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Oldest Extant Off-Air VHS/Beta Tape You Have

Way behind on updates, so here we go:

Tape 321
1.Maria Callas rental copy (1h9m)
2.1991? Bride of Frankenstein (AMC) (1h31m with intros outros promos plus newsreels)
3.1991/2/1x Good Evening (WFMY) WKZL radio station, Atlanta Zoo (16m partial)
TRT 3h7m SP/EP

Tape 322
1.House on Haunted Hill (1958) (A&E) (1h11m commercials cut)
2.1993/10/30-10/31 Drive In Reviews marathon 5 episodes (Comedy Central) (2h29m)
-I found a digitized recording of 2 of the episodes when they were reaired in 1994 on Archive, apparently this series only consisted of 5 episodes, so this is the original airing and all they ever aired!
3.1994/1/20 TNT Hollywood Nights- A Night at the Opera (TNT) (1h54m)
4.1994? Two partial episodes of I Love Lucy from Nick at Nite (34m total)
5.Unknown movie (5m partial)
TRT 6h12m

Tape 323
1.1997/4/30 Ellen 4x22-23 “The Puppy Episode” (WTVD) (59m) SP
-The famous (at the time) episodes where Ellen “comes out”
2.1997/4/30 Primetime Live- Ellen coming out, Parental Abductions of Children (WTVD) (1h) SP
3.Random tapeovers (4m)
TRT 2h3m SP

Tape 324
1.2003/1/9 Scrubs 2x12 (WNCN) (23m missing first segment)
2.2003/1/9 Will & Grace 5x12 (WNCN) (30m)
3.2003/1/9 Good Morning Miami 1x11 (WNCN) (30m)
4.2003/1/9 ER 9x11 (WNCN) (1h)
5.2003/1/9 WNCN 11PM News (30m)
6.2003/1/9 Late Night with Jay Leno- Adam Sandler, Rupert Grint, Tom Petty (WNCN) (1h)

Tape 325
1.1996/9/ ACC Wake Forest-Clemson pregame (WRAL) Ace Ventura cartoon clip (7m total)
1h14m of dead air then…
2.1996/5/x Baywatch Nights 1x16 (WRDC UPN) (48m partial)
TRT 2h7m SP?

Tape 326
1.2003/6/6 Young and the Restless (WRAL) (1h3m with end of prior soap opera)
2.2003/6/6 WRAL 5PM News (4m partial)
TRT 1h8m LP

Tape 327
1.1995/12/x Great Performances Les Miserables In Concert (WUNC) (3h30m with promos and pledge breaks)
2.1996/7/28 Olympic Park Bombing overnight coverage (WNCN) (30m partial)
3.1996/7/28 Olympics Rowing, Track & Field Kersey withdraws, Beach Volleyball (WNCN) (2h)
TRT 6h EP

Tape 328
1.The Breakfast Club rental copy (1h35m SP) tapeover of brief snippet of China Beach episode at start
2.1992/5/31 FOX Movie Presentation- Lucas (WLFL) (1h21m partial)
TRT 2h57m SP/EP

Tape 329
1.Andy Griffith Show 3x9 (23m commercials cut) (WTBS)
2.Andy Griffith Show 2x31 (23m commercials cut) (WTBS)
3.1983/x? Andy Griffith Show 3x19 (24m one commercial break for Pac Man cereal dates this to 1983) (WTBS)
4.Andy Griffith Show 3x20 (23m commercials cut) (WTBS)
5.Andy Griffith Show 3x24 (22m commercials cut) (WTBS)
6.1986 Andy Griffith Show 2x29 (29m) (WTBS)
7.1987/11/x Andy Griffith Show 2x23 (24m one commercial break) (WTBS)
TRT 2h48m SP/EP

Tape 330
1.clips of Designing Women and 1989 San Francisco earthquake coverage (5m total)
2.1994/1/x TBS Prime Movie- Over The Top (2h) (TBS)
3.1994/1/x Deliverance (2h15m) (TBS)
4.1994/1/x Dakota (10m partial) (TBS) #2-4 are a 4h25m block
5.1989/x unknown movie (TNT) (16m partial)
6.1988/10/20 CBS Thursday Movie Something In Common repeat (WRAL) (58m last half)
7.1988/9/x unknown Western (TBS) (25m)
TRT 6h8m EP

Tape 331
1.1982/3/27 Final 4 UNC vs Houston (WTVD) (1h50m some commercials cut in 2nd Half, some local news coverage)
2.1982/3/29 Championship UNC vs Georgetown (WTVD) (1h48m nearly all commercials cut but halftime and postgame intact minus the last few minutes)
3.1982/4/1? How About Them Heels special on UNC championship (WRAL) (26m commercials cut)
4.1982/6/29 NBA Draft (USA) (2h7m ends in 2nd RD, nearly all commercials cut)
TRT 6h11m EP

Tape 332
1.1983/5/7 SNL- Stevie Wonder premiere (WPTF) (56m all commercials cut, some segments missing) bad reception
2.Silkwood rental copy? (2h10m)
3.1983/5/2 V The Miniseries Part 2 (WPTF) (1h26m commercials and end cut)

Tape 333
1.1987/4/30 Cosby Show 3x24 (WPTF) (24m missing open and 1st segment)
2.1987/4/30 LA Law 1x9 repeat (WPTF) (1h)
3.1987/4/30 WPTF 11PM News (5m partial)
TRT 1h29m EP

Tape 334
1.1982/x Paternity (HBO) (1h34m with small amount of bumpers and promos)
2.1982/x Crystal Gayle in Concert (HBO) (6m partial)
3.1982/5/2x Donahue in Los Angeles- Sylvester Stallone discusses Rocky 3, Danny Thomas (WTVD) (33m last half only)
4.1982/5/2x One Day At A Time syndicated (6m partial)
5.1982/1/2x Janet Cooke and Pulitzer Prize “Jimmy’s World” scandal (WTVD) (36m last half only)
6.1982/x Busting Loose (1h30m missing credits) (HBO)
7.1982? The Richard Pryor Special? (WPTF) (48m all commercials cut) later reairing not sure of exact year
8.partials of Benny Hill Show and Night Hawks (47m total all commercials cut)
9.The First Deadly Sin (11m partial)
TRT 6h11m

Tape 335
1.1983/2/x Donahue- Custer’s Revenge and video games ruining society (WTVD) (1h)
WOW what a piece of video game history that was
2.1983/2/28 MASH 4 episode finale (WTVD) (1h57m nearly all commercials cut)
3.1983? Night Shift (HBO) (2h10m) with promos and Video Jukebox, HBO Short Take Ballet Robotique
4.1983? random Robin Hood movie (20m partial) (HBO)
TRT 5h37m EP

Tape 336
1.1985/8/16 Motown Revue- Weird Al Yankovic?!?!?!, Diana Ross (WPTF) (59m) neat short lived variety show
2.1985 Jackie Gleason’s Second Honeymoon (Showtime) (54m)
3.1985 Lena Horne The Lady And Her Music (2h13m commercials cut)
4.1985? Carolina Saturday segment (6m partial) (WRAL)
TRT 4h13m

Tape 337
1.1985/9/28 SNL 10x15 “Film Festival” repeat Billy Crystal hosts plus Siskel & Ebert (WPTF) (1h30m)
2.1985/9/29 Solid Gold (WPTF) (20m partial)
3.1985/10/5 Hunter 2x3 (WPTF) (59m)
4.1985/10/5 America’s Top 10 (WPTF) (3m partial)
5.1985/9/29 CBS Sunday Movie- Amos (WRAL) (55m to end partial)
TRT 3h49m

Tape 338
1.1989/12/12 Gone With The Wind 50th Anniversary Presentation Part 1 (TBS) (2h)
2.1989/12/13 The Making of A Legend- Gone With the Wind (TBS) (2h16m)
3.1989/12/13 Gone With The Wind 50th Anniversary Presentation Part 2 (TBS) (1h53m most) tape ends
TRT 6h10m

Tape 339
1.1996/6/12 Central Park West 2x3 (WRAL) (50m most) SP
2.1996? Ministry of Vengeance (WRAZ) (13m ending only)
3.1996? WRAZ 10PM News (3m partial)
4.1996/6/10 ABC Monday Movie MacGyver Trail to Doomsday repeat (WTVD) (56m last half)
5.1996/6/10 WTVD 11PM News (12m first part)
TRT 2h14m SP

Tape 340
1.1993/8/1x Nashville Now! Pat Boone guest hosts- Ronnie McDowall, Elvis memory (TNN) (1h24m most) with local RDU commercials, random tapeovers at the beginning
TRT 1h25m SP

Tape 341
1.1994/5/23 Tiny Toon Adventures 1x16 repeat (WLFL) (19m partial)
2.1994/5/23 Animaniacs 1x65 premiere (WLFL) (4m partial)
3.1994/4/28 Simpsons 5x19 100th Episode Special (WLFL) (8m partial)
4.1994/4/28 Simpsons 1x2 repeat with 100th Special bumpers (WLFL) (30m)
TRT 1h4m SP
 
Tape 342
1.1993/1/20 Bill Clinton Presidential Inauguration CBS News (WRAL) (2h1m)
2.1993/1/20 CBS Schoolbreak Special Love Off Limits (WRAL) (29m partial)
3.1992/2/23 ABC Sunday Movie- Rain Man network premiere (WTVD) (1h34m last half -3 hr block)
-Apparently this had better ratings than the closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics!?!?!
4.1992/2/23 WTVD 11PM News (29m)
5.1992/1/2x TBS Nite Flix Dark Night of the Scarecrow (TBS) (57m partial)
6.1992/1/2x TBS Nite Flix The Savage Bees (TBS) (40m partial)
TRT 6h10m EP

Tape 343
1.1992/6/24 David Copperfield XIII Mystery On The Orient Express repeat (WRAL) (1h)
2.1992/6/24 Raven Series Premiere 90 minute pilot movie (WRAL) (1h30m)
3.1992/6/24 48 Hours- Serial Rapists (WRAL) (30m abbreviated episode because of length of Raven)
4.1992/4/4 Bonanza 6x27 Hoyt Axton guest stars (TBS) (27m last half)
5.1992/4/4 WCW Power Hour (TBS) (1h)
6.1992/4/4 National Geographic Explorer- Cockroaches, Hogan’s Alley (TBS) (1h)
7.1992/4/4 A Big Hand for the Little Lady (TBS) (43m partial)
TRT 6h9m EP
-Cool to see another complete network block taped off local TV

Tape 344
1.2001? Many different HGTV shows, mostly partials, Furniture Show, Trash to Treasure, Bed & Bath Design, If Walks Could Talk 2x9 complete (1h46m total)
2.2001? More HGTV shows, some partials, Carol Duvall Show, Our Place complete, Decorating With Style, Room By Room complete, Tipical Mary Ellen complete, Smart Solutions complete (2h35m total)
3.2001? The Christopher Lowell Show- pet and dog decorations (Discovery Channel) (41m partial)
4.2001? Home Matters (Discovery Channel) (57m most)
5.2001? The Christopher Lowell Show (Discovery Channel) (7m partial)
TRT 6h8m

Tape 345
1.Johnny Mathis Chances Are (PBS unknown affiliate) (1h29m promos and pledge breaks cut)
2.

