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*June 15, 2023: Updated To Include Five (5) More Classic Commercials!
Contents:
The Joey Bishop Show: Regis Philbin's Opening Sponsorship Ad: STP Oil Treatment
Andy Granatelli For STP Oil Treatment
The Joey Bishop Show Sponsorship Seque #1: Clairol (With Regis Philbin)
Clairol Nice 'n Easy Hair Coloring
Softique Bath Beads
The Joey Bishop Show Sponsorship Seque #2: Sta-Puf Fabric Softener And Sta-Flo Spray Starch (With Sammy Davis Jr.)
The Joey Bishop Show Sponsorship Seque #3: Sta-Puf Fabric Softener And Sta-Flo Spray Starch (With Sammy Davis Jr.)
The Joey Bishop Show Station ID Seque (With Sammy Davis Jr.)
ABC Saturday Night: The Dating Game, The Lawrence Welk Show, Hollywood Palace
It Takes A Thief TV Show
The Hollywood Palace: Phil Silvers And Jack Jones
Walk On The Wild Side On The ABC Sunday Night Movie Ad #1
The Joey Bishop Show Sponsorship Seque #4 (With Sammy Davis Jr.)
Chesterfield 101 Filtered Cigarettes
The Joey Bishop Show Sponsorship Seque #5: Concentrated All Laundry Detergent (With Regis Philbin And Sammy Davis Jr.)
Concentrated All Laundry Detergent: The Grease Breaker
Final Touch Fabric Softener
The Joey Bishop Show Sponsorship Seque #6: Concentrated All Laundry Detergent (With Regis Philbin)
ABC Sunday Night: Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea TV Show, The FBI, The ABC Sunday Night Movie
Venice: City In Danger TV Documentary With Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Walk On The Wild Side On Sunday Night On ABC
Judy Garland Special: Ronald Reagan For Living Better Electrically
Judy Garland Special: Ronald Reagan For Using Electricity For Better Living
Live Better Electrically Ad #1
Live Better Electrically Ad #2
Judy Garland Special: Ronald Reagan Introduces Bill Goodwin For Living Better Electrically
Live Better Electrically Ad #3
Judy Garland Special: Ronald Reagan Closes Show Sponsorship For Living Better Electrically
Bob Hope For California Federal Bank
Datsun Turbo ZX
Southern California Gas Company
Chevron Gasoline Credit Card
The J. C. Penny Holiday Coupon Book
Crest Toothpaste
Cellier des Dauphins Wine
1983 Nissan Sentra
Chanel for Men Cologne
E.T. Earth Center
KTLA-TV Channel 5: Channel 5 Special: The KTLA Anniversary Special Segue
Moet & Chandon Brut Imperial Champagne
Le Tigre Shirts
Henry Winkler For Toys For Tots Christmas TV Show
KTLA Channel 5 Los Angeles Station1 ID
Nissan Pulsar NX
Zodys Department Store Christmas Shopping Season Ad
Lucky: The Discount Supermarket Christmas Ad
Lowenbrau Beer
Emery's A.M. Service
Forest Lawn Mortuary
True Value Hardware Stores Christmas Ad
Datsun 5-Speed Turbo ZX
Cuisinart Food Processor
Wondra Skin Lotion
Victor Unbreakable Record
Westinghouse Frost-Free Refrigerator Blooper
John Cameron Swayze For Timex Watches Boat Propeller Ad Blooper
Commentary By Dick Cavett: Old Gold Cigarettes, The Marlboro Man, Virginia Slims, Brooke Shields For Calvin Klein Jeans, Rehearsals For And Final Edit Of A 7-Up Commercial, Levi's Jeanswear
Alka Seltzer: Mama Mia That's Some Spicy Meatball
Hog-Wild Sale: Get A Free Hog With Each Komodo Tractor At Gravely Tractors Buckhannon
House Of Guitars Easter Bunny Inventory Sale
Captain Pete For Recreational Warehouse North Tonawanda's After Thanksgiving Fireplace And Wood Burning Stove Sale
Krass Bros. Store Of The Stars Suits
Dick Cavett Closing Commentary On Commercials
Shower Of Stars: A Christmas Carol Opening Sponsorship Ad: Chrysler Corporation's Plymouth, Dodge, De Soto, Chrysler And Imperial Automobiles
