Retro Commercials

Here is the lead-off video of this new youtube Channel! This is a GREAT Jack Benny special, probably the best one I have of him. “A Love Letter to Jack Benny” aired on NBC on Feb. 5, 1981, and was hosted by 3 of Jack’s closest friends – Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, and George Burns. ALL 4 of these great comedians are long gone, unfortunately. Also, notice the special effects in this show, they are an early form of a then-new effect called squeezoom, which is hardly used anymore. This recording is an off-the-air original, with commercials cut out, and shows how great even my oldest Beta tapes still look!! This is part 9 of 9.

Here is the lead-off video of this new youtube Channel! This is a GREAT Jack Benny special, probably the best one I have of him. “A Love Letter to Jack Benny” aired on NBC on Feb. 5, 1981, and was hosted by 3 of Jack’s closest friends – Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, and George Burns. ALL 4 of these great comedians are long gone, unfortunately. Also, notice the special effects in this show, they are an early form of a then-new effect called squeezoom, which is hardly used anymore. This recording is an off-the-air original, with commercials cut out, and shows how great even my oldest Beta tapes still look!! This is part 6 of 9.

From early 1994, here is a TV commercial for a "greatest hits" CD of Bobby Rydell, whom I've always liked! (I bought one of these, and all the songs were re-sung!!!!)