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Season 1, Episode 7: Format Wars
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VHS or Beta? Laserdisc or CED? What the hell is a CED anyway? These burning questions (amongst others) answered in this episode!
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
The Max Headroom Incident of 1987
Episode 2
Emergency Broadcast Salute
Episode 3
TV Sign-offs
Episode 4
Local TV Special
Episode 5
American EXXXtacy (and other C-band nastiness)
Episode 6
Conservative Folk Music
Episode 7
Format Wars
Episode 8
1-900-ARCHIVE
Episode 9
Halloween Special 2012 (Strange VHS Endings)
Episode 10
Captain Midnight / Vrillon
Episode 11
Pay TV (but not Cable or Satellite)
Episode 12
Top (Thanksgiving) Turkeys of the (19)90's
Episode 13
Local TV vol. 2 (Kiddie Show Hosts)
Episode 14
Christmas Special (A Fair Use Christmas)
Episode 15
Teletext Heaven (or Hell)
Episode 16
Intermission
Episode 17
Prehistoric Television
Episode 18
gniksaM sdrawkcaB (Backwards Masking)
Episode 19
Valentine's Day Special (Dating Services)
Episode 20
Local TV vol. 3 (Public Access)
Episode 21
Protect & Survive
Episode 22
Duck & Cover
Episode 23
Scary Logos (and other Nostalgic Video Terrors)
Episode 24
Hell's Bells (The Dangers of Rock and Roll)
Episode 25
Employee Training Videos
Episode 26
VHS Vault vol. 1 (Amvest Video)