Earlier today I saw The Province's Editor-in-Chief and a reporter from CTV EXCHANGING BARBS on Twitter and it reminded me that I wanted to share this sweet TV commercial from 1985 with you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ojq7xJh3_k
This clip is one of many gems that V.I.A. reader Rob Richardson has dug up from his collection. The source is a vast collection of VHS tapes that he recorded himself or has managed to collect from thrift stores, flea markets, storage lockers, yard sales, contacts with people in other parts of Canada and the U.S., and anywhere he can manage. He's driven over to Vancouver Island and as far down as Olympia, Washington to rescue analogue goodness before they've wound up in the scrapper and we're happy to bring you a Vancouver-centric clip each week.
Here are some others we've shared:
- Malacca Rattan commercial - 1987
- Vancouver Television (VTV) promo - 1998
- Celebrities, back when it was known as the Crazy Horse Cabaret - 1977
- The Captain says Aye Aye and Goodbye to 175 pounds, smokes and alcoholism! - early 2000's
- "Look, a real mugger!", commercial for the Vancouver Playhouse - 1987
- Starboard Pant Factory's deals on acid wash jeans - 1987
- Back when the CBC produced "spine tingling" horror cassette tapes - 1985
- A TV commercial for the PNE starring Garfield, Odie and Nermal! - 1986
- Blackcomb Mountain launches - 1982
- The Captain, Aye Aye and Good Buy - 1994
- Royal City Antiques - 1985
- BC Place monster truck rally - 1985
- A British Columbia Minute from CBC - 1986
- Mom n' Pop corner stores in Vancouver falling on tough times? - 1984