Tape 346
1.1993/4/5 CBS Evening News (WRAL) (4m partial to end)
2.1993/4/5 Entertainment Tonight (WRAL) (30m)
3.1993/4/5 Inside Edition- Brandon Lee death (WRAL) (30m)
4.1993/4/5 Evening Shade 3x5 repeat (WRAL) (30m)
5.1993/4/5 Battle In The Bayou WRAL National Championship Game local only pregame (30m)
-Pre empted another Evening Shade rerun
6.1993/4/5 Prelude To A Championship and National Championship Game UNC vs Michigan (WRAL) (2h36m)
7.1993/4/5 WRAL 11PM News (42m)
8.1993? Hill Street Blues episode? (WYED) (3m partial)
TRT 5h28m EP

Tape 347
1.1985/8/2 The Motown Revue 1x1? (WPTF) (47m all commercials cut so date estimated)
2.random music video (3m)
3.Dreamscape (Showtime) (1h24 missing opening scene and end credits)
4.1986 Cosby Show 2x12 (WPTF) (24m commercials cut)
5.1986 Cosby Show 2x13 (WPTF) (24m commercials cut)
6.1986 Cosby Show 2x17 (WPTF) (24m commercials cut)
7.1986 Family Ties 4x18, 4x19 clip show (WPTF) (49m all but last commercial break cut)
8.1986/2/15 Friday Night Videos (WPTF) (30m commercials cut, partial)
TRT 4h43m EP

Tape 348
1.Summer School (1h35m) rental copy
2.1988/9/x Channel 7 Late Movie- Packing It In (WLS) (2h2m)
3.1988/8/28 NBC Sunday Night Movie- Police Academy 2 (WMAQ) (2h)
4.1987/10/26 The Omen end and WGN 10PM News open (WGN) (29m)
TRT 6h5m EP

Tape 349
1.1990? Back Home (Disney Channel) (1h45m with some promos)
2.1990? Witching of Ben Wagner (Disney Channel) (2h17m with promos and Ernest Goes To Splash Mountain)
3.1990 Welcome To Pooh Corner (Disney Channel) (18m partial episode)
4.1988/8/24 Alice In Wonderland Part 2 repeat (43m partial)
5.Making Mr. Right (HBO) another movie clip (46m total)
TRT 5h50m EP

Tape 350
1.1986? An Officer And A Gentleman TV cut (1h53m commercials cut so unsure of date or network)
2.1986? The Wizard Of Oz TV cut (1h35m commercials cut so unsure of date, CBS)
3.1986/2/16 ABC Sunday Movie- Mr. Mom (WLS) (1h28m)
-Oddly enough found a 75% complete version of this exact airing from WTVD last year but with commercials
TRT 4h57m EP

Tape 351
1.1985? Dumbo (1h commercials cut)
2.1985/11/20 Lost In London CBS Network Movie (1h33m commercials cut)

Tape 352
1.1985/11/27 Airplane 2 CBS Network Movie version (WBBM) (1h33m all commercials cut)
2.1985/12/1 American Bandstand’s 33 ⅓ Celebration (WLS) (3h)
3.1985/12/9 Alice In Wonderland Part 1 (WBBM) (1h38m nearly all commercials cut)
TRT 6h10m EP

Tape 353
1.1988/9/26 CBS Special Movie- After The Promise repeat (WBBM) (2h)
2,1988/9/26 WBBM 10PM News (6m partial opening story on Ben Johnson drug test)
3.1988/9/27 ABC Tuesday Movie- Stand By Me network premiere (WLS) (1h57m missing open)
4.1988? Some Kind Of Wonderful (1h34m) (Showtime)
TRT 5h37m EP

Tape 354
1.1990/3/18 Phantom Of The Opera Part 1 (WMAQ) (1h57m)
2.1990/3/19 Phantom Of The Opera Part 2 (WMAQ) (1h59m)
3.1990/3/19 WMAQ 10PM News (3m partial, opening)
TRT 3h59m EP

Tape 355
1.1989/7/24 The Shining (WGN) (2h58m)
2.1989/7/25 One That Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest (WGN) (2h30m)
3.1989/7/25 INN USA Tonight- story on the famous Flight 232 (WGN) (5m)
TRT 5h33m EP

Tape 356
1.1987/1/5 NBC Monday Night Movie- Remington Steele 2 part episode (WMAQ) (1h41m missing a segment)
2.1987/1/5 CBS Monday Movie- Footloose premiere (WBBM) (1h)
-Recorder flipped after end of Remington Steele movie to Footloose hence it being a partial, actually found another copy of this exact airing awhile back off a Florida affiliate
3.1987/5/3 Disney Sunday Movie- Mary Poppins (WLS) (2h52m opening cut, ending cut)
TRT 5h33m EP

Tape 357
1.1992/12/25? TBS Prime Movie- King of Kings (TBS) (2h4m most)
TRT 2h4m SP

Tape 358
1.Flashdance (1h32m) (Showtime)
2.Poltergeist 2 (1h32m) (WGN nearly all commercials cut)
3.1989/5/14 Family Ties series finale (1h commercials cut) (WMAQ?)
TRT 4h4m EP

Tape 359
1.1991/6/4 China Beach 4x10 (WLS) (46m some commercials and open cut)
2.1991/7/22 ABC Monday Movie- China Beach 4x16 finale (WLS) (1h36m some commercials cut, ending cut)
3.1991/7/29 Elvis and Me Part 2 repeat (WLS) (33m partial no commercials)
4.1992/1/3 Illinois lottery drawing then Crazy Moon (1987) (WGN) (2h2m)
5.1992/1/3 WGN 9PM News (28m)
TRT 5h25m EP

Tape 360
1.Grease (1h49m) rental copy?
2.9 to 5 CBS Network airing (1h45m commercials cut) unsure of date but think it was premiere
3.1979? End of Alcatraz and Saturday Night Movie Sam Whiskey (WLS) (31m partial with tons of commercials)
4.1979? Saturday Night Movie (WLS) (16m partial)
5.1981/2/22 ABC Sunday Movie- Norma Rae (WLS) (1h44m most no commercials)

Tape 361
1.1991/5/30 Benny Hill’s World Tour- New York premiere and episode of Benny Hill Show (USA) (2h total)
2.1991/6/2 All In The Family pilot episode, weird CBS primetime reairing (WRAL) (30m)
3.1991/6/16 All In The Family 1x3 CBS primetime reairing (WRAL)
4.1991? The Last Challenge- old Glen Ford movie (TBS) (25m partial)
5.1991? Voice Of The Planet (TBS) (43m partial)
TRT 4h7m

Tape 362
1.1991/12/15 Christmas On Division Street (WBBM) (1h31m commercials cut)
2.1991/12/16 In The Nick Of Time (WMAQ) (1h29m commercials cut)
3.1991/12/17 Miracle On 34th Street 1973 version starring my neighbor David Hartman! (USA) (1h54m)
TRT 4h54m EP
First 2 movies had all commercials cut but they were rare enough Christmas themed TV movies that its a keeper, plus third movie had most commercials intact
 
Tape 363
1.2003/3/5 The Young and the Restless (WRAL) (1h) SP
2.2003/2/19 Congo (USA) (1h3m partial) SP
TRT 2h3m SP

Tape 364
1.2004/4/19 The Young and the Restless (WRAL) (58m missing a few minutes at beginning) SP
2.2004/4/19 WRAL 5PM News (7m partial open only) SP
3.2004? Random tapeovers of movies from AMC/TCM/USA has that analog recorded HD cable “box effect” (58m)
TRT 2h4m SP

Tape 365
1.1994/6/3 The X Files 1x15 repeat (WLFL) (58m)
2.1994/6/3 3 Minutes of the Preview Channel
3.1994/6/3 Around The World In 80 Days Part 3 (Disney Channel) (1h36m with a few promos)
-Second time I’ve found this one in various forms
4.1994/6/3 Channel flipping and Preview Channel (50m total)
TRT 3h24m EP

Tape 366
1.1993/1/1x Elvis and Me reair (Lifetime) DC area commercials (3h49m)
-Another common find, at least the 3rd or 4th time with this one
2.1993/1/24 Sunday Triple Feature Movie- Heaven Can Wait (WTTG) (1h56m missing open)
-Most of the commercial spots were for SEARS
3.1993/1/24 Sunday Triple Feature Movie- Code Of Silence (WTTG) (16m partial)
TRT 6h1m

