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No copyright infringement intended. This, as well as everything else that I upload, are uploaded for historical/archival purposes. Here are some clips from when an episode of Long Lost Family was airing with the audio and video out-of-sync on TLC, but the commercials were perfectly in sync. Also, the last video in the playlist takes place before the other two in the broadcast, but was recorded last because I decided to re-record it in a better way.
Topics: TLC, glitch
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A 1951 U.S. commercial for Motorola TV sets, featuring Jimmy Durante and Abe Vigoda. Although the commercials were long, there were only 7.5 minutes of advertising during the hour-long episode this comes from....
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, Live Commercial, Abe Vigoda, 1950s, 50s, Fifties, Advertising, Advertisement
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Another classic 1950s U.S. commercial, this time for Carnation Evaporated Milk. As some of you may have guessed, it is from the "Burns and Allen" show, which typically used an unusual advertising system: Two brief plugs at the start and finish of each 30 minute episode, and one long, often 3-minute commercial mid-way through the program. The commercial aired live, presumably in 1951 (I am having trouble with the episode title), and recorded via Kinescope. This is the first of several...
Topics: Classic TV, TV, Classic, Television, Classic Television, Milk, Edible, Carnation Evaporated Milk,...
Classic TV Commercials
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Classic 1952 commercial for Lucky Strike Cigarettes. Features slogan: "LS/MFT: Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco", and shows a married(?) couple sitting on a couch and smoking.
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Topics: Cigarette Commercial, Cigarettes, Tobacco, Classic Commercial, Lucky Strike Cigarettes, 50's TV,...
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A second live U.S. commercial for Kix cereal, probably from 1953. This is a long commercial, but there were only 2 commercials during the half-hour program I took this from. See complete broadcast here
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, Advertising, Cereal, Live commercial, 1950s, 1953
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A "Live" 1953 U.S. commercial for Kix Cereal. This is taken directly from an episode of "Ding Dong School", which can also be downloaded on the internet archive. The host of the show, who to an extent had creative control, insisted that only products that were beneficial to children could be advertised on the program. This is a long commercial, but there were only two commercials during the entire 30-minute broadcast. See complete broadcast here: Ding Dong School
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Topics: Cereal, Food, Edible, 1950s, 50s, Fifties, Classic TV Commercial, Classic Television, Live...
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An example of a U.S. "integrated commercial" from the 1950s, which meant including the cast of a series into the commercial, with them remaining in character, sometimes tied into the storyline of the episode. But there were only 3 commercials during the whole broadcast! Interestingly, Grape-Nuts doesn't contain nuts and doesn't contain grapes.
Topics: Grape-Nuts, Food, Edible, Classic TV Commercial, 1950s, 1955, Edible (at least we hope so)
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A 1957 *live* U.S. commercial for Wisk laundry detergent, taken from a daytime episode of...
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, Advertising, Advertisement, 1957, Laundry Detergent, Live commercial
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Am opening logo for London Weekend Television, a station which was part of the ITV network.  No idea as to the copyright status of this. I'd be careful before using it.
Topics: Classic ident, ITV, British television, 1969, 1960s
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A 1976 British commercial break taped off television station LWT by actor Reg Varney (he doesn't appear in the ads, but was taping a show he appeared in). Includes commercials for: Lux soap, Skol lager, Princes beef spread, Sure deodorant, Martini drink.  Taped during the episode "The Lie" of sitcom "Down the 'Gate", transmitted 18 July 1976. This was the only commercial break during the episode. NOTE: The original description of this item featured errors, which I've...
Topics: Classic TV Commercials, 1976, 1970s, British television, ITV, London Weekend Television
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A partial commercial break from 1976, taped off British television station LWT by actor Reg Varney (he doesn't appear in the ads, but was taping a show he appeared in). Includes commercials for: Sure deodorant, PG Tips tea bags, Pedigree Chum dog food (note: very poor sound during this commercial), Euthymol toothpaste, and the film "Buffalo Bill and the Indians".  Taped during the episode "Held in Camera" of sitcom "Down the 'Gate", transmitted 25 July 1976. This...
