i had a few movies like "A Christmas Without Snow", some tapes of Jimmy Swaggart in his prime and even disney movies so what was your collection back in the day?

Back in the day is my current day as I still tape stuff. Lets see my collection is:


Super Bowls 3,7,13,14,20,22,23,25,27,30-to present
Monday Night Raws-1999-2008 and a few from 2013 on
Wrestling in general-1985 to the present
Movies
NFL Games
The Simpsons
Beverly Hills 90210
The Honeymooners
The Odd Couple
Dawson's Creek
Happy Days
Melrose Place
NCAA Basketball-specifically Championship Week and the Tournament
NCAA Football-specificallly the Bowl Games


Thats all I could name off the top of my head right now. And none of these are for sale.

i had the following:
A Christmas Without Snow(bought this on VHS in 1986)
some NFL and NCAA football games(they were taped off my dish)
China Beach(mostly taped off ABC in orginal broadcast or Goodlife in reruns when my cable company had that channel in mid-00s)
some Jimmy Swaggart services(mostly camp meeting and crusade services) also had a few of his music tapes like the ones with the crusade team and the Swaggart video album
some Disney animated films
a few afterschool specials(bought those on VHS)
The "Shockwave" storyline on Sunset Beach.

I had a lot of Monday Night Raw and Monday Nitro and Thunder.
Lots of Unhappily Ever After, Walker Texas Ranger & Martial Law

Mostly I just taped movies from television, music videos and concerts. I have the Baywatch episode with Shawn Michaels, old Disney original movies, Shirley Temple movies. Also all of my spring show tapes from high school choir!

TVfan25, Raw, Nitro and Thunder. I like your style.

I have over 200 movies and about a dozen TV series on VHS, a few of which have not been released on DVD. I have a VHS player to play them on, and even if some of the ones that were released on VHS only were to be released on DVD and/or Blu-Ray I see no reason to replace them. If it ain't broke, DON'T FIX IT!

Back in the day mid 1980's I had a Vcr and taped alot of shows. Even bought a camcorder around early 1990's and taped family events, some were just filming out my window. It was so new an experience. Now 25 + years with new technology my VHS tapes sit. I did throw movies out for most I could see again. But I did keep family Camcorder movies. I really don't know if I can't see again. Could spent money to put to new tecnology, but I am the one who would be interested. My parents have passed on and they were in many of my camcorder movies.

TVfan25, Raw, Nitro and Thunder. I like your style.
Thanks! I love wrestling and still record it! I watch a little New Japan. I was excited to see Shinsuke Nakamura's match with Sami Zayn on NXT.

i did tape some Wide World Of Sports stuff back in the day though such as:
World Gymnastics Championships from Rotterdam where Romanian Aurelia Dobre upsets teammate Daniela Silivas and Soviet Elena Shoushounova to win the all-around title(1987)
many US Figure skating championships between 1986 and 1995
Trumbull, Conn. upsets Taiwan in the final of the Little League World Series(1989)
Tom Jager shatters the world record for the 50-meter freestyle in a head-to-head battle with Matt Biondi at the U.S. Spring Championships(1990)
Brandy Johnson becomes only the fourth American woman in history to win a medal at the World Gymnastics Championships when she collects the silver in the vault. The star of the show is once again Svetlana Boginskaya(1989).
many horse races between 1986 and 1999
i did tape a lot of Wide World i'm just mentioning those events i do remember

American Gladiators, between 1989 and 93(either taped off the original broadcast, or reruns).

other things i had were the Columbia House tapes of St. Elsewhere- was really impressed to see the episodes uncut.

I had a lot of made for TV movies on VHS(store bought). The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children is one example, A Promise to Keep was another. There was a movie i had starring Mel Harris from Thirtysomething that was set on a yacht during a hurricane.

I would say I still have well over 200 video cassettes.
I started out with Beta,and still have all my Beta tapes from the 80's.
These have sponsors from the 80's,like TAB cola,and
Try Chung King for your beautiful body, those 2 were in high rotation.

I still have several Beta recorders,but the belts and/or rubber parts may need
service by now from lack of use.When I got my first VHS VCR,I got it used from a shop that did VCR repairs,they sold it to me for $85. VHS VCR's were too expensive,even used,so I used Beta exclusively for at least four years.

I also have large collection of movie boxes,without the movie.

This is model Sanyo Beta VCR that started me out.

Back in the day is my current day as I still tape stuff.Good for you... VHS is awesome!!

