Ray Charles sells Pioneer laserdisc (1984) morrisonAV 2026-09-21 | Ray Charles sells Pioneer laserdisc (1984)
Fuccillo Kia - Caroline the Nun morrisonAV 2017-12-15 | Love him or hate him, Billy Fuccillo has been EVERYWHERE with his bombastic Kia ads aided by his sidekick Caroline. In this ad, she claims she is becoming a nun. When I first saw this ad, I was dumbfounded. Is it sacrilegious or just plain dumb? And where IS Caroline now? The mystery continues......
Suncoast Auto Brokers (1983) morrisonAV 2017-12-15 | Small used car lot here in St. Petersburg (no longer there....the lot....not St. Pete!) back when salesmen banged on hoods and ripped up signs.
Brian Eno on TechTVs Screen Savers - Jan. 2004 morrisonAV 2016-03-28 | Here's a bit of tech and music history. Screen Savers host Leo LaPorte interviews artist Brian Eno about his music and various projects.
Frank Conniff on Late Friday - Intro by Marc Maron morrisonAV 2016-01-26 | Here's a short clip of a bit of standup by MST3k alum Frank Oonniff. I love "TVs Frank" but this short standup didn't play all that well. It was weird seeing Maron clean shaven, too. This show apparently aired around 2001 and didn't last very long. Here's an interesting ad for the show: http://www.seeing-stars.com/Tapings/LateFriday.shtml
How Its Made - Electrostatic speakers morrisonAV 2015-11-18 | A Martin Logan electrostatic speaker is assembled from start to finish.
Peaches Records and Tapes ad morrisonAV 2015-07-12 | I miss Peaches stores. This ad is from the mid-80s and was promoting a CD sale.
WRBQ-FM Q105 promo ad (1986) morrisonAV 2015-07-12 | Q105 was the local flamethrower radio station in the '80s in the Tampa Bay area. This ad ran in 1986.
WEDU - Channel 3 (PBS) - Promo ad (1980s) morrisonAV 2015-07-12 | This is a promo ad for the Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL PBS affiliate WEDU Channel 3. This ran in the early '80s and shows some nice shots of the Tampa Bay area including the University of Tampa and Busch Gardens..
WTOG - Channel 44 promo (1985) morrisonAV 2015-07-12 | Promo ad for WTOG TV in Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL market showing scenes of Bay area including the Tampa skyline and the University of South Florida. Ran in 1985.
WPLJ-FM Power 95 - NYC morrisonAV 2015-07-12 | From April of 1986, here's a promo ad for WPLJ featuring Howard the Cabdriver, Shelli Sonstein and Jim Kerr.
Atari Computer with Alan Alda (1983) morrisonAV 2015-07-12 | An ad from 1983 with Alan Alda showing how easy it is set up an Atari computer.
Prudential Insurance with Bryan Cranston morrisonAV 2015-07-12 | Here's a very film noir looking ad with Bryan Cranston from 1989 for Prudential Insurance. Anybody know the name of the actress? ANSWERED: It's Amy Yasbeck in the female lead. Thanks to all the good folks who answered!
Count Gregore (KOKH) morrisonAV 2015-07-12 | This is a short clip from the Count Gregore Presents horror show on KOKH-TV in Oklahoma City, OK. I believe it was aired on Aug. 27, 1983.
CrackerJacks ad with Jack Gilford morrisonAV 2015-05-26 | Here's an ad from the '60s or '70s featuring a silent Jack Gilford in a railroad sleeper car and a box of Cracker Jack snack food. This ad was featured in an '80s show highlighting classic TV ads.
Oldsmobile - May 1979 morrisonAV 2015-05-09 | Ah yes, the good old days of bragging about the high mileage of your Oldsmobile! While there might be some things that I remember fondly about late '70s automobiles, the gas mileage sure isn't one of them.
Korvettes - May 1979 morrisonAV 2015-05-09 | An ad for "The Other Korvettes" shown on WOR in May 1979. Was this a discount outlet for E.J. Korvettes store?
Sanyo Car Audio - May 1979 morrisonAV 2015-05-09 | This ad for Sanyo's car audio gear was seen on New York's WOR in May of 1979.
Philip Glass on Letterman - Sept. 1986 morrisonAV 2015-04-12 | Here's a rare TV appearance by Philip Glass on Late Night with David Letterman. I believe it is from Sept. of 1986. He was promoting his latest release "Songs from Liquid Days".
