The Label Lied
VHS-2026-292 showed up with a handwritten sleeve: “Alice in Wonderland / A Christmas Carol / Corridors.” None of that is on this tape. What’s actually on it is better.
This TDK Avilyn T-120 from the ManWithHats Collection holds two films recorded off Sacramento-area television in early 1991 — The Wild Bunch on KRBK-TV Channel 31 and Good Morning Vietnam on KCRA 3 — plus a full commercial load from the Sacramento market that turned out to be historically significant.
What’s on the Tape
- The Wild Bunch (KRBK-TV Channel 31, 1991) — Sam Peckinpah’s 1969 western recorded off a Sacramento independent station. The commercial breaks are packed with local Sacramento advertisers from early 1991.
- Good Morning Vietnam (KCRA 3, February 10, 1991) — Robin Williams’ 1987 film recorded off the NBC affiliate. Desert Storm was underway; you can feel it in the breaks.
Commercial Inventory
The Wild Bunch breaks:
- Jim Varney / John L. Sullivan Chevrolet (Roseville) — Jim Varney doing a car dealer ad for a Roseville dealership. Not found online. Lost media.
- Sizzler Fajita Frenzy — The specific Fajita Frenzy campaign from this era. Not found online. Lost media.
- Great America / Coke Vortex ad — Cross-promotion for the Vortex roller coaster at California’s Great America.
- KZAP radio commercial — Sacramento rock station IDs from 1991.
- KRXQ 93 Rock — $10K Thursday promo for the Sacramento alternative station.
- Animated Safeway commercial — Fully animated grocery store spot, unusual format for the era.
- Free WWF wrestling tickets with tire purchase — Intense California General Tire ad featuring Hulk Hogan.
- Circuit City Midnight Madness sale — Early 90s electronics retail at full blast.
- Charter Hospital of Sacramento anti-drinking ad — Regional healthcare PSA.
- Jack in the Box Chicken and Mushroom Melt — Discontinued menu item, long gone.
- Modesto Toyota, Acura of Stockton, VW Value Fest — Central Valley auto row, 1991.
- Waterworld USA — Sacramento-area water park advertising.
- Carpeteria (two versions) — Regional flooring chain spots.
- Dodge Shadow Convertible — Compact convertible from the short-lived Shadow lineup.
- KRBK-TV Nightcast promo — Local news promo with some genuinely wild teaser copy.
Good Morning Vietnam breaks:
- Candace Bergen Sprint ad — Murphy Brown-era celebrity telecommunications spot.
- Desert Storm update sponsored by El Torito — A fast food chain sponsoring Gulf War news coverage. Peak 1991.
- NBC Quantum Leap fan mail segment — A network promo asking fans to write in about scheduling. “Move it back to Wednesday.”
- Chester Cheetah animated Paws commercial — Full Cheetos mascot animation spot.
- Velveeta Shells and Cheese Touch of Mexico — Limited-edition product launch ad.
- “Want to know what women want — drive sober” The More You Know PSA — Early NBC public service campaign.
- 1991 Buick Regal art gallery ad — Prestige car advertising with an art world angle.
- Mastercard ad (pre-Priceless slogan) — Before “Priceless” existed, this is what Mastercard looked like.
- Subaru Olympics commercial — 1991 Winter Olympics tie-in spot.
- Chevrolet Heartbeat of America — Classic campaign in full swing.
Lost Media Status
Two commercials on this tape are confirmed not found anywhere online:
The Jim Varney / John L. Sullivan Chevrolet ad pairs a recognizable face (Ernest P. Worrell himself) with a regional Sacramento dealership. Local dealer spots from 1991 were almost never preserved. This one almost certainly doesn’t exist anywhere else.
The Sizzler Fajita Frenzy commercial is similarly missing from the record. The Fajita Frenzy was a real campaign, but the specific spots from Sacramento-area broadcasts in 1991 haven’t surfaced online.
The Tape
TDK Avilyn T-120 in a cardboard sleeve. The Avilyn formulation was TDK’s premium magnetic oxide — marketed for archival use, which is part of why this survived in good condition. The sleeve label was handwritten and completely wrong, which is common in home recording collections. Someone was recording over or labeling from memory.
Condition: Good. Both films play through cleanly.
About This Tape
VHS-2026-292 is part of the ManWithHats Collection — a set of tapes acquired from a single collector in early 2026. This tape was cataloged February 2 and opened on stream February 19, 2026.
Watch the stream archive at twitch.tv/90scraig.