I put on a tape labeled for the Clinton-Dole debate and started with Cleveland daytime TV instead. Regis and Kathie Lee turns up, then Morning Xchange, then more Regis before One Life to Live and General Hospital. B.B. King tells a story about his bus breaking down in Louisiana, and the soap breaks come with a lot of 1996 advertising.
There is a Sears grand-opening spot for SouthPark Center, a Hills jingle, and a Duracell ad with those strange animatronic people and a parrot. In the middle of General Hospital, the recording cuts to an Environmentally Sick Schools video and then cuts back. I haven't reached Oprah or the debate yet, so for now those are still just names on the note.
On this tape
Shows and segments (playback order)
- Regis and Kathie Lee on WEWS: Tony Randall; commercials cut from this part.
- Morning Xchange: Ohio Network for Chemically Injured cleaning-products segment and Dr. Wulf Utian on menopause; no commercials noted in this part.
- Regis and Kathie Lee on WEWS: B.B. King tells a story about a bus breakdown in Louisiana.
- One Life to Live: Craig identified the episode as October 16, 1996; commercial break below.
- General Hospital: Craig spotted Luke Spencer; commercial break below.
- Hard cut to material about Environmentally Sick Schools, possibly from Morning Xchange; then back to General Hospital and another commercial break.
- Oprah and the second Clinton-Dole presidential debate appear on the handwritten note, but neither has been reached in this partial viewing.
Commercial inventory
One Life to Live: 10/16/1996
- Pepcid AC before Mama's chicken cacciatore (I don't know how to spell it).
- Betty Crocker instant scalloped potatoes.
- Tonka RC dump truck.
- o.b. with applicator and applicator-free!
- Pantene Pro-V.
- Puffs Advanced.
- Gas-X.
- Safeguard soap.
- Crest: dentists recommend it.
- Eggo waffles: they stick with you.
- Sears Portrait Studio: fall sale.
- Cinch 2-in-1: Madame loves clean windows.
- Duracell animatronic people and parrot (voice identification unverified).
- Folgers Coffee Singles.
- Lubriderm.
- Tomato soup: kid writing from camp.
- Hershey's Sweet Escapes.
- Lysol cleaner (taking jabs at Pine-Sol).
- Rembrandt toothpaste.
General Hospital: WEWS, 10/16/1996
- Seaman's furniture.
- Ameritech Take Off for Life sweepstakes.
- Children's Advil: now without a prescription.
- Pantene Pro-V.
- AT&T: simplest calling plan ever.
- Potato soup: Campbell's Home Cookin'.
- NatraTaste.
- Milton Bradley Penguin Shuffle game (voice identification unverified).
- Cinch 2-in-1.
Back to General Hospital
- First Response One Step.
- Banana Nut Bread instant hot cereal from the Cream of Wheat kitchen.
- Lysol cleaner: better than Pine-Sol.
- Peppermint Pattie: a man walking dogs (actor identification unverified).
- Hills: ladies' clothes; good jingle.
- Sears: “the newest thing is Sears itself”: grand opening at SouthPark Center!
- Sears fall portrait preview sale.
- RID: it kills lice.
- Playtex tampons: Silk Glide.
- Pop-Tarts!
- Dawn soap.
- Children's Motrin.
- Stove Top stuffing.
- Johnson's Baby Shampoo.
- Waffle Crisp.
- Palmolive.
- Crunchy Werther's toffee: Werther's chocolates.
- Hanes for Her (Her Way).
Station and show promos
One Life to Live: 10/16/1996
- ABC Wednesday promos: Ellen, The Drew Carey Show.
- World News Tonight promo.
General Hospital: WEWS, 10/16/1996
- WEWS news brief: presidential debate promo tonight.
- Oprah promo: today at 4.
Back to General Hospital
- WEWS promo: six-month-old on life support.
- Oprah promo: man ships himself in a box.
- Carlyn and Marlyn: cooking promo plus Sherman something.
- Turning Point Thursday promo.
Tape details
- Format
- VHS television recording
- Station
- WEWS Cleveland, identified during viewing
- Recording date
- October 16, 1996 is indicated for the viewed soap episodes; the note lists October 16-17, and the whole tape is not dated to one day.
- Viewing
- Partially watched November 1, 2026; more to watch.
- Archive ID
- VHS-2026-095
On the note
- Live with Regis; One Life to Live
- General Hospital; Oprah
- Second Presidential Debate
- October 16-17 1996
