Survivor and two CSI episodes on a mislabeled CBS tape
Craig’s notes
The case said Pebbles & Bam Bam Get Married, with something about Goofy on the label too. I pressed play and got Survivor. I used to watch Survivor religiously, so this was a pretty good wrong answer, even if I wasn't going to sit through the whole episode that night. There were people flying kites, and John ended up voted out as the first jury member.
Then it became a CBS crime-night tape: two stretches of CSI, with the commercial breaks doing much of the entertaining. A Universal Orlando ad showed Nickelodeon Studios and somebody getting slimed out front. Later, a Viagra NASCAR spot had me trying to imagine the pitch for whoever had to drive that car. The Cassano's pizza-box nachos were an immediate problem: I wanted them, and I was glad the tape let me see them. None of this explains the Flintstones label, but the commercials made the surprise worthwhile.
Content inventory
Shows and segments (playback order)
- Survivor: Kite-flying scene and John voted out as first jury member; commercials skipped in viewing.
- CSI, first recorded stretch: CBS Interactive lower-third observed; episode title not established.
- CSI, second recorded stretch: Additional CSI stretch with extensive commercial breaks; episode title not established.
Commercial inventory
CSI first stretch
- Volkswagen Passat with child actor (identity not verified)
- Orville Redenbacher’s Sweet & Buttery popcorn
- State Farm
- Home Depot paint how-to
- Sprint PCS digital cellular
- Metamucil versus Citrucel
- Universal Orlando with Nickelodeon Studios
- State Farm (repeat)
CSI second stretch
- Mercedes-Benz C-Class
- Dr. Scholl’s Dynastep
- Advantage flea control with scuba cat and talking dog
- Pizza Hut P’Zone
- Capital One jungle credit-card spot
- Fantastik orange cleaner
- Viagra NASCAR
- Cadillac “Never Yield”
- Honda Civic piggy bank
- Cassano’s Pizza pizza-box nachos
- The Roy Brown Plan (as logged; identity uncertain)
- Disney kidswear at Kmart
- Clarinex
- McDonald’s Chicken Select Strips with “Wannabe”
- Ford Built Ford Tough
- Rhodes Furniture with Dixie Chicks music
- Steak ’n Shake ketchup-on-table spot
Station and show promos
CSI first stretch
- Jack Hanna on The Late Show
CSI second stretch
- Baby Bob
Survivor to CSI transition
- CBS promo for next CSI
- Survivor follow-up / The Early Show (heard in transcript)
Tape details
- Archive ID: VHS-2026-481
- Format: VHS; off-air home recording.
- Viewing: 2026-04-07. Survivor and two CSI stretches sampled; Survivor commercials skipped.
- Label: Handwritten spine appears to say Pebbles & Bam Bam Get Married and faint Goofy; frontmatter says label information not recorded, but photo and transcript confirm the writing.
