WITI TV6 - Count On Us to Take You There [1 min] (1978) The TV Madman 2026-09-22 | WITI TV6 - Count On Us to Take You There [1 min] (1978)
Moveon dot org - Misleader (2005) The TV Madman 2024-03-15 | These guys were so mad at George W. Bush. Classic 2005 political takedown ad.
Dow Chemicals Better Living By Plastic [1 min] (2005) The TV Madman 2024-03-15 | These guys just love patting themselves on the back. Being Big Plastic gives Dow a nearly unlimited budget to blitz out a few ads like this every so often. This one had/has an interactive site attached to it. The SFX guy must have had a blast in the first half of this.
DirecTV/TiVo DVR menu (2005) [45 sec] The TV Madman 2024-03-15 | Uh oh! Somebody fell asleep at the remote! A little 2005 TiVo/DirecTV menu action for y'all.
KOIN 6 News intro (November 25, 1994) [2 min] The TV Madman 2024-03-15 | A couple promos from Portland Oregon's KOIN 6, and then 2 minutes of the November 25 1994 news.Mike Donahue holds down the desk in this brief clip. Mike unfortunately passed in 2023 but left his more than 40 year mark in the Portland area as a trusted voice at KOIN.
KGW Weekend News at 5 (March 11 1995) [27 min] The TV Madman 2024-03-15 | Flooding in California. Natural gas line repair in Oregon. Pesky ivy! Tornadoes across the Pacific Northwest. Commercials of the time included (Portland icons Tom Peterson & Gloria at about 15:12!)Nancy Francis & Gulstan Dart anchorJack Capell with WeatherGulstan is over at KCRA in Sacramento as of 2024. Nancy Francis (Copic) is currently Assistant Director of Student Media at University of Portland as of 2024.Jack Capell passed in 2009. He's famous for predicting the 1962 Columbus Day storm. His career continued until his retirement September 3, 2000.
KATU-2 block [19 min 42 sec] 11 November 2004 The TV Madman 2023-11-11 | The sights and sounds of 2004 as aired on KATU-2 in Portland, OR on November 11. Thrill to the shrill tones. If you fall asleep with this on, you wake up with Web 1.0
KOIN-6 block [21 min 45se] (October 2007) The TV Madman 2023-10-01 | It's a KOIN-6 Portland from approximately October 2007. Promos, commercials and a bit of the news from maybe the 12th?
KATU-2 Portland block - May 2005 [21 min] The TV Madman 2023-05-17 | KATU promos, all the local breaks and other sights, sounds and smells of 2005 are here in this block from May of 2005.
Hooked On Phonics - Katy (1994) The TV Madman 2023-04-01 | her parents are so proud, and so is Katy.I still sometimes dial 1-800-ABCDEFG if somehow I see a public payphone.
Woodland Sales Company (1994) The TV Madman 2023-04-01 | these guys make manufactured homes look good.no really, these look pretty good.
Fujifilm - Kids These Days (1993) The TV Madman 2023-04-01 | the age old complaint about kids and their being different from the previous generation. they didn't even know what a dang record is!
Shilo Inn - Jingle (1993) The TV Madman 2023-04-01 | This glorious, laborious jingle for Shilo Inn is one of my favorites.
This Week with George Stephanopoulos (30 MAR 2008) The TV Madman 2023-03-30 | A nearly complete George Stephanopoulos broadcast from March 30, 2008. A plethora of guests: John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, the panel takes on McCain's speech... and much more.
This Week with George Stephanopoulos (16 MAR 2008) The TV Madman 2023-03-16 | Here's a full broadcast of This Week with George Stephanopoulos from March 16, 2008. Nancy Pelosi sits down for an interview. Hank Paulson pops in. Ruth Marcus drops by. The panel takes on a mouthy preacher linked to candidate Obama.
Slim Fast - I Was Not Putting on Bathing Suit (1996) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | This lady shares her story: Gets married, puts on weight, does not put on a bathing suit. We presume she just goes skinny dipping.
Zantac - Its Hot! [Brian Denney] (1996) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | Brian Denney treads through a field of fire to illustrate how effective Zantac is on heartburn.
Neulasta [1 min] (2004) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | These folks are ready. It's a white blood cell booster, FYI.
Cinnamon Toast Crunch - The Pleasures (2004) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | This voice guy is just w a d i n g through this copy! Dang dude! Oh... Wait a second... LOL
Kelloggs Townhouse Flipsides What Does...? (2007) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | What does it taste like? Trust these opinions from the average person on the street in 2007.
ODS Health Insurance - Special Lamp (2007) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | ODS Health Insurance is a real deal-breaker... Even if the lamp is really special!
ODS Health Insurance - Teleporter (2007) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | Hey, this one's pretty good. Although a sweet teleporter seems like it would be worth it, ODS Health Insurance appears to be a dealbreaker.
McDonalds - Bigger than Life (1994) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | What you want is what you get... At McDonald's today. Double QPC... Large frickin fries... Yeah, here we go.
Advil - 2 Questions to Ask (1994) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | Where is this guy? Down the hall from the Pond's Institute? Perhaps they lease a space in the Halls of Medicine. Whatever the case,
C-L-R - [1 min] (1994) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | It stands for Calcium, Lime and Rust. It's available wherever you find quality hardware products. It's amazing, and it is still amazing - it's CLR! This one comes from the Portland, OR market.