My collection

1) Star trek (All original episodes/movies) Movies 1-6
2) Various Movies I love and have loved all thru my years...... (Im grateful to have them in analogue on thier official VHS tapes (Some recorded from analogue cable))
3) Several Music tapes

a) Bryan Adams: Reckless (1984)
b) AC/DC: Live at donnington (1991)
c) U2: Live at red rocks (Denver - 1983) -- Thier BEST concert!
d) Aerosmith: Texxas Jam 78 (They went downhill after this)
e) Woodstock 69 -- EXCELLENT!! (2 tapes)
f) Woodstock 94 (6hrs (SLP mode (Taped from PPV that day))) - EXCELLENT!
g) The beatles LIVE (1964)
h) Grateful dead LIVE (Oakland) - Recorded from USA network (1/1/86)
i) Iron Madien: Behind the Iron Curtain (4 songs from thier 1984 tour)
j) In excess - Greatest music videos (1980-1990)


I LOVE VHS!!

I have a few hundred thousand shows and complete runs of almost every show from the mid-80s up.

Good for you... VHS is awesome!!

My collection

1) Star trek (All original episodes/movies) Movies 1-6
2) Various Movies I love and have loved all thru my years...... (Im grateful to have them in analogue on thier official VHS tapes (Some recorded from analogue cable))
3) Several Music tapes

a) Bryan Adams: Reckless (1984)
b) AC/DC: Live at donnington (1991)
c) U2: Live at red rocks (Denver - 1983) -- Thier BEST concert!
d) Aerosmith: Texxas Jam 78 (They went downhill after this)
e) Woodstock 69 -- EXCELLENT!! (2 tapes)
f) Woodstock 94 (6hrs (SLP mode (Taped from PPV that day))) - EXCELLENT!
g) The beatles LIVE (1964)
h) Grateful dead LIVE (Oakland) - Recorded from USA network (1/1/86)
i) Iron Madien: Behind the Iron Curtain (4 songs from thier 1984 tour)
j) In excess - Greatest music videos (1980-1990)


I LOVE VHS!!


Yeah, me too. I dont think I can get used to taping stuff using anything else although I'm probably going to have to eventually.

When I was a kid, i had a few seasons of Full House, Family Matters, Perfect Strangers, Step by Step, & a few other random shows i liked back then. I taped them on their original air dates. I loved TGIF back then.

When I got older I discovered classic tv shows which I taped off of TVLand, when it was good. I had the Dick van Dyke show, the Andy Griffith show, Happy Days, MASH, & All in the Family. But I had to get rid of my old VHS because I ran out of room and started to buy DVDs. Thinking they will all become available someday. I wish I had held onto Perfect Strangers & Step by Step. I don't think they will ever be on completely on DVD.

I don't think I have anything except The Godfather, Titanic, Planes Trains and Automobiles. I do have Chicago sports stuff like Super Bowl XX, Cubs 1984 and 1989 NLCS but that's about it.

I taped One Life to Live, The Love Boat, the Golden Girls, Benson...so many shows actually. But today I forced myself to throw quite a few of them away. I haven't watched them in years. Feel kind of depressed about throwing them away, but I did it anyway. They took up a lot of room...:(

i had a few movies like "A Christmas Without Snow", some tapes of Jimmy Swaggart in his prime and even disney movies so what was your collection back in the day?

I still have my collection (easily 40+ tapes). :happyface

Currently i have the following:
Wide World Of Sports(the 3 VHS set ABC Sports released in 1990 that shows highlights from Wide World's first 29 years on the air)
China Beach the pilot movie.
all of the Winter Olympics highlight videos that CBS put out(92, 94 and 98)
the Summer Olympics videos that NBC put out(88,92 and 96)
the Olympiad series
the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics highlights Video(ABC Sports)
Magic Memories On Ice(ABC Sports video on figure skating.)

I still tape shows with VHS. I have some tapes that are 10-20 years old and still work like new!

Rarely, I have a tape get damaged by the VCR. I have 200 something tapes and I retape shows as well.

And if my nieces will be at my parents this Memorial Day, I'll bring a tape that has some cartoon specials of yesteryear.

Danderson, I was into taping the Olympics too and would tape a few hours or so of the week long events. One early Olympics I have is the winter skating program showing a skater named Mark Cochran. He came in around 12th but the commentator mentioned Mark was having the time of his life. Mark knew he wasn't about to medal but was so happy to be there. I wonder where Mark is now. The year must have been 1984. A few years ago, I went through my VHS tapes and threw all out but family videos. I figure with the internet, I can google something and get the same thing. My VCR I don't use anymore. I should get the family videos onto something new.

