WTXF - 1994 - End of MMPR, junction, promos

Here's the ending sequence to "The Mutiny part 3" as aired on WTXF Fox 29 in Philadelphia, in 1994. This originally aired in primetime, but thanks to pre-emption (I'm tempted to say Eagles preseason football, but I might be wrong), didn't air until the next Saturday afternoon at 2pm. After Acupulco Heat.

If that wasn't enough, the last two minutes of the show, including end credits, were axed so that 29 could promote Conan The Adventurer (best theme ever? yes), and Dennis The Menace. At the end is a quick 10 second ident teasing The Simpsons' upcoming move to syndication.

This was essentially at the end of the period where then-Paramount-owned 29 was feuding with Fox, which had planned to purchase rival WGBS-57 and move the affiliation there. Note that none of the station promos feature a Fox logo, only a 29 block, and only the Dennis promo mentions "Fox 29". (I like the little analog clock thing they put in the promos - helpful educational tool, that)

Fox ended up buying 29, thus the station no longer manhandles Fox programming in this way.

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• Acupulco
• Heat

[fatfoxclown]

I lived in the area never knew it but I knew I loved fox and hated when 57 became upn and got rid of all the good stuff

[Digatone]

Conan The Adventurer is coming to DVD in July thanks to Shout Factory

[Digatone]

Conan The Adventurer will air on The Hub this May

[johnissoevil]

@FutureNewsAnchor It didn't matter, at the time, Fox was getting set to get dropped from 29 at the time, and they were going to buy either WGBS or WCAU, while Paramount was getting set to turn 29 into a UPN affiliate. Things ended up working out differently, Paramount/Viacom sold 29 to Fox, and then they purchased 57.

[FutureNewsAnchor]

Did FOX approve of them cutting off the show like that?

[Zipperman2000]

Wow, what a crappy channel to just cut off the end of an episode like that.

[allnewtpir]

1:14-1:23: Simpsons reruns promo?