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- The Skin Of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder - PBS American Playhouse (1983) - With Jeffrey Combsarchive.org The Skin Of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder (Re-Mastered) : Thornton Wilder : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning play brings to life the fate and foibles of the celebrated Antrobus family--a bold and brassy embodiment of Wilder's...
This is one of my all-time favorite plays and this is a terrific production of it too.
It's a very weird, but very entertaining play that is a satire on American culture and religion, but about a family that lives through various ages of human history as if they were contemporary or near-contemporary.
> While the Antrobus family remains constant throughout the play, the three acts do not form a continuous narrative. The first act takes place during an impending ice age; in the second act the family circumstances have changed as George becomes president of the Fraternal Order of Mammals (apparent references to Sodom and Gomorrah but also to the Roaring Twenties), while the end of the world approaches a second time; the third act opens with Maggie and Gladys emerging from a bunker at the end of a seven-year-long war.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skin_of_Our_Teeth
I'm almost certain that The Flintstones was inspired by Act I of this play, but I don't want to suggest that it's in any way like The Flintstones other than both being "modern stone-age families."
- Dinosaurs: A First Film (Video, 1978)archive.org Dinosaurs: A First Film : BFA Educational Media : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Animated films shows how dinosaurs evolved, lived, and then disappeared. Also depicts the variety of dinosaurs
- BASIC Fun With Computer Games (1984 book on coding text adventures)archive.org BASIC Fun With Adventure Games : Susan Drake Lipscomb & Margaret Ann Zuanich : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
BASIC Fun With Adventure GamesIllustrated by Ted Enik
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- Hulk Hogan promotes Pastamania at the Mall of America on WCW Monday Nitro (1995)
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The restaurant closed less than a year later, but the memory of Pastamania lives on. In 2019, the Paul Bunyan animatronic inside the Mall of America's Log Chute ride was dressed up in Pastamania attire for Halloween.
- Gay Games IV: From A to Q (1994) - Coverage of the 1994 Gay Games in New York Cityarchive.org Gay Games IV - From A to Q : Dyke TV, Gay Cable Network, Gay Entertainment Television, In The Life, Network Q. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Coverage of the 1994 Gay Games and 25th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York.
The Gay Games are, in a nutshell, a multi-day sports event like the Olympic Games, but with an emphasis on LGBT+ participants.
- Defenders of the Pond: The Story of the Mighty Ducks Inaugural Season (1994)
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A documentary/promotional video about the Ducks' founding.
The song "Rock the Pond" was later used in D2: The Mighty Ducks, but with 'America' replacing 'Anaheim'.
- Invasion America (1998 prime time animated sci-fi series on The WB network.)
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Volume 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX18QvUR9Zg
A really good voice cast including Leonard Nimoy and Tippi Hedren.
With some surprisingly good animation quality for TV done by Dreamworks.
- Dinosaur (1967) - British PSA about road safety signsarchive.org Dinosaur : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
A 1967 British public information film about road safety.
- A Tribute to Bob the Weather Cat (1993) - Portland Oregon's local celebrity cat is memorialized with a compilation of his greatest costumes
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Assuming the video description is to be believed this was traded on copied VHS tapes, much like the original South Park shorts were. I enjoy the thought that edits like this have existed longer than many may realize.
>I discovered this old VCD in my collection, and couldn't find any reference to it. Made by Hot Ramen Video from around 1997 or thereabouts, it is a video mashup of NGE and SP that has Angels appearing in our favorite hick mountain town. It also brags of an "appearance" by Apollo Smile (don't believe the hype). Not much of an NGE fan, but I"m a huge South Park nut, so I had to get this. And now, I'm looking to share this little oddity with other heads. Source was a VHS traded tape, so don't complain about the quality. > >Obviously, I don't own any rights. Neither did they.
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- Becoming a Master: The Ultimate Pokémon Experience (1999) - An unofficial video guide to the Pokémon Trading Card Game
This is a two-tape set. Tape 2 is a little more in-depth, but both tapes are basically interviews with children and a comic book store owner about Pokémon cards.
- Willie Eason - Franklin D. Roosevelt, A Poor Man's Friend
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A steel guitar song about how awesome F. D. Roosevelt was.
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>This is an original sketch comedy that aired on public access in Vermont in 1994.
