August 14, 2014: The Very First Show

 

There are eight more ads today from November and December 1994, plus two more Random Pages gallery additions from Peach Sections of The Blade. There's a Thursday, 12/1/94 story, “CableSystem to Broadcast Games,” about audio only coverage of high school basketball games. There's also a Friday, 12/9/94 story, “Triax Cablevision Adding ESPN2” (and dropping WJBK-TV 2 from Detroit). There's just one addition to the ToledoVision 5 gallery, a Tuesday, 11/29/94 ad for Rescue 911 (William Shatner). There are four additions to the Buckeye CableSystem gallery starting with a Wednesday, 11/30/94 ad for I Love Lucy: The Very First Show, on the Disney Channel. Next is a Thursday, 12/1/94 ad for ESPN Thursday Night NFL (Chicago vs Minnesota) followed by a Friday, 12/2/94 ad for “Dracula” on Sci-Fi Channel, and a Monday, 12/5/94 ad for Lock & Key, hosted by Cynthia McFadden, on Court-TV. There's one addition to the Vintage Cable Ads gallery, a Thursday, 12/8/94 ad for Music City Tonight with Garth Brooks, on TNN. Today's last two ads are additions to the Other Vintage ads gallery, a Wednesday, 11/30/94 ad for Gargoyles Performance Eyewear at The Shed, and a Thursday, 12/8/94 ad with “Wilma Flintstone” for Townsend Carpeting in Lambertville, MI. (“If your carpeting looks like it's been around since the stone age, remember new Wear-Dated II Carpet.” More December 1994 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade are on the way...