A while ago, Mom brought me a videotape from the thrift shop. When I put it in my VCR and began to watch this tape, I found it contained such a variety of rare and interesting things I had to stop the tape in the middle and I haven't watched or tried to write about this videocassette until today.
The tape starts off with most of an episode of a program called "Our Century" narrated by Burt Lancaster. I have no idea of the year, but IMDB mentions 1988 in connection with this show. The program aired on A&E and the episode was entitled, "Crown and Crisis."
Break 1: Ford, Disney Cruise Lines, MCI, promo "Slaughter on 10th Avenue."
Break 2: Roundup and Green Sweep, IBM laser printers, Cycle, promo "Challenge of the Seas" hosted by Ted Danson, Sprint environmental campaign voiced by Candice Bergen.
Break 3: Cutlass Supreme, EDS, promo "World in Action", promo "A&E Classroom", promo "The Agatha Christie Hour."
There followed a partial of highlights of the OP National Snowboarding Championship broadcast on TSN, year unknown:
Break 1: Soloflex.
Break 2: Country USA from Time Life.
Between programs promo "Remington Park Derby Race", promo upcoming program.
This was followed by the first few seconds of the opening of kickboxing.
Then the tape went into the first couple minutes of what seemed like a movie about a guy traveling to San Francisco to take part in a poker tournament which used Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler" as its theme song, possibly "The Gambler" from 1974.
After this, there was channel surfing.
There then followed the last several minutes of the 1990 film "Mountains of the Moon."
The video then showed Global News from February 5, 1991, beginning with part of the 5:30 newscast anchored by Thalia Assuras.
It began in the midst of Bob McAdorey's entertainment news with the last few seconds of Rob Davidson's profile of The Dream Warriors.
Break 1: McDonald's club sandwiches, promo "Alfred Hitchcock Presents."
After this break, it was Don Martin with sports.
NBC's Keith Miller with profile of "This is It", an Israeli TV show satirizing the Gulf War.
Then it was "The 6:00 Report" with Mike Anscombe joining Thalia:
Jacques Rebeau: CANADA TO JOIN US AND MEXICO IN TRILATERAL FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
Charles Zemi: GULF WAR UPDATE
John Burke: PRIME MINISTER MULRONEY ENCOUNTERS PEACE PROTESTERS OUTSIDE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE
Kathie Lynas: DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE WITHDRAWS RECRUITMENT ADS FROM CAMPUS NEWSPAPERS
Robin Smythe: IRAQI REFUGEE COUPLE DETAINED AS ALLEGED SECURITY RISKS APPEAR IN COURT
This was followed by an interview with terrorism expert Tony Kellett.
Marleen Trotter: SPECIAL REPORT ABOUT THE EQUIPMENT CANADIAN SOLDIERS IN THE GULF USE FOR PROTECTION AGAINST CHEMICAL WEAPONS
Break 1: McLean's magazine, The Keg steakhouse, Agree shampoo, Toyota Camry, Cheerios.
Sue Sgambati: ROBBERY ESTABLISHED AS MOTIVE IN DR. CAROLYN WARRICK MURDER
Simon Dingley: GRAPHIC EVIDENCE SHOWN IN PAUL BOURGUIGNON MURDER TRIAL
Carl Hammond (partial): SENATOR PAT CARNEY ACCUSES SENATOR LOWELL MURRAY OF DISTORTING HER ATTENDANCE RECORDS
There was then the opening few seconds of the A&E biography of Hitler, hosted by Peter Graves.
We then went into "CBC News at Six" also from February 5 1991 broadcast on CBLT Toronto, anchored by Hilary Brown.
Terry Milewski: PRESIDENT BUSH SENDS DICK CHENEY AND COLIN POWELL TO SAUDI ARABIA
Lorne Matalon: with same story of Iraqi couple as covered earlier on Global
Break 1: Fibreglass Canada, bief, Allstate, Simpsons Bay lucky number contest, Cheez Whiz, Kraft Singles Lite, promo "Toronto at Night" with Winona Fletcher.
After the break, it was Beth Harrington's entertainment report:
FUTURE OF THE NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA
Stew Patterson: profile of Nino Ricci
VETERAN ACTOR DEAN JAGGER DIES
Onscreen community events.
Break 2: Visa, Bradosol, LensCrafters, Sunquest, returnable soft drink bottles.
PRESIDENT OF TORONTO HOSPITAL RESIGNS TO TAKE POSITION WITH DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE
Neil Macdonald: NEW DEAL GIVES QUEBEC MORE POWERS OVER IMMIGRATION POLICY
Weather with Bill Lawrence.
Break 3: GM, Chef Boyardee, Royal Bank, Lotto 6-49, same Keg steakhouse commercial as on Global News.
Sports with Barb Androzek.
Between programs: Hong Kong Bank of Canada, Red Lobster, promo "The Fifth Estate."
Then into "The Racoons", s 5 e 4 "End of the Line."
Break 1: Kraft Real Mayonaise, McDonald's, Eggo waffles.
Break 2: Toronto International Auto Show, Maxwell House.
Break 3: Pam, Simpsons Bay lucky numbers contest.
"The Racoons" cut off during the climax to be replaced by more channel surfing, then into "The Young and the Restless" from I assume the following day (Feb 6) as broadcast on Global.
Break 1: Inco, SlimFast featuring Tommy Lasorda, Tim Horton's, Coke Classic.
Break 2: McDonald's club sandwiches, some brand of yoghurt I couldn't make out the name of, Cadbury Easter eggs, promo "Alfred Hitchcock Presents."
Break 3 (partial): news teaser (partial)
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