www.madubs.com/blog/
Full discussion and analysis there. I've got a lot to say about this one, which represents the "bible" of television presentation, past and present.
CLIP PLAYLIST:
1.) Station ident circa 1987-1988, proudly touting stereo.
FROM 1986:
2.) Shogun promo - Monday at 8
3.) Godzilla 1985 promo - Friday at 8
4.) WMMR/WGBS Contest promo, with Joe Bonnadonna. (They couldn't use DeBella because he was the kids host at WTAF)
5.) Kim Martin Odd Couple Promo into Philly 57 jingle/ident
6.) Honeymooners promo
FROM 1988:
7.) Dennis The Menace bumper
8.) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles promo, for the pilot - rare Kim Martin voiceover for a kids show
9.) Comic Strip promo
10.) Captain Power promo
11.) Charles... is in charge? (Great, great announcing by Kim Martin)
12.) George Washington day promo
13.) Queens of Comedy promo - Jeannie and Gimme A Break
14.) Fame Live show promo
15.) Bionic Six promo
16.) Dinosaucers promo
17.) Saber Rider promo
18.) Fame promo/ID
19.) Teddy Ruxpin promo
20.) Smurfs promo
21.) WGBS Stereo ID
Great memories. It was almost as if Grant was giving WKBS 48 back to us on a new frequency.
johnissoevil 3 months ago
Man, this took me WAYYYY back, LOL
lolitah028 4 months ago
who is that woman in the dennis hte menace promo
MGHSHour2a 10 months ago
They seemed to have alot of shows that used to be on the old WKBS. Despite the different channel number, 57 is the true successor to the old 48, in my opinion.
johnissoevil 1 year ago
OMG this is like a intravenous shot full of memories for me! I grew up in Miami and WBFS 33, GBS' sisterstation, aired the same shows. Thanks for posting! I definitly feel old now.
a1cjlock 1 year ago
4:05 Promo for "Charles in Charge"
CICsitcom80s 1 year ago
This is terrific! I lived in Philadelphia back then, and I fondly remember watching all these freakin reruns on WGBS 57. I really miss the warm localized voice overs for all the shows, and ads! Then there's my absolute favorite show I watched as a kid The Bionic 6! No wonder I'm in school for television now. I live for this stuff. Thanks!
Aestros909 1 year ago
How awesome was that trip down memory lane, eh?
philaman1972 2 years ago
Wow, this is a classic. Thanks. And I remember the old UHF Channel 48.
scrapplecheesesteak 2 years ago
Thanks for uploading this. WGBS was the true successor to WKBS 48, IMO.
johnissoevil 2 years ago