Shower Of Stars: A Christmas Carol Sponsorship Ad #1: 1956 Chrysler Station Wagons
Shower Of Stars: A Christmas Carol Sponsorship Ad #2: Chrysler Automobiles Christmas Wishes
Shower Of Stars: A Christmas Carol Closing Sponsorship Ad: Chrysler Automobiles
CBS Television Network ID
WPIX-TV Channel 11 New York: 40 Years Ad #1
War Of The Worlds TV Series Premiere
Peter Graves For TRW Credentials Service
Sansone Auto Network
Burlington Coat Factory Danbury
Burger King: Daily 99 Cent Specials Ad #1
Starting From Scratch TV Show Season Premiere
Omni Magazine
Almay Fragrances
Peugeot 405: European Car Of The Year
Pathmark Coupon Circular: Stock Up Italian Style
WPIX-TV Channel 11 New York: 40 Years Ad #2
Bell Atlantic Telephone
Drexel Burnham: Financing America's Future
American Dairy Farmer's National Dairy Board: Give 'Em All A Little Pat Of Butter
Sunkist Children's Multivitamins
Calvin Klein Obsession For Men
Friday The 13th: The Series TV Show Premiere
WPIX-TV Channel 11 New York: 40 Years Ad #3
Burger King: Daily 99 Cent Specials Ad #2
Plax Dental Rinse
Eyelab Eye-Deals
Frank Perdue For Perdue Chickens
Fortunoff, The Source: Nothing Makes You Feel As Good As Gold
Liberace TV Show Sponsorship Segue
Nissan Fall Clearance Sale
Pizza Hut's New Cheese Lover's Pizza
The National Dairy Board's Cheese Riddle #18: Cheese Dogs
Dentyne: The Gum That Bites You Back
Pete Dawkins For US Senate
Tucks Medicated Pads
Benadryl Elixir
The WPIX-TV Channel 11 New York 23rd Yule Log Christmas Special
Walt Disney's Disneyland TV Show Opening Sponsorship Ad #1: American Motors, American Dairy Association
Kelvinator 1956 Automatic Washer Ad #1
Kelvinator 1956 Automatic Washer Ad #2
American Dairy Association: Butter For Thanksgiving And Christmas Turkeys
American Dairy Association: Ice Cream ...Right Now!
Walt Disney's Disneyland TV Show Opening Sponsorship Ad #2: American Motors, Derby Foods
The New 1956 Nash Automobile Ad #1
The New 1956 Nash Automobile Ad #2
American Dairy Association: Drink Milk 3 Times A Day
Peter Pan Peanut Butter Ad #1
Walt Disney's Disneyland TV Show Closing Sponsorship Ad: American Motors, Derby Foods
Tang Orange Breakfast Drink
Cool 'n Creamy Pudding
Kool Filter Longs Cigarettes
Fab Laundry Detergent With Lemon Freshened Borax
Ultra Brite Toothpaste
White Owl Cigar Contest
Glo-Coat Kitchen Wax
Self-Cleaning Favor Furniture Wax
Polident Green Denture Cleaning Tablets
Ex-Lax
ABC News With Jules Bergman: The Second Step: The Flight Of Apollo 12 Space Mission Coverage
ABC Television Network ID #1
Raleigh Cigarettes
BelAir Menthol Cigarettes
Bayer Aspirin
ABC Television Network ID #2
Hollywood Palace Sponsorship Segue #1
Nyquil Nighttime Cold Remedy
Playtex Gloves
Playtex Cross-Your-Heart Bra
Hollywood Palace Sponsorship Segue #2 (With Don Knotts)
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. For The FBI TV Show
ABC Television Network ID #3
Hollywood Palace: Petula Clark Show Opening Sponsorship Ad: Thomas Organs, Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail
Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail
Henry Mancini For The Thomas Organ With Color-Glo
Lemon Pledge Furniture Wax
Pronto Push-Button Floor Care Cleansing Foam
Tareyton 100's Cigarettes
Purina Dog Chow
General Electric Presents Mr. Magoo (With Jim Backus): Flying Saucer Ad For GE Soft White Light Bulbs)
Pall Mall Gold 100's: The 7 Minute Cigarette
Hollywood Palace: Petula Clark Show Closing Sponsorship Ad: Pall Mall Cigarettes, Purina Dog Chow, Pan American World Airways
How Many Licks To Get To The Tootsie Roll Center Of A Tootsie Pop?
