WBNK Television
Channel 1

WBNK are the call letters for a fictitious television station created by my brother and I for showcasing our creative talents in the field of film making. The W is the standard identifier for stations East of the Mississippi River and the B and K (B 'n' K) are the initials of our first names. The platform showcases our collection of strange and yet oddly amusing videos made during our high-school and early college days. From early on, these short clips were made with Super-8 or VHS cameras. Our very first production was a 1976 8-mm silent movie film about war. We photographed little plastic army men walking through a cardboard village in stop-action. We added scenes using Ladyfinger firecrackers to create blasts of sand as cardboard houses burned to the ground and plastic tanks melted in the background. The whole town burned to the ground in just a few seconds. That film no longer exists, but the movie The Crimson Brigade and parts of The Errand and the Early Morning News were filmed on 8mm. In 1980, we pooled our money and bought a $1200 portable VHS camera outfit. From 1981 on, our skits were based mainly on sight gags and the humor of the popular Saturday Night Live (SNL) television show, but I did try my hand at making a full-length movie, The Errand. In 1992, I made my last film, How Southwest Asia was Won. It includes cameos by about 30 of my co-workers who were not ashamed to put their acting talents on display. The following is what I imagine a normal day of broadcast programming might look like at station WBNK. The playlist begins with our early works and ends with more recent broadcast parodies from SNL, Comedy Central, and even Public Broadcasting.

The Programming Day

TV Guide
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5:45 AM ID WBNK Station Identification (1984).
5:50 AM WBNK Introduction to WBNK, regulatory information, and the beginning of the official programming day (1984).
6:00 AM Early Morning News The Early Morning News. All the events that happened while you were asleep. With my father, Ralph Lawson providing the weather forecast (1984).
---- Generic Ad A generic television advertisement for an uncertain product (1985).
7:00 AM Wake Up & Shape Up Wake Up & Shape Up. A health, exercise and general fitness show starring the Biggs brothers, Tim and Tom (1985).
---- ExLax Ad Wake Up & Shape Up is sponsored by Ex-Lax pills. "Ex-Lax pills helps your body help itself." (1985)
---- Nitro Ad Wake Up & Shape Up is sponsored by Nitro Smoker's Toothpaste. "It gets your teeth absolutely white." (198850
9:00 AM Dial In For $ Dial In For Dollar$. The Game Show with your chance to win up to $5.00, count'em... $5.00, Hey! (1984).
---- ID Station Identification (1985).
10:00 AM Ktel Ad KTel Record's Country Music Gold Hits of the 60s Infomercial (1985).
---- Crimes PSA Rachael's Public Service Announcement concerning Crimes of Fashion (2011).
---- Afternn Movies Introduction to the two Afternoon Movies in the Double Feature (1985).
11:00 AM TCB Feature Film: The Crimson Brigade.Terrorist Martini Crimson attempts an unsuccessful kidnapping for ransom. Starring George Davisson and Kevin Lawson (1979).
---- Kat Kan Ad Kat Kan cat food advertisement. "Kat Kan cat food, for your healthy cat." (1985).
---- Primitive Mist Ad "For fast relief from bronchial asthma, try Primitive Mist" (1985).
1:00 PM The Errand Feature film: The Errand. A 1982 silent movie about the difficulty of running a simple errand to pick up a gallon of milk. With Jeffrey Brewer as a child run over and Rhonda Ogle as the wife. (1985).
---- Spitfire Ad The 1974 Triumph Spitfire not only goes from 60 to 0 fast, but also from 0 to 60." (1974)
---- Cat Ad Cat Herding. A Public Service Announcement on education edited from an Electronics Data Systems (EDS) Superbowl Commercial] (2000).
3:00 PM This Old Shack This Old Shack, A PBS parody of their own popular home remodeling show, This Old House (1988).
---- GE Ad An SNL commercial for General Electric appliances featuring Jason Momoa (2018).
---- XXXXX An SNL commercial for Amazon's Alexa Silver, specifically designed for the Greatest Generation (2017).
4:00 PM HGTV Bachelor Pad Make-Over. Nick Jonas and Heidi Gardner host SNL's HGTV remodel of a home for two young single buds (2021).
---- Match.com A modified Smart Beep beeper commercial from 2008.
---- 39 Cents 39¢ a Day is all it will take to save this African nation from starvation.
5:00 PM Jaywalking The Jaywalk All-Stars. A Game show for those with below-average smarts hosted by Jay Leno (year?).
---- ID Station Identification.
6:00 PM Jaywalking Another episode of The Jaywalk All-Atars game show for those with below-average smarts. (year?).
---- Applebees An Applebees commercial popular with the kids (2021).
7:00 PM Doghouse Movie: The Doghouse. A well-intentioned husband fails to please his spouse on their anniversary and suffers the repercussions. An ad aired by J.C. Penny in 2008.
---- Ancestry Ancestry.com. A commercial by Key and Peele on Comedy Central (2012).
9:00 PM Doghouse 2 Movie: Doghouse II. In this sequel to The Doghouse, Donnie discovers the secret that allows him to slip effortlessly in and out of "the Doghouse." Ad by J.C. Penny (2009).
---- Macy's Ad Macy's Ad. A SNL commercial from Christmas 2019.
---- Ad An SNL commercial for a tattoo remover (2004).
11:00 PM Evening News The Evening News "Hide yo' kids, hide yo' wife; and hide yo' husband too, 'cause there's a rapist in Lincoln Park." - The 2010 video that made Antoine Dodson famous.
12:00 AM Sign Off WBNK sign off (2021).
 
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