# TV Commercials • 1990–1991 • Disney Channel (Subscription Era) • 60 FPS

This tape is a collection of subscription promotional content recorded from the Disney Channel during its premium cable era, circa 1990 to 1991. Despite the filename referencing the early 1980s, the content is conclusively from around 1990 to 1991 based on programming referenced throughout. The McCartney: Get Back concert film is promoted as a world television premiere, described as the official concert motion picture of Paul McCartney's 1990 World Tour. DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp is promoted as an exclusive world television premiere on the Disney Channel. The series Road to Avonlea, which premiered on the Disney Channel in 1990, is featured in multiple episode teasers. A fall preview show is promoted, inviting viewers to preview the Disney Channel's upcoming season of movies, series, and specials. The tape consists almost entirely of Disney Channel subscription promotional material rather than external commercial breaks, consistent with the channel's commercial-free premium cable model of the era. A subscription operator named Nancy appears repeatedly throughout, fielding simulated incoming calls and inviting viewers to subscribe by calling 1-800-847-9000. New subscribers are offered a free Peter Pan travel alarm clock as a premium gift. Viewers are directed to contact their local cable operator for discounted installation offers. Programming promoted or airing includes The Parent Trap, the Road to Avonlea series, The Disneyland Story hosted by Harry…

- Kind: Commercial
- Year: 1990
- By: The Vista Group®
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/TheVistaGroup-Early80sDisneyChannelSubscriptionCommercials)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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