TV Commercials of the 60s: Pillsbury Robert Cass 2014-11-13 | A pre-"Brady Bunch" Maureen McCormick gets fresh with the Pillsbury Doughboy.DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
REEL COMEDY: Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) Robert Cass 2024-03-28 | air date: July 22, 2002 (video source: Comedy Central via AT&T Broadband cable, in Atlanta, Georgia; original air date: July 20, 2002)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
REEL COMEDY: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) Robert Cass 2024-03-27 | air date: July 21, 2002 (video source: Comedy Central via AT&T Broadband cable, in Atlanta, Georgia; original air date: June 8, 1999, under the "Canned Ham" program banner)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
REEL COMEDY: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) Robert Cass 2024-03-26 | air date: July 21, 2002 (video source: Comedy Central via AT&T Broadband cable, in Atlanta, Georgia; original air date: April 29, 1997, under the "Canned Ham" program banner)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
SNEAK PREVIEWS: November 26, 1981 (Promo) Robert Cass 2024-03-23 | Gene Siskel (film critic, Chicago Tribune) and Roger Ebert (film critic, Chicago Sun-Times) hosted "Sneak Previews," originally titled "Opening Soon at a Theater Near You," from 1975 to '82. Produced in Chicago by WTTW Channel 11 and broadcast on PBS.DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are a copyright owner and would like your content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
SNEAK PREVIEWS: November 19, 1981 Robert Cass 2024-03-23 | Gene Siskel (film critic, Chicago Tribune) and Roger Ebert (film critic, Chicago Sun-Times) review "Time Bandits," "The Woman Next Door," "Man of Iron," and "The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper." Siskel and Ebert hosted "Sneak Previews," originally titled "Opening Soon at a Theater Near You," from 1975 to '82. Produced in Chicago by WTTW Channel 11 and broadcast on PBS.DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are a copyright owner and would like your content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
PRIMETIME GLICK: Rebecca Romijn-Stamos and David Duchovny (2002) Robert Cass 2024-03-18 | I taped this rerun of the second episode of "Primetime Glick's" second season on August 24, 2002. (original air date: March 2, 2002; video source: Comedy Central via AT&T Broadband cable, in Atlanta, Georgia)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
PRIMETIME GLICK: Eugene Levy and Conan OBrien (2001) Robert Cass 2024-03-16 | I taped this rerun of the seventh episode of "Primetime Glick's" first season on August 2, 2001 — technically, after midnight on the 3rd — one day after its Comedy Central premiere. (video source: AT&T Broadband cable, in Atlanta, Georgia)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
PRIMETIME GLICK: Bill Maher and Steve Martin (2001) Robert Cass 2024-03-13 | I taped this rerun of "Primetime Glick's" very first episode, which includes an uncredited cameo from Martin Short's "SCTV" colleague Andrea Martin, on June 21, 2001 — technically, after midnight on the 22nd — one day after its Comedy Central premiere. (video source: AT&T Broadband cable, in Atlanta, Georgia)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
Partial Recall: E! GUIDE TO SUMMER MOVIES (1993) Robert Cass 2024-03-12 | The summer of '93 was a memorable one for movies — so why did I tape over more than three-quarters of this edition of E!'s annual rundown? Maybe I was low on videotape at the time. (original air date: May 30, 1993; video source: Cox Cable, in Macon, Georgia)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
E! FEATURES: Sabrina (1995) Robert Cass 2024-03-11 | Employing Newspapers.com as my TV guide, so to speak, it appears I taped this installment of "E! Features" on December 23, 1995, one week after "Sabrina" opened in theaters, because it's immediately followed by the previous week's edition of "Talk Soup Weekend." (video source: Cox Cable, in Macon, Georgia)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
STREET SCENES: NEW YORK ON FILM (1992) Robert Cass 2024-03-09 | air date: December 30, 1995 (video source: AMC via TCI cable, in Athens, Georgia; original air date: June 9, 1992)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
CHAMPIONSHIP BALLROOM DANCING (1994) Robert Cass 2024-03-09 | air date: August 2, 1996 (video source: PBS affiliate WDCO Channel 29, Cochran, Georgia, via Macon)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
E! GUIDE TO SUMMER MOVIES (1996) Robert Cass 2024-03-07 | air date: June 1, 1996 (video source: Cox Cable, in Macon, Georgia; original air date: May 24, 1996)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
Hot Take: Pumpkin Spice Robert Cass 2023-10-30 | Two weeks ago at work I was asked to give a "hot take" on pumpkin spice for a segment near the end of a town-hall meeting between the Chicago and New York City offices. By the time I was asked, I figured the "pro" and "con" takes on pumpkin spice had already been reserved, so I went a different route. (WARNING: Due to the shocking nature of this video, you will never look at a box of Pumpkin Spice Cheerios the same way again.)