Tape 367
1.1989/4/16 Around The World In 80 Days Part 1, start of WMAQ 10PM News (1h59m a few commercials cut)
2.1989/4/17 Around The World In 80 Days Part 2 (WMAQ) (1h28m missing first part)
3.1989/4/18 Around The World In 80 Days Part 3, start of WMAQ 10PM News (2h2m total)
4.1987/11/3 Growing Pains 3x8 (8m partial) (WLS)
5.1987/10? Unknown movie, start of WMAQ 10PM News (28m total partial)
TRT 5h58m EP

Tape 368
1.1987/2/12 Cosby Show 3x17 (WPTF) (24m) commercials cut
2.1987/2/19 Cosby Show 3x18 (WPTF) (25m) commercials cut
3.1987? C.H.U.D. and opening of Summer Rental (1h19m with promos, partial) (Showtime)
4.1987? F/X (1h48m) (Showtime)
5.1987? Commando (1h30m) (Showtime)
TRT 5h26m EP

Tape 369
1.1996/6/15 HBO Boxing- Kelley vs Gainer, Roy Jones Jr vs Lucas, Chavez vs De La Hoya replay
TRT 2h46m SP on a rare BASF T180

Tape 370
1.2003/7/23 Golf Channel Classics- Celebrity Golf Bob Hope vs Sam Snead, Perfect Swing Club infomercial, Golf Academy Live, Short Game Pro infomercial, etc (2h2m) (Golf Channel)
TRT 2h2m SP

Tape 371
1.1988/2/2x High Plains Drifter (TBS) (15m partial)
2.1990/10/16 NBC Movie Of the Week- Danielle Steele’s Fine Things (WPTF) (2h57m) missing end credits
TRT 3h12m SP/LP?

Tape 372
1.1991? Unknown Mickey Spillane movie (4m)
2.1991/4/6 ABC Saturday Movie- Raw Deal (1h59m) (WTVD)
3.1991/4/29 NORTHERN EXPOSURE 2x4 PREMIERE (1h) (WRAL) Finally find a local market telecast of this!
4.1990/12? The Great Escape (TBS) (1h16m partial but with commercials)
5.1988/6/14 Freestyle Waterskiing (ESPN) (22m partial)
6.1988/6/14 Sportscenter (ESPN) (2m partial)
TRT 4h43m EP/SP

Tape 373
1.1991/12/22 ABC Sunday Movie- Raiders of the Lost Ark (WTVD) (2h29m)
TRT 2h29m EP?

Tape 374
1.1981/12? Oral Roberts Christmas Celebration (26m most)
2.1982/1/x The Howling (The Movie Channel) earliest find of this rare PPV channel (1h35m with promos)
3.1982/1/x Melvin & Howard (The Movie Channel) (21m partial)
TRT 2h22 SP/EP

Tape 375
1.Footloose HBO? (1h47m)
2.1988? Less Than Zero- Showtime (1h39m)
3.1988/11/13 Back to the Future (WMAQ) (2h18m) missing a few commercials given the 2h30m time block
4.1988/11/13 WMAQ 10PM News (23m most)
TRT 6h8m EP

Tape 376
1.1990/5/13 ABC Sunday Night Movie- Platoon (WLS) (21m partial to end)
2.1991/2/3 Hallmark Hall of Fame- Sarah Plain and Tall premiere (WBBM) (1h55m missing end credits)
-3rd or 4th find of this movie from either the original airing or the rerun airing a year later
3.1991/2/28 Voices That Care- Tribute to the Troops (26m)
4.1991/3/10 Life Goes On (WLS) (43m commercials cut)
5.1991/4/14 USO Salute to the Troops- Welcome Home America (WLS) (1h32m commercials cut)
6.1990/6/3 Sammy Davis Jr 60th Anniversary Special (24m partial) (WLS)
TRT 5h21m EP/SP

Tape 377
1.2004/3/28 NCAA Tournament Regional Final Xavier vs Duke (2h17m) missing first minute of game (WRAL)
2.2004/3/28 60 Minutes (WRAL) (27m partial)
TRT 2h44m SP

Tape 378
1.1988/1/x Tyson In Tokyo- Making An International Fight (8m) (HBO)
2.1988? Tyson’s Greatest Hits probably VHS copy (54m)
3.1988? Boxing’s Best Tyson And the Heavyweights VHS copy (51m)
4.Will Smith music video- Mike Tyson (5m)
5.1990/7/8 Boxing Paez vs Dorsey NBC Sportsworld (43m)
6.1990/7/8 Boxing Breland vs Davis ABC (41m)
7.1989/11/23 Survivor Series PPV (1h15m last half)
-No commercials on this tape
TRT 4h38m EP

Tape 379
1.1990/2/24 Mission Impossible 2x16 series finale airing of show (WPLG) (1h)
2.1990/2/24 ABC Saturday Mystery Movie- BL Stryker 2x4 (WPLG) (8m partial open only)
3.1990/2/4 Family of Spies Part 1 (29m partial) commercials cut
4.1990/3/10 Star Trek TNG 3x9 (1h) (WCPX)
5.1990/3/10 World Figure Skating Championships (42m partial) (WCPX)
6.1990/3? Glen Miller- A Moonlight Serenade Member Vision with some pledge breaks (1h17m most) (WPBT)
7.1990/3/ Star Trek TNG (43m commercials cut) (WCPX)
8.1990/3? NOVA- Will Venice Survive Its Rescue? (WPBT) (53m)
TRT 6h11m EP

Tape 380
1.1993? The Handmaid’s Tale (Sci Fi Channel) (1h40m all commercials cut so unsure of date)
2.Midway (TBS) (36m commercials cut, partial) unsure of date because commercials cut
3.1989? 159th Mormon Conference (1h46m no commercials)
TRT 4h2m LP

Tape 381
1.2005/5/22 Grand Prix of Monterrey (Speed Channel) (2h35m)
-end of Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain before race
2.2005/5/22 Speed News (30m) (Speed Channel)
3.2005/5/22 NASCAR Victory Lane (55m most) (Speed Channel)
TRT 4h EP continuous Speed Channel block

Tape 382
1.Bridget Jones’ Diary (Showtime) (1h37m)
2.Tomb Raider (Showtime) (1h40m) both were from early 2000s airings
3.1990 Tonight Show- Charles Kuralt guest Jay Leno guest hosting (3m partial)
4.1990? Wheel of Fortune just the 1-900 number puzzle contest (2m partial)
5.1991? President George Bush speech on beginning of Persian Gulf War NBC News Feed (12m)
6.The Magnificent Ambersons (1h partial) commercials cut
TRT 4h37m

Tape 383
FIRST 1H37M OF TAPE IS BLANK
1.1987/10/12 Star Trek TNG 1x3 (WCIX) (53m missing end credits)
2.1987/10/25? Star Trek original series 2x9 (WCIX) (54m missing end credits)
3.1987/10/27 Top Flight- 40th Anniversary of US Air Force, William Shatner hosts (WTVJ) 55m missing end credits
4.1987/10/31 Star Trek TNG 1x5 (WCIX) (54m missing end credits)
5.1987/11/1 Star Trek original series 2x5 (WCIX) (52m missing end)
6.Random news snippets and tapeovers (4m)
TRT 4h32m EP

Tape 384
1.Gosford Park early 2000s Cinemax airing (2h17m)
2.1990/1/22 Treasure Island premiere (TNT) (2h19m missing beginning) with South Florida commercials
3.1989/5/28 NBA Playoffs West Final Game 4 LA Lakers at Phoenix Suns (WCIX) (1h32m partial) ends 3rd Qtr
TRT 6h8m EP

Tape 385
1.1994/11/9 Barbara Walters Special- Brett Butler, Heather Locklear, Kelsey Grammer (WTVD) (56m)
2.1994/11/9 WTVD 11PM News (4m partial) station interference on the video for half of it
3.1995/12/3 Bye Bye Birdie 1995 remake (WTVD) (30m partial)
4.1995? Arthur C Clarke’s Mysterious Universe (Discovery Channel) (30m)
5.1995? World Of Wonder (Discovery Channel) (30m)
6.1995? Rediscovering America with David Hartman (Discovery Channel) (2m partial)
7.1995/12/1x Are You Afraid of the Dark 5x5 (Nickelodeon) (16m partial)
8.1995/12/1x Rocko’s Modern Life 2x2 (Nickelodeon) (14m partial)
9.1995/12 Day & Date (WNCN) (6m partial)
10.1994/5/15 ABC Sunday Movie- Terminator 2 (WTVD) (45m partial)
11.1994/5/15 WTVD 11PM News (30m)
12.1994/5/15 George Michael’s Sports Machine (WTVD) (30m)
13.1994/5/16 Million Dollar Movie- Showdown In Little Tokyo (WTVD) (1h17m) partial
TRT 6h8m EP

Tape 386
1.1992/2? QVC (30m) earliest find from that one
2.1989/1/22 Brotherhood of the Rose Part 1 (WTVJ) (1h5m partial, missing first part, most commercials cut)
3.1989/1/23 Brotherhood of the Rose Part 2 (WTVJ) (1h35m all commercials cut)
4.1989? Murder She Wrote rerun (USA) most commercials cut
5.1989? 2010 (WDZL) all commercials cut
6.1989/1/28 Star Trek TNG 2x7 (30m partial)
TRT 6h1m EP
 
I wanted to let folks here know that I collect these vintage recordings from television and I am very interested in trading. Please send me a message here or by email: [email protected]

LIST: (more in attached list)

