just watched more of the videos... the Crazy Eddie's thing... I didn't know that was a real thing until recently, but I had one of those awesome tee shirts which I found at a Dollar Store when I was about 14. I wore it all the time!! I wonder if I still have it. Also, the Nestle ad... what the??? I always felt uncomfortable when that aired while my parents were in the room with me. Now that I hear 1:38 again, I wonder if instead of TMBG, it's Devo, or at least Mark Mothersbaugh. He would!! :)
Wonderful Nostalgia for children of the 80's everywhere. @ 1:38 is that They Might Be Giants singing the ad jingle? I'm kidding, but it really wouldn't surprise me. I love them!!
Ah, good old Jerry "Crazy Eddie" Carroll at 2:28...the "Sweet Dreams" campaign proved once and for all that you could sell the "wrapper" more than the chocolate itself...Unilever eventually bought out J.H. Filbert's interest in "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter"; they market it today.
Can anyone help me think of some movies they played on Channel 11 in the 80's and 90's..Like someone wrote Tales from the Darkside and other Channel 11 movies they loved to play like Superman, Jaws, Batteries not included, The Great Outdoors, Heathers, Masters of the Universe, The Gate, Night of the Creeps..hahhaa yeaa I remember alot I guess, but I still wanna hear what anyone can think of.
Even though these were classic bumpers that lasted well through the rest of the 80s, I still missed the older ones that I grew up with, but it is interesting to see the transition to just "Channel 11", keeping the "11 Alive" moniker for just one more year.
When I think of WPIX in 1985, I think of how that channel (among the others) was on its downhill slide. I mean, I grew up in the 1970s watching all sorts of classic tv shows and movies. But starting around 1985, cable tv was gaining a foothold in the area, and all that god stuff I grew up watching would disappear only to surface on some cable channel and never come back to free tv. 10 to midnight, forced vengeance, etc. are a couple of examples of what replaced the stuff I much prefered watching
I didn't have cable during the '80s, so I also missed all of the old movies and shows that used to appear on "free TV" when I was a kid during the '70s. It only got worse later on during that decade when more infomercials and reality programming started gaining ground.
With that said, WLIG was great during this time. They were playing many of the old television programs and films that I loved as a child, as well as others that I had never seen before.
"It only got worse later on during that decade when more infomercials and reality programming started gaining ground."
So true. It got worse and worse as the years passed. I also remember in the early 90s we had to put up with the "talk show" craze. Dozens of those boring things aired every single day. Some of them even aired twice a day. I recall one that STILL aired twice a day even though it was cancelled a while back after only 6 months! I FINALLY got cable tv in 1996. :-)
@EarlSnohomish - Yeah, Ch. 55 really had some classics on their sched in the early days (Ben Casey, The Doris Day Show, Gidget, Bewitched, Peter Gunn, The Fugitive, etc)...and as a game show fan, I especially enjoyed how they reran Pitfall and The $25K Pyramid w/Bill Cullen, which was def a treat!
"Lost in Space", "The Big Story", "Death Valley Days", "Annie Oakley", "The Cisco Kid", "Batfink"... most of these shows didn't air during the '70s, so it was amazing seeing them for the very first time.
"Peter Gunn", "The Fugitive" and "Combat" (the only one of this trio that I actually saw during the '70s*) were easily my favorites on TV 55.
* I do recall creating a mock interview show on my first tape recorder circa '78 and giving the name Dr. Richard Kimball to my brother as his fake identity (though my brother was pretending to be a vet instead :-), so I must have seen "The Fugitive" at some point when I was a baby during the '60s.
@wmbrown6---"At least we heard both Bill Biery and Ralph Lowenstein on this clip." yes. even with the changes going on around that time, it's great to still hear them. a connection to the past.
Still hate the exorcist but for the first time it didn't scare me so much
Kingcire72x 1 year ago
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Kingcire72x 1 year ago
I wish I had an electronic talk n' play.....
snappy452 1 year ago
This brings back memories.
eme456 1 year ago
Talk N Play! We had one of those at my daycare but i forgot what it was called until i saw this video!
Metlhd313 1 year ago
just watched more of the videos... the Crazy Eddie's thing... I didn't know that was a real thing until recently, but I had one of those awesome tee shirts which I found at a Dollar Store when I was about 14. I wore it all the time!! I wonder if I still have it. Also, the Nestle ad... what the??? I always felt uncomfortable when that aired while my parents were in the room with me. Now that I hear 1:38 again, I wonder if instead of TMBG, it's Devo, or at least Mark Mothersbaugh. He would!! :)
crazysingingchick 1 year ago
Wonderful Nostalgia for children of the 80's everywhere. @ 1:38 is that They Might Be Giants singing the ad jingle? I'm kidding, but it really wouldn't surprise me. I love them!!
crazysingingchick 1 year ago
80's had the best movies better than the movies today!!!!
blacksultan85 1 year ago
Ah, good old Jerry "Crazy Eddie" Carroll at 2:28...the "Sweet Dreams" campaign proved once and for all that you could sell the "wrapper" more than the chocolate itself...Unilever eventually bought out J.H. Filbert's interest in "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter"; they market it today.
fromthesidelines 1 year ago
I almost pock my eyes out with that shitty Ramagon toy I think I was 8yrd.
masterlee123 1 year ago
Can anyone help me think of some movies they played on Channel 11 in the 80's and 90's..Like someone wrote Tales from the Darkside and other Channel 11 movies they loved to play like Superman, Jaws, Batteries not included, The Great Outdoors, Heathers, Masters of the Universe, The Gate, Night of the Creeps..hahhaa yeaa I remember alot I guess, but I still wanna hear what anyone can think of.