Newberg Ford (1994) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | Newberg Ford and their program cars are a big attraction - just have a listen to these average joes! You can still visit Newberg Ford in the Portland area - just outide of Tigard!
Long John Silvers - Baked! (1994) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | These people are losing their collective minds over Long John Silver's baked fish! Hey, what's the matter with my Aunt Minnie's baked chicken & fish??
Powerball - Fancy Lunch (1994) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | Powerball & Oregon Lottery sponsored this fun spot. A nice fun "what-if" dream scenario that Lottery advertisements are so good at.
Tulip Heartcraft Cards (1994) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | This is just awful. Painful. Now it's yours. "U MADE THIS FOR ME"
Long John Silvers - Baked! [15 sec] (1994) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | Short, sweet, to the point. A great jingle, albeit the 15 second version. Who'da thought they'd bake it? Go fish!
Immodium AD - Carpool (1996) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | Haha, this guy's medicine isn't working for him at exactly the wrong time. Also, where does this carpool GO? They stop at a rest area??
FDS - Special Clean and Fresh Feeling (1996) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | Buckle up. The special clean and fresh feeling is coming for you. Feel the difference all over the damn place.
Folgers - Rookie Fireman (1996) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | This Rookie brings Folgers Crystals to his first overnight at the station and damn well almost loses his life over it.
Fleischmanns - Isnt Just For Bread song [15 sec] (1996) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | I believe we're doing this to the tune of "Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel"
Dairy Queen - Mothers Day Ice Cream Cakes (1996) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | ...and don't forget about graduation!
Extra Gum - Astronomer [upgrade] (1996) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | An upgrade for this channel at least. This astronomer can finally die happy!
Lenders Bagels - Alaska (1996) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | One of the coldest places on earth should be a good place to determine how people would react to a frozen bagel (??) - Also, I think that's Barry Gordon on the voiceover! TASTES FRESH
Program - Mollys Flea Control (1996) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | Fun, sketchy animation (who's this from?) featuring paranoid, flea treatment weary Molly the Cat. There's probably a counterpart with a dog, if I hear the end of the spot correctly.
Meow Mix - Terrifying Slot Machine [15 sec] (1996) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | The (very thankfully) short version of this Meow Mix spot. We get it, 1996 - we figured out affordable computer morphing. Doesn't mean we should.
Shedds Country Crock - Eazy Squeez (1996) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | More squeezable/Squeeze Moreable. Jack Riley (yep, THAT Carlin!) and Casey DeFranco (YES, THAT CASEY DEFRANCO!) reprise their roles as Those Darn Shedd's Spread Lovers!It's the 30 second counterpart to youtube.com/watch?v=fz28i0xzUac
KATU-2 1996 Flooding comp [8 min] The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | Came across this compilation of 1996 flood coverage from an internal KATU VHS dub that ended up in a local Goodwill. Not certain why this existed but I'm glad it does. Great sound & picture.
Ford Trucks - Big Dog Daddy Cash (2007) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | Toby Keith x Ford, it was always meant to be. Can you not be embarrassed in 2022 (and beyond) saying "Big Dog Daddy Cash" out loud?
Target - Its A Beautiful World (2007) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | That's Tim Meyers' "It's a Beautiful World" song being used to propel this campaign. Tim is kind of like this generation's Jake Holmes in his prolific commercial output.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Myers
Verizon In - Freaking Out (2007) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | Grabbing his celly and getting his unlimited on. Hey, the EnV! Pretty good choices for 2007 phones.
Dominos - Something for Nothing song (1994) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | Any way you slice it... This is one of the greats of the 1990s. Oh, did somebody say free twisty bread?
Hardees Fried Chicken - Karl Malone (1994) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | The Mailman mails one in for Hardee's. Are you ready for some real food? Also, I just learned that the 100th Hardee's in the Minneapolis area opened in 1994, and was located on Hwy 52 in Cannon Falls
Buena Vista Home Video Movie News [1 min] (1994) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | Patrick Van Horn (we don't think it's _THAT_ Patrick Van Horn... is it??) walks you through this sponsored "movie news" segment, which is really just a Disney press junket. Love these examples of advertising masquerading as news.You get info about The Santa Clause and some silly b-roll of Tim Allen & co in Hollywood, Richard Cook talking positive about bringing The Lion King back to the big screen (hint: $$$), and Muppet Classic Theater video gets a release.
Clackamas Town Center mall - Season of Renewal (1994) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | Grand re-opening of the Clackamas Town Center in the Portland area. Apparently the rink was Tonya Harding's old haunts (it got torn out in 2007 - the rink, not Tonya), and the whole place had got a facelift having been built in 1981.
Levitz - Veterans Day Weekend Sale (1994) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | Saluting our veterans with another fly of the flag and sale of the furniture. Nobody can resist something so patriotic, can they??
Town and Country autos- Talk show [version 1] (1994) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | You want a sale? Everything's on sale according to this fun fake talk show. These guys are also in this other one (youtu.be/AtvMA4DAxjU), and I think these are pretty funny for what they are.These guys used to be on McLoughlin in Milwaukie but I think they aren't anymore.
Town and Country & Riverside dealerships - Talk show [version 2] {1 min} (1994) The TV Madman 2023-02-13 | This is pretty good! A talk slow themed car dealership in Portland put at least 2 of these together (version 1 is here: youtu.be/JhPUsxhOOPs ). I like the hosts and how down each others throats they are. Very 1994. Anybody got a make on these two?
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