TV MOVIES

007 Goldfinger (1964) - ABC Friday Night Movie 1982-09-24 [w/o/c] (DVD)

007 From Russia With Love (1965) - ABC WOC

007 You Only Live Twice (1967) - ABC KOMO-TV Seattle [1982-04-05] WOC

007

007 The Man With The Golden Gun - ABC 1978 WOC

007 Moonraker (1979) - ABC 1981-11-22 [w/o/c] (2 DVD)

007 For Your Eyes Only (1981) - TBS [1991-10-27] WOC

007 Octopussy (1983) - TBS 1991 WOC

10 (1979) - CBS Tuesday Night Movie KIRO-TV Seattle, WA 1981-11-11 [w/o/c]

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - Friday Movie WTXX-TV 20 Waterbury, CT 1985-11-15 [w/o/c] (DVD)

A Christmas Story (1983) - (some commercials) WTBS 1993 (DVD)

Airplane! (1980) - TV Version 1985-04-15 [w/o/c]

Alien (1979) - ABC Sunday Night Movie 1984-03-25 [w/o/c]

Aliens (1986) - CBS [w/o/c] (2 DVD)

American Graffiti (1973) - NBC Sunday Big Event 1981-03-08 [w/o/c]

Amityville 3-D (1983) - CityTV 1992-12-18 [w/o/c]

Animal House (1978) - WPIX [w/o/c]

Apocalypse Now! (1979) - WTAF-TV_29 1987-11-00 [w/o/c]

Army of Darkness - WOC USA Network 1997-10-00

Batman (1989) - WOC CBS 1992-04-00 (DVD)

Batman & Robin - Televison Premiere WOC

Blade Runner - WOC CBS WDAU_22 Scranton 1986-02-08

Caddyshack - WOC CBS

Carrie - WOC CBS Tuesday Night Movie WBBM_2 Chicago, Il 1978-10-03

Close Encounters of the Third Kind - WOC ABC Sunday Night Movie 1984-12-30 (2 DVD)

Cobra - TV Version WOC

Deliverance - WOC NBC

Die Hard 2 - WOC CBS 1993-00-00

Elvis - WOC ABC Premiere 1979-02-11 (2 DVD)

Escape From Alcatraz (Clint Eastwood) - WOC 1986-11-30 ABC Sunday Night Movie (2 DVD)

Every Which Way But Loose - WOC CBS Sunday Movie WISH-TV_8 Indianapolis, IN 1981-11-01 (2 DVD)

Ferris Bueller's Day Off - WOC FOX Afternoon Movie 1993-05-02

For A Few Dollars More (Clint Eastwood) - WOC Philly_57 WGBS-TV 1986-11-00

Friday the 13th Part I - WOC USA Network 1986-02-08

Friday the 13th Part II - WOC Commander USA 1986-02-02

Friday the 13th Part VIII Jason Takes Manhattan - WOC USA Up All Night (DVD)

Ghostbusters - WOC ABC

Ghostbusters 2 - ABC Premire WOC

Grease - WOC ABC Sunday Night Movie FTHI Fargo, ND 1981-11-08 (DVD)

Grease 2 - WOC ABC Movie 1986-00-00 (DVD)

Halloween - WOC NBC Premiere 1981-10-30 (DVD)

Halloween II - WOC TV_5 1987-00-00 (DVD)

Halloween III Season of the Witch - WOC KCPQ_13 (DVD)

Halloween III Season of the Witch - WOC TNT Monstervision

High Plains Drifter and A Fistful of Dollars (Clint Eastwood) - WOC WTBS 1989-00-00

Jaws - WOC ABC Sunday Night Movie Special, Chicago, Il

Jaws 2 - WOC ABC Friday Night Movie WJZ Baltimore, MD 1983-02-24 (DVD)

King Kong (1993) - WOC Thanksgiving Day Movie Special WWOR-TV_9 New Jersey 1981-11-26

KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park - WOC WNBC Movie 1981-12-00

Magnum Force (Clint Eastwood) - WOC NWS_9 1992-12-08

Magnum Force (Clint Eastwood) - WOC WGN 1993-00-00

Monster Zero - WOC Sci-Fi Afternoon Movie WTSW-TV Seattle, WA 1977-00-00

Needful Things - WOC WTBS (2 DVD)

Night of the Living Dead (1968) Colorized - WOC WOR-TV_9 New York

Pale Rider (Clint Eastwood) - ABC Sunday Night Movie KIII-TV 3, Corpus Christi, March 31,1991 w/o/c

Pale Rider (Clint Eastwood) - ABC Sunday Night Movie WPVI-TV 6, Philadelphia, PA, March 31, 1991 w/o/c

Pet Semetary 2 - WOC USA Network

Police Squad - WOC ABC (4 Episodes) 1982-03-19

Rambo: First Blood Part 2 - FOX 8 TV Version (No Commercials) [1:32:17]

Rocky - WOC CBS 1979-02-04 (DVD)

Rocky 2 - WOC CBS 1985-12-28

Smokey and the Bandit - WOC ABC

Star Trek The Motion Picture - ABC WOC

Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan - WOC CBS

Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan - TNT NC

Star Trek III The Search For Spock - WOC CBS

Star Wars - WOC CBS World Premiere Hosted By Mark Hamill

Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back - WOC NBC (2 DVD)

Star Wars Return of the Jedi - WOC NBC (2 DVD)

Stephen King's It - Premiere, Both Nights WOC

Stephen King's The Shining Miniseries - ABC Premiere 1997, All Three Nights WOC

Stephen King's The Stand - Premiere, All Four Nights, WOC

Stephen King's The Storm of the Century - Premiere Broadcast WOC

Stripes - WOC ABC Sunday Night Movie WNGE Nashville, TN 1983-11-27 (DVD)

Superman - KCOP TV

Superman - ABC Premiere (2 DVD) WOC

Superman II - ABC Premiere 1984 WOC

Superman II - ABC 1985 (2 DVD) WOC

Superman III - ABC Sunday Night Movie WOC

Taxi Driver - ABC Sunday Night Movie WXYZ-TV_7 Detroit, MI 1979-01-28 (DVD) WOC

The Mechanic (Charles Bronson) - FOX 5, WNYW-TV New York, February 25, 1987, w/o/c

Terminator - WOC KOKI FOX_23

Terminator 2 - WOC ABC (DVD)

The Exorcist - WOC CBS 1981-05-09 (DVD)

The Enforcer (Clint Eastwood) - WOC NBC Alberquerque, NM 1985-03-10

The Flamingo Rising - WOC CBS Premiere 2001-00-00

The Godfather Saga - WOC WBAL NBC Baltimore, MD 1980-11-00 (5 DVD)

The Notebook - WOC Extended ABC Family Channel Cut (2 DVD)

The Towering Inferno - WOC WPIX 1988-01-24 (2 DVD)

The Warriors - WOC Friday Night Movie Boston Airing 1983-02-25

White Lightning - CBS Friday Night Movie, KMGH-TV 7 Denver, December 9, 1977 w/o/c

The Wizard of Oz - WOC CBS Movie 1980-03-07 (DVD)

The Shining - ABC Premiere, Friday Night Movie, May 6, 1983 w/o/c

The Shining - ABC Sunday Night Movie, June 2, 1985 (2 DVD) w/o/c

This Is Elvis - WOC NBC Premiere KYW-TV_3 Philadelphia 1983-11-27 (DVD)

Tightrope (Clint Eastwood) - QTQ-9 Brisbane, Queensland, Austrailia, July 1992 w/o/c

Two Mules For Sister Sara (Clint Eastwood) - WOC Superstation TBS

Yes Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus - WOC FOX Family Channel (DVD)
 

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Chandler keeps finding amazing stuff. Early '80s Donahue, SNL (Siskel & Ebert were on an episode?!), American Bandstand specials...Star Trek TNG, etc etc.
I've still got about 20 tapes to check from the latest Boise lots. In fact, I grabbed another dozen+ tapes on Saturday in Boise's North End before I left Monday morning for Yakima WA. So far there are some pay-TV/AMC duds, but I did find a 1991 TNT broadcast of "Tip on a Dead Jockey" and most of a Gilligan's Island episode with commercials, and the 12/3/1989 "Shell Seekers" Hallmark Hall of Fame w/ commercials off KIVI/ABC. I already have it from KOMO-4 Seattle.
On my way to Yakima I pulled into the Pasco Goodwill Outlet and picked out five home-recorded tapes, no VCR at the moment so I can't check them. Actually, there were quite a few rental/retail VHS tapes in the bins and conveyors on Monday morning. I picked up "Midnight Crossing" with Faye Dunaway, original Vestron release. No horror films.
 
I just checked out another 22 Beta tape lot from a seller from the Denver suburbs. A bonus included eight extra tapes, all retail and without their cases, so except for a copy of Rambo: First Blood that had about six minutes of promos after movie, aren't really worth keeping were also included. There were a fair number of rental duds as well as a few "pass pile" tapes, including one tape with parts of the 1986 Fresno and Anastasia miniseries that I've already found on two of the tapes as well as a broadcast of Death Of The Nile from Labor Day weekend 1986 that only had a few commercials. Two other pass pile tapes included one tape, with a label of "Videos 85" along the side label that included a bit by bit (to quote Stephanie Mills whose video was on that tape) approach to recording a few videos at a time, then recording more later for another day. This consisted of a bunch of videos recorded circa May-October 1985 mostly off episodes of Friday Night Videos, New York Hot Tracks, and even a little from KBDI's Teletunes (see the unusual programming on PBS educational stations more for more details). Just one complete commercial break as well as a couple others with lone spots for Agree shampoo and the Chevy Chase movie "Fletch". Another tape had a similar "little by little" approach that said "Videos Done" on the side label and essentially was a continuation of that other tape and continued on through around the summer of 1986, including Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" video. These are what I call "nice to casually watch, but not to collect"-type tapes. Still, there were a few finds:

TAPE 1: Ewoks: The Battle For Endor (ABC premiere presentation) taped off KUSA/ABC on 11/23/1985 with most commercials (no closing), followed by Flashdance (1983) taped off KCNC/NBC on 2/17/1986 with commercials (I've already got this off KYW, which was one of my first finds back in 2015), followed by a brief clip from a local PM Magazine show and the first 20 minutes of Bizarre circa February/March 1986 off KDVR with commercials. Sony L-750, BIII mode

