Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
A preserved television commercial and promo break from 1985, recorded from WTVT Channel 13 in Tampa, Florida, during a prime-time airing of Falcon Crest.
This short compilation includes a mix of national commercials, network television promotions, and local station branding, reflecting the look and pacing of mid-1980s broadcast television. The break also includes a Falcon Crest bumper and a brief WTVT Pulse 13 news update.
Presented in original broadcast order. Image quality, audio, and pacing reflect the source VHS recording.
Ads & promos featured:
• Crisco Oil
• Always Maxi Pads
• Loving Care Hair Coloring — “Wash That Gray Right Out of Your Hair”
• Ford Crown Victoria
• 60 Minutes (promo)
• Murder, She Wrote (promo)
• Crazy Like a Fox (promo)
• Trapper John, M.D. (promo)
• WTVT Pulse 13 News break
• Falcon Crest bumper
Digitized from an original off-air recording.
Picture and audio quality reflect the source tape.
A preserved television commercial and promo break from 1985, recorded from WTVT Channel 13 in Tampa, Florida, during a prime-time airing of Falcon Crest.
This short compilation includes a mix of national commercials, network television promotions, and local station branding, reflecting the look and pacing of mid-1980s broadcast television. The break also includes a Falcon Crest bumper and a brief WTVT Pulse 13 news update.
Presented in original broadcast order. Image quality, audio, and pacing reflect the source VHS recording.
Ads & promos featured:
• Crisco Oil
• Always Maxi Pads
• Loving Care Hair Coloring — “Wash That Gray Right Out of Your Hair”
• Ford Crown Victoria
• 60 Minutes (promo)
• Murder, She Wrote (promo)
• Crazy Like a Fox (promo)
• Trapper John, M.D. (promo)
• WTVT Pulse 13 News break
• Falcon Crest bumper
Digitized from an original off-air recording.
Picture and audio quality reflect the source tape.










