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Oldest Extant Off-Air VHS/Beta Tape You Have
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And now for the contents of the tape:
1) 1988/12/31 Happy New Year USA WUNC4
-This was hosted by Mel Torme and had to be one of the most unabashedly PBS productions ever, from big band music, ice dancing, and Rosemary Clooney to other washed up old stars I felt like this was a night during Festival programming, and not alternative programming to Dick Clark. This was in Baltimore Maryland too of all places. So far I only found clips of this online, but this was complete at 2 hours 30 minutes EP.
2) 1989/1/1 Mission: Impossible 1x01 "The Killer" (rerun) WTVD11 (last 30 minutes) EP. I remember my dad liking and recording this show a lot. I did some research on this show and many episodes were actual remakes of the original 1960s series scripts, that and this was filmed in Australia of all places. The tape kept running through the classic Sunday Night Movie intro for "A View To A Kill". There was a 2 minute segment from the George Washington miniseries which aired sometime in the earlier part of the 1980s so this makes me think this tape was recorded over many, many times.
3) 1989/1/7 ? Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show WTVD11 :28 partial) EP. I used to love this show as a kid as it was the capper to the Saturday Morning cartoon block for years and years on ABC. I never remembered recording this as a kid though. Date is an estimate based on promo for the North Carolina Governor's Inaguration which was usually on the 1st Saturday in January.
4) 1989/1/15 Mission: Impossible 1x08 "The Pawn" (original airing) WTVD11 :54). This was actually a pretty fun episode and had a decently thrilling finish.
5) 1989/1/8 Mission: Impossible 1x03 "Holograms" (rerun) WTVD11 (1:00). I am not sure how a more recent event was before an earlier event unless there was some creative taping over. This taping started with the last few minutes of the prior show which had some weird magic trick done to the music of Michael Jackson's "Bad". I'm guessing that was Star Search? This is where the tape gets really weird, what was towards the end...
6) 1986/12/6 The Christmas Toy :9 partial) WTVD11. So I finally find proof that this tape did date back to the earlier 1980s, followed by a quick :3 partial of Newhart from 1986/12/8 from WRAL5. The totally bizarre thing from all of this is that the most recent event of them all ended the tape...
7) 1990/6/23 Monopoly The Game Show. Talk about a game show rarity, this only aired for 13 consecutive Saturdays in the summer of 1990. Believe it or not a decent portion of the episodes exist in video form on Youtube, including parts of this one. Unfortunately it misses part of the beginning and end :22) WTVD11 EP.
Tape ended with a few seconds of a promo for Family Matters and the total time code for the tape clocked in at 6 hours 7 minutes, which is the maximum you can squeeze out of a T120 from my experience.
1) 1988/12/31 Happy New Year USA WUNC4
-This was hosted by Mel Torme and had to be one of the most unabashedly PBS productions ever, from big band music, ice dancing, and Rosemary Clooney to other washed up old stars I felt like this was a night during Festival programming, and not alternative programming to Dick Clark. This was in Baltimore Maryland too of all places. So far I only found clips of this online, but this was complete at 2 hours 30 minutes EP.
2) 1989/1/1 Mission: Impossible 1x01 "The Killer" (rerun) WTVD11 (last 30 minutes) EP. I remember my dad liking and recording this show a lot. I did some research on this show and many episodes were actual remakes of the original 1960s series scripts, that and this was filmed in Australia of all places. The tape kept running through the classic Sunday Night Movie intro for "A View To A Kill". There was a 2 minute segment from the George Washington miniseries which aired sometime in the earlier part of the 1980s so this makes me think this tape was recorded over many, many times.
3) 1989/1/7 ? Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show WTVD11 :28 partial) EP. I used to love this show as a kid as it was the capper to the Saturday Morning cartoon block for years and years on ABC. I never remembered recording this as a kid though. Date is an estimate based on promo for the North Carolina Governor's Inaguration which was usually on the 1st Saturday in January.
4) 1989/1/15 Mission: Impossible 1x08 "The Pawn" (original airing) WTVD11 :54). This was actually a pretty fun episode and had a decently thrilling finish.
5) 1989/1/8 Mission: Impossible 1x03 "Holograms" (rerun) WTVD11 (1:00). I am not sure how a more recent event was before an earlier event unless there was some creative taping over. This taping started with the last few minutes of the prior show which had some weird magic trick done to the music of Michael Jackson's "Bad". I'm guessing that was Star Search? This is where the tape gets really weird, what was towards the end...
6) 1986/12/6 The Christmas Toy :9 partial) WTVD11. So I finally find proof that this tape did date back to the earlier 1980s, followed by a quick :3 partial of Newhart from 1986/12/8 from WRAL5. The totally bizarre thing from all of this is that the most recent event of them all ended the tape...
7) 1990/6/23 Monopoly The Game Show. Talk about a game show rarity, this only aired for 13 consecutive Saturdays in the summer of 1990. Believe it or not a decent portion of the episodes exist in video form on Youtube, including parts of this one. Unfortunately it misses part of the beginning and end :22) WTVD11 EP.
Tape ended with a few seconds of a promo for Family Matters and the total time code for the tape clocked in at 6 hours 7 minutes, which is the maximum you can squeeze out of a T120 from my experience.
I found one tape at an estate sale in Selah on Saturday afternoon.
-'Man of La Mancha' (1972) taped off A&E circa 1989; 'Del can-can al mambo' (1951) taped off Galavision circa 1989; 'La madrina del Diablo' (1937) taped off Galavision circa 1989; a few music videos, promos and first part of 'El Seminarista' (1949) taped off Galavision in late 1989. Maxell T-120
This was a cool find since I have never found any old footage from Galavision. It used to air lots of old Mexican movies with interstitials between. Now it airs a lot of Televisa programming and reruns, including Chespirito. The former owner was not Hispanic either. He was a long-time HS Spanish teacher...
As you've noticed on my YouTube channel, I have been rushing through a bunch of Betamax tapes, including ones I've had for 3-4 years with Siskel & Ebert episodes on them. Hopefully, I can get a good return on them when I put them up on eBay soon.
-'Man of La Mancha' (1972) taped off A&E circa 1989; 'Del can-can al mambo' (1951) taped off Galavision circa 1989; 'La madrina del Diablo' (1937) taped off Galavision circa 1989; a few music videos, promos and first part of 'El Seminarista' (1949) taped off Galavision in late 1989. Maxell T-120
This was a cool find since I have never found any old footage from Galavision. It used to air lots of old Mexican movies with interstitials between. Now it airs a lot of Televisa programming and reruns, including Chespirito. The former owner was not Hispanic either. He was a long-time HS Spanish teacher...