Topics: Classic TV Commercials, 1976, 1970s, British television, London Weekend Television, ITV
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A classic British commercial break from 1976, taped off station LWT by actor Reg Varney (he doesn't appear in the ads, but was taping a show he appeared in). Includes commercials for: Chessington Zoo, Austin Reed stores, Liquid Gumption cleaner, Outline spread, Allied Carpet stores, and Skol lager. Taped during the episode "Held in Camera" of sitcom "Down the 'Gate", transmitted 25 July 1976. This was the only commercial break during the episode.  NOTE: The original...
Topics: Classic TV Commercials, 1976, 1970s, British television, London Weekend Television, ITV
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A 1976 British commercial break, taped off station LWT by actor Reg Varney (he doesn't appear in the ads, but was taping a show he appeared in). Includes commercials for: Norwich Union insurance, Younger's Tartan Bitter, Smash instant mashed potatoes, Crunchie chocolate bar, Coalite smokeless coal.  Taped during the episode "Squatters' Rights" of sitcom "Down the 'Gate", transmitted 1 August 1976 . This was the only commercial break during the episode.  NOTE: The original...
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Topics: Classic TV Commercials, 1976, 1970s, British television, London Weekend Television, ITV
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A 1976 British commercial break, taped off station LWT by actor Reg Varney (he doesn't appear in the ads, but was taping a show he appeared in). Includes commercials for: Allied Carpet stores, Tuborg Lager, Norwich Union insurance, Persil detergent, Williams furniture store, Castrol GTX motor oil.  Taped during the episode "The Green-Eyed Monster" of sitcom "Down the 'Gate", transmitted 8 August 1976. This was the only commercial break during the episode.  NOTE: The...
Topics: Classic TV Commercials, 1976, 1970s, British television, London Weekend Television, ITV
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A 1976 British commercial break, taped off station LWT by actor Reg Varney (he doesn't appear in the ads, but was taping a show he appeared in). Includes commercials for: British Leyland cars, Whiskas Neptune cat food, Rennie antacid, British Gas, and Harris Carpets store.  Taped during the  episode "The Guv' Comes to Dinner" of sitcom "Down the 'Gate", transmitted 15 August 1976. This was the only commercial break during the episode.  NOTE: The original description of...
Topics: Classic TV Commercials, 1976, 1970s, British television, London Weekend Television, ITV
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A 1976 partial commercial break, taped off British television station LWT by actor Reg Varney (he does not appear in the ads, but was taping a show he appeared in). Includes commercials for: Malted Shreddies, and Harris Carpets store.  Taped during the episode "Pearls for Tears" of sitcom "Down the 'Gate", transmitted 29 August 1976. The commercials aired just before the episode begun.  NOTE: The original description of this item featured errors, which I've corrected. 
Topics: Classic TV Commercials, 1976, 1970s, British television, London Weekend Television, ITV
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A 1976 British commercial break, taped off station LWT by actor Reg Varney (he doesn't appear in the ads, but was taping a show he appeared in). Includes commercials for: Manikin cigars, Coalite smokeless coal, Mazola pure corn oil, Galaxy chocolate bar, MFI stores, Dark Secrets chocolates, and a Job offer at LWT.  Taped during the episode "Pearls for Tears" of sitcom "Down the 'Gate", transmitted 29 August 1976. This was the only commercial break during the episode. ...
Topics: Classic TV Commercials, 1976, 1970s, British television, London Weekend Television, ITV
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A partial commercial break taped off London Weekend Television (LWT), which aired just prior to an episode of the Associated Television (ATV) sitcom Down the Gate (the master tapes of the series are lost, but six of the episodes survive as off-air recordings, and these recordings were used for the DVD release, which is how I have the break). 