TAPE 2: The Wizard Of Oz (1939) presumably taped off KMGH/CBS on 3/1986 with no commercials, followed by The Colbys and the opening to 20/20 taped off KUSA/ABC on 2/27/1986 with commercials, followed by the last hour or so of an unknown movie off KDVR circa early 1986 with no commercials, followed by most of Miami Vice (begins ten minutes into the episode) recorded off KCNC/NBC on 1/3/1986 (a rerun of the 10/18/85 episode) with commercials. Sony Dynamicron ES HG L-750, BIII mode

TAPE 3: Stand By Me (1986) copied by a rental, followed by part of the raw CBS C-band feed broadcast of Super Bowl XXI between the Denver Broncos and New York Giants (begins just after halftime) from 1/25/1987 with footage during the commercial breaks (often blimp shots), except during the postgame with has just blank video, followed by clips of the Broncos Super Bowl parade off KCNC and KUSA from later that week with no commercials (despite being defeated; anybody know of any other stations that broadcast coverage of these parades for non-winning teams?) from later that week. Fuji Super HG L-750, BIII mode

TAPE 4: Starts off with a six minute clip of KBDI Lilias' exercise show from sometime in the late '80s, followed by short clips of Hard Copy and Barney Miller off unknown stations circa 1990, followed by about the last two hours of Zulu (1964) and the first ten minutes of Carson's Comedy Classics recorded off KDVR on 3/9/1987 with commercials. Sony L-750, BIII mode

TAPE 5: The Buccaneer (1938) along with most of a classic episode of Make Room For Daddy taped off KOVR circa 1988, commercial-free during the movie and two commercial breaks intact during the '50s sitcom, followed by most of part two of Shaka Zulu (1987, begins about 15 minutes into the miniseries installment) recorded off KDVR on 5/10/1988 with commercials, followed by most of the KUSA 5 PM News and the first few minutes of the sitcom Throb taped off Denver's channel 9 on 10/3/1987 with commercials. Sony L-750, BIII mode

TAPE 6: The opening sequence to Private Resort (1985), followed about the last ten minutes of a roundtable talk show, a promo break, and most of Lilias' (fitness show) taped off KBDI in 1989. Sony Dynamicron HG L-125, BIII mode

TAPE 7: Most of a rerun of COPS taped off KDVR/FOX on 12/22/1990 with commercials, followed by a brief clip of Hard Copy (featuring fashion models) circa early 1991, followed by just over half of Knots Landing off KMGH/CBS on 9/20/1990 with commercials, followed by an episode of the CBS documentary series Top Cops recorded off presumably KMGH circa late summer/early fall 1990 with no commercials or closing, followed by Knots Landing and the first several minutes of the KMGH 10 PM News (top story is about an MLB expansion team) off KMGH/CBS on 5/10/1990 with commercials, followed by most of Night Heat and most of Love Connection off KMGH just after Thanksgiving 1989 with commercials. Sony L-750, BIIII mode. Unfortunately, the quality on this tape has seen better days, and the late night block has occasional video dropouts. I've also already got that 5/10/90 Knots Landing episode from a previous find.

TAPE 8: Starts off with The Trials of Rosie O'Neill and Knots Landing taped off KMGH/CBS on Halloween 1991 with commercials, followed by the last few minutes of Knots Landing, the KMGH 10 PM News, Love Connection, round one highlights of The Masters, the second episode of the Crimetime After Primetime series Fly By Night, and the first couple minutes of The Challengers recorded off KMGH/CBS on 4/11/1991 with commercials. Sony Dynamicron ES HG L-750, BIII mode
 
Wowza great content on Tape 8! Fly By Night does not exist in any home video form, and many episodes are STILL missing 30+ years later in all archives, so I'd love to see that. Crimetime After Primetime recordings in general are rare finds no matter the show though at least Silk Stalkings and Forever Knight got DVD releases. Trials of Rosie O'Neill is also another rare show that was never released on DVD. Those late night "leave it recording" finds are always gold and are probably the only reason old episodes of Love Connection and the late news even exist.
 
I don't think that was the main CBS affiliate feed you found. Sounds like a backhaul feed, given no commercials. Transmitted from the stadium to the CBS master control in NYC who would then cut to the commercial breaks and promos.
On my road trip back to WA, I stopped at some sales on the way back in north central ID (and also got tapes from the Pasco Goodwill 'bins'). Some of them were from Las Vegas stations, one of which was another "went to bed, left the VCR on" tape. Full 3/19-20/1991 aircheck of KLAS Las Vegas/CBS with commercials...The Wizard of Oz, Rescue 911, 11:00 news, Entertainment Tonight, CBS News America Tonight, Wiseguy and about 2/3rds of Night Heat!! That theme song is pure '80s gold!
 
Great find on that 1991/3/19-3/20 tape Crainbebo, interesting CBS sort of resurrected the long time CBS Late Night programming post failure of the Pat Sajak Show and before they started airing the Crimetime After Primetime schedule in April 1991. Night Heat was a staple of CBS Late Night in the 1980s, usually with 1 or 2 low budget TV movies from the 1970s or early 80s. I almost never find those blocks and I'm always looking online for them.
 
Michael, I just finished watching The Quiz Kids Challenge pilot and sizzle reel that The Game Show Vault formerly Wink Martindale’s channel posted. Quite coincidental you have the first few minutes of Throb a show that QKC’s host Jonathan Prince was on.
 
Long list of updates on my latest finds.

Parma, OH estate sale #1
TAPE 1: Partial broadcast of The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson taped from Fox News Channel on 8/13/2015; partial episode of Alaska State Troopers taped from WKYC-DT2 on 8/13/2015; partial broadcast of part three of Tut (Spike TV miniseries) taped from Spike TV on 7/21/2015 with commercials; two episodes of Ancient Aliens taped from the History Channel in July 2015 with commercials; one partial episode and one full episode of Downton Abbey taped from WNEO/WEAO sometime in 2015 with promos and two partial pledge breaks; partial episode of History's Lost & Found and Holy Grail in America taped from the History Channel on 12/23/2014 with commercials. Maxell T-160.

TAPE 2: Ancient Aliens and Bermuda Triangle Revealed: The Devil's Graveyards taped from the History Channel on 11/3/2014 with commercials; Charlton Heston: For All Seasons taped from WVIZ circa 2014; partial episode of Ancient Aliens and partial episode of Curse of Oak Island taped from the History Channel on 11/4/2014 with commercials; American Pickers taped from the History Channel on 11/5/2014 with commercials; partial episode of Curse of Oak Island taped from the History Channel in November 2014 with commercials; partial episode of Ancient Aliens taped from the History Channel in April 2014 with commercials; partial episode of Ancient Aliens taped from the History Channel in October 2013 with commercials; Ancient Aliens taped from the History Channel on 11/23/2011 with commercials. Maxell T-160.


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TAPE 3: Coverage of Princess Diana's funeral taped from CNN and E! on 9/6/1997, E! simulcast from Sky News; Biography This Week taped from A&E in September 1997 minus most commercials; partial broadcast of Your World Your Way taped from MSNBC in September 1997 minus commercials. Maxell T-120.


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TAPE 4: General Hospital taped from WEWS on July 25, 26 and 27, 2001 with commercials; partial episode of Viper taped from the Sci-Fi Channel on 7/19/2001 with commercials; partial episode of General Hospital taped from WEWS on 7/19/2001 with commercials. RCA T-120.

TAPE 5: 1996 Summer Olympic Games opening ceremony and most of Channel 3 News at 11:00 taped from WKYC on 7/19/1996 with commercials. Memorex T-120.


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TAPE 6: Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995) taped from HBO in April 1997 with promos; Felony (1994), Dead Cold (1995) and Getting In (1994) taped from HBO in April 1997 with promos. JVC T-120.


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TAPE 7: Most of a broadcast of The Morning Exchange taped from WEWS on 3/30/1984 with commercials. Fuji T-120.

TAPE 8: Two hours of New Year's Eve celebration coverage taped from MSNBC on December 31, 1999-January 1, 2000 with commercials. TDK T-120.


Berea, OH estate sale--some out-of-market content from Dayton found in this mix
TAPE 9: Our Father's Plan taped from EWTN in December 1998 with promos. JVC T-120.

TAPE 10: Ghost (1990) taped from HBO on 12/29/1996; The Phantom of the Opera (1943) taped from AMC circa 1997, no promos but does include Bob Dorian's opening and closing segments. Maxell T-120.

TAPE 11: CBS Sunday Movie presentation of Grumpy Old Men (1993) taped from WOIO on 4/28/1996 with commercials; Happy Birthday Cleveland (local special on Cleveland's bicentennial) taped from WKYC on 7/20/1996 with commercials; ABC Saturday Night at the Movies presentation of Project: ALF (ABC made-for-TV movie) taped from WEWS on 7/20/1996 with commercials. Memorex T-120.

TAPE 12: Schindler's List (1993) taped from WKYC on 2/23/1997, only commercials shown are before the movie. Maxell T-120.

TAPE 13: America's Most Wanted and Fox 8 News at Ten taped from WJW on 12/4/1999 with commercials, rough aerial signal throughout. Focal T-120.

TAPE 14: Brigadoon (1954) taped from TCM in August 2000 with promos; In the Good Old Summertime (1949) taped from WVIZ in August 2000 with promos; High Noon (1952) taped from TCM in August 2000. Fuji T-120.

TAPE 15: The X-Files taped from WJW on 11/5/2000 with commercials. Fuji T-120.