As you've noticed on my YouTube channel, I have been rushing through a bunch of Betamax tapes, including ones I've had for 3-4 years with Siskel & Ebert episodes on them. Hopefully, I can get a good return on them when I put them up on eBay soon.
Does anyone have any episodes of The Young and The Restless from January 1983-March 1984? I already have 6/24/1983, 2/14/1984, and 2/15/1984. They could be in any video format. I'm also looking for episodes from 1979-1980 (I have 4/14/1980 and 6/16/1980), but I know they're harder to come by so I will definitely settle for Jan '83-Mar '84.
Well, I finally got my VCR back from the repair shop earlier this week. During the time it was in the shop, I picked up a total of 22 new tapes (18 keepers) from various estate sales and one resale shop. Here's what I ended up finding.
Estate sale #1--Seville, OH
TAPE 1: Cheers: Last Call and final episode of Cheers taped from WKYC in Cleveland on 5/20/1993 with commercials; tape ends with a few minutes of static and color bars taped from WEWS in Cleveland circa 1987--I'm guessing this was during the station's sign-off period. Scotch T-120.
The Red Geranium Resale Shop--Parma Heights, OH
TAPE 2: The Holy Rosary (children's religious video) copied from retail tape; partial Teach Me to Trade Workshop infomercial taped from WUAB in Cleveland in September 2003 with a few commercials beforehand; most of NFL on CBS coverage of Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Ravens taped from WOIO in Cleveland on 9/14/2003 with commercials, part of the game is taped over with a partial Feed the Children infomercial. Sony T-120.
TAPE 3: Daddy Long Legs (1955) taped from AMC circa 1991; Silk Stockings (1957) taped from unknown pay TV channel circa 1991; The Belle of New York (1952) taped from the Movie Channel in December 1991 with promos. Scotch T-120.
TAPE 4: CBS News coverage of the third 2000 Presidential Debate taped from WOIO on 10/17/2000 with commercials during post-debate coverage; most of CBS News coverage of the 2000 Vice Presidential Debate taped from WOIO on 10/5/2000 with commercials during post-debate coverage. Sony T-120.
TAPE 5: Episode of Touched by an Angel taped from WOIO on 12/22/1996 with commercials; The Christmas Tree (ABC made-for-TV movie) taped from WEWS on 12/22/1996 with commercials; partial episode of Club Dance taped from TNN in May 1996 with commercials; another episode of Club Dance taped from TNN in May 1996 (different day) with commercials; episode of ER taped from WKYC on 10/12/1995 with commercials. Scotch T-120.
TAPE 6: Hello Dolly (1969) taped from the Disney Channel sometime in 1993 with promos; Mary Poppins taped from WOIO (Cinema Nineteen) on 1/15/1995 with commercials (early days of the station's CBS affiliation, but still no news operation). Fuji T-120.
TAPE 7: Apartment for Peggy (1948) on AMC on 11/15/1991 with promos; Margie (1946) taped from AMC circa 1995; Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) taped from the Disney Channel on 11/1/1995 with promos; partially taped-over broadcast of Margie (again) taped from AMC in April 1993 with promos; partial episode of Sanford & Son taped from TBS in May 1990 with commercials; last few minutes of Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less (BBC made-for-TV movie) taped from USA in May 1990 with commercials. Unknown brand T-120.
Estate sale #2--Strongsville, OH
TAPE 8: On Golden Pond (1981) taped from WUAB (8 O'clock Movie) circa 1989 minus most commercials. TDK T-120.
Estate sale #3--Strongsville, OH
TAPE 9: It's a Date (1940) taped from TCM circa 1999 with promos; partial broadcast of the 1997 MTV Movie Awards and partial episode of Oddville taped from MTV on 6/10/1997 with commercials; partial episode of General Hospital and partial broadcast of Day & Date taped from WSYX in Columbus on 7/19/1996 with commercials; partial broadcast of part one of The Beast (NBC miniseries) and most of News 4 at 11:00 taped from WCMH in Columbus on 4/28/1996 with commercials; partial broadcast of part two of The Beast taped from WCMH on 4/29/1996 with commercials. Fuji T-120.
TAPE 10: Partial broadcast of the closing ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games taped from WKYC on 8/4/1996 minus most commercials; partial broadcast of The Three Tenors in Concert 1994 taped from WVIZ in Cleveland on 7/17/1994 with pledge breaks. Fuji T-120.
TAPE 11: NBC News Today (coverage of the Royal Wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson) taped from WKYC on 7/13/1986 with commercials. RCA T-120.
TAPE 12: Amadeus (1984) taped from SuperStation TBS in December 1988 with commercials. Polaroid T-120.
Estate sale #4--Middleburg Heights, OH
TAPE 13: Partial broadcast of American Ninja 4: The Annihilation (1990) and partial broadcast of Gladiator (1992) taped from Encore Action in summer 2009 with promos; partial broadcast of Gone with the Wind (1939) taped from TBS in November 1994 with commercials. Scotch T-120.
TAPE 14: Romancing the Stone (1984) taped from Showtime in September 1985 with promos; Revenge of the Ninja (1983), Sword of the Valiant (1984) and partial episode of Faerie Tale Theatre taped from Showtime in August 1985 with promos. Polaroid T-120.
TAPE 15: Rear Window (1954) taped from WEWS (Universal Pictures Debut Network) in February 1986 with commercials; The Harvey Girls (1946) and start of Ed Beckley Millionaire Maker infomercial taped from WCLQ in Cleveland in February 1986 with commercials; most of Eyewitness News at 11:00 and first few minutes of Magnum Force (1973) taped from WEWS on 2/9/1986 with commercials; partial episode of Brothers, episode of The Honeymooners: The Lost Episodes and partial broadcast of The Return of the King (1980) taped from Showtime in July 1985 with promos. Unknown brand T-120.
TAPE 16: The Left Hand of God (1955) taped from AMC on 3/18/1990 (date verified from a short promo for a Reflections on the Silver Screen episode with Lauren Bacall that aired afterward); partial broadcast of part two of The Winds of War (ABC miniseries) taped from WEWS on 9/9/1986 with commercials; partial broadcast of Entertainment This Week and partial episode of Hawaii Five-O taped from WJW in Cleveland on 5/4/1986 with commercials. Kodak T-120
TAPE 17: 9 to 5 (1980) taped from HBO circa 1992; Kiss Them for Me (1957) taped from AMC circa 1992 with promos; partial broadcast of part four of North and South (ABC miniseries) and first few minutes of Eyewitness News at 11:00 taped from WEWS on 11/7/1985 with commercials. Kodak T-120.
