There is no readable handwritten title on this Scotch tape, but I recognize some of what is on it. A question-mark tape I showed on stream had Columbus news, Letterman, a long used-car showcase and the JP’s Barbecue commercial. I liked that ad so much I rewound to capture it. The digitized recording of this tape strongly matches that sequence, although I never established the physical tape ID on stream.
The dealer showcase has its own title card and enough individual pitches to feel like a show built entirely out of commercials. Then comes a Starlight Theatre drama about the Giancana family that cuts off mid-scene. I am not going to give it an ending or a feature title the recording has not established. Even with the stream match, I cannot claim I finished watching this physical tape.
On this tape
The rip jumps between recordings. Some ad names and transitions still need a closer look, and repeated spots appear more than once below.
Hollywood Palace and first WSYX news
Shows and segments
- Best of the Hollywood Palace, including Bob Williams and Louie the dog
- WSYX Channel 6 local news: holiday travel, Port Columbus and snow
Commercials
- Toyota, all-new 1993 Corolla
- Tylenol Cold gel caps, nondrowsy / utility worker
- Post Premium Raisin Bran, “somebody special”
- Gyne-Lotrimin (?) yeast infection treatment, disposable applicators
- L’eggs Classics pantyhose
- Hidden Valley creamy Parmesan salad dressing
- Sears Brand Central Christmas sale, Kenmore washer/dryer and Eureka(?) upright vacuum
- Lazarus after-Thanksgiving doorbuster sale
- The Money Store home equity loan
Station and show promos
- ABC Good Morning America Thanksgiving promo
- ABC movie A Mother’s Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story promo
- Hollywood Palace return tease
- Channel 6 news / holiday travel, snow, home invasions
- ABC Sports Skins Game golf promo
- ABC Nightline Russia promo
- ABC Good Morning America Thanksgiving promo repeat
Public-service and civic announcements
- Continuing education / job-skills PSA, sponsor unknown
Matlock and Primetime Live
Shows and segments
- Matlock: Martell and Kendall investigation
- Primetime Live: episode open and reports on violence at schools, Americans in Czechoslovakia and an update on AIDS-drug claims
Commercials
- Little Caesars two-pizza $5.99 offer
- Freedent Winterfresh gum
- Fleischmann’s Move Over Butter spread
- Tavist-D 12-hour decongestant, now nonprescription
- Lazarus “triple bonus” mattress/bedding sale
- Chevrolet/Geo Geo Prizm roadside assistance
- Orville Redenbacher’s Smart Pop popcorn
- Disney Beauty and the Beast videocassette
- Mercury Sable, direct-approach car pitch
- Electrasol Ultra dishwasher detergent
- Eureka RoboVac(?) 7-amp upright vacuum
- Hershey’s cocoa low-fat chocolate dessert / recipe booklet
- Clorox liquid bleach comparative washing demo
- Pert Plus for Kids shampoo + detangler
- Kellogg’s Raisin Bran, two scoops
- Bob Evans fresh sausage, holiday breakfast
- Ford Taurus Wagon, dual-front airbags
- Unknown business/services advertiser
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car delivery
- Tylex mildew remover
- Radio Shack electronics/computers/games
- Purina ONE dog food, chicken-first comparison
- Lazarus 14-hour Friday sale, short spot
- Kellogg’s Cracklin’ Oat Bran, grandma/oatmeal-cookie pitch
- Riverside hospital cancer care
- Color Tile Thanksgiving price rollback (carpet/tile/blinds/flooring)
- Chex Party Mix microwave recipe / cereal
- Promise Ultra low-fat spread
- Ford Taurus sedan, styling/look
- Escape from CyberCity / Philips Imagination Machine tie-in/game?