Kool-Aid
Captain Midnight TV Show: Kix Cereal's Ovaltine Coupons
Tootsie Roll Square Dance
Baker's Instant Chocolate Flavor Mix
Cheerios: The Cheerios Kid
Updates:
120 Music Masterpieces (Classical Music Album Circa 1970s) ("I'm sure you recognize this lovely melody "A Stranger In Paradise" -- but did you know the original theme was from "The Polovetsian Dance No. 2" by Borodin? So many of the melodies of well-known popular songs were actually written by the great masters -- like these familiar themes...")
Sugar Crisp Commerical: Haunted House (With Ruth Buzzi) (1966)
Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop: How Many Licks (To Get To The Center) (With Paul Winchell)
Starkist Tuna: Charlie Tuna On Modern Art (With Herschel Bernardi)
Kodak VHS Video Tape
A Television Advertisement, also called a television commercial, commercial, advert, TV advert or simply an ad, is a span of television programming produced and paid for by an organization. It conveys a message promoting, and aiming to market, a product or service. Advertisers and marketers may refer to television commercials as TVCs. Advertising revenue provides a significant portion of the funding for most privately-owned television networks. During the 2010s, the number of commercials has grown steadily, though the length of each commercial has diminished. Advertisements of this type have promoted a wide variety of goods, services, and ideas ever since the early days of the history of television. The viewership of television programming, as measured by companies such as Nielsen Media Research in the United States, or BARB in the UK, is often used as a metric for television advertisement placement, and consequently, for the rates which broadcasters charge to advertisers to air within a given network, television program, or time of day (called a "daypart"). In many countries, including the United States, television campaign advertisements are commonplace in a political campaign. In other countries, such as France, political advertising on television is heavily restricted, while some countries, such as Norway, completely ban political advertisements. The first official paid television advertisement came out in the United States on July 1, 1941, over New York station WNBT (subsequently WNBC) before a baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies. The announcement for Bulova watches, for which the company paid anywhere from 4 to 9 USD (reports vary), displayed a WNBT test pattern modified to look like a clock with the hands showing the time. The Bulova logo, with the phrase "Bulova Watch Time", appeared in the lower right-hand quadrant of the test pattern while the second hand swept around the dial for one minute. The first TV ad broadcast in the UK went on air on ITV on September 22, 1955, advertising Gibbs SR toothpaste. In Asia, the first TV ad broadcast appeared on Nippon Television in Tokyo on August 28, 1953, advertising Seikosha (subsequently Seiko); it also displayed a clock with the current time.