TAPE 18: Episodes of Who's the Boss, Growing Pains, Moonlighting, and Spenser: For Hire taped from WEWS on 12/24/1985 with commercials; partial broadcast of Copacabana (CBS made-for-TV movie) and most of Newscenter 8 at 11:00 taped from WJW on 12/3/1985 with commercials; most of Heidi (1937) taped from Showtime circa 1985 with promos. Unknown brand T-120.
From the last estate sale, I also picked up two unmarked audiocassettes. Strangely, both of them included audio recordings of TV broadcasts of The 700 Club, but one also included a short aircheck from WGCL (now WNCX) circa 1981. The aircheck clip includes the songs "Take It on the Run" by REO Speedwagon, "We Live for Love" by Pat Benatar and a partial commercial for Sunkist.
Estate sale #1--Seville, OH
TAPE 1: Cheers: Last Call and final episode of Cheers taped from WKYC in Cleveland on 5/20/1993 with commercials; tape ends with a few minutes of static and color bars taped from WEWS in Cleveland circa 1987--I'm guessing this was during the station's sign-off period. Scotch T-120.
The Red Geranium Resale Shop--Parma Heights, OH
TAPE 2: The Holy Rosary (children's religious video) copied from retail tape; partial Teach Me to Trade Workshop infomercial taped from WUAB in Cleveland in September 2003 with a few commercials beforehand; most of NFL on CBS coverage of Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Ravens taped from WOIO in Cleveland on 9/14/2003 with commercials, part of the game is taped over with a partial Feed the Children infomercial. Sony T-120.
TAPE 3: Daddy Long Legs (1955) taped from AMC circa 1991; Silk Stockings (1957) taped from unknown pay TV channel circa 1991; The Belle of New York (1952) taped from the Movie Channel in December 1991 with promos. Scotch T-120.
TAPE 4: CBS News coverage of the third 2000 Presidential Debate taped from WOIO on 10/17/2000 with commercials during post-debate coverage; most of CBS News coverage of the 2000 Vice Presidential Debate taped from WOIO on 10/5/2000 with commercials during post-debate coverage. Sony T-120.
TAPE 5: Episode of Touched by an Angel taped from WOIO on 12/22/1996 with commercials; The Christmas Tree (ABC made-for-TV movie) taped from WEWS on 12/22/1996 with commercials; partial episode of Club Dance taped from TNN in May 1996 with commercials; another episode of Club Dance taped from TNN in May 1996 (different day) with commercials; episode of ER taped from WKYC on 10/12/1995 with commercials. Scotch T-120.
TAPE 6: Hello Dolly (1969) taped from the Disney Channel sometime in 1993 with promos; Mary Poppins taped from WOIO (Cinema Nineteen) on 1/15/1995 with commercials (early days of the station's CBS affiliation, but still no news operation). Fuji T-120.
TAPE 7: Apartment for Peggy (1948) on AMC on 11/15/1991 with promos; Margie (1946) taped from AMC circa 1995; Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) taped from the Disney Channel on 11/1/1995 with promos; partially taped-over broadcast of Margie (again) taped from AMC in April 1993 with promos; partial episode of Sanford & Son taped from TBS in May 1990 with commercials; last few minutes of Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less (BBC made-for-TV movie) taped from USA in May 1990 with commercials. Unknown brand T-120.
Estate sale #2--Strongsville, OH
TAPE 8: On Golden Pond (1981) taped from WUAB (8 O'clock Movie) circa 1989 minus most commercials. TDK T-120.
Estate sale #3--Strongsville, OH
TAPE 9: It's a Date (1940) taped from TCM circa 1999 with promos; partial broadcast of the 1997 MTV Movie Awards and partial episode of Oddville taped from MTV on 6/10/1997 with commercials; partial episode of General Hospital and partial broadcast of Day & Date taped from WSYX in Columbus on 7/19/1996 with commercials; partial broadcast of part one of The Beast (NBC miniseries) and most of News 4 at 11:00 taped from WCMH in Columbus on 4/28/1996 with commercials; partial broadcast of part two of The Beast taped from WCMH on 4/29/1996 with commercials. Fuji T-120.
TAPE 10: Partial broadcast of the closing ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games taped from WKYC on 8/4/1996 minus most commercials; partial broadcast of The Three Tenors in Concert 1994 taped from WVIZ in Cleveland on 7/17/1994 with pledge breaks. Fuji T-120.
TAPE 11: NBC News Today (coverage of the Royal Wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson) taped from WKYC on 7/13/1986 with commercials. RCA T-120.
TAPE 12: Amadeus (1984) taped from SuperStation TBS in December 1988 with commercials. Polaroid T-120.
Estate sale #4--Middleburg Heights, OH
TAPE 13: Partial broadcast of American Ninja 4: The Annihilation (1990) and partial broadcast of Gladiator (1992) taped from Encore Action in summer 2009 with promos; partial broadcast of Gone with the Wind (1939) taped from TBS in November 1994 with commercials. Scotch T-120.
TAPE 14: Romancing the Stone (1984) taped from Showtime in September 1985 with promos; Revenge of the Ninja (1983), Sword of the Valiant (1984) and partial episode of Faerie Tale Theatre taped from Showtime in August 1985 with promos. Polaroid T-120.
TAPE 15: Rear Window (1954) taped from WEWS (Universal Pictures Debut Network) in February 1986 with commercials; The Harvey Girls (1946) and start of Ed Beckley Millionaire Maker infomercial taped from WCLQ in Cleveland in February 1986 with commercials; most of Eyewitness News at 11:00 and first few minutes of Magnum Force (1973) taped from WEWS on 2/9/1986 with commercials; partial episode of Brothers, episode of The Honeymooners: The Lost Episodes and partial broadcast of The Return of the King (1980) taped from Showtime in July 1985 with promos. Unknown brand T-120.
TAPE 16: The Left Hand of God (1955) taped from AMC on 3/18/1990 (date verified from a short promo for a Reflections on the Silver Screen episode with Lauren Bacall that aired afterward); partial broadcast of part two of The Winds of War (ABC miniseries) taped from WEWS on 9/9/1986 with commercials; partial broadcast of Entertainment This Week and partial episode of Hawaii Five-O taped from WJW in Cleveland on 5/4/1986 with commercials. Kodak T-120
TAPE 17: 9 to 5 (1980) taped from HBO circa 1992; Kiss Them for Me (1957) taped from AMC circa 1992 with promos; partial broadcast of part four of North and South (ABC miniseries) and first few minutes of Eyewitness News at 11:00 taped from WEWS on 11/7/1985 with commercials. Kodak T-120.