TAPE 16: A Christmas Carol (1999 TNT made-for-TV movie) taped from TNT on 12/11/1999 with commercials; A Christmas Carol (1984) taped from WGN in December 1999 with commercials; Fox Night at the Movies presentation of Miracle on 34th Street (1994) and start of Fox 8 News at Ten taped from WJW on 12/21/1999 with commercials. Maxell T-120.

TAPE 17: Parts one and two of The 10th Kingdom (NBC miniseries) taped from WKYC on February 27 and 28, 2000 with commercials; partial broadcast of part three of The 10th Kingdom taped from WKYC on 3/1/2000 with commercials. Maxell T-120.

TAPE 18: Winter Solstice on Ice taped from A&E on 12/4/1999 with commercials; Tuesdays with Morrie (ABC made-for-TV movie) and partial broadcast of News Channel 5 at 11:00 taped from WEWS on 12/5/1999 with commercials; A Mom for Christmas (1990 NBC made-for-TV movie) taped from the Disney Channel in December 1999 with promos. Maxell T-120.

TAPE 19: CBS Sunday Movie presentation of Beaches (1988) taped from WJW on 12/8/1991 with commercials, appears to be a second generation recording. Focal T-120.

TAPE 20: IBM Skates of Gold taped from WEWS on 2/5/1994 with commercials. Memorex T-120.

TAPE 21: Our Father's Plan taped from EWTN on 11/30/1998 with promos; end of Frasier, Veronica's Closet, ER and start of News 22 at 11:00 taped from WKEF on 11/5/1998 with commercials. Kodak T-120.

TAPE 22: Ice Wars: The USA vs. the World taped from WOIO on November 9 and 12, 1994 with commercials; Disney's Greatest Hits on Ice taped from WHIO on 11/25/1994 with commercials. Memorex T-120.

TAPE 23: Barbra: The Concert (CBS rebroadcast of the HBO concert special) taped from WOIO on 5/21/1995 with commercials. Memorex T-120.

TAPE 24: 1996 World Figure Skating Championships taped from WEWS on 3/23/1996 with commercials; part one of Dream West (1986 CBS miniseries) taped from the Family Channel on 3/30/1996 with commercials; partial ABC Movie Special presentation of Hook (1991) taped from WEWS on 12/26/1996 with commercials. BASF T-120.

TAPE 25: Part one of Jesus (CBS miniseries) taped from WHIO on 5/14/2000 with commercials; partial broadcast of part two of Jesus taped from WHIO on 5/17/2000 with commercials. Maxell T-120.

TAPE 26: Shane (1953) taped from AMC in August 2000; Rear Window (1954) taped from AMC in August 2000 with commercials and promos shown before the movie; High Noon (TBS made-for-TV movie) taped from TBS Superstation on 8/20/2000 with commercials. Maxell T-120.

TAPE 27: Wonderful World of Disney presentation of Eloise at the Plaza (ABC made-for-TV movie) taped from WEWS on 4/27/2003 with commercials; ABC Monday Night at the Movies presentation of Charlie's Angels (2000) and start of News Channel 5 at 11 taped from WEWS on 4/28/2003 with commercials. Memorex T-120.

TAPE 28: Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman (Johnny Cash guest stars) taped from WJW on 11/13/1993 with commercials. BASF T-120.

TAPE 29: Parts one and two of Jason and the Argonauts (NBC miniseries) taped from WKYC on May 7 and 8, 2000 with commercials; Jeremiah (PAX TV made-for-TV movie) taped from WVPX on 8/27/2000 with commercials. Maxell T-120.
 
Schindler's List was shown on NBC that Sunday night without commercial interruption.
I've got the Beaches, Eloise at the Plaza, Dream West (1996 rerun, Family Channel), Disney's Greatest Hits on Ice, and "Jesus" broadcasts already. Surprised they didn't record Lonesome Dove, like 2-3 million other VCR owners across the US.

I am nearing a full list of the finds I have made over the past few weeks. Those Las Vegas recordings are really paying off. Ended up finding another "let it run" from KVVU (Fox 5), March 4th-5th, 1996. It includes personal first finds of Mark Walberg and Gabrielle's talk shows (Carteris, of Beverly Hills 90210 fame). Both lasted one season and had low ratings.
 
Interesting 'blank tape' story today...I have a new job cleaning vacation homes, either until I get another teaching job or (worst case scenario) I keep it through the fall and into winter 2026. It pays really well. Was out cleaning a vacation home up towards McCall today. The upstairs living space has an HDTV, a VCR-DVD combo (Magnavox), and a whole bunch of VHS and DVD movies for the guests (and their kids). One of them was in a Memorex box and was marked "Casablanca". Lo and behold, during my lunch break, and after I sprayed and dusted and cleaned the upstairs, I checked the tape out. It ended up being the 12/12/1989 broadcast from TBS with commercials. So if the guests want, they can watch a time capsule on vacation. There's also a TDK tape marked "Austin Powers", and I'm leaning towards a pay cable or rental copy. The rest are commercial releases, usual '90s comedy/action and classic Westerns, including a bunch of Disney clamshells and random cartoon compilations. In the bunk bedroom is a Panasonic TV with a built-in VCR.
 
crainbebo said:
Interesting 'blank tape' story today...I have a new job cleaning vacation homes, either until I get another teaching job or (worst case scenario) I keep it through the fall and into winter 2026. It pays really well. Was out cleaning a vacation home up towards McCall today. The upstairs living space has an HDTV, a VCR-DVD combo (Magnavox), and a whole bunch of VHS and DVD movies for the guests (and their kids). One of them was in a Memorex box and was marked "Casablanca". Lo and behold, during my lunch break, and after I sprayed and dusted and cleaned the upstairs, I checked the tape out. It ended up being the 12/12/1989 broadcast from TBS with commercials. So if the guests want, they can watch a time capsule on vacation. There's also a TDK tape marked "Austin Powers", and I'm leaning towards a pay cable or rental copy. The rest are commercial releases, usual '90s comedy/action and classic Westerns, including a bunch of Disney clamshells and random cartoon compilations. In the bunk bedroom is a Panasonic TV with a built-in VCR.
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That blows my mind they have anything that plays physical formats, no less a VCR! The last 3 vacation places we stayed at it was a chore even getting the WiFi to work which was a necessity to do personal log-ins to Netflix, Hulu, etc. Having a physical option would have been great, as we just ended up watching Step Brothers anyways...
 
Tape 387
1.1988/10? Adventure- Iceland Breakthrough Paul Vander-Molen (WPBT) (56m)
2.1988? Unknown show clip (4m)
3.1988/10/3? The Star Trek Saga From One Generation To the Next, The Cage pilot re-airing (WCIX) (1h49m) missing open
4.1988/10/23 Redskins at Packers (2m partial)
5.1988/10/3 back to #3 for end (4m)
6.1988/10/2x 8 o’clock Movie Agatha Christie’s Sparkling Cyanide (WCIX) (50m partial)
7.1988/10/13 Presidential Debate (34m partial) NBC
8.1988/10/23 multiple random tapeovers (7m)
9.back to 1988/10/13 Presidential Debate (45m) ends at brief post debate discussion
TRT 5h13m EP Kodak T120

Tape 388
1.1987/2/23 Live From Lincoln Center- An Evening With Placido Domingo (WPBT) with promos (7m open only) SP
2.1987/2/x Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy aired as 7 straight episodes (WPBT) (2h59m) with promos at end EP
3.1987/2/x One on One with John MacLaughlin- guest Richard Perle (WPBT) (19m partial)
4.back to #1 (WPBT) SP (51m) with a few promos at end SP
TRT 4h16m SP/EP/SP Kodak T120

Tape 389
1.1984/12/13 Cosby Show 1x12 (WPTF) (24m) all commercials cut
2.1984/12/20 Cosby Show 1x13 (WPTF) (28m) end credit section cut but commercials intact
3.1984/12/2x Man With Two Brains (Showtime) (1h32m with some promos)
4.1984/12/2x Best of Bizarre (Showtime) (2m open only)
5.1984/12/ Cosby Show 1x2 repeat (WPTF) (26m last half of commercials cut)
6.1984/12/x Cheech & Chong’s Next Movie (Showtime) (1h37m with brief promos before)
7.

Tape 390
1.1988/4/10? Red River (WFMY) (1h33m all but one commercial cut) SP
2.1989/12/20? Beverly Hillbillies 5x15 syndicated with Target Panama CBS News breaking news(WFMY) (31m) SP
TRT 2h4m SP

Tape 391
1.1993/2/10 Michael Jackson Talks…to Oprah (WTVD) (1h29m) SP one commercial break cut
2.1993/2/10 WTVD 11PM News (2m open only) SP
3.1993/3/1 Bloodlines Murder In the Family (WRDC) (32m first quarter of film) SP
TRT 2h4m SP

Tape 392
1.1987? Power of Myth with Joseph Campbell (WPBT) (56m)
2.1987/8/x 20 Years of the Miami Dolphins Looking Back (last 3 mins)
3.1987? Sentimental Swing The Music of Tommy Dorsey (WPBT) (1h27m most)
4.1987? Unknown Jazz combo (WPBT) (28m partial)
5.1987? Unknown Peter Coyote narrated documentary (WPBT) (17m partial)
6.1987? Unknown episode of Johnny Carson Garry Shandling guest (7m partial)
7.1987 The Swimsuit Edition ‘87 Kathy Ireland/Shawn Weatherly host (20m partial) (WTVJ)
8.1988/2/28 60 Minutes (WTVJ) (32m last half)
9.1988/2/28 Murder She Wrote (WTVJ) (7m open only)
10.1988/3/7 The New Gidget 2x4 syndicated repeat (27m) (WCIX) opening slightly clipped
11.1988/3/7 Throb 2x3 syndicated repeat (30m) (WCIX) Shadoe Stevens guest stars
12.1988/3/7 T and T 1x9 syndicated premiere (30m) (WCIX)
13.1988/3/7 Star Trek TNG (25m partial) (WCIX)
TRT 6h11m EP