Commercial Appeal: USA Network, July 19, 1991, 1:00-3:30 AM (#11) Robert Cass 2022-11-02 | USA aired "The Frisco Kid," a 1979 comedy-western starring Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford, in the early hours of July 19, 1991. Do you want to make more money? Sure, we all do. But why would you want to waste it calling 900 numbers long past midnight? Because you're a lonely insomniac? Or because resistance is futile after 11 commercial breaks filled with ads for 900 numbers? Okay, yeah, I get that. (video source: Cox Cable, in Macon, Georgia)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
Commercial Appeal: USA Network, July 19, 1991, 1:00-3:30 AM (#10) Robert Cass 2022-11-01 | USA aired "The Frisco Kid," a 1979 comedy-western starring Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford, in the early hours of July 19, 1991. Subscribe to BusinessWeek magazine now, i.e., 31 years ago, and you'll receive a free data bank — it's like a smartphone but not! (video source: Cox Cable, in Macon, Georgia)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
Commercial Appeal: USA Network, July 19, 1991, 1:00-3:30 AM (#9) Robert Cass 2022-10-31 | USA aired "The Frisco Kid," a 1979 comedy-western starring Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford, in the early hours of July 19, 1991. Much like summer television in the early '90s, this commercial break contains a lot of repeats. (video source: Cox Cable, in Macon, Georgia)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
Commercial Appeal: USA Network, July 19, 1991, 1:00-3:30 AM (#8) Robert Cass 2022-10-30 | USA aired "The Frisco Kid," a 1979 comedy-western starring Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford, in the early hours of July 19, 1991. The movie "Hot Shots!," due in theaters 12 days later, is advertised during this commercial break but "is not yet rated," according to the ad. Hey, summer vacation's over, MPAA — get back to work! (video source: Cox Cable, in Macon, Georgia)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
Commercial Appeal: USA Network, July 19, 1991, 1:00-3:30 AM (#7) Robert Cass 2022-10-29 | USA aired "The Frisco Kid," a 1979 comedy-western starring Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford, in the early hours of July 19, 1991. Please be advised that the makers of Sominex will not be held responsible if you call an 800 number to order a commemorative five-dollar Operation Desert Storm coin, then call a 900 number and use the coin to pay for one minute of talking to a "mysterious, exciting, and thoughtful" woman. (video source: Cox Cable, in Macon, Georgia)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
Commercial Appeal: USA Network, July 19, 1991, 1:00-3:30 AM (#6) Robert Cass 2022-10-28 | USA aired "The Frisco Kid," a 1979 comedy-western starring Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford, in the early hours of July 19, 1991. Warning: Consumption of Burger King's International Chicken Sandwich may require the additional consumption of Rolaids and/or give one false hope that Sara Paretsky's series of V.I. Warshawski detective novels can be turned into a successful movie franchise starring Kathleen Turner. (video source: Cox Cable, in Macon, Georgia)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
Commercial Appeal: USA Network, July 19, 1991, 1:00-3:30 AM (#5) Robert Cass 2022-10-27 | USA aired "The Frisco Kid," a 1979 comedy-western starring Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford, in the early hours of July 19, 1991. Don't do drugs while watching commercials, kids, or else you might go broke calling 900 numbers. (video source: Cox Cable, in Macon, Georgia)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
Commercial Appeal: USA Network, July 19, 1991, 1:00-3:30 AM (#4) Robert Cass 2022-10-27 | USA aired "The Frisco Kid," a 1979 comedy-western starring Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford, in the early hours of July 19, 1991. If you were awake at 1:50 in the morning watching this commercial break, you didn't have Sleepinal in your medicine cabinet. (video source: Cox Cable, in Macon, Georgia)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
Commercial Appeal: USA Network, July 19, 1991, 1:00-3:30 AM (#3) Robert Cass 2022-10-26 | USA aired "The Frisco Kid," a 1979 comedy-western starring Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford, in the early hours of July 19, 1991. The lesson of this commercial break: if you think the women on the other end of a 900 number aren't in need of feminine-hygiene products from time to time, you're on a bogus journey, my friend. (video source: Cox Cable, in Macon, Georgia)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
