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“Off Beat Cinema America 250 Labor Day Special Celebrates<\/div>\n
\u00a0 Classic American Commercials!”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
The beatniks from the long running nationally syndicated<\/div>\n
movie show “Off Beat Cinema” are proud to present a second<\/div>\n
America 250 Labor Day Special celebrating the brands that shaped a nation.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Watch as “Bird” ( Tony Billoni ), “Lana” ( Allie Brady ), “Spectra”<\/div>\n
( Nia Marcolini ), and “Theo” ( Jeff Roberts ) do a deep dive into<\/div>\n
television history to find out why we had to squeeze the Charmin!<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
This hour long retrospective brings back memorable messaging that<\/div>\n
defined our culture from the 60’s through the 80’s.\u00a0 How many<\/div>\n
will you remember?\u00a0 The beatnik banter sets it all up, as well<\/div>\n
as sharing some important background.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
This “Off Beat Cinema” special was the brainchild of Get After<\/div>\n
It Media Co-President and COO Otto Padron, in collaboration with program<\/div>\n
creator and writer James Gillan, as an America 250 media special.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Watch Saturday September 5th at 4pm on WBBZ-TV 5, and all<\/div>\n
weekend long on the Retro Television and Rev’n Action Network.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Off Beat Cinema is produced at flagship station WBBZ-TV in<\/div>\n
Buffalo, NY by Off Beat Productions, Inc.\u00a0 The program has been<\/div>\n
on-the-air every weekend since Halloween night 1993, and airing weekly on<\/div>\n
the Retro Television Network for over 20 years.<\/div>\n
www.offbeatcinema.tv<\/div>\n

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