WNYT Commercial Breaks (August 24, 1987)

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Taken from a repeat airing of the NBC mini-series "A Year in the Life" off of WNYT (channel 13) in Albany, NY. The mini-series originally aired in December 1986, but NBC repeated the airing ahead of the fall season to promote a weekly primetime show under the same name. The next two episodes respectively aired on August 31 and Sept. 7, and I plan on uploading the commercials from those as well soon.

This is my second-oldest upload, taking a look at 80s TV in the 518. NBC was the top-rated network thanks to hits like The Cosby Show, Cheers, Family Ties, Miami Vice and Matlock, and WNYT was getting a boost from that surge. They hadn't hit first place yet (WRGB still nosing ahead), but they were pretty close.

Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro

0:13 - Ford 0:43 - California Cooler 1:13 - Fruit of the Loom 1:43 - Red Lobster 2:15 - Ghirmack 2:30 - Almond Joy 3:00 - Grape Nuts 3:30 - Glad-Lock 4:00 - Woolite 4:17 - NBC Monday Night at the Movies Bumper 4:28 - NBC News Special: God is Not Elected 4:38 - Return to Mayberry Promo (Danny Dark VO) 4:49 - Buick 5:19 - WNYT Bumper for Oprah Winfrey Show and Return to Program (Ed Hopkins VO) 5:35 - KFC Chicken Littles 6:05 - Seagram’s 6:35 - Fresh Start 7:05 - Revlon 7:36 - A Year in the Life TV Series Promo 7:47 - NBC News Digest with Maria Shriver 8:34 - Joy Department Store 9:04 - McDonald’s 9:34 - Drink Milk 9:49 - WNYT “In Stereo” ID (Ed Hopkins VO) 9:53 - Better Cheddars 10:08 - UPS 10:38 - NutraSweet 11:08 - Hyundai 11:38 - Alpo 11:53 - J.J. Starbuck Promo (Danny Dark VO) 12:13 - Rags to Riches Promo (Danny Dark VO) 12:24 - Playtex 12:40 - Tylenol 13:10 - Hanes 13:40 - Massengill 14:10 - Kal Kan 14:26 - NBC Monday Night at the Movies Bumper (again) 14:34 - A Year in the Life TV Series Promo (different version) 14:55 - WNYT “The 30 Minute News” Tease (with the now-retired Benita Zahn and Herb Stevens, who was chief meteorologist from 1983 to 1988. Music is a custom track originally made for WCCO in Minneapolis) 15:26 - Saratoga Race Track 15:36 - Entenmann’s 16:06 - Nissan 16:36 - WNYT Bumper for Hour Magazine (Ed Hopkins VO) 16:41 - KFC Chicken Littles (different ad) 16:56 - Miller Lite 17:27 - Dannon 17:57 - Clorox 18:27 - Five Star

18:57 - Outro

(C) 1987 Viacom, WNYT now owned by Hubbard Broadcasting while Viacom is now part of ViacomCBS. All rights go to their respective owners, same for the advertisements. For educational and historical purposes only. We do not profit off this video.

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Internet Archive, in Vintage commercials

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Junkie's Tape Bin

Language

English

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