Commercial Appeal: USA Network, July 19, 1991, 1:00-3:30 AM (#2) Robert Cass 2022-10-25 | USA aired "The Frisco Kid," a 1979 comedy-western starring Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford, in the early hours of July 19, 1991. Are you a lonely guy in need of prepackaged Italian food and a palm reading? Then this commercial break's for you. (video source: Cox Cable, in Macon, Georgia)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
Commercial Appeal: USA Network, July 19, 1991, 1:00-3:30 AM (#1) Robert Cass 2022-10-23 | USA aired "The Frisco Kid," a 1979 comedy-western starring Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford, in the early hours of July 19, 1991. This commercial break features an ad for People magazine with the line "Why Charles may never be king ..." Well, not for another 31 years, anyway. (video source: Cox Cable, in Macon, Georgia)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
LISTEN UP! (1994) Robert Cass 2022-08-27 | Bibb County Public Schools, in Macon, Georgia, aired this half-hour program, hosted and produced by high school students, in March 1994. (video source: Cox Cable Channel 17, Macon)
Sketchy Memories: Gunsmoked Chicken Robert Cass 2022-07-31 | In the fall of 1997 I took a class at the University of Georgia in which one of the assignments was to edit raw footage from an episode of CBS's "Gunsmoke" (1955-'75) — specifically, the episode "Buffalo Man," which originally aired on January 11, 1958, and guest-starred John Anderson, Patricia Smith, and Jack Klugman alongside "Gunsmoke" mainstays James Arness, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver. We were allowed to edit the film — which had been transferred to videotape at some point — however we wanted, so I made a music video for Sly & the Family Stone's "Chicken," a track from their 1968 album "Life." (Judging by vimeo.com/78003024, UGA wasn't the only school that had access to this "Gunsmoke" footage.)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are a copyright owner and would like your content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: Appreciating Our Parents (1991) Robert Cass 2022-07-30 | The educational short films "Appreciating Our Parents" and "Posture Pals" were shown as part of the December 14, 1991, episode of Comedy Central's "Mystery Science Theater 3000," which featured the 1957 horror film "The Unearthly" as the main attraction. I taped this rerun on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 1992, a.k.a. Turkey Day, a 30-hour marathon of "MST3K" episodes. (video source: Cox Cable, in Macon, Georgia)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
Sketchy Memories: Extreme (Close-Up) Jazz Robert Cass 2022-07-30 | Featuring Robert Cass and Jonathan Vance, and filmed in Macon, Georgia, in the summer of 1994 (music: George Benson featuring the Count Basie Orchestra, "Basie's Bag").DISCLAIMER: If you are a copyright owner and would like your content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
THE SOUL OF STAX (1994) Robert Cass 2022-07-18 | Philip Priestley's documentary* on Stax Records, the legendary Memphis label, was originally broadcast in Europe in 1994, but it first aired in the U.S. in June of '98 as an installment of the Bravo series "Bravo Profiles." (video source: InterMedia cable, in Athens, Georgia)* Starting at 16:15, the audio is muted for 45 seconds because otherwise this documentary would be blocked by YouTube worldwide due to the inclusion of Otis Redding's "These Arms of Mine." DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
LATER WITH BOB COSTAS: January 27, 1994 Robert Cass 2022-06-29 | This "special edition" of NBC's "Later," which Costas hosted from August '88 to February '94, features clips from past interviews with film directors Tim Burton, Martha Coolidge, Lawrence Kasdan, Sydney Pollack, and Oliver Stone. (video source: WMGT Channel 41, Macon, Georgia)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