- Ford Motor Company environmental/quality corporate spot
- Norelco Lift and Cut shaver
- Bram Stoker’s Dracula theatrical trailer/testimonial
- Eureka Powerline vacuum, 8.5 amps
- True Value holiday gifts: Stanley three-piece wood chisel set and Estwing Sportsman’s Axe
- Central Ohio Honda dealers Accord LX lease
- Natural gas logs / regional utility offer
Station and show promos
- America’s Funniest Home Videos / America’s Funniest People Sunday promo
- Matlock return bumper
- Channel 6 Getting Out Alive promo/tease
- Primetime school-guns promo
- ABC Coach wedding/new-night promo
- Good Morning America Great American Southwest bus tour promo
- ABC Sports Thanksgiving college-football slate promo
- WSYX Channel 6 Getting Out Alive high-rise/fire news promo
- 610 WTVN Columbus radio / Yellowbird traffic
- Channel 6 Saturday game teaser, identity unclear
- ABC Columbo Saturday/Sunday murder-mystery-weekend promo
- WSYX “6 On Your Side” Channel 6 News upcoming stories
- The Best of the Hollywood Palace Wednesday promo
Public-service and civic announcements
- Prevent Blindness Ohio local fundraising PSA
- Columbus YWCA 1993 Women of Achievement luncheon PSA/event
- U.S. Savings Bonds, fishing
- Doctor consultation / frequent heartburn PSA unknown sponsor
- Columbus YWCA Women of Achievement luncheon repeat
- Prevent Blindness Ohio repeat
WSYX news and Later retrospective
Shows and segments
- WSYX news: proposed Tuttle Crossing mall and West High peer mediation
- Later with Bob Costas: third-anniversary interview retrospective
Commercials
- U.S. Army delayed-entry technical-training recruitment
- AT&T long-distance, phone solicitor/ladder vignette
- Snickers athlete/practice/hunger
- Velvet Sugar Free Light ice cream
- Ford Escort LX four-door sedan
- Beer or other “Light” brief spot, brand unresolved
- LensCrafters “snug fit pads” glasses
- Wrigley’s Spearmint gum, 10 calories
- Ohio Bell/Ameritech Complete MasterCard with calling card; opening may be a different promo
- Bill Swad Chevrolet GM 1991 program cars
- Ultra Bold concentrated detergent + softener
- Value City Furniture short retail bumper
- Vicks NyQuil Liquid Cap cold relief
- GM/Pontiac Pikes Peak brake/quality corporate spot
- Sears Craftsman tools/lawn equipment/paint sale
- Ivory soap “Ivory baby”
- Subway meatball sub $1.69
- Bud Dry beer, outdoors/indoors creative
- Goodyear tire retailer/installation
- Extra sugar-free gum / NutraSweet
- Meijer price-matching policy
- Les Wright for Columbus City Council political ad
- Ameritech Complete MasterCard / Ohio Bell calling card
- Value City Furniture short bumper; end boundary loose
Station and show promos
- NBC Late Night guest lineup tease
- NBC Saturday Night Live Jeff Daniels hosting promo
- The Chuck Woolery Show Hulk Hogan/Ella Joyce/Stephanie Hodge promo
- The Golden Girls episode/other sitcom island getaway promo uncertain program/package
- Chuck Woolery Show promo repeat
- NBC Late Night Deborah Norville/Michael McKean/B.B. King and Later Paul Simon lineup promo
- NBC Man of the People / Pacific Station schedule promo
- Grudge Match Saturday-night promo, spelling/program unresolved
Public-service and civic announcements
- 39th Columbus International Film and Video Festival / Chris Award winners event announcement
Late Night with David Letterman
Shows and segments
- Late Night with David Letterman: bad-restaurant Top Ten, Deborah Norville, Michael McKean, B.B. King and Matt Ball
Commercials
- GM Mr. Goodwrench tune-up/service
- Planters Fresh Roast peanuts vacuum brick pack, Carrie’s Carry-Off sketch
- Subway 6-inch meatball sub $1.69
- Ricochet theatrical spot, Denzel Washington/John Lithgow/Ice-T
- Dodge Caravan all-wheel-drive minivan
- LensCrafters snug-fit pads repeat
- Wendy’s Super Value menu, nine 99¢ items
- Wrigley’s Spearmint 10-calorie repeat
- Pringles Snack Stacks/Double Stacks vacuum-pack chips
- Goodyear Promise auto-service warranty
- Ultra Tide compact detergent
- Saturn car safety / optional anti-lock brakes
- Just for Feet Nike clearance
- Brother P-touch electronic labeler
- Boboli Italian bread shells
- Bill Swad Vans City Columbus, Coachmen 1991 conversion vans
- Value City Furniture bumper
- Wendy’s 99¢ Super Value menu repeat
- Meijer Dickies twill/workwear promotion
- Miller Genuine Draft Light beer
- Byers Chevrolet / Holiday Chevrolet 40th annual warehouse sale
- Subway six-inch meatball $1.69 repeat
- Bud Dry beer “Why ask why?”
