Here’s NBC’s fall preview for its new sitcom Hey, Landlord!, which premiered in September of 1966 and was off the air after a single season.

Here are three commercials for Star Trek conventions that took place in the early 1990s. All were aired on WTXX-TV in Connecticut. The first was aired in late October of 1991. The convention itself, Trekfest, was held on November 16th in Hartford, Connecticut, with the late James Doohan as the special guest.

The second is from mid-October of 1992 for Wishcon 2, which took place in Springfield, Massachussetts on November 7th and 8th. Special guests were George Takei, the late Majel Barrett Roddenberry and Wil Wheaton.

The third and final commercial is for Trekday Hartford, held on February 13th, 1994. Obviously, it was held in Hartford. John de Lancie was the special guest. The commercial was aired during late January.

Here are two promotional spots from WTIC-TV Channel 61 in Connecticut. The first is a joint spot for both Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation from January of 1988:

The second, from February of 1991, is for Star Trek alone and lampoons Captain Kirk’s reputation as a lady killer with The Chiffon’s “Sweet Talkin’ Guy” playing the background:

Here’s a commercial from February of 1988 for a WTIC-TV contest called Ski Trek. Viewers had to watch either Star Trek or Star Trek: The Next Generation, write down the racing number of a skier shown during the broadcast, and send a broadcast to the channel. The grand prize was a pair of tickets for a weekend at Magic Mountain in Connecticut complete with hotel and lift tickets. Second prize was four lift tickets and the use of a Subaru from Genest Subaru in Cheshire, CT and forty other lucky winners could receive a lift ticket.

To commemorate the latest Star Trek feature film, which opens here in the United States at 7PM this evening, over the next few days I’ll be showcasing promotional spots and commercials for the Star Trek franchise. Most will be related to syndicated broadcasts of Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation in Connecticut during the late 1980s and early 1990s. First up are three commercials for a trivia contest held by radio station 106WHCN during November of 1986. The prize was a pair of tickets to the premiere of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, which opened on November 26th, 1986.

By watching Star Trek on WTXX Channel 20 viewers would be shown a trivia question. Then, at a specific time, if they listened to WHCN and heard the theme song to Star Trek they could call in with the answer. The first twenty callers with the correct answer were given a pair of tickets. Here’s a commercial announcing the contest, with WHCN personalities Kim Alexander and Dianna Kelly:

Here’s the first trivia question, introduced by Kim Alexander:

And here’s another question, this time introduced by Dianna Kelly:

As far as I can tell this promo for The CBS Friday Night Movie is from September of 1976.

It seems that three of the five movies previewed were actually broadcast on Wednesdays:

Chinatown – Wednesday, November 17th, 1976
Paper Moon – Friday, October 1st, 1976
Save the Tiger – Wednesday, December 8th, 1976
Play It Again, Same – Friday, November 5th, 1976
Juggernaut – Wednesday, November 3rd, 1976

I have been unable to find a list of all the movies broadcast by the network as part of The CBS Friday Night Movies. Were I to put one together, based on television listings from The New York Times, would anyone find it useful? The movie block ran from 1966 to 1975 and then again in the fall of 1976.

Beatrice Arthur passed away yesterday at 86. You can read her obituary at CNN.com here. Famous for her roles on Maude and The Golden Girls, Bea Arthur was nominated for eleven Emmy awards during her long television career and won two. Two weeks ago I published my article on Programs Cancelled Before They Premiered, which included a section on a sitcom called Mr. Dugan, created by Norman Lear after Bea Arthur decided to leave Maude in 1978.

Here’s the 1972 CBS fall preview for Maude (read more about how CBS promoted its 1972-1973 season in The 1972 CBS Fall Season):

And here’s a promo spot for the sitcom (exact date unknown):

Here’s a promotional spot heralding the premiere of The Jeffersons on CBS in January of 1975. A spin-off of All in the Family, the sitcom would run until 1985.