Tape 393
1.1989/8/29 CBS Special Movie- Police Academy 3 (WFMY) ending seems to cut over to a network airing of Police Academy 2 from 1988/2/29 off WXII with a bit of WXII news after
-Is there a series of movies besides Rocky where more sequels were broadcast on network TV than Police Academy? 1-5 were broadcast over the years, 1 and 2 on NBC and 3-5 on CBS.
TRT 2h3m SP

Tape 394
1.unknown PBS show clip (9m)
2.1988/5/16 or 22? Star Trek TNG 1x26 (WCIX) (48m missing opening scenes)
3.1988/5/16 or 22? Star Trek original series (WCIX) (4m open only)
4.1988 Bolshoi Ballet The Golden Age (A&E) (33m partial)
5.1988? Voices and Visions- Robert Frost (WBPT) (59m) with promos fuzzy reception
6.1988? Monty Python’s Flying Circus (WBPT) (9m partial)
7.1987? Coverage of Pope’s visit to Florida (10m partial)
8.1987/9/26? Star Trek TNG pilot movie (1h20m partial) (WCIX) 3/4 complete with some commercials cut
9.1987? Tom & Jerry and start of The Three Stooges (WTBS) (17m partial)
10.1987/3/13 Friday Night Videos- Bob Uecker Pointer Sisters (WSVN) (46m last half)
11.1987/3/14 repeat of WSVN 11PM News (13m partial)
12.1987? T and T (WCIX) (24m partial)
13.1987? Star Trek TNG (25m partial)
TRT 6h11m EP

Tape 395
1.2000/12/27 PBS Block Metropolitan Opera Don Giovanni, Sister Wendy’s Story of Painting, etc (3h29m) (WPBT)
2.2000? PBS end of Masterpiece Theater Madame Bovary and start of British Crown doc (21m partial) (WPBT)
TRT 3h51m

Tape 396
1.2003/7/9 Young and the Restless (WRAL) (1h) SP
TRT 1h SP

Tape 397
1.1994/6? CMT Top 10 Music Videos (CMT) (1h missing last part) EP June 1994 estimate based on videos
TRT 1h EP

Tape 398
1.2002/3/16 Mobil1 12 Hours of Sebring (Speed Channel) (5h7m) EP commercials cut
TRT 5h7m on T180 SVHS talk about a rare blank!

Tape 399
1.1999/5/30 Dogmatic TV Movie (23m partial) (WLFL)
2.1999/5/30 Slim Down Solution Infomercial (30m) (WLFL)
3.1999/5/30 Hotels Etc. Infomercial (30m) (WLFL)
4.1999/5/30 Murad Acne Complex Infomercial (30m) (WLFL)
5.1999/5/30 Vegas After Dark Infomercial weird ad for 1-800 sex lines (11m partial) (WLFL)
TRT 2h3m SP

Tape 400
1.1997/4/6 CART IndyCarnival Australia ABC/ESPN2 simulcast, then start of another race (2h total) (ESPN2)
-Over 20 minutes of technical difficulties in the middle of race broadcast
2.1997/4/6 RPM 2Night (ESPN2) (15m partial)
TRT 2h15m

Tape 401
1.2005/5/8 Car Wash (WRPX PAX 47) (2h) SP
2.2005/5/8 Faith Under Fire (2m partial)
TRT 2h2m SP
 
Over the past week, I've been busy checking three separate VHS lots, the first being a four-tape lot from Traverse City, the second a set of 15 from Newville, PA, and the third being a lot of 20 from Wichita. Mixed results on these tapes, with the first containing just early 2000s recordings despite being mid-80s Panasonic stock (and of course having Motor City recordings despite being located in a much smaller market), the second having a nice mix of finds including NHL games, a college football game, and some primetime content, with the Wichita lot being a mix of college sports, primetime, HBO, and even a couple personal camcorder recordings.

Traverse City lot (All recorded in EP mode)

TAPE 1: Starts off with the last few minutes of Dateline NBC followed by Detroit's Hudson's Fireworks on the Riverfront taped off WDIV on 6/28/2000 with commercials, followed by WJBK's 8th annual Salute to America from 7/2/2000 with commercials.

TAPE 2: Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and part one of the Arabian Nights miniseries taped off WXYZ/ABC on 4/30/2000 with commercials, followed by another episode of WWTBAM and the second part of Arabian Nights off WXYZ/ABC on 5/1/2000 with commercials. The second Millionaire episode on this tape turned out to be the first ever celebrity episode, and while it was funny the first time, especially with Live co-host Kathie Lee Gifford as a contestant, I'd wish ABC would bring back civilian contestants for the current Jimmy Kimmel run.

The other two tapes from this lot had a couple episodes of The Practice and NYPD Blue from fall 2001 off WXYZ with commercials, but the quality was mediocre and I passed on those.

Newville, PA lot

Despite being located in South Central Pennsylvania, most recordings came off of Pittsburgh stations, with one tape coming out of the Scranton market.

TAPE 1: HBO World Championship Boxing featuring George Foreman and Michael More from 11/5/1994 with no promos, followed by the last few minutes of Face The Nation and most of The Penn State Football Story taped off KDKA/CBS on 11/6/1994 with commercials. LP mode for the boxing fight, SP mode for the KDKA portion

TAPE 2: Sphere (1998) recorded off HBO circa March 1999 with no promos, followed by most of Game 1 of the 1992 Patrick Division Finals NHL game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers taped off CAC Sports/KPL on 5/3/1992 with most commercials and part of the first intermission intact. EP mode

TAPE 3: Most of Full House, Home Improvement, Roseanne, and Coach (missing the closing) taped off WNEP/ABC on 2/18/1992 with commercials, followed by a complete primetime block of the same four sitcoms plus the ABC special Mobs and Mobsters taped off WNEP on 2/25/1992 with commercials, then it jumps to the last ten minutes of Whitney Houston's Welcome Home Heroes concert off HBO in March 1991, followed by the last ten minutes of Coach and the first few minutes of thirtysomething recorded off WTAE/ABC in early 1990 with commercials. EP mode for the 1992 ABC primetime blocks, SP for the rest. Unfortunately, the video quality is quite snowy for the 1992 blocks given that the recorder was probably visiting either a friend or family member who didn't have cable and was quite a hike or blocked by hills/mountains to pick up those stations. Still, the audio is clear and the video quality acceptable enough that you could imagine the quality in nicer condition or be reminded about living on the edge of a reception area.

TAPE 4: Pens At The Point: A Stanley Cup Celebration taped off KDKA on 5/28/1991 with commercials (this locally pre-empted The Young and The Restless), followed by the NBC Monday Night At The Movies presentation of Carolina Skeleton recorded off WPXI on 9/30/1991 with commercials (last appearance of the 1987-91 "rising filmstrips" intro and bumpers), followed by Postcards From The Edge (1990) taped off HBO in fall 1991 with no promos, followed by episodes of The Wonder Years, Doogie Howser, M.D, Sibs, and about two-thirds of Anything But Love taped off WTAE/ABC on 10/2/1991 with most commercials. I've previously found the episodes of The Wonder Years and Doogie on this block previously. EP mode

TAPE 5: Penn State Football Story recorded off KDKA on 11/12/1989 with commercials (a highlights show), followed by another episode of Penn State Football Story from 11/26/1989 off KDKA, about half of the pilot of America's Funniest Home Videos taped off WTAE/ABC with commercials from the same night, followed by most of the Fifty Years Of Television special taped off KDKA/CBS also from the same night (also got this already). LP mode

TAPE 6: Moonlighting (missing the closing) taped off WTAE/ABC on 1/19/1988 with commercials, followed by the 1988 NHL All-Star Game taped off ESPN on 2/9/1988 with commercials (the intermissions however were cut), followed by the first few minutes of AWA Championship Wrestling from the same night. EP mode

TAPE 7: Another episode of Moonlight taped off WTAE/ABC on 4/19/1988 with commercials (I've got this already), followed by the fourth season finale of Miami Vice off WPXI/NBC on 5/6/1988 with commercials (the seller had another lot with several Miami Vice tapes, but someone else snatched those before me), followed by part of an overnight rebroadcast of an NHL game between the Hartford Whalers and Pittsburgh Penguins (the regular season finale), followed by episodes of Getting Fit with Denise Austin, Gilad's Bodies In Motion, and a little over an hour of The Nation's Business Today taped off ESPN on 4/4/1988 with commercials. I find it strange that something more fitting on FNN (pre-CNBC days) would end up on ESPN. EP mode

There were also three duds, two tapes with the 1994 Scarlett miniseries that I've already got, the first installment of Children of the Dust from 1995 that I also have, A Painted House (2003) taped off The Hallmark Channel in November 2004 (featuring the newly shrunken "Sears" logo in one of the commercials, signaling its sad demise), and camcorder footage of the 1991 Elizabeth Forward High School commencement ceremony that I plan to post.
 
Wichita Lot

Nine keepers out of 20 here, with some rental/pay TV/camcorder duds (among them personal footage of the 2001 U.S. Open (Golf) and the 1992 Winston 500 (Talldega), and several passers including a 2005 college football game between Minnesota and Tulsa off ESPN with only a few commercials, a tape with just a two minute promo from the Univ. of Tulsa entitled "Thank Heaven for the Hurricane" about the basketball player, with the rest blank, the 1994 NBC Reba special with only a couple commercials that I've already got, a couple short clips from ABC Primetime Live and NBC's Today from 1993 with Dennis Byrd, and part of the Saturday Night Live 15th anniversary special, although that features a few commercials off KSNT in Wichita, including the 1989 "Come Home To The Best" station promo that I'll convert and post and part of a news update with a set that looks like its from 1977.