Topics: Commercial break, 1970s, Television, Broadcasting, ITV
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A 1977 production slate for British television station LWT, part of the ITV network. This comes from one of their many sitcoms. I presume this is still under copyright. 
Topics: 1970s, Behind the scenes, British television, ITV, London Weekend Television
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A production slate from London Weekend Television, which was part of the ITV network. 
Topics: Behind the scenes, 1970s, ITV, British television
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A production slate from station London Weekend Television, which was part of the ITV network. 
Topics: Behind the scenes, 1970s, British television, ITV
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A production slate from station London Weekend Television, which was part of the ITV network. 
Topics: Behind the scenes, 1970s, British television, ITV
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A production slate for station London Weekend Television, which was part of the ITV network. 
Topics: Behind the scenes, 1970s, British television, ITV
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A production slate from station London Weekend Television, which was part of the ITV network. 
Topics: Behind the scenes, 1970s, British television, ITV
TV commercials and TV ephemera
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A production slate for station London Weekend Television, which was part of the ITV network. 
Topics: Behind the scenes, 1970s, British television, ITV
TV commercials and TV ephemera
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A production slate from London Weekend Television, which was part of the ITV network. 
Topics: Behind the scenes, 1970s, British television, ITV
@ videosposts promoted @ GreatVideo.s @ beruehrendefotos promoted @HeldenDieserWelt . I wish everyone saved those commercials and uploaded them to Archive.org or YouTube or whereever else. Maybe, some people of future generations will sit in a cushy, amber-lit room and watch those videos. But Archive.org is more suitable, because YouTube does not support searching by tags anymore. Tags on YouTube are now just information for the algorithm, no longer to facilitate searching.
Topics: HeldenDieserWelt, VideosPosts, promotion, Instagram, BeruehrendeFotos, 2016, July 2016,...
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A short 4 second bumper aired on the Australian cable channel. 
Topics: TV Bumper, VHS, 2000, 2000s, Cable television
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A commercial/promo break which my mother taped off the Australian cable channel during sometime in 2000. Please note that the contents of this break have already been uploaded individually. The contents include: channel bumper, promo for Flavours of France , a commercial for Dr. LeWinn's cosmetics, and a promo for Travel Asia and Beyond . 
Topics: Commercial break, VHS, 2000, 2000s, Cable television, TV
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From circa 2000, the final 36 seconds of an Australian interstitial aired on the Lifestyle Channel, in which people are asked which appliances they couldn't live without. Note: I don't have the complete interstitial, this fragment is all that I have. 
Topics: Interstitial programming, 2000, 2000s, Cable television, Australian television, VHS
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A bumper which my mother taped off an Australian cable channel. 
Topics: TV Bumper, VHS, 2000s, Cable television
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A promo break which my mother taped off Australian cable channel Lifestyle Channel. 
Topics: Commercial break, VHS, 2000s, Cable television
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A promo break which my mother taped off Australian cable channel Lifestyle Channel. 
Topics: Commercial break, VHS, 2000s, Cable television
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A promo break which my mother taped off Australian cable channel Lifestyle Channel. 
Topics: Commercial break, VHS, 2000s, Cable television
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A bumper which I taped off Australian cable channel Lifestyle Food.
Topics: TV Bumper, VHS, 2000s, Cable television, Lifestyle Food
TV commercials and TV ephemera
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An ident which I recorded off Australian over-the-air TV channel 9Life during the early 2020s. 
Topics: TV ident, Television, Broadcasting
Classic TV Commercials uploaded by Vinnie Rattolle
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A commercial for L&M Menthol Tall cigarettes which aired in January 1967 (and was doubtlessly produced in 1966).  Sorry, the quality sucks.