I appreciate that youtube is now aware I'll click any old low qualify thing it shows me
- Johnny Lingo (1969 Mormon short film)
Super cringy Mormon video from the 1960s. (Beware casual racism and blunt misogyny). It's a good snapshot into how Mormons viewed the world in the 1960s.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Lingo
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0365393/
- Leonard Nimoy: The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins [2:19]
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Might not be super obscure but as a lifelong LoTR fan and new Trek fan this was my first watch!
- The Bitsy Bears (1992) - Failed pilot for a show about tiny bears, based on a toyline by Tyco
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As far as I know, this was only aired once, but a VHS of the pilot was also sold with Bitsy Bears toys.
- Loom Audio Drama (extra that came with the Lucasfilm Game Loom) - English and Japanese versionsarchive.org Loom Audio Drama (English & Japanese) : LucasArts : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Transcript and Soundtracks included.Japanese transcript is taken from here.The cover is taken from Mobygames.
- See a Restored Never-Before-Seen Lost Deleted Scene From David Lynch's Dunenerdist.com See a Restored Never-Before-Seen Lost Deleted Scene From David Lynch's DUNE
Actress Molly Wryn gave author Max Evry a lost scene of hers from David Lynch's Dune, and we have your exclusive look at the fully restored clip.
- TGI Friday's Bartender Flair Training Video (1991) - Learn how to flip bottles, toss ice cubes, and pour multiple bottles at once
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- The Safetytip Shuffle (1986) - Officer Ollie and his puppet pals rework The Super Bowl Shuffle into a song about staying safe
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I have no idea which Geneva this is from. My first thought was Geneva, IL, but the uploader suggests New York.
- Sean Young filmed the making of David Lynch's Dune (1983)
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- Alternative Universe Version of Eminem's *Lose Yourself* - The Demo Version
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Use this to Mandala Effect your friends into believing Mom's Spaghetti was never there.
- Unaired pilot for "The Boondocks" (2004) - Originally pitched to Fox, but was rejected.archive.org "The Boondocks" Unaired TV Pilot (2004) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Produced by Sony Pictures Television and presented to Fox Broadcasting Company in 2004. This pilot was rejected by Fox, but. continued interest in the...
- Riding the Magic School Bus (1992) - A documentary about The Magic School bus booksarchive.org Riding The Magic School Bus (1992 Documentary) : Scholastic Inc. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
An obscure documentary about The Magic School Bus, a series of childrens' books that later went on to be an animated show on PBS in the 90s.
- The Klowns - Lady Love (1970) - A band assembled by the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus with Barry Bostwick on lead vocals
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- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 "Hedgehog Day" Satellite Feed (1994) - Sega held a publicity stunt to turn Groundhog Day into Hedgehog Day to promote Sonic 3
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- Zillions TV: Kid's Guide to Best Toys and Games (1993) - Kids offer advice on the best bikes, walkie talkies, video games, etc to buy
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- VITSIE Video Sitter: Dinosaurs (1988) - A direct-to-video educational series for kids, starring VITSIE who lives in your TV.
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Yes, someone in the 80s had the bright idea to have Paul Reubens do his Pee Wee character in a deadly serious ad about crack.
- How to Start Your Own Clown Ministry (1989) - For when you need to spread the word of God, but also enjoy rubber chickens and big shoes
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- Hot Topic commercial (2007) - produced to play onscreen at Ozzfest
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- Firesign Theatre dubs "The Mummy's Tomb"archive.org Firesign Theatre dubs "The Mummy's Tomb" : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Three members of the Firesign Theatre, live on the radio, improvise a new soundtrack for The Mummy's Tomb, which was playing on television at the time.
Three members of the Firesign Theatre, live on the radio, improvise a new soundtrack for "The Mummy's Tomb", which was playing on television at the time.
- Frank Sinatra - The Lady is a Champ (1968) - Ringo Starr got Sinatra to re-record The Lady is a Tramp for his wife Maureen's birthday.
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A one-off recording, and also the first record pressed under the newly formed Apple Records.
- George Carlin and Richard Pyror on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1981. The only time both men appeared on TV together.
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Sorry about the poor sound quality.
- Latte Sampling 101 (2000s) - A Dunkin Donuts training video about how to get people to try latte samples
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I can't believe Sally was an alien this whole time, smh my head.