July 17, 1984 Commercial Breaks - WTTG (Fox, Washington DC)

[@DreamDancer82]

I love seeing old stuff from my local channels! I'm a native Washingtonian.

[@SeanKellyPastor]

Me too!! Born in DC and grew up in Leesburg. 80's DMV was so awesome

[@vapordave2234]

Me too. Grew up in the Fairfax/Annandale area.

[@arthurweems2839]

I miss WTTG. I grew up watching TV5 via cable. I grew up near Fayetteville, NC. Thanks to Cablevision, I got to watch alot dealing with Washington DC and surrounding areas. Of course big major national events cause its was the nation's capitol city. Thanks for posting this great television memory.

[@steelionx9255]

0:19 "Alright! Do Michael jackson!" Absolute genius! However, I do not miss that voice over at 0:28.

[@cfoster81]

In the background at 1:34, an old school Prince George's County Public School bus similar to the one that I used to ride to Panorama Special Center (Now Panorama Elementary School) when I first started going to school in the fall of 1986. Every bus in the county had the 3 digit route number in the second window of the bus which they still do to this day. Also, I'm a native Washingtonian and I grew up with channel 5 which was one of my channels to watch after I got home from school alongside WDCA 20.

[@brentmann2988]

10:47 David Doyle on the voice-over for Federal Express. You'll remember him as John Bosley on "Charlie's Angels."

[@graymanmedia]

Love the Discount Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out Theme

[@SeanKellyPastor]

I remember, at the time of this airing, my brothers and I watching Star Trek at 5 every day on this station, while we ate supper.

[@sle2470]

Wow this brings back memories! I remember watching Wonderama when I was a kid in the early 70's on channel 5!

[@armorybrunotjr.3204]

From some of these spots, you can hear longtime Channel 5 staff announcer Paul Hallett. Interestingly, Boston's Channel 5 (WCVB) also used the "Channel 5 And You" campaign at the time. Hallett worked at Five from 1963-85, just before Fox bought the station from Metromedia in 1986.

[@hifidistortion27]

And I remember "channel 26 and you" here in Houston.

[@AlavonMajor]

Any idea who the jingle/image package company was?

[@andyleclerc3600]

​@@AlavonMajorMy first guess would be Edd Kalehoff, who was a resident composer at Goodson-Todman Productions. Edd wrote many of their game show themes, and Edd also composed music packages for stations owned by Westinghouse and others.

[@AlavonMajor]

@@andyleclerc3600 ahh yes..the legend that is...Mr. Kalehoff!..love his WOR bumper music..awesome 70's synth heavy production music..he's a genius..thanks Andy!

[@Foxonian]

That's because WCVB in Boston was also owned by Metromedia at that time. it was later sold to Hearst.

[@graymanmedia]

During the Channel 5 & You Commercial, was that a 3 vs 1 game of basketball I was just watching?

[@districtline]

Yes, boys and girls, Maury Povich USED to be a real newscaster 😂😂

[@graymanmedia]

You Forgot to reference Brian "Chopper" Williams

[@DavidBlain4377]

Man look at Maury Povich...YOU ARE NOT THE FATHER!!

[@RolloSmokes]

WCVB-TV called, and they want their jingle back.

[@andyleclerc3600]

It was probably commissioned by the company that owned both WTTG and WCVB. I grew up with thr WCVB version myself in Northern Rhide Island.

[@Foxonian]

KTLA also called. They want their "5" logo back.

[@sCulturefan]

Dave Kellogg of country WMZQ and Top 40 WPGC doing the V/O in the Desperado’s ad

[@roseakarosiehweinstein3216]

2 weeks before my sister Lauren would be 3

[@678BUMPERLOVER]

I had no idea that maury was from washington, and that he was with channel 5 .

[@cfoster81]

Maury's father Shirley Povich, was a legendary sportswriter for the Washington Post.

[@SeanKellyPastor]

DC born and bred, and I never knew that either!

[@yotaiji012]

Eww

[@lw570]

The five would be nice as Ksdk St Louis's arch 5 logo.

[@gregorygriffin6341]

If you're a fellow St. Louisan, wHAT'S UP!!

[@cmc147]

1 day before a massacre would happen...