Cable Television began in the United States as a commercial business in 1950, although there were small-scale systems by hobbyists in the 1940s. The early systems simply received weak (broadcast) channels, amplified them, and sent them over unshielded wires to the subscribers, limited to a community or to adjacent communities. The receiving antenna would be taller than any individual subscriber could afford, thus bringing in stronger signals; in hilly or mountainous terrain it would be placed at a high elevation. At the outset, cable systems only served smaller communities without television stations of their own, and which could not easily receive signals from stations in cities because of distance or hilly terrain. In Canada, however, communities with their own signals were fertile cable markets, as viewers wanted to receive American signals. Rarely, as in the college town of Alfred, New York, U.S. cable systems retransmitted Canadian channels. As equipment improved, all twelve channels could be utilized, except where a local VHF television station broadcast. Local broadcast channels were not usable for signals deemed to be a priority, but technology allowed low-priority signals to be placed on such channels by synchronizing their blanking intervals. TV's were unable to reconcile these blanking intervals and the slight changes to due to travel through a medium, causing ghosting. The bandwidth of the amplifiers also was limited, meaning frequencies over 250 MHz were difficult to transmit to distant portions of the coaxial network, and UHF channels could not be used at all. To expand beyond 12 channels, non-standard "midband" channels had to be used, located between the FM band and Channel 7, or "superband" beyond Channel 13 up to about 300 MHz; these channels initially were only accessible using separate tuner boxes that sent the chosen channel into the TV set on Channel 2, 3 or 4.[citation needed] Initially, UHF broadcast stations were at a disadvantage because the standard TV sets in use at the time we're unable to receive their channels. Around 1966 the FCC mandated that all TV sets sold after a certain date were required to have the capability of receiving UHF channels. Before being added to the cable box itself, these midband channels were used for early incarnations of pay TV, e.g. The Z Channel (Los Angeles) and HBO but transmitted in the clear i.e. not scrambled as standard TV sets of the period could not pick up the signal nor could the average consumer `de-tune' the normal stations to be able to receive it. Once tuners that could receive select mid-band and super-band channels began to be incorporated into standard television sets, broadcasters were forced to either install scrambling circuitry or move these signals further out of the range of reception for early cable-ready TVs and VCRs. However, once consumer sets had the ability to receive all 181 FCC allocated channels, premium broadcasters were left with no choice but to scramble. Unfortunately for pay-TV operators, the descrambling circuitry was often published in electronics hobby magazines such as Popular Science and Popular Electronics allowing anybody with anything more than a rudimentary knowledge of broadcast electronics to be able to build their own and receive the programming without cost. Later, the cable operators began to carry FM radio stations, and encouraged subscribers to connect their FM stereo sets to cable. Before stereo and bilingual TV sound became common, Pay-TV channel sound was added to the FM stereo cable line-ups. About this time, operators expanded beyond the 12-channel dial to use the "midband" and "superband" VHF channels adjacent to the "high band" 7-13 of North American television frequencies. Some operators as in Cornwall, Ontario, used a dual distribution network with Channels 2-13 on each of the two cables. During the 1980s, United States regulations not unlike public, educational, and government access (PEG) created the beginning of cable-originated live television programming. As cable penetration increased, numerous cable-only TV stations were launched, many with their own news bureaus that could provide more immediate and more localized content than that provided by the nearest network newscast. Such stations may use similar on-air branding as that used by the nearby broadcast network affiliate, but the fact that these stations do not broadcast over the air and are not regulated by the FCC, their call signs are meaningless. These stations evolved partially into today's over-the-air digital subchannels, where a main broadcast TV station e.g. NBS 37* would - in the case of no local CNB or ABS station being available - rebroadcast the programming from a nearby affiliate but fill in with its own news and other community programming to suit its own locale. Many live local programs with local interests were subsequently created all over the United States in most major television markets in the early 1980s. This evolved into today's many cable-only broadcasts of diverse programming, including cable-only produced television movies and miniseries. Cable specialty channels, starting with channels oriented to show movies and large sporting or performance events, diversified further, and "narrowcasting" became common. By the late 1980s, cable-only signals outnumbered broadcast signals on cable systems, some of which by this time had expanded beyond 35 channels.