TAPE 18: Episodes of Who's the Boss, Growing Pains, Moonlighting, and Spenser: For Hire taped from WEWS on 12/24/1985 with commercials; partial broadcast of Copacabana (CBS made-for-TV movie) and most of Newscenter 8 at 11:00 taped from WJW on 12/3/1985 with commercials; most of Heidi (1937) taped from Showtime circa 1985 with promos. Unknown brand T-120.
From the last estate sale, I also picked up two unmarked audiocassettes. Strangely, both of them included audio recordings of TV broadcasts of The 700 Club, but one also included a short aircheck from WGCL (now WNCX) circa 1981. The aircheck clip includes the songs "Take It on the Run" by REO Speedwagon, "We Live for Love" by Pat Benatar and a partial commercial for Sunkist.
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Nice finds there, especially on that last tape there. Interestingly, I found back in 2017 from those El Paso lots much of ABC's 1984 Christmas Night primetime block, starting with Who's The Boss?, but finishing up with the finales of the short-lived Glitter and Paper Dolls. The difference is that those shows were all-new, compared to the repeats found with your tape, which is a bit surprising since a lot of people are starting to travel home after dinner with family/friends at that time. Also, I like how varied the content on Tape #9 is, everything from something a tween to a jaguar would enjoy.
I decided to give up tape hunting and trading for Lent this year (but still posting my backlog of tapes), but of course I'll still check out for that "Wow" lot in case it turns up and wait until Easter to check those tapes out if I manage to find/win anything.
Nice finds there, especially on that last tape there. Interestingly, I found back in 2017 from those El Paso lots much of ABC's 1984 Christmas Night primetime block, starting with Who's The Boss?, but finishing up with the finales of the short-lived Glitter and Paper Dolls. The difference is that those shows were all-new, compared to the repeats found with your tape, which is a bit surprising since a lot of people are starting to travel home after dinner with family/friends at that time. Also, I like how varied the content on Tape #9 is, everything from something a tween to a jaguar would enjoy.
I decided to give up tape hunting and trading for Lent this year (but still posting my backlog of tapes), but of course I'll still check out for that "Wow" lot in case it turns up and wait until Easter to check those tapes out if I manage to find/win anything.
I'll go look at that Day & Date clip soon. Any finds from that show are rare as heck, it only lasted one season. Interesting you found the 12/22/96 Touched By An Angel and instead of sticking around for Timepiece (which I have from local KIMA), they flipped over for the Sally Field-directed holiday movie on ABC. I should also have that Winds of War broadcast in one of the banana boxes of Ellensburg tapes from last July, about 10 feet away from me. At least you only found one program that was a factory retail dub.
I've been going through a lot of AMC/TBS/TNT stuff lately from that Moxee lot that had the C-Band-recorded stuff. That estate cleanout had two tape collections - the one from C-Band and another bunch that came from a relative who lived on S 12th Ave in Yakima, near YVC, based on several address labels I saw. Those ones mostly had AMC/TNT/TBS movies, some TNN stuff, figure skating, and a couple of other things from cable. Nothing older than about 1993.
I will be selling off approximately 25 Beta tapes within the next day or so on eBay. Hoping to get some good $$$ for those. No estate sales lately. We had several inches of snow a while back and while it has melted and the temperatures are in the 40s now, we're still in the 'off-season'. Covid cases/hospitalizations are rapidly dropping in Yakima and hospitalizations have been non-existent in Kittitas for quite a while, so once we get to mid-late spring I expect the yard sales and estate sales to really blossom here.
I've been going through a lot of AMC/TBS/TNT stuff lately from that Moxee lot that had the C-Band-recorded stuff. That estate cleanout had two tape collections - the one from C-Band and another bunch that came from a relative who lived on S 12th Ave in Yakima, near YVC, based on several address labels I saw. Those ones mostly had AMC/TNT/TBS movies, some TNN stuff, figure skating, and a couple of other things from cable. Nothing older than about 1993.
I will be selling off approximately 25 Beta tapes within the next day or so on eBay. Hoping to get some good $$$ for those. No estate sales lately. We had several inches of snow a while back and while it has melted and the temperatures are in the 40s now, we're still in the 'off-season'. Covid cases/hospitalizations are rapidly dropping in Yakima and hospitalizations have been non-existent in Kittitas for quite a while, so once we get to mid-late spring I expect the yard sales and estate sales to really blossom here.
Pretty sure I have a bunch of VHS tapes of music videos taped from a local Bangor TV station in the '80s. It was a weekend nighttime music video show done in partnership with WZON AM soon after Stephen King bought the radio station and started running a top-40/rock format on it. As I recall, the show was hosted by a jock doing intros over the music videos, radio-style. You never saw him on camera and I don't remember who it was. Spots for WZON with blood dripping off the call letters aired frequently throughout the show. I have to see if I can dig those tapes out and give them a spin, I'm sure they must be fascinating for their historical value.
I would definitely love to see some of that WZON content. That would be a great candidate for an Archive.org posting. Speaking of Archive, just got a bunch of tapes back from conversion so I should be posting some stuff there soon.
As for tape finds, I got some over the past weeks:
Tape 1:
Old Kodak T120 tape stock, this was marked George Washington III, Brainstorm, and Wargames, what it actually was:
1) 1984/4/11 Part 3 of 3 of George Washington miniseries (WFMY2) starring Barry Bostwick. General Motors solely sponsored this miniseries so it was basically only car commercials and CBS promos in the commercial breaks. Missing the first half of this 3 hour block, about 1:41 total running time.
2) Brainstorm looked to be copied from a rental no intros or bumpers
3) Wargames was from The Movie Channel as it had the intro
Tape 2:
Early 1990s BASF T180 tape stock (one of the older 8 hour tapes I've ever seen) marked Andy Griffith:
1) 1991/1/27 Andy Griffith Show Bowl Buster Blitz Marathon (TBS). This ran for 4.5 hours but two of the episodes in this marathon were partials. Out of curiosity, does anyone know how long the whole marathon block was? I came to the date as an estimate as that was the date of Super Bowl Sunday and there was a promo for Clash of the Champions 14 which came a few days later. I noticed the commercials for this were rather bland, tons of promos for future TBS programming and lots of Best Of compilation album sets, basically the kind of stuff that ran in commercial blocks on late night TV then.
