Highlights from a 2003 VHS tape of ‘Futurama’ recorded from Adelaide’s Channel Seven. Presented by David M. Green.

Featuring:
– Shout out from 3AW’s Tony McManus
– Coles fart TVC with Lisa McCune and a DMG Hot Take
– Sony NetMD Minidisc TVC
– Mitsubishi “The End of Financial Year Sale” TVC
– Flora Pro-active margarine TVC (2002)
– Target 100% Happy TVC
– Seven News update with highlights of 2003 so far
– Heineken Rugby World Cup 2003 TVC
– Bundaberg Rum Rugby Series TVC “proudly supporting the Wallabies”
– ‘Sensing Murder’ Promo
– ‘Blue Heelers’ Promo
– Crown Forklift rentals TVC
– 2003 L’Oreal Paris “face the stops the nation” TVC
– Classic Timber Furniture TVC with Tim from ‘Need For Improvement’
– Dodo dial-up internet TVC featuring ‘Miss Megabyte’
– Bonus: DMG outtakes

Footage recorded from Adelaide’s Channel Seven between June and September 2003. Used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.

See Also:
VHS Revue 31 – Futurama Tape 1 (2002)
VHS Revue 40 – Futurama Tape 2 (2003)

Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy, John Hnatowych, Tim Wray, Annika Samuelsson, Carolyn Lawlor-Smith, Nigel Charman, Tony McManus and our generous supporters on Patreon.

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Highlights from a rare 1975 colour recording of Brisbane’s Channel 7 Eyewitness News. Presented by David M. Green. Tape sourced by Rhys Marshall.

Featuring:
– Highlights from Brisbane’s Channel 7 Eyewitness News with Brian Cahill and Mike Higgins, with reporter Linda Scott and weather presented by Carolyn Craitem
– Selleys Handyman Bar TVC with Andrew Harwood (B&W)
– Butter TVC
– Spray Fresh deodorant TVC
– Shell anti-stall winter formula petrol TVC
– Seven “The Entertainers” Ident
– Kit-E-Kat TVC “with all the extra goodness of molcrum” whatever that is
– Lemon Fab washing powder TVC
– Queensland Road Safety Council TVC “Survive 75”
– Ira Berk Datsun TVC
– Ajax TVC “white tornado” with “strong ammonia”
– Bonus: Cadbury Caramel Whip TVC (B&W)

Footage recorded on a U-matic tape from Brisbane’s BTQ Channel 7, 13 June 1975 and used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.

Watch the full unedited recording of ‘Channel Seven Eyewitness News (Partial, BTQ-7, 13/06/75)’ in the FlemishDog Collection on the Internet Archive: HERE.

Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy, John Hnatowych, Gerard Kotlowy, Tim Wray, Annika Samuelsson, Carolyn Lawlor-Smith, Nigel Charman, Rhys Marshall and our generous supporters on Patreon.

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Highlights from a 1983 recording of the telemovie ‘Inside the Third Reich’, with a special appearance by the ABC Test Card. Presented by David M. Green. Tape courtesy Dan Ilic.

Featuring:
– Nazi warning
– VHS Revue Mail Sack
– Early ’80s highlights from ABC TV, including weather report, Test Card, bunny graphic and clock
– End credits to a 1981 ABC stock footage program called ‘Changes’
– Transition into the 1982 telemovie ‘Inside the Third Reich’
– Channel 9 ident (1983)
– The Don Lane Show promo with John Denver and Christopher Cross
– ‘Zapped’ and ‘Creepshow’ at Hoyts cinemas TVC
– Black & Decker Dustbuster TVC
– Go Lotto Mother’s Day TVC
– Tooheys Beer TVC with Mike Whitney & Joel Garner
– STC satellite technology TVC
– Coon Cheese TVC with jaunty jingle
– Comet Transport TVC (TCN-9 Sydney 1983 & SAS-10 Adelaide 1984 comparison)
– What The Hell Was That? Segment
– Maxwell House Instant Coffee TVC with Maggie Tabberer
– A.R.C. Garden Fence TVC
– ‘They Call Me Bruce’ movie trailer Village TVC
– Sydney Tower at Centrepoint TVC
– Bonus cheese outtakes

Footage recorded from ABC TV in Sydney circa early ’80s and Sydney’s Channel Nine, 4 May 1983. Footage used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.

Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy, John Hnatowych, Nicholas Godfrey, Gerard Kotlowy, Adam Navarro, Tim Wray, Annika Samuelsson, Carolyn Lawlor-Smith, Nigel Charman, Bridie Connell, Dan Ilic and our generous supporters on Patreon.

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Highlights from a 1993 VHS recording of the Australian versions of ‘Family Feud’ and ‘Wheel of Fortune’ from Channel Seven. Presented by David M. Green.

Featuring:
– End credits to the Channel Seven kids’ game show ‘Blockbusters’
– Highlights from ‘Family Feud’ with Rob Brough and ‘Wheel of Fortune’ with John Burgess & Adriana Xenides
– A Tedious Explanation about why ’90s TV game shows were the best
– Patronising an American guest on ‘Family Feud’
– Seven Nightly News promo with a letter to the Herald Sun praising Jennifer Keyte during the recent Victorian flood crisis
– Pantene shampoo TVC with Rachel Hunter
– Manpower Australia ‘World Fantasy’ TVC
– ‘Family Feud’ end credits with three different voice-overs

Footage recorded from Melbourne’s Channel Seven, 6 October 1993 and used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.

Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy, John Hnatowych, Tim Wray, Bodie Thorpe, Annika Samuelsson, Carolyn Lawlor-Smith, Nigel Charman and our generous supporters on Patreon.

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Fantastic to be on The Cheap Seats this week and play some weird old ads from the VHS Revue archives to a studio audience. Cheers to Mel, Tim and the team at Working Dog. Check it out on 10 Play if you missed it.

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