast of The Ten O'clock News and most of Sanford & Son taped from WUAB on 11/29/1989 with commercials. Scotch T-120.
TAPE 17: Part two of The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970 BBC miniseries) taped from WVIZ in Cleveland circa 1982; partial broadcast of Great Performances (The Best of Broadway) taped from WNEO/WEAO in Akron on 5/24/1985. RCA VK-250 T-120.
TAPE 18: The Wizard of Oz (1939) taped from WJKW in Cleveland on 3/7/1980 minus commercials; partial broadcast of The Royal Variety Performance taped from WNEO/WEAO(?) circa 1980; partial Mobil Showcase presentation of Edward the King (1975 ITV UK miniseries, unknown which part) taped from WJKW in December 1979 with commercials; partial ABC Sunday Night Movie presentation of The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) taped from WEWS in Cleveland on 12/9/1979 minus commercials. Fisher T-120.
TAPE 19: About 30 minutes of home video footage of a family Christmas gathering (Christmas 1981?); Li'l Abner (1959) taped from SuperStation WTBS in 1982 with commercials. TDK T-120.
TAPE 20: End of Frasier, JAG and start of Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel taped from WOIO on 3/17/1998 with commercials, rough aerial signal; final episode of Cheers and start of Channel 3 News at 11 taped from WKYC on 5/20/1993 with commercials (already have a tape of this minus the local news clip). Maxell T-120.
TAPE 21: Scandal Sheet (1985 ABC made-for-TV movie) taped from WBNX in Akron in January 1995 with commercials; partial episode of Biography (George H.W. Bush) taped from A&E in January 1995 with commercials. Scotch T-120.
TAPE 22: Various episodes of Hogan's Heroes taped from WOIO and TBS in December 1989 and January 1990, many have commercials included, but some do not. Goldstar T-120.
TAPE 23: South Pacific (1958) taped from WUAB in January 1984 minus most commercials. Fisher T-120.
TAPE 24: Gone with the Wind (1939) taped from WJKW on 3/22/1981 minus commercials, but does include a scrolling Newscenter 8 news alert regarding a stretch of I-90 being closed. TDK T-120.
TAPE 25: My Six Loves (1963) taped from WUAB in December 1987, some commercials included, others cut out. Gemini T-120.
TAPE 26: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967) taped from WOIO circa 1986 minus commercials; partial broadcast of the 40th Annual Tony Awards taped from WJW on 6/1/1986 with commercials. Scotch T-120.
TAPE 27: Part one of Backstairs at the White House (1979 NBC miniseries) taped from WKYC on 8/24/1980 minus most commercials. TDK T-120.
TAPE 28: Part two of Backstairs at the White House taped from WKYC on 8/25/1980 minus most commercials; partial broadcast of part three of Backstairs at the White House taped from WKYC on 8/26/1980 minus commercials. TDK T-120.
TAPE 29: Part one of A Woman of Substance (1984 Channel 4 UK miniseries) taped from WUAB (Prize Movie with John Lanigan) on 10/10/1988 minus commercials; partial broadcast of part two of A Woman of Substance taped from WUAB (Prize Movie with John Lanigan) on 10/11/1988 with commercials. TDK T-120.
TAPE 30: Part one of A Woman of Substance taped from TNT in January 1993 minus most commercials; partial broadcast of part two of A Woman of Substance taped from TNT in January 1993 minus commercials. BASF T-130.
TAPE 31: Partial broadcast of part two of A Woman of Substance taped from TNT in January 1993 minus commercials; part three of A Woman of Substance taped from TNT in January 1993 minus commercials; partial broadcast of part four of A Woman of Substance taped from TNT in January 1993 minus commercials. Konica T-120.
TAPE 32: Partial broadcast of part four of A Woman of Substance taped from TNT in January 1993 minus commercials; partial Universal Pictures Debut Network presentation of Fletch (1985) taped from WEWS circa 1987 minus commercials. GE T-120.
Right now I'm going through another estate sale haul, this time from Hinckley, packed with much more vintage fare. More on that later. Also saw a listing for an estate sale in Brook Park tomorrow that looks promising, and I'm going to be in that neck of the woods tomorrow afternoon anyway, so I might as well stop by.