2) Date Unknown The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (Nostradamus documentary hosted by Orson Welles) (HBO)
Pretty sure this was an HBO airing based on the outro, no clue on the date, ending bled over into...
3) Date Unknown Mannequin (HBO) only the intro bumpers and first 4 minutes then tape ends.
Why buy a T180 in the early 1990s (which was pretty expensive for the time) and only use 6 hours of it? So many questions.
Tape 3:
Marked City Slickers, What About Bob?, and Total Recall on I'd guess late 80s or early 90s tape stock:
I hoped for a network airing of at least one of these, instead they were all rental copies. Given how many tapes had Macrovision in those days I'm amazed that all of these were actually watchable. TOTAL DUD. I swear I get so many tapes that have movies marked on them hoping and thinking that at least some will be network airings with commercials but NO, never the case.
Tape 4:
Marked 1993/2/3 Home Improvement and Danielle Steel's Heartbeat, Polaroid T120 which were really popular in the early to late 90s tape stock wise (and the box design stayed the same for the whole era):
1) 1993/2/3 Home Improvement "Dances With Tools"
25) (WGHP8) original airing of this episode, too bad the opening segment was missing. Some interesting promos for ABC shows and Valentines Day period specials. I forgot so many networks had those "creative reenactment" shows like Rescue 911 and America's Most Wanted in the early 90s. FBI: The Untold Stories and American Detective were the ABC versions of this genre but they didn't last long from my memory.
2) 1993/2/8 Danielle Steel's Heartbeat (1:55) (WXII12) again missing first segment. Its almost as if this taper had a faulty VCR clock. At least there was 2 minutes of that night's WXII12 News left at the end.
Sadly this tape ended around the 2:20 mark, so more than half left blank. Why not tape at SP or LP if you are not going to use more than half of the tape? So many more questions...
As for tape finds, I got some over the past weeks:
Tape 1:
Old Kodak T120 tape stock, this was marked George Washington III, Brainstorm, and Wargames, what it actually was:
1) 1984/4/11 Part 3 of 3 of George Washington miniseries (WFMY2) starring Barry Bostwick. General Motors solely sponsored this miniseries so it was basically only car commercials and CBS promos in the commercial breaks. Missing the first half of this 3 hour block, about 1:41 total running time.
2) Brainstorm looked to be copied from a rental no intros or bumpers
3) Wargames was from The Movie Channel as it had the intro
Tape 2:
Early 1990s BASF T180 tape stock (one of the older 8 hour tapes I've ever seen) marked Andy Griffith:
1) 1991/1/27 Andy Griffith Show Bowl Buster Blitz Marathon (TBS). This ran for 4.5 hours but two of the episodes in this marathon were partials. Out of curiosity, does anyone know how long the whole marathon block was? I came to the date as an estimate as that was the date of Super Bowl Sunday and there was a promo for Clash of the Champions 14 which came a few days later. I noticed the commercials for this were rather bland, tons of promos for future TBS programming and lots of Best Of compilation album sets, basically the kind of stuff that ran in commercial blocks on late night TV then.
2) Date Unknown The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (Nostradamus documentary hosted by Orson Welles) (HBO)
Pretty sure this was an HBO airing based on the outro, no clue on the date, ending bled over into...
3) Date Unknown Mannequin (HBO) only the intro bumpers and first 4 minutes then tape ends.
Why buy a T180 in the early 1990s (which was pretty expensive for the time) and only use 6 hours of it? So many questions.
Tape 3:
Marked City Slickers, What About Bob?, and Total Recall on I'd guess late 80s or early 90s tape stock:
I hoped for a network airing of at least one of these, instead they were all rental copies. Given how many tapes had Macrovision in those days I'm amazed that all of these were actually watchable. TOTAL DUD. I swear I get so many tapes that have movies marked on them hoping and thinking that at least some will be network airings with commercials but NO, never the case.
Tape 4:
Marked 1993/2/3 Home Improvement and Danielle Steel's Heartbeat, Polaroid T120 which were really popular in the early to late 90s tape stock wise (and the box design stayed the same for the whole era):
1) 1993/2/3 Home Improvement "Dances With Tools"
25) (WGHP8) original airing of this episode, too bad the opening segment was missing. Some interesting promos for ABC shows and Valentines Day period specials. I forgot so many networks had those "creative reenactment" shows like Rescue 911 and America's Most Wanted in the early 90s. FBI: The Untold Stories and American Detective were the ABC versions of this genre but they didn't last long from my memory.2) 1993/2/8 Danielle Steel's Heartbeat (1:55) (WXII12) again missing first segment. Its almost as if this taper had a faulty VCR clock. At least there was 2 minutes of that night's WXII12 News left at the end.
Sadly this tape ended around the 2:20 mark, so more than half left blank. Why not tape at SP or LP if you are not going to use more than half of the tape? So many more questions...
Regarding commercials typically found on TBS/TNT/USA and other similar basic cable channels, it tends to be hit or miss depending on the cable provider regarding local inserts. Some providers pre-empted a lot of those toll free 800 ads for local inserts, and sometimes, this would show spots that sometimes provide the tougher to find local content in within larger markets (suburban counties in particular that aren't part of the central city.) A couple years ago, I found a tape from the early '90s recorded off TNT that consisted of local Howard County, MD inserts (my home BTW) including a tiny auto dealer that was found in a then-rural area, along with a couple ads for stores from The Mall In Columbia. But others just left them in for those boring "The Best of ....", albums, ICC educational ads, and other common ads that aren't much more interesting than today's lame ads.
That Andy Griffith Marathon lasted from 2:30 PM to 9:00 PM EST. A T-130 in EP/SLP would have been best to fit it all in without pausing anything.
I myself found parts 1 and 2 of that George Washington miniseries off WNEV (now WHDH) a couple years ago. Of course, Hallmark, IBM, Ford, Chrysler Corporation, AT&T, GE, and Sears are other predominant sponsors that I have found with only the promos and occasionally local time to break the monotony. GM of course also sponsored the Kennedy Center Honors each holiday season for many years as well. They do provide a good grasp of what each corporation was up to at that time.
Tape 3 is why I tend to shy away from tape stock that are predominantly marked with just three movies, since at best, this means just a short block of unique programming at the end, and even so, the odds aren't that great that there will be anything more than a few promos.
That Andy Griffith Marathon lasted from 2:30 PM to 9:00 PM EST. A T-130 in EP/SLP would have been best to fit it all in without pausing anything.