112 Minutes Of The Rarest Old Time TV Commercials, Presented In The Highest DVD Quality MPG Video Format Of 9.1 MBPS As An Archival Quality All Regions Format DVD, MP4 Video Download Or USB Flash Drive! #TVCommercials #TelevisionCommercials #Commercials #TVCs #TVAdvertising #TelevisionAdvertising #Advertising #Television #TV #DVD #VideoDownload #MP4 #USBFlashDrive
*June 15, 2023: Updated To Include Five (5) More Classic Commercials!
Contents:
The Joey Bishop Show: Regis Philbin's Opening Sponsorship Ad: STP Oil Treatment
Andy Granatelli For STP Oil Treatment
The Joey Bishop Show Sponsorship Seque #1: Clairol (With Regis Philbin)
Clairol Nice 'n Easy Hair Coloring
Softique Bath Beads
The Joey Bishop Show Sponsorship Seque #2: Sta-Puf Fabric Softener And Sta-Flo Spray Starch (With Sammy Davis Jr.)
The Joey Bishop Show Sponsorship Seque #3: Sta-Puf Fabric Softener And Sta-Flo Spray Starch (With Sammy Davis Jr.)
The Joey Bishop Show Station ID Seque (With Sammy Davis Jr.)
ABC Saturday Night: The Dating Game, The Lawrence Welk Show, Hollywood Palace
It Takes A Thief TV Show
The Hollywood Palace: Phil Silvers And Jack Jones
Walk On The Wild Side On The ABC Sunday Night Movie Ad #1
The Joey Bishop Show Sponsorship Seque #4 (With Sammy Davis Jr.)
Chesterfield 101 Filtered Cigarettes
The Joey Bishop Show Sponsorship Seque #5: Concentrated All Laundry Detergent (With Regis Philbin And Sammy Davis Jr.)
Concentrated All Laundry Detergent: The Grease Breaker
Final Touch Fabric Softener
The Joey Bishop Show Sponsorship Seque #6: Concentrated All Laundry Detergent (With Regis Philbin)
ABC Sunday Night: Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea TV Show, The FBI, The ABC Sunday Night Movie
Venice: City In Danger TV Documentary With Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Walk On The Wild Side On Sunday Night On ABC
Judy Garland Special: Ronald Reagan For Living Better Electrically
Judy Garland Special: Ronald Reagan For Using Electricity For Better Living
Live Better Electrically Ad #1
Live Better Electrically Ad #2
Judy Garland Special: Ronald Reagan Introduces Bill Goodwin For Living Better Electrically
Live Better Electrically Ad #3
Judy Garland Special: Ronald Reagan Closes Show Sponsorship For Living Better Electrically
Bob Hope For California Federal Bank
Datsun Turbo ZX
Southern California Gas Company
Chevron Gasoline Credit Card
The J. C. Penny Holiday Coupon Book
Crest Toothpaste
Cellier des Dauphins Wine
1983 Nissan Sentra
Chanel for Men Cologne
E.T. Earth Center
KTLA-TV Channel 5: Channel 5 Special: The KTLA Anniversary Special Segue
Moet & Chandon Brut Imperial Champagne
Le Tigre Shirts
Henry Winkler For Toys For Tots Christmas TV Show
KTLA Channel 5 Los Angeles Station1 ID
Nissan Pulsar NX
Zodys Department Store Christmas Shopping Season Ad
Lucky: The Discount Supermarket Christmas Ad
