I've never seen or heard of this before.
https://vimeo.com/35709277
It's a special Cheers mini-episode to promote the purchase of U.S. savings bonds.
Basically a long advert and a bit dry but worth a watch.
Must've been made quite early because Coach is in it.
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Wow, interesting, thank you!
shareThat's a cool video :)
Metallica, Iron Maiden and My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fan.
It's an interesting trip down memory lane for those that remember the "tight money" of the times. "Guaranteed 7.1%"!! Those were the days. Your current rate on a savings bond is 0.1%.
I'm curious as to exactly how the government expected this to reach viewers. Nowadays, it could just slap it on the internet, but that wasn't really an option in 1982/3. Or maybe, being the government, no one actually thought that far ahead.
Perhaps they were going to circulate it to schools as an "educational" film? Maybe just show it at conferences of some relevant agencies?
I've seen that before. Awesome, huh?
RIP Gene Wilder. One of the funniest people of all time. RIP Matt Roberts. You were great.
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Taken from this site...
http://mentalfloss.com/article/56133/30-things-you-might-not-know-about-cheers
14. A CHEERS MINI-EPISODE WAS PRODUCED FOR THE U.S. TREASURY.
Early in Cheers’ run, its creators were contracted by the U.S. Treasury to create a special mini-episode to promote the purchase of U.S. savings bonds. Titled “Uncle Sam Malone,” the episode never aired on television nor is it included on any of the DVDs; it was intended to be screened for promotional purposes at savings bond drives only.
It should've been put on the DVD.
RIP Gene Wilder. One of the funniest people of all time. RIP Matt Roberts. You were great.