Brooks said:

SilverWook said:

Wish I had been perusing video tape reels sooner. I might have seen this in time...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-broadcasts-70s-DONNY-MARIE-BATTLESTAR-GALACTICA-early-home-taping-/290920659305?pt=US_Movies_Other_Formats&hash=item43bc38f969

I don't think a decent version of the Donny and Marie Star Wars episode has ever popped up, has it?

the thing I wonder about that auction is why anyone who could afford a VTR in the 70's was using it to tape random Donnie and Marie episodes?? Though I would be interested in seeing the commercials if they taped those too, that would be really fun to see

Not everybody was interested in taping Star Trek or football games back then. ;)

People taped seemingly random shows for the same reason they use Tivo now. To watch a broadcast at a later time. When I was blind buying random stacks of old Betamax tapes, I would find all sorts of things.