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These commercials aired on ABC on October 18th, 1988
1. "North and South" Intro/Commercial Bumper (This was a repeat of a miniseries that originally aired in 1985. RIP Patrick Swayze and Kirstie Alley)
2. Burlington Sheer Indulgence Pantyhose
3. Ford Probe
4. Betty Crocker Fruit Roll-Ups (I believe this was shortly after Betty Crocker did away with the Fruit Corners brand)
5. Clorox 2
6. George Bush for President (Michael Dukakis riding in the tank is often seen as one of the worst campaign blunders of all time)
7. Butter
8. Promo for "Nightline"
9. "North and South" Commercial Bumper
10. Promo for "Growing Pains" and "Head Of The Class"
11. The New York Times
12. Promo for "A.M."
13. "North and South" Commercial Bumpers
14. Subaru XT-6 (Please don't drive this way)
15. Weight Watchers Baked Potato Entrees (With Lynn Redgrave)
16. Hanes Silk Reflections
17. Dristan
18. Instant Quaker Oatmeal (With Wilford Brimley)
19. Jack In The Box Taquitos
20. Oreo
21. Ritz Bits
22. Cream Of Wheat Hot Cereal
23. NyQuil
24. Alaska Airlines
25. Promo for "David"
26. "North and South" Commercial Bumper
27. ABC College Football Promo
28. ABC News Brief
a. Senate gives approval for Veterans Administration Cabinet Level Status (This was signed into law a week later by Ronald Reagan on 10/25/88. It is now known as the United States Department of Veterans Affairs)
b. Iran tried to buy American made jet fighters from Chile in exchange for American hostages
c. Efforts continue to free whales trapped in ice in Alaska (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Breakthrough)
29. Lucky
30. Calvin Klein's Obsession for Men (And now I am obligated to post the greatest SNL parody commercial of all time: youtube.com/watch?v=k9JbEUPh7FQ)
31. Sunny Delight
32. KABC Eyewitness News Bumper
33. "North and South" Commercial Bumper
These commercials aired on ABC on October 18th, 1988
1. "North and South" Intro/Commercial Bumper (This was a repeat of a miniseries that originally aired in 1985. RIP Patrick Swayze and Kirstie Alley)
2. Burlington Sheer Indulgence Pantyhose
3. Ford Probe
4. Betty Crocker Fruit Roll-Ups (I believe this was shortly after Betty Crocker did away with the Fruit Corners brand)
5. Clorox 2
6. George Bush for President (Michael Dukakis riding in the tank is often seen as one of the worst campaign blunders of all time)
7. Butter
8. Promo for "Nightline"
9. "North and South" Commercial Bumper
10. Promo for "Growing Pains" and "Head Of The Class"
11. The New York Times
12. Promo for "A.M."
13. "North and South" Commercial Bumpers
14. Subaru XT-6 (Please don't drive this way)
15. Weight Watchers Baked Potato Entrees (With Lynn Redgrave)
16. Hanes Silk Reflections
17. Dristan
18. Instant Quaker Oatmeal (With Wilford Brimley)
19. Jack In The Box Taquitos
20. Oreo
21. Ritz Bits
22. Cream Of Wheat Hot Cereal
23. NyQuil
24. Alaska Airlines
25. Promo for "David"
26. "North and South" Commercial Bumper
27. ABC College Football Promo
28. ABC News Brief
a. Senate gives approval for Veterans Administration Cabinet Level Status (This was signed into law a week later by Ronald Reagan on 10/25/88. It is now known as the United States Department of Veterans Affairs)
b. Iran tried to buy American made jet fighters from Chile in exchange for American hostages
c. Efforts continue to free whales trapped in ice in Alaska (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Breakthrough)
29. Lucky
30. Calvin Klein's Obsession for Men (And now I am obligated to post the greatest SNL parody commercial of all time: youtube.com/watch?v=k9JbEUPh7FQ)
31. Sunny Delight
32. KABC Eyewitness News Bumper
33. "North and South" Commercial Bumper
