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.
DMG