Highway Patrol - Rands Ventura Roundup restaurant - 1957 morrisonAV 2015-04-12 | Here's a short clip that shows the intersection of Ventura Blvd. at Stern Ave. It's from the Highway Patrol episode "Mistaken Identity" (S3 Ep5). It shows the "bad guy" driving south on Stern approaching Ventura where he does a U-turn and parks in front of the pool company that used to be on the corner. Across Stern is a small motel (back in the trees) that was featured numerous times on HP. That motel was torn down long ago and the site is now a small shopping plaza.
WABC TalkRadio 77 - Yankee baseball ad - May 31, 1983 morrisonAV 2015-04-12 | An ad for WABC's Yankee Baseball coverage featuring Art Rust, Jr., Billie Martin and George Steinbrenner. This ad ran May 31, 1983 on WOR TV.
WABC radio 77 - NYC - Nov. 9, 1980 morrisonAV 2015-03-25 | Another NYC radio station with a great promo. This ad ran Nov. 9, 1980.
WPLJ - FM promo ad - NYC - May 1979 morrisonAV 2015-03-25 | I've loved radio all my life and here's a good promo for WPLJ in New York City from May of 1979.
WTBS Theatre latenight intro - early 80s morrisonAV 2015-03-25 | There's no way I can explain the impact this little clip had on me back when I was in college. It brings back SO many memories for me. I first saw this back in the '70s while visiting my favorite uncle in Atlanta. I had never even heard of a "Superstation" before and the melody of the theme music took me YEARS to identify (Rodney Franklin's "Life Moves On"). I'm amazed that I could still identify it. Anyway, this one is just for me and the folks who remember TBS Theatre Latenight. Also, since there's no voiceover, I assume that this clip was shown after a commercial break. Sorry for the horrible audio with the rolled off highs. Still searching for a cleaner version in my library.
KTVY (Oklahoma City, OK) - The Night Shift - March 1983 morrisonAV 2015-01-02 | For my friends in Oklahoma City, here's the intro to the all-night movie show called "The Night Shift" on KTVY (Channel 4). It has to be one of the longest and chattiest intros I've ever seen or heard. This was aired in late March or early April of 1983.
Putnam Buick - 1981 - Oklahoma City, OK morrisonAV 2014-12-22 | In my continuing quest to find the goofiest local TV ads, here's one that ran in April 1981 on KTVY in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
How Its Made - Neumann U87ai microphone morrisonAV 2014-12-02 | Here's a nice video showing how the venerable Neumann U87ai mic is built.
Miami Vice Debut Opening - 1984 morrisonAV 2014-11-02 | This is the opening credit sequence for Miami Vice's debut on NBC on Sept. 16, 1984. It's longer than the opening credit roll of subsequent shows.
WTBS promo & Night Tracks Intro morrisonAV 2014-11-02 | Here's a WTBS movie promo followed by the intro for "Night Tracks". Can anybody help with the exact year? It has to be at least 1982 or later.
AFX Racing (Nov 1978) morrisonAV 2014-10-27 | This ad ran in the run up to Christmas of 1978. Did anybody here have one of these?
WHT (Wometco Home Theater) - The Fat TV (May 1983) morrisonAV 2014-10-26 | Can somebody explain what this network was all about? From what I can find on the web, it apparently was a scrambled pay TV channel that appeared on a UHF channel in New York. Was it scrambled all day or just for the "premium" movies?
NYCs 2001 Odyssey Disco ad (1979) morrisonAV 2014-10-12 | This is the disco featured in "Saturday Night Fever". The ad ran in 1979 on Channel 7 in New York.
ClingFree sheets with William H. Macy (May 1985) morrisonAV 2014-10-12 | This is a :15 sec. version of the original :30 sec. ad featuring a very young William H. (Fargo) Macy. It's for ClingFree dryer sheets. The ad was running in May of 1985. He actually has a few lines in the longer version of this ad.
Ronco Record Vacuum ad (1977) morrisonAV 2014-10-01 | I still love vinyl, and it makes me cringe just watching an album being inserted into the slot of this machine. This ad probably dates from 1977 or '78. Eckerd Drugs was a chain mostly in Florida and the Southeast US.
McDonalds ad with Michael J. Fox (1980) morrisonAV 2014-10-01 | Here's a VERY young Michael J. Fox in a sweet ad from 1980. I think we all can remember this awkward moment. Anybody know who the girl was?
Jell-O Gelatin Pops ad with Seth Green (1985) morrisonAV 2014-10-01 | Here's a very young Seth Green from 1985. He's playing the "Alfalfa" part in this Our Gang-themed ad.
Doug and The Slugs - Real Enough (1981) morrisonAV 2014-09-29 | Don't know much about Doug and his Slugs, but the song is cute. Sorry for the grainy copy.