- Vicks NyQuil Liquid Cap repeat
- LensCrafters snug-fit pads repeat
- L’Oréal Studio Line Hot Twirling Curls hair product
- Miller Genuine Draft Light beer, 12-ounce-size angle
- Mini Oreo cookies
- Ivory soap “Ivory baby” repeat
- Just for Feet Nike clearance repeat
Station and show promos
- NBC Sunday The Adventures of Mark & Brian / Eerie, Indiana promo
Paul Simon interview repeat
Shows and segments
- Later-style Paul Simon interview repeat, with program attribution probable rather than confirmed in this segment
Commercials
- Disney The Rescuers Down Under video release
- Wrigley’s Spearmint gum
- Zerex antifreeze
- Just for Feet, giant Nike clearance
- Subway six-inch meatball sub $1.69
- Colgate Plus toothpaste, very short audio cue
- Wennig Heating & Cooling geothermal water furnace
- Snickers athlete/hunger
- Bud Dry beer
- Roman Meal bread
- Energizer battery, Adventure Channel explorer spoof
- Just for Feet Nike clearance repeat
- Value City Furniture short bumper
Station and show promos
- NBC Friday Dear John / second sitcom promo (possibly The Torkelsons? do not assert title)
- Channel 4 Saturday-morning entertainment promo, unidentified program
- NewsWatch 4 / Ameritech Touch 4 telephone service promo
- NBC Sunday brief bumper
- American Gladiators Channel 4 Saturday 7 promo
Public-service and civic announcements
- Job Corps youth training PSA
- ADA / accessible bus PSA
Auto Television Classifieds Showcase
Shows and segments
- Auto Television Classifieds Showcase: Columbus-area dealer pitches including Bill Swad Chevrolet, Budget Car Sales, Byers Chevrolet, Auto Center North, Chrysler Plymouth East, Mid-State Toyota, Northland Dodge, Motorland USA and Tom Raper RV
Commercials
- Bill Swad Chevrolet, used-car dealer showcase
- Budget Car Sales North, used cars
- Budget Car Sales West, used cars
- Budget Car Sales East, used cars
- Byers Chevrolet, Channel 4 Auto Showcase
- Warner Cable trial/installation
- Hot Spring / Leisure Bay spas, Scioto Valley Warehouse sale
- Auto Center North, Terry Meckling, Nissan sports coupes
- Auto Center North, Ted Gamlet, Camry/Civic
- Auto Center North, Fred Coventry, Audi/Beretta
- Auto Center North, Nick Ficeno, Nova/Pulsar
- Auto Center North, Joe Fenstermaker, Pulsar/Jetta
- Auto Center North, Ty Clark, Spectrum/Tercel
- Auto Center North, Terry Meckling, family sedans
- Auto Center North, Bob Barris, CRX/Cutlass
- Chrysler Plymouth East, used-car showcase
- Mid-State Toyota, dealership showcase
- Northland Dodge Used Car Center showcase
- Motorland USA, hot-weather used-car offer
- Tom Raper RV, 1992-model clearance
- Rapid Credit / buy-here-pay-here dealer, name uncertain
Starlight Theatre drama and final recorded breaks
Shows and segments
- Starlight Theatre presentation of an unidentified Giancana-family drama; cuts off mid-scene before the black tail
Commercials
- Sofa Express furniture
- Burlington Coat Factory broad assortment
- JP’s Barbecue “good ribbing”
- La-Z-Boy Showcase Shops colossal sale
- Sun Sports Rollerblade Pro Shop
- Tom Raper RV, diesel-pusher motor homes
- Just for Feet Nike clearance repeat
- Calico craft store, Uptown Westerville (name uncertain)
- Motorland USA repeat
- Bill Swad Motor Sales, Morse Road grand opening
- Burlington Coat Factory repeat
- Tom Raper RV, 1992 clearance repeat
- Hot Spring / Leisure Bay spas repeat
- Warner Cable repeat
- Just for Feet Nike clearance repeat
- Local exercise-equipment retailer long demo, unidentified
- Sofa Express “what year is it?” creative
- Motorland USA repeat
- Wennig Heating & Cooling repeat
- JP’s BBQ repeat
Station and show promos
- The Golden Girls Channel 4 next-episode promo
Public-service and civic announcements
- Target Discovery Parade brief promo/mention
- Challenge 2000 adult literacy PSA
Tape details
- Home-recorded Scotch EG T-120 VHS; no legible handwritten title or date
- Columbus-area television compilation; no single recording date established
- Private rip runs about 6 hours 30 minutes; sampled picture turns black mid-drama near 6:09 and remains near-silent to the end
- Partial 2025-10-29 stream match is documented, but a completed viewing is not established
- Archive ID: VHS-2026-1394
