Cleveland TV: The Morning Exchange, You Asked for It and Regis (1999)

Craig’s notes

The first time I put this Cleveland tape on, I wanted to know when and where it had been recorded. Oprah was playing, so I started skipping ahead. Then a commercial offered Pop-Tart Snack Sticks in a resealable pouch. I still don't know when I'd need to reseal a Pop-Tart. A little later, Oprah took us to the Mustard Museum, and suddenly I wanted to watch Oprah. The tape also gave us a few seconds of The Cosby Show, Lou Bega teaching Regis and Kathie Lee the Mambo No. 5, local ads, and News 5 checking in on the Indians.

The Morning Exchange had a workout guest named Daryl demonstrating exercises you could do at home. The host kept finding reasons to touch his abs. We made a clip, put it on our YouTube channel, and sent it to Daryl after the VHS Detectives found him. He said he remembered that day like it was yesterday. The next stretch brought us The View, a Whose Line rerun, Char the psychic, and another Morning Exchange with Michael Symon cooking while the local ad breaks kept going. Then You Asked for It turned up a tattooed woman and a man balancing a car on his head.

When I went back months later to finish the tape, I pulled up three wrong tapes before finding this one. You Asked for It was still going: face-piercing performers, a man with a rubber mouth, and a hypnotized man apparently giving birth. After a break with the Taco Bell dog singing 'Chances Are,' Regis started telling Kathie Lee about Puff Daddy's party. The tape cut to Today with Matt Lauer and then cut back to Regis. I accused Regis of sneaking into my house to tape over his own party story. Apparently he didn't do a thorough job. The View's 'Ling's Money Thing' was at the end.

Content inventory

Shows and segments (playback order)

1. Oprah on WEWS Cleveland Channel 5: May 5 is associated with this block, not the entire tape.
2. The Cosby Show: Only a few seconds.
3. Live with Regis and Kathie Lee: Lou Bega teaches the Mambo No. 5 dance
4. The Morning Exchange: Daryl fitness segment: A host repeatedly touches fitness guest Daryl’s abs. Craig later sent Daryl a clip and heard back from him.
5. Oprah: Mustard Museum: Another Oprah block.
6. News 5: Cleveland Indians coverage: Includes Mike Hargrove.
7. The Morning Exchange: eggplant salad: Brief segment.
8. The View: Briefly seen during the May 28 viewing.
9. Whose Line Is It Anyway? with Drew Carey on ABC: A rerun of season 1, episode 12. January 20, 1999 is the original airdate, not a date for this recording.
10. Live with Regis and Kathie Lee: Char the psychic
11. The Morning Exchange: Michael Symon cooking: September 3 appears beside this segment in the viewing log; the episode date needs checking.
12. Oprah: Another short block.
13. You Asked for It: most tattooed girl: Craig also recalled a man carrying a car on his head.
14. You Asked for It continues: Resumed during the September 8 viewing.
15. Tom the burglar: You Asked for It segment.
16. Laughter is the best medicine: You Asked for It segment.
17. Parade with face-piercing performers: You Asked for It segment.
18. Human pyramids in Spain: You Asked for It segment.
19. Leonard, the “rubber mouth” man: You Asked for It segment.
20. Man hypnotized to give birth: You Asked for It segment.
21. Live with Regis and Kathie Lee: Puff Daddy party story: September 7, 1999 is associated with this Regis segment; the tape cuts away mid-story.
22. Today with Matt Lauer: Brief cut; a guest is described as “Mrs. Brady,” but her identity is uncertain.
23. Return to Regis and Kathie Lee: The party conversation resumes after Today.
24. The View: “Ling’s Money Thing”: Final program segment.

Commercial inventory

Oprah on WEWS: opening ad break

1. Potart Sticks (name uncertain): resealable pouch
2. Maxwell House Slow Roast
3. Payless Shoes: “cool shoes” for $12.99
4. Twinkies: possum struck by truck
5. Labatt Blue cup: Cleveland Air Show competition (brand uncertain)
6. Claussen Pickles: Albert Einstein (brand spelling uncertain)
7. Arby’s with Rodney Dangerfield
8. Health product (telephone number withheld)
9. Easy Mac
10. Happy Helpers for the Homeless

Regis and Kathie Lee: Lou Bega block

1. Plus White teeth product
2. Dolphins and Friends cheese crackers (name uncertain)
3. Preparation H

The Morning Exchange: Daryl workout block

1. B&B Appliances
2. JD Byrider
3. Lakeland Community College song
4. Lakeland Community College : they have a song

Oprah: Mustard Museum block

1. Gap: “Girls” (creative identification uncertain)
2. NasalCrom: “no jitter”
3. Maxwell House Slow Roast (second spot)
4. Giant Eagle Box Tops for Education

The Morning Exchange: Michael Symon cooking block

1. Lottery commercial (brand unspecified)
2. Ideal Spaghetti becomes San Giorgio (spelling uncertain)
3. Local TV: “A Better Connection” (identity uncertain)
4. Levin Furniture labor day sale
5. Piccadillys West: Thomas Kinkade museum (names uncertain)
6. Brueggers Bagels

You Asked for It: tattooed woman block

1. Scoop Away commercial
2. Maybelline with Sarah Michelle Gellar
3. Herbal Essences facial care
4. SlimFast nature ad

You Asked for It continuation and following break

1. SlimFast: “its health for you”
2. Sears Big Paint Sale: road line painter
3. Coors Light: snake ad with Howie Long
4. Pier 1 Imports
5. Taco Bell dog sings “Chances Are”
6. DIRECTV at RadioShack
7. CoreComm: “The More You Know” (ad identity uncertain)

Station and show promos

Oprah on WEWS: opening ad break

1. Browns vs Steelers Sunday Sept 12, 8PM promo (1999)

You Asked for It: tattooed woman block

1. NBC Premiere week promo
2. Third Watch Promo

You Asked for It continuation and following break

1. Dateline promo
2. Third Watch promo

Tape details

Archive ID

VHS-2026-027

Recording type

TV recording

Format

VHS

Recording speed

EP

Recording date

Mixed 1999 blocks; a September 5 date is handwritten on the note, not established for the whole tape

Viewed

May 27 and 28, 2026 (partial); September 8, 2026 (completed)

On the label

• Pink handwritten note: “You Asked for It 9-5-1999”: The note is dated September 5, 1999; viewed material has other date clues. The date is not assigned to the full tape.

Watch

Watch Daryl on The Morning Exchange (1999)