Lennys Clam Bar (Dec. 1979) morrisonAV 2014-09-28 | I love local ads because they are usually so goofy and bad. This one falls somewhere in that spectrum and featured boxer Rocky Graziano. Can anybody tell me if the food was any good?
Clairol Son of a Gun ad - Charlene Tilton (1978) morrisonAV 2014-09-28 | Can somebody please tell me the name of the character actor who is in this scene with Tilton? (Update: My buddy Rick Dailey of the Ohio66 "Route 66" website ID'd the man as Guy Raymond. He had a long career playing long-faced "bumpkin" types). The ad is cute and I love how they pick her up and carry her off the stage every time to dry her off. The voiceover is done by John Bartholomew Tucker, but don't ask me why I know that.
Chanel No. 5 - Blue Sky (1979) morrisonAV 2014-09-27 | There are very few ads that cling to my brain the way this one has. I first saw it in 1979 and was immediately struck by how it looked and sounded. Back then, I didn't know the work of Ridley Scott nor was I familiar with the music of Vangelis. Years later I came to know them both and also the deep, rich voice of John Huston. His tagline "Share the fantasy..." was only on the American version of the ad. I'd also love to know who the female narrator was. One other bit of trivia: The swimming man comes out of the pool holding one of her shoes. How did it get into the pool? In the longer European version of the ad, you see shoe fall into the water. It took me years to find a copy of this clip and I only wish it was cleaner, but this will do for now. Share the fantasy!
David Letterman Anniversary Show Highlights morrisonAV 2014-09-27 | I'm not sure which anniversary this was from, but Letterman's best stuff was back when he'd take to the streets of NYC to have fun with the unsuspecting public.
Saturday Night Frights with Dr. Paul Bearer - WTOG morrisonAV 2014-09-27 | I'm not sure of the year of this episode, but it was probably in the mid- to late 80s. Dr. Paul was a Tampa Bay icon for horror movie fans unless you were old enough to remember WTVT's Shock Armstrong.
The Spaghetti Harvest - San Giorgio Spaghetti ad (1978) morrisonAV 2014-09-26 | This ad is a clever "call back" to a very big hoax played on the British public in 1957. The hoax happened on April Fool's Day and featured a film crew supposedly traveling to southern Switzerland to document the annual spaghetti harvest at a family farm. In true documentary style, they showed the happy family filling baskets with long strands of ripe spaghetti pulled from their trees. I saw this footage in 1963 on the Jack Paar Show when I was a little kid and was surprised to see this ad from 1978 spoofing the original hoax. If you search Wikipedia, look for "Spaghetti-tree hoax".
The Late Show intro - WCBS (1979) morrisonAV 2014-09-26 | Here's the intro to "Ziiegfeld Follies" on New York's WCBS "Late Show" in 1979.
Yul Brynner - New York City PSA (1978) morrisonAV 2014-09-26 | Yul Brynner doing a Public Service Announcement for the city of New York back in the '70s. This aired on WABC in 1978....et cetera, et cetera, et cetera...
SOS Pads ad with Jeff Daniels (1978) morrisonAV 2014-09-26 | I'm not 100% sure of this, but the guy at the end of this ad SURE looks like a young Jeff Daniels. He would have been 23 at the time of filming. Please let me know if you can confirm that this is Jeff.
Fruit of the Loom (Nov. 26, 1978) morrisonAV 2014-09-18 | I always loved actress Loretta Tupper who was 72 at the time of this ad. Her voice was so distinct and it looked like she was having a lot of fun with this ad. It appears that there was a rotating roster of actors who were dressed up as the fruit characters including veteran actor F. Murray Abraham as the talking Fig Leaf; comedian Joey Faye (died 1997) as the dancing Green Grape in the 1980s commercials; Harry Goz (died 2003) as the Big Apple. This was broadcast Nov. 26, 1978.
Maxell cassette tape ad morrisonAV 2014-08-30 | This ad was a followup to the famous "speaker" ad where the guy's hair was blown back by the power of the Maxell playback. Not sure of the year on this one but it was probably late '80s or early '90s.
McDonalds - TV Stars reunited - 1989 morrisonAV 2014-08-30 | Here's a McDonald's ad from the late '80s and it features Grandpa Munster (Al Lewis), Jed Clampett (Buddy Ebsen), Mrs. June Cleaver (Barbara Billingsley), Eddie Haskell (Ken Osmond), Gilligan (Bob Denver) and Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) who....oddly....doesn't appear on camera except for the opening shot.
