November 18, 2014: The Bird's the Word

 

There are ten more ads today, all from April 1996, plus one Random Pages gallery addition, a Wednesday, 4/24/96 Blade Living Section story, "Not Just Any Old Bozo," about the 50th birthday of the famous TV clown and the personal appearance of Larry Harmon at the Shrine Circus in Toledo. There's one addition to the Channel 24 gallery, a Thursday, 4/25/96 ad for NBC's Thursday night lineup of Friends, The Single Guy, Seinfeld, Caroline in the City, and ER (The Bird's the Word...). There are four additions to the Buckeye CableSystem gallery starting with a Saturday, 4/20/96 ad for "Soul of the Game" (Blair Underwood) on HBO. Next is a Tuesday, 4/23/96 ad for A&E's Biography, "The du Ponts," followed by a Thursday, 4/25/96 ad for the two newest SelectChannels, The Golf Channel and HGTV, which would make their CableSystem debuts on June 1, 1996. There's also another 4/25/96 ad, for the Community Channel's coverage of The Glass City Marathon (Dan Cummins, Dave Payette). There are three additions to the ToledoVision 5 gallery, a Saturday, 4/20/96 ad for their UltraForce Contest, a Thursday, 4/25/96 ad for the movie "My Fair Lady," and a Saturday, 4/25/96 ad for National Geographic: On Assignment, "MIR 18: Destination Space." Today's last two ads are additions to the Other Vintage ads gallery, a Saturday, 4/20/96 ad for Paramount Elite insurance (Gordon Ward), and a Saturday, 4/20/96 ad for the 45th Annual Zenobia Shrine Circus, sponsored by TV5 (Meet the Animaniacs). May 1996 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade are on the way...