I put on The Mask of Zorro hoping it was a TV recording with commercials. At first the CBS picture looked newer than I expected, and the HDTV sponsorship made me guess too late a year. Then the breaks started arriving: a Big Mac tied to Pirates of the Caribbean, a foghorn-mode Nissan Xterra, another version of that McDonald's spot, and Fred Ricart on the roof of a Whitehall dealership, riding a Segway with his guitar. You couldn't have designed a more Columbus interruption to a Zorro movie.
There are CBS teasers for shows coming that fall between the ads. After the movie comes 10TV news about accusations that Ohio State football players cheated. The movie is from 1998; the WBNS broadcast here was in 2003.
Content inventory
Shows and segments (playback order)
Playback sequence
- The Mask of Zorro (1998 film), WBNS/CBS broadcast
- 10TV News: OSU football players accused of cheating
Commercial inventory
WBNS/CBS: The Mask of Zorro
- American Express Travelers Checks — Ice Cream Truck Stolen Wallet Chase — expires 4/30/04
- Hallmark Gold Crown Card
- Dove Shampoo and Conditioner
- Nexium — PurplePill.com
- Home Depot
- Dr. Scholl's Gellin
- Glade Plugins
- Kohl's
- Wish Bone Flavor Lab — Ranch Up
- McDonald's Big Mac — Pirates of the Caribbean promo
- Kodak
- Nissan Xterra — foghorn mode
- Aveeno — just shaved feeling
- Speedway — 69¢ fountain drinks
- Honey Bunched of Oats with Strawberries
- Crest Whitening + Scope
- KFC Honey BBQ Wings
- Gas-X diner
- HH Gregg — 10% off sale
- White Castle breakfast ad (it's not selling breakfast, just burgers)
- Kia Spectra
- L'Oreal Preference hair dye
- Target — Tide, remote control planes
- Aquafina — musical glasses
- Shanghai Knights on DVD this Tuesday
- Simply White Night
- Subway Diet (No Jared) — "They could be male gogo dancers"
- Office Depot school supplies
- McDonald's Pirates promo — longer version
- Tylenol 8 Hour
- Orville Redenbacher popcorn — mini bags — cartoon
- Domino's Thin Crust — "taste the toppings"
- Fred Ricart on the roof of a brand new dealership in Whitehall — riding a Segway with his guitar
- Universal Theme Parks / Toyota Camry ad — "Is that Jeff Goldblum?"
- Sprint — people on a beach
- Lowe's
- Yes, Dear promo
- Filtrete filters
- Alavert for allergies
- Blackhead clearing scrub and strips
- Oreo ad
- Ohio State University — University Hospital East
- HomeTown Buffet
- Dove for fine hair
- Always maxi with wings
- Imitrex
Station and show promos
WBNS/CBS: The Mask of Zorro
- Two and a Half Men promo — coming this fall
- David Letterman with Lisa Marie Presley promo
- Simon Cowell's Cupid promo
- 10TV — "Is Central Ohio prepared for a chemical attack?"
- Cold Case promo — "this fall"
- Big Brother 4 / X Factor promo
- As the World Turns promo — sexy
- Laura Croft Tomb Raider promo
- Dove Shampoo and Conditioner — "You can't even tell her hair is colored!"
- The Handler — this fall promo
- Donatos pizza
- Joan of Arcadia promo
Tape details
- Format: TV Recording
- Viewed dates: 2026-05-05 (partial), 2026-05-17 (completed)
- Recording date: July 14, 2003 (WBNS/CBS broadcast identified in completed viewing notes)
- Viewing extent: Complete
- Archive ID: VHS-2026-571
