SNL, The Victory Garden, Cleveland and Columbus TV on VHS

Craig’s notes

Maya Angelou gave way to Wayne and Garth, and before long Michael Jordan was hosting Saturday Night Live. The Cleveland breaks were half the fun. Billy Dee Williams sold Colt 45, a Lever 2000 ad got us talking about feet for longer than the ad ran, and Fretter made me ask what a Fretter even was. Turns out it was an appliance store comparing its prices with Sears. Picway Shoes and Buddy's Carpet were in there too.

Then The Victory Garden took us over to WOSU and Columbus. Marian Morash made corn pudding. I'm not much of a corn person, but that looked good. MotorWeek showed a Nissan 240SX convertible; I'd still take a Miata. The tape swung back to SNL with John Goodman, then to a Little Caesars offer with a collapsible Kool-Aid jug I absolutely wanted. During The Young and the Restless I had to look twice at Brandon. Was that Paul Walker? Yes, it was. The soaps kept going, with a Bob Evans Ohio Pass ad that showed Kings Island tucked among the breaks.

Near the end, The Bold and the Beautiful was over and the picture dropped into noise. I nearly pulled the tape out. I let the last bit run, and Justin Wilson appeared, cooking crawfish. I couldn't believe he was hiding at the end of this thing. He added wine, salt and cayenne, and I was glad I hadn't stopped at the static.

Content inventory

Shows and segments (playback order)

1. Maya Angelou special: Opening fragment; Craig fast-forwarded after seeing credits.
2. Saturday Night Live with Michael Jordan: Wayne and Garth and Michael Jordan material; first Cleveland block.
3. Wayne and Garth: best and worst of summer 1991
4. Michael Jordan hosts Saturday Night Live
5. RaceDay 92 recap
6. The Victory Garden with Roger Swain: Peter Seabrook, Farmer David and Marian Morash preparing corn pudding.
7. Peter Seabrook drops in
8. Farmer David
9. Marian Morash cooks corn; corn pudding!
10. MotorWeek 92 tenth-anniversary edition: Nissan convertible and Gale Banks truck material.
11. MotorWeek: Nissan 240SX convertible
12. MotorWeek: Japanese-car commentary
13. MotorWeek: Gale Banks truck power pack
14. Saturday Night Live with John Goodman: Continued into the second viewing; the original exact air date is not established by the tape.
15. SNL: Adam Sandler as Cajun Man
16. SNL: John Goodman in Roman sauna sketch: The Roman sauna sketch was seen again on the return viewing.
17. The Young and the Restless: Brandon appears in the first soap recording; return viewing continues the same episode.
18. The Young and the Restless: photo-shoot storyline
19. The Young and the Restless: Brandon (identified on stream as Paul Walker): Craig recognized Paul Walker as Brandon after initially questioning the identification.
20. The Young and the Restless: following episode: A second observed episode; no exact broadcast date established.
21. The Bold and the Beautiful: Followed the second Young and the Restless episode.
22. Justin Wilson cooking segment: Surprise ending after temporary blank/tracking trouble; viewed through the physical end.

Commercial inventory

SNL Michael Jordan / WKYC Cleveland

1. Patriot Games trailer
2. Miller Time; bottle cap raft
3. Seth Green in Rally's ad; credit card focus
4. Old Milwaukee / Genuine Draft and Draft Light (catalog wording uncertain)
5. Bud Dry with the King (Elvis) pumping gas
6. Aces: Iron Eagle III trailer
7. Arm & Hammer Dental Care
8. Colder's Beer and Colder's Light
9. Bonnie Blair speed skating to McDonald's
10. Craftsman Indy car ad
11. Miller Genuine Draft skiing down skyscraper
12. Long John Silver summer cup for 99¢
13. Hyundai Excel; money
14. Colt 45 ad with Billy Dee Williams (not in character as Lando)
15. Subway sack of subs
16. Michelob Beer ad
17. Hyundai sports car ad
18. Sunoco Ultra 94
19. Gatorade Purple ad; new grape flavor
20. Desenex athlete's foot spray
21. Red Devil Enamel
22. Rainier Draft Dry; ice climbing ad
23. The Plain Dealer Next kids section
24. HBO Summer ad with Tales from the Crypt
25. Beck's beer
26. Mr. Hero
27. WGAR radio ad
28. Best Cuts
29. Ohio Bell call waiting
30. Arby’s subs ad
31. Bud Dry Olympics diving ad
32. Taco Bell animated bell
33. Buy two pairs get a third pair free at Picway Shoes
34. Lever 2000 foot commercial
35. Lethal Weapon 3 trailer
36. Fretter appliance price-comparison ad (87% cheaper claim in ad)
37. Nexus hair stuff
38. Buddy's Carpet has a crazy deal!