Lowenbrau Beer
Emery's A.M. Service
Forest Lawn Mortuary
True Value Hardware Stores Christmas Ad
Datsun 5-Speed Turbo ZX
Cuisinart Food Processor
Wondra Skin Lotion
Victor Unbreakable Record
Westinghouse Frost-Free Refrigerator Blooper
John Cameron Swayze For Timex Watches Boat Propeller Ad Blooper
Commentary By Dick Cavett: Old Gold Cigarettes, The Marlboro Man, Virginia Slims, Brooke Shields For Calvin Klein Jeans, Rehearsals For And Final Edit Of A 7-Up Commercial, Levi's Jeanswear
Alka Seltzer: Mama Mia That's Some Spicy Meatball
Hog-Wild Sale: Get A Free Hog With Each Komodo Tractor At Gravely Tractors Buckhannon
House Of Guitars Easter Bunny Inventory Sale
Captain Pete For Recreational Warehouse North Tonawanda's After Thanksgiving Fireplace And Wood Burning Stove Sale
Krass Bros. Store Of The Stars Suits
Dick Cavett Closing Commentary On Commercials
Shower Of Stars: A Christmas Carol Opening Sponsorship Ad: Chrysler Corporation's Plymouth, Dodge, De Soto, Chrysler And Imperial Automobiles
Shower Of Stars: A Christmas Carol Sponsorship Ad #1: 1956 Chrysler Station Wagons
Shower Of Stars: A Christmas Carol Sponsorship Ad #2: Chrysler Automobiles Christmas Wishes
Shower Of Stars: A Christmas Carol Closing Sponsorship Ad: Chrysler Automobiles
CBS Television Network ID
WPIX-TV Channel 11 New York: 40 Years Ad #1
War Of The Worlds TV Series Premiere
Peter Graves For TRW Credentials Service
Sansone Auto Network
Burlington Coat Factory Danbury
Burger King: Daily 99 Cent Specials Ad #1
Starting From Scratch TV Show Season Premiere
Omni Magazine
Almay Fragrances
Peugeot 405: European Car Of The Year
Pathmark Coupon Circular: Stock Up Italian Style
WPIX-TV Channel 11 New York: 40 Years Ad #2
Bell Atlantic Telephone
Drexel Burnham: Financing America's Future
American Dairy Farmer's National Dairy Board: Give 'Em All A Little Pat Of Butter
Sunkist Children's Multivitamins
Calvin Klein Obsession For Men
Friday The 13th: The Series TV Show Premiere
WPIX-TV Channel 11 New York: 40 Years Ad #3
Burger King: Daily 99 Cent Specials Ad #2
Plax Dental Rinse
Eyelab Eye-Deals
Frank Perdue For Perdue Chickens
Fortunoff, The Source: Nothing Makes You Feel As Good As Gold
Liberace TV Show Sponsorship Segue
Nissan Fall Clearance Sale
Pizza Hut's New Cheese Lover's Pizza
The National Dairy Board's Cheese Riddle #18: Cheese Dogs
Dentyne: The Gum That Bites You Back
Pete Dawkins For US Senate
Tucks Medicated Pads
Benadryl Elixir
The WPIX-TV Channel 11 New York 23rd Yule Log Christmas Special
Walt Disney's Disneyland TV Show Opening Sponsorship Ad #1: American Motors, American Dairy Association
Kelvinator 1956 Automatic Washer Ad #1
Kelvinator 1956 Automatic Washer Ad #2
American Dairy Association: Butter For Thanksgiving And Christmas Turkeys
American Dairy Association: Ice Cream ...Right Now!
