WPIX MEGA BREAK 1986

[@Kenny-The_Wine_Guy]

Late 70's - 80's WPIX, WOR and WNEW...what great television was.

[@richardm3773]

I always remember that commercial for New York Driving School....with that Mafia looking guy with the shaded sun glasses

[@DanZero77]

@wmbrown6 As much as I miss the 11 Alive years of the 70s and 80s, and the voices of Ralph and Bill, at least they try to make themselves known as the classic independent network they once were with Chiller and the Yule Log, and of course the return to PIX 11 branding.

[@wmbrown6]

As always, nice to hear the voice of Bill Biery (as on the "Saturday Movie" bumpers) and of Ralph Lowenstein at the end of most of the promos (following Doug Paul). Sad to think of how WPIX was in those days, when juxtaposed with the way it is today (their annual "Chiller Theatre" and "Yule Log" revivals notwithstanding).

[@DanZero77]

This may be from December 8, 1985 Tap. The Tales from the Darkside episode referenced aired then, 1985 copyright dates on certain ads, and the 11 Alive branding is still in use.

[@JMFabiano]

@tapthatt2012 I'm not totally anti-current TV, and think even they have some bright spots sometimes (for what they are). But they still can't hold a candle to the classic era. NOTHING can beat the great time it was to be a watcher in the '70s and '80s. Even small details like the network continuity and closing logos were simply entrancing. Thank you Tap for making that era live again. P.S. you're right, Antenna TV does rule!

[@danawadd]

COD. There was only one time in my life I ordered something "cash on delivery"... I left money with my mother to pay a guy when he showed up.

[@johnissoevil]

@wmbrown6 Not just that...PIX 11 also brought back the tradition of airing March of the Wooden Soldiers on Thanksgiving, and for the past few years, including this year, an Odd Couple marathon. So they are giving us some old school stuff from their past.

[@OofusTwillip]

Those dancing Twin Towers...

[@gmfd76]

I remember the Marla Hanson slashing...

[@DanZero77]

And then I see a 1986 date on The Money Store, and a FATHERS DAY Carvel ad. It's from '86. Carry on -_-

[@fromthesidelines]

Monmouth Park was traditionally open from May through September; these days, it's virtually open year-round for "simulcasting".

[@Dx298]

0:25 It didn't end well for those dancing buildings

[@JMFabiano]

@wmbrown6 True....but I echo the other poster who said that at least WPIX still feels like a New York station somehow, and they are the ones who have honored their past throughout the 2000s and going into the 2010s.

[@fromthesidelines]

7:24- repeat of "Effect and Cause" {December 8, 1985}

[@fromthesidelines]

12:59- The "Nevele" closed after the Fourth of July weekend in 2009; it's supposed to be "rebuilt" and expanded {under new ownership} by March 2020.

[@wmbrown6]

@DanZero77 - True, in that sense they are light years ahead of fellow ex-indies 5 and 9.

[@brentmann2988]

4:11 Doug Paul on the voice over. 2:15 Don Imus: Sixty-six WNNnnnBC.

[@tapthatt2012]

@wmbrown6 i spent this week going thru tapes and dvds of old programming and realized how much i hate tv now. even tv land , nick at nite and the sci fi channel were enjoyable at one time for this baby boomer. we get antenna tv and that helps fill the void a little.

[@Jensuarezgonzalez]

This year, PIX 11 recently aired the Honeymooners Thanksgiving marathon.

[@a.b.sproductionsllc]

Honeymooners was mostly a New Years Eve/Day marathon for at least 25 years now.

[@JMFabiano]

@tapthatt2012 BTW I do agree with you about "sellout" cable channels. Add GSN to that list!

[@fromthesidelines]

4:50- Wendell Craig, announcer

[@NEPatriot]

@wmbrown6 It's what happens with deregulation and of course Tribune and their deep pockets.

[@wmbrown6]

@NEPatriot - What deep pockets? Tribune's now in bankruptcy - and it shows especially in what passes for WPIX's newscasts these days. ;-/