I myself found parts 1 and 2 of that George Washington miniseries off WNEV (now WHDH) a couple years ago. Of course, Hallmark, IBM, Ford, Chrysler Corporation, AT&T, GE, and Sears are other predominant sponsors that I have found with only the promos and occasionally local time to break the monotony. GM of course also sponsored the Kennedy Center Honors each holiday season for many years as well. They do provide a good grasp of what each corporation was up to at that time.
Tape 3 is why I tend to shy away from tape stock that are predominantly marked with just three movies, since at best, this means just a short block of unique programming at the end, and even so, the odds aren't that great that there will be anything more than a few promos.
I run into rental duds once in a while and it disappoints me every time. Sometimes they went as far as leaving in the opening previews.
The only good thing is once in a while it would revert back to a TV recording from the second VCR when the rental tape ended. I've found partials of a 1992 CBS This Morning, a late-night USA broadcast of 'The Undefeated' and a Susan Powter 'Stop the Insanity' infomercial, a 1992 General Hospital, a late-night 1999 Disney aircheck with Zorro and the original Mickey Mouse Club, and probably my best find from these - three hours of late-night KCPQ taped in 1996 including A Current Affair Extra, The Extraordinary, Headline News and a 3:30 am sign-off. These were not intended to be taped at all. It looks as though these people watched a video store rental that night, and before going to bed, they plugged the second VCR in and let it play. Once in a while, I will find a total dud with VCR blue screen after the tape ended, and it just goes into the recycle bin.
As for cable insertion, from what I can tell here in town, our cable provider did not start selling ad spots to local businesses until 1993. Before that, the insertion time was filled with the filler direct-response ad or promo that was fed over the network. Not to say they aren't all boring, as Heartland Music had some really cheesy ads back in the day (and Johnny Carson even did a parody once), and occasionally I would find 900 numbers in those breaks. I swear some of those ads were made with a budget of about $500...or less! Some consisted of crude computer-generated text as an announcer talked to you about getting a credit card...
The only good thing is once in a while it would revert back to a TV recording from the second VCR when the rental tape ended. I've found partials of a 1992 CBS This Morning, a late-night USA broadcast of 'The Undefeated' and a Susan Powter 'Stop the Insanity' infomercial, a 1992 General Hospital, a late-night 1999 Disney aircheck with Zorro and the original Mickey Mouse Club, and probably my best find from these - three hours of late-night KCPQ taped in 1996 including A Current Affair Extra, The Extraordinary, Headline News and a 3:30 am sign-off. These were not intended to be taped at all. It looks as though these people watched a video store rental that night, and before going to bed, they plugged the second VCR in and let it play. Once in a while, I will find a total dud with VCR blue screen after the tape ended, and it just goes into the recycle bin.
As for cable insertion, from what I can tell here in town, our cable provider did not start selling ad spots to local businesses until 1993. Before that, the insertion time was filled with the filler direct-response ad or promo that was fed over the network. Not to say they aren't all boring, as Heartland Music had some really cheesy ads back in the day (and Johnny Carson even did a parody once), and occasionally I would find 900 numbers in those breaks. I swear some of those ads were made with a budget of about $500...or less! Some consisted of crude computer-generated text as an announcer talked to you about getting a credit card...
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Recent finds from the last few days...many unique ones this time. The estate sale I went to this past Thursday had VHS tapes that were labeled in German and, sure enough, they were German TV recordings. In particular, these shows I'm referring to were recorded from some network called German TV (yes, that was the name of it) that was available to view here in the US. The programs they aired were simulcast from German networks like ZDF and One (a.k.a. Channel 1).
Estate sale--Strongsville, OH (many other tapes there that I didn't pick up, many of them with German labeling--7 keepers out of 10 tapes purchased)
TAPE 1: Shag (1989) taped from Cinemax circa 1991; Raising Arizona (1987) taped from unknown pay TV channel circa 1991; My Blue Heaven (1990) and most of Witchery (1988) taped from Cinemax in August 1991 with promos. TDK T-120.
TAPE 2: Die Flippers (German music special simulcast from ZDF) taped from German TV circa 2001 with promos afterward. Sony T-120.
TAPE 3: Going to the Zoo (Allen Elementary School first grade chorus production), about 25-30 minutes of community bulletin board accompanied by audio from WQAL (Q104) in Cleveland and start of Underwater Animals (Whitney Elementary School first grade chorus production) taped from Strongsville City Schools Channel 51 (on Cablevision, now Spectrum) on 5/25/1999. Q104 aircheck starts with a commercial break, then plays the songs "Believe" by Cher, "Push" by Matchbox Twenty and "I'm Not Running Anymore" by John Mellencamp, then cuts to another commercial break (after some dialogue from evening jock Jon Russell) before the Whitney Elementary production starts--interesting find since I don't seem to come across radio recordings all that often. Sony T-120.
TAPE 4: Lustige Musikanten on Tour (music special simulcast from ZDF) taped from German TV circa 2002; episode of Ein Star und Seine Stadt (simulcast from One) and partial broadcast of ZDF Heute Journal (simulcast from ZDF) taped from German TV in November 2002 with promos. RCA T-120.
TAPE 5: All German talk shows on this one--most of a broadcast of Sabine Christensen (simulcast from One) taped from German TV circa 2003; partial broadcast of Johannes B. Kerner (simulcast from ZDF) taped from German TV circa 2003; partial broadcast of Berlin Mitte (now known by the host's namesake, Maybrit Illner--simulcast from ZDF) taped from German TV circa 2003--no promos or ads. Maxell T-120.
TAPE 6: Daniel O'Donnell: Songs of Faith (PBS concert special) taped from WLRN in Miami sometime in 2004, one pledge break is included; unknown music show taped simulcast from ZDF taped from German TV circa 2004(?). JVC T-120.
TAPE 7: Home video of a gentleman showing the same house and neighborhood the sale was held at (surprise, surprise) recorded on 8/2/1996--from the looks and sounds of things, the house was for sale at the time and he had mailed the tape to his mother in New York encouraging her to move to the area and buy the house; afterwards is a partial episode of Club Dance taped from TNN in July 1996 with commercials. TDK T-120.
The Red Geranium--Parma Heights, OH (purchased a second tape from this place as well, but when I played it, the tape was apparently damaged to the point that it was playing at double speed with distorted picture and sound, so I tossed it)
TAPE 8: Most of an episode of Providence taped from WKYC in Cleveland on 10/27/2000 with commercials. Sony T-120.