Topics: classic tv commercial, cigarettes, L&M cigarettes
UK Adverts Collection
by L'Oreal
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UK television advert broadcast 10th October 1998 on ITV LWT during The Big Match
Topics: Elvive, advert, commercial, personal hygiene
UK Adverts Collection
by L'Oreal
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An advert for L'Oreal Feria with Beyoncé broadcast 08/03/2002 on Sky Moviemax
Topics: L'Oreal, Feria, cosmetics, advert, commercial
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A commercial for L'Oreal Kids Shampoo and Tangle Tamer that originally aired sometime in 1999, featuring a bunch of kids playing on the playground
Topics: Commercials, L'Oreal, L'Oreal Kids, Shampoo, Tangle Tamer, L'Oreal Kids Tangle Tamer, Playground
Classic TV Commercials
by L'Oreal
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A commercial for L'Oreal Kids Styling Gel that originally aired sometime in 1999.
Topics: Commercials, L'Oreal, L'Oreal Kids, Hair Gel, Styling Gel
Classic TV Commercials
by L'Oreal
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A commercial for L'Oreal Kids Watermelon Shampoo that originally aired sometime in 1997.
Topics: Commercials, L'Oreal, L'Oreal Kids, Shampoo, Watermelon
UK Adverts Collection
by L'Oréal
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An advert for L'Oréal Excellence Creme hair colour broadcast in 2004.
Topics: L'Oréal, L'Oréal Excellence Creme, hair dye, hair and beauty, Andie MacDowell
UK Adverts Collection
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An advert featuring actress Andie MacDowell for L'Oréal RevitaLift anti-wrinkle cream broadcast in 2004. The advert claims "UK's No.1 Anti-Wrinkle Cream".
Topics: L'Oréal, L'Oréal RevitaLift, anti-wrinkle cream, hair & beauty, cosmetics, advert,...
UK Adverts Collection
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TV advert
Topics: advert, commercial, cosmetics
UK Adverts Collection
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TV advert
Topics: advert, commercial, personal hygiene
Classic TV Commercials
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A collection of commercials shown in the late 90s on MTV, FOX and USA
Topics: commercials, mtv, 90s, fox, usa, movie preview, tv spot
UK Adverts Collection
by Crown Communications
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An advert for LBC radio from a broadcast in 1988. The advert is completed in a similar style to the cult classic British TV series "The Prisoner".
Topics: LBC Radio, advert, commercial
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Commercials are no longer the gems that they used to be back in the old days. Zac gives you the lowdown on modern day commercials and how and why he believes they differ from their earlier models. The million dollar industry of advertising is a competitive warzone where original and satisfying ideas aren't as easy to come by anymore. Zoom. Zoom.
Classic TV Commercials
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Topics: archiveteam, television commercials
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by Henry Le
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A collection of some local ads feature some bad commercials or no budget or some aired on TV.
Topics: local commercial, compilation, 1, 2016
Classic TV Commercials
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Here's a series of commercials made by our own ROCORI Media Students on the topic of teen drivers.  They put this together as a part of a class project and a contest put on by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.  The top producer will win $1000 so we wish these contestants the very best of luck.
Topics: ROCORI, Media, 2006, Digelog, Teen Drivers
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Originally uploaded by TvDays on YouTube all credit goes to them. Re-uploaded for archiving purposes
Topics: Advertising, 1950s, Commercial, Advert
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A Youtube video by LSuperSonicQ, discussing various pieces of lost media that he thinks might have gotten buried by more popular searches. The topics discussed are: - The Oswalds, a parody crossover of both the Nick Jr. show Oswald and the MTV show The Osbournes, which was recently confirmed by the creator of Oswald to have been showcased at a Nickelodeon event. - A promo for The George Lopez Show that aired on Nickelodeon in either 2004 or 2005, wherein George gets lost in Nick Jr. on his way...
Topics: LSuperSonicQ, Lost Media, Lost Media Wiki, Cartoons, Video Games, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Nick at...
