Here's the complete broadcast of both parts of the TV-movie "Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones" (starring Powers Boothe as the Peoples Temple cult leader) as aired on the CBS Network over KTVH Channel 12 in Wichita-Hutchinson, KS (in Chicago, this was broadcast on WBBM Channel 2).

[Modification Disclosure: The first 7 minutes or so of the broadcast of Part 1 was missing from our recording of the 1980 premiere airing, so we substituted in the missing time from a recording in our archives of the (re)broadcast of the movie on KNXT-TV (now KCBS-TV) that aired 5/27/81. There were no commercial breaks during this time, though I can't guarantee that there weren't any changes made to the movie itself in the rebroadcast during the time in question. The rebroadcast from 1981 was cut down to a one-night, 3 hour presentation, as opposed to the original which was a 2-night, 4 hour presentation - so a lot of changes/deletions did occur.]

Includes:

Animated "CBS Special Presentation" open, Part 1 preview and then film segment 1

Commercials for:

Wrangler jeans
Close-up toothpaste
Plant Helpers by Corning
Dristan decongestant tablets
Promos for Palmerstown USA, Hagen and The Contender

Film segment 2

Commercials for:

AMC Concord
Prolamine diet pills
Raid Professional Strength Ant & Roach Killer
Coors beer

Promo for The Body Human

CBS 'Eye-D' (first night's voiceovers by Lee Jordan)
KBS (Kansas Broadcasting System) slide

Commercials for:

Monsanto Roundup Herbicide
Seiferts Towne East
Urban League of Wichita's 26th Anniversary Dinner

Station ID / Merv promo

Film segment 3

Commercials for:

Love My Carpet Rug & Room Deodorizer
Bayer aspirin
1980 Mazda GLC
Theatrical trailer for "Foxes"

Promos for The Tim Conway Show and Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes

CBS 'Eye-D'
KBS slide

Commercials for:

One Calorie Pepsi Light
Newsbreak 12 with Dennis Shreefer
Sub & Stuff Sandwich Shop

Station ID / The News promo

Film segment 4

Commercials for:

Aqua-Fresh toothpaste
Liquid-Plumr drain cleaner
1980 Honda Prelude
Pentax ME Super Camera

Film segment 5

Commercials for:

7-Eleven Burritos
Aim toothpaste
Norelco rotary razor
Hefty trash bags

Promo for 2-hour Dukes of Hazzard

CBS 'Eye-D'
KBS slide

Commercials for:

Ramrod & Aztrazine herbicide
Promo for AM Kansas

Station ID / promo for The News

Film segment 6

Commercials for:

Grecian Formula 16
1980 Volkswagen Pickup
Anacin Fast Pain Relief
Theatrical trailer for "Apocalypse Now"

Film segment 7

Commercials for:

Tums (with George Kennedy)
Mennen Millionaire
Tegrin medicated shampoo
Visine eye drops

Part 2 preview plus end credits

Recording cuts to tail end of Part 2 preview, followed by film segment 8

Commercials for:

Theatrical trailer for "Apocalypse Now"
Raid Professional Strength Ant & Roach Killer
AMC Spirit (voiceover by Don Pardo)
Royal Oak charcoal
Promos for The Incredible Hulk, The Dukes of Hazzard and Dallas

Film segment 9

Commercials for:

Tegrin medicated shampoo
1980 Mazda 626
Aqua-Fresh toothpaste
Cling Free sheets [had to be REMOVED due to bogus Copyright claims from "Music Video Distributors" and their "Reach To Limits S7 E5"]

Promos for Palmerstown USA, Hagen and The Contender

CBS 'Eye-D' (second night voiceovers by Wally King)

KBS slide

Commercials for:

IGA supermarkets
Promo for Wild Kingdom

Station ID / AM Kansas promo

Film segment 10

Commercials for:

Plush dry carpet cleaner
Airwick Heavy-Duty Stick-Ups
Mennen Millionaire
Dristan decongestant tablets

Promo for 2-hour Dukes of Hazzard

CBS 'Eye-D'
KBS slide

Commercials for:

AM Kansas promo
Newsbreak 12 with Dennis Shreefer
Bank of Kansas

Station ID / The News promo

Film segment 11

Commercials for:

Step Saver floor cleaner
7-Eleven burritos
Raid Crack & Crevice spray
Prolamine diet pills

Film segment 12

Commercials for:

AMC Eagle
Kingsford Charcoal Briquets
Tums (with George Kennedy)
Unisom sleep aid

Promos for The Tim Conway Show and Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes

CBS 'Eye-D'

KBS slide

Promos for:

Sunday movie "The Virgin Soldiers"
AM Kansas

Station ID / The News promo

Film segment 13

Commercials for:

1980 Volkswagen Diesel Pickup
Mamiya ZE camera (voiceover by well-known photographer Leonard Nimoy)
Anacin Fast Pain Relief
Bulova watches
Promo for 2-hour Dukes of Hazzard

Film segment 14 with end credits

Start of commercial (just as recording ends)

This aired on local Wichita-Hutchinson TV on Tuesday, April 15th 1980 and Wednesday, April 16th 1980, both during the 8:00pm to 10:00pm timeframe.

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