Wall $treet Week with Mouse Trap game (October 13, 1986) ainstanking 2017-04-20 | Louis Rukeyser shows the interrelationships of financial markets by demonstrating the "Mouse Trap" game mechanism. Mouse Trap debuted in 1963, originally published by Ideal. The game board shown here is grayed out and does not show the path along which the players advance their mouse-shaped tokens on the way to the trap."Wall $treet Week" was on the PBS TV network from 1972 to 2005. Up until 2002, it was hosted by Louis Rukeyser (1933 - 2006). The show was resurrected in 2015, and as of 2017, new episodes are shown on the Fox Business Network.
WMAR-TV/Baltimore traffic report goof-up (Oct. 6, 1991) ainstanking 2017-02-15 | With Stan Stovall, Sally Thorner and traffic reporter Sondra Woodward.When the map is shown, only one blinking arrow appears instead of the three arrows that should have appeared. The engineer tries to fix this, but color stripes are displayed instead. Then the three blinking arrows show up over the color stripes!Stan Stovall makes a humorous remark near the end. This traffic report was given before the Orioles' last-ever game they played at Memorial Stadium. The following year (1992), the Orioles began playing at the then-brand-new Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Oriole Park traffic PSA (1992) ainstanking 2016-11-07 | This public service announcement aired in April 1992, when Oriole Park at Camden Yards (in Baltimore, Maryland) was brand new.
WNUV-TV/Baltimore station identification (1988) ainstanking 2016-05-26 | For a few years, the WNUV-TV identifications included "Pet of the Day" photographs (usually of a dog or a cat) submitted by the station's viewers.
The Kid with the 200 I.Q. NBC TV movie promo (Feb. 1983) ainstanking 2016-05-26 | Starring Gary Coleman (1968-2010) and Robert Guillaume.
The Oprah Winfrey Show premiere promo (September 1986) ainstanking 2016-05-20 | The Oprah Winfrey Show ran from September 8, 1986, to May 25, 2011.The promo says "Oprah's coming home, Baltimore!" because she had appeared locally as a regular on Baltimore's WJZ-TV (most notably as co-anchor of the "People Are Talking" show) from 1978 to 1984.
WMAR-TV/Baltimore John Saunders promo (1983) ainstanking 2016-05-20 | John Saunders worked as a sports reporter/anchor at WMAR-TV (Channel 2) in Baltimore from 1982 to 1986, and later as a sportscaster for ESPN and ABC.
Wheel of Fortune promo (1983, first syndicated season) ainstanking 2016-04-21 | The end tag shows WMAR-TV Channel 2, which aired "Wheel of Fortune" in the Baltimore area at that time.
Happy Birthday, America (1984) ainstanking 2016-03-23 | Presented by the American Defense Preparedness Association
Captain America on saving energy (1980) ainstanking 2016-03-17 | A public service announcement from the U.S. Department of Energy
Happy New Year 1996 countdown & celebration on ABC ainstanking 2016-01-01 | Dick Clark's "New Year's Rockin' Eve"
Happy New Year 1994 countdown & celebration on ABC ainstanking 2016-01-01 | Dick Clark's "New Year's Rockin' Eve"
Happy New Year 1992 countdown & celebration on ABC ainstanking 2016-01-01 | Dick Clark's "New Year's Rockin' Eve"
Promo for ABC primetime shows of May 5, 1981 ainstanking 2015-12-08 | "Happy Days", "Laverne & Shirley", "Three's Company", "Too Close for Comfort"
People Are Talking promo (Oprah Winfrey, Richard Sher, 1981) ainstanking 2015-12-02 | From the late 1970s into the mid-1980s, Oprah Winfrey was local on Baltimore's WJZ-TV Channel 13 before becoming a national celebrity.
Captain Kangaroo for the American Heart Association (1981) ainstanking 2015-12-02 | Captain Kangaroo, real name Robert James "Bob" Keeshan (1927-2004) hosted the children's television series "Captain Kangaroo" on CBS from 1955 to 1984. He suffered a heart attack and then underwent triple-bypass surgery in 1981.
Wolfman Jack for the U.S. Selective Service System (1981) ainstanking 2015-12-02 | Wolfman Jack, real name Robert Weston Smith (1938 -1995) was a disc jockey from the early 1960s through 1995. He was "live" on various radio stations in the U.S. and Mexico, and he also had a recorded, syndicated radio show.
Promo for NBC primetime shows of January 6, 1983 ainstanking 2015-11-19 | "Fame", "Gimme a Break!", "Cheers", "Hill Street Blues"
People Are Talking promo (Oprah Winfrey, Richard Sher, 1980) ainstanking 2015-10-12 | From the late 1970s into the mid-1980s, Oprah Winfrey was local on Baltimore's WJZ-TV Channel 13, before she became a national celebrity.
Walter Cronkites last day of anchoring CBS Evening News March 6, 1981 ainstanking 2015-10-01 | Walter Cronkite (1916-2009) began anchoring the CBS evening newscasts on April 16, 1962.
NBC promo for primetime shows of February 25, 1981 ainstanking 2015-09-23 | "Real People", "Diff'rent Strokes", "Facts of Life"
Lobo TV series promo (NBC, 1981) ainstanking 2015-09-22 | "Lobo" was an action-adventure sitcom that aired on NBC from 1979 to 1981. In its first season, it had the title "The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo." Casey Kasem does the voice-over in this promo.
NBC Nightly News - Tom Brokaw - promo (1986) ainstanking 2015-09-18 | Tom Brokaw anchored the NBC Nightly News from 1982 to 2004.
Harbor Lights Music Festival in Baltimore, MD - promo (1982) ainstanking 2015-08-24 | Oprah Winfrey appears in the thumbnail (and briefly in this promo), along with Richard Sher, Bob Turk, and Jerry Turner.
Oprah Winfrey (voice only) for League for the Handicapped (1982) ainstanking 2015-08-24 | This was back when Oprah Winfrey was still only a local celebrity at Baltimore's WJZ-TV (Channel 13) and before she became nationally well-known.
ABC TV network Come On Along promo (1982) ainstanking 2015-07-30 | I recorded this from TV between innings of the MLB All Star Game on July 13, 1982.
Promo for ABC primetime shows of February 23, 1981 ainstanking 2015-07-18 | "That's Incredible!" and "Dynasty"
Aloha Paradise promo (1981) ainstanking 2015-07-16 | This NBC television series ran for only 8 weeks: February 25 through April 22, 1981.
Al Sanders and Jerry Turner promo (1981, WJZ-TV, Baltimore) ainstanking 2015-07-13 | Jerry Turner and Al Sanders were co-anchors of Eyewitness News on WJZ-TV Channel 13 in Baltimore from 1977 to 1987, when Jerry Turner died. Jerry Turner had come to WJZ-TV in 1962. Al Sanders continued on WJZ-TV until his death in 1995.
WBFF-TV (Baltimore) program schedule - January 25, 1985 ainstanking 2015-07-06 | Channel 45 in Baltimore, Maryland
Casey Kasem being interviewed - June 18, 1984 ainstanking 2015-04-04 | I don't know the name of the interviewer, but the show was called "Alive and Well" and it was on a cable channel similar to Lifetime.
Captain Chesapeake - 1982 ainstanking 2015-03-29 | Captain Chesapeake was a local children's show from 1971 to 1990 on WBFF-TV (Channel 45) in Baltimore, Maryland. George A. Lewis (1926-2000) was Captain Chesapeake.This video is a portion of an episode from March 1982. It has the introduction, followed by the showing of photos of a few of the "crew members" (viewers of the show). The Captain reads a few of their letters, including jokes.