GRAPEVINE: The Allison and Ken Story (1992) Robert Cass 2022-06-27 | In the early '90s CBS debuted some memorable series during the summer months. At least one, the quirky ensemble comedy "Northern Exposure" (1990-'95), eventually became a long-running hit. Others, like the wacky adventure-comedy "Johnny Bago" (1993), disappeared after just six episodes. But the risqué romantic comedy "Grapevine" was unique in that it was canceled after six episodes, then revived eight years later with the same main characters but only one returning cast member: Steven Eckholdt, who played Thumper (yes, Thumper) in the original version and David, Thumper's older brother, in the 2000 reboot. The new "Grapevine" was canceled after just five episodes, but the show's creator, David Frankel, had already brought the original's "Hannah and Her Sisters"-in-Miami charms to the big screen in '95 with his feature-film directorial debut, "Miami Rhapsody." The original "Grapevine" also starred Lynn Clark as Susan and Jonathan Penner as David, and this particular episode, which aired July 20, 1992, guest-stars Brett Cullen ("Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty"), Terry Farrell ("Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"), and Brenda Strong ("Desperate Housewives"). (video source: WAGA Channel 5, Atlanta, Georgia/WMAZ Channel 13, Macon)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN: January 15, 1992 Robert Cass 2022-06-27 | Letterman's guests are actor Paul Sorvino, supermodel Elle Macpherson, musician Lou Reed, and New York Newsday columnist and author Jim Dwyer. I taped this rerun of Letterman's 1982-'93 NBC talk show on December 21, 1992; despite NBC's "Originally aired January 14, 1992" caption at the top of the broadcast, a member of the studio audience says in the comments below that the taping took place on the 14th but the episode didn't air until the 15th. (video source: WXIA Channel 11, Atlanta, Georgia/WMGT Channel 41, Macon)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
Partial Recall: NIGHT AFTER NIGHT WITH ALLAN HAVEY (July 92) Robert Cass 2022-06-26 | The first segment of the July 24, 1992, installment of Allan Havey's Comedy Central talk show features Kelly Russell as the "Audience of One." (video source: Cox Cable, in Macon, Georgia)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
ROBIN HOOD: THE MYTH, THE MAN, THE MOVIE (1991) Robert Cass 2022-06-13 | CBS aired this one-hour promo for "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" on June 13, 1991, the day before the Kevin Costner movie debuted in theaters. Pierce Brosnan, possibly smarting over the fact that he almost became the new James Bond four years earlier (but would have to wait an additional four years to take over the role) and therefore shouldn't need this particular paycheck, hams it up as the program's host. (video source: WAGA Channel 5, Atlanta, Georgia/WMAZ Channel 13, Macon)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
E! FEATURES: Jurassic Park (1993) Robert Cass 2022-06-12 | In the wee hours of June 16, 1993, the family VCR's timer failed to record the final minute of this half-hour look at the Steven Spielberg blockbuster — okay, fine, I failed — so, to make up for that oversight, please enjoy eight (random) minutes of the "E! Features" episode on "Cliffhanger," another big-screen hit from the summer of '93, tacked onto the end. (video source: Cox Cable, in Macon, Georgia)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
Partial Recall: TODAY (February 90) Robert Cass 2022-06-04 | This portion of the February 19, 1990, edition of NBC's morning show includes Katie Couric delivering the news of the day (U.S. Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney's visit to the Philippines, storms in the southeast and California, parliamentary elections in Japan); Deborah Norville interviewing the U.S.'s newly appointed ambassador to Panama, Deane Hinton; and Bryant Gumbel on the set of "Die Hard 2" with actor Bruce Willis. (video source: WXIA Channel 11, Atlanta, Georgia, via Macon)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
Partial Recall: SCTV (September 89) Robert Cass 2022-06-01 | Nick at Nite aired reruns of "SCTV" from September '88 to March '90, although in Macon, Georgia, where I grew up, Cox Cable didn't give subscribers access to Nickelodeon's prime-time programming until the spring of '89 (it had previously switched to A&E's programming during those hours, I believe). Over the course of that summer, "SCTV" quickly became my favorite sketch-comedy show; the end of this particular rerun, which aired September 5, 1989 — it contains material from a 90-minute episode originally broadcast on NBC on November 12, 1982 — is followed by a "Global Village News" update anchored by Chuck Bruce (because Ron Burgundy was presumably on assignment).DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
Partial Recall: POSTMODERN MTV (July 89) Robert Cass 2022-06-01 | video source: Cox Cable, in Macon, GeorgiaDISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
