BetaGems Lost Media

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BetaGems are culled from an archive of over 1000 beta video tapes recorded from 1983 into the 1990s. Most feature live music performances broadcast on television in San Diego CA, though there are also rarely seen commercials, comedy clips, old TV news segments, made-for-TV movies and documentaries, religious programming, variety shows, talk show interviews, and other material that doesn't seem to be anywhere else on Youtube or online. Most of the tapes were recorded on a Sony SL-HFT7 Super Beta Theater Hi-Fi Stereo - the same model was refurbished and is being used for these transfers/uploads. When a BetaGems clip does appear elsewhere, we're only uploading if our own beta master is better quality or contains material not seen previously. Much footage comes from public television and public access broadcasts that the taper monitored nightly for years.

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1994 Nick At Night I Dream of Jeannie "Tom's Diner" spoof

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Rob Zombie 2-27-97 Howard Stern Private Parts performance

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2:35

2-24-97 Paul Reubens final Murphy Brown appearance

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4:15

Cyndi Lauper 11-30-93 Arsenio Hall Show sailor jacket performance

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5:05

10-21-88 four ? harpists & teacher Tonight Show performance

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0:30

1992 Pepsi party cows Far Side-style cartoon TV commercial

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6:23

Joe Walsh 10-11-88 final Ross Shafer Late Show before Arsenio Hall

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1:17

1992 El Vez for Slash N Crash Records in San Diego TV commercial

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1:22

1992 Charles Barkley & Chuck D for Nike directed by David Fincher

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13:18

1993 Spin Doctors Past, Present, Future MTV docu PT 2

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9:19

1993 Spin Doctors Past, Present, Future MTV docu PT 1

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8:21

The Monkees 7-24-96 Rosie O'Donnell Show 2 songs & interview

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0:41

1993 Super Soaker Wing Thing pre-Hasbro TV commercial

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0:43

1994 "Eggo In Yo Mouth" hip-hop TV commercial

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47:51

4-26-91 Lost Youth of Hollywood docu Bonaduce, Bridges, North, etc

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1:02

1995 Shamu "Don't trash where you splash" SeaWorld San Diego PSA

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9:21

Steppenwolf on Playboy After Dark 8-9-68 (aired 2-2-69) two songs

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0:35

1992 Sony Car Discman & CD boomboxes TV commercial

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0:33

1992 RCA audio & CD boomboxes TV commercial

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2:21

Nikki Cox Jan. 1995 Unhappily Ever After promo WB Network

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1:17

1992 Mitch Hedberg MTV Gives Away the Store contest promo

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0:33

1992 Cindy Crawford & Little Richard for Charlie perfume TV ad

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0:41

1992 Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Nintendo TV commercial

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0:44

1992 "Cigarettes kill black people faster than whites" hip-hop PSA

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1:11

1993 David Faustino for condoms & AIDS prevention PSA

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0:51

1993 Nintendo Super NES Mario games musical TV commercial

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0:33

1992 Nintendo Game Boy "Have you had your fun today?" TV ad

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0:33

1994 Sting introduces VH1: Music First rebranding

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2:14

All (Descendents) 6-18-95 MTV 120 Minutes performance

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2:34

Sarah McLachlan 3-19-95 MTV 120 Minutes performance

BetaGems Lost Media · 280 views · 7 days ago

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