The Victory Garden / WOSU Columbus

1. Jim Wilson book offer
2. Deercreek Auto and Truck Parts ad

SNL John Goodman / Cleveland

1. Wrangler jeans; camping in the rain commercial
2. McDonald’s two double cheeseburgers offer
3. Barcelona '92 preview brought to you by Northeast Ohio McDonald's
4. Wayans Brothers; Mo' Money trailer
5. Gatorade jingle
6. Medic Discount Drug Store film developing; guy juggling film
7. Vivarin; chick asleep at desk
8. A Stranger Among Us trailer
9. Sunkist Lemonade (and now in diet!)
10. Buddy's Carpet is back with more deals!
11. Montrose Ford ad
12. Honey, I Blew Up the Kid trailer
13. Scope mouthwash
14. Miller Genuine Draft
15. Death Becomes Her trailer
16. Greyhound ad
17. Ford: Winning Ohio Over
18. Bud Olympics beer ad; paper cutouts in desert
19. Gillette Sensor
20. Nike: Just Do It
21. Edge Gel shaving gel
22. Little Caesars collapsible Kool-Aid jug
23. Beer ad about inexpensive production (brand unclear)
24. AT&T 1-800 service
25. B&B Appliance

The Young and the Restless / first episode

1. Bounce; it stops static before static stops you!
2. Always Sheer Panty Liners; woman ribbon dancing
3. Stick-Ups stop big odors
4. Dove ice cream bars
5. Crayons in the dryer? Tide Ultra to the rescue
6. Safeguard soap
7. Summer's Eve; like a tear
8. FiberCon tablets
9. Depend; Absorb-Loc Plus
10. C-Sections need Tylenol
11. Grapefruit juice; guy chugging it; paid for by Big Grapefruit
12. Hillshire Farms Lite
13. M&Ms; now cheaper!
14. Unisom; "It helps ya sleep"; good jingle
15. Dixie paper plates; "Dish it out, we can take it"
16. Tuna Helper; jingle and mascot
17. Bob Evans; Ohio Pass; shows Kings Island; 1-800-BUCKEYE
18. Entenmann's pastries
19. Hanes; another good jingle
20. Best Undressed Bodies of '92; Designer Imposters body sprays
21. Marie Caruso talks about Gold Bond
22. Kibbles 'n Bits Jerky; it's new
23. Tempo soft antacid
24. Bébé's Kids trailer
25. Salon Selectives
26. Glade carpet potpourri
27. Summer's Eve; vinegar and water
28. Colgate with baking soda
29. Lean Cuisine ice cream
30. Raisin Nut Bran; another good song
31. Pine-Sol spray formula; "Pine-SOLVED"
32. Life Savers Holes animation
33. Fat-free Fig Newtons
34. Duracell batteries with creepy dolls dancing
35. Mighty Dog; "for mighty dogs!"

The Young and the Restless / next episode

1. Pampers for newborns; notch to let their belly button heal
2. Folgers coffee tea bags
3. V05 Hot Oil
4. Quaker Oat Life with Cinnamon
5. Glad-Lock freezer bags
6. The Great Perm Sale at JCPenney
7. Shake 'n Bake; hot and spicy pork

The Bold and the Beautiful / CBS

1. Rental King
2. Secret antiperspirant
3. Ultra Gain
4. Sunny Delight
5. Formula 409 diner ad
6. Sugar ad (brand not specified)
7. Murray Lender with Lender's Bagels
8. Liquid Safeguard
9. Wrigley’s Doublemint
10. Depend (repeat)
11. Carnation Good Start
12. Lipton Tea Mixes; guys moving couch into apartment
13. Hillshire Farms Lite sausage
14. Pine-Sol spray (extended version)
15. Biz Bleach; shirts walking around
16. Value City Furniture

Station and show promos

SNL Michael Jordan / WKYC Cleveland

1. Magic 105.7 WMJI promo
2. Jay Leno premiere promo
3. Portland Trail Blazers vs. Utah Jazz Game 4 Western Conference Finals promo

The Victory Garden / WOSU Columbus

1. Oakland Nursery sponsorship
2. WOSU Ohio Quick Trip: Afro-American Cultural Center
3. WOSU TV34: The Sword and the Cross
4. WOSU TV34 Getaway
5. WOSU TV34 channel bumpers

Between SNL and The Young and the Restless

1. NewsCenter 8 one-tank trip

The Young and the Restless / first episode

1. GrapeVine promo
2. WJW comedy promo
3. SADD / TV8 public-service message
4. CBS This Morning promo; "Toys for the '90s"

The Bold and the Beautiful / CBS

1. NewsCenter 8 news brief
2. WJW promo; "Watch CBS This Morning; It's breakfast for your head"
3. Blood River promo
4. Circus of the Stars hosted by Leslie Nielsen promo

Tape details

Archive ID

VHS-2026-145

Format

Home TV recording on a BASF VHS in a Fuji HQ T-120 sleeve; catalog lists EP.

Recording

Several Cleveland and Columbus TV blocks, broadly 1991-92 by program and advertising clues. Individual episode dates and one whole-tape recording date are not established.

Viewed

March 26 and April 5, 2026 (partial); April 19, 2026 (watched to the physical end).

On the sleeve

Fuji HQ T-120 sleeve; BASF tape labeled Pasquale’s Kitchen. The watched programs differed from the handwritten label.

On the label

• Fuji HQ T-120 sleeve: Printed sleeve, while the visible VHS itself bears BASF branding.
• BASF tape labeled Pasquale’s Kitchen: The handwriting on the tape is legible in the photograph, but the watched programs differ from that label.