Partial Recall: DECADE 1980-1989 (December 89) Robert Cass 2022-06-01 | This portion of MTV's two-hour look back at the '80s includes segments on sex, AIDS, power, fame, technology, and more. (original air date: December 13, 1989; video source: Cox Cable, in Macon, Georgia)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
THE BIG PICTURE: March 8, 1990 Robert Cass 2022-06-01 | "The Big Picture" aired on MTV from 1988 to '93 and was hosted by Chris Connelly, then a senior editor at Premiere magazine. This episode (including commercials) spotlights "Joe Versus the Volcano," "House Party," and the 1989 Academy Awards' Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress nominees, and features an interview with "Coupe de Ville's" Arye Gross. However, I didn't correctly set the family VCR's timer 32 years ago and therefore failed to record the last couple minutes — sorry about that. (video source: Cox Cable, in Macon, Georgia)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
THE BIG PICTURE: September 21, 1989 Robert Cass 2022-06-01 | "The Big Picture" aired on MTV from 1988 to '93 and was hosted by Chris Connelly, then a senior editor at Premiere magazine. Unfortunately, I only have the final segment (including commercials) of this particular episode, in which Penn & Teller promote "Penn & Teller Get Killed," the final feature film directed by Arthur Penn ("The Miracle Worker," "Bonnie and Clyde," "Alice's Restaurant"). (video source: Cox Cable, in Macon, Georgia)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
THE SOUTH BANK SHOW: Sydney Pollack (1993) Robert Cass 2022-05-27 | I taped this episode off of Bravo on March 17, 1994, but it originally aired on ITV in the UK on September 12, 1993. (video source: Cox Cable, in Macon, Georgia)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
THE SOUTH BANK SHOW: Robert Zemeckis (1992) Robert Cass 2022-05-26 | I taped this episode off of Bravo on July 22, 1993, but it originally aired on ITV in the UK on November 1, 1992. (video source: Cox Cable, in Macon, Georgia)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
JOHNNY BAGO: Johnnys Golden Shaft (1993) Robert Cass 2022-05-26 | "Johnny Bago," which aired on CBS in the summer of '93, had more of a big-screen pedigree than most TV series at the time: its creators were Robert Zemeckis, Peter S. Seaman, and Jeffrey Price, the director and screenwriters, respectively, of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988). The show had a farcical, high-energy pilot episode, directed by Zemeckis — before "Forrest Gump," released the following summer, began his journey down a less comedic career path — so I watched the rest of its six-episode run (two additional episodes never aired). "Johnny's Golden Shaft," the series's fourth episode, aired on July 16, 1993. (video source: WAGA Channel 5, Atlanta, Georgia/WMAZ Channel 13, Macon)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
E! GUIDE TO SUMMER MOVIES (1992) Robert Cass 2022-05-26 | original air date: May 16, 1992 (video source: Cox Cable, in Macon, Georgia)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
THE BEST OF COMIC RELIEF 90 Robert Cass 2022-02-28 | "Comic Relief '90" was held at New York's Radio City Music Hall on May 12, 1990, and aired live on HBO for five hours. Within two weeks the charity event had raised $8.6 million to provide health care for America's homeless. (Rhino Video released this compilation of highlights four months later.)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
PATTERNS OF CHANGE: HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN GEORGIA (1988) Robert Cass 2022-02-28 | aired on May 2, 1989; written and directed by Becky Marshall for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (video source: presumably PBS affiliate WDCO Channel 15, Cochran, Georgia, via Macon)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
THE POWER OF THE WORD WITH BILL MOYERS: The Simple Acts of Life (1989) Robert Cass 2022-02-28 | original air date: September 15, 1989 (video source: PBS affiliate WDCO Channel 15, Cochran, Georgia, via Macon)DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are the copyright owner and would like this content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
OLIVER! (Macon Little Theatre, July 18, 1985) Robert Cass 2021-12-29 | Directed by Phil Haynie, with musical direction by John Cicci and choreography by Larry J. Sheppard and Phil Haynie. Featuring Robert Cass, Jim Huntsinger, Jude Knight, and Larry J. Sheppard. Book, music, and lyrics by Lionel Bart.DISCLAIMER: The content provided here is for informational purposes only. If you are a copyright owner and would like your content to be removed, please contact rwcass@gmail.com.