Walt Disney's Disneyland TV Show Opening Sponsorship Ad #2: American Motors, Derby Foods
The New 1956 Nash Automobile Ad #1
The New 1956 Nash Automobile Ad #2
American Dairy Association: Drink Milk 3 Times A Day
Peter Pan Peanut Butter Ad #1
Walt Disney's Disneyland TV Show Closing Sponsorship Ad: American Motors, Derby Foods
Tang Orange Breakfast Drink
Cool 'n Creamy Pudding
Kool Filter Longs Cigarettes
Fab Laundry Detergent With Lemon Freshened Borax
Ultra Brite Toothpaste
White Owl Cigar Contest
Glo-Coat Kitchen Wax
Self-Cleaning Favor Furniture Wax
Polident Green Denture Cleaning Tablets
Ex-Lax
ABC News With Jules Bergman: The Second Step: The Flight Of Apollo 12 Space Mission Coverage
ABC Television Network ID #1
Raleigh Cigarettes
BelAir Menthol Cigarettes
Bayer Aspirin
ABC Television Network ID #2
Hollywood Palace Sponsorship Segue #1
Nyquil Nighttime Cold Remedy
Playtex Gloves
Playtex Cross-Your-Heart Bra
Hollywood Palace Sponsorship Segue #2 (With Don Knotts)
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. For The FBI TV Show
ABC Television Network ID #3
Hollywood Palace: Petula Clark Show Opening Sponsorship Ad: Thomas Organs, Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail
Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail
Henry Mancini For The Thomas Organ With Color-Glo
Lemon Pledge Furniture Wax
Pronto Push-Button Floor Care Cleansing Foam
Tareyton 100's Cigarettes
Purina Dog Chow
General Electric Presents Mr. Magoo (With Jim Backus): Flying Saucer Ad For GE Soft White Light Bulbs)
Pall Mall Gold 100's: The 7 Minute Cigarette
Hollywood Palace: Petula Clark Show Closing Sponsorship Ad: Pall Mall Cigarettes, Purina Dog Chow, Pan American World Airways
How Many Licks To Get To The Tootsie Roll Center Of A Tootsie Pop?
Kool-Aid
Captain Midnight TV Show: Kix Cereal's Ovaltine Coupons
Tootsie Roll Square Dance
Baker's Instant Chocolate Flavor Mix
Cheerios: The Cheerios Kid
Updates:
120 Music Masterpieces (Classical Music Album Circa 1970s) ("I'm sure you recognize this lovely melody "A Stranger In Paradise" -- but did you know the original theme was from "The Polovetsian Dance No. 2" by Borodin? So many of the melodies of well-known popular songs were actually written by the great masters -- like these familiar themes...")
Sugar Crisp Commerical: Haunted House (With Ruth Buzzi) (1966)
Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop: How Many Licks (To Get To The Center) (With Paul Winchell)
Starkist Tuna: Charlie Tuna On Modern Art (With Herschel Bernardi)
Kodak VHS Video Tape
A Television Advertisement, also called a television commercial, commercial, advert, TV advert or simply an ad, is a span of television programming produced and paid for by an organization. It conveys a message promoting, and aiming to market, a product or service. Advertisers and marketers may refer to television commercials as TVCs. Advertising revenue provides a significant portion of the funding for most privately-owned television networks. During the 2010s, the number of commercials has grown steadily, though the length of each commercial has diminished. Advertisements of this type have promoted a wide variety of goods, services, and ideas ever since the early days of the history of television. The viewership of television programming, as measured by companies such as Nielsen Media Research in the United States, or BARB in the UK, is often used as a metric for television advertisement placement, and consequently, for the rates which broadcasters charge to advertisers to air within a given network, television program, or time of day (called a "daypart"). In many countries, including the United States, television campaign advertisements are commonplace in a political campaign. In other countries, such as France, political advertising on television is heavily restricted, while some countries, such as Norway, completely ban political advertisements. The first official paid television advertisement came out in the United States on July 1, 1941, over New York station WNBT (subsequently WNBC) before a baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies. The announcement for Bulova watches, for which the company paid anywhere from 4 to 9 USD (reports vary), displayed a WNBT test pattern modified to look like a clock with the hands showing the time. The Bulova logo, with the phrase "Bulova Watch Time", appeared in the lower right-hand quadrant of the test pattern while the second hand swept around the dial for one minute. The first TV ad broadcast in the UK went on air on ITV on September 22, 1955, advertising Gibbs SR toothpaste. In Asia, the first TV ad broadcast appeared on Nippon Television in Tokyo on August 28, 1953, advertising Seikosha (subsequently Seiko); it also displayed a clock with the current time.