Estate sale--Strongsville, OH (many other tapes there that I didn't pick up, many of them with German labeling--7 keepers out of 10 tapes purchased)
TAPE 1: Shag (1989) taped from Cinemax circa 1991; Raising Arizona (1987) taped from unknown pay TV channel circa 1991; My Blue Heaven (1990) and most of Witchery (1988) taped from Cinemax in August 1991 with promos. TDK T-120.
TAPE 2: Die Flippers (German music special simulcast from ZDF) taped from German TV circa 2001 with promos afterward. Sony T-120.
TAPE 3: Going to the Zoo (Allen Elementary School first grade chorus production), about 25-30 minutes of community bulletin board accompanied by audio from WQAL (Q104) in Cleveland and start of Underwater Animals (Whitney Elementary School first grade chorus production) taped from Strongsville City Schools Channel 51 (on Cablevision, now Spectrum) on 5/25/1999. Q104 aircheck starts with a commercial break, then plays the songs "Believe" by Cher, "Push" by Matchbox Twenty and "I'm Not Running Anymore" by John Mellencamp, then cuts to another commercial break (after some dialogue from evening jock Jon Russell) before the Whitney Elementary production starts--interesting find since I don't seem to come across radio recordings all that often. Sony T-120.
TAPE 4: Lustige Musikanten on Tour (music special simulcast from ZDF) taped from German TV circa 2002; episode of Ein Star und Seine Stadt (simulcast from One) and partial broadcast of ZDF Heute Journal (simulcast from ZDF) taped from German TV in November 2002 with promos. RCA T-120.
TAPE 5: All German talk shows on this one--most of a broadcast of Sabine Christensen (simulcast from One) taped from German TV circa 2003; partial broadcast of Johannes B. Kerner (simulcast from ZDF) taped from German TV circa 2003; partial broadcast of Berlin Mitte (now known by the host's namesake, Maybrit Illner--simulcast from ZDF) taped from German TV circa 2003--no promos or ads. Maxell T-120.
TAPE 6: Daniel O'Donnell: Songs of Faith (PBS concert special) taped from WLRN in Miami sometime in 2004, one pledge break is included; unknown music show taped simulcast from ZDF taped from German TV circa 2004(?). JVC T-120.
TAPE 7: Home video of a gentleman showing the same house and neighborhood the sale was held at (surprise, surprise) recorded on 8/2/1996--from the looks and sounds of things, the house was for sale at the time and he had mailed the tape to his mother in New York encouraging her to move to the area and buy the house; afterwards is a partial episode of Club Dance taped from TNN in July 1996 with commercials. TDK T-120.
The Red Geranium--Parma Heights, OH (purchased a second tape from this place as well, but when I played it, the tape was apparently damaged to the point that it was playing at double speed with distorted picture and sound, so I tossed it)
TAPE 8: Most of an episode of Providence taped from WKYC in Cleveland on 10/27/2000 with commercials. Sony T-120.
I wonder if there is a way to modify a VCR so that the tape speed could be adjusted manually, so that it would play the tape at the correct speed even if the control track on the tape is damaged.
Went to an estate sale yesterday (Saturday) in West Valley/Yakima, and there were several tapes, albeit most were home movies and exercise tapes. I did take four, and here's what I found. Best finds were on tape 2!
Tape 1 - Part 3 of Ken Burns' The West taped off KYVE/PBS on 9/17/1996 with promos (also includes part of a rebroadcast); part 4 of Ken Burns' The West taped off KYVE/PBS on 9/18/1996 with promos after; part 4 of Ken Burns' The West taped off KYVE/PBS on 9/19/1996 minus promos. Sony T-160
Tape 2 - Episode of Lorne Greene's New Wilderness taped off KIMA-29 on 2/28/1984 with a few commercials (first find of this show!); NOVA: The Miracle of Life taped off PBS (KYVE?) sometime in 1984 (no promos); National Geographic Special on gorillas taped off HBO in 1984; partial broadcast of Mother's Day with Joan Lunden and open to the Cable Health World Report taped off Lifetime in June 1984 with commercials; last few minutes of another NOVA episode and some promos taped off KYVE/PBS on 6/5/1984 (oldest confirmed find from KYVE!); partial broadcast of Regis Philbin's Healthstyles and The Nature of Things taped off Lifetime in June 1984 with some commercials (at least one break pulled out); another National Geographic Special (the Living Sands of Namib) taped off HBO in summer 1984; ends with one more National Geographic Special on wildlife in the Andes taped off HBO in 1984. TDK T-120
Tape 3 - Part 6 and 7 of The West taped off KYVE/PBS on 9/20 and 9/21/1996 (no promos); most of 'Written on the Wind' (1956) and part of 'Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?' (1957) taped off AMC on 3/11/1996 with promos. Sony T-160
A fourth tape has footage of the husband and wife on a trip through New Mexico and Colorado in late June-early July 1992, including a Cumbres & Toltec steam train passing through Chama, NM and views in downtown Silverton, CO. Cool stuff.
Tape 1 - Part 3 of Ken Burns' The West taped off KYVE/PBS on 9/17/1996 with promos (also includes part of a rebroadcast); part 4 of Ken Burns' The West taped off KYVE/PBS on 9/18/1996 with promos after; part 4 of Ken Burns' The West taped off KYVE/PBS on 9/19/1996 minus promos. Sony T-160
Tape 2 - Episode of Lorne Greene's New Wilderness taped off KIMA-29 on 2/28/1984 with a few commercials (first find of this show!); NOVA: The Miracle of Life taped off PBS (KYVE?) sometime in 1984 (no promos); National Geographic Special on gorillas taped off HBO in 1984; partial broadcast of Mother's Day with Joan Lunden and open to the Cable Health World Report taped off Lifetime in June 1984 with commercials; last few minutes of another NOVA episode and some promos taped off KYVE/PBS on 6/5/1984 (oldest confirmed find from KYVE!); partial broadcast of Regis Philbin's Healthstyles and The Nature of Things taped off Lifetime in June 1984 with some commercials (at least one break pulled out); another National Geographic Special (the Living Sands of Namib) taped off HBO in summer 1984; ends with one more National Geographic Special on wildlife in the Andes taped off HBO in 1984. TDK T-120
Tape 3 - Part 6 and 7 of The West taped off KYVE/PBS on 9/20 and 9/21/1996 (no promos); most of 'Written on the Wind' (1956) and part of 'Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?' (1957) taped off AMC on 3/11/1996 with promos. Sony T-160
A fourth tape has footage of the husband and wife on a trip through New Mexico and Colorado in late June-early July 1992, including a Cumbres & Toltec steam train passing through Chama, NM and views in downtown Silverton, CO. Cool stuff.
