The Best Of WGBS Philly 57, 1986-1988

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Full discussion and analysis there. I've got a lot to say about this one, which represents the "bible" of television presentation, past and present.
CLIP PLAYLIST:
1.) Station ident circa 1987-1988, proudly touting stereo.
FROM 1986:
2.) Shogun promo - Monday at 8
3.) Godzilla 1985 promo - Friday at 8
4.) WMMR/WGBS Contest promo, with Joe Bonnadonna. (They couldn't use DeBella because he was the kids host at WTAF)
5.) Kim Martin Odd Couple Promo into Philly 57 jingle/ident
6.) Honeymooners promo
FROM 1988:
7.) Dennis The Menace bumper
8.) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles promo, for the pilot - rare Kim Martin voiceover for a kids show
9.) Comic Strip promo
10.) Captain Power promo
11.) Charles... is in charge? (Great, great announcing by Kim Martin)
12.) George Washington day promo
13.) Queens of Comedy promo - Jeannie and Gimme A Break
14.) Fame Live show promo
15.) Bionic Six promo
16.) Dinosaucers promo
17.) Saber Rider promo
18.) Fame promo/ID
19.) Teddy Ruxpin promo
20.) Smurfs promo
21.) WGBS Stereo ID

[@Aestros909]

This is terrific! I lived in Philadelphia back then, and I fondly remember watching all these freakin reruns on WGBS 57. I really miss the warm localized voice overs for all the shows, and ads! Then there's my absolute favorite show I watched as a kid The Bionic 6! No wonder I'm in school for television now. I live for this stuff. Thanks!

[@pzmoore007]

I worked at Channel 57 and I knew the guy who did the voice overs, funny dude! I worked on the show Profiles with Toni Nash.

[@josephcalderon906]

TMNT debuted here in Philly,on Sept 25,1989,the still new series already was shown on ch.11 wpix-tv new york, months before TMNT ch.57 premiere.

[@haunteddollhermitvintagego1501]

This 📹 absolutely means the 🌎 to me it really helps me time travel for few minutes its awesome

[@brich2929]

That's Rick Jensen from WDEL at the beginning station ID

[@Aestros909]

Thanks for comping all the promos This was me and my friends youth. All spent watching Philly 57!

[@johnissoevil]

Great memories. It was almost as if Grant was giving WKBS 48 back to us on a new frequency.

[@Kepley100]

This takes me back! When WGBS Philly 57 came on the scene, I would watch this channel a lot! And I saw most of these promos and shows growing up! Thanks for the memories!

[@rangerdave1973]

Liking that convertible

[@npod33]

Oh this brought back memories as an 8th grader living in princeton nj in 1986

[@johnissoevil]

Thanks for uploading this. WGBS was the true successor to WKBS 48, IMO.

[@LeahWilliams]

My childhood in South Jersey! Love this!!!!

[@TheBronzeTitan]

talk about a blast from the past!

[@lolitah028]

Man, this took me WAYYYY back, LOL

[@johnissoevil]

I remember when we had the Philly indies on cable in North Jersey. We had all but this one, we had WKBS before it went dark, WTAF, and WPHL. WGBS was in the Asbury Park Press TV listings, and my parents wrote to TKR several times asking them to add this station. Never happened. Ocean County still has it.

[@drmo79]

I grew up watching Philly 57! I remember that "world television premiere" of Godzilla 1985

[@FalloutDaddy]

Ah, the 80s! Back when 57 used to be an independent station, same as 17, 29, and 48. Great stations with great programming. Look at what "progress" does for us... Nowadays we can get 300+ channels with nothing worthwhile watching on any of them.

[@heavysaur]

+Dieselpunk soooo true.

[@johnissoevil]

Had WKBS not gone dark, it too probably would've went in the same direction the others did. Might have changed the landscape for indies, I could see Fox approaching them and offering the affiliation if they had still been around in 1986.

[@MisterB2eternity]

@@johnissoevil If WKBS was still around it would most likely been CW 48. However, if Metromedia bought WKBS from Field, Fox definitely would've chosen 48 for their affiliate.

[@johnissoevil]

They seemed to have alot of shows that used to be on the old WKBS. Despite the different channel number, 57 is the true successor to the old 48, in my opinion.

[@luvs2cover]

Right On

[@themansayz]

Philly 57 was the best thing around while it lasted. Like all good things it came to an end way too soon.

[@johnissoevil]

It still does exist, but now as a watered down CW O&O sister station to KYW-TV.

[@TajmirTheRandomFan]

Cool, I live in Philadelphia.

[@ryan9990]

The Harmony Gold dub of Dragon Ball aired on this!

[@LogicMind99]

Philly 57 was awesome....use to watch it when Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Bozo was on

[@philaman1972]

How awesome was that trip down memory lane, eh?

[@francescoromani4539]

Dennis, le tartarughe ninja, la famiglia bionica, Charles, Dinosaucers, Teddy Ruxpin, i puffi, anche "Saben rider" mezzo taroccato (pure qua in Italia mi pare) se non erro... wow!

[@Launchpad05]

Ah, the days when local stations aired programing worth my time instead of the 'talk show' garbage they air nowadays!

[@Lustigxd]

WGBS FTW

[@mightydagon]

Anyone know the name of the guy announcing most of the commercials?

[@johnissoevil]

Kim Martin

[@kascnef]

John Fenner Alive or dead 💀

[@johnissoevil]

@@kascnef As far as I know, still very much alive.

[@rudyiraheta80]

my cw philly 57

[@TracyGJacksonTV]

Rudy Iraheta dude it’s just with the CW, god shut up with the misinformation

[@jordanthomas7304]

Rudy Iraheta you will be served with a restraining order and a ban.

[@deborahdebooth5103]

👍👍