http://www.tvobscurities.com/2008/11/tvs-bloopers-practical-jokes-promo-spot/ Keeping Obscure TV From Fading Away Forever Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:15:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.tvobscurities.com/2008/11/tvs-bloopers-practical-jokes-promo-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-11315 Barry I. Grauman Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:11:59 +0000 http://www.tvobscurities.com/wordpress/?p=86#comment-11315 This was part of a Monday night "promo block" [Danny Dark, announcer]- the unseen second portion dealt with the next "NBC MONDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES" presentation, whatever it was (probably a "splashy" or "serious" made-for-TV flick, usually top heavy with one or more "supporting players" from various NBC series). If there's one thing NBC programmer Brandon Tartikoff learned from Fred Silverman, it was to promote the hell out of your schedule by getting the stars and supporting cast from the network's shows involved with your OTHER series at the same time {i.e. Caren Kaye from the doomed "IT'S YOUR MOVE", and "bloopers" from the network's daytime "SANTA BARBARA" and Richard Mulligan on "BLOOPERS"}. I watched the show every week, and enjoyed it...but now I see how much of a "promotional vehicle" it really was... This was part of a Monday night “promo block” [Danny Dark, announcer]- the unseen second portion dealt with the next “NBC MONDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES” presentation, whatever it was (probably a “splashy” or “serious” made-for-TV flick, usually top heavy with one or more “supporting players” from various NBC series). If there’s one thing NBC programmer Brandon Tartikoff learned from Fred Silverman, it was to promote the hell out of your schedule by getting the stars and supporting cast from the network’s shows involved with your OTHER series at the same time {i.e. Caren Kaye from the doomed “IT’S YOUR MOVE”, and “bloopers” from the network’s daytime “SANTA BARBARA” and Richard Mulligan on “BLOOPERS”}. I watched the show every week, and enjoyed it…but now I see how much of a “promotional vehicle” it really was…

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