TheMeister31 1 year ago
i wanna see that movie again 10 to midnight that was a good movie next to death wishes
gothsoul82 2 years ago
it's great to seen the classics again....Thank U you tube :)
Cosmickarma2010 2 years ago 2
:20-:35 - You'll be missed, Mr. Stang...
1:05-1:35 - PIX V/O Vet, Doug Paul, months before he was officially with PIX.
2:05-2:15 - That dang Cats ad I've seen umpteen times, living in the NY area. :P
7:22-7:52 - "I can't believe is not butter!" Meh, sounded better coming from Fabio. :P
8:20-8:24 - "Duncan Hines bakes with that Lock-The-Bowl--*RRRRRRING!!!*" WHUUUUUUUT? o.O
9:27-10:01 - Perhaps, the moneyshot of the video; the (incomplete) WPIX Sunday Morning Movie intro of the Mid-80's!
JFD62780 2 years ago
...Dangit, I WISH there were an edit button; I meant Lick-The-Bowl-ETC.
Carry on...
JFD62780 2 years ago
"20-:35 - You'll be missed, Mr. Stang...
yes indeed.
tapthatt2012 2 years ago
Great set Tap!! I love the Nestle ad and I always thought the Citrus Hill Select jingle was so catchy...
mefault 2 years ago
nice end-segment..
MSTS1 2 years ago
As always, you're the best for uploading these. :) Channel 11 loved showing The Exorcist. I watched it every time. I was a strange kid, hehehe.
ShiksaWithChutzpah1 2 years ago
not strange at all. great movie. i watched it this past halloween. its on my ipod, too.
tapthatt2012 2 years ago
I not only watched it on WPIX originally, but I always pull out my DVD of it every Halloween myself. It still packs a wallop.
EarlSnohomish 2 years ago
that music video for nestle is my favorite of all time.
ukendcx2000 2 years ago
mine too.......I cant believe I'm seeing it again after so many years
myrurgia 2 years ago
I'm 17 again, preparing for high school graduation... thanks for the great memories Tap! :)
danawadd 2 years ago
Even though these were classic bumpers that lasted well through the rest of the 80s, I still missed the older ones that I grew up with, but it is interesting to see the transition to just "Channel 11", keeping the "11 Alive" moniker for just one more year.
DanZero77 2 years ago
When I think of WPIX in 1985, I think of how that channel (among the others) was on its downhill slide. I mean, I grew up in the 1970s watching all sorts of classic tv shows and movies. But starting around 1985, cable tv was gaining a foothold in the area, and all that god stuff I grew up watching would disappear only to surface on some cable channel and never come back to free tv. 10 to midnight, forced vengeance, etc. are a couple of examples of what replaced the stuff I much prefered watching
classicphile 2 years ago 3
I didn't have cable during the '80s, so I also missed all of the old movies and shows that used to appear on "free TV" when I was a kid during the '70s. It only got worse later on during that decade when more infomercials and reality programming started gaining ground.
With that said, WLIG was great during this time. They were playing many of the old television programs and films that I loved as a child, as well as others that I had never seen before.
Thanks, Tap!
EarlSnohomish 2 years ago
"It only got worse later on during that decade when more infomercials and reality programming started gaining ground."
So true. It got worse and worse as the years passed. I also remember in the early 90s we had to put up with the "talk show" craze. Dozens of those boring things aired every single day. Some of them even aired twice a day. I recall one that STILL aired twice a day even though it was cancelled a while back after only 6 months! I FINALLY got cable tv in 1996. :-)
classicphile 2 years ago 3
@EarlSnohomish - Yeah, Ch. 55 really had some classics on their sched in the early days (Ben Casey, The Doris Day Show, Gidget, Bewitched, Peter Gunn, The Fugitive, etc)...and as a game show fan, I especially enjoyed how they reran Pitfall and The $25K Pyramid w/Bill Cullen, which was def a treat!
WhatsAYak 2 years ago
"Lost in Space", "The Big Story", "Death Valley Days", "Annie Oakley", "The Cisco Kid", "Batfink"... most of these shows didn't air during the '70s, so it was amazing seeing them for the very first time.
EarlSnohomish 2 years ago
"Peter Gunn", "The Fugitive" and "Combat" (the only one of this trio that I actually saw during the '70s*) were easily my favorites on TV 55.
* I do recall creating a mock interview show on my first tape recorder circa '78 and giving the name Dr. Richard Kimball to my brother as his fake identity (though my brother was pretending to be a vet instead :-), so I must have seen "The Fugitive" at some point when I was a baby during the '60s.
EarlSnohomish 2 years ago
@classicphile
"all that god stuff"
Whoops. Typo. I mean "good stuff" :-)
classicphile 2 years ago
@classicphile - Certainly the station's ratings were on a downward slope, until Michael Eigner took over as general manager.
At least we heard both Bill Biery and Ralph Lowenstein on this clip.
wmbrown6 2 years ago
@wmbrown6---"At least we heard both Bill Biery and Ralph Lowenstein on this clip." yes. even with the changes going on around that time, it's great to still hear them. a connection to the past.
tapthatt2012 2 years ago