UK Adverts Collection
by Labatt
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UK television advert broadcast 10th October 1998 on ITV LWT during The Big Match
Topics: Labatt, advert, commercial, alcohol
Classic TV Commercials
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Check out my YouTube channel for more Canadian commercials and retro classics!
Topics: vhs, commercial, betamaxking
Classic TV Commercials
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Check out my YouTube channel for more Canadian commercials and retro classics!
Topics: vhs, commercial, betamaxking
UK Adverts Collection
by Ladbroke Holidays
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Print advert found in Sunday Magazine 17th January1982
Topics: Ladbroke, advert, travel, commercial
UK Adverts Collection
by Lambert & Butler
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Print advert found in Sunday Magazine 17th January1982
Topics: Lambert & Butler, tobacco, advert, commercial
UK Adverts Collection
by Lancia
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Print advert found in Autocar & Motor 10th March 1993
Topics: Lancia, advert, commercial
UK Adverts Collection
by Lancome
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UK television advert broadcast 15th December 1994
Topics: Lancome, advert, commercial, perfume
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by Land Rover
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An advert for the Land Rover Freelander Sport broadcast in 2004.
Topics: Land Rover, Freelander, car, advert, commercial
TV commercials and TV ephemera
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A vintage British public information film.
Topics: Classic PSA, Public service announcement, Television, Central Office of Information
Classic TV Commercials uploaded by Vinnie Rattolle
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A commercial for Lark Cigarettes which was broadcast during "The Phyllis Diller Show" (aka "The Pruitts of Southampton") in January 1967.  Shot in Chicago, Illinois (doubtlessly in 1966), the music is "The William Tell Overture," better known as the theme to "The Lone Ranger," composed by Gioachino Rossini.  Apologies for the sucky quality.
Topics: classic tv commercial, cigarettes, Lark Cigarettes, Chicago, Illinois
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U.S. commercial break featuring ncluding Dentyne, Excedrin, and Ban deodorant.
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Topics: Classic TV Commercial, Advertising, Commercial break, 1960s, Deodorant
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Some material found at the end of an old VHS tape. Taped off Australian cable channel FOX8. Possibily from late 1998, any help with confirming the year would be appreciated!   Includes promos for: "NYPD Blue" on FOX8 Various programming on Arena ("Major Crime", "Cadfael", and "Taggart") A show with Doug Mulray [a search of newspapers suggests this debuted in late 1998. The series is not listed on IMDb, though a different series with him is listed on...
Topics: Classic TV Commercials, Foxtel, VHS, 1990s, 1998, Australian television, FOX8
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A collection of commercials and bumpers from the late 1980s and early 1990s from various VHS video tapes
Topics: commercials, bumpers, classic tv, Americana, Ohio, WUAB, WEWS
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I taped this off cable channel Bloomberg.
Topics: Interstitial programming, VHS, 2000s, Cable television
A U.S. commercial break from late-1960s for Kraft Caramels and Kraft Miniature Marshmallows. Unfortunately this copy is in B&W, and I don't have the colour version.
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, Classic TV Commercials, Food, Edible
A commercial for a straight-to-VHS film.
Topics: TV Commercial, VHS, 1990s, Advertising, Advertisement
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A commercial which I taped off the Australian version of Cartoon Network. I don't know when or where this was produced.
Topics: TV Commercial, VHS, 1990s, Advertising, Advertisement, Toys
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An Australian commercial.
Topics: TV Commercial, VHS, 1990s, Advertising, Advertisement
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An Australian promo for a [country of origin?] program which aired on the National Geographic Channel. I cannot find this on IMDb. There is a 2001 documentary with a similar title listed on IMDb but the subject matter is different and the promo is definitely older than 2001.
Topics: TV Promo, VHS, 1990s, Cable television, National Geographic Channel
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An Australian promo for an American television series.
Topics: TV Promo, VHS, 1990s, Cable television, Cartoon Network
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A promo for a short-lived Australian cable channel.
Topics: TV Promo, VHS, 1990s, Cable television