I have about 150-200+ VHS tapes in my collection. They all date from 1985 - 2016. The oldest tape being, if I'm correct, a recording of "Diff'rent Strokes" on WKYH-TV, an NBC affiliate in Hazard, KY in 1985 (now WYMT-TV, a CBS affiliate; they changed names and network that same year). My most recent tape is actually full of content from yesterday and today. It's mostly wildfeeds/backhauls from NBC which I receive through my Ku-Band satellite dish. Other things I have in my collection are:

•Over 80 Andy Griffith VHS tapes (from Premier Promotions and UAV Corporation; 1980's-1996)
•Match Game
•To Tell The Truth
•What's My Line
•I've Got a Secret (2 tapes; SLP/EP mode)
•Perry Mason (2 tapes; LP mode)
•I Love Lucy (2 tapes; LP & SLP/EP mode)
•The Phil Silvers Show
•Gunsmoke
•The Millionaire
•The Honeymooners
•Make Room for Daddy
•Cannon
•ABC, CBS, & NBC (all date from 1985-2001)
•MTV (Death of Kurt Cobain, 1994; originally 2 tapes, but 1 was taped over with a basketball game; about an hour or so still survives.)
•Nickelodeon (1992 & 1999; 2 tapes, the 1999 tape is only 30 minutes, while the 1992 tape is over 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours.)
•TBS (1986, 1988, 1992, & 1993; 5 tapes)

The list goes on…

My you have alot of awesome stuff recorded from analog cable!!!

EXCELLENT :)

I have about 150-200+ VHS tapes in my collection. They all date from 1985 - 2016. The oldest tape being, if I'm correct, a recording of "Diff'rent Strokes" on WKYH-TV, an NBC affiliate in Hazard, KY in 1985 (now WYMT-TV, a CBS affiliate; they changed names and network that same year). My most recent tape is actually full of content from yesterday and today. It's mostly wildfeeds/backhauls from NBC which I receive through my Ku-Band satellite dish. Other things I have in my collection are:

•Over 80 Andy Griffith VHS tapes (from Premier Promotions and UAV Corporation; 1980's-1996)
•Match Game
•To Tell The Truth
•What's My Line
•I've Got a Secret (2 tapes; SLP/EP mode)
•Perry Mason (2 tapes; LP mode)
•I Love Lucy (2 tapes; LP & SLP/EP mode)
•The Phil Silvers Show
•Gunsmoke
•The Millionaire
•The Honeymooners
•Make Room for Daddy
•Cannon
•ABC, CBS, & NBC (all date From 1985-2001)
•MTV (Death of Kurt Cobain, 1992; originally 2 tapes, but 1 was taped over with a basketball game; about an hour or so still survives.)
•TBS (1986, 1988, 1992, & 1993; 4 tapes)

The list goes on…

What does that mean? Are they different type shows? Btw, you have an awesome list.

i really didn't have an vsh collection i would tape movies on vsh then take the commercials out then i would watch them!!

What does that mean? Are they different type shows? Btw, you have an awesome list.
Thank you! Yes, many different type shows. All of my tapes are either mine, my parents, grandparents, or other relatives. My grandparents still have over 150 tapes they haven't gave to me yet. I've also bought a lot of 24 tapes on eBay recently. I also bought my first Betamax VTR and tape. The collection just keeps growing.

My you have alot of awesome stuff recorded from analog cable!!!

EXCELLENT :)
Thank you!! I remember when I was 13 (2007), my dad threw out a few tapes (about 20-30 tapes); most of them, if I remember correctly, we're just movies and also included tapes of 'Arthur,' 'Clifford, The Big Red Dog', and 'Barney & Friends'. All of those were store-bought, prerecorded tapes. I remember finding out about what my dad did later that same year; I was so mad and a little upset. He said he done it because he didn't think nobody watched them and that they took up space. I cringe at the thought of anybody throwing out tapes, but that's just me.:( Now, I really don't care because my collection is much more vast and valuable, at least in my eyes!:D

My first VCR model looked like this...

http://vintageelectronics.betamaxcollectors.com/images/magnavoxvhsvcrmodelvr8525gy01_1.jpg

That VCR i used in my early lifehood. Then in 1987 i swapped for this one.

http://vintageelectronics.betamaxcollectors.com/images/toshibavhsvcrmodelm-7850_1.jpg

That VCR i used for many years, up till late 90s. Was most reliable VCR i had, both SP and EP recording mode speeds were on it.

1. Picket Fences and news taped off of WAKA TV that my uncle taped followed by Johnny's Golden Quest
2. Hooters Nervous Night VHS
3. One flew over the cuckoo's nest
4. Mercury rising
5. Batman 1989
6. CLG meganix 1
7. CLG megamix 3

I still enjoy watching VHS and own a VHS-DVD

"Martin Mull: Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio."

I also have a few train VHS tapes.

This was one of my first VHS tapes.

Here's a couple more of my tapes too. (note, i bought the first one in 1986, but i got the rerelease in 1990 too for my birthday)

If Ghostbusters was my first VHS tape, then Kidsongs: I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing would be 2nd (also got A Day at Old MacDonald's Farm too the same year)

I think Barney came in 1988, on my 4th birthday.

If Ghostbusters was my first VHS tape, then Kidsongs: I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing would be 2nd (also got A Day at Old MacDonald's Farm too the same year)

I think Barney came in 1988, on my 4th birthday.
Barney and friends premiered April 1992