TAPE 1: The last two+ hours of the 1997 (British) Open golf tournament taped off KPVI/ABC on 7/20/1997 with commercials, followed by episodes of Idaho Crossroads, Martha Stewart Living, Bob Vila's Home Again, and the first 10 minutes of World CART Racing from Toronto taped off KIFT and KPVI from the same afternoon with commercials. This is my first find from Southeast Idaho, although I find it strange to be switching from their ABC to NBC stations and back. There was an even a commercial about the Oregon Trail golf course in Soda Springs (go figure, since this lot also contained my first ever Wichita find, which is the site of the first river crossing in that classic Apple II game. LP mode

TAPE 2: Intimate Portrait: Reba MacIntire taped off Lifetime on 5/19/1997 with commercials (missing the first 15 minutes), followed by the last 50 minutes of Truman (1995) taped off HBO on 9/12/1995, with a 23-minute promo break and the first several minutes of the HBO Comedy Half Hour following the movie. LP mode

TAPE 3: Starts off with the Cheers 200th episode celebration taped off KSNW/NBC on 11/8/1990 with commercials (I've got this as well), followed by most of Elvis (got this too along with the episode of Roseanne that precedes it on another lot) and thirtysomething (no closing) taped off KAKE/ABC on 2/6/1990 with commercials. LP mode for Cheers, SP for the ABC shows

TAPE 4: Most of the NCAA basketball game between Tulsa and Kansas State taped off ESPN (with local Wichita inserts) on 12/14/1989 with commercials and halftime, oddly with the recording going blank with still over six minutes to play and the game reasonably close. LP mode

TAPE 5: Jurassic Park (1993) and the first 15 minutes of the KSNW 10 PM News taped off KSNW/NBC on 5/7/1995 with commercials. I've already farmed these ads off WRC, but nice to have a partial smaller market newscast as well. LP mode

TAPE 6: Another copy of The Story Of Will Rogers taped off CBN in 1983 with commercials. I've also got a copy from 9/23/84, but these ads are different. Unfortunately, after switching to part of the 1981-84 NBC movie intro after the special, the rest of the tape is blank. EP mode

TAPE 7: Willie Nelson & Family (from the Austin Opera House) taped off HBO in April 1983 with no promos, followed by the Neewoolah (small Kansas town) Country Music Fest special also taped off HBO in April/May 1983 with no promos, followed by Television's Greatest Commercials III special (missing the intro) taped off KSNW/NBC on 5/8/1983 with the real commercials, including a promo for a time change for the wiped game show Dream House. I've not got all four TV's Greatest Commercials specials from 1982-83 with this find. EP mode

TAPE 8: An NCAA football game between Tulsa and Kansas taped off presumably KTVH/CBS on 10/2/1982 with a few commercials and a limited portion of halftime. A Youtuber has posted part of the game, but has edited out a lot of the stoppages between plays, so its still seen an upgrade and about double the runtime found there. EP mode (good quality given the speed and age)

TAPE 9: Features a trio of NCAA basketball games, starting off with Tulsa vs. Bradley taped off KTVH/CBS on 1/22/1983 with most commercials and halftime, followed by Creighton vs. Tulsa taped off the syndicated Missouri Valley Conference network on 1/30/1983 with very few commercials and part of the halftime, followed by another game between Bradley and Tulsa also off Missouri Valley Conference on 2/12/1983 with very few commercials, then it cuts to about an hour off the KAKE Saturday Great Movie presentation of Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1975) from March 1982 with commercials. EP mode.
 
Nostalgic factor. I find today's commercials obnoxious, annoying, and terrible, way more than commercials in the '80s and '90s. Give me Whitney Houston singing for Diet Coke ANY DAY over that terrible, no-good Limu Emu and the dorky Doug, Flo for Progressive, and "Jardiance: The Musical."

My recent finds are listed below. First, Caldwell on June 13th. This yard sale had a couple of boxes of VHS tapes, many of which had one movie with a typed label and a long description and actor list on the front of the tape. Obviously rental dubs, so I didn't touch those. These are the keepers, all Portland TV.

Tape 1 - 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998), The Chris Rock Show and part of Reverb taped off HBO on 11/9/1999 with promos (a preview of their digital cable network, HBO Zone). TDK T-120 in LP, Hi-Fi
Tape 2 - Part 1 of Return to Lonesome Dove taped off KOIN-6 Portland/CBS on 11/14/1993 with commercials, and part 2 taped off KOIN/CBS on 11/16/1993 with commercials - already have this from KIMA, but here we are, 325 miles from Portland and still finding TV recordings from there. I did notice that some of the ex-rental tapes there came from a video store in Newberg, 20 miles south of Portland. Scotch T-120
Tape 3 - Part 3 of Return to Lonesome Dove taped off KOIN/CBS on 11/18/1993 with commercials (Already have this broadcast from both KOIN and KIMA, but this includes the open to NewsRoom 6 at 11). Scotch T-120
Tape 4 - Part 6 of War & Remembrance taped off KATU/ABC on 11/22/1988 with commercials; part 7 of War & Remembrance taped off KATU/ABC on 11/23/1988 with commercials; part of North & South: Book II taped off KATU/ABC on 5/11/1986 with commercials. Scotch T-120
Tape 5 - Parts 3, 4 and 5 of War & Remembrance taped off KATU/ABC on 11/16, 11/17 and 11/20/1988 with some commercials; part of North & South Book II (part 3) taped off KATU/ABC on 5/6/1986 with commercials. Certron T-120

6/21 - Beta tapes found at the Reuseum store in Boise (!!) and multiple VHS tapes from two sales in the North End, a yard sale and an estate sale.

BETA
Tape 1 - Starts with a 5th grade classroom 'career day' program and a puppet show (unknown school), cuts to part of '2010: The Year We Make Contact' (1984) taped off unknown pay-TV channel; brief clip of a Wichita newscast (either KSNW, KAKE or KWCH) circa April 1986; 'Pee-Wee's Big Adventure' (1985) taped off unknown pay-TV channel circa 1987; ends with a treat - episode of M.A.S.K. taped off WPIX-11 New York City in September 1986 with commercials! Konica L-750
Tape 2 - 'Beverly Hills Cop' (1984) taped off unknown pay-TV channel; 'Ghostbusters' (1985) taped off WABC/ABC on 9/24/1987 with commercials. Kodak L-750
Tape 3 - 'Under the Volcano' (1984) taped off HBO on 9/4/1985 with a couple minutes of promos afterwards; 'The Bugs Bunny-Road Runner Movie' (1979) taped off HBO circa September 1985; followed by another cartoon treat: an episode of Transformers taped off KSAS-24 Wichita on 9/22/1985 with commercials, and an episode of Pole Position taped off KWCH/CBS in April 1986 with commercials, concluding with a 3-4 minute clip of G.I. Joe. Sony L-750
Tape 4 - Two broadcasts of Wake Up Wichita (Aerobics show) taped off KAKE-10 in January 1986 with a few commercials; various clips of New Jersey Nightly News (NJN/PBS) and WPVI 6 Action News taped in spring 1986 on homes in NJ with Radon exposure; footage of the 1986 Clinton Township (NJ) Junior Olympics from a public access channel (might be lost media), "Pinocchio" (1940) and The Raccoons taped off Disney Channel circa spring 1986; An Easter Story (1983 puppet special) taped off unknown pay-TV channel; cuts to one of those music videos you could do at Superstar Studios at Walt Disney World, family plays 'Johnny B. Goode' (c. 1992), and a 5th grade school play at the end. Konica L-750

VHS
Tape 1 - Part of Fantasia: The Creation of a Disney Classic, and about 10 minutes of the Preview Show taped off Disney Channel on 8/26/1990 with lots of promos, given the free preview weekend. Focal T-120
Tape 2 - Last half-hour of 'Pagan Love Song' (1950) and 'Tip on a Dead Jockey' (1957) taped off TNT on 5/28/1991 with commercials. Master T-120
Tape 3 - 'The Shell Seekers' (1989) taped off KIVI/ABC on 12/3/1989 with commercials (already have this from KOMO Seattle). Scotch T-120
Tape 4 - 'Heidi' (1968) and first few minutes of "Bill" (1979) taped off KTRV-12 on 3/16/1991 with commercials, and unlike the original broadcast, a sports event did not get preempted by this movie. Radio Shack T-120
Tape 5 - First half-hour of "She Stood Alone: The Tail Hook Scandal" (1995) taped off KIVI/ABC on 5/22/1995 with commercials, then strangely goes blank. Gold Master T-120
Tape 6 - 'Road to Bali' (1952), 'State Fair' (1945) and part of 'Kisses for My President' (1964) taped off The Family Channel on 3/8/1992 with commercials. Master T-120, ends at 5:36 because the first 20 minutes of "Road to Bali" is in SP, rest in EP.
Tape 7 - Over 5 hours of AMC from 7/29/1996 with promos and Nick Clooney segments: "The Little Princess" (1939), "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" (1964), "Tea for Two" (1950) and the first several minutes of "The Brave One" (1956). Sony T-160
Tape 8 - 'The Preacher's Wife' (1996) taped off STARZ! circa fall 1997; 'Jane Eyre' (1997) taped off A&E on 10/19/1997 with commercials (plus Boise ads inserted by the cable company); cuts to partial news coverage of the Boise North End flash flood and part of 48 Hours joined-in-progress taped off KBCI/CBS on 9/12/1997 with commercials. Multiple inches of rain fell and led to major flooding and evacuations of Foothills neighborhoods, within a mile or so of where the VHS tape was found. Scotch T-120
Tape 9 - Part of 'Gone with the Wind' (1939) taped off TNT on 11/29/1990 with commercials. Focal T-120, SP.
Tape 10 - 'The Little Colonel' (1935) taped off The Family Channel on 4/3/1993 with commercials; 'Calamity Jane' (1953) taped off The Family Channel in 1993 minus commercials. Memorex T-120
 


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