Cable Television began in the United States as a commercial business in 1950, although there were small-scale systems by hobbyists in the 1940s. The early systems simply received weak (broadcast) channels, amplified them, and sent them over unshielded wires to the subscribers, limited to a community or to adjacent communities. The receiving antenna would be taller than any individual subscriber could afford, thus bringing in stronger signals; in hilly or mountainous terrain it would be placed at a high elevation. At the outset, cable systems only served smaller communities without television stations of their own, and which could not easily receive signals from stations in cities because of distance or hilly terrain. In Canada, however, communities with their own signals were fertile cable markets, as viewers wanted to receive American signals. Rarely, as in the college town of Alfred, New York, U.S. cable systems retransmitted Canadian channels. As equipment improved, all twelve channels could be utilized, except where a local VHF television station broadcast. Local broadcast channels were not usable for signals deemed to be a priority, but technology allowed low-priority signals to be placed on such channels by synchronizing their blanking intervals. TV's were unable to reconcile these blanking intervals and the slight changes to due to travel through a medium, causing ghosting. The bandwidth of the amplifiers also was limited, meaning frequencies over 250 MHz were difficult to transmit to distant portions of the coaxial network, and UHF channels could not be used at all. To expand beyond 12 channels, non-standard "midband" channels had to be used, located between the FM band and Channel 7, or "superband" beyond Channel 13 up to about 300 MHz; these channels initially were only accessible using separate tuner boxes that sent the chosen channel into the TV set on Channel 2, 3 or 4.[citation needed] Initially, UHF broadcast stations were at a disadvantage because the standard TV sets in use at the time we're unable to receive their channels. Around 1966 the FCC mandated that all TV sets sold after a certain date were required to have the capability of receiving UHF channels. Before being added to the cable box itself, these midband channels were used for early incarnations of pay TV, e.g. The Z Channel (Los Angeles) and HBO but transmitted in the clear i.e. not scrambled as standard TV sets of the period could not pick up the signal nor could the average consumer `de-tune' the normal stations to be able to receive it. Once tuners that could receive select mid-band and super-band channels began to be incorporated into standard television sets, broadcasters were forced to either install scrambling circuitry or move these signals further out of the range of reception for early cable-ready TVs and VCRs. However, once consumer sets had the ability to receive all 181 FCC allocated channels, premium broadcasters were left with no choice but to scramble. Unfortunately for pay-TV operators, the descrambling circuitry was often published in electronics hobby magazines such as Popular Science and Popular Electronics allowing anybody with anything more than a rudimentary knowledge of broadcast electronics to be able to build their own and receive the programming without cost. Later, the cable operators began to carry FM radio stations, and encouraged subscribers to connect their FM stereo sets to cable. Before stereo and bilingual TV sound became common, Pay-TV channel sound was added to the FM stereo cable line-ups. About this time, operators expanded beyond the 12-channel dial to use the "midband" and "superband" VHF channels adjacent to the "high band" 7-13 of North American television frequencies. Some operators as in Cornwall, Ontario, used a dual distribution network with Channels 2-13 on each of the two cables. During the 1980s, United States regulations not unlike public, educational, and government access (PEG) created the beginning of cable-originated live television programming. As cable penetration increased, numerous cable-only TV stations were launched, many with their own news bureaus that could provide more immediate and more localized content than that provided by the nearest network newscast. Such stations may use similar on-air branding as that used by the nearby broadcast network affiliate, but the fact that these stations do not broadcast over the air and are not regulated by the FCC, their call signs are meaningless. These stations evolved partially into today's over-the-air digital subchannels, where a main broadcast TV station e.g. NBS 37* would - in the case of no local CNB or ABS station being available - rebroadcast the programming from a nearby affiliate but fill in with its own news and other community programming to suit its own locale. Many live local programs with local interests were subsequently created all over the United States in most major television markets in the early 1980s. This evolved into today's many cable-only broadcasts of diverse programming, including cable-only produced television movies and miniseries. Cable specialty channels, starting with channels oriented to show movies and large sporting or performance events, diversified further, and "narrowcasting" became common. By the late 1980s, cable-only signals outnumbered broadcast signals on cable systems, some of which by this time had expanded beyond 35 channels.