1979 - KPNX NBC Channel 12 Phoenix Mesa Arizona - Sunday Night At The Movies - Escape of the Birdmen

A September 2, 1979 recording of the Sunday Night at the Movies TV show. Broadcasted by the Phoenix, Mesa Arizona KPNX NBC Channel 12 TV station. The film shown this day was the 1971 film Escape of the Birdmen which was based on real events regarding World War 2 Germany in 1943.
- Cascade dishwasher detergent. "Cascade, the better buy."
- Sunkist soda. "Good vibrations."
- Eckrish Smoked Sausage. "Taste the difference."
- Broadway Southwest kitchenware. "We're cooking."
- Wondra skin conditioning lotion. "Relieves dry skin so well, it beat the glove."
- Kool-aid unsweetened soft drink mix. The same amount of soda would cost 3 times as much. "You loved it as a kid. You trust it as a mother."
- Fann TOYOTA located at 1500 East Camelback. The Fann service department manager Dave Anderson heads up a team of certified in TOYOTA trained mechanics. "TOYOTA makes cars and trucks that last and last."
- The NBA Phoenix Suns. "That's why you should own season tickets."
- Autumn natural margarine. The only margerine with no artificial flavors, colors or preservatives.
- New 1979 TOYOTA Corolla. "The TOYOTA Corolla is cheap to keep, and we couldn't say that if it was smoke."
- Lee's Bars'N Stool'N Dinettes located at The Magic Center 16th. Street & Camelback Phoenix. "At Lees we work magic for ya."
- Young Athlete magazine. Available at Circle K, the Soccer Store and WAREHOUSE Sports & Recreation. "Young Athlete is the sports magazine for your family."
- Listerine mouthwash. "Clean breath hours longer."
- Jack in the Box's new Hot Ham & Cheese Supreme. "Jack has got something better than a clown."
- Hour Magazine. Coming September 15th. at 3:30PM to KPNX TV 12. "We make every hour count for you."
- General Foods International Coffee. "Celebrate the moments of your life."
- NBC Proud As A peacock, Channel 12 It's All Right Here musical segment.
- Gatorade Instant Thirst Quencher. "Gives your body what it's thirsty for."
- New afternoons at Channel 12 this Fall premiering September 15. Hour Magazine at 3:30PM. The World of People at 4:30PM.
- Speak up Arizona. Musical public service announcement for the upcoming September 9th. voting.
- Arizona Blood Services located at 6220 East Oak, Scottsdale. 3 out of every 100 people bother to give blood.
- Butterball Turkey presents li'l Butterball. "One of three delicious ways to make any dinner special.
- Getting the Bugs out of Your Marriage. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints The Mormons.
- The Joker's Wild. 9:30AM on KPNX Channel 12.
- End credits for the 1971 film Escape of the Birdmen which concludes with a view of the makeshift glider constructed in secrecy by the German prisoners of war. With Doug McClure as Cook. Rene Auberjonois as Holden Brevik (Olav Volda). Richard Basehart as Schilker. max Baer, Jr. as Tanker. Chuck Connors asorgan Crawford.
- End conclusion of the Sunday Night at the Movies show.
- Brim decaffeinated coffee. "Fill your cup to the brim with the rich taste of Brim."
- Tic Tac Dough. Weeknights at 6:30PM on KPNX Channel 12.
- It's All Right Here on Channel 12 musical segment.
- Theignight KPNX NBC TV Channel 12 sign-off presented by The Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day saints... The Mormons.
This recording was originally broadcasted on September 02, 1979 at 10:30PM in Phoenix Arizona. It was recorded onto a Sanyo V-120 V-CORD2 format video cassette with a 1976 Sanyo model VTC -8200 VCR.

[@jessecoffey4737]

The actual airdate was September 7, 1980 at 10:35 PM. The sign-off for KPNX occurred at approximately 12:36 AM that night. I've figured out this information from the Arizona Republic's archives.

[@NEPatriot]

KPNX really drove home their "It's All Right Here" motto didn't they...even at the sign-off.

[@luisreyes1963]

ICYMI: The movie credits were from The Birdmen (1971).

[@renegonzalez6755]

Thank you for your comment. This made for television film was given multiple names. I was born in 1982 which was over a decade after this film was released. In my opinion it is a very good film with a talented cast. It might not be as detailed as the 1955 European black and white documentary film but that doesn't mean that it is not good.

[@turnkit]

That's incredibly sharp for 1979 footage. What tape format was this? V-CORD2?

[@renegonzalez6755]

I would hardly consider it sharp. The competing Beta and VHS formats performed better. The V-Cord2 format was only sold by two manufacturers. It allowed two recording modes (STD standard and LP Long Play). This was recorded in the LP Long Play mode. I had to edit as 1080P just so KZbin wouldn't totally maul it during conversion. I have noticed that anything below 720P gets highly compressed by KZbin.

[@turnkit]

Funny, but the static at the end is really unique. Suggest you upload that as it's own clip! (Seriously.)

[@renegonzalez6755]

Static snow is something that is no longer seen on modern day digital television broadcasts. It was beautiful in its own special way.

[@lolliesofficial2215]

9:01 this is 1980-81

[@EllinedaChicagoGirl]

16:58-17:09 Where is the 1965 NAB "Television Code Seal of Good Practice"?

[@luisreyes1963]

It was practically abandoned by the 80's.

[@turnkit]

interlacing issues seem more obvious at 9:03 when viewing at 1080. How did you digitize? Any deinterlacing?

[@renegonzalez6755]

I know that video can be upscaled and enhanced with A.I. artificial intelligence software. I like keeping the captures as is with all their defects and charm. I digitized by feeding the composite video from the 1976 Sanyo VTC-8200 VCR through the Panasonic DMR-ES15 DVD recorder. This recorder is inexpensive and easy to acquire (about $65 on eBay). It has pass-thru video cleaning (quasi TBC time base correction). Without it the video is jittery and has horizontal tearing. I used a USB 3.0 video capture device and captured in MP4 H.265 at 1080P 17,000kbps video bitrate. I know that 1080P at 17 megabits is overkill but it is necessary to minimize resolution loss by KZbin.

[@kyndlehewett]

17:38