More finds, this time from an estate sale in Parma on Friday. Took home 18 tapes, nine keepers. Had a lot more there that I left behind.
TAPE 1: The Mozart Mystique and start of Austin City Limits taped from WVIZ in May 1990 with promos afterward, also has an intermission in the middle of the show. Scotch T-120.
TAPE 2: Live from Lincoln Center (New York Opera performs A Little Night Music) taped from WVIZ on 11/7/1990, has an intermission in the middle of the show with station announcer Rob Schuler plugging some upcoming programs; partial episode of The Life and Loves of a She-Devil taped from A&E in October 1990 with a few commercials; episode of Graham Kerr and start of The Andy Griffith Show taped from WOIO in October 1990 with commercials; partial broadcast of The Running Man (1987) taped from WEWS on 9/23/1990 with commercials; partial broadcast of River of No Return (1954) taped from AMC on 9/7/1990 with promos; partial broadcast of Triumph of Hercules (1964) taped from TNT in September 1990 with commercials. TDK T-120.
TAPE 3: Citizen Kane (1941) and Jane Eyre (1943) taped from AMC circa 1988 with promos; partial broadcast of Bell, Book and Candle (1958) taped from AMC circa 1988. TDK T-120.
TAPE 4: Phantom of the Opera (1943) taped from WBNX circa 1988 minus commercials; Johnny Apollo (1940) taped from AMC circa 1988; The Mark of Zorro (1940) taped from AMC circa 1988, short promo for the next movie afterward. TDK T-120.
TAPE 5: Episode of Scenic Wonders of America taped from the Disney Channel circa 1995; episode of Travels in Europe with Rick Steves taped from WVIZ circa 1995; partial broadcast of Celebrating Haydn with Peter Ustinov taped from WVIZ on 12/26/1994 with promos. TDK T-120.
TAPE 6: Duel in the Sun (1946) taped from unknown pay TV channel (or possibly AMC) circa 1987(?); Highlander (1986) taped from WUAB (8 O'clock Movie) sometime in 1990, first two commercial breaks are included; partial broadcast of The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) taped from WUAB (Star Movie) on 6/5/1987 with commercials. TDK T-120.
TAPE 7: Captain from Castile (1947) taped from AMC in February 1989, no promos, but does have Bob Dorian's closing segment at the end; episodes of Mystery taped from WVIZ on February 19 and 26, 1989; partial broadcast of Ben-Hur (1959) taped from WOIO (Cinema Nineteen) circa 1989 minus commercials. TDK T-120.
TAPE 8: Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) taped from WEWS (Movie 5) circa 1987 minus commercials; In Old Chicago (1938) taped from AMC circa 1987 with Bob Dorian's opening segment; Chad Hanna (1940) taped from AMC circa 1990; partial broadcast of The Competition (1980) taped from WOIO circa 1987 minus commercials. TDK T-120.
TAPE 9: Kismet (1955) taped from TCM in July 2006 with promos; short clip from an episode of Grey's Anatomy taped from WEWS on 11/2/2006, black-and-white aerial signal; partial broadcast of Jimmy Kimmel Live taped from WEWS on 10/5/2006 with commercials; partial episode of Ed taped from WKYC on 1/10/2001 with commercials. TDK T-120.
TAPE 1: The Mozart Mystique and start of Austin City Limits taped from WVIZ in May 1990 with promos afterward, also has an intermission in the middle of the show. Scotch T-120.
TAPE 2: Live from Lincoln Center (New York Opera performs A Little Night Music) taped from WVIZ on 11/7/1990, has an intermission in the middle of the show with station announcer Rob Schuler plugging some upcoming programs; partial episode of The Life and Loves of a She-Devil taped from A&E in October 1990 with a few commercials; episode of Graham Kerr and start of The Andy Griffith Show taped from WOIO in October 1990 with commercials; partial broadcast of The Running Man (1987) taped from WEWS on 9/23/1990 with commercials; partial broadcast of River of No Return (1954) taped from AMC on 9/7/1990 with promos; partial broadcast of Triumph of Hercules (1964) taped from TNT in September 1990 with commercials. TDK T-120.
TAPE 3: Citizen Kane (1941) and Jane Eyre (1943) taped from AMC circa 1988 with promos; partial broadcast of Bell, Book and Candle (1958) taped from AMC circa 1988. TDK T-120.
TAPE 4: Phantom of the Opera (1943) taped from WBNX circa 1988 minus commercials; Johnny Apollo (1940) taped from AMC circa 1988; The Mark of Zorro (1940) taped from AMC circa 1988, short promo for the next movie afterward. TDK T-120.
TAPE 5: Episode of Scenic Wonders of America taped from the Disney Channel circa 1995; episode of Travels in Europe with Rick Steves taped from WVIZ circa 1995; partial broadcast of Celebrating Haydn with Peter Ustinov taped from WVIZ on 12/26/1994 with promos. TDK T-120.
TAPE 6: Duel in the Sun (1946) taped from unknown pay TV channel (or possibly AMC) circa 1987(?); Highlander (1986) taped from WUAB (8 O'clock Movie) sometime in 1990, first two commercial breaks are included; partial broadcast of The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) taped from WUAB (Star Movie) on 6/5/1987 with commercials. TDK T-120.
TAPE 7: Captain from Castile (1947) taped from AMC in February 1989, no promos, but does have Bob Dorian's closing segment at the end; episodes of Mystery taped from WVIZ on February 19 and 26, 1989; partial broadcast of Ben-Hur (1959) taped from WOIO (Cinema Nineteen) circa 1989 minus commercials. TDK T-120.
TAPE 8: Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) taped from WEWS (Movie 5) circa 1987 minus commercials; In Old Chicago (1938) taped from AMC circa 1987 with Bob Dorian's opening segment; Chad Hanna (1940) taped from AMC circa 1990; partial broadcast of The Competition (1980) taped from WOIO circa 1987 minus commercials. TDK T-120.
TAPE 9: Kismet (1955) taped from TCM in July 2006 with promos; short clip from an episode of Grey's Anatomy taped from WEWS on 11/2/2006, black-and-white aerial signal; partial broadcast of Jimmy Kimmel Live taped from WEWS on 10/5/2006 with commercials; partial episode of Ed taped from WKYC on 1/10/2001 with commercials. TDK T-120.