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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Commercial break highlights from a 2005 recording of the 2001 film ‘Cats & Dogs’. Presented by David M. Green. Tape courtesy of Instagram follower Ridges & Grooves.

Featuring:
– West End Draught TVC “who’s the wing nut come up with the idea of coming over here?”
– Nine News Adelaide promo “Local? Yeah we’re local”
– Nine News update with Georgina McGuinness
– Who Wants to be a Millionaire Celebrity Roulette promo with Pauline Hanson
– The Apprentice promo with Donald Trump
– 60 Minutes promo with Jim Carey
– Cold Case promo with Peter Gabriel soundtrack
– What a C**t! segment
– Red Rooster TVC “classic quarters”
– Kettle Sensations potato chips TVC (changed some of the music to avoid copyright issues)
– KR Castlemaine ham TVC with Ned Kelly
– Kellogg’s K-time Twists TVC
– Wendy’s ice-creamery TVC “the original cone of silence”
– Ford Falcon XR8 Ute TVC
– Channel Nine Adelaide Ident
– 2005 Clipsal 500 TVC
– Cats & Dogs end credits with voice-over guy’s interesting pronunciation of ‘Matt Damon’

Footage recorded from Adelaide’s Channel Nine 13 February 2005 and used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.

Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy, John Hnatowych, Nicholas Godfrey, Tim Wray, Gerard Kotlowy, Annika Samuelsson, Carolyn Lawlor-Smith, Nigel Charman, Ridges & Grooves and our generous supporters on Patreon.

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Highlights from a VHS tape containing a circa 1985/86 recording of Channel 7 Melbourne’s ‘tvED’, plus a 1986 Channel 9 recording of ‘Miami Vice’. Presented by David M. Green. Tape courtesy of Stephen Hall.

Featuring:
– Shout out to Stephen Hall for the tape
– Musical expert Mark Humphries
– Channel 7’s “Hello Melbourne” ident (with an added fun-fact-filled voice-over to throw off the YouTube copyright monster)
– Highlights from ‘tvED’ produced by the Education Department of Victoria. Host Trevor Lunn with the Mcleod High School choir; and interviews with handwriting expert Murray Evely and Toolern Vale Primary School head teacher Gary Griffin, teacher Karen Allison and some students
– Highlights from ‘Miami Vice’ S01E21 ‘Nobody Lives Forever’. Originally aired in the USA on NBC, 29 March 1985. This recording from Melbourne’s Channel 9, 27 February 1986 and also includes a Pete Smith voice-over over the end credits
– Diet Cottee’s cordial TVC
– SPC JellyFruit TVC
– Cinta hair care products TVC
– Johnson & Johnson ‘Colour Colour Confidence’ personalised colour chart TVC
– Motorcraft Hi-Therm Spark Plugs TVC
– McDonald’s TVC
– David Wang TVC
– Holden Gemini TVC
– Can’t Do That Any More Segment
– Channel 9 promo for 1981 movie ‘Eye of the Needle’
– Preen TVC
– Judge History returns
– Swan Lager TVC
– Special guest voice-over by Pete Smith
– BONUS: ‘Fun in the Kitchen’

Footage recorded from Melbourne’s Channel Seven (date unknown) and Channel Nine, 27 February 1986 and used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.

Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy, John Hnatowych, Tim Wray, Stephen Hall, Mark Humphries, Van Badham, Gerard Kotlowy, Annika Samuelsson, Carolyn Lawlor-Smith, Nigel Charman, Andy Matthews, Pete Smith and our generous supporters on Patreon.

More Stephen Hall HERE.

More Pete Smith HERE.

I also highly recommend the excellent podcast ‘From The Hideout‘ with Pete Smith, Tony Martin & Djovan Caro.

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Commercial break highlights from a 1990 VHS tape of Channel 9’s ‘Sunday’ program and Channel 7’s ‘AFL Today’. Presented by David M. Green. Tape courtesy of Isabella Valette.

Featuring:
– A brief look at home video formats Video8 and VHS-C
– A plug for Isabella Valette’s ‘Cabaret Unscripted’ show
– Highlights from Channel 9’s ‘Sunday’ program with Jim Waley
– Tommy Emmanuel’s intense throw to an ad break
– Highlights from Channel 7’s ‘AFL Today’ with Peter Landy (replay of the second half of the 2nd semi-final Collingwood v. Essendon)
– Signcraft TVC
– King Gee workwear TVC with voices by Keith Scott
– Crown Forklifts TVC with Don Chipp
– ANSO V worryfree carpet stain removal TVC with ‘Winston Churchill’
– Nobby’s Nuts TVC “let’s nibble Nobby’s Nuts!”
– NEC Facsimile TVC
– Nylex Contact TVC (plus censored version)
– What The Hell Was That?
– BP TVC with silly music
– Siemens Hi-Com 100 phone TVC with bone phone
– Kellogg’s All-Bran TVC with bowel cancer warning
– Warburton Health Care Centre TVC with Ian Rawlings
– Julie Martin’s death scene from ‘Neighbours’ Ep 2242 (1994)
– Strange anti drink-driving TVC by Carlton United Breweries (CUB) featuring lots of cars
– Special guest appearance by Isabella Valette
– Bonus: AFL Today sponsors

Footage recorded from Melbourne’s Channel Seven and Channel Nine, 23 September 1990 and used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.

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

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