KOMO-TV 4 [ABC - Seattle, WA] Commercials + Partial Newscast (November 20, 1983)

Here's what I (and perhaps many others) consider a significant chunk of American television history.
A while ago, I got ahold of an original broadcast recording of the ABC TV movie The Day After, which has been one of my holy grails of tape collecting (alongside the M*A*S*H finale). And now, just in time for the film's 40th anniversary, I am sharing the commercials that originally aired during the broadcast, off ABC affiliate ‪@komonews‬ in Seattle, Washington. A partial newscast (originally aired after ABC News Viewpoint) is included. Hope you folks enjoy this stuff, and don't forget to duck and cover!
1. KOMO-TV notice/station ID with Kerry Brock leading into "The Day After" (incomplete)
2. "Hardcastle and McCormick" pre-emption notice
3. ABC Theater open + "The Day After" intro with John Cullum
4. Commodore 64
5. Certs
6. Minolta Talker
7. Duration Nasal Spray
8. "Parental Discretion is Advised" bumper + first few seconds of film
9. Commodore
10. 100% Colombian Coffee
11. Soloflex
12. Orville Redenbacher's Gourmet Popping Corns
13. "ABC News Viewpoint" promo
14. "The Day After" commercial bumper
15. Dollar Rent-A-Car
16. English Leather
17. "Christine" TV spot
18. Slim-Fast
19. ABC Theater commercial bumper
20. "ABC News Viewpoint" promo
21. Part 1 of KOMO 4 Newsbrief with Jeff McAtee
22. Skippers
23. Part 2 of KOMO 4 Newsbrief with Jeff McAtee
24. KOMO-TV 4 station ID
25. "The Day After" commercial bumper
26. Commodore 64
27. Dancing Madness from K-Tel
28. Arm & Hammer Extra Strength Carpet and Room Deodorizer
29. "Never Say Never Again" TV spot
30. Maybelline Dail-a-Lash Mascara
31. "Good Morning America" promo
32. ABC/KOMO-TV 4 1983-1984 ID
33. "The Day After" commercial bumper
34. Zortek on Commodore Computers
35. Extra Strength Dexatrim
36. Dollar Rent-A-Car
37. Hot Tracks from K-Tel
38. ABC Theater commercial bumper
39. "ABC News Viewpoint" promo
40. Sunday from The Seattle Times/Seattle Post-Intelligencer
41. KOMO-TV notice on "The Day After" with Bob Throndson & Kerry Brock
42. KOMO-TV 4 station ID (the last thing the station aired before the strike)
43. "Parental Discretion is Advised" bumper (incomplete; the prior commercial bumper is also missing as the station likely forgot to switch on time)
44. Scene from "The Day After" with KOMO-TV 4 on-screen ID
45. Last few moments of "The Day After" + closing credits, book recommendations and ABC Circle Films logo
46. Commodore (featuring Mr. Belvedere's Christopher Hewett)
47. Mr. Coffee with Joe DiMaggio
48. Magnavox
49. Minolta X-700 (I have this film camera, it holds up pretty well)
50. "ABC News Viewpoint" promo
51. ABC Theater close
52. "Good Morning America" promo
53. KOMO-TV recap on "The Day After" with Bob Throndson & Kerry Brock
54. Intro and outro of "ABC News Viewpoint"
55. "ABC News World News Tonight" promo
56. KOMO 4 News Sunday preview with Jeff McAtee & Kerry Brock
57. Part 1 of partial KOMO 4 News Sunday newscast with reactions to "The Day After"
58. Canon PC-10/20 with Jack Klugman
59. Dick's Cascade Ford's Push, Pull or Drag Sale
60. Northwest Youth Service Bureau
61. Olympic Sports
62. Part 2 of partial KOMO 4 News Sunday newscast with information on a tanker spill, El Nino, Greyhound bus strike and Salvation Army food drive
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Check out commercials from other affiliates:
-- WCVB-TV 5 (Boston, MA) feed: • WCVB-TV 5 Boston Comme...
-- WBRC 6 (Birmingham, AL) feed: • November 20, 1983 ABC ...
-- KABC-TV 7 (Los Angeles, CA) feed: • November 20th 1983 - L...
-- WXYZ-TV 7 (Detroit, MI) feed: • ABC Commercials (11/20...
-- WTLV 12 (Jacksonville, FL) feed: • [MicroJow reupload] AB...
-- WDHO-TV 24 (Toledo, OH) feed: • 80's Commercials Vol. 836
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[@richardgadberry8398]

Not as dark or as horrifying as "Threads." But still grim.

[@JimHawkwind03411]

Did KOMO preempt and delay Viewpoint by an hour? If I can recall, KMBC, the ABC affiliate in Kansas City, did the same thing.

[@dgendvil]

RIP Henry Kissinger.