Comments on: The Golddiggers Promotional Spot http://www.tvobscurities.com/2008/11/the-golddiggers-promotional-spot/ Keeping Obscure TV From Fading Away Forever Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:08:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Barry I. Grauman http://www.tvobscurities.com/2008/11/the-golddiggers-promotional-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-14421 Barry I. Grauman Sat, 12 Sep 2009 04:31:54 +0000 http://www.tvobscurities.com/wordpress/?p=53#comment-14421 Greg Garrison produced all versions of "The Golddiggers" TV series (as he was also the producer of "THE DEAN MARTIN SHOW", from whence they originated), including the weekly half-hour syndicated show they appeared in for Chevrolet in 1971-'72; General Motors' Chevy division primarily sponsored a "checkerboard" of "7:30pm" weeknight syndicated shows from 1971 through '74 [although not necessarily on the same station], including "THE WACKY WORLD OF JONATHAN WINTERS", "JOHNNY MANN'S STAND UP AND CHEER", and Hanna-Barbera's "WAIT 'TIL YOUR FATHER GETS HOME". This promo appears to be the one prepared for CBS' owned and operated stations, as the network's five key affiliates, including WCBS-TV in New York, "bought" the show- actually, they aired it on a "barter" basis: two minutes of ad time went to Chevy, the rest went to the station's local advertisers, with the shows GIVEN to those stations, free of charge. Greg Garrison produced all versions of “The Golddiggers” TV series (as he was also the producer of “THE DEAN MARTIN SHOW”, from whence they originated), including the weekly half-hour syndicated show they appeared in for Chevrolet in 1971-’72; General Motors’ Chevy division primarily sponsored a “checkerboard” of “7:30pm” weeknight syndicated shows from 1971 through ‘74 [although not necessarily on the same station], including “THE WACKY WORLD OF JONATHAN WINTERS”, “JOHNNY MANN’S STAND UP AND CHEER”, and Hanna-Barbera’s “WAIT ‘TIL YOUR FATHER GETS HOME”.

This promo appears to be the one prepared for CBS’ owned and operated stations, as the network’s five key affiliates, including WCBS-TV in New York, “bought” the show- actually, they aired it on a “barter” basis: two minutes of ad time went to Chevy, the rest went to the station’s local advertisers, with the shows GIVEN to those stations, free of charge.

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