0:00 - Granada - The frazzled, blonde salesman is Paul Brown (Henry on TVO's "Read All About It" and the slimy teacher Mr. Phillips in the 1980s "Anne of Green Gables").
Oh wow. I was seventeen in 1979. I had forgotten some of these local long gone companies. Stewart N King and Stern GMC trucks. Veteran CKY announcer Ray Torgrud voice over at end of clip.
Breaks from 13:50 up until the video ads aired on November 25, 1979 between 6:00 and 8:00 PM CT. Breaks from 0:00 to 10:40 of the video aired on September 20, 1979 between 7:00 and 8:00 PM CT. And I think this compilation has the oldest long-form commercial break compilation from Canada that isn't from a sporting event. It is a whopping 44 years young.
I have this from prior to September 20, 1979, but the taping didn't have much in terms of network or local TV promos. ua-cam.com/video/P-x7jZo1bfY/v-deo.html
I didn't realise W5 did a Supertramp piece. Which is amusing because W5's theme music for years was an instrumental section of Supertramp's "Fool's Overture,"which can be heard in the ad. Canada was Supertramp's most successful market. Canada was the only country where they had number one singles. "Dreamer" and "The Logical Song." Their albums Crime of the Century and Breakfast in America were both certified diamond for sales of more than one million albums each, 10 times Canadian platinum.
![CKND Winnipeg, commercials [1980]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/uHHXAUSRCW0/mqdefault.jpg)
![CKND Winnipeg, commercials [1980]](/img/tr.png)
![CKY/CTV Winnipeg commercials [February, 1982]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/h6vB4rZQRz0/mqdefault.jpg)
15:50 - A535 - The woman is Luba Goy (of "Air Farce" and TVO's "Bits and Bytes"). The music is "Wheels".
13:50 - Coke - The "Pepperoni pizza!" waiter is Bob Vinci (Duke on "King of Kensington").
5:26 - "Circus" promo - The great Billy Van as the clown. For one season, he was a regular on the show.
0:00 - Granada - The frazzled, blonde salesman is Paul Brown (Henry on TVO's "Read All About It" and the slimy teacher Mr. Phillips in the 1980s "Anne of Green Gables").
19:25 - GM Protection Plan - with Al Waxman (the "King of Kensington").
12:11 - Kit Kat - with Tony Rosato (of SCTV & SNL).
Oh wow. I was seventeen in 1979. I had forgotten some of these local long gone companies. Stewart N King and Stern GMC trucks. Veteran CKY announcer Ray Torgrud voice over at end of clip.
5:33 - Lego - Lego's voice sounds like John Stocker, but with a special effect added.
25:32 - Nivea - Voiceover by Alan Bleviss.
"Littlest Hobo" & "W5" promos + CTV bumper (20:25) - Voiceovers by Len Carlson.
Breaks from 13:50 up until the video ads aired on November 25, 1979 between 6:00 and 8:00 PM CT. Breaks from 0:00 to 10:40 of the video aired on September 20, 1979 between 7:00 and 8:00 PM CT. And I think this compilation has the oldest long-form commercial break compilation from Canada that isn't from a sporting event. It is a whopping 44 years young.
Out of curiousity, how did you nail down the exact dates? Old TV listings?
@@probnot Source was the archives of the Winnipeg Free Press.
Ahh yeah, figured it was something like that.
I have this from prior to September 20, 1979, but the taping didn't have much in terms of network or local TV promos. ua-cam.com/video/P-x7jZo1bfY/v-deo.html
Similarly I have some 1977 stuff, but not much for local content in it.
I didn't realise W5 did a Supertramp piece. Which is amusing because W5's theme music for years was an instrumental section of Supertramp's "Fool's Overture,"which can be heard in the ad.
Canada was Supertramp's most successful market. Canada was the only country where they had number one singles. "Dreamer" and "The Logical Song." Their albums Crime of the Century and Breakfast in America were both certified diamond for sales of more than one million albums each, 10 times Canadian platinum.
I never knew how to do a cartwheel correctly